Let's Players Reaction To Kratos Retrieving The Blades Of Chaos | God Of War (PS4)

[@SageNemesis]

When Kratos ran his fingers across the blade, then his hands start shaking. This is my favorite thing about this scene. He really hates those things and himself for what he did. God, this game is amazing.

[@megapulsar9244]

SageNemesis True, he was feeling the rusted old, yet still murderous metal of those things that are and will always be the awful reminders of the great burden of his horrible past sins.

[@stevenzwiesler5104]

not only that but when he gets up and tells Athena "I am your monster no longer." whenever I hear that, it will ALWAYS send chills down my spine. single best line in the game

[@sovietdoggo753]

He embraced his personal Hell and the memories of his tortured past.

[@TnD_BigJax]

My question is: how did he get those specific blades back? Didn't Ares strip him of his blades and magic after that illusion he created of Kratos's family in GOW1?

[@darkozosel9114]

The actor playing Kratos had to do this scene 3 times, and actually broke down after the 3rd time and needed a break.

[@kawaishian1677]

the blade that kill his family now use to protect his only family.

[@patootie3529]

Well put

[@averageganyusimp]

New*

[@Jack-zl1pb]

lol

[@aliabbani2974]

Kawaishian family and the pantheon

[@AlphaLyons]

Chân Triệu Vân far from “new”

[@rickyrackey7930]

2005: Kratos uses the Blades of Chaos as desperation to save himself 2018: Kratos uses the Blades of Chaos as desperation to save Atreus

[@travizz7781]

the chills 🗿

[@Oshaoxin]

2022: Kratos uses the Blades of Chaos.

[@SageNemesis]

Kratos: "Athena..." Mimir: "Athena!?" I'm sure Mimir was able to piece some things together.

[@rickyrackey7930]

@@Oshaoxin as desperation To save everyone from Odin.

[@dgames220]

Ah yes, *Artreus* Kratos'son

[@pizzaclock9732]

People who never plays other God of War games: oooh dual blade Veteran God of War fans: You look as beautiful as the day i lost you...

[@lionsgamers592]

So underrated comment Edit: Damn, I dont even remember weirong this lol

[@basharmusa2098]

@Toru Sato i think all of them did including the first guy

[@res6696]

Stolen comment

[@solo-dark5094]

Underrated comment😞😌

[@anjalibadke8705]

@Toru Sato jacksepticeye

[@truefailure6359]

Kratos is not a hero, but he is such a beautifully written character worthy of his now legendary status.

[@extraordinarygamer937]

yeah man

[@shovelenthusiast7389]

You know how it goes: You either die as a hero or you live long enough to see yourself becoming a villain. With Kratos however its the other way around

[@gotworc]

Kratos is a neither a good guy or a bad guy he does what he feels is necessary and right to do in order to protect himself and the people he loves

[@lonerplay7872]

@@gotworc Wise words my friend.

[@aliq45]

to think that they make GOW orginally as a hack and slash mash button type of game is bonkers! now its one of the huge flagships of Sony

[@ikanhiu8906]

Mimir : "Let's see what those blades can do" Me who have played the previous GoW game : "You have no idea..."

[@kelvinb3956]

Ngl these guys reaction wasn’t enough for me, lol i was jumping and crying all over

[@valentinedejesus9210]

@@kelvinb3956 same bro

[@SexLuthor]

Me: *brutally* *kills* *thanatos*

[@ankhaforest9249]

*257 combo*

[@DragnS1n]

I cried the moment I saw them I was so happy lol

[@ComicWriter-ml3qt]

I like what he tells Brok when he asks if the blades are a family heirloom. “NO. And they never will be.” Really tells you his feelings about those blades

[@fazadhikarizqkoswara9429]

And knowing Ragnarok is about to drop, that word would hit harder. Oh man, the chills, and treatment for the weapon which had given him sorrow and agony for centuries chained back just to safe his only anchor that is Atreus, does show how much he meant for Kratos.

[@dustindubbo2892]

Well there is also the fact the blades are literally bound to never leave him, he’s tried chucking them in the ocean and they literally almost get shot back out at him by the sea.

[@tararocksong5085]

Those blades aren’t a blessing, they’re cursed.

[@RhythmsByRKelly]

When Atreus becomes the main character I feel like he will inherit them loki is always portrayed as having two daggers and those look like some nice daggers for our new loki

[@tararocksong5085]

@goblo023, that’s an excellent possibility of what would happen to the Blades of Chaos should they ever be reforged. But in order to reforge them, you need a master blacksmith. Unfortunately, Hephaestus is dead and so is Brok, and Sindri’s in his grief stage so good luck talking to him.

[@scarnovak5298]

Just for your information. The Voice actor was in motion capture for this moment. He actually shed a tear. Look it up. He cried while recording this.

[@attakrus]

That’s nuts! And dedication to his work but mostly, N U T S

[@kgosimagano8966]

Respect to Chris Judge

[@sokkerfreak]

Well he was a genuine GOW veteran and imagine being called out by your favorite game company to play as your game heroe

[@One-EyedCorvus]

@@sokkerfreak not to bring down the mood but it wasn’t because he was a fan, he said he cried because he put his own personal feelings into this scene. He was a main character for one of the longest running SciFi shows ever and he said he’d felt like he had failed his children for not being there for them.

[@eliottdeletraz97]

I can understand him

[@atliszilla445]

Gotta give props to Mimir. Throughout the whole scene, he knows this is very important moment for his brother. So he stay quiet until Kratos steps out the house.

[@joeyjonquantaviusjr9927]

I’m pretty sure it was a vision, mimir wouldn’t really be in it

[@Sheenifier]

He may babble a lot, but the smartest man alive knows when to keep silent

[@justfresh179]

What strikes me is that Kratos actually trembles before he puts the blades on. He’s genuinely scared of unearthing his past and the painful memories but steels himself anyway, knowing it’s for his son, his future

[@RM-wp7df]

This is imo one of the best cut-scenes ever written, the hype was huge for a lot of fans, even though some only knew briefly about the games, including myself, still was an insane moment

[@x-shift8937]

Atreus / Loki isn’t his son

[@elends2302]

@@x-shift8937 Lol, Loki is definitely his son. There's already speculation that Kratos is known to the Norse gods as the jötunn Fárbauti.

[@x-shift8937]

@@elends2302 I know no ones really onboard with my theory lol but I think im right on this one. what a lot of people don't know about norse mythology is how Loki the trickster became who he was. he becomes a liar after discovering he was lied to all his life about something. Loki wasn't always a villain. and it would make sense in an interesting twist if the lie in the game is Loki thinking all his life that kratos is his real father, and the clue that confirms this in the game is when Athenas ghost or whatever visits kratos and says lying about being a father and kratos pauses for a second making me think their was something significant about that moment

[@elends2302]

@@x-shift8937 Athena's shade told Kratos that he's pretending to be something he's not then mentions "father" among the things she lists. This is because Kratos never really had the opportunity to be a father and husband to his previous family and struggles raising Atreus/Loki after Faye's passing. Athena pissed him off with that remark because Kratos was willing to dig up his dark past to save his son--hence his resentment of that particular line. You'd do well not to base ALL of Loki's story off of the original Norse material as the God of War franchise takes heavy creative liberty in weaving this stories from the source material. That and the game explicitly details that Kratos is Atreus/Loki's actual father. Not to mention he inherited Spartan Rage from Kratos himself. So, unless Faye slept with another Spartan, all theories promoting the idea that Kratos isn't his father is an extended reach.

