God Of War Ragnarok - All Kratos Stories Of His Past In Greece with Atreus, Mimir and Freya

God Of War Ragnarok - All Kratos Stories Of His Past In Greece with Atreus, Mimir and Freya
God of War Ragnarök is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is scheduled to be released worldwide on November 9, 2022, for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. It will be the ninth installment in the God of War series, the ninth chronologically, and the sequel to 2018's God of War. Loosely based on Norse mythology, the game will be set in ancient Scandinavia and feature series protagonist Kratos and his teenage son Atreus. Serving as the finale to the Norse era of the series, the game will cover Ragnarök, a series of events that bring about the end of days, and depicts the deaths of some of the Norse gods, which was foretold to happen in the previous game after Kratos killed the Æsir god Baldur.
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[@DraknalHitdan]

6:09 - 6:15 Minecraft Steve just chowing down on a porkchop while Kratos is telling stories.

[@Rhiawhyn]

Glad I'm not the only one who heard steve in the background lol

[@monsetrplays91]

yeah wtf

[@RogonTheSecond]

Came to the comments hoping someone would catch that. Now I'm hearing more and more Minecraft silently existing in the background lol

[@Attention..]

@@RogonTheSecond I did so too. Say I've seen you somewhere but I can't point my finger on it.

[@michaelmiller6675]

That was...odd

[@brozobronze9821]

Imagine if Kratos told this to Freya about his first family and added it after the end of his story "their ashes, i am wearing them."

[@Cj-pc4id]

@Clive for sure still there, I have a theory tho, you remember Greta said that when the homeland dies the magic does, so doesn’t the magic binding the ashes to his skin?

[@eduardovelasquez3420]

He did tell her about his first family and how he killed them but not the ashes

[@user-un9mz5zt1i]

@@Cj-pc4id I think the ashes are tied to his divinity itself, like the Blades of Chaos

[@paigejones9075]

@Clive Kratos is tanned af in the first game. The ashes are still there

[@kenethmangoba1268]

Raiders call him The Ashen God so.....

[@LR-420]

Freya: "That's the most dangerous and irresponsible thing I've ever heard." Kratos: "I got like 7 more for ya sit tight."

[@goldlight1322]

@Spark Honestly, I don't think it should be a contest. Kratos and Freya have both been through a lot, and that's why they're able to connect to each other in the end. It's not about who suffered more; it's about trying to move on from the suffering and the things it drove them to do.

[@thecynicalpogo6214]

@@goldlight1322 This is very true but I also desperately want a moment where Freya and Mimir get the whole, unadulterated story of Greece's end start to finish. From the ashes on his skin thing, to everything that went down on Olympus. As players we're the only ones who know Kratos's whole story, a story that I have doubts he even told in its entirety to Faye, and it would be amazing to see it all laid out in the future, instead of the little hints and pieces he's given out so far.

[@edwardhim2276]

@@goldlight1322 fair enough but it's exactly because kratos experienced more is how they can connect. earlier mimir mentioned that atreus had a difficult childhood but magni and modi had a more difficult one, which atreus had difficulty connecting with. it's not always a competition, but often times a frame of reference

[@Dr._Mantis_Toboggan_Md.]

@Spark I don't think that's a contest really, or even really comparable.

[@mattyice31]

“The wolves lead us here”

[@ced818]

I like how Mimir mentions PlayStation AllStars Battle Royale and Kratos says "I would not speak of this"

[@waffle8467]

I thought it was Mortal Kombat 9?

[@ced818]

@@waffle8467 understandable how you thought that.

[@siggybuttbrain7026]

hahaha parappa is histories greatest musician lol

[@motivationalincentive6160]

@@ced818 I thought it was mk9 too

[@ced818]

@@siggybuttbrain7026 lemme tell you, I was dying laughing!

[@coolnamebro7363]

Freya: "You know? You think you can understand the pain of losing a child?" Kratos: 'Breathes in.'

[@niceguyofgames9490]

“GURL, let me tell you a story.”

[@Bicorn711]

If u take into context with Ares fight, how he had to protect his family. It's pretty sad, also u give them your HP to heal. It's probably the only moment in the franchise where u can interact with Kratos family

[@user-tw3rh9po4t]

BOI

[@tacticallemon7518]

“Who’s ashes do you think cover my skin?”

[@michaelgrant6284]

"Just one?"

[@Clementinewoofwoof]

I like how in every situation Freya thinks that her life is so bad and then Kratos just stomps on it

[@Darkmage1293]

"Freya I am literally covered in the ashes of my wife and daughter, SHUT UP."

[@maddan9086]

@@Darkmage1293 LOL! EXACTLY! To be perfectly honest, Freya got on my nerves throughout most of this game, and I loved it when the Norns just laid it out that her own stupidity is to blame, not fate.

[@matthewjamal]

Right like jesus shut the fuck up Freya! Lol

[@JimboMarsh]

@@maddan9086 I agree but she also did lose everything important to her with Baldur, so it humanizes her and makes you feel bad for her. Then when she asks Kratos about Calliope, she feels bad for being ignorant.

