I laughed due to how sudden it was and I made a joke that Mimir would be like "Did you drink ma Mountain Dew? Did you drink ma mountain dew? Let me smell his breath... LET ME SMELL HIS BREATH!!!"
We can all agree that Kratos only wants to be a good father for Atreus and all, but it kinda hits differently when Kratos believes his days are becoming limited before Ragnarök. So he's trying to spend as much time with his own son as possible before his prophesized end because he fears to leave Atreus alone in the world when there was still so much for him to teach his son and so much to do that he'd never have the chance to do if he waited too long
Not sure who the other voice actors were for Kratos before, but the actor now is Chris judge, who played teal'c from Stargate sg1. He has the same energy as Kratos in Stargate series. You know, straight faced, low and deep monotone voice, rarely shows emotion.
It's like coming home late and your dad's up, and waiting for you. But man after Kratos initially got angry, the way hes visibly worried for Atreus jus tugs my heart man 😭
Doesn’t matter how old you are playing this game, everyone instinctually reverted to the dreaded “dad caught me sneaking out” when Kratos just effing emerges from the portal
I never sneak out but I know what that feeling is from all the shows whenever a character sneaks out and their parents are just waiting for them to return. It’s thee I JUST GOT CAUGHT DOIN SOMETHING I PROBABLY SHOULDNT HAVE.
It would've have been pure savagery If he said this: Kratos: I do not need you to protect me. Atreus: Are you sure about that? Last time you said that, my grandfather left this scar in your belly!
I like how it’s kind of a reverse of what happened when Kratos went into the light of Alfheim. He returns, having no idea how long he’s been gone, to an upset and pissed boi. Here Atreus returns, having no idea how long he’s been gone, to an upset and very pissed father.
The way Kratos had not even the remotest semblance of anger for Freya, just compassion when he asked her what it is she wanted. That man would genuinely let her kill him if he was certain Atreus was ready to go on without him.
@@bruhmoment1761 I don't think Kratos was ever going to take his offer of peace. Kratos just spent the entire last game getting fucked by Odin and knows he cannot be trusted, Kratos isn't stupid
I know Elden Ring is a better game but the difference in cutscenes is hilarious. You have stuff like this in Ragnarok then in Elden Ring you have some guy mumbling some ominous-sounding drivel in a regional accent then pulling a sword out of his ass before a boss fight, it's just funny.
They're angrily trying to protect each other, it's sad and sweet at the same time. Cause both are not satisfied by the way the other are behaving, but stiil they love each other :(
Atreus' mocap actor did really well After Kratos yells at Atreus saying to not lie to him again you can see Atreus flinch and blink. 0:18 Then you can see Atreus clenching and moving around his jaw to pacify himself since he's in a stressed situation. You can also see he's kind of swaying side to side and moving around a lot because he's most definitely stressed and it's a pacifying movement and he's trying to steady himself and find his footing. Later in the conversation he steadys himself when he talks back. Also throughout this entire encounter each time Kratos raises his voices or grabs him Atreus flinches and looks scared but when Atreus gains confidences and talks back he stops these pacifying behaviors.
Whole time playing this part I was scared for Atreus because I thought Thor would’ve popped up to kidnap or attack him for killing Modi, but when Kratos came through the Mystic Gate I though maybe Thor wouldn’t have been so bad of an outcome 😂
The way Kratos walked through that door and Atreus bumps into him reminds me of the way my mother blocked the door when we were having an argument. That little 5'2 woman had a strong ass stance for one so small.
Damn, I kinda feel for Atreus here, because he legit didn't mean to leave and he legit can't say. Its not his secret to tell about the Ironwood, and honestly his refusal to tell that secret probably saved it; what with Odin having ears everywhere. The one time he had a legitimate reason not to say where he'd been... poor kid.
I agree, although he probably could've told Kratos that he transformed in his sleep and had trouble finding his way back or just told him that he'd be putting an innocent girl at risk if he spoke the name of her home.
@@realjoemavro Speaking from personal experience, when you're on the defensive and panicking, you end up not thinking through the things you say and by the time you're calm enough to think of a good way to verbalize it, its too late. Times that by twenty for a teenager, plus a teenager who's incredibly stressed out and struggling to solidify his own identity.... I don't blame him at all.
What’s stopping him from saying it tho? Ik Angraboda said he couldn’t but she could’ve said a bit more on why, not like Kratos was gonna tell Odin so why is it a big deal?
