God of War Ragnarok - Kratos Crying as He Becomes The God of Peace, The All Father 

Faye knew he hated the blades

Great, great comment! Thanks

Mimir: Well said brother.

An axe can fell a foe, or a tree in order to rebuild

The blades were used to destroy, but the axe will be used to rebuild

It's only the first game and Kratos already goes through pain of losing beloved ones, guilt for taking their lives, anger because the god he served betrayed him. Yeah yeah, who would have thought that he will become one of the deepest characters in games???

@@sadfrog860 the first game wasn't much of a story. Just another story with a story of revenge. Story began to grow in gow2 and by 3 it was a masterpiece.

@@DripGoku777 and 4 took that masterpiece and made it so much better!

@Mark I said "one of"

@Mark reread again carefully, he said ONE of man...

That got me the hardest

Bro I cried when he said that.

Kratos may be dad of the year

Broooo That Hit Hard Fuck 😭😥😥😢

I broke down at that part. I couldn’t help it at that point.

dude really nice catch wow...

Dude that’s the little details that make the god of war games god tier

Actually, that's the God of War theme, when Kratos takes on his role of the GoW, the horn theme is the new Kratos

@@f.p.2010 but my point is that the GoW theme is kratos' by association if not really. You hear that you know Kratos. By changing the motif, they've changed who Kratos is and how we associate him.

Yea truthfully 🥲

*Be better.*

And don't be sorry, be better

*Chad grindset*

4. If you have a problem, smash it several times, and rip it apart)

We. Must. Be. Better.

I called my father immediately

its pixels nothing to cry over

He got peace when he forgiven himself for the murder of his wife and daughter. Don't get me wrong, the last two games are good, but also way too campy and the emotional impact of their story is not that great.

Bold of you to assume I wasn't crying already

A tear fell from my eye but I didn't cry

Kratos: “Atreus must be better than I once was.” Faye: “Then _you_ must be better than you once were.”

​@@zsu-23-4shilka2 The message of "We must be better" is a strong message now. For a lot of contexts.

A true statement and top redemption story for any video game character for sure... Tears of a childhood classic getting a climax we wouldn't even expect to fathom, Kratos becoming a true God after leaving his past behind and earning redemption as father, husband, a loved God, and finding peace and letting his past be apart of his growth

No shit.

literally with all the markings

God of War was meant to lead Ragnarok, and he did. It just wasn't Norse God of War.

That's how prophecy be like

I think it was suppose to be Tyr but because Odin is afraid of the prophecy, he had Tyr locked away to prevent it. Of course, fate is a b*tch. Because Odin took preemptive measures to prevent Ragnarok, the prophecy corrected itself to have Kratos fill in Tyr part(since he is also a god of war) and have Odin die on Atreus's lap instead of Kratos(Since he is also a bearded man like Kratos).

You thought it was Tyr, but it was me, Kratos

I see it both ways one is that it is kratos instead of tyr the other is that it never mattered kratos and Atreus make their own destiny.

One of the best. Cmon brother, the gaming world is too vast. Going to make *the* most developed protag is impossible, because all the damn good ones are all so great

@@dj11o9er Agreed, however Kratos is up there with the top ones

@@jameshuff8584 all notable/popular game characters are up there tbh

The Greek Saga itself is a great story. The Norse Saga simply wrapped things up and made it the greatest.

@@dj11o9er I dunno man I think Kratos deserves to be the best

"And what kind of God is that, Kratos? What do you even know of Godhood? In your lifetimes, has anyone ever worshipped you? Ever prayed to you? Can you imagine that kind of love? No... You don't care about mortals! You don't care about anything beyond yourself! Beyond the monster who kills without cause! You fear what you can never even hope to understand. Is it any wonder that your boy is in no rush to come back to you?" Now we have the answer.

@@Cafearmuire Odin projecting real hard smh

@@shagarumedic that's what scumbags do. They project their own evils on others

@@shagarumedic Indeed, Atreus made the right choice.

