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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.🤣🤣🤣

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

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

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."

“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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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!"

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

"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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

Hearing kratos say "good boys" is just fucking awesome

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 😂

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

5:22 ah yes, kratos' past.

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.

Mimir: The hells an olive? Smartest man alive everyone

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

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.

God im going to really miss hearing Kratos tell others about his past. As sad as it was, it was also badass at times.

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.

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

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

I've been looking for this video. Thank you

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.

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

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

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

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

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

23:15 I just love how they basically almost made the mortal Kombat crossover canon

22:40 love the nod to Sisyphus there

22:42 is he talking about Sisyphus?

This is the first video I have heard thus guys voice

So surreal hearing the man speak of previous games, makes me have flashbacks to the points he's talking about in the ps2 era

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

Love the last one about PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale. Still waiting on a follow up for it

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?

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

Kratos playing with wolves were so wholesome

I'm sure nobody could say or tell odin to speak like how kratos did .. "SPEAK!!!"

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

Finished ragnarok two weeks ago and just finished replaying god of war 3. Greatest franchise ever fr fr

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

Every time he talked about his past it made nostalgic on the first games, sich good memories and pain in my hands 😅 but the best challenges i ever done in gaming

"Yeah... Word gets around about that sort of thing..." 🤣🤣🤣

Mimir not knowing what Olives are is still freaking hilarious. 😂😂😂

That last one is the best it being a reference to PlayStation All-Stars

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

I am 90% all of Sparta worshipped Kratos.