GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK All Kratos Greek Stories and References (300 SPARTANS, MORTAL KOMBAT, MEDUSA)

[@glp]

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[@sapphire1043]

@Gamer's Little Playground Kratos - Return My Son Anubis or L3+R3 Spartan Rage

[@UndyingPhoenixX]

It’s not mortal combat it was this PlayStation brawl stars thing, look it up.

[@bossanciso]

It's not a mortal Kombat reference it's a ps all stars reference

[@JustSun_]

Freya doesn't know shit about Kratos his backstory is way darker.

[@luisenriquegalicia490]

Freya: you think you can understand the pain of losing a child? Kratos: bitch I’m wearing her ashes

[@zsu-23-4shilka2]

Freya & Mimir: “Whoa, hold on; you’re wearing her *_WHAT?!?”_* Kratos: “You heard me.”

[@realamericannegro977]

Lol

[@realamericannegro977]

Many things contradict Kratos is these new games in my opinion, despite the fact they are talking about his old adventures. He still feels like a completely different character that was not meant to be Kratos in many ways

[@trongtran8951]

@@realamericannegro977 did you forget how grumpy he was whenever his past mentioned in gow2018? Now, he finally learns to accept it as a part of him not confronting it hence he’s willing to share all.

[@asterios5010]

Aww nahhh :(

[@uchophamxuan6515]

Odin:In your lifetimes, has anyone ever worshipped you Hundreds of Spartans in Greek: Hold our beers

[@Kyjohnson1500]

Ya mean hundreds of dead spartans

[@Valkyrie7894-o4v]

More like “Hold our spears”

[@theelitehunter699]

HOLD OUR BEERS, HOLD OUR SPEARS, LET US WORSHIP OUR LORD. K R A T O S! K R A T O S! LET US SEE, LET US CHEER, LET OUR FOES SING IN FEAR ALL HAIL K R A T O S! K R A T O S!

[@pedrosequeira7029]

Budmeisters to be more precise :V

[@skrishna3]

The Last Spartan single handedly worshipping Kratos would compensate for everything Odin mentions.

[@sinn4650]

I like how Kratos takes offense to Odin calling Atreus a "key" in reference to Pandora being an actual key to a box

[@matasa7463]

And he also feared that Atreus would jump into the keyhole just like Pandora did, also against his will. But he realized that it wasn't his choice to make.

[@zildjianriczon2021]

And kratos said “he died trying to protect her daughter” boy oh boy , the one who killed the blacksmith is your own father

[@MrLimo217]

Wow, didnt see that parallel. When Kratos was telling that story, it's pretty dreadful to think he was the one who killed hephastus, essentially, Kratos understands now or rather is almost sounding remorseful for it and is owning up to it kinda. Another essential take to his arc as a character in these games. Amazing writing and fanfair.

[@slemanalgerdy8398]

Oh shyt, so thats why 😯

[@robertdyer339]

Did not kno S tier comment

[@loganbreau882]

I love how Odin thinks Kratos doesn't know what a metaphor is, but Kratos literally met someone who was a person's daughter and a key.

[@GiRR007]

OOOOO Wow i didnt pick up on that 😂 I completly forgot about her being a key.

[@leostav750]

Also, adding to the irony, the word "metaphor" is Greek.

[@Kim-fv5ss]

Who is it?

[@happyguy1341]

@@Kim-fv5ss pandora

[@Lalopsych]

@@theolob99 why would pandora be in helheim

[@kylepinkston7861]

I love how Kratos opened up after all he went through in the early days of God of War and shows how Kratos matured as a person

[@Orine7]

As a god*

[@jakemac1396]

Don’t open up Kyle. Keep your problems to yourself. Talk to God about them. Women don’t like it. And most people couldn’t care less

[@manny123957]

@@jakemac1396 a mature woman would care.

[@emperorfaiz]

@@jakemac1396 How ignorant you are. A good person Kyle would meet will listen and respect him.

[@jesusolguin5896]

@@jakemac1396 yeah yaboy is right, a matured women would care, maybe nobody cares about you which is sad for you.

[@tylerperez4861]

“Her name was Calliope” the weight of hearing those words from Kratos is crazy. You can feel the pain in his voice still.

[@thegreatrobin2329]

I got major “CALLIOPE” flashbacks

[@hughmungus1501]

Would be hard to forget the daughter you murdered

[@MrTeeMiti]

“Ares you will die for what you did that night”. So many memories on my ps2💀

[@crzycras8895]

It was truly a shock of Kratos opening up about this especially to someone who consider him an enemy. It shows how desperate he wants to change for his new family to be become better than the monster he was

[@petersilie304]

Kratos mentions Calliope by her name but her mother only as his wife which means he seems to love his daughter more.

[@vincentdeschatelets8709]

Odin - I have a spear Thor - I have a hammer Heimdall - I can slow time Kratos GOW2 - I have all 3

[@cryptococcusneoformans2389]

well he had most power of olympus once after all.

[@Lukmendes]

Mjolnir got nothing on Barbarian's hammer, that shit was busted lol.

[@yaqinmalul1364]

@@Lukmendes yeah one of broken weapons AHH such good times

[@ininama5761]

Kratos : I have athena blessing and the power of hope, medusa eye, and many more mythical weapon, but I left it in my homeland :)

[@Foxhunter258]

Poseidon conch shell is freaking awesome

[@stainshield]

I like how Kratos mentioned Hephaestus wanting to protect Pandora.

