God of War Ragnarok All Kratos Stories of His Past in Greece for 20 Minutes - Becoming GOD OF WAR

[@ricksaburai]

When Kratos was telling the story of how Ares tricked him into killing his family, imagine the extra shock for Freya if he revealed he was naturally olive-skinned and the white is actually the ashes of his wife and child stuck to his skin. Pretty sure Mimir knows that one if he's heard of the Ghost of Sparta

[@bizzaroblake2519]

He realized it wasn't nessecary to say that much as such a gruesome tale like that is heartbreaking enough for a loving parent. Plus She wouldn't be able to look at him when he needs help in battle for backup as such a thought would always be in her mind.

[@Fantom_True]

The hell's an olive?

[@TheCorrodedMan]

@@bizzaroblake2519I mean I don’t think she’d hold it against him. It’s not like he chose to have them stuck to him, it was a curse after all. She may even end up helping him remove them so he can put Calliope and Lysandra to rest properly.

[@bizzaroblake2519]

@@TheCorrodedMan it would sicken her as the thought couldn't be scrubbed away. she loved her son so much. She couldn't even imagine what kratos experienced. Why make it worse by adding that detail?

[@TheCorrodedMan]

@@bizzaroblake2519 I don’t know, he told Faye. She seemed to understand.

[@DonPatrono]

"Any pre-Fimbulwinter foods you are aching for?" "...Olives" Spoken like a true Mediterranean

[@gipsymelody1268]

let be honest! olives and mostly oliven oil!!! even i am not mediterranian (but a middle european) and still :S

[@sinocboy]

The Hells an Olive

[@Dragonoid9810]

@@sinocboy I got no clue brother 🤷‍♂😂

[@AdrianMartinez-en1nb]

Well the bigger picture of this is he's going to have to like explain it later to Mimir and Freya

[@AdrianMartinez-en1nb]

Btw what is "pre-fimbulwinter"

[@matiaspereyra9392]

freya: "your stories aren't exactly a comfort" kratos: (don't mention you killed pandora's father and also pandora, don't mention you killed pandora's father and also pandora, don't mention you killed pandora's father and also pandora) "umm, he died protecting her"

[@ozzy424]

He kind of did, in his own way

[@yarapah]

Lmaoo when I came across that part I said “ummm…. Sir, are you just gonna leave out the part where YOU killed him????”

[@TheCorrodedMan]

@@yarapahHe’s probably ashamed of it, because now he truly understands why Hephaestus did it. The God of the Forge gave his life for his daughter, and now the God of War will do anything to protect his son.

[@davidj.medinag.6524]

​@@TheCorrodedMan I'm pretty sure that Hephaestus was the only god that Kratos didn't like killing back in 3, as a fellow parent, he understood why he betrayed him.

[@MetalSnake6199]

Some words are best unspoken when the message has come to it's cross.

[@seandewar47]

I love how they implemented this, it really shows how far Kratos has come from being aloof and hid away his past to everyone, to openly sharing his past to Mimir and Freya

[@robertnoble7554]

Well they reacted positively from hearing his story of annihilating an entire realm soooooooo

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

The first time I played this, I did mostly main storyline, because I wanted to know how it ends . I did most of the side missions with Freya and now I’m playing through again and doing the side missions first with the boy.

[@bostontowny4life744]

I find it weird how no one ever mentions that’s his flesh is made from the ashes of his old family. I find the whole concept of any god screwing around with Kratos weird. Like…. You understand this guy completely annihilated an entire pantheon single handedly, right? No army, no dwarves black smiths, no Freya, no Atreus, nothing. All by himself. He butchered the entire pantheon of Olympus and Greece. Like the scene where the Nornir are mocking him. Like really? You didn’t learn from the last sisters of Fate? Who were MUCH more powerful than the Nornir. And why is Kratos even worried about “dying”? He’s died before. I think 2 or 3 times. He literally murdered his way out of the afterlife. This is where my suspension of disbelief is kind of shaky.

[@adastra4063]

@@bostontowny4life744 I don't think he ever was worried about his own death & fate in particular, he literally mentions "That is not the matter, death can have me when it earns me", I think he is more worried about his son Atreus than anything else. Nevertheless, I highly agree with the rest of your points, I was wondering the same thing, but my guess is that he is nowhere close to the level of brutality/ blind rage/revenge/lack of mercy as in his previous life

[@chrispirilloiseboola]

@@bostontowny4life744 the kratos in these games are weaker than when he was back in greece tho and these gods know that

[@yarapah]

The conviction in his voice when he says “If Heimdall must die for Atreus to live, then Heimdall must die” is superb voice acting from Chris Judge

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

I love how Kratos is incredulous at the idea that his legends were exaggerated

[@dabstothefuture177]

“Not in the bloodshed, righteous fury parts”

[@ricremricrem2221]

Only for him to confirm that if anything they undermine what he did lol

[@bizzaroblake2519]

Kratos: Oh no that all happened. I do not exaggerate. This was one of many reason why those of those lands feared me.