[@skyrogue1977]

All the while Mimir is hanging there wondering, “who’s this guy talking to?”

[@spandanganguli6903]

He's figuring it out.

[@greenkidd529]

He knows the Greek gods. Later after this scene he remembers who Athena is and even knows of the legend of the Ghost of Sparta and everything he has done.

[@iqbaalmuhmd]

@@greenkidd529 thats not what he meant lmao, he meant that kratos is talking to no one because athena is only in his head

[@viniciusgrosse1958]

@@iqbaalmuhmd can't that be her ghost tho?

[@iqbaalmuhmd]

@@viniciusgrosse1958 could be. But the point is, what mimir saw was kratos talking to himself. Also there were scene where kratos told athena to get out of his head

[@drwood4395]

Freya: “your frost axe will be useless, you need to find something else” Me: smiles erotically

[@thevengeance7493]

This literally me when kratos say ," i must go home to dig something that i swore to buried it😂"

[@GingerZombie29]

We all knew what was coming. Such a great moment. EPIC.

[@tararocksong5085]

I was thinking as I watched the gameplay of God of War 4 when Freya said that fires cannot burn in Helheim and no magic in all the Nine Realms can create a blaze, “But there’s one weapon that’ll work effectively and it’s not of Nordic culture, but Greek.”

[@ladistar]

DAMN hahahahaha so true

[@pinkafboi2525]

Lip biting included?

[@davidmaruli4844]

Father... *Trigger"

[@BlueWoWTaylan]

Kratos was about to murder her all over again.

[@tylercolby1426]

*Glares in Rage of the Gods*

[@jeffreysamson5938]

Honestly even games give more care for daughters than wives.

[@kurioshubby8168]

Ok boomer

[@lemonlime4205]

Taylan Ertan right in the chest

[@ThePastaBolognese]

Everyone: oh my god 😱😭😮 Brownman: 🗿

[@oliverl.9004]

That was actually my reaction too. Genuine. I was happy too, but i kinda knew it before

[@shadowproductions969]

I know it. Annoyed me a little.. can tell he never played or watched any of the previous games.. his only concern was them skipping an animation of wrapping both arms.

[@dogeramsey9154]

Brownman is like that in every reaction idk why he even here 😂

[@mormonjesus9581]

Brownman more like shitman

[@thelionofjudah5318]

Me Llaman Pastilla 🗿

[@Tripledashhh_]

“They don’t look so good. But god damn they look good” is exactly how they look when you first retrieve them 😂

[@GodLimone]

After the fifth upgrade they look better than they did back in gow 1 lol

[@bcgazero6472]

​@@GodLimone for me,nothing will surpass the blades of exile model

[@HatefulFishbox2506]

newbies: ooh. hardcore fans: *MY BABIES!*

[@patootie3529]

One day when they realize what they missed out, they will play the other games. I consider it as a good thing.

[@hereiamkillme0131]

*coughJacksepticeyecough*

[@patootie3529]

hereiamkillme01 No shit

[@孙林可]

Before release: Why the f did they make Kratos' main weapon a funny throwing axe? Another example designers want to validate their existence by "Hey look, we are making a new game. Stop the nostagia on the old shits!" After release: The plot of retriving the blade of chaos made me groose bump and almost tear out.

[@patootie3529]

@@孙林可 They made the Leviathan Axe because kratos stopped using the Blades of Chaos after GOW3

[@NukaColaWarrior8434]

Noob: nice a new weapon! Veteran fan: Nutts all over the screen violently

[@SLushyy_IV]

This shit got weakk brudaa😂😂😂😂😂

[@Afrimusican]

😅 all dat?

[@austinjohnson3452]

The second guy clearly doesn't know GOW he didn't even react

[@itwistedgamerxp1642]

Omg hah

[@El_Bueno]

With all 2 inches

[@mattiemorgana]

I remember when I first got to the fight with the enemies right after this scene, I started mashing square and triangle like I havent been using the R buttons the whole time. I was literally taken back to the PS2 days in an instant.

[@anuragchakraborty1273]

So effing true!

[@travisjones6643]

You can change the settings to make your attack buttons square and triangle

[@SexLuthor]

Me too but in psp. I still miss playing ghost of sparta

[@eddieguererro46]

@@travisjones6643 Yup, did it the minute i started the game. The default controls just dont feel natural

[@icantthinkofaname1009]

I went for the light -> light -> heavy combo as soon as I had control

[@Truthfully_Marvin]

The way he says "I know" after Athena says "you will always be a monster" is kind of heart breaking. You can feel the shame and guilt in his voice.

[@TheBlackAntagonist]

I could feel it too, but the way he picked it back up and fought back with "But I am *your* monster no more." was such a chillingly epic comeback. He's instead of asking "what have I become?" responding with "I have become death, destroyer of worlds" and choosing to aim that force in the direction of those who would harm his family. He may not be the hero, but he has chosen a just cause.

[@shadowfaceyt4047]

Sad thing is that that was a retake. The actor for Kratos originally legit cried when saying it. So we couldve had a legit broken "I know" for Kratos

[@TheBlackAntagonist]

@@shadowfaceyt4047 Well, it wouldn't have been very time fitting for him to have cried, even though the punch would have been much harder. I think it rolls a bit better the way we got it. I know...but I am your monster...no longer. I know...(cries)but...I am your monster...no...longer. The elipses are my attempts at setting pauses for how the timing might have been for both line reads.

[@jiib7770]

@@shadowfaceyt4047 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaLRnZSpfd6KbtU I thought it was the same “I know” the only thing they did was adding in kratos saying “but I am your monster no longer” in after effects

[@jeannin.wallace2795]

THE VA actuslly cried saying, "Iknow."

[@Shockwave99999]

I love how if u played the first 3 games, this game makes u feel like an asshole for how u acted in those previous games. U had fun beating the shit out of and killing all of the Greek gods, but then this game spits it back in your face to show u how sinister your actions really were and the effect they had on others including yourself

[@somebodytouchedmyspaghet7876]

I know that this is a year old comment but i just wanna say that that is exactly how i felt lol

[@Canal_Omega]

@@somebodytouchedmyspaghet7876 bruh me tho xd

[@-ENIGMX]

nah personally if i had the choice to go as kratos and murder all the norse gods i would no cap

[@dantexkv9983]

Exactly how I felt brother exactly how I felt

[@Zesrii]

@@-ENIGMX What do you think the next game will be about? ;)

[@Seki1987]

I love how you can tell which of these streamers played the original trilogy. No talking stupid shit or wasteful commentary. Simply an awe. Reuniting with an old friend. Us veterans, we grew up with Kratos. Silence is out of respect for everything those blades mean and stand for.

[@greyman7605]

Not really respect but more hatred an sadness those blades killed everything dear to kratos and were the chains enslaving him to the gods and athena

[@attakrus]

I didn’t grow up on the games, I did however watch the clips from the previous games and even I was in awe.

[@mauricioraigosaclavijo8833]

Imagine watching this scene and the first thing that comes to your mind is "how did he got the chains on his other arm".