@@sentry3019 Suppose that Heimdall is listening in and tells Odin that there are giants still alive, where the realm is, and about the stones with the giants' souls in it? Heimdall has the ability to listen in at any time. Or suppose word of what happened reached "Tyr"? Or that there was an Odin raven nearby listening in? Suddenly, Odin will go to the realm to probably destroy it and kill Angrboda and her grandmother, and probably attempt to destroy the giant stones too if Atreus spoke of them.
@@co7769 yeah brok is surely great, makes you wish sindri would just let it go considering how he was the one that brought back brok alive without his consent. Sindri should know better how everybody loved and respected brok. Especially atreus.
@@michaelt7209 Grief makes you push people away sometimes. Sindri only just lost his brother, AND he has to deal with the guilt of cheating Brok out of an afterlife. It will take a while for that wound to heal.
This gave me back memories when i was 15 where i snuck out one time and returned home drunk at 2am and my strict mom was just waiting out on the front door...
Just think of all the characters to brought their rage against Kratos. And then consider how there's nobody alive that has ever witnessed the true rage of the old God of War Kratos. The only time we witnessed it in this game was through a single punch against Thor. Which is a blessing. If Kratos's true rage came out, he know he'd have the power to change landscapes and destroy the land like before, which is what he literally is avoiding. He took it easy on everyone in this game... Because he wants to be better than what he was. What a brilliant game.
@@firetools i don't think so. That wasn't the brief rage we saw against Thor. And his rage seemed more powerful than before because I'm Greece he had the powers of that land to control the elements. He does not have that control currently
@@chickbowdrie4750 Nah, it was definitely his old rage. Case and point: the moment he starters to choke out Heimdall - Heimdall looks him in the eyes with his power of foresight. One word then seals everything: *”Monster”* He presumedly saw Kratos back in his prime, during his most brutal kills in the franchise. Considering he only reacted to Thor by calling him a “sick man”, he saw something in Kratos that he didn’t see in Thor, which speaks volumes considering he _knows_ Thor was responsible for a literal genocide.
@@goldenaries0860 no it definitely wasn't. If you think his fight with Heimdall was equivalent to Kratos singlehandedly demolishing and entire nation of elemental gods, then I don't have anything else to say. Kratos is LITERALLY making a strong effort to NOT be the Old God of War he used to be. For some reason I hear people absolutely ignoring that fact.
@@chickbowdrie4750 Kratos didn’t directly tear apart the land and drown the citizens of Greece, those were merely byproducts of him killing the deities. His fight against Poseidon in particular was rather anticlimactic compared to the actual battle with the Hippocampus. He merely beat Poseidon down, gouged his eyes out, and then tossed him off a cliff. Hades? He slammed him against the ceiling using his own talons, after ripping a few chunks out of him. He then stole his soul. Heracles? Beat his face in after tearing apart his armor. Helios? Curb stomped and then decapitated. You’re over conflating Kratos rage with his slaughter of the Greek Pantheon. Kratos killed gods which then caused the nation to be demolished, he didn’t directly do so with his bare hands. The gods he killed, the ones that were responsible for holding the world together are the reasoning for the nation being demolished. Heimdall’s death was exceedingly reminiscent of his GOW III kills, straight down to the excessive brutality before finally killing him. That brutality is what characterizes Kratos rage, which he himself reflects on in his Codex entries. He states that Thor, unlike Balder craves the bloodlust of battle - craving the fight as opposed to the causing pain like his brother. Kratos mirrors Balder in this sense, as his old self was brutality personified - he didn’t seek to kill quickly, he made sure it was slow and painful for those that got in his way. Just look at his kill on Theseus in GOW II, he slams his head into the doorframe *excessively* before finally ending him, unnecessary brutality towards the foe in his wake. The only people he kills without said brutality would be Athena - as it was accidental, and Prometheus, who wanted to die _and_ hated Zeus, much like he did. Kratos by the end of his conflict with Heimdall even states that he found satisfaction in killing him, which mirrors his sentiments towards the end of the game, where he states that everything comes back to vengeance for him - which he later turns his back on in favor of justice. This kill against Heimdall was about as old Kratos he was going to get. He slams the young god into the ground face and back first several times before going to choke him to death. He looks Heimdall directly in the eyes, teeth gritting as he kills him. He even slaps his arms away so that Heimdall can’t retaliate until it’s too late. It shakes him to his core just how much he regressed in that one moment. He was so caught up in his rage struggled to pick up Gallahorn, and refuses to respond to Mimir, only grunting. He even stares as his handiwork, taking a moment to come to terms that he lost control - again. Not dissimilarly like how he behaved in the previous games (as we can see him do the same behaviors after killing the Hel guardian in GOW PS4), and moreover how he acted in his early life with Faye as seen in the flashbacks. Her pet name for him was grumbles for crying out loud, a trait he would spend a majority of his new life attempting to not do - as it was a behavior he came into due to how he mouthed off during his previous ventures as the God of War. This fight was him literally regressing in progress, giving into his rage for just a moment. Actually show some evidence to the contrary and analyze the events of the franchise instead of repeating the same unsubstantiated claim of “he demolished an entire country”, which in itself is a misleading statement. That’s poor analysis.
