God of War - Kratos Travels Through Hel

He's visited Hel's before but this time, with a Norse flair...
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[@daniyalkamran2929]

Those blades were once used to destroy Olympus. Now they are being used to clean bushes.

[@yeomanharmony4948]

lol true

[@one-wingedangel5107]

"Those blades were once used to destroy Olympus." I think you have the wrong pair of blades brother, that would be the Blades Of Exile, and before that were the Blades Of Athena which Kratos used when he was an olympian. It would be more awesome to say "Those blades were once used to kill his first wife and daughter but now he’s using it to save his son."

[@240devil1]

@@one-wingedangel5107 the blades of chaos are what started the story though. Which is what they are meaning I believe. Symbolism of starting over and starting again.

[@MusicCreations237]

One-Winged Angel read that in mimirs voice perfectly xD

[@horror397]

Don't forget open heart surgery too

[@DoubleBoost23]

Also,I can see why Kratos is surprised that the ones who died old are sent to Helheim. "Fear old men in a profession in which men usually die young" is basically how Sparta viewed their old.

[@ricksaburai]

And that's pretty much it. If you're an old warrior, that means you are exceptionally skilled and experienced, but you're still supposed to keep fighting until a younger runt is able to kill you in glorious combat due to the age handicap. Not to just die of old age after peacefully wasting away on a bed.

[@ricksaburai]

@Top Lobster yes, but it's naive to think of a world without any conflict. There are always battles to be fought.

[@ricksaburai]

@Top Lobster in old times, warriors lived in pretty bellicose nation states. There was no such thing as running out of battles.

[@kingartison]

That sounds slightly American

[@hoopsonwheels]

Isiac Artison kratos lived in Ancient Greece before its unification so there was never a shortage of enemies to fight. It was also common in feudal Europe as well

[@Corristo89]

"Never go there. Understand?" GoW 5... Goes there.

[@arnolddeleon6674]

Corristo89 Hela: Oh hello, Grand Daddy

[@kawkos-iz2zg]

We play as Atreus I think in god 5

[@1farin]

@@kawkos-iz2zg idk dude a gow game should be a gow, not the son of a gow, but still im optimistic and i trust the teams in Santa Monica Studio that they can pull off a amazing game like gow 4 with the Leviathan Axe. And Atreus is probably gonna be an adult by gow 5 :D or mid teens

[@kawkos-iz2zg]

just faize I know I just said that cause I saw an awesome looking photo of Atreus as an adult. I don’t know for sure if we are playing as him but I think there is a chance because it did show Kratos dying next to Atreus.

[@insertnamehere1089]

He already did go there in this game.

[@Romoa345]

I like how Kratos questions that the elderly go to Hel. As a Spartan they respected their elders as their age was proof of their hard work. Life expectancy wasn’t really long back then.

[@kcgaming0017]

@@Adam-nz3ix what?

[@kcgaming0017]

@@Adam-nz3ix how id that related to Predaliens?

[@zebjensen4251]

real quick to be fair helheim was not just for the old and sick the disshonored dead were indeed punished there like the area kratos and balder fel in. but there were other area's. the idea that that the old or sick where sent to be punished is glosed over here but generaly in mythology there where a bunch of area's based around the person and how they died or treated there deaths. the game probably glossed over that bit when they made it for time. but there where nicer places for those who where not bad people in life those who died of say age or sickness were simply not chossen for vallhalla.

[@seanwhitehall4652]

Freya: Sorry that's a kidney, you'll have to go back.

[@zsu-23-4shilka2]

Kratos: *_FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-_*

[@LeBronMalone]

Then kratos grunts and she has to make it work

[@kahikaru8008]

"it is dishonorable to grow old" love that line when you think about it as a spartan that spends there entire life on the battlefield dying of old age pretty much means you were so good of a warrior it took death himself for you to die which is pretty bad ass

[@angrykharnfrog2126]

You cant be so good no one can kill you in combat. If you died because of age that can mean only one thing: you didnt fight enough batlles

[@DinoJake]

Come to think of it, the Norse system doesn't even make that much sense - the best afterlife is for people who die in battle? You mean, people who LOST?