[@danielkidwell6701]

Exactly

[@habibi4441]

BRO SAID VETERANS 💀💀💀

[@brother_of_light]

Two things: 1: Everytime he goes, "I am your monster no longer." I get chills. 2. When the guy goes, "Look at how damaged those are." That's what happens when you topple a pantheon.

[@zionchar11]

those things KILLS a fuck ton of things.. that blade is the equivalent of GUTS dragonslayer sword.. drenched in so much blood, slain so many things.

[@thecommentguy9380]

actually he didn't use it to topple olympus (he used blades of exile not chaos), he just kept it but couldnt get rid of it because one way or another the blades will find its way back to him

[@brother_of_light]

@@thecommentguy9380 Lets face it. They were only different names because they needed a reason for you to build them. They might as well have been the blades that brought Olympus to ruin because the only difference is the look.

[@TheCrazyCapMaster]

Athena upgraded the Blades of Exile directly to the Blades of Chaos, it was the first thing she did onscreen after becoming that ghost-god thing 🤣 after Kratos killed her 😅 they are the same blades though, and they’re the same blades he was given by Ares, the ones that killed his first family. Those things are heavier than any physical weight he could ever carry. EDIT: this whole comment is pretty much moot 🤣

[@notangel8328]

Wyatt Pitt The somber “I know” gave me the chills. The way they play the whole he has PTSD is amazing

[@Spills51]

The Blades are as recognizable as Kratos himself. ICONIC!!

[@gipsy_3o3]

Spills51 well neebs gaming called it the Chains of chaos

[@nore5992]

@@gipsy_3o3 I can still relate

[@gektoast4968]

I may have never played GOW before this one, but I still instantly recognized the blades and got hyped

[@RM-wp7df]

@@gektoast4968 i played "Ghost of Sparta" in 2012 on PSP at a friend, I have a PS4 and when I played the game and got here I was screaming and in a huge hype. The blades are truly his signature weapon, he can have a sword in the next game, if he is coming back to his blades it will have the same impact as this cutscene 🔥🔥

[@Jpx0999]

@@gektoast4968 i NEVER finished a gow game for several reasons Losting save file Console breaking NOT being able to afford a certain game BUT I KNOW EVERY SINGLE CORNER OF EVERY SINGLE GAME

[@marlaynastam6184]

I'm surprised a lot of the reactions were excitement and happiness and "feel the power". This is a SAD scene. He is SHAKING, scared of what it might mean to pick up the blades again. His arms still bleeding it seems from wounds that never healed. Suddenly horrible memories he has literally buried brought flooding back in a single moment. And all the while Athena is still haunting him telling him that he is a monster and a failure, digging into that emotional wound further. I teared up this whole scene. sure it's cool to see the blades brought back and it's definitely fun to use them to kill enemies again but it's apparent to me that maybe some people didn't really understand how tragic the previous games were so this scene didn't hit some people as hard as it could have.

[@callmelou5397]

idk if you played the previous games its just that the blades are iconic and i loved them so fucking much and i was so hyped when i saw ig that i didnt rlly care that the scene is meant to be sad

[@marlaynastam6184]

@@callmelou5397 fair 😂 idk, i love the blades as much as the next person but in that moment is was like "oh shit, not this scenario again" especially with Athena tormenting him in the background about possibly repeating what happened in Greece with his family. but after the scene was over and i started using the blades, i was hyped because it felt good to use a familiar weapon again.

[@GodLimone]

@@marlaynastam6184 Yeah I knew it was coming, it wasn't a good moment for Kratos, but just thinking of everything bad he had done with the blades already made me want to use them Probably the purpose of using them again for a different reason was what people liked, the whole scene is great, I think nobody except Kratos thougth of it as a sad moment

[@Pantera-pc9bx]

I agree this is a sad scene but it’s also extremely impactful all at once

[@Krysnha]

I was thinking the same these is sad and i never play these games, and seen that is obvious a reaction of fear

[@Ronnie2839]

Kratos is in so much pain, it almost makes me want to cry. The Norse chant in the background really brings out a PTSD aesthetic as he runs a single hand across those damaged, yet durable blades. And because he's bound to those blades he seems to be bound to Athena, who manifested her astral spirit only after Kratos realized that he needed the blades to fight in Helheim. Somebody needs to hug this man.

[@lokeshrathi6200]

If you have the courage bro. Be my guest

[@TheLocalShitposter]

@@lokeshrathi6200 “boy”

[@lokeshrathi6200]

@@TheLocalShitposter Yes sir!

[@classicv8dude268]

That’s what I was seeing. I could see the fear in his body language. Almost like he didn’t want to touch them or better yet use them again. The sight of the blades made his hands shake from ptsd flashbacks. That’s what I’m seeing so. It made me think “I wonder how I’d handle that situation if I was him?”

[@LusciousTwinkle]

i would...naked and for a very long time.

[@Geoskan]

*"Athena, get the f*ck outta here!"* GoldGlove's enthusiasm always cracks me up, lol.

[@shlapnut_6666]

Full hard on all 2 inches 😂

[@mr.reacterzzone2513]

😂😂

[@Sur_GalaChad2189]

Let’s be honest the way they handled this and the build up + how good they feel in this game is one of the best moments in gaming . This is pinnacle story telling. “I’m your monster no longer” fucking chills

[@CommanderC1997]

It’s perfect

[@miami_mutilator]

when kratos said “i must go home” i thought he meant sparta and got so hyped

[@meidy3795]

herban same

[@Agusnico-yq5wv]

Same. I thought we were going to see what's left of Greece

[@xeroxprinter1856]

Would have been extremely cool tbh...

[@johnathancarrillo6990]

Would have been great if that was the case cause he would have went for the blade of Olympus, my personal favorite in the whole series.

[@ITMeCE]

When he was talking about something he must do, something he never thought he would have to do again, I knew he was talking about the blades.. and was hoping we WERE going back home to Sparta.. but then remembered that he can’t go back there cause it’s destroyed. So this was the only logical place he could go. Which, honestly, made the scene amazing.

[@Moon-gy9np]

Noobies: oh wow! Veterans: *You're as beautiful as the day i lost you*

[@luciferparty6330]

I understood that reference

[@aleksi1537]

@@luciferparty6330 I did not

[@alby8357]

You cannot say that, I saw that film yesterday I'm still sad😭

[@alby8357]

@@aleksi1537 how to train your dragon 2

[@canonboom165]

@@alby8357 *WOW😯!* *Beautiful😶!* *Thank you😊.*

[@britishhoormalez]

When his hands shake I’m guessing he’s having horrible flashbacks to his wife And daughters death by the blades

[@onlyacomentarynothingspeci2419]

He lost way more than that trough the blades

[@britishhoormalez]

@@onlyacomentarynothingspeci2419 deep and a bit brutal

[@DoIT4Me]

What’s sadder than that is that he can literally feel them since they are coating his body

[@S7phirothGaming]

@@DoIT4Me Let alone Atreus not knowing how his skin will stay white for the rest of his life

[@tararocksong5085]

@@S7phirothGaming the white on Kratos’ skin represent the ashes of the innocent (more specifically his wife and daughter) and the red tattoos is an honor of his brother, Deimos who bore a red mark over his eye.