God the expression on Freya's face when Kratos was cradling Atreus... Just so brutal. Being attacked by a boy who acts so much like her son, a parent coming said angry child when she could not and to known is the same man who killed her son. The man she wants to kill, the man who was her friend.
I’d like to think that after Atreus was gone for the first day, Kratos just hid in Yggdrasil just WAITING for a door to open. Re-enacting every line to say to his son here.
the developers & Danielle did such a good job capturing Freya struggling within herself to accept that Kratos & Atreus really does love her very much thru her anger.
5:09 ok but that’s some serious attention to detail on Kratos part. He recognized Freya BY HER SWORD. Granted he’d probably seen it many times before since the game implies she’s tried to kill him multiple times before the events of GOWR starts. But still
You can FEEL the tone of a worried father when he gets agitated and asks him why. Playing through this game gave me a new perspective of fatherhood. I have no children but now I understand how my father felt with me and my siblings in our youth...
Someone needs to make a mod where Kratos just comes out the door with either a belt or a chancla. Because the 1st that came to my mind was " Aww shit, Atreus about to get his ass whooped"
No. But being overprotective can be just as bad. Gotta find that balance. Even Mimir says that he’s gotta let the boy breathe or he’ll chase him away. Also, it’s implied that all they ever do is train. During a side mission in Alfheim, Atreus seemed genuinely shocked that Kratos just wanted to spend time with him. No training. Just out there trying to free a giant jellyfish because he heard it’s distress.
Couple that by the fact that even when Kratos does what Atreus wants he still is very doubtful and critical about him, Atreus wants to impress his father but the man is not impressed at the slightest, Can you imagine? Atreus adores his father and this whole giant/realm saving thing is motivated by Atreus wanting to be someone Kratos would he proud of, yet his father complains all the time that he’s putting himself in danger and what not, Atreus might come off as annoying or complaining all the time, but put yourself in his shoes, wouldn’t you also be exasperated for having a Father that 90% of the time doesn’t even believe in you or have confidence in your abilities or independence?
When freya watched kratos stop atreus and he said she was our friend that really destroyed her bloodlust and hit her in the feels kratos and atreus love her they don't want to hurt her and she knows it. Baldur had to mess things up between them
When I got to this part all I could think of was "ok just gotta get through the door before Freya knows I'm here" then Kratos walks through the door "CRAP THATS WORSE"
Was not expecting Kratos to walk through that door and I got JUMP SCARED
when youre a kid and you play with your gameboy advance at 2am
Now I see how scary it is for others see Kratos, if I saw him just walk through a portal out of nowhere like that I'd be freaking out.
Zeus during God of War 2: "First time?"
@@elzogalleta3121 xDDD
Broooo me to!
that kratos walking in the portal out of nowhere, ouch we all feel that
Someone's in trouble.😬
@@whoami_sean 😂🤣🤦🏾♂️nbs, that shit was kold how he walked out thr portal.
Legit like you just got home and your parent(s) were waiting for you right at the door or in the living room that the front door opens to first.
*angry/frustrated parent mode- ACTIVATE*
*Sneak back into the house through the kitchen window at 3am*
*Turn on the light*
*Father waiting in the kitchen with a belt*
Kratos went from being the worst son to being the best father.
Ikr
Don't forget that he himself started out the worst father.
*Edit:* I meant to say *WITH* the worst father.
@@awesomeproductions7755 He was always a loving father, he even went on a quest to save his daughter.