[@nahte123456]

I think it was more about perspective. Fraya isn't dumb, she knows she's been at least a bit irrational. Being reminded just how bad things could have and still could be let's her think a bit more.

[@wooltank6877]

Mimir refering to PaRappa the Rapper as "the world's greatest musician" gets me every time😂

[@ilikethecokev2]

At first I thought he was referring to Mortal Kombat 9 until that part came up

[@otavionunes3643]

Oh, so THIS is the reference

[@lightheart5]

You gotta believe!

[@gabegalaxyYT]

For anyone wondering why Kratos still has ashen skin and blades of chaos, they are both cursed to never leave him, even if his homeland was destroyed. The magics are not the magics of his homeland, but primordial magic.

[@hirkamirjohn5696]

Or Santa Monica was lame and didn't want us rocking the Spirits of Hades

[@gabegalaxyYT]

@@hirkamirjohn5696 Sutr says that the blades of chaos "have primordial fire in them" and Freya notes about Kratos lost powers saying "the magic is bound to the earth, Perhaps it could be that when your homeland was destroyed your powers went with it."

[@hughg.rection6991]

@@gabegalaxyYT True, and by "primordial alchemy" the magic is bound to Kratos. When he dies, the blades will disappear and his skin will look normal. "In death, we will all be by and by."

[@sharkt9877]

That’s why brok is flabbergasted when he sees them. Cause they are unbelievably strong.

[@rikybj0276]

the ashes are slowly fading away i think that cory said it

[@jesliey2526]

The IMMEDIATE switch in tone when kratos tells her hes lost a child before....that entire dialogue is heartbreaking and a real testament to just how good the voice acting is. God this game is so good...

[@ladyofrillwater]

Yup. And the fact that Freya never used that against him, never threw Calliope's name back at him in spite. In that pain, they understood each other.

[@specialnewb9821]

​@La Brujita you could tell after that all the wheels in her head were turning as she reevaluated everything Kratos had done in light of him having lost s child before.

[@danielhaire6677]

"When a man loses his wife, he is called a widower. When a woman loses her husband, she is called a widow. When a child loses their parents, they are called an orphan. There is no word for when a parent loses a child, for no word can encapsulate that depth of pain."

[@sheridan5175]

@@danielhaire6677as if the other 3 aren’t as bad??

[@theopalgamer1126]

where in the quote does it say that the others arent as bad? everyone has different experiences with grief, the quote is just expressing the pain felt by parents who lost their children@@sheridan5175

[@mythicaltwinkie8216]

Freya: "You're trying to play at my sympathy in hopes I let you live." Kratos: "No, I am playing at your sympathy so I wont be forced to kill you when you try to kill me.

[@printezstroman]

Right? Like she wasn’t in the first game or something.

[@teamvlcn6820]

To be fair, Kratos himself says Freya could have killed him when she fought as Vanadís. And he wasn't holding back out of sympathy for her. Freya is likely one of the few people in existence capable of killing Kratos.

[@ThatManiacbucket]

@@teamvlcn6820 Ehhh...

[@teamvlcn6820]

@@ThatManiacbucket Why else would Santa Monica introduce Valour during her boss fight? Freya was pushing him to the point Kratos had to use his Godly healing mid-battle. On top of that, Kratos is not a man who brags about his strength, nor does he downplay it. If Kratos himself is saying Freya could beat him, then Freya could beat him.

[@jamarispinner5320]

@@teamvlcn6820 I mean I still have Kratos winning if she didn’t reveal herself

[@larmedelune3800]

I can't believe these gods knew of kratos but never knew the depths of his story.. especially freya hahaha the shock when she heard kratos was the one who killed his own family and the reason why olympus was burnt to the ground was priceless hahahahaha

[@carlzerris6566]

To be fair his back story probably took a bit of a backseat in legend told about him first of all because most people who know those details (like him killing his own family) are all dead and secondly because his main claim to glory was destroying an entire pantheon not the precise reason why he did so.

[@zachorryy]

I wonder how Freya would have reacted to the fact that Kratos' skin is covered in the ashes of his wife and daughter that could never be removed. I always thought that little tidbit was messed up, essentially meant to serve as a permanent reminder to Kratos that he was the one who killed his family, albeit unknowingly.

[@BlackWolf-pk8tx]

The details were forgotten time by time since the god of war 3 events happened 1000 years ago

[@ulfberht4431]

Well the details of his past aren’t specifically important to them. It’s like knowing a well known celebrity from another country. Sure you know of their work and infamy, but do you know the details instantly unless you were given to them by said celebrity? I know about Johnny Depp and his work and infamous shenanigans, but I don’t know the full depth of his life and story. You see what I mean?

[@priyasakhi3365]

@@BlackWolf-pk8tx a thousand years ago!? Are you sure? Mann~

[@addictedtochocolate920]

I love how pissed he gets when Freya orders him to just shut up and kill things. He can take any insult or transgression, but not that.

[@nenshoufox]

Of course. It reminded him of his days under service to the gods. Most obviously Ares.