[@kanekiouma6321]

I absolutely love this scene for 3 reasons. #1: the goddamn music, may I say more? #2: While Kratos is wrapping the chain around his arm, and Athena starts taunting him. He ignores her until she says something about being a father, he then looks over at her, and stops wrapping the chain. I think you get why that’s so fundamentally important in this scene. It shoes where Kratos is vulnerable, where he is weak. He wants to be the father that Atreus needs. But he can’t, he can’t until he accepts that he’s failed before, and that he cannot fail again. And the point that he turns his head towards her, and then looks back to his weapon. That’s when he finally does. He accepts his burden, and bears it with pride. He knows he is a monster, but he also knows he has a choice. And he chooses to become the father Atreus needs. #3: Again the music.

[@ant8041]

i love it when he says "im your monster no longer"

[@TKDoomslayer]

Well said man

[@BlueShellshock]

What I love is that no one ever questioned "why didn't he just take the blades with him earlier? They could have helped!" No, those are the weapons of a man who has murdered the gods. They represent the loss of his first family, years of being consumed by rage, the killing of his father, and unimaginable suffering. He couldn't take them with him, not unless it was the only choice left to make. Also, they are fucking badass.

[@babayaga9805]

Nicely put🙏🙏..no matter how many times you watch this video that music always calls gamers ...the blades which destroyed everything ...now are the only chance to save the only family he has and cares about wants to save it....that is the reason why this scene is so powerful ....every gamer know what Kratos has been through and this is the point when everyone gets what they werr waiting for ....god of war without blades of chaos is not god of war thats period ..it is the symbol of wht Kratos is and what can he do what he is capable of....nicely done Corey barlog really you did justice with this scene

[@naomituimauga3765]

he hasnt gone weaker he was at 100% because of his anger and his rage, right now he has accepted it and wasnt at his 100% throughout the whole game, if atreus was to get killed you would have the old kratos back

[@Dakingchaos1]

Imagine God of War 5 he goes back for the blade of Olympus. Jesus Is The Only Way & He's Coming Back

[@RedHead2003]

Oh man now that you say that lol that would be dope as hell

[@theMiedriWesley]

God of War 5, Atreus is a teenager and a force to be feared without Kratos at his side.

[@m.k.8440]

There's an underground weapons room.😂

[@TheCrazyCapMaster]

Boss battle, Kratos vs ghost-god-thing Athena, she took the blade, probably still has it back in Greece 😅 now he has to kill her AGAIN 😭

[@ForganMreeman-0]

Balde of Olympus now at the athena hands in the end of GOW 3, i dont know how he will get it back, and i dont think athena will give it to him, if kratos wants the blade of olympus then he need to go back to greece

[@Dastan117]

Character development. Those blades have seen a lot of innocent blood in a previous life. It's a symbolization of Kratos being a monster and a slave to the God of War Ares. Him coming back to wield the blades to save his son, instead of murdering people is an incredible amount of character growth.

[@daz211]

"I have killed many who were deserving... And many who were not..." Like the same boat captain 3 times.

[@Norotox8]

@@daz211 i mean he did trap 3 girls but other than that hes basically just a broken toy to kratos

[@echo.ichigo]

I am grown man. I cried while playing this game. I never played other God of war. But I knew God of war lore. I cried in this scene and the end. I have a son. I will go any length to protect him

[@chrisrios3113]

The crazy thing is, the chaos blades are as old as GoW 1. Those were the blades that his first wife & daughter died by his own hands. After GoW 1 it was then Athena’s Blades & The Blades of Exile. The nostalgia is real.

[@PepitoStyleMC]

Yeah, I always wondered why he changed the chaos blades for athena's, and where had they been all the time during the first gow's, after gow 3, he mustve gone somewhere he had them hidden, i guess?

[@pokerface9432]

@@PepitoStyleMC Remember when Kratos and Atreus were on that ship in Hel where they saw the illusion where Kratos kills Zeus? The blades he threw at the ground are identical to the blades of chaos, that means in Gow 3 he technically had the blades of chaos with him.

[@DJWeapon8]

@@pokerface9432 IIRC the Blades of Chaos basically got magically upgraded into the "of Athena" and "of Exile" variants. All three are the same, just superimposed on top of the older variant.

[@Delta-sl4me]

We knows bro no need to explain

[@stevenkratos3207]

@@PepitoStyleMC in gow 1 if you remember Ares rips the blades off of kratos and makes it where kratos can no longer use them so he has to use a sword to kill him once he finished doing that Athena gave him a set of blades she had fashioned then of course in gow3 she gives him the blades of exile now the creators have also said that during the time he was traveling from Greece to Scandinavia the blades of chaos kept following him to where he would find them laying in front of him no matter what he did he cast the blades into the ocean even but as a curse the blades kept on showing up where he would go to and that is why he still had them in this game because no matter what he can never get rid of them

[@StepSisSara]

Ares! Destroy my enemies and my life is yours!

[@ezio-earle3973]

These Words Were The Destruction of Olympus

[@nishasuvarna1059]

@@ezio-earle3973 beginning of the end

[@anasianguy9793]

@@eddycastillo714 uuuuaaaaaaaarrrrrggghhhhh!!!!! (Proceed to chop off Barbarians king head)

[@edwardtorres4553]

Comment made me cry

[@PonchoMT__]

@@eddycastillo714 literally and figuratively

[@bigvoiceguy]

My favorite is Imdontai's reaction, he's acting all cool and nonchalant and all until the blades come out: then you just see the drama hit him and he stares in complete enraptured silence. THAT'S the power of the scene right there

[@Teztcatli]

Well I believe he is a father and he knows that loosing his child would hurt like how Kratos lost his (ik he killed them) I feel like he really felt that loss deep within

[@Pinkstevo321]

@@Teztcatli dawg that was before he even had a kid 💀💀

[@General_C]

​@@Pinkstevo321Kratos had a family long before Faye and Atreus.

[@imaurabtw]

@@General_Che was talking about dontai

[@danilonavarrete3622]

Kratos: *talking with a ghost* Mimir: Uh... okey, hurry brother.

[@isahac1862]

Hahaha only shit I never thought about that

[@lewismartin3430]

mimir probably knew that kratos would have some PRETTY vocal second thoughts and haunting memories. so he realises he should let kratos work through it

[@Jpx0999]

Or.... Athena REALLY enter his head Kratos even say to her "Get out of my head" As if she was trying to invade his head and was not Just a hallucination

[@ODSTD56]

9:33 He's not "feeling the power". He's remembering the horrors those blades and him have caused. It angers him that he must use them.

[@fennybudiardjo4712]

True

[@RurouniSanj]

So true. And he has done some very bad things with them including killing his own family too. It seems he is getting something that destroyed his family to save the only family left to him now.

[@StoicPhilosophyyyy]

His hands were shaking if you look close enough and he steadies them by force. He destroyed everything he ever cared for just for revenge and anger.

[@GingerZombie29]

Don't explain it to the boy. He will not understand.

[@futabafanclub]

Oh hey! A fellow Futaba profile picture, hello!

[@ROTONDRES]

I love the grittiness in his voice when he says i am your monster no longer, I can feel the old kratos

[@AngrySnowMen]

i think a few people have posted this before, but for any hardcore fan that didn't realize it, the blades are wrapped in his old skirt/kilt

[@michaelcaldwell1495]

No they arent. Just an old flag. If you look at Atreus' belt, he has Kratos' old sash skirt thing. Not tryna be rude just wanting to let you know

[@lyonsyde7721]

Actually, if u look at a GOW 1 picture of Kratos, u can see that it is the same kilt that the blades r wrapped. I guess apart of his kilt was given to Atreus as well. I think that the blades being wrapped in his old Greek kilt, the one he wore for decades while he was killing mortals and gods and just utter slaughter with the blades

[@jeffreycox5161]

Michael Caldwell not tryna be rude but you’re terribly wrong

[@jakistyp7523]

@Penny Williams why are you being a grammar nazi? Does that satisfy you?