💀💀💀
@@atlasthechamp82
Sorry, I meant that he started out *WITH* the worst father.
"I do not need you to protect me."
The 20+ Resurrection Stones Atreus had to use just so Kratos could be in this cutscene:
thats gamers error not him
20+ Resurrection Stones sounds like a skill issue.
@@annhentaiuser6658 emotional damage😂😂😂
That's a skill issue mate. 100% not Kratos's fault.
If you're trash than just say that lmao
When I saw Kratos I was like"ooh you are so busted".
just body checks him 😂
When he walked through that portal- let me tell you that I screamed "OH FUCK DADS HERE."
I was like “my man you got BUSTED”
I laughed due to how sudden it was and I made a joke that Mimir would be like "Did you drink ma Mountain Dew? Did you drink ma mountain dew? Let me smell his breath... LET ME SMELL HIS BREATH!!!"
Found that report card and heard you was cuttin' up in class 🤣
We can all agree that Kratos only wants to be a good father for Atreus and all, but it kinda hits differently when Kratos believes his days are becoming limited before Ragnarök. So he's trying to spend as much time with his own son as possible before his prophesized end because he fears to leave Atreus alone in the world when there was still so much for him to teach his son and so much to do that he'd never have the chance to do if he waited too long
speak very well!
Dont forget to teach atreus for how to "woo"!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤪🤪🤪😜
@@urthiti you mean the ⭕?
Real props to the voice actor and people who did Kratos's face at 0:23. That sense of confusion and fear for his son just comes across so well.
Not sure who the other voice actors were for Kratos before, but the actor now is Chris judge, who played teal'c from Stargate sg1. He has the same energy as Kratos in Stargate series. You know, straight faced, low and deep monotone voice, rarely shows emotion.
@@lisacartwright2402 and still manages to make emotional roles lol
0:40 was for me
Meanwhile Atreus’s voice actor sounds like he’d rather be anywhere but there. They probably forced this poor kid to keep acting.
@@afungai1649 what you talking about
“You don’t believe any of it!”
“AND STILL I FOLLOW” 😭😭😭
Because all that matters is that you are safe! 😡
@@devilpupbear09 But that's not all that matters, who's keeping u safe?
@@TheGameMachineYT I do not need you to protect me.
@@devilpupbear09 you sure about that?
@@TheGameMachineYT what do you know?
The irony is that both believe Kratos will die in the future, but both are keeping it secret, and that secret is what ultimately saves his life
No, Kratos did not care. i mean dude's died before, didn't stick.
@@DgardsGaming "But dad, you'll die!" "I have died before, boy. I did not like it, and came back."
@@DgardsGaming he's only worried what will happen to Atreus once he's gone.
"Death can have me when it earns me." -Kratos
Didn’t Atreus reveal it as they chase Garm
It's like coming home late and your dad's up, and waiting for you.
But man after Kratos initially got angry, the way hes visibly worried for Atreus jus tugs my heart man 😭
Yup, now imagine your dad is also the god of war
Doesn’t matter how old you are playing this game, everyone instinctually reverted to the dreaded “dad caught me sneaking out” when Kratos just effing emerges from the portal
Oh yeah😅 haven’t felt That kind of Dread in years.
I never sneak out but I know what that feeling is from all the shows whenever a character sneaks out and their parents are just waiting for them to return. It’s thee I JUST GOT CAUGHT DOIN SOMETHING I PROBABLY SHOULDNT HAVE.
“and still, I follow”
Something about that line and delivery is just amazing
@@privateblockhead211 I got closer to the Tv when he delivered that line I was invested.
Parenthood summed up in two lines of dialogue. This game hit me ina way I wasn’t expecting being a single parent to a teen.
We know Kratos wouldn't harm Atreus but his presence here is enough to invoke terror
Oh ho ho yes, the second I saw kratos walk through that portal, my heart sank in horror
This scene made my heart drop to my ass
Bruh, I shat my own ass.
Got a little stank on it
1:12 I just love how even when they’re having a full blown father and son argument kratos first instinct was still to protect Atreus from harm
When he bumped into his dad, I was like, “Oh, shit! Boy, you are screwed.”