[@officerspider7996]

@@DinoJake Wow you make a good point

[@kcgaming0017]

Well everyone loses at some point, it's your experience in battle that matters.

[@Aerodeth]

@@DinoJake And it's probably not even the best afterlife. You go to Valhalla, youre just gonna be prepared and trained for even MORE war, including Ragnarok where you and all your squad mates will inevitably die a horrible death AGAIN and have nowhere to go after that, because everything will be wiped out by the time it's over.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

I love Brok's delighted reaction to the blades. Those blades have killed countless people, monsters, and gods, and Brok is like "that is SO COOL."

[@mrunknown164]

Siper how makes that the most important scene of the game 😂

[@vitoriadias7990]

@@mrunknown164 *one of the most*

[@mrunknown164]

@@vitoriadias7990 how is it important in this game ? What did it do for this story other then giving us more to be hyped about to see the blades back

[@gtafans93]

TBF brok helped create Mjolnir which in Norse mythology Killed things on par if not beyond kratos

[@kcgaming0017]

@Siper actually it was Ares himself who made the blades in the depths of the Underworld.

[@anupamdasgupta9497]

Why does nobody notices kratos' power?Mimir said not even Odin could survive that cold but kratos did.Freya said no fire can burn in helheim and no magic can create a blaze but kratos' blades are literally on fire and setting fire to everything

[@earlgrey7657]

Anupam Dasgupta What? That makes no sense Atreus can survive the cold of Hel but Odin can’t? What nonsense

[@anupamdasgupta9497]

NextGen ah!!But atreus is the son of a giant and a God.That too,son of Kratos! The game gives a hint that atreus used Spartan rage to kill all the monsters while kratos was in the lake of souls.Dont forget,atreus was coughing after that fight just like when he got sick. For all we know,he could be more powerful than kratos himself! Besides mimir won't lie.

[@KC-xg7gs]

It may simply be that the reason that Kratos is able to wield flaming weapons in a place that is said to extinguish all fire is because the blades were forged in the fires of his homeland's land of the dead.

[@anupamdasgupta9497]

Yumi Call So Greek magics is stronger than Norse magic

[@TheSaxAppeal]

@@anupamdasgupta9497 not that it's exactly stronger, it's just different magic and Hel can't counteract foreign magic

[@Jampolo_OG]

You know Mimir is serious when he stops wisecracking _"Never go there._ Understand?"

[@xbox7912]

Where is that?

[@bangoouygi6372]

@@xbox791222:50

[@codafett]

13:40 I love that culture shock. In Spartan culture, old men are seen as the ultimate badasses to be respected. So the idea that simply living is dishonorable is insane.

[@ShadowMoon878]

"Fear old men in a profession where they usually die young". ~ Sun Tzu

[@Igarappappa]

It's nice though that they did that bit of research on both ends and it's also a good way of showing that even warrior cultures had different priorities and what they considered honorable.

[@-1707]

@@ShadowMoon878you’re fucking with us when you say Sun Tzu said that right?

[@RagnarokCo]

I'm no expert but I've always heard the opposite. Even in the movie 300, (not a perfect historically representation, I get it) they talk about death as a warrior is the most glorious thing, and he curses the mutant by wishing for his long life. I think the whole point is to help warriors not be afraid to die on a battlefield, instead of being afraid and avoiding fights and growing old at home.

[@owenjones7522]

@@ShadowMoon878 shut up

[@DeusExMachina10001]

Kinda surprised that so few people seem to care about the giant chicken in the background.

[@off-beatdrummer]

Hraesvelgr, guardian of the world's end.

[@pokerface9432]

Yeah, like Off-beat Drummer said, that's Hraesvelgr. A giant who watches over Helheim.

[@off-beatdrummer]

@@renzallen8251 it's too badass to be looked up maybe haha.

[@vforvendetta6603]

Am i the only one who thought when i first saw that bird that it was the phoenix that u climb up in gow2?

[@yourenotthatguypal3483]

I was ready to fight that bitch after killing the gate keeper, wouldn't be the first time Kratos killed something that massive

[@BloodyFlowerFilms]

Well, that sucks. *Die in honorable battle: Go to Valhalla.* *Die of old age: Go to Hel.* Seems legit.