​@@CafearmuireOdin is no different from Zeus. Kratos is different because he was once a mortal who became a god through hard work and effort. He killed the gods of Olympus in a blind rage and felt intense grief when his world died because of it. Luckily the Norse gods weren't connected to their land.

and I'm reading this using gaia's voice

Talking about Gaia, I don't know why but I have a feeling they'll remake gow 1 after this game

Let’s hope Athena was just something in his head and not an actual problem…

@@GustavoHR115 actually no because sony or santa monica never sent T.c Carson like a thank you letter or anything they just said nothing at all and added christopher judge so i don’t thing T.c carson is coming back and cmon ANY other god of war game (besides 2018 and ragnarok) without t.c carson? Yeah i wouldn’t play it

@@t.o.w.a8434 New fans have never voice an interest in going back to greece... I think this is a sour reality the old fans need to learn and or grasp. A lot of their distaste really hasn't jived with the new ones. While the old games are great themselves I think it would be a massive waste of assets to remaster or remake the past games. The plot: "Ghost of Sparta" is a good for stories but revisting. And or overhauling mechanics just sounds wrong and like it would just be perverting the past works of art. New fans I've found really only go back to the old games for the lore. Not with the intrest to have to replay an old story. Most new fans want to see where Loki/Atreus is going to end up. The Ghost of Sparta has had plenty long enough of a story. There is little need to write the same story twice.

Considering you find Tyr after the ending, Kratos is way too hyped about the idea, to just throw it off to Tyr. He actually gives a shit now.

@@KosmataBradva True, and that is why he's more than earned it.

Tyr did work at it too, we saw it in the first game

If you look closely at the murals, Tyr's actually beside him.

@@jeanfranco8272 I think that's a painted-over Thor, actually.

My papa told me that. I finally understand

As someone far from home, I cried the moment I had to leave my parents behind knowing they did all they could raising me up lovingly. They still do check on me occasionally. That statement always hurts everytime thinking of it.

That's the best part if you did it right

@@HeyFriend812 The best things are the most challenging

Could I ask how did Faye go again the Giants. Did she kill them all? Or trap them for the new prophecy?

@@TheCoomer She purposefully put Kratos and Atreus on a different path than the supposed prophecy in Jotunheim, even going as far to try and obscure it from Kratos and Atreus.

@@TheCoomer She was the one who defeated prophecy. The Jotunn stick with their prophecies and show them to people. By destroying Aterus' shrine and omitting prophecy from her family, she went against her people's traditions by trying to change prophecy. The way prophecy works is that it's forbidden knowledge and the receiver would behold it and try to either change it or go along with it. By denying them that knowledge and breaking a shrine, Faye went against her people and likely exiled from Jotunheim which would explain one of the reasons why she wanted her ashes spread there as she wants her remains back in her home.

@@ythandlename She knew kratos's life and she wanted her husband to get redemption . And she also knew the odin will not spare the jotnars so by destroying atreus's shine she made Kratos the god of peace and the defender of the realms. you can see on freya's face that she see's the calmness in his voice after so long the word "Much to Rebuild" , showed that now she trust kratos. i just want one last sequel where kratos advice's the people and he does not claim to allfather but actively fights for the realm . and i want kratos spartan survivors to come and settle down with him.

I wouldnt call him "gentle" even nowadays lol

@@The-Deadite I would say more calm

​​@@juicymuscprod9624more at peace with himself...more understanding too. Deserving of the all father title unlike Odin

What's even crazier is that he did this while STILL carrying around severed heads!

Not gentle. But wiser.

damn :(

I feel that, brother

Sitting on just under a year for me. I think that's why I like this ending so much. His story about the old man carrying the wood hit close to home, as my dad was a carpenter all my life. And, how he wanted to give up... I just wish my dad's story ended like the one in the game

It's been over 25 yrs for me and that ending still hits hard, bub. *hugs* I'm sorry for your loss

i'm sorry for your loss

And with Freya by his side, no less! The true All Father arrived, axe in hand, ready to build. Time for Kratos to chop more wood!

His name should be ABRAM

That’s is probably more accurate. He would do anything for his family and those who became part of it. Hell he only really takes on the role of the leader of ragneroke because brok dies.

He's the 'God of Peace' in the same way Tyr was supposed to be. Ruling through wisdom and understanding, not seeking war but always ready for it.

I wouldn’t call him the All Father either believe it or not he’s actually the god of golf

Zeus and the others seeing him being loved & benevolent: Athena: Eh I COULD HAVE DONE ALL THAT! Zeus: Suuuuuuure. Athena gonna try and influence atreus now and make him walk a nasty path or shes gonna tell Ra to fuck up Midgard and hope atreus becomes a monster and destroy Egypt.

@@M3TALG0DS Another god of war game starring Atreus and taking place in the egyptian pantheon would be… Interesting.

