As Valhalla teases many mythologies, it may be possible that a group of gods, from several pantheons, will get together to attack Kratos, considering him to be a menace to all gods, due to him overthrowing two pantheons, and being stronger than ever.
That’s a theory I’ve had been thinking about for a year now! Imagine the chief gods of their pantheons in one room together: Amun-Ra, Amaterasu, Kukulkan and the Dagda all conspiring to overthrow “the destroyer of fate” and the “champion of the Jotnar”. And interestingly, what if Atreus/ Loki is given various derogatory terms from these gods that are actual names of other gods in myth. Like Amun-Ra would refer to Atreus as Set, Amaterasu would call Atreus the Susanoo no Mikoto, Kukulkan would call him Maxímon and Dagda would referring to Atreus as Lugh. All associated with trickery and deception.
Or Kratos could simply show up in another land to get hunted down by their respective Gods because they're scared of what Kratos could potentially do to them based on the stories they've heard about Greece and the 9 realms
The Norse mythology was very obviously meant to be a trilogy. Why they decided to cram the last two games into one is absolutely insane to me. Ragnarok was meant to be a GIGANTIC event but was portrayed as a 1 hour battle against enemies and 2 bosses. Ragnarok itself should have been its own game entirely, exactly how they did with GOW3 in taking down Mt. Olympus.
Cory Barlog said he didn’t want the team to spend around 15 years of development for the norse saga. Since 2018+ragnarok were both in development for 5 years I can see why they would want to move on.
Egypt is very possible. When they were deciding which mythology to go with for God of War 2018, it came down to Egyptian and Norse, and it was a 50/50 split among the development team and it was Cory Barlog who ultimately decided to go with Norse because it fit the story better. Also, Kratos briefly went to Egypt in the Fallen God comic (assuming that is in fact canon), which takes place in the time span between God of War III and the 2018-19 comic series (which that one takes place shortly before the 2018 game). And then of course all the hints like the ones mentioned in your video.
I personally Doubt that’s where he’s going. He already has went to Egypt.. If you remember the “scribe” he met in Egypt said his purpose there was finished when he defeated those two monsters for that village. Athena & the Crane God of Egypt convinced him to help. He’s the God of war for the Norse realm now after Valhalla with a lot of work to do cleaning up the realms along side his soon to be queen. He’s not on a quest to kill all the Gods. They made that clear in the new DLC he’s a changed person. “The God Of Hope”
With so much character development given to Kratos, going to another Pantheon to kill gods would be a setback. I know that's what this series does, so I hope the next main entry does something unexpected and awesome.
Id say that the safe bet to keep his development intact while also being able to keep him as the god of war weve come to love, is to put him on the defense. Whether he's helping the norse realms or greece rebuild, have other pantheons come after him due to all that hes done and hes forced to defend his old home along with the new one. He's not seeking out new gods to kill, they're seeking him and he defends himself and his people
I say fellas that God of War Franchise is looking pretty dam bright, with a lot of locations, Greece, Mexico, Egypt, Japan etc im just glad that the Franchise won't end anytime soon
I believe that due to their history of having largely diverse settings in the previous games, and that they have given us hints to multiple lands, we may be travelling across all of them.
It would certainly be a huge undertaking having to balance our multiple different mythologies at once, but if done right it could be a badass way of sending off the series
@@pancakes8670I disagree I wouldn’t want them to have all of those pantheons in one game. IMO Ragnarok felt a little rushed and it would feel extremely rushed to have Egyptian, Celtic, and Japanese all in one. I hope they treat this next saga with patience and not rush it like the Norse.
@prettymurch426 it wasn't rushed to begin with it was never meant to be trilogy they only wanted to make two games because they didn't want to spend another 5 years making another game in the same setting but they sure did cut out some scenes because they didn't want the game to be as long as AC FREAKING VALHALLA which was WAAAAAAY too long and unnecessary
There’s a panel in Tyrs vault from GOW2018 that has a panel of him at the 3 different lands where he got the 3 different weapons. Idk why nobody talks about this.
I would love to see what happens when the nine realms get invaded by a god of war that was on the same path as kratos but didn't stop with his own pantheon and aims to destroy all God's. I think that would push kratos a last time to the limits
I totally could see Jesus doing that, slauthering every pantheon to steal their follower and transfer theirs belief into his own religion. Definitly a threat that the news nordic god of war would have to face.
@@nekomiaoutrue but Kratos fighting Jesus Christ would make people in religion very upset as they make Jesus look like the bad guy and kratos the good guy.
I hope for the next game kratos will have to deal with the consequences of killing the greek pantheon. What i mean by this is I doubt other pantheon of gods would sit by knowing that a god killer is still running around. Knowing that there is someone capable and willing to kill gods would prove a threat to their authority and power, could even have mortals stop worshiping them as a result like in the clash of the Titans movies.