[@ltdowney]

It's almost like someone - oh, I don't know, say, the local Jarl - stood to benefit from encouraging you to fight on his behalf.

[@superblahman]

The afterlife of Norse mythology is rather vague honestly. Hel is where the worse people go usually... Helgafjell is some holy mountain, I think it is meant to be like Elysium. Valhalla, well, everyone knows that is the halls of Odin, and where the people who died in battle go, honorable deaths though. But many do not know of Freyja's realm, Folkvangr, where half of the warriors that die on the field of battle actually go to her realm. The Valkyries could only pick half of the dead for Valhalla.

[@lordchapelseed791]

It depends on the being, really

[@crackheadmofo1777]

By that logic we should go to world war three tons of people die in world wars and most go to valhala

[@lordchapelseed791]

@@crackheadmofo1777 ah, but it's the motive behind the fighting. A battle of honor, of protection, those are the ways to Valhalla

[@mistahjenkins4826]

I like Brok! He's the sort that'll act all grim and tough, but the second someone he knows is in a pickle, he's willing to lend a hand.

[@tomorbataar5922]

Open heart surgery, Kratos-style.

[@thiccsatan9583]

Fargo Finch that's not healthy

[@YAL23booboo8]

Kratos: "Scalpel?" Nurse: "Scalpel." Kratos: "Tongs?" Nurse: "Tongs." Kratos: "Blades of Chaos?" Nurse: "What-" Kratos: *"Did I fucking stutter?"*

[@MM-oc3uk]

Samuel Kan loool

[@Dres2000]

@@YAL23booboo8 LMFAO

[@nateborie6329]

Is nobody going to mention how awesome it was to see and hear Kratos’s reaction to seeing Zeus again? It sounded like a combination of disdain, horror, regret, and anger all at the same time. He left Greece, started a new life with a wife and son to escape his past and now he’s staring into the eyes of the main he beat to death. I mean, what an amazing way to say that no matter how far he runs, no matter where he goes, or how much he changes, he can’t escape his past and he can’t escape the fact that he is and will always be the Ghost of Sparta, the man who slaughtered the Olympians.

[@nathanaelheil2818]

"Never go there." Me: "I kind of want to go there."

[@legojay14]

Its kratos. He'll explore every inch of hel before he leaves the Norse lands. He won't intend to. But i assure you he will

[@theSANDMAN1052]

So hell must really be cold. No wonder people keep on saying cold as hell.

[@screamsniper9413]

Sam Fisher no it’s as hot as hell not as cold as hell lol 😂

[@dannymunch4633]

Both sayings exist. Cold as hell refers to Helheim and hot as hell refers to the Christian adaptation of Helheim, simply known as hell.

[@bruhbruh7886]

Danny Münch there are also sayings about”what the hel” as well

[@Jack-ts4wq]

Or it’ll be a cold day in hell

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Sam Fisher Ask Dante.

[@lowkeyarki7091]

Gotta love how Kratos opens wooden chests, just punch through it. Imagine if it was a mimic waiting for prey.

[@At0mHeart]

Then it'd be a dead mimic

[@seraphimzero6612]

Waiting for food, getting a knuckle sandwich.

[@MrBigshow234]

Kratos might have calmed down because of his son and age...BUT HE’S STILL A BADASS

[@dennistv598]

Austin Youngblood Kratos mature he wants his son to choose the right path

[@m16dude967]

Kratos is just like fine wine, just gets better with age

[@NOTAPHASE1]

Arthur Thesillyking Oooo

[@FaheemKhan-iy8bn]

Bruh...I was scared.. Just seeing the gate keeper.. And that chicken thing... But he wasn't scared for shit!!!!

[@iyasunozomu8979]

he's immortal since he's an olympian god, but even if he aged, he still has his charm.

[@kelechionyensohii9720]

22:22 I feel like the whole act reminds him of his old life. He killed one undeserving of death for his own gain which is why he takes a moment.

[@raservesthedinner7620]

That is also why he got hit by Hel's torturing hallucinations (Zeus) immediately after. His mind was deep in his past at that moment.