[@user-yc6dt6iz5x]

While he fucked his wife too but didn't bother to mention that lmaooo

[@giagarex]

He's the Olympian Kratos respected, and one of the only ones he didn't want to kill (along with Athena)

[@stainshield]

@@giagarex yes, he did respect Athena until The Evils of Pandora's Box corrupted her with Greed and she tricked him so she could be The Sole Ruler of Greece. Which was why in some ways Kratos mentioned to Freya and Mimir that War Deities shouldn't be highly praised because of him being used by Ares and then Athena when they were talking about Tyr.

[@ciranopunalesvigliarolo3788]

@@giagarex I doubt he would've killed any god if they didn't try to stop him from getting revenge

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture8817]

@@giagarex and Aphrodite, if you know what I mean 😏💦😩

[@samuraijackson241]

For some reason, I am glad that kratos is actually willing to tell Freya, mimir and atreus about his own past. Not trying to hide it anymore.

[@mandothemandalorian2392]

Well most of it

[@bloodocean8389]

Yeah. I also think why he's talking about his past is because at this point in time, almost every god in norse mythology knows of Kratos too for most part. Although, I do think that he's being more open to relate to Freya, Atreus, and Mimir. Fascinating stuff really, how he mentions to Freya about how he was tricked into killing his family, let alone became the embodiment of their ashes. Also how he talks about how he used to have a brother too. Pretty cool stuff ngl

[@TheTriangle444]

Finally Deimos got a huge name drop and exposition. I feel like he is a big part of Kratos story and never gets the spotlight because GoS was a spin off game, for the PSP, but he got quite a well deserved exposure here

[@canyuxel]

He was a selectable skin on GoW3 but you'd need to have owned GoS (IIRC). Was really fun to clear all of the game as Deimos and especially when Zeus told (to Gaia) that she should've chosen the "other one" lol

[@thephantompizza4378]

Mmmmm no, thats because it came after GOW 3, the only games that came after were Ascension and GOW 4, so…thats why he never got mentioned P.D In GOW 3 there is a reference to Deimos even though Ghost of Sparta wasnt even out yet when Zeus says to Gaia that she should have chose the oter one

[@Lukmendes]

@@thephantompizza4378 After Zus is defeated, when Kratos is doing that self forgiveness nonsense, when you fall in that pool of blood and stay there long enough, one of the last lines is Deimos' "A Spartan never lets his back hit the ground. Right, brother? (Though I'm not sure if that was the same voice actor as GoS').

[@szuccilbrittania550]

@@thephantompizza4378 Also when he was at the lake kzbin.info/www/bejne/gV6zY2N5aKuraas

[@Oreca2005]

Proceed to die and turn to rock

[@nutshot_brawler8466]

16:25 So cool of the developers to acknowledge why Kratos doesn't have the weapons and equipment he procured over the time back in the previous GoW games

[@calebstephan2083]

He also had a shit ton of magic as well in the novels. He lost all of it at the end of gow 3

[@marbsj9633]

Literally one of the best dialogue callbacks to previous GOW games. On top of that, just imagine in Kratos' whole arsenal, if he kept the Bow of Apollo specifically so he gives it to Atreus. He'd be too op with it or seeing Kratos continue to use the Wings of Icarus, the game will be a lot shorter if he still had those

[@piercesable344]

@@marbsj9633 These games would be a speedrun if he kept Hermes' greaves.

[@snoozy3864]

@@marbsj9633 kratos will speedrun this if he had everything from gow3 although i wanted to see kratos wearing hermes jordans against heimdall

[@Broomer52]

He left his God Slaying Sword that was last holding his power on top of Mount Olympus. I wonder if their will ever be a game that involves getting it back. Pretty sure it’d bring Kratos back to GOW3 levels of power if he ever got it back and it would be neat to see what’s happening with Athena and the God’s he let live are doing

[@Kurokenshin315]

Wow. Kratos really wanted to fight alongside with his king: Leonidas.

[@rezaldi1419]

300

[@Kurokenshin315]

@Xylus I’m pretty sure that he doesn’t look like Gerald Butler tho. But it is better to imagine that he is. XD

[@uberfeel]

@@Kurokenshin315 tbh? I think Gerald Butler in 300 as Leonidos is the most accurate looking irl Leonidos I've ever seen.

[@beingawesomeisawesome9803]

That's because you know nothing about history,leonidas was an old man around his fifties when the event happened,and Spartans were not bodybuilders like in the film,they were slim and fit,there are statues that show it, they fought in formations because that's how they trained,"m O r E e R e A l I s T i C l E o N i d A s..."i am greek and never heard anyone as dumb as you talking about it

[@pp-vf8ls]

TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL!! *imagining Kratos yell like this

[@Freebird1994]

7:30 “that’s the most dangerous and irresponsible thing I’ve ever heard” Lady that’s the most dangerous and irresponsible thing you’ve ever heard SO FAR.

[@SHADOW-yx7vb]

Fr 🤣🤣

[@hernancruzt]

If she ever learns how Kratos killed thousands of mortals just by killing the Olympians she would think about him in a different way

[@rezafebriansyah8620]

Let's not forget what would happened if she heard how Kratos killed Chronos, Helios and oh well, Hades and the consequence that it brought.