Since Kratos took Tyrs spot as god of war for Norse I think it would be dope if they were chilling and another mythology from another place decided to beef with Norse mythology. Artreus, thrud, everyone from ragnarok joining together against Egyptian gods or something like that would be dope
The thing about these new mythologies is the fact that each of them have stories yes, but like how often can he go to a new mythology and want to “avoid” war until he’s dragged in, plus with how long the games take, if we are going to Aztec, Japanese, and Egyptian, and the Norse saga apparently took 10 years since the first game was back in 2018, and took 5 years and ragnarok came out in 2022, meaning two games took 10 years, so with Egyptian, Aztec, and Japanese myths would take like 30+ years to finish
I could be wrong, but I think the idea to develop the Norse games came much later after the Greek ones ended, so they mustve started working on it later making me think it wouldnt really have taken 10 years, but you do have a point setting up a whole new area could take a lot of time
I don’t care where it goes I just love god of war so much! I would just be happy to play a new god of war in a new settings!! But thanks for the content.
What if Atreus goes to Egypt and Japan. Kratos goes to Greece and Mimir's Homeland or 1st to Mimir's Homeland and Mimir will stay and tell Kratos I have no more council to offer and Kratos travels to Greece on his own.
I was thinking the same thing. Atreus with a katana would be more fitting. I mean he got the build just need a bit more muscle. Kratos coming to his homeland to restore and and helping mimic in his would be brilliant.
Bro no one is going to Egypt get over it ! The DLC told you the direction they are going it’s not on a quest to kill all the gods. He’s the “God of Hope” not god slayer.
Considering that macahuatl spews fire, that's xiucoatl, the Aztec weapon the god of war used to slay his sister and uncountable siblings to create the sun and the stars
Dont know if you will see this or not but my theory is that the next game will start in norse but end up in the aztec pantheon because kratos already agreed to help rebuild and watch over the nine realms as the god of war/hope. I think that the aztecs will attack midgard since the aztecs have multiple warriors and was known for attacking others. And i also believe that if we do get a spin off game about loki i feel as if he will go back in time he will be the one that blown the horn for jormi and he will end up going the greec to learn more of the gods of his fathers home land
2:20 you forgot to mention that the pyramids are there because in a comic kratos did, after destroying olympus, went to egypt to escape the blades of chaos.
It has to be Celtic. Mimir's Valhalla, Mimir himself, hell the symbols on Tyr's shield are Celtic and not Norse. Perhaps the Fae courts think the new pantheon of Yggdrasil is weak so they try to invade or trap Kratos in the Tuatha and since time moves differently in the Tuatha, Atreus can age up to a young man and Kratos has to also wrestle with the fact he wasn't there to even see his granddaughter, Hela as a baby.
@@77wolfblade Maybe she'll be a bait and switch, having Cu Chulaan be an antagonist that the Morrigan helps Kratos defeat. Both would be interesting as the Morrigan is the goddess of war and Kratos often snubs his nose at fate. Hell he is called the Fate Breaker. But having Cu Chulaan be an antagonist would also be interesting as he is also consumed by rage so it'd be like Kratos is fighting how he was in the past.
i actually love this idea , the raging monster finally comes to terms with his past and finds family and peace then the tables turn and hes the one on the backfoot on the defense from and attack .
They've definitely set it up for that. Between her, Atreus, and hell even Sindri, there are a bunch of characters that'll easily come back if not the main character.
naa. santa monica aint got the employee size nor the time and money to be worrying about making games for spin off characters lol the next game will probs be atreus which will take em a few years and each god of war game takes like 4-5 years. u hear cory always talk about the stress and time it takes to make each game.@@sizablekoala6879
Tyr probably went to Egypt to get his arm back. From the realm of the dead and Anubis maybe visiting the Duat, or who knows haha it’s dope anyway it is
I wish that each god was explained as an aspect of the same god in different pantheons. It would explain how god's could travel between mythologies or even take up a position in a foreign pantheon.
Give us God of Mischief as a spin off ala Miles Morales. Let us play an anti hero cunning Loki. Atreus battles his duality of a kind kid and a mischievous god.
Honestly to see kratos in celtic, Egypt, Aztec & Japanese mythology or just to see him go back to greece would be badass to see in future games and how the devs will make the other gods look
Hell no. Let the guy retire for fuck’s sake. The last thing I want see is this old man curb stomping Egyptian gods into paste. They are way overdue for a reboot with a new character and new mechs. At this point he should be nothing more than a DLC character in another game.
@@Zetler Maybe not a reboot but the next story starts off with a different character with a god of war title behind it perhaps. Kratos being far far away minding his own business and having nothing to do with this new plot.
To be honest, I wish they brought back T.C. Carson to play as Kratos again. (If those who finished or know the ending will know what I am referring to)
At the Greece part of the roguelike run, there are two extra areas you can go to. One is The Aegean Sea, a apocalyptic dried-up seabed with a Greek boat. The other is a desert, with pyramids and sandstone plinths. The next location is Egypt.
It's not Asian mythology, it's specifically Japanese mythology. You have any idea how little the phrase "Asian mythology" narrows it down? There's a lot of them. The Japanese pantheon, Takagamahara, has been hinted at several times in the new games. The murals on the elevator walls and the Tomoe on the wooden panel (the 3 6-shaped swirls). I'd rather see that, than Egypt. Egypt has been done before.
Japan or Egypt should be their focus as they would be far more popular and gain more interest then Mayan or Aztec mythology, Im mean you just have to imagine Kratos fighting Set or Anubis or Amaterasu or Hachiman.