Kratos had to have stood there for two days waiting for atreus
I honestly believe that He was Just Frozen in one place Like, THE SECOND THIS DOOR OPENS I WILL WALK THROUGH THERE xD
I think when the door was activated, Kratos was notified of it. Time works different in the realms
He has the maniacal discipline to stand there for days waiting
@@kylecorcoran8028 not even lying lol
Freya is the definition of "how to make a strong female character" the right way
Freya is the definition of “the boss when you fight them vs the boss when you unlock them as a playable character”
Both can be true at once
lets keep it real she was about to die if kratos dont stop first and then when atreus was a full divine power
@@blacky8987 well I mean that’s EVERYONE against kratos
0:38 dude you can hear the sadness of betrayal in his voice 🤧
Man I love the detail in this game
'"do you seek death??!"
"No more than you..."
BRUH that was savage
It would've have been pure savagery If he said this:
Kratos: I do not need you to protect me.
Atreus: Are you sure about that? Last time you said that, my grandfather left this scar in your belly!
@@PedroLucas-mg5jeand then kratos tells him how he disemboweled his grandfather cronos alive and beat his father to death with his bear hands😂
I like how it’s kind of a reverse of what happened when Kratos went into the light of Alfheim. He returns, having no idea how long he’s been gone, to an upset and pissed boi. Here Atreus returns, having no idea how long he’s been gone, to an upset and very pissed father.
The voice crack at the “alone” at 00:24 got to me BAD
Kratos was so worried for his son
0:23
The way Kratos had not even the remotest semblance of anger for Freya, just compassion when he asked her what it is she wanted.
That man would genuinely let her kill him if he was certain Atreus was ready to go on without him.
I don't think he would let her kill him. He doesn't want to, but he would kill her if he needed to.
Nope. This is the same kratos who was gonna take Odins offer of peace until Odin said that he will kill freya
@@bruhmoment1761 I don't think Kratos was ever going to take his offer of peace. Kratos just spent the entire last game getting fucked by Odin and knows he cannot be trusted, Kratos isn't stupid
This scene was so badass. One of the best cutscenes in a videogame, for a long time.
Could say that about the entire game
(Except that fruit part)
@@EpicMinecraftFail true. The game is totally awesome.
@@EpicMinecraftFail man they shouda did 1 fruit part, Then Marble and gryla and done and not 3 fruits, Hole and other stuff
I know Elden Ring is a better game but the difference in cutscenes is hilarious. You have stuff like this in Ragnarok then in Elden Ring you have some guy mumbling some ominous-sounding drivel in a regional accent then pulling a sword out of his ass before a boss fight, it's just funny.
@@holliswilliams8426 I don't think elden ring is better
They're angrily trying to protect each other, it's sad and sweet at the same time. Cause both are not satisfied by the way the other are behaving, but stiil they love each other :(
Atreus' mocap actor did really well
After Kratos yells at Atreus saying to not lie to him again you can see Atreus flinch and blink. 0:18 Then you can see Atreus clenching and moving around his jaw to pacify himself since he's in a stressed situation. You can also see he's kind of swaying side to side and moving around a lot because he's most definitely stressed and it's a pacifying movement and he's trying to steady himself and find his footing. Later in the conversation he steadys himself when he talks back.
Also throughout this entire encounter each time Kratos raises his voices or grabs him Atreus flinches and looks scared but when Atreus gains confidences and talks back he stops these pacifying behaviors.
Sunny has indeed done a phenomenal job in delivering Atreus. But also kudos to the brilliant directors of the game.
Atreus also flinches at 0:27 when Kratos asks “Then why?” It’s much less noticeable than when Kratos tells him not to lie but he does flinch.
Walked out like a Dark Souls boss
Christopher Judge is amazing in this but never get to hear anyone talk about how fantastic Danielle Bisutti is as Freya. She needs more credit.
Considering all that Kratos has physcially withstood, walking straight into him must hurt more than walking into a steel wall.
Kratos needing a bodyguard is like saying a submarine needs a screen door
This aged well
Submarine needs a screen door💀
Atreus gangsta until kratos walk out that portal with the chaos belt (Edit: thanks for 138 likes that’s the most I ever got!)
Belt of Chaos
Slippers of punishment
The fist of leviathan
Hangar of subjugation
THE PATOFLA
Whole time playing this part I was scared for Atreus because I thought Thor would’ve popped up to kidnap or attack him for killing Modi, but when Kratos came through the Mystic Gate I though maybe Thor wouldn’t have been so bad of an outcome 😂
The way Kratos walked through that door and Atreus bumps into him reminds me of the way my mother blocked the door when we were having an argument. That little 5'2 woman had a strong ass stance for one so small.