[@Broomer52]

The man killed Hermes and brought a plauge on a land already suffering. Kratos didn’t even need to kill him, even he said that Hermes wasn’t worth it. He just decided to kill the man because he decided to shit talk him in song

[@generalgrievous3423]

@@Broomer52 And his sandals, man killed him just for the Greek version of Air Jordans, but it gave him mad speed though.

[@noellesato311]

4:10 I kind of adore the subtlety of this statement. Freya swore pure and utter revenge against Kratos for killing her son, promising every agony possible. In this moment, not only does she realize that Kratos understands that exact emotion but that it is the very thing that made him unfathomably infamous. Freya just realized that Kratos DID exact his revenge on those that killed his daughter. He destroyed ALL OF OLYMPUS and DEALT EVERY AGONY IMAGINABLE on them. Freya made furious threats that Kratos had already followed through on and regrets to this day. He has wisdom beyond her that she HAS to respect.

[@ajc0072]

She would've gone down the same path if it wasn't for someone who has experienced that before, i.e. Kratos

[@bizzaroblake2519]

To top it off, she still was gonna try to judge him or act like his story wasn't the same but she could only be terrified. She only saw her son be killed while kratos caused his greatest sin and how far kratos went to get his fill of vengeance. Freya wanted to be angry and kratos never blamed her once nor tried to dissuade her. Only waited to see what her choice would be.

[@VinylSebas]

Kratos- You can also remove her head. But that is the hard way. Freya- Which did you choose? Kratos- the hard way

[@donlocc123]

Yea don't know y but I always finish them with circle I think it was cuz it give u blue orbs and bonus red orbs for brutal kill and cuz it just looks right

[@thedealmaker6996]

Spoken like a true gamer

[@TheGeckoNinja]

kratos always preferred the hard way

[@ZerrikanianWitcher]

“STAY HARD!” -Kratos Goggins.

[@rexidentevil]

I really do wish that they would have included in the story about Calliope that her ashes were bound to Kratos, just to help add to Freya's understanding of what Kratos has really been through.

[@sparksaber3829]

True, but him bringing it up at all was a nice suprise

[@midnitemrmidnite8695]

But its really gross

[@max16]

@@midnitemrmidnite8695 not really. thats why hes the ghost of Sparta

[@doomguy9458]

he probably didn't bring it up because the thought caused him pain

[@midnitemrmidnite8695]

I like how no one questioned why kratos was painted white this whole time

[@carljanale4566]

Damn, hearing Kratos story feels like I've been there with him.

[@C.Moore46]

Because we were. That's the beauty of video games well made. I believe video games are art, though some of us still refuse to acknowledge it. Keep calling it childish outlet.

[@xorngoh7303]

You should play the previous games then my friend, like we did. Only then will you truly be there with him. And you will understand every single reference that he mentioned in this game, and also understand that just like John Wick, he had watered down most of the stories he told.

[@THE_T3]

@@xorngoh7303 i only played Ghost of sparta and Chain of Olympus back then before my PSP get destroyed

[@thekratos7122]

True

[@RyuKaguya]

@@C.Moore46 shit yeah. We are kratos constant silent companion and his greatest strength..kinda poetic in a strange kinda way

[@Olianiii]

Imagine Mimir's face when he finds out Kratos could've gone back in time to save his family but instead he chose to exact revenge on Olympus.

[@Noname-gm5om]

Kratos was blinded by rage at tht point

[@Kingdakota97]

Time travel: You may go back to the exact moment and save your family from slaughter... Kratos: ... Sounds go- Time travel: or the Exact moment you needed for an opportunity to exact your revenge on Ares, Zeus and everyone who you feel ever wronged you. Kratos: .... Kratos: Let's kill some gods

[@LETHALHAMBURGER]

Well if you think about it the sisters of fates wouldn't help him at all no matter what they don't care about kratos families plus forgive if im wrong weren't they corrupted by evil?

[@Olianiii]

@@LETHALHAMBURGER well, after killing Clotho Kratos had control of not only his thread of life, but also everyone else's. He could've killed everyone in his path and even see his own future. Also, one of the reasons I believe he cannot be killed is because Atropos is dead, thus there's no one to cut his thread of life.

[@alfandiduana7052]

@@Olianiii care to tell who's Atropos?

[@uberfeel]

There is another Greek reference in this game, while hearing the story of how Frayer while being a guest to the Aesiers almost got him burned by them, Kratos gets surprised/offended after hearing that story because in greek tradition treating your guest horribly can bring bad omen to you.

[@worldeater2414]

Treating your guest poorly in Norse myth usually means the offended party can kill the offender

[@silkhenge]

Xenia (hospitality) was one of the virtues Greek respected the most. Sure Vikings can kill the offending host but xenia for Greeks were more than that. If a stranger shows up, before they even ask him where one is from. The host would give them food and a shower before conversating with the stranger.

[@RickyUzumaki993]

@@silkhenge Yes indeed

[@SemiOmni314]

@@worldeater2414 iirc it was Odin who decreed this. Yet he told Thor to rough Kratos up in the beginning of the game. Rules for thee but not for me I suppose.

[@worldeater2414]

@@SemiOmni314 Oh im not talking about the game, I am referring to the actual guest rites in norse myth

[@ARTSONICFAN990]

I love the wholesome conversations between Kratos & Freya.