@@David-nq8cv He was passing through and he met one god he had one conversation with. Santa Monica even said they had a hard time deciding between Egypt and Scandinavia and eventually chose Scandinavia, so Egypt being next makes sense.
Whenever they get around to Japan I really hope Kratos and or Atreus get to wield some of the legendary swords from both their mythology and actual history like the sword Kusanagi that Susanoo gifted to Amaterasu or the Masamune made by one of the greatest swordsmiths
I think Japan would be super cool, as I feel like Shinto gods are heavily underrated in gaming. At least I don’t know of a game which accurately shows the Shinto gods.
It’s honestly a toss up. While yes kratos has been to Egypt in the comic. It’s also said he’s learned and encountered the god of Egypt. Old kratos pre Norse. Had a different mindset. Maybe now with his new found resolve as the god of hope. Maybe he remembers the Egyptian gods and how corrupt they are. So the next GoW kratos goes to Egypt to purge the land of these corrupt gods so the people of that land can rebuild kinda what’s happening in Greece. While yes it’s possible Egypt won’t happen. It not out of the picture and really does make sense why he’d go back 🤔
Just throwing this out there....next game goes to Egypt. The name of kratorls has spread as he has defeated 2 god pantheons. Egyptian gods don't like that they were around far before the Norse or the Greek. They challenge him where he has to learn their ways to defeat them and he shows them their place in the bigger picture...I'm thinking 2 games aleast. Major antagonist would be Ra, Osiris, and Anubis
I personally Doubt that’s where he’s going. Kratos already went to Egypt.. If you remember the “scribe” he met in Egypt said his purpose there was finished when he defeated those two monsters for that village. Athena & the Crane God of Egypt convinced him to help. He’s the God of war for the Norse realm now after Valhalla with a lot of work to do cleaning up the realms along side his soon to be queen. He’s not on a quest to kill all the Gods. They made that clear in the new DLC he’s a changed person. “The God Of Hope”
@@marcelousneal4641 then i am guessing either egypt pantheon will invade or different pantheons come together and invade and try and take kratos out and this is where kratos shines.
They can give Kratos the more well know weapons of each culture, but i think they should consider some lesser know weapons. For the Japanese mythos i dont think they would give Kratos the well know Katana. I think either a Zanbato (horse slaying sword) or maybe the Nagamaki (long hilted sword). If not a blade maybe Testubo (iron warclub). Egypt maybe the Battle axe (the curved blade on TOP of the pole), but the Kopesh is so iconic it will fall to that. Celtic were know for their bronze sword and shield so that is also highly likely. With Aztec i can also only think of the Macuahitl or the Ball Club. There are other Pantheons we can consider but will not appear in the setting because they are either too similar (example: Roman pantheon) or not well know (example: Gaellic)
I think they need to do more with the "Rift." With the proper plot you could actually have it so Kratos can visit multiple pantheons in a single game. I like the idea that Atreus comes back with some giants after like six months and they know more about the rift.
Kratos is NOT going to Egypt. He already went there.. If you remember the “scribe” he met in Egypt said his purpose there was finished when he defeated those two monsters for that village. Athena & the Crane God of Egypt convinced him to help. He’s the God of war for the Norse realm now after Valhalla with a lot of work to do cleaning up the realms along side his soon to be queen. He’s not on a quest to kill all the Gods. They made that clear in the new DLC he’s a changed person. “The God Of Hope”
you basically just explained why the egyptian gear made sense in universe. we already knew that, doesn’t mean they couldn’t be hinting at an egypt setting
my theory is that the next god of war will still take place in Europe and i think this because of one character: Skjoldr. a mortal, hinted by the game to be a future king. There is also an old king called Skjolrd who rules during the first centuries of the Christian age (Anno Domini, or A.D.), so the romans are still in italy with their empire. maybe the next game visits not only rome, but also parts of the Celtic territories or the occupied Egipt.
I was replaying ragnarok and Mimir mentioned how in order to get the armies of Helheim to fight the bird of Helheim asked for a replacement cause it wants to retire if we get an Atreus spin off game maybe one of his adventures lead him to the birth of Hel
Kratos have two more stops and i think they teased it in tyrs vault in the 2018 one where we saw the symbol Ω and a Japanese one a norse one and a Egyptian one cant wait
The series could perhaps use Krato's rampage in Greece as an explanation for the Bronze Age Collapse in Greece, which was a real historical time period in history. No one really knows what caused the Bronze Age Collapse.
This question might sound dumb but I swear the only reason kratos has no access to his magic is because Greece was destroyed. With them rebuilding it would it then bring back his old abilities.
@@JustaKevenYeah I wonder why he still can't have access to his old magic. The ashes are still on his skin which means that greek magic still kinda works on him
A zen samurai like Kratos would be perfect. If there is a spin off game with Atreus I would hope that we get to keep all of the side characters around to also continue their stories. If Kratos is in a new setting I would hope we at least get to keep Mimir with him
This IP can provide them two titles running side by side, loki and God Of War. Combine them together and they can have Endgame like showdown down the line.
With Kratos' character arc completed a spinoff game could maybe find the room to spend more time on Atreus. Kratos could be the final boss of such a game. It'd fit the story, they are telling, but I still do worry how Atreus would work as a lead character.