@@selvbilde253 I wouldn't be shocked if Sindri out of anger looked up more about Kratos, and found out why he became who he was, and somehow resurrects Ares for vengence, and then uses his and hades magic to counteract the blades of chaos with some super new weapon like a grand sword or something and then when Kratos finds out and he has to fuck up Ares again. Then ares severes the link of the BoC, defeating kratos cause hes older then somehow Atreus can wield it and Kratos actually loses, and then Ares goes to destroy all of Egypt and Sindri is all "....what the fuck have I done?" Then Kratos tells Atreus its up to him to continue the path to benevolence and to save Egypt and you encounter those people in the comics and the Giants. And ambigoda is basically your sidekick. And then Sindri forgives Atreus and makes a new weapon for him and understands all he did was make things worse and yep, Either hopefully Ra/anubis & the others helps Atreus to stop this threat or THEY become THE threat and want to attack midgard for revenge.

@@selvbilde253 i was thinking the Hindu pantheons maybe.

@@M3TALG0DS I doubt that, Sindri is sad and broken, but not an evil bastard

In my opinion a perfect ending is where an ending makes me cry. This was definitely rollercoaster of emotions throughout this game.

Wait he wasnt breathing the entire time?

@@Hallows3 ****Angry Breathing****

me: i dont wanna go out and meet people kratos: does it frighten you? me: yes kratos: then that is why you must do it All Father indeed even ours

the same reason they have fought souleater in previous game. Not because they wanted to, only because arteus was scared of it.

truer words have never been spoken

I saw this comment and thought I'd check up on you. Have you had a good week? Regardless of the answer, I wish you well.

because the brave man is not who has no fear but the one who faces and conquers his fear

Ya think kratos anf freya are gonna get together?

@@Slipknot99 They could have if Kratos wasn’t the one who killed her son.

@@Slipknot99 "I killed your son, let's fuck now"

​​@@drew1904She forgave him for that and moved on, so that's no longer an existing Dynamic between them ( the " hate and desire for vengeance").

@@kuroroluxifer8321 I’m not really arguing that it’s impossible for them to be together due to the vengeance thing. It’s because it’d be very awkward to be with someone who killed your son.

Not just Order, but Balance; Chaos to invoke change in the world, Order to give that change form and direction.

The best gods are both, able to take responsibility for raising a world and tearing it down as necessary

Be better.

That's dumb humans aren't really that good

@@wingsoffreedom3589 that is why we must be better

@@f1koh indeed

@@wingsoffreedom3589 That's the point Just because other people are taking the easy way doesn't stop people like us from doing the right way

I would've thought that it would've turned into a terrible game at the time. I just couldn't have imagined that it would have gone so well!

That is the end of the Norse arc now when can go to a different place to kill their gods.

@@latinalover26 Atreus might be doing that. I don’t see Kratos leaving Norway. Maybe the gods will come to him.

Kratos wife and daughter would be proud.

It’s gonna be real interesting to see where they take the series. I feel like Egyptian mythology will be next but it’d be so cool to see Kratos return to Greece to find Roman gods under control

@@johnsantos507 but they'd be the same gods. Maybe they could put a spin on it but I don't see how that would work. Also the Egyptian gods would be gone by the time of Norse mythology as we know it. So I'm not sure how or why Egyptian gods would show up. Maybe they could try the Hindu pantheon. Some interesting gods in there or they could go from Chinese pantheon which has a trickster God and a God of War as well. There is also another pantheon closest to Norse gods/mythology, Celtic. They could do a lot with those gods and they have similar attributes to the Roman/Greek gods.

Everyone thought it was Atreus holding a dead Kratos and doing some type of spell but it was really him holding a dead Odin and taking his soul out of his body, The only thing I can’t figure out is how angrboda survived? Did Faye instruct her to stay behind because someone needed to repaint the mural? It seems likeangrboda and Loki are the only giants left in human form

The figure standing behind Kratos on the mural is Thor, the positioning and shape is identical to Thor on the mural where Kratos is dead. And yeah that art completely differs, like Angrboda drew over it. Something is definitely wrong here and someone has changed something to alter the prophecy. We also still dont know who blew the horn to talk to Jormungandr in the previous game while Kratos was taking sick Atreus to Freyas. Next game were probably gonna have Adult Loki and Angrboda with their daughter. At some point later Mimir talks how Hræsvelgr is tired of watching over Helheim and wants to step down, you get only one guess who takes over.

@@danterik9781 one guess? Who

@@danterik9781 pretty sure it was baldur who blew the horn

@@catnoirlover1719 Loki has a daughter named Hel lmao

Sibling?

