Where Was Kratos During 300 (The Battle of Thermopylae)? God of War Theory

The Battle of Thermopylae was a historic event that took place in 480 BC, where 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas fought against the massive Persian army. This epic battle has been immortalized in popular culture, including the 2006 movie "300" directed by Zack Snyder. But many are left wondering: where was Kratos during this time? Join me as I delve into the story of the Battle of Thermopylae and explain why Kratos regrets not participating
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[@KaptainKuba]

Whoever guesses which cereal I was eating will be featured in the next video. All I will say is that it's Kellogg's 😂

[@Cuco76jr]

Frosted Flakes?

[@floopness]

corn flakes

[@pavokopac]

Krave maybe😅

[@gregorycampbell5673]

Rice crispys?

[@famous2099]

Cini minis

[@KenobiStark1]

Leonidas requested that each Spartan man have a son to pass on his name. Kratos didn’t have a son yet.

[@itsDjjayy]

Good point Good point 🤔🤔🤔💡💡💡

[@OscoBosco]

Fucking hell that’s RIGHT

[@Purgatory.Diaries]

I had a slightly different theory... I genuinely thought he regrets not dying in that battle, because it might have happened before the battle with the barbarians. Therefore, if he would have died in the battle of Thermopylae, maybe he would have never become such a successful General, thirsting for glory, and ultimately never having to plead Ares for his help. So basically, avoiding the death of his Greek family. He regretted it for a long time, so his wife and daughter would have lived. And when he said that “he no longer regrets it”, it was because now he has a reason to live, that being Atreus and Faye (before she died at least). Even if his original loss still weights on his soul, at least now he has a spark of hope in the form of Atreus. Now after the last two Norse games, he actually learnt how to be a father again (unlike the beginning of GoW 4, where he acted more like a General towards Atreus).

[@itsthatmusic4me]

Even tho kratos didnt think about this I his family would have been doomed anyway

[@Purgatory.Diaries]

@@itsthatmusic4me I mean, if Kratos died earlier in the timeline, who knows what would have happened to Greece. It's not certain that they would have been OK, but it would have been worth a shot in his mind (at least before he met Faye and had Atreus).

[@SunGodSe]

WHERE WAS HE!?

[@ARMAN-jw2xs]

Nice one bro I think the same way

[@Frangucci]

The fact that Kratos was at Troy during the Trojan war still blows my mind. Not sure how it makes sense canonically within his timeline but I loved that nod as well as this one

[@KaptainKuba]

Oh yeah the historical timeline in gow is a mess 😂 but it's not that big of a deal because we can say that this is gow's version of history

[@alexandarpetrov1275]

Chains of olimpus was the first game of the series I played. It have a special place in my heart, but now you reminded me for the great story and another reason to rank it higher.

[@jetpack9634]

wow, me too

[@95DOIDO]

Kuba, I have discovered something, when you go to niflheim as Atreus, you can see a lot of carvings in the walls, I initially thought it was nordic (as it was supposed to) but in fact, many of those are PICTISH, from the picts, the old scottish people, and some look to be scythian, would u do a video about it? I'm sure you can uncover more information than me.

[@KaptainKuba]

I noticed they looked weird but I didn't know where they were from so thank you ❤️. I'll check them out

[@LS-wy4bk]

we probably will see one of those mythologies. I doubt they are going for egypt next. As Eric said they dont want to be predictable.

[@xaninuax]

@@LS-wy4bk scottish god of war would be unbelievably dope

[@camerondon3712]

I'd love to see something like that! I'm actually from a historically Nordic/Pictish area of Scotland and we are largely forgotten about here. A GoW game based around our historical culture would be amazing and might shine some light on an area not many people know about

[@95DOIDO]

​@@camerondon3712 not just that, I know that gods and legends from the picts are hard to find, none of their mythology/deities was wrote, but the irish pantheon can be incorporated into the scottish and UK myths in general when it comes to GOW, it wouldn't be wrong considering that many of the main celtic deities of Ireland/Brittain/Wales were probably the same with slightly similar names, just like Norway/Denmark/Sweden/Iceland myths are held together, we even have a strong base for it, the the fomorians, the race of monsters that came from the sea, could be the giants that came from scandnavia, and they are in conflict with the gods from those lands... just imagine, fighting Nuada the warrior god with a silver arm, having Merlin as a companion (who would probably be a god as well) and having that Excalibur in your inventory.