[@khambrelcarey970]

yea, that was the true catalyst for everything that happened to him; 1. Forced and tricked to kill his family for a god so that he could be used as the best pawn ever for their personal gain 2. Forced (sorta) to complete various tasks for the gods for 10 years in his own hopes for them to rid him of the nightmares and visions he constantly got of his family and killing them... Only to find out it was all a trick and they only 'forgave' him for it. 3. Forced to kill his own mother due to a curse the gods put on her. 4. Forced to fight his own brother due to the gods torturing him and breaking his mind. 5. Forced to leave his daughter abandon his daughter in heaven all to ultimately save her as a god threatened to end her existence in heaven. List goes on bruh. Being used by or told what to do by a god definitely for any reason touches the deepest nerve in Kratos.

[@MegaKnight2012]

He didn't want another Athena

[@TOXTHEWOLVERINE]

Got tired of being treated like a bitch

[@Blaze-xe8cl]

In contrast to odin and thor

[@musicbyabe]

moment Kratos said "the hard way" u know he is a badass back in the day

[@dioshoes9096]

They should really make games about his life in Greece. I think that would be a good idea

[@romanmihalic4544]

@@dioshoes9096 So God of war 1 2 and 3 are like...

[@thevietnamesetree1817]

@@dioshoes9096 God of war 1, 2, 3 remastered?

[@dioshoes9096]

@@romanmihalic4544 God of war 1? You mean 2018? And God of war 2 is this one. I don't know what u are talking about......

[@kenyexantus7748]

@@dioshoes9096 bro look up the god of war trilogy on ps3 LMAOOO. there are 4 or 5 games before this but only the first 3 are what you want. it goes through the story of kratos.

[@bearlyalive9669]

When Kratos explains his late daughter to Freya, I like how that wasn’t even the saddest part of the story. He managed to get them back but he had to use all his strength to push his daughter away so he could stop Persephone

[@ItsTeaMagic]

The hardest QTA of the game

[@aaronpatten7310]

I really appreciate how much patience Kratos has for Freya

[@twistedtea7133]

They going to have babies by the time next GOW gets released

[@otavionunes3643]

A part of this patience comes from the fact that he understands some of her feeling, including anger agains him for killing her son

[@aaronpatten7310]

@@otavionunes3643 oh yeah, he's definitely been there, done that, and he'll wait as long as it takes for her to get through it.

[@TOXTHEWOLVERINE]

Spartan General be a different breed

[@LordTyph]

Even if some parts really tested it.

[@Jaeeden]

I like to imagine that at some point after the game, Kratos keeps telling them stories of him being... well, Kratos from the old games... and Freya keeps one-upping the "That's the most dangerous and irresponsible thing I've ever heard." To the point where it becomes their version of "Invulnerable to all threats, physical or magical!"

[@joshuaparker357]

Haha that would be funny

[@Voc_spooksauce]

They are lucky he didn't mention where the "Ghost Of Sparta" title comes from, it's already horrible to be responsible for your family's own death, but to have their ashes become part of you as a reminder and curse, to be named after it...that's different. They don't need to think about that everytime they look at him

[@xanage8413]

not to forget the part where he actually tried to comit suicide by jumping from a cliff, just to be stoped (forced) by the gods

[@johnnyvargas1301]

Let’s keep in mind yeah he killed his family but was tricked

[@Voc_spooksauce]

@@johnnyvargas1301 So it's ok if he didn't really care about killing everyone else in thay village?

[@johnnyvargas1301]

@@Voc_spooksauce I never said that I’m just saying that he was tricked by Aries!

[@alexisislas-gonzalez5991]

@@xanage8413and stabbing himself with the blade of Olympus

[@MetroXLR99]

When Kratos told Frey to never tell him to kill again, I almost heard the "old" Kratos come out in his voice.

[@LordTyph]

I heard it coming out pretty clearly. NEVER try and make him your 'monster'.

[@XBLGR]

next game there needs to be a "brother, you are from a temperate climate yet your complexion is so pale..." conversation.

[@yokoferisship9445]

"Brother, is there lotion in your homeland? Why is your skin so...ashy?"

[@XBLGR]

@@yokoferisship9445 "Brother, why are your lips so dry? dry lips-having ass"

[@nichtgefunden404]

@@yokoferisship9445 💀💀💀

[@makaramuss]

Kratos:Sobs*

[@priyasakhi3365]

Duuude...

[@KingNazaru]

Kratos is basically telling Freya to check her privilege.

[@trololo666]

Is this Alucard abridged reference

[@KingNazaru]

@@trololo666 It can be if you want.

[@yesman350]

@@trololo666 oh i wish it was.

[@corplftw]

if only Kratos told Freya about his red mark and white skin ":(

[@NeoGamemaster]

Surely Freya must have some kind of magic to help him rid of the ashes on his body, and I'm quite certain Kratos would refuse that.

[@2matauenga]

​@@NeoGamemaster She won't be able to because of the curse placed on him. The Oracle says "NEVER to be removed!" Besides, the ashes look to be fading. When asked in the 100 question interview with Cory Barlog, he says that they are indeed, fading.

[@calpone6399]

@@NeoGamemaster I see it like the chained Lyngbakr, after so many years he has grown comfortable, finally accepting them. Both as a penance for his crimes, but in some way it is the last remnants of them he has

[@iamjcarl]

He did say it to freya about his family.