Uh, yeah, a sibling? Uh, right... I have read from another YT comment that in Norse Mythology, Freya married another guy named Faubanti (spelling??) Or some other name. Freya and this other guy ended having a daughter. Also, Faubanti means "Divine Rage" or "Divine Frenzy" which we know who that is in the GoW-verse.

@@thegoodwin Half siblings I suppose (read this in Mimir's voice)

@@thegoodwin Didn’t the giants also call him Farbauti?

@@thegoodwin Farbauti is the name of Loki's father in the original myth. It's also the name the Giants gave Kratos. "Cruel Striker" is another translation, and I've read it to be interpreted as lightning, which would be fitting, seeing as how his father was Zeus. Freya and Kratos definitely have chemistry, although the whole Baldur thing might make things difficult.

Or a bit of both. Other pantheons come for the Norse god lands, threatening everything Kratos and the rest fought for...meanwhile Loki's story has him searching for the other Giants and getting caught in trouble of his own, that eventually leads him home to fight side by side with his father and the gathered giants to keep what they earned through Ragnarok as their own.

If they go with option A I hope they go the Devil May Cry 4 route and have Kratos show up halfway through the game to kick some ass and help Atreus out (hopefully with more original content than Dante’s section in DMC4…)!

@@loganfu4035 That's one route. Another is the other pantheon are afraid of the destroyer of the two Greek and Norse. They think he's to dangerous to keep alive so they come for him.

Scenario A is more likely. Santa Monica were adamant that this was the last game centered around Norse mythology, and if kratos is truly the all father of the 9 realms, then he’s probably not going anywhere. Besides, I think this is a good conclusion to kratos’ story.

@@loganfu4035 this is what I want

Mimir gives head??!!!!!?!?!?!?!?

So, no head?

@@gabrielvarca correction Guided by only head

@@gabrielvarca if my memory serves me right Mimir was sent to a peace treaty but instead of talking about peace they killed him instead and Odin realizing Mimirs death will bring a lot of wisdom to be forgotten he found a way to ressurect mimirs head to continue to give him wisdom

Very correct, the allfather always loved mimir and asked him for his counsel

Maybe but I'm not sure how interested people are in not playing as kratos anymore. I like playing as his son in this game but only playing as him for the entire game? Idk man.

@@cole5953 Besides that it wouldn't really be "God of War" anymore would it? I think if they aged Atreus up into his 20's and gave him some more meaty attacks it'd be fun, but playing as Loki the god of mischief, in a franchise built around the god of war? The next game would have to be damn good at selling Atreus as a character that can stand on his own to get people to move on from Kratos.

nope we still have the Egyptian gods to go through

Nah, we still got some more mythology to go through.

@@Break0fdawn if would only work as prequels, that would fit to explain all the years between God of War 3 and God of War 2018. Atreus should carry the future of the franchise. This was a fitting end for Kratos.

He was pretty ambitious and wanted to talk over the world even before being enslaved by ares

@@kaiyihuang4045 but thats because of what happend to Deimos besides all spartans are ambitious bastards.

@@wkkqewqaver7766 nah not all

Kratos used to be a gigantic piece of shit. That's the tragedy of his character in GoW1, the fact that Ares barely tricked him, just gave him the slightest nudge. Dude was a rage fuelled monster, you think he was secretly a soft fuzzy gentle dad who got tricked by big bad Ares? He was used, but he was a monster before he was used, and continued to be a worse and worse monster until GoW4 when he does a hard 180 after GoW3.

Favours over favours only the gods not doing their end of the bargain which made him snap and murdered every single one of them. Well, except for Artemis. I wonder if she still hunts

The ghost of sparta, the champion of olympus, the destroyer of worlds and the last spartan warrior

Exactly

Yes

i thought of that odin line to. i think thats why the image of him as a god of peace made him weak in the knees, is he finally understood what the love of being worshipped could feel like. the whole story is a brilliant arch of a man of war becoming a man of peace

The Athena is a projection of his mind to be honest. The real Athena is not there at all. That is why she immediately disappearead the moment Kratos passed her.

prob gow is gonna be goty

GoWR kinda of deserves it more than ER. - coming from a guy with 6000 hours on FS games and about 1.5 hours on any GoW game. And thinks PS exclusives are overrated. And hates GoW4. Win over a guy like me, it was go be good, no other way.