Kratos actually visited Egypt once following GOW3 in the Fallen God comic. He even met Thoth though he probably does not know him by name. He could return to Egypt we never know.
It’d be cool to see Kratos vs the Hachiman in Japanese mythology, they got a lot of cool gods and creatures that can build up another great GoW game. I also think that Egypt should be the last realm they’ll face off against since it’s the third well known mythology as Greek mythology and Norse mythology. Wouldn’t really make sense to dive into another well known mythology and finish last with a least known mythology.
Furthermore, according to mimir, th gods of egypt are good guys who govern w/ great wisdom n humility, just like th mayan gods encountered by tyr. Kratos would haven't reason to fight them
Japan would be a unique setting, Where there are similar gods, Kami, like Amaterasu and Izama and Izanagi, there are yokai- roughly speaking gods of the land - something like elemental spirits or supernatural entities which are Shinto based. Oni -kinda like ogres, demons, evil spirits, and monsters etc. Throw in some Samurai, warring states unification of Japan, Emperor, religions. Should come as no suprise since theres a lot of anime related to what I am saying.
personally i believe next one will be greek again, but not playing with kratos, but with atreus, just think about it, what better place to hide for the giants than a realm what lost all its gods?
I know it will probably never happen, but given the proximity of the two pantheons, I'd love for Kratos to visit Finland and interact with the Gods of the Suomenusko faith. The story could revolve around Lempo plotting something.
I really hope God of War doesn't do a Japanese myth game next. We have a ton of Samurai like games (next year alone). People pretend like Egyptian mythology is overplayed, but apart from strategy games and lame movies the only time we've explored it properly is in AC Origins. I would love Aztec Mythology too. Egypt and Mexico would suit God of War and its saga of bloody gods far more than Japan (also more creative freedom for SSM since both Egyptian and Aztec religion are not practiced anymore and thus no chance to offend anyone unlike Japanese religion)
i say that it will happen like this atreus goes to grecce knowing more of kratos and the spartans that would be possible and kratos goes asia and meet ameterasu sussano Tsukoyomi and more learning peace as a god of hope now and i think it will be something like rachet and clank rift apart or spider man 2 we will have passages with atreuse then switch to kratos since santa monica always goes all out i think its possible to achieve that
What you think about Sigrun will Train thrud because she wants to be a valkyr? Maybe we will see them again but much stronger. I hope only they dont let US wait 4 or 6 years again for a new god of war
Please, someone help me with the Purification Rond, so far I haven't found it in the Valhalla DLC and there is nothing on TH-cam that shows how to get this item.
I think the next game will be a war among the different worlds. Like a world war but for gods. Could possibly lead to Kratos forming a kind of United Nations but for gods.
I don't think sony would do this because god of war and kratos are way too popular but I hope that ragnarok/valhalla is the last kratos focused game, it feels like they ended his character so well and it doesn't make sense to continue focusing on him
I have a Theory that just makes sense. Kratos is the God of War/Hope in the next games I believe itll be a war between pantheons I believe Egypt, ‘Loki’ Will bring the giants back to help turn the tide of war then Loki takes over Kratos position making Atreus story come full circle then Kratos returns to Greece to complete his story.
So I just found out the Valhalla DLC is part of a DLC EXPANSION!!! Santa Monica senior writer, Orion Walker, teased that there's even more God of War to come following the release of the free Valhalla, tweeting "You really think the credits are the end of the story? C'mon. C'mon now." So the free update is the beginning of a final DLC story of the Norse Saga that will connect with Kratos's next journey to the River Empire of the Egyptian Pantheons. What I speculate is that we will get Thrud as a companion, Forseti being the last Aesir villain after surviving Ragnarok, a new big location to explore, and a 4th weapon with one or two armor sets to unlock. And there might also be some new rewards updated into Valhalla, maybe even a skin of becoming Deimos like in GoW3 since we can now turn Kratos into the OG God of War! And possibly unlocking the Darkdale and Risen Armor set too!
I still hope they go to Egypt and not Japan because with Ghost of Tsushima 2 on the way, there's already enough content involving samurais and feudal Japan. They could set up Egypt while making the comic book cannon b/c young Kratos more likely than not, caused havoc in Egypt and would be only right for mature Kratos to go back and make things right. Same thing could be said about Greece, but if mature Kratos goes back, he could be fighting Roman gods (which are basically greek gods with different names). Im indifferent about Mayan mythology, dont know much about it besides they did actual human sacrafices lol.
if the next pantheon is in asia. Then they better explore the concept of martial arts. Since he is the god of war or hope (now), He should at least explore the concept of the beauty of martial forms. Martial arts in essence is not simply a way to decimate others but master one's self as well. With martial arts you truly understand who you are and what you are capable of and that to be implemented in the next game must happen. In real life Martial arts humbles people, even though his experiences already did the same, he could use martial arts as a way to appreciate being the god of war instead of being reminded of his sins.
As Valhalla teases many mythologies, it may be possible that a group of gods, from several pantheons, will get together to attack Kratos, considering him to be a menace to all gods, due to him overthrowing two pantheons, and being stronger than ever.
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That’s a theory I’ve had been thinking about for a year now! Imagine the chief gods of their pantheons in one room together: Amun-Ra, Amaterasu, Kukulkan and the Dagda all conspiring to overthrow “the destroyer of fate” and the “champion of the Jotnar”.