[@IsRickIV]

22:09 Is that a small hint of guilt (or at least respect) I see? Man I’m loving the direction their taking Kratos.

[@dgrmn12345]

I love Kratos' condemnation of dying old being a dishonor. Plays well into the Spartan belief that though every Spartan's fate is to die in combat, the elderly are still highly venerated as being old is a sign of their prowess and courage. For him, to die of old age as a Spartan meant that you were undefeated in life.

[@AllHailMe12431]

21:30 I reckon that if Sindri saw this, he'd never be able to look at Kratos the same way ever again. He'd start to gag just by seeing him.

[@assassingamer5983]

No. He'd have a fucking heart attack

[@nknown-xo1yg]

Assassin Gamer 598 lmao

[@chemicallylemon]

Everybody was all, "odin couldn't even survive the cold of helheim, and nothing can start a fire there." later that day, Kratos just kinda....did both

[@kraevorn7483]

17:18 Bridge keeper be like, “Hey yer not dead!”

[@cyphani6864]

Lol 7:30 Mimir said there are too many new dead. Kratos must’ve killed them all in Midgard 😂😂

[@godofwar234regi5]

SL Sirius24 Most were the honorable dead.

[@zackhunter5646]

If they died to Kratos they would be in Valhalla

[@godofwar234regi5]

Zack Hunter Without the Valkyrie to acquire them, they'll suffer in hell and just become Hel-Walkers.

[@Xehanort10]

When most parents say they'd go to hell and back to save their kids they're being metaphorical. Kratos did it literally.

[@enigmabloom]

It's kind of odd to see Kratos consider the consequences of his acts and even show what can be interpreted as remorse after he killed the giant. Really shows how far he's come.

[@RaidenRis1ng]

Why did they put a gate in helheim? Because people were dying to get in. Badum tssss

[@mulliganlounge6912]

I want to die

[@camcamcarter4741]

Leo Gabi terrible😂

[@beastyvx8718]

Lol

[@emptyowl1768]

Dad get off the internet

[@chrisahpuck3988]

Where's the noose when you need it

[@naterivers6107]

1:41 Only Kratos could so casually say he's going to realm of the dead. Oh well, not exactly the first time he's went into the underworld of his own accord. Nor the first time he made it his bitch.

[@JoshuaBredekamp]

This version of Hel is the very essence of depression and loneliness

[@EmperorRadiationEmpire]

And the irony that this is basically "when Hel freezes over".

[@sharanggaur6685]

21:36..... he is a great warrior.......and also agreat cardiologist ......

[@elyorsafarov4344]

As a surgeon i can confirm

[@svp2010]

Kratos like, "Damn! Im out of shape!"

[@ashtonchane6126]

svp2010 yet he's strong enough to lift boulders and trees twice if not five times he's own size

[@edwardarroyo834]

Ashton Chane And move an entire bridge, and flip a temple.

[@ElkaPME]

Helheim drains your energy, so it does make sense for him to fall out of shape the longer he lingers there

[@chibidakis1]

I think he's holding back on his god powers. He did say he came to Midgard to live as a man.

[@terraincognita9614]

But he's not tho

[@galleong4776]

1:27 I love how brok offered to help kratos

[@misssincere5762]

Dude, Kratos must be having a serious Vietnam ptsd flashbacks with the way he yells and fights!!!!

[@goofistmcnutty3280]

I like that the game goes out of it's way to show that dying of old age seems in Norse believes isn't anything to be proud of, yet the spartan finds that odd. Spartans respected old age because if one was able to live long in such a harsh world, than they deserved the same respect as a warrior who's won many battles. Just shows some attention to detail on the dev's part.

[@merikmalhads1676]

The blades of chaos can burn in Helheim.... dam that's one hell of a powerful weapon

[@zenitsuthunder3946]

Ares fucked up Olympus and other mythologies giving these God-killing bladez lol

[@TerminatorGundam300]

Gaia as the narrator in the 1st game did say the blades were forged in the foulest depths of Hades, so it short of makes sense that they can still burn since Helheim is functionally the same as Hades, being the realm of the dead

[@merikmalhads1676]

@@TerminatorGundam300 But in norse mythology helheim is described a realm so cold that no magic in all the 9 realms can light a blaze in it. One of the 9 realms includes muspelhiem a realm of volcanoes and fire and a sword literally designed for the soul purpose of rending asgard apart with flames. That means the blades of chaos are more powerful then surter's blade, at least in flame enchantments.