@@KosmataBradva how do you hate gow4 but love gow ragnarok

@@casmithh guess in the same way people hated doom 2016 but loved doom eternal People be weird like that I guess

@@casmithh the story here is not close to 2018 but it's a better game. The combat and every other detail

Indeed. Not the one we expected for him, but the one we're all happy he finally has

What did you learn from him?

Just try to be like Kratos was to Atreus and not Kratos to his first family cause uh... That uh... That did not end well.

@@sirdickkickerthefirst9611 just make sure you never sign a contract to a dude that appears out of the sky after hearing his name be called

Gonna curb stomp your kid if it turns out to be a girl then ? Just say you’ll be nice to ur kid

@@jayden9287 especially if he can literally pop heads at will

Try rdr2 and tlou1 and tlou2

@@Natan_Korkot not even close

@@andrewr.2136 rdr2 is the only game

not tlou2

@@Natan_Korkot yeahhh get tlou2 out of there

And if anyone deserves to be at peace, it’s Kratos. From a Spartan Warrior, to being a just pawn, a weapon to be used by the gods, tricked in to killing his family and forever to be cursed by that burden, ascending to godhood becoming the God of War, betrayed by Olympus and his father, becoming a rage filled monster who eventually brings Olympus and entire Greece to the ground. And even moving to a new homeland, he’s still dragged in to war by the local gods, forcing Kratos to become the monster he wanted to leave behind. Finally, after Ragnarök and the fall of the Aesir and Asgard, Kratos can finally let go of his past, and live peacefully

Real life god of soy

​@@IwinMahWay how so

In the process but there are literally HOURS of it. I don't want to post it before I have a full sled

Fair enough, and thanks for answering

No, she stays in Jotunheim. You can visit her by talking to Ratatoskr after Ragnarok.

L girlfriend

Same here, I finished the game on Friday and still can't shake the sadness off. I've only felt this way about a game and that was Ocarina of Time when I was like 10

First time?

@milinko you need a doctor LoL 😂

Not just an exalted god either, but a God exalted as one of peace and order. A builder and protector, instead of a murderer and destroyer. Dude has fully redeemed himself, and him seeing that panel is the first time he realized it. My heart.

From Revenge, to Retribution. And now Redemption. Couldn’t have asked for a more perfect outcome

good catch man...

irony that till the end, its him who can't imagine that kind of love.

Kratos even says to Mimir about what he saw in the shrine, "A path..., one I had never imagined." Very well done all around 👏

He destroyed an entire divine ecosystem, then usurped another. I'm sure there aren't many pantheons willing to challenge him. Although, it's an interesting idea to have divine emissaries show up to see what he's about

​@@Rher_the_Moon I have an Idea for you Greek gods reincarnate as the Roman Pantheon and want revenge starting with a War God Name Mars who awakens with a fractured memory of dying to a warrior with a Red Tattoo who he remembers was his half-brother.

@@wingsoffreedom3589 that's a good one

@@secret-fbi-man it would be awesome.

Or Atreus takes the mantle. Story-wise that would be the best option. Kratos reverting back to his own ways and going on a pantheon(s) killing frenzy would literally give no meaning to the Norse saga. It might be hard for us fans, but Kratos deserves his retirement as the god of war, and his pursuit of his new purpose as the god of peace. The song at the end is called “Let Go” for a reason.

Which each on its own are worth fighting for. "Give me liberty, or give me death!".

Princess Mononoke?

I think that's why he's supposed to be the new All-Father. A truer one than Odin ever was

And he shall now be known as kratos Cringle. The beard started it.

I believe it does.

Naw it doesn't need DLC when it's already a masterpiece with this ending. Santa Monica studios did great writing to conclude. But tiny gear content or mini games will be awesome like in GOW4.

@@Kemite_Gaming boss raids could be cool

@@Kemite_Gaming there is still alot of unanswered question

@Fish Giovaana Like a certain Thunder God on the last panel of the mural...⚡️😈⚡️

A giant, could be a reference to next story, atreus went looking for giants right?

I don’t think it’s Thor, we see on the mural earlier how Thor is depicted in the art form. So I don’t really know who it could be.

Maybe Zues??

I think is probably a troll or a giant, I think there's also dark elves in there.

Giant. Considering Aterus will ressurect them. And they were kinda intregral to reaching this new good worldstate.

It’s clear Odin never played ghost of Sparta before plenty people worshipped him in that game

Plenty of people loved him already in Greece.

I wouldn’t exactly say worship lmfao I like the series but my spirit aint going towards man-made objects