[@Oceancat01]

He likes to keep his record straight what he did and what he didn’t do

[@user-bl6oj1hl8i]

Because he likely hoped that people would hear his stories and take lessons from them. So that they wouldn't repeat. Imagine doing what he did and finding out people are more skeptical than horrified.

[@4wheal]

Kartos was so closed off last game that it was a struggle for him to even mention how he was back then, but now he is opening up to others and even using his past to try and help others move on from there own mistakes.

[@TheCorrodedMan]

He’s finally become a God of War, not just a God of Vengeance and Death. Not just any God of War either: a fine general, a great warrior, a magnificent father. Truly a worthy man to wear the title of All-Father.

[@greedgod5827]

​@@TheCorrodedManwell where hes from there are technically 2 god of wars but they are completely separate athena being the wise one and ares being the rash angry one. Tyr embodies both of them wise but also knowledgeable how to defeat your enemy and when violence is necessary. So he slowly goes from being only half of what a true god of war is to one like tyr. That's why thor who is extremely violent is not the god of war he is not diplomatic or wise just a powerhouse

[@KenshiImmortalWolf]

This is often something people who have truly matured and come to term with their past do. Those who truly begin to understand their trauma and their mistakes will often use their life stories to try and teach others how to avoid those things or how to over come them if they have made similar mistakes or suffered similar traumas.

[@Supperdude9]

This is character growth. He was brash, violent, and had no mercy in his previous iterations, when he was younger. Now, he reflects. This is how you write a character across a storyline and make them beloved.

[@JoeyMulvaney]

The original god of war creator may hate what they've done with the newer games.. While the older games where a badass power trip and fun as hell... I love this older kratos. He has calmed and become a better man who lives with regrets. I enjoy his growth. Age cooled his rage. It brought wisdom and patience. Eff what the original Creator thinks. This is kratos at his best. And I've noticed with age, wisdom, regret, and a better path the ashes have faced a lot. I hope they never kill him off or replace him as a protagonist. This is peak God of War

[@greedgod5827]

I love how these stories probably make freya rethink if it was even possible for her to kill kratos

[@bizzaroblake2519]

She also realized "Him and I really have more in common than I thought. I'm lucky I didn't kill his kid."

[@dabstothefuture177]

Kratos said in the game he wouldn’t fight her because no matter what the outcome would mean defeat. He didn’t wish to live with killing freya, anymore than he wishes to die.

[@greedgod5827]

@@dabstothefuture177 yea but that was before and while he said that he wouldnt let her kill him she still tried

[@dabstothefuture177]

@@greedgod5827 yeah but the statement was in response to Freya asking “Why didn’t you fight me all those time I found you” So it wasn’t that he wouldn’t, he just didn’t because he either loses because he dies or loses because he doesn’t want to kill anymore gods, let alone innocent people and Freya happens to fall into both categories

[@shakirakashah8590]

​@@dabstothefuture177 but in all honesty, we all knew kratos is definately way stronger than freya. Freya had magic and from the past games, we have seen how kratos deals with magic and other tricks. Either he cuts the legs off to steal shoes, beat the living shit out of his uncle, hanged his other uncle and steal his soul, and my personal favourite, beating the shot out of his own dad just beacuse he was pissed.

[@Crimnox_Cinder]

When Mimir said "The hell's an "Olive"." and how he said it had me in stitches! that was way too damn funny.

[@Marshkoon]

These stories prove how powerful the Greek pantheon were in terms of magical power. Freya acknowledges that Norse has nothing close to the level of power kratos is talking about

[@jamesroad316]

I mean, the blade of olympus in zeus' hands makes mjolnir look like a baby's toy hammer. That thing slaughtered the titans. Another thing is the greek gods' ability to change size. They'd be confused for jotnars. And lastly their superior elemental magic. Poseidon could weild both water and lightning

[@LordBackuro]

Yea i noticed that too, the nordic gods for being Warrior gods were not realistically that powerful compared to the greeks.

[@1969sport]

And not to mention the Blades didn’t melt when Surtr had his hands on em And they impressed even Brok lol

[@Marshkoon]

@@jamesroad316 yea people forget that if we use the scale in the older games some people didn’t even realize they were massive like during the war against the titans people negate that during that fight they were dem near the size of the titans who made kratos look like an ant in their fingers.

[@Marshkoon]

@@LordBackuro yea they aren’t all that powerful in comparison nor are they truly immortal every bit of power they have is gained from around them in most cases with them having some slight innate power like Thor and lightning but they are not not the level of Zeus. The Aesir were warriors and loved battle it’s the only reason people think they are all powerful in my eyes like splitting the world tree trying your hardest isn’t impressive because time travel is a phenomenon there. Greeks have access to power that can literally allow them to time travel at will Odin WOULD BE DROOLING TO HAVE THIS POWER

[@edusrex7905]

2:36 I love this. It might seem like a throw away line but Cruel Striker is a name accredited most commonly to Lokis father in Norse Myths, Farbauti.