[@ExplictZz_]

The way I see it is the same way bell reacts to it. It’s foreign magic it’s not from the 9 realms. Perhaps the magic from Greek mythology runs differently compared to the Norse mythology

[@kcgaming0017]

Should've been Hel instead of Hell

[@spencercox7931]

18:17 HOLY SH!T!!!! THAT HEALTH JUST DISAPPEARED!

[@LegendofLuigi703]

Melted lol

[@whoami784]

Would've been cool to see Kratos' brother Deimos as a memory.

[@TheGrandUsurperOfDeath]

I love how Mimir told Kratos not to worry when Kratos was shocked at seeing his Father’s Voice and see him in dark thundering clouds then later on Mimir proceeded to Geek over the fact that he was “on the hip of the Bloody Ghost of Sparta”

[@MarcioHl8]

The touch of respect at 22:08 is simply beautiful. This is really deep, because shows us something about ethics. The primitive warriors have an more evolved ethics than the modern men when it comes to the death of an enemy since the primitive do rituals of purification and other things that shows respect to the killed warrior, just as Kratos did; contrary to the modern ones, that in war kills like a machine (at the height of scientific evolution) devoid of any kind of affection or respect. It's Freud who tells us this. Really beautiful game.

[@isaakerlandsen3293]

I just remembered from the 3rd one when he killed hades and the dead couldn’t harm kratos and in the 4th one here some of the dead don’t harm and some do because he still possess Hades soul after he took it from him with his own weapons

[@juliane.mfarias9285]

Thats a good one. After absorbing Hades soul he became God of Dead too

[@kcgaming0017]

You sure Hades's soul isn't in his weapon? The purple claw, blades of chaos look-alike? And remember Zeus stripped Kratos of his weapons and equipment in the end of GOW3. And one more thing, i doubt that his soul can be used in this version of the Underworld

[@ffadhel1]

@@kcgaming0017 No when Kratos killed Hadès he absorbed his soul

[@thecommentguy9380]

@@kcgaming0017 hades' soul was seen to be absorbed into Kratos, not his claws

[@GodOfWar05100]

I think Hades's soul slipped away when Kratos killed himself at the end of GOW3.

[@siosio6935]

Kratos' skin is not as white anymore, I know the graphics were different back then but maybe his age or him becoming a better person is restoring his regular skin color

[@At0mHeart]

That was ash covering him its slowly fading away

[@xavierrivera3407]

Yeah he's more of a greyish-white now. Wounder why?

[@At0mHeart]

@@xavierrivera3407 are u blind

[@xavierrivera3407]

@@At0mHeart what's that supposed to mean

[@At0mHeart]

@@xavierrivera3407 did you not see my reply

[@iamfeixue]

What will you do now FATHER You can no Longer hide behind the Skirt of Athena " Athena is Dead because of the Rage that consumes you, What More will you Destroy?! " The Hands of Death could not defeat me, The Sisters of Fate could not Hold me. And you! Will not see the End of this day I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!

[@jttekton]

lol "behind the skirt of Athena"

[@grimmywizard]

PETULANT CHILD, I WILL TOLERATE YOUR INSOLENCE NO MORE

[@nadyagoblin902]

The Keeper of the bridge of the Damned name is Mattugr Helson... Helson mean son of Hel. Hel is a daughter of Loki. And we know that Loki is Atreus. So Kratos kil his own great grandson. Timeline is confusing.

[@DarsiPadilla]

Must be a title because the troll feels at "home" in Helheim.

[@mathewcobb9443]

I don’t think th3y copies straight from Greek and Norse mythology itself otherwise you’d know the story before it happens

[@jttekton]

@@mathewcobb9443 ye meh boi they changed some norse stuff in the game.