[@demonhunter2472]

He kinda did and didn’t at the same time if you catch my drift basically he got the white skin from his previous wife and child and the red tattoo is supposed to represent the respect of his brother

[@emptybin4542]

Man, were it ten years ago, hearing Kratos say that he kills only to protect and aid his family and friends, I’d call it totall bullshit and a stain on the franchise. And yet, after years of work and brilliant writing, after having a shot of a real family, Kratos’ character arc finds its most satisfying peak, that he truely is no one’s monster no more.

[@hauldencottenfield869]

Then you would have forgotten the entire reason Kratos sought revenge. Kratos killed everyone post Wife and Daughter because he wished to seek revenge. Ares for his wife and daughter Zeus for all of Sparta Thanatos for Deimos Hera for Pandora And even most steps of the way he did not wish to fight anyone who didn’t seek the fight. Even trying to reason with Hercules, and even assisting Gaia by saving her and the Titans taking them with him to Olympus when he didn’t need them and they betrayed him. He’s made horrible decisions, but he lives with the guilt even in the 3rd game.

[@calpone6399]

@@hauldencottenfield869 Agreed but when Kratos gained the power of time he choose vengeance instead of going back to save his family. The Gods fully fucked Kratos over but by the end and the rage wore off, the full gravity of what he had done hit

[@realme-tq4cq]

HUHHHHHHHH have you played the games?

[@hauldencottenfield869]

@@calpone6399 This was confirmed to be due to his rage and how he sought revenge so much that he was blinded by the ability and only used it to fulfill his goal. Essentially blinders and he could only see the man who cost him everything

[@Voc_spooksauce]

@@hauldencottenfield869 He had lost his mind by then yes, but in the end the whole thing is that while he started doing it out of revenge for his family...over time he ended up losing that and only doing it for himself. He had moments where he remembered or was reminded, but by the end he was so lost and had become such a horrible person that there was no way to take his side. No matter what excuses he could make, he killed literally everyone, if not personally then by consequence (tsunamis, plagues, the world literally falling apart, etc). He only managed to actually become a good person after these 2 last games, even if he had good moments where he remembered the reason he started all that

[@hma5485]

Lmao Mimir said, Ah Well, probably for the best. Let the past stay in the past, (calmly frustrated) “and all that” 😂😂 he was so mad he didn’t learn anything about the magic Kraots couldn’t remember 🤣

[@xanage8413]

I have forgoten more about magic than you could ever learn! Was the first thing that came to mind

[@Dbzmaster159]

But of course the two things Mimir longs for most in this game. His beloved wife, and knowledge he's yet to learn.

[@ikanhiu8906]

I love how he doesn't want to speak about the tournament. He probably was and still is confused about how he got into the tournament xd. One day he got teleported to a place called Earthrealm, fought and defeat someone who turn out to be an evil tyrant, almost fight two gods, then got teleported back.

[@nonspiderweb]

That's not the tournament they were talking about...😜

[@ikanhiu8906]

@@nonspiderweb i know they were talking about the all-star. But judging from how Mimir mentioned that, the MK tournament is probably canon too.

[@ivanivan744]

Not to mention the other tournament, where he fought a guy because he made him spill his confectionary treat Or the other other tournament where he bent his golf clubs in half after getting frustrated midway through the fourth hole

[@corporatejones9126]

@@nonspiderweb Calm down, Kiddo! Don’t be rude to him. Your emoji started irritating him

[@Niko6767]

@@nonspiderweb yeah that terrible game

[@Crimson_Sun2486]

I like that thumbnail. It would've been awesome if the Norns used Kratos' past self to haunt him during his hallucination, like a boss battle or at least a series of QTEs

[@Zeronichi]

He had been haunted by his past self that I doubt it would phase him. That why they attack with the present/future.

[@Crimson_Sun2486]

@@Zeronichi events in the present/future can still remind someone of past mistakes, past pain. All I'm saying is that making GOW 3 Kratos into a boss fight in his hallucination was a missed opportunity

[@pr1m339]

@@Crimson_Sun2486 Idea sounds nice but the execution of it would probably not have that much of an impact in the story tbh making it slightly unnecessary. The game is really good without it anyways imo

[@Churrowhisperer]

Nah it would be weird hearing new kratos voice coming out of the original kratos model

[@Crimson_Sun2486]

@@Churrowhisperer technically they wouldn't even have to reuse younger Kratos' voice lines from the previous games, could probably do something with Athena taunting Kratos during the fight, like she did in GOW 4 when he got back his Blades

[@Konjo316]

Kratos : "I killed the Sisters of Fate and used their power on Zeus" Freya : "That is the most gangster shit I've ever heard"

[@joju5849]

I love how Freya is so pissed at Kratos that she has no idea just how much he’s been through himself over his entire lifetime

[@93BossRoss]

That was definitely the point of the scenes. I loved it

[@joshuav8061]

"It is difficult to seek forgiveness when you feel unworthy of it."