[@xanderfulton3186]

My god. Farbauti is also called “Anger striker” Shit these writers know their shit

[@finger3306]

@@xanderfulton3186 yeah they use quite a few really obscure things from norse myth

[@justincummings5022]

Heck, back in the end of GOW 4, you can see the giant's murals of Kratos and Atreus, or Farbauti and Loki as the giants write it.

[@brownleelogan1]

"Journeying through time is more trouble than it's worth." "Ah. Fair point." "...wait hold up."

[@Gumbier_Than]

Always failed to understand why he only traveled back when the Titans lost and to stop Zeus from killing him. Why not before he killed his wife and child for example?

[@asquishyjellyfish5431]

fun story relate to "the hot gates": -there was 2 Spartan that was dissmissed by leonidas himself to go back home because 1 was sick and the other was wounded and tasked to carry him back. when they came back, the tasked soldier headed right back to the hotgates, only the ill soldier remained, humiliated by his country because Spartan's ultimate goal is to serve and die a glorious death on the battlefield, striped from his rights and citizenship of sparta, he swore revenge for his king and his fallen brethens. his name was Aristo-demos. - came next yeart, on the battle of Platea vs the Persians, he was the one leading the charge and fight, quote: " with a rage that not even death can hold him back, half broken shield and a dull sword and yet enemy lies defeated with each steps he takes. blood covered his hand, chest and face, waves of enemy continue to swarm the battlefield. he died a glorious death, hands gripped on a soldier till the spears impaled him motionless, red glow like roses rushed out from his body, bathe the sand of Pletea, Sparta has welcomed their lost son finally returned and reunite with his brethens."

[@GamersDogma]

You forgot one; when kratos tries his spear out of the first time, he mentions how the spear is the first weapon a spartan masters.

[@AMETHYST21897]

That’s true. Brok was impressed

[@sunayocarissime5309]

That last one is more of a satire quote. Kratos at one time was in Playstation All-stars apparently. Kind of funny that not even Kratos liked thinking about it.🤣🤣🤣

[@VideoGameSophistry]

Yeah - thought it would be fun to add

[@dutchdragongaming8676]

Well I mean I'd be embarrassed too if I was beaten by Sackboy.

[@sunayocarissime5309]

@@dutchdragongaming8676 🤣🤣🤣

[@blainehauswald3070]

He also took part in Mortal Kombat, so it could be either one

[@aced3657]

@@blainehauswald3070 is there a "history's greatest musician" in that war torn world??

[@lukem18181]

Sharing the stories of Deimos and Caliope were a shock. But for me the tale that stuck out the most was Pandora’s Box. In the first half right before Freya cuts him off, Kratos is about to mention the flame of Olympus. I feel that If she hadn’t interrupted him, he would’ve gone on to explain his own part in that story. Dudes walls were crumbling down in this game. He’s come along way. The cycle has indeed ended.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Kratos petting the wolf's after reminiscing about Deimos due to their whining is simply perfect

[@a.j.m8264]

The Greek gods and that whole pantheon are so fuckin far beyond Odin and company it’s not even funny. When kratos finally started sharing details of his life in this game I’m just sitting there with a big grin on my face. These guys still got no fuckin clue what this guy has been through and what he’s capable of. Kratos’ love for Atreus and Faye as well as his character growth are the only reason any of these characters are still breathing.

[@yenyerkun]

That's why the conversation with Freya saying she could have beaten Kratos is for the old fans to get a chuckle. The only reason Freya was still breathing from the first game was because Atreus liked her.

[@xanderepicswag]

They did mention that he doesn’t have the same abilities from when he was in greece so maybe he’s powerscaled down in this land, since it seems everything in the land is weaker than the stuff in greece

[@yenyerkun]

@@xanderepicswag He only lost the "magic" from Greece, he disposed of all his weapons, only the blades remained with him and not out of choice (they are part of his curse, and curses are not bound to the land unlike magic or blessings) the devs already stated old Kratos (2018/Ragnarok) is more powerful than young Kratos and Mimir mentioned throughtout the game that Greek Gods are stronger than Nordic Gods (access to more powers and magic) so, if Kratos went old school he would be the Superman of their land.

[@gipsymelody1268]

@@xanderepicswag it's not weaker but has another camera angle! :S freya still could controling a dead super giant's body which probably was equal with the titans!!! :S i think they just had no that big forms and because of this :S but i think odin and thor was very very stong :S i mean how kratos even could not handle the mjölnir! and yeah kratos was stronger in the greek saga but then he had the power of hope and the blade of olympus! also the vengance and rage!!!

[@maazuponvelocity]

@@gipsymelody1268 the giant was "dead" So.. And if kratos could just kill everything, it wouldn't be challenging right..