And interestingly, what if Atreus/ Loki is given various derogatory terms from these gods that are actual names of other gods in myth. Like Amun-Ra would refer to Atreus as Set, Amaterasu would call Atreus the Susanoo no Mikoto, Kukulkan would call him Maxímon and Dagda would referring to Atreus as Lugh. All associated with trickery and deception.
@@ulfberht4431 beautiful idea, I hope they make it a reality
Or Kratos could simply show up in another land to get hunted down by their respective Gods because they're scared of what Kratos could potentially do to them based on the stories they've heard about Greece and the 9 realms
That actually sounds incredible. The idea of multiple pantheons teaming up, even if they are enemies, is some Avengers level stuff.
I’d be happy to pay for another set of Valhalla levels and bosses in the meantime, been grinding it a lot.
It's very well made for a game dipping its toes in a rougelike
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A endless feature would be neat... Have like all the supporting cast appear.
I hope Kratos' appearance doesn't change too much between now and the new game arc. I like his current look so much.
He’s going to get a mustache and be like a Viltrumite from Invincible
Have you seen the pic of him with a long white beard and one eye? He looks badass
Hope they'll give him his old beard style back, it was way more iconic and better
I know it's fan made but the look on the thumbnail is fucking awesome.
If he is gonna be in Egypt he will lose weight and shave his beard
The Norse mythology was very obviously meant to be a trilogy. Why they decided to cram the last two games into one is absolutely insane to me. Ragnarok was meant to be a GIGANTIC event but was portrayed as a 1 hour battle against enemies and 2 bosses. Ragnarok itself should have been its own game entirely, exactly how they did with GOW3 in taking down Mt. Olympus.
I agree, Ragnarok is to me more like an GoW 2018 big DLC and unfinished story....
@@BattleGamingMayhemif Ragnarok IS a dlc gow 3 IS a dlc of gow 2...
The answer is easy: the director was eric williams and not "cory the motherfucking goat barlog"
Cory Barlog said he didn’t want the team to spend around 15 years of development for the norse saga. Since 2018+ragnarok were both in development for 5 years I can see why they would want to move on.
@@KaanYilmaz-z2t yeah but Cory the goat Worked on it
Egypt is very possible. When they were deciding which mythology to go with for God of War 2018, it came down to Egyptian and Norse, and it was a 50/50 split among the development team and it was Cory Barlog who ultimately decided to go with Norse because it fit the story better. Also, Kratos briefly went to Egypt in the Fallen God comic (assuming that is in fact canon), which takes place in the time span between God of War III and the 2018-19 comic series (which that one takes place shortly before the 2018 game). And then of course all the hints like the ones mentioned in your video.
I personally Doubt that’s where he’s going. He already has went to Egypt.. If you remember the “scribe” he met in Egypt said his purpose there was finished when he defeated those two monsters for that village. Athena & the Crane God of Egypt convinced him to help. He’s the God of war for the Norse realm now after Valhalla with a lot of work to do cleaning up the realms along side his soon to be queen. He’s not on a quest to kill all the Gods. They made that clear in the new DLC he’s a changed person. “The God Of Hope”
As an asian dude despite wanting to see some far east mythology i think i would like to see egypt, Mesopotamia or maybe old polytheistic judaism.
With so much character development given to Kratos, going to another Pantheon to kill gods would be a setback. I know that's what this series does, so I hope the next main entry does something unexpected and awesome.
Yea let it be Atrus be the person for the next game Kratosta story is over, and we know what is fate is to be. A god of light. A god of hope
Kratos story isnt over. He Had His redemption. But now He needs to become a wise god of war. Then his story is over
Id say that the safe bet to keep his development intact while also being able to keep him as the god of war weve come to love, is to put him on the defense. Whether he's helping the norse realms or greece rebuild, have other pantheons come after him due to all that hes done and hes forced to defend his old home along with the new one. He's not seeking out new gods to kill, they're seeking him and he defends himself and his people
@cheatingscoobydoono he isn't okay stop hating
@cheatingscoobydooGod's coming after him for what? What's the motive? How do you tell that story?
After playing Ragnarök, I hope to never play as Atreus ever again.
Exactly bro..
He was way more fun. Kratos is also cool, but Atreus's combat was more interesting.
I say fellas that God of War Franchise is looking pretty dam bright, with a lot of locations, Greece, Mexico, Egypt, Japan etc im just glad that the Franchise won't end anytime soon
I believe that due to their history of having largely diverse settings in the previous games, and that they have given us hints to multiple lands, we may be travelling across all of them.
It would certainly be a huge undertaking having to balance our multiple different mythologies at once, but if done right it could be a badass way of sending off the series
@@pancakes8670I disagree I wouldn’t want them to have all of those pantheons in one game. IMO Ragnarok felt a little rushed and it would feel extremely rushed to have Egyptian, Celtic, and Japanese all in one. I hope they treat this next saga with patience and not rush it like the Norse.
@prettymurch426 it wasn't rushed to begin with it was never meant to be trilogy they only wanted to make two games because they didn't want to spend another 5 years making another game in the same setting but they sure did cut out some scenes because they didn't want the game to be as long as AC FREAKING VALHALLA which was WAAAAAAY too long and unnecessary
There’s a panel in Tyrs vault from GOW2018 that has a panel of him at the 3 different lands where he got the 3 different weapons. Idk why nobody talks about this.