[@ivanivan744]

I want a future installment of GoW to have Atreus visit the reforming Greece, which through his (and probably Angrboda's) assistance, creates the Roman pantheon. I want to see the interactions Atreus has with the surviving gods, comparing the stories his father told of Greece with their accounts

[@diooverheaven6561]

If we have vikings myths then it should mean there is byzantiun and christianity if it was spanning like our world time

[@GameTavern2224]

Aren't the Roman gods just Greek God's

[@ivanivan744]

@@GameTavern2224 Yeah, but with new names. My pitch is that Atreus finds a way to redeem the gods afflicted by the evils from Pandora's box, intending to repair the damage his father wrought in the past and proving he's redeemed (the main conflict is that Loki/Atreus isn't welcomed because the surviving gods of the greek pantheon think he's there to finish them off) I think Atreus should be the one to return to Greece because of his association with wolves, and how wolves played a significant role in the birth of Rome. Also because Kratos would get the full wrath of Artemis and Apollo* raining down on him, along with the remaining greek armies,before he could take another step on their lands

[@diooverheaven6561]

@@GameTavern2224 not exactly and not always like Janus god of portals or Bellona who tehnically comes feom greek Enio but only later on as she is important goddes and a lot new interesting aspects of her, Mars for example is equivalent of Ares but where Ares is god of destructive war, Mars is god of war for peace and safety of your country and also father of Romans; or perhaps Pluto who is god of underworld but also god of wealth and Hades is only god of underworld and Thanatos god of death from greek mythology ain't a thing in Roman myths. All to say Roman gods are at least remixes of greek gods with etruscan gods and parts of other mythologies

[@GameTavern2224]

@@ivanivan744 interesting

[@krimson8089]

6:23 This is where i felt the OG god of war in him. His absolute command giving out and what he won't do.

[@commett_crusader2804]

6:04 why is there minecraft eating sounds

[@Ego___]

Fr so Random

[@seelevollerei1152]

Kratos needed to say two things: "I am covered in my wife's and daughter's ashes" and "Do not force me to kill again...fighting me would end only that way"

[@gracchen2500]

3:44 I like how here the interruption in dialogue actually is immediate, not like the awkward pause in most games where the interrupted stops and the interrupter starts up.

[@Editor_Brad]

How Santa Monica made everyone in the game relate to one another and Kratos being the embodiment of all their pain but still wanting to be better and becoming better is just amazing to me.

[@Knux115]

It's interesting that even after hearing what Kratos has to say Freya still takes it as "playing on her sympathies". talking about "how much she's lost" when Kratos literally destroyed everything just short of his godhood and the blades. Not to mention she somehow knows him as the one who burnt Olympus to the ground, killed every god there, but also believes that he hopes SHE won't kill HIM.

[@angsty_saint]

Every god but 1 :3

[@matiasr6509]

I like how most of this Kratos telling Freya he's been through what she's been through like "oh your having problems with your brother? Well my brother was taken from me as a child and he died when I rescued him." Or "oh your child died and it's all your fault? Well guess what sunshine, my wife and daughter died and it's all my fault too."

[@aculledor]

"You are playing to y sympathies so I let you live" I'm sorry Freya, I dont think you really get how much Kratos would anyhilate you in a fight

[@anthonyrodriguez8788]

I mean Odin had Kratos and Atreus at his mercy and Freya is just as strong if not stronger than Odin.

[@saswag2004]

@Anthony Rodriguez and Kratos is holding back. Don't forget this is the nigga that killed an entire pantheon. Especially gods like Zeus,hades and poseidon.

[@anthonyrodriguez8788]

@@saswag2004 Kratos has zero reason to hold back against Odin, he has even flat out stated that killing Odin would not be one of his regrets. Kratos killing an entire pantheon in the past is completely irrelevant, he was still losing against Odin.

[@saswag2004]

@Anthony Rodriguez Kratos has always been holding back in gow 4 and 5 so that he can allow atreus to grow stronger also he stated th9at he was starting to go back to his old ways and he didn't want that. He never gets angry in a fight, always holding back his rage. He was also holding back against Thor. Even though he had no reason to.

[@Cruddy129]

@@anthonyrodriguez8788 Thats because he has a son to protect and going back to his old ways will likely happen to Atreaus similarly on what happened with Calliope Remember, the previous games shown him to kill anyone, ANYONE that was simply in his way, most of which that was not deserving of it, all out of a revenge driven hatred to the gods The point is, he's always holding back because if he lets go, the example of him being better, he already established that to Atreaus in the previous game, he lets go, it would all mean for nothing, and he would destroy another Pantheon, and that would include killing everyone he known in the Norse mytho's, including Freya and Atreaus

[@TheVOYD16]

6:15 who's playing Minecraft? are you dual playing? HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Philthorn]

Freya don't lecture kratos. He's been through every physical and psychological pain you can imagine not to mention worse

[@florians9949]

She doesn’t know that at first. Notice how she becomes a lot less antagonistic after he told her about Calliope, understanding that he’s been throught shits bigger than her’s.

[@knowledgeanddefense1054]

He was also an unjustifiable monster, even after killing his wife and child (which should have gave him introspection) go back and replay the old games and notice how many innocents he brutally murders, often in completely avoidable ways. The spin-offs do a better job at this but the original trilogy features a Kratos I have a very hard time imagining would end up like this.