[@comet3969]

“I know every corner of these lands, every language spoken, every war waged, and every deal struck. They call me-Mimir. Smartest man alive. And I have the answer to your every question.” Also Mimir: 5:26

[@flashfan123campbell8]

Olives don't naturally grow in Scandinavian countries.

[@Stardust_the_F-104C]

Lol. I like that. He doesn't know what a olive is

[@BirdmanDeuce26]

In fairness, a food staple of a far-away Mediterranean land, far enough that Mimir would've likely only heard about in stories and passing travellers, would be pretty low on the priority list in contrast to the other events and goings-on occurring there, haha

[@Stardust_the_F-104C]

@@BirdmanDeuce26 yeah your right when you put it like that. I guess it makes sense to me now

[@leiladekwatro3147]

Lmao he never mentioned knowing every fruit of in these lands

[@khalifabinhendi6107]

Now that I think about it, Egypt had olive trees. Would be interesting to see Atreus, Freya and Mimir taste them, if the journey takes them to Egyptian Mythology.

[@acgearsandarms1343]

Mimir can’t eat anymore. No stomach. And it would fall out if he tried to swallow.

[@rafasilva1265]

Atreus maybe but Freya and Mimir will most likely stay in Norse mythology with Kratos alongside them. Kratos is not going to appear much in later games if at all, from what I've heard

[@chrispirilloiseboola]

bruh again with this egypt lmao

[@gipsymelody1268]

@@acgearsandarms1343 dude he still can "eat" can taste the food... but it's just fall from him... :S also i think too... i mean kratos and others probably will stay in north :S we probably will see the adventures of atreus :S and maybe kratos will get lesser roles :S

[@YoungLeosword]

Whatever the case, the cast could just use Stargates to go from Norway to Egypt, China, Japan, Ireland, America, Israel, et cetera. :3

[@arabhero10]

The amount of projecting Odin is doing in his conversation with Kratos is spectacular

[@sigmaaicore1652]

Bro is a whole movie theatre

[@The5lacker]

I cannot get over the beat before "The hell's an 'Olive?'" Mimir is just... completely stumped, it's *great. *

[@shmekelfreckles8157]

Ha, stumped

[@MichaelTheRead]

13:20 Mimir's ability to bite his tongue and remain silent here is nothing short of legendary.

[@mike.hawk_]

Damn @Michael, wish I was so lucky. Telegram scams are so rare

[@NinjaNuggets21]

Why did I read that in his voice haha

[@webbywestside4419]

5:25 The man who almost knows everything and yet Olives are a blank spot in his records XD

[@trihermawan9553]

Try growing olive in Norway lmao

[@CaptainRasmot]

Not gonna lie, that line made me cackle loudly xD

[@TheGarahebi]

To be fair this would make perfect sense. Mimir is clearly a celt, probably from somewhere closer to what we know now as scottland or england by the way he talks about stuff like haggis and black pudding. Olives wouldnt have been able to be acquired very far outside the of places by mediterranean sea, maybe at farthest the part of the world we know as the middle east, until the expansions of ancient Rome. Not without extreme difficulty at the very least. We know Kratos had become a god sometime after the battle of Thermopolyae (aka the battle of the hot gates or the battle of 300 spartans) because he mentions in one of his stories that he regretted not joining them, so we can assume he became a god around the late to mid 400's BC. Rome wouldnt have even existed as a city state, let alone a republic or even an empire, for a few hundred more years. I like they included that, its a neat detail.

[@blacktemplarbarachel3387]

Odin says “has anyone ever prayed to you?” Yes a whole city state better yet his home city state who marched to war in his name built statues of him and gave him weapons and loyalty to the very end

[@ItsChevnotJeff]

To be fair, Kratos did not care for it, and only treated it as no different than just being a general like he always was, just with magic powers and the Gods at his side(or so he thought)

[@blacktemplarbarachel3387]

@@ItsChevnotJeff yes but he still loved them as he swore revenge upon killing the last spartan soldier and they loved him as even after they were deserted the soldier still addressed Kratos as my lord

[@29jemo]

Did Kratos just admitted to have fought in the battle of Troy? When he speaks of his favorite poem.

[@nikitakuznetsov8446]

Yeah. Its really cool cause I think Kratos was too young to have fought in the battle of the hot gates cause he was still in the Agoge but fought in the Trojan war which happened hundreds of years before the 300 Spartans. The God of war universe must of had a different chronology of events.

[@clyd1bon]

@@nikitakuznetsov8446 I think its actually because only soldiers who had sons were allowed to go to that battle, it's part of the reason their were so few. Kratos had his daughter so he was probably left in sparta because of that.

[@cmurphy0707]

@@nikitakuznetsov8446 Either that or he became the God of War somewhere in between and gained immortality.