[@ABG_SPARTAN]

Fire video Kuba 💯 keeping the series interesting🔥

[@Morgoth420]

Never stop uploading kuba, love u man

[@zmtdude837]

I figured that the battle of Thermopylae happened when he was training as a young spartan and couldn't participate and the battle at Attica was just the Persians second attempt at invasion

[@doodoowater8000]

Clicked never so fast in my life

[@thegeekartistt]

Wow, I wouldn't have thought of that in a hundred years, what a lovely take.

[@WyattDucar]

It does make you wonder who is the spartan king in God of War: Ascension either Leonidas or his older brother Cleomenes? The former of which was a Spartan King during the Battle of Marathon.

[@GrandRegentSScratch]

Keep up the content💪🏻🔥💪🏻

[@lethabomathebula9675]

Bruh it's been a while you still good 👍

[@turan3603]

This channel is just so cool 🎉🔥

[@KK23.O9]

Tbh, even though I haven't played Chain's of Olympus, I always thought that the opening battle was somewhere like Artemisio which is a place in Greece where the Greek fleet fought the Persian fleet to stop them from reaching Thermopylae . I also thought it was somewhere close to Salamina while the Greek fleet was fighting the Persians Kratos was defending a city close to it or something .

[@SunGodSe]

WHERE WAS HE!?

[@KK23.O9]

​@@SunGodSeI don't know

[@brandon6494]

I’ve actually never even thought about this, I have so many questions and theories now

[@Drebin169]

A post I made about Some timeline problems I remembered about this: Explain the references to the Trojan War and the Battle of Thermopylae. Kratos said his favorite poem was about " a cunning general, a war over forbidden love" and Mimir adds that it also includes "a horse that wasn't what it appeared". Kratos said he was there, and that he looked the poem better. He also said that he initially regretted not being at or dying at The battle of Thermopylae. The Trojan War is estimated to take place at some date between 1299 BC and 900 BC and the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. From my understanding Kratos is in his 30s or 40s when he became to God of War and in his 40s to 50s at the end of God of War 3. Even if he was much older, it wouldn't make sense for him to lament over not dying in the Battle of Thermopylae after becoming the God of War, as he could of won the battle for them. He made it sound like he was young when the battle of Thermopylae happened, though this would conflict with the Trojan War dates and him becoming the God of War. A whole timeline would be great including the time between God of War 3 and 2018, but even clearing up this question would be great.

[@oraziogallipoli7829]

I forgot Chain of Olympus Yeeeeees.. Thanks man nice One as ever

[@davidkorotaj7126]

LET'S GOOOOOO ANOTHER VIDEO😎👊👍

[@godofyoutube5754]

All the spartans at the battle of thermopylae had a son to continue the family name so even if Calliope was alive he couldnt take part in it and i belive the battle at thermopylae to place earliear than the invasion in chains of olympus

[@matanr9]

I never thought he said that because he wanted the glory. From the second i heard that conversation i understood that he wanted to die because of his past but not anymore cause of atreus

[@BattleTroll]

Cereal asmr😂 still my favorite channel

[@HishamA.N_Comicbroe]

The goat's back.

[@nickdelarosa9995]

That was an awesome video

[@KaptainKuba]

Glad you liked it

[@famous2099]

Yoo Kub. Alethia told that Kratos has been made marked warrior when Deimos was being taken so that means he had to go back in time to that exact moment? And if yes wouldnt that ruin timeline when Kratos from the future (adult) came back to the young Kratos?

[@DancingGeniuz]

He didn’t attend. He wanted to see what the spartans were made of.

[@CoolSaver]

Considering how much details they brought from the previous games in Ragnarök, this makes perfect sense. CoO, i guess, was the only game they didn't mention in dialogues. Was.

[@fernosbonos5394]

Finally, something interesting, Kuba this is some ideas that can work.

[@KaptainKuba]

Thanks give 3 months to come up with another one

[@fernosbonos5394]

@KaptainKuba your welcome mate, just find very obscure things in the greek era or norse era that many glossed or forgot.

[@carlstaufenberger9714]

How do you think the Blade of Olympus would fare against Mjolnir? random question but just came to me

[@haarisajmeri9811]

Very short but very interesting video as usual btw were you eating fruti pebbles

[@slimshady1778]

As a Persian, watching this was entertaining as iam a big god of war fan(been one for around 8 years now) and an iranian as well lol.