[@dantesprophet9612]

Kratos: There was also the power of the red circle. Mimir: The red circle brother? Kratos: Yes, whenever it appeared my enemies suffered greatly. Destruction and death were assured. Everything you can imagine from disembowelment, slamming a door into someone's head... Mimir: I beg your pardon what...? Kratos: Cutting off the heads of a multi headed dog, ripping out the soul of my uncle with his own chains, ripping out the eyeball of many cyclops'.... Mimir: Is there a reason these involve heads so much? Kratos: The red circle had me impale a hydra's head on a sharp boat mast, I ripped off my half brother's head and used it as a lamp, I jabbed my other uncle's eyes out with my bare hands... An Alarmed Freya: Did that ever happen and something good occur? That did not involve a mutilated head, body or shortened life? Kratos: No. Each time the red circle appeared lives were ended, buildings and cities were destroyed. Hm...Does destroying women in bed count as good? Freya: Do you mean killed? Kratos: I know what I said.

[@zancokjancok1854]

I was not expecting that last one... This is gold

[@StaringC4t]

About the last one... Was the battle great?

[@dracon996_Harley]

I can hear there voices 🤣🤣

[@edwardbo4666]

A red circle appears above freya.

[@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy]

Somebody type the button sequence. 😂😂😂

[@regidio5083]

I love Mimir and Freya are relieved that The Norns do not have the time travel changing powers of The Morai. 🤣

[@atomicash2475]

Yeah but they see more

[@pillarmenn1936]

@@atomicash2475 Not really, the decisions people make are just easy and predictable for them to read.

[@abstratogvm136]

@@atomicash2475 Well, changing >>>> seeing

[@horanghaeapologist]

@@atomicash2475 the norns are practically data scientists lol

[@minmin8580]

Oh my! Does that mean Greek Gods are more powerful after all? They do have haxs like fate and time manipulation. Magic so powerful Nordics can't help but to feel jealous of.

[@grimcloud2701]

Kratos:Journeying through time is more trouble than it is worth. Mimir:You are speaking metaphorically right? Me: NO! Kratos:No.

[@skartissue22]

bro i literally laughed in tears remembering my GoW 2 struggles when Kratos says that line. brilliant writing from the devs

[@90CJk]

At least we learned why Kratos didn’t keep the powers he had. When Greece was destroyed most of the magic of it died too. So Kratos only retained his strength and endurance and his blades retain their magic likely because it was infused into it.

[@digitaladventurer2142]

Well we don't really know much about the Blades of Chaos only that Ares forged them so its possible he used primoridial fire from the Norse lands. It would explain how Surtur used their magic and why it was still around ever after Greece was destroyed, and since their origins were told in the first game its possible they may have just retconned them. I mean the first game was meant to be the only one since Kratos was watching over all mankinds war includeing the modern World Wars.

[@savathunthejudge914]

@@digitaladventurer2142 or the chance that most magic in the world like the primordial fire are actually linked with eachother. It would only be fitting if the 4 elements of earth fire and water were these connected magics

[@jadeimingan184]

the ifrit is one problem to this as it comes from another existence or from the islamic mythology or at that time, in persia

[@uchophamxuan6515]

Well he still has the super strength, endurance and super healing

[@90CJk]

@@digitaladventurer2142 Except two things to contradict it. One Brok called them reeking of foreign magic. Two Freya said no magic in all of the Nine Realm could cause a blaze in Helheim. So maybe Primordial forces are similar between Pantheons. So while Kratos’ blades aren’t of the Nine Realms the fire magic in them is similar to the same primordial fire magic in Muspellheim.

[@calebstephan2083]

Atleast they gave an explanation as to why kratos can't use magic anymore. In the old Greek novels kratos was capable of using magic and spells in the actual lore for gow. I remember in the gow comic based on after kratos became the god of war, he cast a spell that summoned the heat of the sun and used it to vaporize an island sized titan. Atleast they explain why he only has super strength and no other powers. I always thought kratos could learn Freya's magic or Odin's magic but now they explained he literally can't cast spells because of Olympus being destroyed

[@realamericannegro977]

At the end of 3 it didnt seem completely destroyed to me.

[@90CJk]

No only the powers he gained from Greece. He can’t use the power he gained over his years in Greece. As Freya said Magic is bound to the earth. So when Greece and it’s gods destroyed their power vanished. And Kratos likely wouldn’t want to learn Vanir magic as Atreus and Freya already know it. And I would see him having the discipline but not the patience to want to sit down and learn it.

[@nightfall3332]

He has super healing as well.

[@futavadumnezo]

And he's originally a demigod, his mother was a mortal. Once he took the place of God of War he received Zeus' blessing and the power of a true god. But then he lost it. He's technically not a fully-fledged god.

[@davedelgadillo07]

Yup I always wondered why he only was using his strength and weapons..🤔

[@ytw101]

3:20 Freya had no idea what kratos had done with her previous family. Especially calliope. Not only did he kill her, but pushed her away when they were in paradise to stop persephone. Forever forsaking her to the point she doesn't even play the flute he made for her anymore. That was one of the hardest things I saw kratos do. Because his actions did save Olympus and the gods, and also paradise so that her soul would be safe, and yet it was for nought because they betrayed him. Honestly kratos didn't deserve such pain. Unlike Freya, kratos knows more of the pain of losing your loved ones then she did.