[@shadowcat5008]

the trojan war is thought to have happened around 1194-1184 BC, whereas the battle of hot gates was in 480 BC. unless gow canon fudged the numbers a bit for the story it's almost certain kratos didn't get to fight or die at thermopylae was bc he was the god of war then

[@enquuu]

​@@shadowcat5008 that or he only may have witnessed the events unfolding, not that he has any direct involvement in it himself, either when he was still serving Ares or after becoming god of war

[@ythandlename]

Even if it's just a retelling, this is truly captivating to hear someone as stoic as Kratos talk about his past from his perspective. It's like having a teacher who used to serve in the army but is generally a hard ass but then when you get to know him, he talks about some interesting experiences only for you to realize he is just another human being.

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

Now Kratos has the greatest character Arc in all media, imo.. This game hit me so hard, masterpiece.

[@Savagekingx30]

💯💯

[@ash.d2101]

Arthur Morgan smh

[@SESH710]

@@ash.d2101 lol

[@MelodiesFromTheStars]

@@ash.d2101he is amazing, but is he the god of war?

[@hellish958]

@@ash.d2101 span of 7 games worth of development. Think again bud

[@DeinosDinos]

Love how Odin goes 'do they not have metaphors in your homeland' as an insult when Kratos fully knows Odin sees Atreus as nothing but a prop to help him gain knowledge, hence 'my son is not your key'. Doesn't benefit Odin to admit it so of course he pretends everything flew over Kratos' head. Brilliant writing.

[@BirdmanDeuce26]

The best part for me is that “metaphor” is already a Greek word, so it’s a 2-for-1 insult to Kratos here

[@HubiKoshi]

And this metaphor is so painful for Kratos considering Pandora.

[@mutex.]

Hearing kratos tell calliope story made me sad, I feel around the end his rage slightly reignited when he said “I paid back her blood 1000 times I burnt Olympus to the ground” only to bring himself back.

[@brandonsmith5151]

I love how Odin is such a dickhead. Young Kratos wouldn't have let him breathe after blinking, winking, whatever it is Odin does.

[@colinhawley8050]

Young Kratos would have given Odin the ol’ Poseidon treatment for daring to look down his nose at him

[@MichaelTheRead]

Kratos pet the wolves. _Kratos pet the wolves._ 🥺

[@saintr8813]

Sutur confirmed something important. The chaos blades have primordial fire-.norse gods / all gods are aware weapons from other lands come from the same creation of smithery - the green crack Odin was trying to open is probably the entrance to the start of existence where the first gods are

[@scolkereybel]

"Did you think I couldn't handle it?" "No. I thought you shouldn't have to" "... Thanks :)" Honestly, its incredibly touching Kratos, even in game 1 (2018), still had that right. To be better, it shows itself in incredibly moving ways. Also, just, what I love so much in this game *is* kratos coming into his own as a father, and a god. The recollections of his absurd stories, stories truly befitting a god, and the wisdoms borne from. Or his Greek idioms. Its a fun way to develop his idiosyncrasies, and help show how much of a stranger he is, in a strange land, helping us, the player, identify with him in an odd way. Just, such a fun way to develop his character, while honoring the old games.

[@viviolet7]

odin being framed between the spears when hes telling kratos about how he wants peace is really cool.

[@macihun93]

missed the part when atreus asks kratos whether he's ever fought in a war with a similar creature to surtr/ragnarök, and he tells him that he has, but it did not guarantee their victory

[@frankenstein9533]

The titans

[@scottpeg194]

16:31 In case you were wondering, the story mentioned is Oedipus Rex.

[@Milk_Man_1-1]

5:26 my fav part because the smartest man alive doesn't know what an olive is lol

[@overaim7239]

Freya is realizing more and more each time kratos talks, he has the power to wipe out the entire fucking asgard if he wanted. They are lucky nothing happend to atreus.

[@ninjafrog6966]

Kratos has the power to destroy the entire pantheon if he wanted to

[@Takato2527]

I love how Freya is incredibly angry at Kratos when he killed Baldur, but when he told his story of his own family, she's like "OH, SHIT!"

[@thelonelystankmuncher8879]

Hearing this that would mean that Greece is the most powerful pantheon to exist

[@Woodsman9273]

I would think it’d be a toss up between the Greek pantheon and the Egyptian pantheon as being the most powerful. There are many gods whom wield many powers over elements, the lands/seas, etc.

[@ilucasz]

Or that the Norse are way weaker compared to the Greek. I mean, none of them showed something really god-like, they look more like superheroes.

[@ilucasz]

@@Woodsman9273 Not mentioning the Hindu pantheon, which has a lot of gods that can bend the very fabrics of reality by their will alone. And they also have really great feats in scales that makes Indian people look like they don't have any notion of overkill.

[@SmartAss4123]

Greek gods in the Myths were much stronger than norse ones. Egyptian Gods might be stronger. But I have a theory that all the pantheons Kratos is visiting will have a grand purpose leading back to a "source" of the gods. Odin and Athena are examples of this. Athena actually exists in the Higher Plane itself. Odin found it but cant get in. Athena died a noble death and something about HOW gods die seem to be what allows them access. Odin wanted a way around that via the Mask.