I guessing your mother is very hardworking
@@astelvan2116 One of the people I look up to the most!
Nah 🤣
Damn, I kinda feel for Atreus here, because he legit didn't mean to leave and he legit can't say. Its not his secret to tell about the Ironwood, and honestly his refusal to tell that secret probably saved it; what with Odin having ears everywhere.
The one time he had a legitimate reason not to say where he'd been... poor kid.
I agree, although he probably could've told Kratos that he transformed in his sleep and had trouble finding his way back or just told him that he'd be putting an innocent girl at risk if he spoke the name of her home.
@@realjoemavro Speaking from personal experience, when you're on the defensive and panicking, you end up not thinking through the things you say and by the time you're calm enough to think of a good way to verbalize it, its too late. Times that by twenty for a teenager, plus a teenager who's incredibly stressed out and struggling to solidify his own identity.... I don't blame him at all.
What’s stopping him from saying it tho? Ik Angraboda said he couldn’t but she could’ve said a bit more on why, not like Kratos was gonna tell Odin so why is it a big deal?
@@sentry3019 she did say why: the Ironwood stays hidden because no one but the giants knows about it.
@@sentry3019 Suppose that Heimdall is listening in and tells Odin that there are giants still alive, where the realm is, and about the stones with the giants' souls in it? Heimdall has the ability to listen in at any time. Or suppose word of what happened reached "Tyr"? Or that there was an Odin raven nearby listening in?
Suddenly, Odin will go to the realm to probably destroy it and kill Angrboda and her grandmother, and probably attempt to destroy the giant stones too if Atreus spoke of them.
Underrated moment but Brok breaking the tension at 7:58 is so goddamn funny
Never thought I would miss a fictional character so goddamn much.
@@co7769 yeah brok is surely great, makes you wish sindri would just let it go considering how he was the one that brought back brok alive without his consent. Sindri should know better how everybody loved and respected brok. Especially atreus.
@@michaelt7209 Grief makes you push people away sometimes. Sindri only just lost his brother, AND he has to deal with the guilt of cheating Brok out of an afterlife. It will take a while for that wound to heal.
This gave me back memories when i was 15 where i snuck out one time and returned home drunk at 2am and my strict mom was just waiting out on the front door...
When kratos was asking him why he left he kinda looked like he was gonna cry that atreus went alone
Just think of all the characters to brought their rage against Kratos. And then consider how there's nobody alive that has ever witnessed the true rage of the old God of War Kratos. The only time we witnessed it in this game was through a single punch against Thor. Which is a blessing. If Kratos's true rage came out, he know he'd have the power to change landscapes and destroy the land like before, which is what he literally is avoiding. He took it easy on everyone in this game... Because he wants to be better than what he was. What a brilliant game.
Didn't his old rage briefly come out a second time when beating Heimdall?
@@firetools i don't think so. That wasn't the brief rage we saw against Thor. And his rage seemed more powerful than before because I'm Greece he had the powers of that land to control the elements. He does not have that control currently
@@chickbowdrie4750
Nah, it was definitely his old rage. Case and point: the moment he starters to choke out Heimdall - Heimdall looks him in the eyes with his power of foresight. One word then seals everything:
*”Monster”*
He presumedly saw Kratos back in his prime, during his most brutal kills in the franchise. Considering he only reacted to Thor by calling him a “sick man”, he saw something in Kratos that he didn’t see in Thor, which speaks volumes considering he _knows_ Thor was responsible for a literal genocide.
@@goldenaries0860 no it definitely wasn't. If you think his fight with Heimdall was equivalent to Kratos singlehandedly demolishing and entire nation of elemental gods, then I don't have anything else to say. Kratos is LITERALLY making a strong effort to NOT be the Old God of War he used to be. For some reason I hear people absolutely ignoring that fact.
@@chickbowdrie4750
Kratos didn’t directly tear apart the land and drown the citizens of Greece, those were merely byproducts of him killing the deities.
His fight against Poseidon in particular was rather anticlimactic compared to the actual battle with the Hippocampus. He merely beat Poseidon down, gouged his eyes out, and then tossed him off a cliff.
Hades? He slammed him against the ceiling using his own talons, after ripping a few chunks out of him. He then stole his soul.
Heracles? Beat his face in after tearing apart his armor.