[@awesomegameryoutuber7035]

Wow thank you knowing this makes it so much better

[@tychoazrephet3794]

Aries and the gods of Olympus wished for Kratos to become death itself, a warrior who'd serve their machinations, a slave to his rage and guilt. This moment is so powerful because it isn't Kratos succumbing to his old ways, its him taking a painful part of his past, a source of shame and using it to honor responsibility to his son. It is this moment where Kratos proves all of them wrong, he can change, a monster he might be but still capable of acting with noble intentions and not solely for destruction.

[@rossheely3219]

Tycho Azrephet couldn't have been put any better 👏🏼

[@tychoazrephet3794]

Aww thanks! That's really nice of you to say! :D

[@tychoazrephet3794]

Cheers for that! :)

[@abdulbah2176]

Tycho Azrephet tell that to Freya

[@megapulsar9244]

Tycho Azrephet Better be a wise and reasonable monster than being the monster of someone else.

[@RichmenInc]

The reactions kills me. The scene was so big and important. I almost teared up. You know the creators wanted you to make you feel that pain. It's understandable that new players don't feel the weight of it like the creators and us veterans do. But the history is just sad and painful. From losing and almost dying in that war, last second call Ares and sell his soul. Being chained and do their bidding for 10 years like a slave, killing your wife and daughter with those very same blades. To end up killing a pantheon.. that man is troubled. You can see it clearly. And then Athena starts haunting and taunting him. He doesn't pay attention till she says father.. man that man's blood is boiling at that point. And like I said. He was a slave.. that's why he says. Yeah but I'm not your monster any more.. man that hits different knowing his past. This is such an important scene.. I get that new player are just hype for a new weapon. I was just like sad. And then the fight started. Then I turned into.. okay.. I don't want to dont this.. but alright. You've put me into this position that I have to go back to the old me..and f*ck everything up.. I always felt like this when his son said stuff like. What do you know about war? Or are you a general or what? I was like. Yo... you don't know kidd. You don't know.

[@johnthemangood8700]

Everything you just said 100%

[@TheCowboyMartyr]

Daredevil dog

[@ColvyMolvy]

You should see the VA's reaction. He actually started crying because he got that deep into the character and the moment. It was poooooowerful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaLRnZSpfd6KbtU

[@Trkstl488]

Fucking gerk

[@bionicallyacomputer292]

fax

[@geekandfreak1558]

This scene got me into tears This saga was my first game God so many memories

[@gingervanlanen9047]

Leon Alexander 9928

[@geekandfreak1558]

Ginger Van Lanen what

[@jose_joestar4228]

Leon Alexander 9928 I haven’t played the previous games but I knew a bit about them but when he said “but I am your monster no longer” I got goose bumps

[@geekandfreak1558]

And now it’s GOTY

[@arandompersonlol1202]

@@geekandfreak1558 and it deserves it!

[@323starlight]

This is how you do a weapon reveal.

[@cambienvenu]

One of the most well-written scenes in all of gaming imo.

[@jaxcipher1376]

@@cambienvenu agree

[@gigganigga690]

@@cambienvenu Tru

[@04foreverinvincible69]

@@cambienvenu the most * the nostalgia I got from this science was crazy playing since the first gow and seeing him retrieve the blades ouuu😍

[@cambienvenu]

@@04foreverinvincible69 God damn it why did you have to comment, now I want to do another play through 😂

[@infinity3459]

I never played the first 3 games. I knew a little about the story before going into the game, and a bit about the Blades of Chaos. And this is by far my favorite moment in the entire game. When Kratos mentioned "a past he swore would stay buried," I honestly wasn't sure what he was referring to. I knew it was likely something from his previous life, but I had no idea what it was. Then, when he pulled out that Greek-style cloth... I knew. And it sent shivers throughout my entire body. Furthermore, I know many people felt ecstatic to use the blades, but while I also felt empowered, I felt... burdened. Heavier. I was using the very blades that brought the doom of an entire pantheon and its realm, all to save my son. That's pretty damn terrifying. If a scene like this can affect someone that heavily, even for someone who has barely any context compared to mosy of the playerbase... You know it's damn good storytelling. This game is one of the best I have ever played, and I will never, ever forget it. Because of this. Perfect. Scene.

[@donavanboykin9489]

Just finished it days ago and I was in the exact same boat as you bro. I never played the other games much. Just always heard the story in passing but the masterful storytelling in this game made me feel like I didn't have to know. I understood everything. Such a beautiful game, man🥹

[@Herecomesdatboi12]

I wish I played through the first 3 games to feel what some people felt in the video. Very few games pull off a nostalgic scene with a sad and shameful tone like this. Not to mention the amazing chorus in the background as he unravels the skirt to reveal the blades.

[@Madheim777]

actually those aren't the same blades he used to slaughter the olympus. he uses them in certain games, like GOW 1, Chains of Olympus and Ascension. He specially hates and despises those blades cause of the meaning they have and what he did with them. They mean his oath to Ares, how he ruined his life himself cause of it, and specially, the death of his own greek family by him using them ( not intentionally since Ares was the one who deceived Kratos to do it). the wounds on his arms can never be cured, cause the chains of the blades burned them, since they were forged in Hades. they also simbolyze the slavery of Kratos to Ares and the service to the gods.

[@balancecorruptor9615]

Achievement Unlocked-"Hello, Old Friend"

[@1ZosoLZ]

Achievement? Bitch, this is all SONY. Trophy Unlocked*

[@TheCrazyCapMaster]

Balance Corruptor a rather brutal name for the achievement 😅 I’d hardly call those “friends”, they’ve killed too many valuable people

[@dom316]

@@TheCrazyCapMaster did whatever he wanted, no questions asked. Stuck with him through thick and thin. Was always ready to throw down when he got in a scrap. Even when he discarded them they were ready as soon as he came back to them. Those are BROS!!

[@cesarestrada407]

Trophy Unlocked: Bear The Burden...

[@WiseDogo]

Trophy name LETS KICK SOME GODS ASSES

[@DonutPolizei]

Kratos: *reveales the Blades of Chaos* Brownman: 🗿

[@memegod4674]

Dude straight up more still then the bodies in my basement

[@dgames220]

@@memegod4674 hold up...

[@dgames220]

@@memegod4674 hold up...

[@memegod4674]

@@dgames220 I am purely stating a fact

[@etin-8221]

@@memegod4674 faxxxxx

[@ivancruz9721]

They never understood how sad of a moment this was

[@yugeshpraba7457]

fr 😔

[@elijahtbh.]

Yea

[@Renagade2332]

A lot of the comments here don’t understand either.

[@acephantom903]

I think the first guy did. A couple of the other quieter commenters might have known.

[@austinjohnson3452]

The attention to detail is amazing, I like how his wrists start to bleed through the bandages as he grabs the blades out from under the floor

[@lionheart6176]

Old wounds reopen to carry the burden of the past to save his son

[@dfuma213]

@@lionheart6176 did his wounds actually open? Like do the chains just adhere back to his skin?