[@starkilr101]

Now we’re asking the real questions

[@lashonnakennybrew4847]

Well I'm going to be honest Kratos is the true leader of the Spartan armies and he cared about every single one of his Spartan Army Brothers with his heart and life he became their leader their God he fight with them Kratos probably chose not to die because he had a wife and daughter during those times before he ever met Faye and had his son atreus

[@DragonKnightDragonborn]

there is one question that lingers in my mind now. As God of war 2018 when Kratos did burry Atreus the warrior that gave hope to the Spartans even among the darkest times as much the Spartan customs, when did it take place? I would think be when he gave up his soul to Aries since to me would make bit sense or after what happened after maybe 2 years after in game world time that happened. Since Atreus/Loki we know in God of War 2018 and Rangnarok Kratos to honor his fallen brotheren Atreus even though his wife still kept the name Loki. Thist just my mini theory since i seen a theory that Kratos burried Atreus his fallen brother in Spartan custum and why Kratos gave his son Atreus aka Loki the name Atreus. Just bit detail wanted to give as much bit a theory when the burrial of his Spartan brother.

[@davidemanuelarroyoportacio9499]

i say he died before the war with the barbarians because i don't really see him being concerned about the spartan in GOW1 only did he return to his war days along them after GOS and non of the spartans that died in GOW2 when kratos found them we're burried so it must have happen before the fight with the barbarians

[@DragonKnightDragonborn]

@@davidemanuelarroyoportacio9499 that i can agree on.

[@SoldierSpiderx]

my theory it that the reason he didn't died at the battle of Thermopylae was that he was there fight alongside by side with king Leonidas and 300 Spartans and other Greek allies that this was a young Kratos and he was badly injury during one of the fight and on the last day King Leonidas told the injury solider to escape and alot the Spartan who was injury reject and one of them was probably Kratos but king Leonidas force them to leave which happened in real life and that why he regret not dying cause after he heard that king Leonidas and Spartan and Greek allies died, he was mad at himself not dying with his falling brothers

[@greasy78west58]

Hey Kaptain!! Idk if you looked into it or not but when Atreus and thrud first went to helheim heimdall said he had something to do for the all father what do you think he meant by that?!

[@iluvatartca2966]

I assumed it was a type of saviors guilt his friends in the Spartans probably died that day but because he was “special” he was away and couldn’t be their and the fact that he wasn’t there for his friends and comrades who died probably really tore at him even if he wouldn’t have admitted it

[@clxix172]

Next theory, the trojan war reference and how it fucks up the kratos timeline even more since the trojan war took place a good thousand years before the battle of Thermopylae or any of the other events in god of war

[@00MAKAVELI00]

Keep going bro Gow forever 🌒

[@Veigasgameplay]

Vídeo interessante, Kuba! Eu fiz um vídeo explicando 3 coisas que é mencionado God of War Ragnarök: A batalha dos 300, a tragédia do Rei de Tebas e sobre o Agogê. Vale a pena conferir!

[@redemption8608]

If the battle of Thermopylae was fought against the Persian empire, and the Persian even back then believed in Zoroastrianism, does this mean there might have been an altercation between the Greek gods, and the Zoroastrian god as well?

[@gameover9390]

Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic Religion and Following the track record of history, there no doubt there was Beef between Zeus and Ahura Mazda

[@j.h.181]

Rygar for Myth Monday Madness!!! ...Or Castlevania Lords of Shadow games.

[@jamaicanentertainmentworld]

Want to play this

[@Orion-Pax_34]

I personally think that the battle with the invading Persians in the beginning of Chains of Olympus is supposed to be the battle of Marathon, which took place in 490 BC, 10 years before the battle of Thermopylae. Everything in-game matches with the historical facts: - Attica was the city being invaded, as was in real life - After the sun falls out of the sky, you make your way through the city of Marathon shortly after, hence the battles namesake The Persian king Kratos killed was likely Darius, the father of Xerxes, who was present at the battle of Marathon irl

[@Ali_Yousif]

I'm 100% convinced 🤯

[@KMyDes]

❤

[@jow2267]

I will like if they make the greek story in the current game version

[@stanleylucas2924]

Would you ever do god of war what ifs like what if Faye never died

[@HitmanHimself]