Helios? Curb stomped and then decapitated.
You’re over conflating Kratos rage with his slaughter of the Greek Pantheon. Kratos killed gods which then caused the nation to be demolished, he didn’t directly do so with his bare hands. The gods he killed, the ones that were responsible for holding the world together are the reasoning for the nation being demolished.
Heimdall’s death was exceedingly reminiscent of his GOW III kills, straight down to the excessive brutality before finally killing him. That brutality is what characterizes Kratos rage, which he himself reflects on in his Codex entries. He states that Thor, unlike Balder craves the bloodlust of battle - craving the fight as opposed to the causing pain like his brother. Kratos mirrors Balder in this sense, as his old self was brutality personified - he didn’t seek to kill quickly, he made sure it was slow and painful for those that got in his way. Just look at his kill on Theseus in GOW II, he slams his head into the doorframe *excessively* before finally ending him, unnecessary brutality towards the foe in his wake. The only people he kills without said brutality would be Athena - as it was accidental, and Prometheus, who wanted to die _and_ hated Zeus, much like he did.
Kratos by the end of his conflict with Heimdall even states that he found satisfaction in killing him, which mirrors his sentiments towards the end of the game, where he states that everything comes back to vengeance for him - which he later turns his back on in favor of justice.
This kill against Heimdall was about as old Kratos he was going to get. He slams the young god into the ground face and back first several times before going to choke him to death. He looks Heimdall directly in the eyes, teeth gritting as he kills him. He even slaps his arms away so that Heimdall can’t retaliate until it’s too late.
It shakes him to his core just how much he regressed in that one moment. He was so caught up in his rage struggled to pick up Gallahorn, and refuses to respond to Mimir, only grunting. He even stares as his handiwork, taking a moment to come to terms that he lost control - again. Not dissimilarly like how he behaved in the previous games (as we can see him do the same behaviors after killing the Hel guardian in GOW PS4), and moreover how he acted in his early life with Faye as seen in the flashbacks. Her pet name for him was grumbles for crying out loud, a trait he would spend a majority of his new life attempting to not do - as it was a behavior he came into due to how he mouthed off during his previous ventures as the God of War. This fight was him literally regressing in progress, giving into his rage for just a moment.
Actually show some evidence to the contrary and analyze the events of the franchise instead of repeating the same unsubstantiated claim of “he demolished an entire country”, which in itself is a misleading statement.
That’s poor analysis.
Kratos coming out of the portal gives me Tony waking out of his suit vibes when Peter tried him.
Felt the wrath of 1000 dads as soon as Kratos walked through that portal
Damn, you can hear the emotion is Kratos's voice
God the expression on Freya's face when Kratos was cradling Atreus... Just so brutal. Being attacked by a boy who acts so much like her son, a parent coming said angry child when she could not and to known is the same man who killed her son. The man she wants to kill, the man who was her friend.
When you sneak back in the house and your pops turns the living room light on sitting in the chair
I’d like to think that after Atreus was gone for the first day, Kratos just hid in Yggdrasil just WAITING for a door to open. Re-enacting every line to say to his son here.
Well since he does not need sleep or food I bet your ass he did just that.
I love Brok just decides to tag along for this "well, I guess it's just us then" and then he does this adorable face
the developers & Danielle did such a good job capturing Freya struggling within herself to accept that Kratos & Atreus really does love her very much thru her anger.
5:09 ok but that’s some serious attention to detail on Kratos part. He recognized Freya BY HER SWORD.
Granted he’d probably seen it many times before since the game implies she’s tried to kill him multiple times before the events of GOWR starts. But still
Moral of the story, never under any circumstances, test the patience of a Spartan god killer
Kratos was this close to using the " Belt of chaos"
That makes 2 times he saved your life Freya.
Kratos was about to unleash the Belt of Olympus
The concern in Kratos’ voice
You can FEEL the tone of a worried father when he gets agitated and asks him why. Playing through this game gave me a new perspective of fatherhood. I have no children but now I understand how my father felt with me and my siblings in our youth...
The moment Kratos just exits the portal and pumps his chest on Atreus to assert dominance I just lost it and started laughing hard.
Kratos is like all parents waiting to catch their kids trying to sneak in after curfew.
Christioher Judge is such a great voice actor. Nobody could voice old Kratos better than him.