[@lionheart6176]

@@dfuma213 i believe so.

[@silenc3068]

@@dfuma213: The games never really explain exactly how they work post-GoW 1, they seem to be removable, since we see them removed at the end, his body is likely just reacting to trauma seeing them

[@jordanscott4543]

@@dfuma213 I think it’s more symbolic imagery rather than literal imagery.

[@obi-wankenobi343]

Noobs: Oh, cool God Of War Veterans: Shitting thier pants

[@jimjones775]

I’m a noob and I was still shitting my pants. That was an incredible scene.

[@duderman4252]

If you have played the games or know exactly what happened you'll be able to feel exactly what he's feeling through the screen. I was giddy and happy that I could use em again, but the sadness and destruction they caused is immeasurable

[@SexLuthor]

I literally cried and got exited in this scene because it brings me back in the good o’l days when i was still young and used to play ghost of sparta in my psp

[@walterwhite4398]

@@SexLuthor i think newbies are the correct ones

[@GabrielGranatowicz]

Besides the fact that this game is amazing, the soundtrack is just EPIC!

[@onlyacomentarynothingspeci2419]

The Music in the God of War series is God Tier

[@hamman_samuel]

I'm new to the lore and even I had more of a reaction than Mr. Brownman #EpicFail

[@justwatch7091]

Me, too. I was like "Oh shit, I am gonna burn everything"

[@kannedgoat8800]

yeah! what an ass

[@CrazeeAdam]

Basically this is supposed to be an epic scene, yet somewhat sad too. The Blades were Kratos' tool of choice in the original games (for the most part). But also the Blades he inadvertently killed his first wife and daughter with (tricked by Ares into doing so). They are a solemn reminder of what Kratos had done in the past, and to never repeat the same mistakes again, to never let his hate, his true fury out. Because in the first 3 numbered games, he did truly unspeakable things, to pretty much everyone when it came down to it, all in the name of revenge. That is what this scene is supposed to invoke to the player, joy of seeing something familiar, yet knowing that Kratos wishes to not use them. But yeah... his reaction, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say he was being reserved and showing respect for the scene.

[@ztm454]

Its ray hes a sarcastic asshole y'all must not be acheivment hunter fans thats how he is

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

@@ztm454 congrats to him for being a sarcastic asshole?

[@casparchristiansen8470]

And the award for the most useless comment in a great scene goes to Brownman.

[@TheCrazyCapMaster]

Caspar Christiansen “how’d he get the chains on the other arm” the fact that it’s a semi-valid question doesn’t make it any better 🤣

[@sondrasue8978]

Just out of curiosity... I’ve never seen his vids before o why does everyone hate him?

[@TheCrazyCapMaster]

Sondra Sue evidently his reactions are terrible 😅 no real interest or investment in the story... like in this reaction compilation in the middle of the epic scene he was busy trying to figure out how Kratos got the chains attached to his other arm or something pointless like that 😂

[@ianhorton4530]

He’s always dead In these reactions don’t know why they keep putting him in these comps tbh 😂

[@furiosa8747]

@@ianhorton4530 he plays like every game so they pur him in the compilations to pad time

[@slayerofmortallychallenged2470]

To us, the player, seeing those blades was like embracing an old friend But to Kratos, it was his nightmares manifesting, his hate, his bloodlust, everything he removed from himself, was still a reflection within the blades

[@raugust152637]

I feel kinda sad that we all cheered when we saw the one thing Kratos hates the most, after so much pain and suffering it caused it

[@ReallyKeepingFictional]

Late comment, but... I think that's because we all recognized that it showed how Kratos had changed. He wanted to put his past behind him. His hands shook as he had to dig up a crucial piece of that bloody part of his history in order to save his son. And that's the point. He's doing it to save his son. Putting his heart through such anguish at wielding those Blades stained forever by his failure to save one family, to protect another. Yet he does it anyway. And we were proud to be there with him.

[@Kern665]

Brownman is dead inside. No point in including him in a reaction vid, he doesn't react at all.

[@valid9068]

He only reacts to the twich chat lol

[@Quinn8529]

Gødly Kinker My god learn to spell damn squeaker. Also, he can listen and talk like the other ones did.

[@shadowproductions969]

@@Quinn8529 exactly.. there are only like 4 lines in that whole scene for a total of like 10 seconds.. and most of it's athena.

[@slendimano]

Gødly Kinker So mature... Yeah

[@slendimano]

Gødly Kinker ... What are those points for?

[@destruxandexploze2552]

The music, the emotion, the pain he shows, the story. It’s all so epic.

[@bagas7657]

9:43 I wish kratos would say that while athena is speaking to him

[@bonb6438]

I swear if he said thzt i'll be dying of laughter

[@VeryTastyAlmondszx91]

"how the hell did you find my house?"

[@l.k9667]

Everybody talking about the blades of chaos, but we don't talk about how important Athena was in this scene?

[@axelking1183]

I fucking got chills when she said "Father"

[@duderman4252]

@@axelking1183 it was that one word that made him make the choice to try and be the father that atreus needs

[@axelking1183]

@@duderman4252 yup

[@StoicPhilosophyyyy]

She sounds as good as ever. Most important character in kratos's story and was always on his side.

[@-CHIPS-]

She's the one that caused all this shit

[@vichuvishwa8141]

This scene is goated forever. The pain, regret, contempt but also his desperation to save Atreus, all shown in a matter of seconds.

[@ramonramos7232]

9:42 THANK YOU! SOMEBODY SAID IT!

[@Alphakobra24]

“Athena get the fuck outta here”

[@l.k9667]

Game : *Shows blades of chaos, Athena and awesome music in the background* Brownman :"How did he get it on his other arm?" Game : Am I a joke to you?

[@podlodialgilap3490]

he sucks

[@comicreader3875]

@@podlodialgilap3490 he was golden in the past

[@purplefordy1]

“Is SpInToWiNBaCk” that pissed me off

[@peepuschrist5670]

@@purplefordy1 You should know that Brownman is more focused on viewer entertainment and achievements, not every streamer is gonna cream their pants for reaction channels to use

[@implct2635]

Lmao imagine devs taking the risk to remove the blades of chaos halfway of the game because it's the most favorite weapon and someone says "how did he get it on his other arm?". I would knock that guy teeth off. 😆😆😆

[@yjp6684]

This game is so full of details. Like now you understand why Kratos told Atreus to never go down there. Also, when Freya saw Atreus with the green arrows, she told him they were wicked and tossed them. She knew that they were the only things that could harm Baldur. Man, I love this game!

[@tararocksong5085]

Cause Freya forgot to add mistletoe into the list of possibly killing Baldur.

[@galaxyseven7510]

BrownMan: How did he do the other arm? Kratos: Don't question greatness!

[@DredgeSundrManny]

Galaxy Seven 7 dont question greatness, boy. Lol

[@seanbrown7238]

It was wrapped before he walked in the room😂😂

[@arandompersonlol1202]

@@seanbrown7238 you can literally see him do it

[@ITMeCE]

He clearly wrapped it, granted not as much as the first arm... either way I still called him a dumbass for not noticing at all.

[@Chris-pp2xb]

Galaxy Seven 7 you can clearly see as Kratos wraps the chains around one arm he is also wrapping them around his other arm too

[@yazabner]

That brownman reaction pissed me off idk why

[@savagejack5300]

Me too

[@gr8life422]

What reaction?