[@jaliyasubzero4592]

@@ilucasz 😂

[@Cloofinder]

It's really interesting how kratos's blood went from the Omega symbol (God of War symbol) to the Spartans symbol.

[@AMETHYST21897]

I didn’t know that’s what that second symbol meant. My thought was that it was a Norse symbol translation of what he is. Thanks for clearing that up

[@Cloofinder]

​@@AMETHYST21897that symbol is seen on spartan shields.

[@thekatarnalchemist]

It's the Greek letter lambda.

[@shadowfire04]

its like a reminder that kratos was a spartan first and a god of war second. the spear is the first and primary weapon that spartans learn, after all.

[@okhwangshingai7886]

When Mimir asked about if his blades could cook meat and kratos answered no because the blood would foul the meat. He was mentioning the blood of those whom he slain with those blades. Very good detail.

[@TheCorrodedMan]

The Blades themselves are also toxic. In the book versions of the first two games it’s described that they char _and_ corrode whatever they touch. Hell the wounds they left on Kratos’s arms when Ares pulled them off were gangrenous within hours afterwards, like full on rotting. That’s also why he still wears bandages, I think: they never healed, not completely.

[@acgearsandarms1343]

@@TheCorrodedMan Scars never truly go away even if they heal, physical to otherwise.

[@viviolet7]

what else would it be referring to? how is this an observation

[@YRTTSSFS]

@@viviolet7to the fact that they’re hot as hell (literally)

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Not to mention the nature of the blood of those slain creatures. Hydra blood for example is a worst poison you can find in Greek mythology...

[@CutiePieBio]

Hope it’s not just me but as someone that played most of the previous GOW games I always got a small smirk when Kratos was speaking about his homeland!

[@captinbrooster5861]

I love the foreshadowing, warning him about the blood shed, odin is willing to sacrifice anyone and everyone

[@CaptUnstoppable]

"The hell is an olive?" That line made me crack up like no other

[@slipperysloper3721]

Oh wow I just searched for this and was hoping someone uploaded something. Gotta love KZbin. I also love how they made everything canon. It was a brilliant decision.

[@official_knack]

took me a second to realize but the norms calling him “cruel striker” is a reference to him being the mythological father of loki, Farbauti. Whose name translates to that

[@leiladekwatro3147]

Lmao i just commented that. Bingeing GOW vids had me actually reading wiki articles of norse myths

[@Duterasemis]

The very last one, the musician that Mimir refers to? History's greatest? That would be none other than Parappa the Rapper.

[@banks615]

Looking back at these its funny watching Freya slowly realize she had no chance of killing Kratos all those times she attacked them.

[@SploogeCannon]

"the hells an olive?" Lmaooo that's funny, good choice too olives are great

[@mileab6725]

I wish Kratos truly went Beast Mode during Ragnarok - and everyone got a glimpse of what he can really do

[@Bowiiihowdy]

Heimdall got a glimpse about a second before he died

[@mileab6725]

@@Bowiiihowdy yeah I just wish we did!

[@PointBlank-nl5pf]

I like the mention of Oedipus the King, and a proper description of how Greek dramas were told in the Ancient tradition. It’s pretty cool for a game to even touch on that if only briefly.

[@bradpalmer6969]

Hearing kratos say "good boys" is just fucking awesome

[@theamericanpotatonamedphil4306]

Without knowing the lore of the old games these ones wouldn't be as good and you can tell from many journalists who never played the originals saying he's "deep and a good character now" like he hasn't always been

[@Jknight416]

5:20 "The hell's an "olive?"" Says the smartest man alive.

[@matheusfiorelli8829]

so, Kratos was alive during the Siege of Troy (allegedly in 1250 BCE) and the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE)......our boy pretty much did a Logan in X-Men Origins, fighting in every war just for the sake of it xD

[@Hugo_Tate]

i love how the handle on Kratos's back that holds his axe is his spartan symbol

[@acgearsandarms1343]

That’s not the Spartan symbol, it’s the omega symbol. Ω The Spartan symbol is lambda. Λ

[@dondeka2086]

@@acgearsandarms1343 its not a lambda its an arrow , λ this is a lambda

[@acgearsandarms1343]

@@dondeka2086 I have the Greek keyboard, it’s an uppercase lambda. Λ Here’s the lowercase. λ Do you not have uppercase lambda?