[@MarcioSilva-fk1hq]

His whole life was manipulated by the gods ...

[@OhSPY.]

@@MarcioSilva-fk1hq And they paid the price. Dearly.

[@thenohacksandmoneyspending2210]

His case is actually much worse. Baldur was killed by Kratos while Kratos's family was killed by his own hands. He was tricked by Ares but still.

[@bloopbydoo4171]

Freya : "Do you know the pain of losing a child!?" Kratos : "First time?" Freya : "Wait a mi-"

[@uchophamxuan6515]

Kratos: Do you know why people call me ghost of Spartan while i'm still alive

[@ler9251]

He even did not tell how he was united with her in underworld but was forced to leave in order to save gods he thought would bless him

[@thomasvlie1]

@@ler9251 i think we're forgetting the part were he had to kill his wife and child again over and over and over in a certain boss fight to get his life/powers back

[@BeeWaifu]

When he mentions that Odin may know the god he once was, that was the perfect moment to play a brief track of the original games, just quieter.

[@emadeka525]

There is also another one where Kratos found a harp from Greece. Mimir asks if Kratos can play it, he says yes. Then he asks if he will play it, he says no.

[@bizzaroblake2519]

Lyre is what that particular type was supposed to be called (unless I got that wrong. Though atreus mentions possibly learning how to play one)

[@al_alemania]

Bro I love these references so much especially when Kratos mentioned Deimos...all these references are bringing up so much nostalgia and memories from my childhood of playing these games man...

[@yaqinmalul1364]

Ah yes GOW ghost of Sparta ahh such good times Btw kratos has been revived multiple times iam sure Deimos will get change to comeback in future (if that happens)

[@pali2960]

Hearing Kratos stories about his past right from him is what I wanted from the beggining of the 2018...it feels more personal when you realised, your were part of his past

[@Tewfurt]

The part referencing his days in Playstation All-Stars at 1:00. -Beasts (Sly Cooper probably) -Scoundrels (I have a feeling its Nathan Drake from Uncharted but I'm not sure) -Princess (Fat Princess) -The undead (The skeleton guy from MediEvil) -Automatons (Raiden from Metal Gear maybe) -History's greatest musician (Parappa the Rapper)

[@jeffreywho]

I’m so happy their knowledge about that game and it’s fandom. Hope to see more mentions about it on their games.

[@generalgrievous3423]

Honestly I thought it was a Mortal Kombat 9 reference. - Beasts (Reptile, Baraka, Goro) -Scoundrels (Kano and Johnny Cage) -Princess (Kitana) -The Undead (Scorpion, Noob Saibot, or Ermac) -Automatons (Cyrax and Sektor) -Histories Greatest Musician? (Rain because Purple Rain)

[@somerandomdude7785]

The beast is actually Evil Cole because in Infamous 2's evil ending Cole becomes the Beast.

[@MrScorpion360x]

@@generalgrievous3423 honestly me too lmao

[@304Kid]

@@generalgrievous3423 It could be both...

[@carlovivodelossantos9222]

Mimir: I heard you had problems seeing in the dark back in your homeland, brother. Freya: how did you solve that? Kratos:... the hard way.

[@EJFreelancer]

“I found a head with eyes like the sun. I took it off the god who was using it.”

[@wisekong6371]

@@EJFreelancer without hurting him

[@IMGNFUN]

They actually referenced his FGC days, damn.

[@glp]

😂😂😂 omg I dropped my phone reading this. You sir, have got the pinned comment

[@avesta4206]

fgc???

[@kamenriderblastknight2226]

@@avesta4206 i looked it up and from what i could find, fgc means "favorite game character"

[@ScrotumBalls]

@@avesta4206 Fighting Game Community

[@kamenriderblastknight2226]

@@ScrotumBalls ooohhh

[@retrodoodmanx7161]

I don't know why but Surtr's voice is so calming to hear, like a person who is at peace. Imagine a someone like him who shares stories about anything to kids and adults.

[@jesusolguin5896]

If you remember in God of war 2018, Mimir tell a tale about surtr and it perfectly describes surtr in Ragnarok

[@gregbaker1056]

Surtr's voice kind of remind me of Jeff Bridges

[@retrodoodmanx7161]

@@gregbaker1056 The Dude Abides or Surtr Abides

[@OhSPY.]

@@gregbaker1056 I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that. Had to stop and look to make sure it wasn't Jeff's voice there.

[@pokemypotato]

Have you ever been in love? Its pretty gud.

[@mistersandwich0034]

kratos: “hey kelpie, you ever heard heard of your kin, the hippocampus?” kelpie: “no, why” kratos: “wanna know why?”

[@Fourtytwo4242]

You know it's a dumb idea but it be nice if Artemis showed up, she must have survived the fall of Greece and if there was a god who could find Kratos it would be the god of the hunt.

[@Broomer52]

Theirs a lot of minor Gods Kratos didn’t kill, even Aphrodite and Athena are still alive but theirs a bunch of minor gods he never encountered. I wonder how they’re all holding up, if they managed to bring Greece back or if not how their managing with its wreckage. He left his God Killing Sword on Mount Olympus that was holding his power, so their is reason to go back if they ever want to take it. Edit: I said the wrong goddess

[@tonymontanaslittlefriend1778]

@@Broomer52 Persephone was killed in Chains of Olympus

[@aguywithgames3135]

@@tonymontanaslittlefriend1778 Plus you find her casket just before fighting Hades in III.