[@robinanwaldt]

Arcanine Doge Maybe because on top of not reacting in any way, he stupidly asked when Kratos put the chain on his other arm, when we literally see him putting it on both arms on screen...

[@nore5992]

@@robinanwaldt Here we have Blade of Chaos, a Blade that's always stick with Kratos in Hard time and thin of ice since GOW 1 and then re-introduce back to the game in this scene. And the first word he say after this Maginificent Scene in front of him is "whY tHe CHaInS is AlREAdy in his LefT haNDS?". Atleast give us your apreciation or opinions, not that stupid ass question

[@JesseJS4317]

Arcanine Doge what reaction? I didn't see any there

[@electronicrat3836]

Truly emotional scene when he looks down at his hands trembling, knowing exactly what he did with those blades. Love this scene so much

[@fourthhorsemendeath218]

I actively skip any of Brownman's reactions in these videos. He doesn't seem to even enjoy playing this game and the moments that happen in it. Way too cynical in places that don't need it

[@martepena]

thanks

[@natejoel7303]

I agree, he sucksass

[@ota_omega]

Nate Joel he waa I don't like real reactions waa

[@BigBoss1228]

@@ota_omega I mean you're mocking someone for their opinion so, pot meet kettle.

[@ota_omega]

BigBoss1228 an opinion for an opinion

[@benitoluera8467]

It couldnt be God of war without those iconic blades. The weapons that helped fuel the legend, that helped make him a god

[@redittedd]

And the weapons that killed his family

[@benitoluera8467]

@@redittedd well nobody's perfect. Lol

[@benitoluera8467]

@@redittedd oops

[@pekokopiko943]

@@redittedd 5 month late but, a weapon that killed his family and will protect his son... But don't know if it will protect him from Thor bashing his head in ragnarok tho

[@demontbradley9924]

I try not to cry every time I watch this but it hits sooo fuckin deep man….the amount of regret is like the size of mount Everest for kratos….the very blades he used to kill his wife and child are the same blades he has to use to save his son….if there was any other way to save his son u best believe he would have used it….he hates tho blades for good reason….too much blood is on those blades…the nightmares he still suffers from….god this clips should have gotten an award for most emotional take….it’s pure gold

[@chezuzinferno55]

you can easily tell that some of this "gamers" just bought the game to play it without not playing the others. as a veteran of this beautiful awesome game when this happed I cried and scream,,,, any other true fan here?

[@benitoluera8467]

Chezuz Inferno I did too. My body got the shivers. I had seen KZbin videos before actually seeing it. When I experienced it I was like "YES". hell even seeing athena on the boat was nostalgic. Seeing Zeus in hell was badass. Having him confess to mimir that's my father. It was badass

[@chezuzinferno55]

vatoloco 4ever yeah man i feel you. This game was a master piece. I love it. And i cant wait for more!

[@thesenate4743]

I had many Moments in this Game with goosebumps, i almost cried at the end, They created big big feelings

[@thesenate4743]

His hands shaking while faceing the blades.......a Masterpiece

[@goon8486]

They even had his old skirt hiding them None of them notice this detail

[@benitoluera8467]

Only a true fan will get excited and maybe shed tears when you see the blades.

[@freddiemercury7783]

I didn't, i already knew you would get the blades of Chaos at some point. I was happy, but i didn't jizz all over the place like some people.

[@akashsuresh1369]

You damn right I teared up seeing that.

[@peterseaboldt1250]

I was among the few who was genuinely convinced that the Blades of Chaos would not be returning. I knew of their significance to his history, which is actually why I thought he left them behind for good. Even when he looked to his arms and spoke of digging up the past, I still wasn't sure what he was talking about. It wasn't until I saw the Blades unwrapped on the floor that I finally thought, "Shit... this really is serious..."

[@nadeemkevka275]

Exactly

[@haven-hrs8884]

My first Gow game was on a psp

[@ryouluvsu]

0:36 black beard laughing

[@doodguy12]

I love how the true gow gamers who played the previous games have that silent respect during that whole scene. Usually ppl would be shouting and getting hyped up but true fans understand the weight of what kratos is going through

[@taxabledice9360]

The lack of reaction on brownman tells me he just played it for the hype and viewer count and not cause hes a fan cause wow

[@spandanganguli6903]

Nah, He said spin to win is back.

[@feeler6670]

He has that same🗿reaction to every game. Dudes uninteresting asf.

[@omgitsclinton]

Not sure how he has a fanbase at all, his streams and reactions suck.

[@_thehalcyon]

Salt salt salt, salty salty salt

[@jessearc]

I feel like goldgloves reaction is the only genuine reaction that we all had “they don’t look so good, but goddamn they look good” same exact thing I thought

[@Twilitparadox]

@22:52 "These are called the uh... the CHAINS of Chaos..." ...I facepalmed myself so hard that half an hour later there is STILL a great big red mark on my forehead X(

[@HITMAN-hf5hz]

Twilitparadox that guy is no true fan of the god of war series like really chains of chaos

[@aliabbani2974]

But....I love neebs gaming

[@TheCrazyCapMaster]

Well at least they cared and tried 😅 I mean if nothing else you know they didn’t get hit by spoilers 🤣

[@battlefieldadministrator4677]

Hey they get a pass the neebs gaming guys are great

[@BlueShellshock]

Everything about this is just perfect. The hesitation in pulling out the cloth, the soft sound of metal as he runs his finger across them, and when told he is a monster, his remorseful "I know."

[@razormaw2228]

I literally cried seeing the blades again. Phenomenal.

[@deadly_sneaker2088]

Girlfriend: I wonder what my boyfriend is doing right now, probably chatting up some other girls. Boyfriend:

[@twohandedswordsman852]

Boyfriend: I swear, babe, I wasn't chatting to other girl. I was preparing myself for another gods slaying mission.

[@deadly_sneaker2088]

lol

[@Pyzza500]

You can only truly appreciate this scene if you've played the old games

[@biggestboi1822]

Oh?

[@jorgetomedeandradealves8565]

I PLAYED ALL THE SAGA AND I KNOW THAT

[@CaptainEffort]

@@biggestboi1822 That should be obvious? The whole emotional payoff here comes from the previous entries

[@kevinkaslana9060]

When I got to this part in the game myself, I was just in disbelief. He cast off the Blades for so long, never to use them again and sever all ties from Olympus. But one look at that steel and I knew he was reforming into the monster he was. The music in the background just screams "desperation and grief" as the Blades serve a grim reminder to his life as the servant of Ares. Wielding them again after knowing the Leviathan Axe was going to be useless in Helheim, I felt like Kratos - coming back into form as a monster. But it's like he said - he knows he's a monster deep down. But he will not serve the Gods anymore, nor become a slave to anyone.

[@WillTBear1]

Shut up

[@BraanFlakes08]

Brownman didn’t react at all, should have left him out

[@ethicaltechnical]

The entire sequence. Even in the boat before this. So amazing. The music, the voice acting, the story. So good

[@SaikaDeWinter]

Its always funny seeing these reactions. The hype and excitement behind seeing the blades is real but in Kratos' eyes, he is in the greatest of anguish. Seeing and wearing his blades is only torture for him because of what they mean to him. Hes reliving his personal hell for his boy here

[@chattingbout]

This moment has never been matched for me in any other piece of media ever. I remember playing this sequence then seeing the blades had an upgrade tree and realising they were going to become an actual well built part of the combat system and I walked out of the room and screamed with joy. Unbelievable moment. Incredible writing and use of the franchises past I just couldn’t fathom how perfect it was

[@brettsalazar1886]

I don’t think Athena is really there. I think these are things he’s telling himself.