Really that’s awesome
I would love to see what happens when the nine realms get invaded by a god of war that was on the same path as kratos but didn't stop with his own pantheon and aims to destroy all God's. I think that would push kratos a last time to the limits
I totally could see Jesus doing that, slauthering every pantheon to steal their follower and transfer theirs belief into his own religion. Definitly a threat that the news nordic god of war would have to face.
@@nekomiaou im sorry but imagining kratos having to fight jesus is too funny lmao but im so down
@@nekomiaoutrue but Kratos fighting Jesus Christ would make people in religion very upset as they make Jesus look like the bad guy and kratos the good guy.
@@Joint214they will never do that. It’s too problematic. Many people obviously follow Christ but almost no one follows Greek Mythology or Norse
I hope for the next game kratos will have to deal with the consequences of killing the greek pantheon. What i mean by this is I doubt other pantheon of gods would sit by knowing that a god killer is still running around. Knowing that there is someone capable and willing to kill gods would prove a threat to their authority and power, could even have mortals stop worshiping them as a result like in the clash of the Titans movies.
Since Kratos took Tyrs spot as god of war for Norse I think it would be dope if they were chilling and another mythology from another place decided to beef with Norse mythology. Artreus, thrud, everyone from ragnarok joining together against Egyptian gods or something like that would be dope
Using Baal and Moloch in Arabian/levantine mythology would be amazing, can’t believe it’s not talked about enough.
The thing about these new mythologies is the fact that each of them have stories yes, but like how often can he go to a new mythology and want to “avoid” war until he’s dragged in, plus with how long the games take, if we are going to Aztec, Japanese, and Egyptian, and the Norse saga apparently took 10 years since the first game was back in 2018, and took 5 years and ragnarok came out in 2022, meaning two games took 10 years, so with Egyptian, Aztec, and Japanese myths would take like 30+ years to finish
I could be wrong, but I think the idea to develop the Norse games came much later after the Greek ones ended, so they mustve started working on it later making me think it wouldnt really have taken 10 years, but you do have a point setting up a whole new area could take a lot of time
I don’t care where it goes I just love god of war so much! I would just be happy to play a new god of war in a new settings!! But thanks for the content.
What if Atreus goes to Egypt and Japan. Kratos goes to Greece and Mimir's Homeland or 1st to Mimir's Homeland and Mimir will stay and tell Kratos I have no more council to offer and Kratos travels to Greece on his own.
What if they slip it up kratos goes to one and his son to another and they meet up for the end game for one last time
I was thinking the same thing. Atreus with a katana would be more fitting. I mean he got the build just need a bit more muscle. Kratos coming to his homeland to restore and and helping mimic in his would be brilliant.
I don’t think Mimir would leave, he doesn’t really have a body…
Bro no one is going to Egypt get over it ! The DLC told you the direction they are going it’s not on a quest to kill all the gods. He’s the “God of Hope” not god slayer.
I don’t forgive Sigrun for mental damage, beating her on GMGOW+ was insane
when Tyr talks about "the years of rebuilding" he may not be talking about Greece per se, but perhaps maybe Rome?
Considering that macahuatl spews fire, that's xiucoatl, the Aztec weapon the god of war used to slay his sister and uncountable siblings to create the sun and the stars
I really think roman mythology would be interesting since it would be all the greek gods but with different personalities.
Dont know if you will see this or not but my theory is that the next game will start in norse but end up in the aztec pantheon because kratos already agreed to help rebuild and watch over the nine realms as the god of war/hope. I think that the aztecs will attack midgard since the aztecs have multiple warriors and was known for attacking others. And i also believe that if we do get a spin off game about loki i feel as if he will go back in time he will be the one that blown the horn for jormi and he will end up going the greec to learn more of the gods of his fathers home land
As a Mexican, I would love to see kratos square off against mictlantecuhtli or against quezalcoatl
2:20 you forgot to mention that the pyramids are there because in a comic kratos did, after destroying olympus, went to egypt to escape the blades of chaos.
It has to be Celtic. Mimir's Valhalla, Mimir himself, hell the symbols on Tyr's shield are Celtic and not Norse. Perhaps the Fae courts think the new pantheon of Yggdrasil is weak so they try to invade or trap Kratos in the Tuatha and since time moves differently in the Tuatha, Atreus can age up to a young man and Kratos has to also wrestle with the fact he wasn't there to even see his granddaughter, Hela as a baby.
It'd be cool for kratos to fight Morrígan the goddess of war and destiny. Also maybe cu chulainn.
@@77wolfblade I don't know if they'll use the Morrigan, since that'd be two main antagonists having a raven motif.
@@CitrineGamer-1 If they have to they could easily change that into a crow.
@@77wolfblade Maybe she'll be a bait and switch, having Cu Chulaan be an antagonist that the Morrigan helps Kratos defeat.
Both would be interesting as the Morrigan is the goddess of war and Kratos often snubs his nose at fate. Hell he is called the Fate Breaker.