[@venturatheace1]

Its She-Hulk all over again

[@DhelRhay]

Freya talk like she had it harder til kratos tells her the true meaning of suffering

[@WeirdTale]

I know, it is glorious.

[@yaboi2500]

Hell, he didn’t even mention being forced to kill his own mother and to abandon his daughter in Elysium to kill Persephone so she wouldn’t disappear. Not to mention his torture at the hands of the Furies and his numerous suicide attempts.

[@spacegodzilla798]

Minecraft eating at 6:11 ?

[@michaelpitou3690]

"Exaggerated?" - Kratos asked calmly It's like he took offense that Mimir is sceptic about some of messed up things Kratos did in the past

[@majinmissingno4591]

*Mimir:* "Aye brother, I've heard many tall tales about the opponents you've faced throughout your escapades. But one strikes me as most peculiar.... A warrior with a gardening utensil?" *Kratos:* "The Knight." *Mimir:* "So it's true then? They'd bested ya' in one on one combat?" *Kratos:* "I can confirm their existence. No more." *Mimir:* "Enough said."

[@sb_lee6800]

Alternative title: Kratos trauma dumping for 7 minutes straight 💀

[@RickTheSmugLord]

5:22 why do i hear Minecraft in the back??

[@wesleycolvin7158]

Two of the most consistent themes in the ENTIRE series have been the examination of the destructive nature of revenge and why wrath is referred to as a 'deadly sin'. He understands Freya's point of view and knows exactly where her path leads because he's been on that path. In this scenario he IS the wiser of the two of them, but for all of the worst reasons.

[@LordTyph]

You can gain wisdom by making mistakes... And Kratos has an abundance of wisdom in that regard.

[@stuffzluvverz_7665]

6:09 I can hear the minecraft sound effects of eating food fsr

[@bandicamwarrior7591]

did you ever apologise to deimos for eating all of his cooked pork

[@OneReallyGrumpyJill]

It's kinda funny how, despite insane magic they have themselves, all the time shenanigan in Greece were still too crazy even for them. Imagine if all pantheons have "sisters of fate", and it's just that Greece's ones were the most unhinged ones, lol

[@EskChan19]

I mean that's honestly pretty much exactly how it is there. Most religions have some kind of fates. And if they're all true in God of War, then that would basically be the situation.

[@poppinbot321]

These Norns have no such magic, nor does anyone in these realms that I've ever see- *THE WOLVES LEAD US HERE*

[@Archangel657]

What Freya needs to understand is that even if Kratos allowed Baldur to kill her, he would have targeted Kratos and Atreus - either immediately afterward or got in their way regardless - forcing Kratos to kill him anyway.

[@Falcon-vh3nv]

I dare to say Kratos had tasted almost EVERY favour of PAIN. The pain of losing (in his case, killing) your own family, losing your own brother after not seeing him for decades and then watching him die right before you, losing your mother, killing those who don't deserve to die yet they beg you to kill them, losing those you swore to protect, watching a world around you burning because of you... There are just so many things, I think you know what I mean. What I want to say is that if somebody would dare to say "What do you know about..." in front of Kratos, they will be shocked to hear the truth. Just as Freya was when she heard Kratos had a child before Atreus.

[@gahmuretvanbegonia994]

2:49 Kratos doing battle in a tournament, with beasts scoundrels princesses, the undead, automatons and history's greatest musician that must be a reference to "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" Kratos did fight Ratchet and Clank, Fat Princess, Sir Daniel, and PaRappa the Rapper

[@IPostMeAndMyFriendsRecordings]

I think the Scoundrel would be Nathan, the automaton is most likely Clank but I also think Raiden is a good fit.

[@KubaKarczix]

Daktor turn off my pain inhibitors​@@IPostMeAndMyFriendsRecordings

[@DavannDanon]

at 5:32 i dream or i really hear crits from minecraft?

[@ano2lokmo]

To top it off, he was finally reunited with his daughter is Elysium (Chains of Olympus) only for him to leave her again in order to prevent Atlas from destroying the pillar in the underworld that was holding the earth up. Then in Ghost of Sparta, he ended up having to kill his own mother bc Zeus placed a curse on her that turns her into a monster if she ever revealed who Kratos' father was.

[@uncivilsum417]

Kratos is really like: "you're getting a bronze medal in this two person tragic backstory competition"

[@nidnoms3622]

2:45 officially confirms Playstation Allstars Battle royal is cannon

[@ejm110]

its like the old trilogy is just a set up for these awesome back to back masterpieces

[@raymondtomas2294]

You forgot chain's of Olympus,gost of Sparta, and Ascension

[@bigouncee]

The fact that they referenced MK9 is cool af

[@PasSpin]

It was a reference to Playstation All Stars, not MK, that's why "Greatest Musician" was mentioned.