[@Bottlecapppp]

maybe every single greek god died when zeus died or the mount olympus was destroyed, yes even aphrodite

[@Broomer52]

@@aguywithgames3135 brain fart, I meant Aphrodite

[@BlackWingedSeraphX]

"That's the most dangerous and irresponsible thing I've ever heard." Lmao Freya summed up od of War 1-3 in that sentence! XD

[@MasterofthisReality]

I love the environmental storytelling when Odin confronts Kratos after the spear is made Kratos can be seen openly holding the spear. His intent clear and open while Odin stand in front of and between two spears. Showing that he speaks but hides his intent. That intent always bringing ruin to those in his way. Then, when he speaks about Loki/Atreus he picks up a set of tongs and talks like he's proud of what he's had Loki/Atreus achieve, as if he is a tool to be used. Then he throws the tongs to the side, showing that he has no regard for the things he uses. All the while lying through his teeth. And lying to himself

[@hartantoanggoro]

In previous game, Mimir told most of the tales. Now is Kratos time. 16:45 reason why we can't summon the army of sparta again.

[@DigitalHeliumJumper]

except his homeland didn't actually die

[@calebstephan2083]

Kratos actually had far more magic than just that if you read the novel. He was stripped of it by Zeus when Zeus attacked him in his spirit form and kratos stabbed himself with blade of Olympus imbuing the remaining power he had in it and shooting it into the sky leaving him with only his super strength and durability.

[@ironicweeb4111]

It’s likely that most of his powers come from the power of Hope when he gave Hope back to Greece at an attempt to save it most of his power went with it

[@realamericannegro977]

@@calebstephan2083 Zeus was no joke

[@noobgun12]

@@deloreandmc88 dude they were broke before that begging for money from other countries they still owe my people billions so to hell with them freaking bums

[@__Hmmmmmmmm__]

We watched him grow from a savage beast to a man who shares his years worth of wisdom to those who need it. I'm diggin the growth of Kratos, they really added a whole new dimension to this character.

[@deadpoolchimichangas7111]

God I love all those old GOW games references.

[@tylergonzales8946]

And the prequel comic, the tournament conversion, before the games story

[@Kinji_Hakari]

We have green bar for health Red for Spartan rage Would really love to see Kratos somehow bring back magic attacks from previous games especially, exile Spartan magic attack, rage of Poseidon and Zeus's thunder bolts, then we would have a blue bar underneath the Spartan rage bar, would be so cool man

[@deadpoolchimichangas7111]

@@Kinji_Hakari ah yes the red orbs God we need those back

[@GiRR007]

Really shows a sense of respect for the story.

[@lorenzdecena]

@@tylergonzales8946 The tournament conversion is the mortal kombat reference.

[@GenericProtagonist118]

Kratos: "The blacksmith died trying to protect his daughter..." Atreus: "Who killed him?" Kratos: "Me."

[@Sanzumori78]

He killed the undeserving Hephaestus.

[@benitoswagolini3410]

Atreus: do you know who killed him? Kratos: Well of course I know him, he's me

[@wisekong6371]

Why did Hephaestus try to kill Kratos?

[@benitoswagolini3410]

@@wisekong6371 he was afraid that kratos would try and kill his daughter Pandora, so he tried to kill him. Unfortunately, hephaestus gave kratos a weapon right before that could absorb the electricity he was zapping kratos with.

[@wisekong6371]

@@benitoswagolini3410 not really a genius, was he

[@anapia5051]

16:35 - Do you think Kratos just up and did a little spin in the middle of the woods screaming *"I AM THE GOD OF WAR!"* hoping that he'd emit lightning? 😭

[@emanuelsastre6921]

Or swing his arms aroud to summon the souls of hades.

[@glp]

FREYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@glp]

btw I believe his favorite poem is the Illiad

[@iLLWiLbar91]

Kraits emojis 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@98voteforpedro]

How you get a kratos emoji

[@Cyber97Gamer]

Hi are you going to fix the poem cutscene? I mean sure I can watch it from other channels, but you made a collection of Greek references that it be hard to find. You done a great job by the way. Don't mean to pry, but how long did it take you to make this video?

[@fernosbonos5394]

@@glp about the trojan war

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

This proves that the devs are rewarding every og player that stood by and kept playing the games. Right here, all the references are love letters to those who loved and played the previous games.

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

I wish they'd release the OG games on steam. I'd love to burn olympus to the ground before I finish up 2018 and eventually Ragnarok when it too will eventually hit steam in a few years. I'm not buying a console for 1 game but again... I'd love to experience the rest of the series myself.

[@Captianmex1C0]

I'm surprised they included lore from the smaller games too like Chains and Ghost of Sparta

[@doomsday3662]

"when your homeland died, your powers probably went with it" kratos: yea i can't double jump anymore...

[@itsstillpasta]

That scene where Odin poked at Kratos's godhood is ironic. All of Sparta prayed to him for victory, and for salvation when Zeus attacked them. He cared about his people, the Spartans, for his family, both old and new, and his friends. And after he was tricked into killing his wife and daughter he rarely killed without reason. Most of his kills were because they obstructed his quest for revenge.

[@dead2260]

Intill the end of god of war 2 where he was finally pushed over the edge when Athena got killed, to then have him commit some awful deeds without any good reason. Biggest example being posidens wife.