But having Cu Chulaan be an antagonist would also be interesting as he is also consumed by rage so it'd be like Kratos is fighting how he was in the past.
nah its too similar to norse, we need something new and fresh, tbh i dont even mind if he goes back to greece
i actually love this idea , the raging monster finally comes to terms with his past and finds family and peace then the tables turn and hes the one on the backfoot on the defense from and attack .
I hope sigrun gets spinoff I feel like her story and combat would be very interesting and fun to play around with!
They've definitely set it up for that. Between her, Atreus, and hell even Sindri, there are a bunch of characters that'll easily come back if not the main character.
naa. santa monica aint got the employee size nor the time and money to be worrying about making games for spin off characters lol the next game will probs be atreus which will take em a few years and each god of war game takes like 4-5 years. u hear cory always talk about the stress and time it takes to make each game.@@sizablekoala6879
Tyr probably went to Egypt to get his arm back. From the realm of the dead and Anubis maybe visiting the Duat, or who knows haha it’s dope anyway it is
Nah Tyr mentioned he used the power within the Valhalla realm to regrow it
Itd be sick if there were multiple pantheons. Maybe hes travelling to several in the name of unification? I dunno. Itd be nasty tho
That would be crazy!
I wish that each god was explained as an aspect of the same god in different pantheons. It would explain how god's could travel between mythologies or even take up a position in a foreign pantheon.
Give us God of Mischief as a spin off ala Miles Morales.
Let us play an anti hero cunning Loki.
Atreus battles his duality of a kind kid and a mischievous god.
Tyr most likely fell in love with some goddess in Egypt, his treasure collection tells how much time he spent in that place.
Honestly to see kratos in celtic, Egypt, Aztec & Japanese mythology or just to see him go back to greece would be badass to see in future games and how the devs will make the other gods look
Hell no. Let the guy retire for fuck’s sake. The last thing I want see is this old man curb stomping Egyptian gods into paste. They are way overdue for a reboot with a new character and new mechs. At this point he should be nothing more than a DLC character in another game.
@@Zetleragreed. Kratos' character development is basically done
@@Zetler Maybe not a reboot but the next story starts off with a different character with a god of war title behind it perhaps. Kratos being far far away minding his own business and having nothing to do with this new plot.
MyBrotha Jor! I just Finished it yesterday! This shit was Crazy🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
To be honest, I wish they brought back T.C. Carson to play as Kratos again. (If those who finished or know the ending will know what I am referring to)
Actual dialogue between them would've been 🔥🔥
@@heretic_aesthetic- Exactly. Would’ve been kinda a full circle moment for the character.
I believe you will find that the current voice actor is better. I love tc Carson but the voice is so epic now in my opinion
@@ImStillStealingSteel 100% have 1 original raging at him for being weak, while he knows he's so much stronger. Serious redemption arc
I forgot who made it but they should make another "Dante's inferno"
Visceral Games under EA did Dante's Inferno, and you are absolutely right.
I think we gods gonna get a prequel, it would make a lot of sense
At the Greece part of the roguelike run, there are two extra areas you can go to. One is The Aegean Sea, a apocalyptic dried-up seabed with a Greek boat.
The other is a desert, with pyramids and sandstone plinths.
The next location is Egypt.
It's not Asian mythology, it's specifically Japanese mythology. You have any idea how little the phrase "Asian mythology" narrows it down? There's a lot of them.
The Japanese pantheon, Takagamahara, has been hinted at several times in the new games. The murals on the elevator walls and the Tomoe on the wooden panel (the 3 6-shaped swirls).
I'd rather see that, than Egypt. Egypt has been done before.
Japan or Egypt should be their focus as they would be far more popular and gain more interest then Mayan or Aztec mythology, Im mean you just have to imagine Kratos fighting Set or Anubis or Amaterasu or Hachiman.
really hope it's egypt...
Kratos already been to Egypt in canon prequel comic to 2018 game
@@David-nq8cv he hasn't been to Egypt in the game tho mate you catching onto the drift here?
@@David-nq8cv He was passing through and he met one god he had one conversation with. Santa Monica even said they had a hard time deciding between Egypt and Scandinavia and eventually chose Scandinavia, so Egypt being next makes sense.
Whenever they get around to Japan I really hope Kratos and or Atreus get to wield some of the legendary swords from both their mythology and actual history like the sword Kusanagi that Susanoo gifted to Amaterasu or the Masamune made by one of the greatest swordsmiths
1:09 ofc he did, in the 2018 game we find that pot confirming that
I think Japan would be super cool, as I feel like Shinto gods are heavily underrated in gaming. At least I don’t know of a game which accurately shows the Shinto gods.