[@doomslayerprime9749]

@@PasSpin it's technically a Nod to both the musician part is a reference to Rain from Mortal Kombat who was namesaked after Prince Song Purple Rain. Regardless I think it's safe to say Only Kratos knows the real answer, but thanks to Copyrights he chose not to say

[@PasSpin]

@@doomslayerprime9749 The writer confirmed it's for All Stars

[@franciscs1604]

2:40

[@danang5]

@@PasSpin make more sense too if you consider its PLAYSTATION all star,which sony own MK is owned by netherrealm studio,which isnt owned by sony

[@BrightstarStore]

6:10 Close your eyes on this part, and imagine that you are eating roast chicken in a cave in Minecraft

[@Moazz]

Freya: "I Can't imagine!" Kratos: "Oh yeah, i also wear their ashes and my soul is bonded to the blade that killed them."

[@cybernesisofhell]

Yo, at 6:00 were you eating some shit in Minecraft my guy?

[@alexanderarmageddon1467]

It is kinda cool to think that Kratos has tried using his old magic a few times. Imagine him trying to activate it when he thinks nobody can see

[@alexdeghost2729]

2:30 That was the most Kratos line that ever Kratos'd

[@A.HollerMusic]

2:36 It gets me everytime 🤣

[@danielhaire6677]

Freya: "That's the most dangerous and irresponsible thing I've ever heard." Kratos: "For you, it was irresponsible. For me? It was Tuesday."

[@firedarkheart]

If kratos had all his magic powers from his home land....he would be just...damn too strong dude lol itd be cool to see his powers this form

[@vivil2533]

I hope if we ever get a series finaly, at the end of it all, Kratos gets all the powers he ever had through the entire series. Even if it's only for one over the top climactic final boss throw down.

[@jonathanfigueroa1308]

I like this especially how the popular arc of people forced into violence for revenge but end up addicted to it and unable to live without conflict is overused kratos wanting peace is lovely

[@al_2138]

If anyobody see this. Its a very intresting detail how freya doesnt respond AT ALL when kratos mentions how spartans are made

[@blitz3607]

the best part is that freya hears some of this and is like bro you did what? how the fuck did you manage that

[@dcspidey1218]

I feel robbed that kratos didn't tell atreus about his first family

[@Kinos141]

Atreus is too young to hear such things. He's older now and can probably hear the story, but nah. Not something you want to tell your kids.

[@BababooeyGooey]

It's most likely to be brought up in subsequent games, perhaps Atreus discovers the whole story on his travels.

[@dcspidey1218]

It would of been a great idea if kratos told him about it when he was blaming himself for Broks death

[@Kaz-td2yg]

Wait I think I remember that one conversation in the 2018 one on a boat, if I'm remembering correctly, he asked something along the line with "before me and mother" family something, I'm probably wrong about this though so don't be mad

[@ZerMetalFight]

5:17 anyone else here Minecraft grass block and a sword swing?

[@craigdavidson5235]

The gods should be lucky Greece is no more if he had all his power he would wipe the floor with norse mythology as mimir said he would have had every flavour of power

[@marketpliers1478]

He still can if he just goes full on rage mode

[@TheHighborn]

i mean.... canonically he was not once harmed during the 2 new games. No new scars. Think about it

[@xanage8413]

yeah, thunder vanilla, teleportation mint, fury chocolate- wait, that one he has...

[@craigdavidson5235]

@@xanage8413 🤣🤣🤣

[@azriffazli4670]

@@marketpliers1478 That's what he was saying, if Kratos could beat the Norse pantheon with only his most basic powers, imagine how powerful he could've been if he had his old powers from Greece and combine with his accumulated experience. He would become extremely powerful at this point in time

[@laggy_1]

Him telling freya the story of his past should have been a cutscene at the end of a boss fight with freya where you only defend yourself, no attacks

[@eric7591]

Good compilation. Thank you.

[@nunyabeezaxe2030]

The reason why Kratos beat fate was because Kronika has already fallen. Therefore she could no longer pull the strings in other realms ;)

[@assgardiano]

lmao

[@S117M4sterChief]

2:40 Love Mimir’s little nod to Mortal Kombat 9, Kratos slaughtering his way through the tournament and destroying Shao Kahn

[@AlastorAltruistGaming]

It could also very much elude to Kratos’ role as fighter in the PlayStation All-Stars Tournament, which is like Smash Bros but worse. Besides, in Mortal Kombat, we know there’s an actor (Johnny Cage); no news about a great musician in the franchise, though.

[@interviolet6675]

I love hearing and watching their reactions to Kratos' past experiences. He speaks of tragedy and pain but deep down I think he also looks back fondly on some of it like his old stomping grounds as a younger god

[@javontejackson5013]

Kratos in his prime was fcking beast and u cannot argue with that

[@Dragon_Lair]

He still is a beast. He's just controlling himself because he knows the consequences that will happen if he doesn't. If anything happens to Atreus, he will have no reason to care about holding back.

[@Bongbongo]

Gods grow stronger as they age, kratos is in his prime at this very moment lol

[@Biggerwhenpulled]

Kratos' "godly power" is his rage, as an olympian he grows stronger with age, but since he is activity holding his rage back for the good of his close one's, we don't see Kratos' full power, we only see hints of it pop up every so often, like against heimdall. And yet even though he is holding back, no norse God is a match for him. Imagine for a second what he could do if he fell back into his Ghost of Sparta ways. I don't think anything could stand in his way

[@alphaisyeeting4880]

@@Biggerwhenpulled Well not really. His current state is just better atributes by ALOT compared to GOW3. But his prime is still in GOW3 because of how OP the weapons and magic power he had during that time.