[@MTB396]

Kinda explains how Kratos show respect to Helson after taking his heart

[@juliane.mfarias9285]

No, i think Helson had that name because he was created with the role of Hel Guardian

[@maroo203]

I’m just glad Mimir was there to keep us company. I can’t imagine the game without Mimir

[@Vegitobluuuuu]

The only game that made me feel cold, creepy when playing in Hel especially hearing it’s music.. this is why God of war is the best game ever for me

[@kamilll.08]

Brok is a real bro the guy went to helheim to help Kratos despite knowing it's one of the most dangerous realms

[@bagusaditya2211]

Mimir: I'd really hoped never to see this place again. Holy shit Mimir i forgot you have been dead before

[@bizzaroblake2519]

He still is. Mimir even said it himself. he says he is reanimated yes but not exactly the same. His soul is on the head to keep him aware as the illusion of life.

[@gabecavalcanti8504]

Kills someone Has to fight their soul in Hel Stonks

[@craxnor]

It’s understandable how alien hel is to kratos. The lands of the dead are in different realms and the rules are different as well. A place of icy torture where the criminals and cruel go. Make sense. But those who die by accident, disease, and age? The difference between where you go isn’t determined by the life you live but the moment you died? Sounds a lot crueler than his afterlife system.

[@shadowhunter-mi5su]

This must be one "Hel" of a trip

[@cummyache959]

I like his emphasis on NO when asked if they're family heirlooms

[@prestony.7128]

Anyone else notice how he put his hand on the hel beast after taken his heart, almost like he's thanking the thing because it basically saved his kid.

[@WeTheWounded]

"Hmm, I hit these guys with the shield, and nothing happened. Let me keep doing exactly that, and only that."

[@dani1215_]

Square, square, triangle....

[@DoubleBoost23]

So Great-Grandpa has to take Great-Grandson's heart? Just tell a bedtime story or give him candy lol. does anyone actually get the joke-

[@xudex98]

Cause mythologicaly that giant is a descendant of loki?

[@yokgor4675]

xudex98 Because the troll’s name was Mattugr Helson. In the Norse mythology, the ruler of Hel/Helheim, also named Hel is the daughter of Loki, and the troll’s name was “HEL-SON”, get it?

[@dexgod7633]

You hear that Growing old is a sin

[@carloseduardocastelandaluz560]

The norse gods are idiots

[@marygoround1292]

This is what sealed Brok as my absolute favorite charater.

[@user-zf1ru4wg9n]

Imagine if Kratos Brought the Nemean Cestus with Him....

[@raisingwings2913]

They're destroyed however

[@Akantore]

A Shame he left out those awesome Greek Relics. The Blade of Olympus would've looked awesome on this game.

[@miketheknight8133]

Maybe some of those might make a return in God of war 5

[@kaustubhfadtare1125]

Kratos is back in hell He don't even have to die this time

[@juliane.mfarias9285]

Thats the reason why the Captain didnt appear this time

[@ryanrusch3976]

I love how all the nordic mythos is very helpful to Kratos, must be a helluva shock from working with the Greeks who seemingly betrayed him on a whim even when the Gods weren't hunting him down.

[@skedaddle69]

You can tell kratos even feels bad for the bridge keeper because he put his hand on his chest at 22:12

[@MrAcuriteOf1337]

Kratos makes a comment questioning it being dishonorable to grow old. Spartan tradition calls for dishonorable burial for those who did not die in combat, including dying of age. The concept of growing old being bad shouldn't be strange to Kratos.

[@thelawofspirits2394]

MrAcuriteOf1337 kratos not look that old if he shave his beard hr look cool again

[@janumski_6399]

I think that if you die old you should at least did something honorable in Sparta like saved a comrade or killed a commander or something like that

[@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee]

MrAcuriteOf1337 maybe he was surprised that, this place also thinks that dying old is dishonorable.

[@0hvist]

In Greek mythology, EVERYONE that dies goes to the Underworld, itself has divided areas that aren't separated by being in different realms altogether. The fact that Kratos comes from a culture that prides itself on warfare, military service and the traditions it entails, he finds it strange that the Aesir treating elders that died regardless of their lifetime spent as something dishonorable. Spartans may fall in battle, yet sometimes they can survive the wars they fought in and become legends for it by dying of old age.