Hmm, i like this nice theory that you came up with, altho from a 'technically' standpoint it doesn't really sit well with me. first things first, gow1's original plot was Kratos will commit suicide and "death will be his escape from madness" a death like how we die (from a story standpoint), no afterlife unlike when Ares kills him. now, technically Kratos should be again going to the underworld when he would commit suicide, the god of war 1 novelization mentions that he was looking for river Lethe. released in 2010 Barlog in the directors interview 2010 just says that "death means nothing in the world, okay he killed himself?, but he will still have to live with memories just in another location (underworld)" jaffe alludes the same. so the first thing I wonder is whether that river is canon to gow universe or not. If its not, then it would be a total waste for kratos to kill himself. If it is then I wonder whenever kratos had the chance to goto the underworld why didn't he use the river? (like in gow1 when ares kills him, 2nd in chains) one possible answer that I can think of is that because of the god's promise, drinking from the river would cause all of his memories to be wiped away and he will have to live in the unpleasant part of the underworld (because of his deeds, possibly tartarus) If the gods do it for him, possibly only the nightmares will be removed, and he will still keep living on earth. But then with your theory why would he want to die in that case and goto the underworld as he's been promised by the gods. (as they possibly have a better solution?)

[@vlad_47]

The River is of cource canon and Mnemosymne was said to watch over it in Tartarus/Hades in GoW 2 Novel. Why else would Kratos know about it and plan for drinking it after death, if it wasnt real. The real question is whether the River Lethe would even have the power to erase Kratos' visions which was an curse decreed by the Moirai themselves, through the village Oracle. The Styx failed to have its full effects on Kratos and thats the main and most powerful River in Hades. These visions were an very serious thing which could only be supressed by pure rage and purpose, thats why they werent an issue in GoW 2-3. Outside the Gods, only Hope had the power to free Kratos from it.

[@HitmanHimself]

@@vlad_47 hmm, i do wonder then why cory said that, possibly because of the reason you mentioned. altho I always thought it could be possible because of Hades, because of his hatred against Kratos for the whole persephone matter, he did want to torture him. So maybe he wouldn't let kratos drink from it. order Mnemosymne maybe to not let him drink.

[@vlad_47]

@@HitmanHimself Well yeah, there are tons of things which could hinder Kratos from even getting to that River at all, but for Kratos that was the very last back up plan, the last desperate option so..

[@Grivian]

If Kratos was in that battle it would have the 300 vs 1 million more believable

[@2005zhane]

Kuba -- I have a theory about the Gods that Kratos, and his allies, have killed regarding the Higher Plane of Existence. What if in the Pantheons that Kratos goes to, and kills a number of gods for one reason or another, where there is one god from each pantheon that is sent to the Higher Plane of Existence? I say this largely due to the case of Athena. She mentions how she went to such a location, after she was killed by Kratos's hand. So assuming that this is true, and there is such a place, it wouldn't be unheard of for other gods, especially from the Greek Pantheon, to go there as well. On one side, I don't believe that there are more than a certain number of gods, due to the fact that if all of the gods that at least Kratos has killed, went to such a place, I'm sure that none of them wouldn't hesitate to harass, let alone go after, Kratos as a form of revenge for him killing them. Which is why I largely believe that it may be more along the lines that at least one per pantheon. While at the same time, I don't believe that those sent to the Higher Plane of Existence, are limited to those specifically killed by Kratos's hand. One example, being the case of Thor, who was killed by Odin.

[@user-wb7ll3wm4i]

Leonidas got rid of the rest of his army that are not Spartans so yeah 300 he marched there with 7000 but fought with 300

[@UrosStankovic-xf9uq]

Did you change the thumbnail to this video 3 times or am i remembering wrong

[@lordvaderr859]

I was thinking, since the norns knew everything and said kratos would die. Did kratos end up proving the norns wrong by not dying? Or does he die later? Or did he just change? Cuz the norns said hes so predictable

[@MoreLoreThenThereSeems]

I always thought that it was incredibly obvious. You did not need to convince me of some thing I already believed in.

[@panagiotismastoras4902]

Maybe the battle against the barbarians is the battle of Thermopylae. And Kratos regret not dying there because the consiquence was the loss of his family by Ares.. What do you say about that?

[@raducoman6423]

Persians and barbarians are 2 completely different things ….

[@PepeBote11a]

If Kratos were in Thermopyle no Persian would had made it throught alive

[@Extreme_Annihilation]

The temple in Alfhiem seems more advanced than Asgard which only has wooden houses and huts. How and why is that? Does this mean the Elves are just advanced than Asgardians??