I think this moment in the game made us all scared like a little kid
Everybody had the same reaction to seeing Atreus turn into that bear but sindri reaction scared me freya reaction stunned me
Kratos handled a teenager surprisingly well honestly.
Someone needs to make a mod where Kratos just comes out the door with either a belt or a chancla. Because the 1st that came to my mind was " Aww shit, Atreus about to get his ass whooped"
For me, this is one of the greatests parts of ragnarok. The way kratos express himself is so... sincere and worried
How come a child actor for a VIDEOGAME is better than most working in Hollywood
Atreus was basically Gohan, he went Super Saiyan to save his Dad aww.
Stop comparing everything to that mid ass show 😭
Another example of the boss always being so much more powerful in comparison to them being an ally
4:23 nice tag team
"I do not need your portecting."
"You sure about that?"
Yes, he is sure. Dude's escape death many times, defired the fates themselves.
No matter what Atreus believes Kratos just wants to protect him is that so wrong?
I guess Kratos is afraid that Atreus can become brutal and insane, just like him in his past
No. But being overprotective can be just as bad. Gotta find that balance. Even Mimir says that he’s gotta let the boy breathe or he’ll chase him away. Also, it’s implied that all they ever do is train. During a side mission in Alfheim, Atreus seemed genuinely shocked that Kratos just wanted to spend time with him. No training. Just out there trying to free a giant jellyfish because he heard it’s distress.
@@erintoney7137even further evidenced when kratos himself realized he pushed atreus away
Couple that by the fact that even when Kratos does what Atreus wants he still is very doubtful and critical about him, Atreus wants to impress his father but the man is not impressed at the slightest, Can you imagine? Atreus adores his father and this whole giant/realm saving thing is motivated by Atreus wanting to be someone Kratos would he proud of, yet his father complains all the time that he’s putting himself in danger and what not, Atreus might come off as annoying or complaining all the time, but put yourself in his shoes, wouldn’t you also be exasperated for having a Father that 90% of the time doesn’t even believe in you or have confidence in your abilities or independence?
@@bonelesschickennuggets1868 nah
need that dlc for brok
@quilly anymore*
When your parents catch you trying to sneak back in the house after you snuck out
It’s jus us then
When he said but still I follow. Made me wonder bout my mom when I kept doing silly stuff😢
Same
When Kratos walked out the door i was literally like HOLY F*CK WE'RE SCREWED
"Whose keeping you safe"
Buddy if Kratos wanted to THIS ENTIRE SITUATION IS OVER.
Top 10 best parents in media right here
The way Arteus bumped into Kratos aha.
Oh man! I love this moment!!! 🥰
Finally someone uses their shield and doesn't try to dodge every move.
the beginning is literally me when my Dad catches me red handed
bro just spawned in
the way kratos walked through that door means god of war is here👑👑👑
At 0:19, Atreus kinda gets jumped when Kratos shouts at him is such a good detail
Allfather, grant us the strength we seek in your name!
Kratos didn’t even sound angry, he just sounds upset
I was thinking before how was he gone sneak bacc inna dude pop up made me jump Frfr😂😂😂
2:16 The Valhalla stomp. So many bad memories.
Boy walked into him and went flying, I got Ochocinco vs ray Lewis vibes 🤣
When freya watched kratos stop atreus and he said she was our friend that really destroyed her bloodlust and hit her in the feels kratos and atreus love her they don't want to hurt her and she knows it. Baldur had to mess things up between them
Kratos voice dropping hearing Atreus seeks to protect him
Think how hard Kratos had to work to be at that exact entrance the moment Atreus would do that just to give him that "WHat the F*** you doIN BOY!!!"
This is the equivalent of trying to sneak back into your house late at night and your folks are waiting for you.
You know bro was posted up, waiting for that portal to open
I can actually imagine Kratos standing at the gate for two days straight just waiting for Boy to open it.
Atreus: Oh fuck dad caught me.
Me: Ok we’re almost out of the woo- IS THAT A VALKYRIE?!
When you’re dad founds your weed stash
When I got to this part all I could think of was "ok just gotta get through the door before Freya knows I'm here" then Kratos walks through the door "CRAP THATS WORSE"
I Havent played the game yet but i get to experience it through my phone
8:00 Brok looks like a little brother trying to third wheel his big brother and his gf
4:25 best moment of the fight
Man when Kratos appear out of nowhere felt what all Olympic gods felt 💀