[@0hvist]

janumski _ or starting a War and actually winning it. THAT is how Spartan legends are forged in the first place.

[@andreizkie3885]

I love how they did the opposite of hell, it was very cold instead of very hot

[@kcgaming0017]

Thank the mythology for that

[@RegentofArrako]

I can’t wait to explore the rest of helheim and encounter that bird in the next installments. I notice a lot of broken bridges at 23:30

[@GmodPlusWoW]

I suspect Kratos may find himself back there after the opening bossfight. Unless of course Freya drags him to Folkvang, so she can deal with him personally.

[@RegentofArrako]

GmodPlusWoW true!

[@karikora8279]

I like how kratos always has a severed head

[@ArgentHunter]

It not a God of War game unless it has decapitation in it

[@Meowjoker]

This time the head asked for it to be cut off.

[@cristhianmacri8467]

GOW 1 - medusa´s head GOW 2 - euryale´s head GOW 3 - Helios´s head GOW 4 - Mimir´s head Classic Kratos

[@chiiiiie5608]

at least it was voluntary and not the "no please dont rip my head off" thing

[@AsianAtTheDisco009]

Calling it now as a crazy theory. Mimir is actually the ancient Greek god of revel and nature Pan who escaped Greece long before Kratos whole ordeal and and he traveled all the way to Midgard to escape Zeus

[@mykalfox9381]

Kratos became so stoic in his old age.

[@ShadowNova300]

22:08 I actually like his little hand touch. He's almost saying "Thank you" because the heart will let Atreus survive, and also "I'm sorry" because he had to kill it to do so. 22:20 And when he looks back at the troll its almost like he's looking at his past... what he used to be and what he still (sort of) is.

[@beetlejuice390]

Mirmir saying ''not even Odin can survive this cold'' could mean that if Kratos has to fight Odin in the next game, it might be in Hel since Kratos can take the cold, and Odin cant.

[@DarsiPadilla]

That, or Mimir could be exaggerating.

[@fauzumn1029]

no need I guess cuz the Ragnarok which would be "Odin's demise" is nigh

[@Valerio_the_wandering_sprite]

Nope.

[@atefrustn7332]

22:46 kratos: zeus my father mimir: your father was zeus ?! wait well that explains a lot me: i've been waiting for this moment's so hard to Nostalgiaaaaaaa

[@ElkaPME]

10:35, essentially Alfheim < Helheim < Midgard in terms of the speed of time Essentially, Kratos has more time to get the heart, but will have less time should some crisis comes to Alfheim and Kratos has to go back there.

[@MaxMikescrool1]

Alfhiem, then Midgard, and then Helhiem. Helheim moves slower than Midgard

[@Crazylom]

after Kratos getting heart i lost track of thoughts. Wtf you just said?

[@SaiRam-nz9sy]

Midgard in the middle of the order innit?

[@sack8439]

@@SaiRam-nz9sy No, Midgard is the realm in which you now percieve. Therefore the last of the three

[@JACVA1]

21:50 Kratos, best Aztec priest.

[@stonefistfvf117ex.2]

"Zeus was your father? That explains a lot..." Mimir

[@chgaming5059]

What are those!! 0:36

[@julsmul7164]

"That's gotta be a family heirloom..." "NO."

[@50ksavagegoodsavage4]

That joke... I'm out💀💀💀

[@ibezag0]

CaptainHAX Gaming I thought u was roasting Kratos boots for a second there lmao

[@camcamcarter4741]

CaptainHAX Gaming LOL

[@cfl_finn4831]

I just wrote this :( Guess I gotta delete it now

[@MrMrx123456789]

Kratos: *Sees Asgard* The hell is this place? Ass place....Asberg.... Mimir: Oh that's Asgard!

[@TheSchultinator]

I just imagine when Hel, Loki's daughter gets to Helhiem and just flips out because "Granpa, did you really have to break so much?!!"

[@Vsm426]

Not born yet though

[@caratlove4107]

Kratos: **Breaks some vases** Me, a Zelda nerd: Ahh, so you have chosen the way of the Link.