[@chaosfire321]

Gosh, I love all these callbacks to games all across the God of War series. It's so heartwarming and nostalgic.

[@Mirfan-wt4sp]

I just realized kratos finally acknowledge mimir by calling him his name instead of 'head' like in the previous game.

[@anotherhappylanding4746]

Yep he calls him brother or mirmir now and he only calls atreus boy I think once in the entire game

[@clarencealger8380]

"It is difficult to seek forgiveness when you feel unworthy" this is true yet many people our age fail to understand the purity of an apology. The word "sorry" is treated like a token to flee from accountability.

[@coldborelives]

15:30 the Battle of the 300. Nice.

[@DoctorKidemonas]

"It is greek tradition for a story to unfold in a single time and place, uninterrupted". I love this detail, because _the games follow this rule too._ Both Norse GoW games are one continuous cut, as we learn is greek tradition; never switching cameras or fading to black as other games are prone to.

[@anotherfatherlesschild3177]

“Return my son, or you may meet the god I once was.”

[@joshualedesmasegovia]

Wow Nice I am so glad There are references of Kratos telling his greek story His Brother Deimos His Daughter Calliope He was tricked by Ares into killing his wife and daughter

[@asonofhoruslegionary]

You know I’m actually surprised no one ever mentioned or asked about one of the times he did die in the previous games.

[@vitaminlife3316]

Your dedication on spreading information about the game is absolutely treasurable. Thank you for your work and may your hard work blooms even more

[@dongting2110]

this whole game feels like Q&A session for Kratos luv it !

[@glp]

lol yep. Feels like a reddit AMA

[@RunFool]

Most of us know his story but we want him to tell the other characters in the game so that they understand he could put everything and everyone they know into the ground if they mess with him too much.

[@benfreshmen102]

Heimdal is the first victim

[@condes9188]

IF Heimdal knew only 5% of what Kratos have done he would have run to another Realm dragging all father with him

[@AugustoEL]

@@condes9188 Heimdal: "Wait, HE DID WHAT? AND AFTER DOING WHAT? Fuck it I don't get paid enough."

[@oolooo]

Damn , poor Hephestaeus .At least Kratos mentions him .

[@spooneater9001]

8:05 Freya (starting to feel it): "Kratos, tell me about your homeland." Kratos: "It's a harsh, cruel land." Freya: "...so not much different from here." Kratos: "It was...warmer......" Freya: "...." Kratos: "...."

[@Artisan95]

The callbacks to the previous games are so great. Shows how much Kratos has grown from his past, and the insurmountable chellenges he had to overcome.

[@felipericardovoigt4251]

Glad to know that Kratos' storytelling skills have improved

[@horntuga6080]

Not that much but an improvement nonetheless

[@sygiliph2495]

So, apparently, it is canon that Kratos fought against Shovel Knight (an indie game character from a game of the same name) inbetween GOW 3 and 4. Would've been nice to see if Kratos recalled that memory.

[@michelecastellotti9172]

i like how now he talks of hephaestus with utter respect, he always understood his point of view although in his rage he didnt care, even more so now that he understands why hephaestus fought him. he regrets many of those kills, deeming them unnecessary even.

[@stormgilson7109]

for those who haven't gottent he dialogue about his favorite poem at the end - he says its the Odyssey and the tale of Odeseus' journey home

[@youthoughtiwasstupid8525]

I love how everyone walks on egg shells around kratos except those that call him they're friends they're just used to his undercover brutality doesn't even surprise them lol

[@Bergen98]

Freya: You think you can understand the pain of losing a child? Kratos: Woman, I am quite literally wearing her *ASHES* on my skin, forever reminding me of what a monster I was.

[@user-cb4vt3qm3j]

Kratos: "It was a poem about a cunning general --" Freya: "Agh! He's on about war again!"

[@elementz808]

1:05 that mortal Kombat REFRENCE is amazing omg, i completely forgot Kratos was a character in MK9

[@MysticianLuna_VG]

and it's also a reference to playstation all-stars battle royale

[@3adgamd3r]

It’s occurred to me when listening to this that whilst everyone knows Kratos killed the Greek Pantheon, but nobody really knows why he did it

[@bushidotestu1997]

In case anyone is wondering the tale of the Theban king is the tale of Oedipus which is about….uh….look it up and you can cuss me out later if you want to

[@MegaZodiark]

Sweet home Alabama😅

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

I'm well aware. Ultron has that complex after all.

[@nodeloliver6201]

**[Sweet Home Alabama on pan pipes increase]**

[@lorenzdecena]

Yes I know the moment he mention tragedy of Theban king. It's the exact title of the short story in my English book back in high school.

[@DemitriVladMaximov]

"There once was a man named Oedipus Rex; you may have heard about his odd complex. His name appears in Freud's index, cause he loved his mother...."

[@lastprimaris7914]

1:06 that has to be all stars, what really sold me was parappa since he is “histories greatest musician”

[@enby_kensei]

Kratos and Mimir sharing a "Yikes" moment about Oedipus is my favorite thing

[@Deathscythe91]

kratos : return my son or you may meet the god i once was odin : and what kind of god is that kratos? zeus : look at my face

[@JackaltheSaltySoul]

Kratos: What face?