[@parthmadikunt7613]

Broo play asuras wrath on Monday it damm good

[@jasongarcia1886]

Plus Leonidas only wanted men who fathered sons Kratos only had a daughter and only sons carry the names of their fathers daughters would take the name of who they married

[@unoak1043]

Santa Monica should be involved with the writing of the movie if it ever comes out

[@KingArthur101]

When people say Kratos couldn't wield thor hammer they clearly never played chains of Olympus because he gave up his happiness to be with his daughter to save the world that makes him more worthy than anyone in ragnarok

[@KaptainKuba]

And you don't even have to be worthy to lift Thor's hammer

[@UrosStankovic-xf9uq]

​@@KaptainKubaYeah you just have to be strong enough

[@cloakeddemon3207]

😮

[@KaptainKuba]

Ay you're first btw

[@cloakeddemon3207]

@@KaptainKuba I don’t really care about being first, just love to watch your vids man!

[@KMyDes]

Kuba if you want i can make thumbnails for you free

[@KaptainKuba]

Shoot me an email at [e-mail] if I think you fit I'll pay you for them 😉

[@kelstoncordell3966]

Could be

[@overpowereddemonslaya3543]

Isn’t it a coincidence that in Greek mythology the Spartan. army had 300 troops and in the Bible the Army of Moses’s successor had 300 as well

[@pugzur2625]

Haven't watched the video yet but I think the more important question is where Kratos during the Tiananmen Square Incident was.

[@shadowgod1797]

so that means persian god do exist as well in gow universe

[@KaptainKuba]

Yes

[@shadowgod1797]

@@KaptainKuba hell yeah and thanks for the amazing video bro

[@vlad_47]

Thats confirmed in GoW 2 Novel and Ascension/Chains of Olympus had some persian themes/creatures.

[@muhammadaamir7810]

I thought he was dead😂

[@awolfinhumanshape2623]

Cereal that good Kuba?

[@morriganrenfield8240]

I did find it interesting. And honestly makes me sad they went in the route they did for the norse saga. I hope whatever comes next will revive my love for the ip but the last two games have almost killed it.

[@allunjajerrynkanava]

Its 3 days not 7 seven days

[@julianbos8746]

The man in the murual was Odin

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

God of War Ghost of Cereal

[@SurajKumarnanda]

Athena big plans for kratos

[@Cuco76jr]

I love you kk

[@KaptainKuba]

Oof one more k in my name and I would have been cancelled 😂

[@Cuco76jr]

@@KaptainKuba then we wouldn’t get your amazing gow content

[@carlbman]

Santa Monica didn't write story chain of Olympus ready at dawn did Santa Monica more support didn't write it

[@cody1k418]

Lucky charms

[@ibmmaster5971]

Persian king ost is a banger I want to lesson it again

[@venpepe4734]

hi

[@KaptainKuba]

Hey yourself

[@Justin-hc3pu]

Maybe he wasn’t there because we was fighting the characters of mortal combat (Btw it’s a joke not a theory)

[@Jadensdivine]

No it definitely makes sense I rather would’ve died in a glorious battle rather then be alive and go thru all the shit kratos did

[@RagulViknesh]

First here!

[@thought1075]

not connected to this video but to the mask theory, there is a prophecy in god of war 2018 that shows tyr holding some kind of a mask and idk if it even is a mask but looks close enough and you could maybe make a video conecting that with the new god of war

[@flingroenland6800]

Letsgooo, being quick like Hermes to this vid🫶

[@KaptainKuba]

I have the speed of Olympus, mortal

[@OneSockOff_95]

He wasn’t even invented yet?…..

[@arturotorres5663]

😂😂😂

[@eigmatic8166]

318th!

[@paulsmith9192]

Must be hard.when all u talk is,gow.knowing gonna be years before the next one

[@LalalaE15]

*300* is just a cheap rip-off of *meet the spartans*

[@ReseSaucer_TTSEnt]

Bust head

[@giovannibramlia5668]

🗿 💦 💦 💦

[@sohkaf6851]

Respect The Persian Empire

[@kingdom5854]

I thought you were “done with GOW” after that laughable disappointment Ragnarok was?

[@Randomcat119]

I wonder how modern times are in GOW

[@jsmxke7058]

I bet he was part of the 300

[@jsmxke7058]

Also ur eating captain crunch