[@Biggerwhenpulled]

@@alphaisyeeting4880 I'd argue his current weapons are more op than what he had then, the only exception being the blade of Olympus of course. And yeah, without his magic he seems weaker, but we can't really compare since we haven't seen his full strength at any point in the recent games. He beat Baldur, and Magni, and the Valkiries without even getting frustrated, and Heimdall, well we all saw that as soon as Kratos got angry, Heimdall got swatted like a bug. And he was only angry, no where near enraged. If Kratos ever fell back into his Ghost of Sparta ways, he could burn Asgard to the ground on his own without any issues

[@spardaespada6006]

you know I kinda thought since We can Play as Atreus and Freya is also part of the team they could have made a scenario were Atreus and Freya and maybe Mimir is with them Fights an Illusion of Young Kratos made by the Norm’s and see for themselves how much of a God of War Kratos really was especially when Freya wanted a rematch lol

[@dariankillip5526]

"it is difficult to seek forgiveness when you feel unworthy" OOOOO DAMN

[@tylerleach8796]

This video left out my favorite one. Where Kratos tells Atreus a story of a man sacrificing everything for his daughter where he’s clearly talking about Hephaestus.

[@JoeChard]

6:07 freya: “id like to think he’s changed, he’s all i have left now” *steve from minecraft eating aggressively*

[@RandomShinigami7]

I do really like how they’re fully embracing that this is a long running franchise. It would have been so much easier to simply say “Kratos has a past” and leave it at that, leaving it as a clean slate of sorts for newcomers. But no, they’re flat out name dropping characters and events from the previous games.

[@EskChan19]

I think it's really cool that for people who already played the other games they are referencing stuff that the player can go "Oh yeah I remember that" to, while for newcomers they learn about this just like the other characters around.

[@nossiro]

Mimi: 0:00 ... "it strains credulity, obviously" yeah right, as if a living decepated head isn't unbelievable enough

[@EskChan19]

I love how he literally goes "Thor hitting someone so hard that they are send back in time is totally believable, but a device speficially made to be send in time strains credulity obviously"

[@HarmonicVector]

Freya: "You think you understand the pain of losing a child?" Kratos: "Bitch, I am forced to wear her ashes..."

[@Vegetables578]

The random Minecraft Crit and Food noises in the background are just... *chiefs kiss*

[@elite8predator883]

I really want like free dlc that adds to the lore. Like Kratos retelling his story from how he became who he was and his battles til now. That and a bonus episode where we play as Atreus returning from his journey trying to find his father. Realm after realm meeting with all his old friends telling stories of the many feats Kratos has done to earn the worship and love from the people of the realms. Finding out his father was on a journey of his own before reuniting with him.

[@chakarita]

Old Kratos would just stab Freya multiple times while screaming in rage

[@Wyrmixx]

6:09 I didn't know you could have Steve as a companion as well

[@leonardferguson23]

These story’s give me chills

[@Striker_2]

Does Freya not realize that had Baldur killed her he still would've died? Because I highly doubt he'd let them go especially since they were going to Jotunheim a place Odin wanted to get to so badly

[@anonymouspotato6017]

I somehow feel like Freya's voice acting sounds much better when she's angry

[@MegaElitePredator]

this is brilliant. what would make it better is clips of what they are talking about to go with it all

[@HishamA.N_Comicbroe]

Gamer's Little Playground has done that type of video.

[@MegaElitePredator]

@@HishamA.N_Comicbroe oh really? Have u the link?

[@PreigarsTV]

I loved that part in the game... everytime you went on a boat with freya was a good talk... and I felt that was my safe zone .... until it was no more ... the Crockodiles in Vaneheim are spooky

[@joshuahiltpold248]

For anyone wondering, the current theory is that the Blades of Chaos are either the originals that have been cursed to follow him or they are actually the Blades of Athena, the reason for that being that the Fire Titan imbues those blades with her power. Hence why the blades in the Norse Games are so powerful and deal fire damage, they have Primordial fire magic inside them. Its why (SPOILERS AHEAD) Surtr has you use them to ignite Sinmara's heart inside him, because they can channel primordial fire energy easily.

[@alexs6988]

6:12 I wish Steve wasn't munching so loudly

[@chrisparker9299]

When Mirmir asked Kratos about the tournament he knew he was involved with Mortal Kombat

[@EskChan19]

Playstation All Stars Battle Royale is the game they referenced.

[@kanadashyuugo873]

6:46 It's funny how Freya has no clue how close she likely was meeting the Godkiller at this point. I think had she pushed a little too much, had she reminded Kratos enough of Athena, she would've realized it was never her letting Kratos live, QUITE the other way around.

[@EidolonPoet]

4:28 “And you think you could have murdered him and wore his ashes” ?

[@sihyun1925]

kratos: 😐 nobody: still nobody: freya: 🤬