[@dondeka2086]

@@acgearsandarms1343 sorry 😂😂😂😂😂😂 i dont use uppercase lambda because im a science student not greek

[@lucoa460]

@@acgearsandarms1343 here is a sideways uppercase version of lambda >

[@m0istur]

If mimir instead said something relating to assasins, defense force, a lizard, a famous person, sorcerers, and demons, I bet kratos would have talked a bit about it 😂

[@danieldevito6380]

Even though I think that GOW 2018 was definitely the better game, it was REALLY cool to see how far Kratos. I can't even BEGIN to count how many times I found my self with cheesy, ear to ear grin on my face because you can clearly see genuine happiness on Kratos' face, MANY times throughout the game, for the first time since the very first GOW. I've played ever single GOW game, including both handheld titles, and I can't think of a single moment where Kratos was actually happy. Since the death of his family, all Kratos has know is pain, suffering, misery, anger and rage. Happiness was completely foreign to him, and rightfully so.

[@bauloprete3905]

How it wasap Better Game? This Game Made everything better. Are You joking? They improved literaly everything. Did You played the Game?

[@chrispirilloiseboola]

@@bauloprete3905 improved on everything? Lol how so? They are both great games, just different plots. The 2018 game felt fresher tho bc its was the first game of the reboot

[@havewissmart9602]

2018 definitely has the better story

[@hunteraitor2107]

In 2018, we saw Kratos' past come to light as he tried to hide it from everyone. In Ragnarok we see him speak of his past. He trusts them enough to speak of his past with no hesitancy.

[@huangjun_art]

The final story refers to his cameo in Mortal Kombat 9. The "greatest muscian of all time" is a reference to the MK character Rain, who was named after Prince's Purple Rain.

[@AlastorAltruistGaming]

Then again, it COULD also reference the ever-mixed-bag PlayStation All-Stars featuring a whole bunch of PlayStation characters (the “world’s greatest musician” likely being PaRappa the Rapper, or “Pappy Rappy” as Caddicarus calls him).

[@Bman32x]

23:19 while I know it’s likely referencing PlayStation all stars, this tournament easily could also sneakily reference Mortal Kombat: Beasts: reptile, Baraka Scoundrels: Shang Tsung, Kano Princesses: Mileena, Kitana The undead: Scorpion, Noob Saibot Automatons: Sektor, Cyrax, robo-Sub Zero History’s greatest musician: (Prince, Purple) Rain

[@notreallydavek7237]

It's nice to see I'm not the only person that would try to call back my axe only to end up spinning the blades around.

[@isaiah5820]

Most often in the pitched heat of battle, just as an enemy attack is about to bring Kratos down lol

[@AllThingsNerdiness88]

21:25 I love when they include little nods to the comics I’m sure if that means there cannon or not though

[@kevinhixson1586]

"The hell's an olive"-the smartest man in midgard

[@h3llbl4d32]

I wish they brought up zeus as the odin of the greek lands, and how powerful he was

[@isaiah5820]

Mimir mentions having heard of Zeuz in the first game when he discovers who Kratos is, putting together who his big bad dad was as well

[@donimmortal7692]

It is strange that Mimir are quite well verse about Greece but doesn't know what olive is.

[@AK3601]

3:55 & 5:15 Oh so Mimir is implying that his origin is of the Celtic world of mythology? That's cool!

[@Bowiiihowdy]

The Celtic world must be within the Norse one. It seems like it's not an easy thing to cross into these other realms. Tÿr had the unity stone to help him cross. Not really sure how Kratos managed to visit several realms

[@i-am-goose8428]

“I would not speak of this” translates to “we don’t talk about Mortal Kombat” 🤣🤣🤣

[@wolfpack7874]

Or PlayStation all stars 😂

[@matthewgrobel5587]

I liked the subtle reference to Sisyphus with the man would couldn’t part with a boulder.

[@Exodusumg]

The fact that mimir doesn’t know what an olive is funny af

[@lashonnakennybrew4847]

OKAY LET'S GOOOO FIRE 🔥 KRATOS IS A TRUE BADASS MONSTER KING

[@mwailetsholo7453]

Mimir: The hells an olive? Smartest man alive everyone

[@YonutValentin]

5:25 the hell is an olive, i passed away

[@breadmann895]

5:27 smartest man alive

[@swifterthekid4727]

see the most of odins power in this game really feels like it comes from the fact atreus is with him and that is the real threat cause he could kill him but when you fight him it feeels like his true power power isnt all that much. especially compared to the greek pantheon kratos has killed far more dangerous and powerful enemies that had more of a toll on him

[@Bowiiihowdy]

As far a pure force and power the Norse really aren't all that powerful save for Thor and maybe the Valkyries. The real power is their spell and curse work along with Odin being a master manipulator. Zeus wasn't a dummy but 9/10 he would solve his problems thru brute force.

[@immortalstar0138]

22:42 is he talking about Sisyphus?

[@Jandrø-8]

Or Atlas

[@ambrosemilen3582]

If only Kratos could further elaborate some of the Greek cultures and events like the trojan war and the 300 spartans. That would be a nice touch to the lore

[@brianbailey1681]

17 min. This story actually is referencing the game as well basically telling you WHY devs chose to not let us skip cutscenes. Well played

[@lorcostridge2811]

I hadn’t noticed! And that also explains why the games are presented as uncut sequences.