[@legionmeta]

6:24 dude went flying lol

[@Josh0.93]

Shannon Roberts 😂

[@waiitwhaat]

0:24 "Athena? _dead_ giveaway" Even flextape can't fix that 💀💀

[@barneyrubble4293]

If you think about it, Kratos delivers everyone he fights to Valhalla, makes sense why the Norse see him so highly.

[@Sigmamale1289]

This is the best sequence in the franchise

[@elad3958]

I love that opening theme music to VGS. Absolutely brilliant.

[@lightningmuhqween4828]

Kratos: "It is dishonorable to grow old..." Also Kratos: OLD.

[@ColdRamenjf]

I like this version of hell. The further away from the gods you are, the further you are from any warmth.

[@hypocritehenry4619]

“Where’s the little turd?” 🤣

[@adamhreither7158]

I hear the sound of River Gjöll Running cold and deep Its golden bridge hangs in the dark The bridge that Modgunn keeps Over the bridge, all through the night Hel is getting near There are the gates, towering high Afflicting me with fear

[@bippityboppity4391]

Adam Hreither s

[@Youbeentagged]

Whoever made this video is a true and experienced gamer. We all love exploring the unknown. I bet if he wasn't recording a video, he'd spend hours here just on this mission.

[@noahsibahi-jackson8757]

Interesting how Mirmir says that not even Odin could survive Helheim's cold yet Kratos can

[@bromtaegan4606]

I love seeing all the fans responding about Kratos' culture shock concerning Spartan views VS Norse view on old age. All the love and understanding Kratos, a man who loses anyone he cares about to the gods, gets from us all. If Kratos ever needs an army again, I already know where he'll find one.

[@autosniper4494]

This what happen if you bring greek sword to norse

[@lordfreeza_]

Auto Sniper norse swords and metallurgy in general were far superior to Greek ones.. For one they were steel not bronze

[@vaip.883]

But I'd like to think that each blacksmith would appreciate observing each others craftsmanship. Maybe learn something new.

[@thebenis3157]

Lord Freeza Yes, that's what happens when you compare weapons from 500 b.c. (approximately) with weapons from the Middle Age

[@grantrmoore]

The blades of Kaos are supernatural. They are not man made. They were Ares's

[@belfastbelchan4039]

Grant Moore yep that makes it quite on par with thor's mjolnir

[@Nic_03_21]

If we ever return to Helheim for the third time, I wonder who else are we going to see. His old family? The other gods? Deimos?

[@MidnightWanderer]

One thing that does surprise me about this area.. Hel herself, never once showed up. You would think of sensing something foreign and powerful alone poking around in her realm would cause her to investigate...let alone her gatekeeper being killed. Then again, you don't see Odin showing up, in the game, nor Thor...well at least not till the very end of course..so...

[@rathzo1800]

Hel is not born yet

[@Vsm426]

Hel is also the daughter of loki

[@matthewshiba3997]

For any who is asking that is not a Chicken. It's a Giant Eagle called Hraesvelgr. He guard the world ends. But on this Game, he is the reason the Helheim filled with Cold Winds, while he Saw how the Deads live.

[@UmadHaHaBtch]

21:30 everytime goosebumbs perfect how the music comes in at that moment masterpeace also here 22:09 not normal i love these two parts to much in gow

[@daymatrian2604]

18:11 Anyone else thinks he's saying stop it. Its like he's trying to say "buddy cut it out I'm just trying to do my job.

[@ASJyirod]

This game so makes me want to learn Norse mythology

[@Matteo-lq8oi]

I just realized in the game no one called him kratos that's crazy

[@ivad5529]

Freya did

[@EmperorRadiationEmpire]

You know what is ironic? The fact that this is basically "when Hel freezes over".

[@ytw101]

13:30 I like that kratos is trying to learn about other realms by talking with mimir.

[@bizzaroblake2519]

kinda has to so he can save his son fast. He needs to make sure he kills the right one and doesn't make a bad choice to take longer.

[@bruhbruh7886]

I hope someone looks at me like Brook at The Blades of Chaos