[@FierceDeity35]

Yeah, mimir kinda hinted towards it.

[@thegodhimself1018]

Hugo Wiberg no that’s definitely Athena remember in god of war 3 she was at the end and took the blade of Olympus , what if in the future Athena gives arecus the blade of olmpus to kill kratos !

[@TheAcad3mic]

@@thegodhimself1018 No, Mimir outright says he was talking to himself.

[@spandanganguli6903]

Still uncertain if ghost Athena is actually real.

[@TheAcad3mic]

@@spandanganguli6903 She's not.

[@PapaStrumfPS3]

I was already shaking when whole scene started from getting into boat, somehow knew we are going for blades and pure excitement was amazing, on par with E3 game reveal. Amazing. Half of these youtubers are dead inside.

[@TheMdw77]

Feeling this man's pain and anguish thinking about everything he did with those blades....the lives he took....the family he unknowingly destroyed....the gods he killed and taking Mt Olympus down with them.....all of this came flooding back in an instant and the musical score we hear in the background that further amplified what he is now forced to become once again.....all for the sake of saving his son....MAAAAANNNNN I felt all the emotions this scene conveyed and Athena had the nerve to taunt him....only for him to simply respond with "I am your monster no longer...." OMG!!!!!! Then him walking out at that angle is a call back to that classic look from the previous GOW titles....stepping out to meet those Hel-walkers....blades in hand....I was like...."Okay.....here....we....GO!!!!! Time to really kick some ass!!!"

[@DualShot]

The music during this moment was orgasmic to my ears 😭💦💕

[@Farcryexpert-356]

God of war is my most favorite series all the time

[@tonybippitykaye]

Honestly, this is one of the most beautiful yet heart wrenching scenes I’ve ever seen in a game. We spent years tearing through Greek monsters and Gods with these blades in badass glory with a younger Kratos with no thought of the future. Yet here we are now, with an older Kratos, a father once again, who knows very well of the sins he’s committed and the demons he lives with, forced to once again take up a weapon he vowed never to use again when he turned a new life. The caressing of the blades, the shaking of his hands, and the confrontation of Athena, most of it told with visuals and little dialogue. It’s absolutely breathtaking. And finally being able to use the blades. It floored me and left me in chills. The same weapon that slaughtered his previous family and marked him forever as The Ghost of Sparta is now the one thing that will protect and save the only family he has left. Cory Barlog created nothing short of a masterpiece in storytelling and the evolution of the series from an over the top hack n slash to a story centric adventure about a father and son is quite possibly one of the greatest, near impossible, achievements Santa Monica and gaming in general has accomplished.

[@aidenpotter5952]

In general I love the stories of all the games they are set up like a Greek tragedy which makes perfect sense. The real saddest part is this kratos acts very similarly to how kratos acted with his previous family but with all the betrayal,all the torture,all the suffering kratos finally snaps in god of war 3 in 1 and 2 his goals were reasonable in god of war 1 he just wants the nightmares of his family gone in god of war 2 although it is 100% reasonable Zeus kills him for basically no reason,refusing to take away his nightmares, and killing all of the Spartans who were the only family kratos have left. In god of war 3 he just kills innocent people although he did do that in god of war 1 and 2 in 1 he did it for the betterment of Athens and in 2 most “innocent” people are just selfish trying to seek the sisters of fate in gow 3 he straight up kills innocent people for no reason they’re not even trying to fight him of stand in his way you even feel sympathetic for some of the gods you kill the wife of hades kratos gives Hercules a chance to be spared Hermes was defeat and really could have been left alone he didn’t even really need the boot of Hermes he could just but at the very end we see the side of kratos from god of war 4 he talks in a much calmer tone. Then it’s just a man bathed in blood tired and crying these games really show how far a person can be driven until they are broken while as well as showing that anybody can change despite everything they’ve done.

[@nicholasthevlogger1888]

Poor kratos he tried to hide and forget his past but now he has no choice his sons life is in danger and now he has to use the very same blades that he used to slaughter and kill gods with....and when kratos said to athena "i know but i am no longer your monster" thats sounds like a threat to the norse gods and kratos sounded badass damn kratos now has a weapon of ice and fire But i feel sorry for kratos first there is the fact that kratos killed and slaughtered innocents with those blades but still he was consumed by rage because of ares....NOW GO FORTH KRATOS USE THOSE BLADES FOR GOOD!!!!

[@evilTaker90V2]

He didn’t just kill the gods, those are the blades he used to slaughter his wife and daughter too

[@torch14000]

@@evilTaker90V2 and his skin is covered in ash of his smol daughter and 1st wife

[@moedify]

EVERYONE: **BLADES OF CHAOS** **ATHENA SHOWS UP** *ARES: AM I A JOKE TO YOU?*

[@bladescrafter]

Donnie Darko 😂😂😂

[@Wolfgodmak]

Ares: -“I was trying to make you a great warrior.”

[@lenaameliazanakai9853]

@@Wolfgodmak *And You succeded*

[@Jpx0999]

@@lenaameliazanakai9853 GREAT SCENE

[@spandanganguli6903]

Ares was a massive bitchboi(literally). Now one cares about him in the slightest. Hades doesn't even mention him, but he mentions Athena, so Hades doesn't mind Ares being dead.

[@that-guy213]

i remember playing through the game having no idea this was the direction they were going as soon as those blades were revealed I legit lost my shit at like 3am in utter shock as a flood of childhood nostalgic memories of the old games came back man I wish I could reply that moment for the first time over and over again it was such an epic adrenaline rush just comes to show how well written Kratos is as a character he's one of the most infamous legendary video game charterers of all time and for good reason

[@14714623]

*kratos on the verge of tears* Me: GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME

[@dn3832]

10:31 is the best thing ever i died

[@sunspear3227]

I don't even play God of War, and I only knew its name like 10 minutes ago. After that 10 minutes of reading about God of War's story and watching this video, it just gave me all these chills I have never felt in years

[@sparshgandhi1279]

Kratos is the best slayer,... When he wraps that chain in his hands ..Whole God of war series is amazing

[@waluigi356]

That had to be one of the most epic and powerful gaming moments in history.

[@reactmethod5541]

Something I never notice anyone mention about this scene: the Blades are still permanently blood-stained. A constant reminder of the atrocities the blades were used for, not just the scars and ashes Kratos carries. Just seeing the stains on the blades tells you their violent history in one look.

[@hopkick3865]

Notice how no one points out that the cloth is his kilt or man skirt or whatever

[@gestaltechelon4195]

Hopkick - I've been thinking that all this time. My first playthrough I was like, "holy fuck he kept the blades in his old kilt!".

[@hopkick3865]

Ezbeon-iX ay I'm not the only one

[@iceoriental123]

ooooohhh daaaamn. I didn't even realise.

[@carrillotony4872]

Scrolling the comments to see if anyone else noticed, glad I'm not alone

[@RickyhoImes]

It's actually only part of his kilt thing Atreus has a part of it