[@lightsideofsin8969]

That last one tickled me so much. It's a reference to Playstation Allstars, Sony's Smash Brothers clone 😂 No wonder Kratos doesn't wanna talk about it

[@koalabearkhan145]

The 2nd to last one, where kratos mentions the boulder, he may have been referring to Pirithous who was stuck on a rock in The Underworld as punishment. Kratos being literal is such a mood

[@Talk-Hub]

I thought it was Sisyphus, but your is way way scarier

[@what_a_feelip]

22:47 I didn't know Kratos spoke about Sisyphus as well...

[@Ruskot2008]

5:22 ah yes, kratos' past.

[@tiseril]

15:24 The only one left standing

[@Dr.Bright853]

Underrated comment

[@slayerofdarknssdmt9697]

I honestly can't help but to chuckle a bit at this cause everything he's saying is pretty much wrong

[@lucasdiazjr5679]

To be fair the Spartans did call him lord kratos so I'm sure that counts in his God hood

[@novussolus6205]

16:19 Wait, what are the Hot Gates, what happened there, and why would Kratos regret not dying there?

[@nikitakuznetsov8446]

Hot gates the 300 Spartans led by Leonidas against the Persians.

[@keyofdoornarutorscat]

Thermopylae translates to “hot gates”

[@jorgetomedeandradealves8565]

THE THERMOPYLAE BATTLE. THE 300.SPARTANS AGAINNST THE PERSIANS, THE KING LEONIDAS

[@venm766]

Kratos playing with wolves were so wholesome

[@SnowChild-wh7go]

“Magic comes from the earth” Kratos: *killed Gaia*

[@sabersroommate8293]

Make sense considering Atreus is half God, a normal training is enough for him to survive and fight.

[@bizzaroblake2519]

technically quarter god, quarter spartan, half frost giant as kratos was a demigod the whole time

[@rodolfosanchez3397]

@@bizzaroblake2519 but later became a full God

[@bizzaroblake2519]

@Rodolfo Sánchez not biologically. Pandoras box heightened his God-like strength but still was a demi God by blood. as did the other power ups he got for his body. He was given the title "God of war" but it was a title earned but still a demigod considering he's a child of zues. The rest of his power was stripped from him after he tried to kill himself and released the power of hope. Thor is incredibly strong but still half God-half giant as kratos is a demigod despite the title. Kratos is only the God of war by default as no one is left to hold the title in hid lands because he destroyed everything but he threw it all away not even seeking ares' Job. So in short he didn't become a full blooded God that used to be mortal as it was later revealed he's a demigod from birth because of zues.

[@MobsterLobsterYT]

22:40 love the nod to Sisyphus there

[@LZcool]

Odin saying "You don't care about mortals" later shows us how much of a hypocrite he is, it is one of those small details that you don't notice the first playthrough

[@sonofmovienerdking7230]

18:55 Um... last I remember, Kratos was told to kill Medusa by removing her head.

[@kiwi1466]

Would've been a nice "what if" if Atreus and Calliope met, like in a DLC trip to the Elysian fields

[@foxtrotgaming1552]

That would be something if the two half siblings met.

[@Duterasemis]

God of War (PS2): Kratos slaughters an entire crowd of civilians to get two green orbs and then goes on to use someone as a doorstop so he can slam a legendary hero's head in a door until it is paste GOTYAY GOAT 10/10 God of War Ragnarok (PS5): Kratos pets some doggies and tells them they are good girls GOTYAY GOAT 11/10

[@MrJomalley123]

Odin talking shit about kratos asking if hes ever been worshipped like a god like dude did you ever hear of a land called sparta?

[@ryanb7701]

15:54 is the moment you see Kratos get thrown back into the PTSD of hearing Athena call him a monster. Odin lucky he didn't take his damn head off right there and then

[@jgrado3]

23:17 they’re not talking about… Oh my god. “Get over here!”

[@tronmaster5704]

I think it's a reference to Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale.

[@jgrado3]

@@tronmaster5704 I was thinking Mortal Kombat 9 (Kratos was the DLC character featured in the trailer fighting Scorpion)

[@tronmaster5704]

@jgrado3 Mimir mentioned "history's greatest musician," which fits more with Parapa the rapper. Who was in Playstation All-Star Battle Royale.

[@wassimsmati16]

​@@jgrado3 it's definitely PlayStation All-Stars Battle. Another game from Santa Monica.

[@virgiljericho664]

Kratos trying to be friendly to the wolves was hilarious

[@dragishkev6382]

Are we just gonna ignore the logo of the US on the book Kratos picks up at 17:35 ?

[@isaiah5820]

All of Ksavir's poems have unique covers referring to other Sony games. Not sure what that one is specifically

[@kyzinga266]

@@isaiah5820 Probably Death Stranding where you walk across the entirety of the USA