[@sobrirosdriana3901]

Hercules: no, look my face Hera: look at my neck Helios: look at your neck? Look at my head

[@uchophamxuan6515]

Aphrodite: look at my....you know what never mind

[@oliverstacey855]

what freya and Mimir said about the threads of time, has me more convinced that each "land" is actually a separate world altogether. With each pantheon knowing of each other but refuse to interact. Until Tyr came along that is.

[@RickyUzumaki993]

That’s a cool theory.

[@bren_boigames2901]

4:14 u can still see kratos has some of the rage for his family against the gods even after a hundred years

[@bibinnajmi]

Kratos to odin : Return My Son! Kratos to Zeus : Your son has return!

[@AtharvaTonpayTheTwistyGeek]

14:26 "Return my son, or you may meet the god I once was" Goes so fucking hard

[@Yurei.69]

It’s funny when oden and kratos speaks, Odin mentions a key to peace. Kratos experienced a little someone who was also a key 👀👀. Also when Odin asks if they ever have metaphors in his homeland. It was funny cuz Metaphors is a word that originated from Greece.🤣

[@danielhaire6677]

Given his knowledge, Odin could have been actually referencing the Laconian region where Sparta was as the Spartans were traditionally more focused on war than philosophy or debate.

[@elmersantos1526]

When he talked abiout his daughter, I cried a little. Rememberinf the scene hurts my heart.

[@vacantduck5496]

1:05 guess that means Kratos appearing in mk9, Soul-Calibur and PlayStation all-stars are all cannon

[@creepypastakingthedragones3679]

Literally every game kratos has had a cameo in would be canon

[@creepypastakingthedragones3679]

In the playstation version of shovel knight kratos makes an appearance Gow Director Cory barlog confirmed this as being canon in the Gow universe and yacht club games confirmed this as canon in the shovel knight universe

[@LegaLImmigrnt]

I like the detail when odin ask Kratos for peace, he walks in front of two spears crossed over each other like he's crossing his fingers

[@Sid_Rainier]

I have yet come across a conversation about him facing the Shovel Knight and according to the makers of God Of War that fight is canon lol

[@formerctgovernordannelmall1452]

13:10 after all the prophecy talk I knew it was only a matter of time before somebody brought up Oedipus 😂

[@TheMS3100]

I played god of war when I was 9 years old and watching the journey of kratos from psp to ps5 been crazy and him opening up about his past and the ending made me shed a tear. A truly beautiful story

[@aliada1944]

When he said “-Burned Olypus to the ground!” Dude his voice was amazing

[@bukanpemudaormas1340]

Freya : "Which did u choose?" Kratos : "The hard way". Well... there wasnt any reason why kratos choose the easy one.

[@dragondelsur5156]

He didn't have a mirror

[@Outrem_silva]

Great compilation, it's really good for someone like me, who's not going to play the game but it's really interessting in all god of war stuff out there

[@chanahasnomana]

Learning of Calliope clearly sparked freya's switch to kratos' aid.

[@LeadLeftLeon]

5 shades more ucked than we are already. Man the dialogue and writing in this game is amazing

[@Freebird1994]

1:08 wait……….. are they referencing mortal kombat 9?

[@titanx8331]

I thought he was referencing his journey to the Sisters of Fate.

[@TheGodOfWarhammer]

I thought it was Playstation All Stars, hence why he’s like “yea, dont bring that up”. or bc MK9 is also owned by WB

[@Freebird1994]

@@titanx8331 If it’s that then I don’t know why he would then “not want to talk about it”. He talks about the fates later, so it’s not that big of an issue for him.

[@titanx8331]

@@TheGodOfWarhammer Man, the references in these games.

[@titanx8331]

@@Freebird1994 Well, he did kill that Spartan during that journey.

[@ElMalito187]

Fun fact: 1:02 - For those wondering what Mimir was referencing about, it would be implied Kratos became part of the roster line up for PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale since PaRappa The Rapper and Big Daddy was there as participants. Edit: It would also imply Kratos's appearances in 2011's Mortal Kombat and Soulcaliber: Broken Destiny. Cheers 🥂

[@kwstas92]

I believe the case with his powers is that they came from the gods, he even became one via Athena. Once he stabbed himself with the Blade of Olympus, he got them back but because he left his dying world, he lost them, however, he retained anything regarding his body like immortality, increased attributes and healing while Spartan Rage must be a respresentation of his divine nature and more anger= more strength.

[@julianwapemoose6064]

Dialogs like these make following the character in their entirety alot more interesting, I loved the mortal kombat reference

[@superman-007]

Thanks for putting them all together

[@nobuffer101]

One little subtle fact that I love is Surtr’s line about the primordial fire in the Blades of Chaos. It essentially hints that even across far off lands and myths there are certain forces that connect them together, one such force being primordial flame. It essentially justifies the whole “origin of creation” behind the crack Odin is obsessed with.

[@Underpowered3719]

The is just mimir and freya calling krstos story BS, but slowly accepting he is now a very calm and reasonable person

[@zannchristo]

"Ive got nothing more to hide". - Kratos in GOW 2018. GOW RAGNAROK: A full compilation of Kratos telling stories about his past

[@scribblerstudios9895]

Tbf, he isn't hiding those stories. He's just not the biggest of talkers. He answers questions and occasionally opens up about little bits of his past, but never for long and conveyed in as few words as needed to get the point he is trying to give across