Okami
It’s honestly a toss up. While yes kratos has been to Egypt in the comic. It’s also said he’s learned and encountered the god of Egypt. Old kratos pre Norse. Had a different mindset. Maybe now with his new found resolve as the god of hope. Maybe he remembers the Egyptian gods and how corrupt they are. So the next GoW kratos goes to Egypt to purge the land of these corrupt gods so the people of that land can rebuild kinda what’s happening in Greece. While yes it’s possible Egypt won’t happen. It not out of the picture and really does make sense why he’d go back 🤔
Just throwing this out there....next game goes to Egypt. The name of kratorls has spread as he has defeated 2 god pantheons. Egyptian gods don't like that they were around far before the Norse or the Greek. They challenge him where he has to learn their ways to defeat them and he shows them their place in the bigger picture...I'm thinking 2 games aleast. Major antagonist would be Ra, Osiris, and Anubis
I personally Doubt that’s where he’s going. Kratos already went to Egypt.. If you remember the “scribe” he met in Egypt said his purpose there was finished when he defeated those two monsters for that village. Athena & the Crane God of Egypt convinced him to help. He’s the God of war for the Norse realm now after Valhalla with a lot of work to do cleaning up the realms along side his soon to be queen. He’s not on a quest to kill all the Gods. They made that clear in the new DLC he’s a changed person. “The God Of Hope”
@@marcelousneal4641 then i am guessing either egypt pantheon will invade or different pantheons come together and invade and try and take kratos out and this is where kratos shines.
They can give Kratos the more well know weapons of each culture, but i think they should consider some lesser know weapons. For the Japanese mythos i dont think they would give Kratos the well know Katana. I think either a Zanbato (horse slaying sword) or maybe the Nagamaki (long hilted sword). If not a blade maybe Testubo (iron warclub). Egypt maybe the Battle axe (the curved blade on TOP of the pole), but the Kopesh is so iconic it will fall to that. Celtic were know for their bronze sword and shield so that is also highly likely. With Aztec i can also only think of the Macuahitl or the Ball Club. There are other Pantheons we can consider but will not appear in the setting because they are either too similar (example: Roman pantheon) or not well know (example: Gaellic)
I think they need to do more with the "Rift." With the proper plot you could actually have it so Kratos can visit multiple pantheons in a single game. I like the idea that Atreus comes back with some giants after like six months and they know more about the rift.
Kratos is NOT going to Egypt. He already went there.. If you remember the “scribe” he met in Egypt said his purpose there was finished when he defeated those two monsters for that village. Athena & the Crane God of Egypt convinced him to help. He’s the God of war for the Norse realm now after Valhalla with a lot of work to do cleaning up the realms along side his soon to be queen. He’s not on a quest to kill all the Gods. They made that clear in the new DLC he’s a changed person. “The God Of Hope”
It could be a prequel, I wouldn’t mind that.
@@HazmatCrowl54454 lol sort of like “Ascension” was ?
you basically just explained why the egyptian gear made sense in universe. we already knew that, doesn’t mean they couldn’t be hinting at an egypt setting
Wasnt there a leak with a future Atreaus design that also said it taking place in Slavic Mythology
I want a remake of the original trilogy
It’s rumoured that the original trilogy is being remade next year
@@LOK-15 Maybe the Greek stuff in valhalla is a teaser that they're gonna do that next maybe
@@KingScotto. maybe
I’d want one with more of GOW Ragnarok style of combat, I really really enjoy the combat.
@@benliftin4awhile That's what I was thinking the old story but with the new gameplay would be awesome
Sigruns adventure might have some sort of driving conflict that sparks the next games story
my theory is that the next god of war will still take place in Europe and i think this because of one character: Skjoldr. a mortal, hinted by the game to be a future king. There is also an old king called Skjolrd who rules during the first centuries of the Christian age (Anno Domini, or A.D.), so the romans are still in italy with their empire.
maybe the next game visits not only rome, but also parts of the Celtic territories or the occupied Egipt.
I was replaying ragnarok and Mimir mentioned how in order to get the armies of Helheim to fight the bird of Helheim asked for a replacement cause it wants to retire if we get an Atreus spin off game maybe one of his adventures lead him to the birth of Hel
He should go to Rome, and see the Roman counterpart of his panthenon. Imagine if there was a Roman Kratos, who defeated Mars
Finally, someone sensible, go go rome, all these roman types of armor
I think Greece name should be changed into Rome in my opinion with a new establish surviving gods of the Greek pantheon.
Am I the only one who never gave a hoot about sigrun and felt it wasn't much of a big revelation that she's going on a solo journey
Kratos have two more stops and i think they teased it in tyrs vault in the 2018 one where we saw the symbol Ω and a Japanese one a norse one and a Egyptian one cant wait
yes, kratos was supposed to drop in egypt but missed the flight and landed in norse mythology
The series could perhaps use Krato's rampage in Greece as an explanation for the Bronze Age Collapse in Greece, which was a real historical time period in history. No one really knows what caused the Bronze Age Collapse.
This question might sound dumb but I swear the only reason kratos has no access to his magic is because Greece was destroyed. With them rebuilding it would it then bring back his old abilities.
What’s your question exactly?
@@sixpackchad If Greece being rebuilt would bring back access to the magic he had in the first 3 games.
@@JustaKevenYeah I wonder why he still can't have access to his old magic. The ashes are still on his skin which means that greek magic still kinda works on him
A zen samurai like Kratos would be perfect. If there is a spin off game with Atreus I would hope that we get to keep all of the side characters around to also continue their stories. If Kratos is in a new setting I would hope we at least get to keep Mimir with him
the hints was even mention in GOW when it came out in the end and ragnarok just confirm it is was already theref
This IP can provide them two titles running side by side, loki and God Of War. Combine them together and they can have Endgame like showdown down the line.
I’ve been saying that forever Jon. God of War 1 and 2 need to be remade just like the resident evil series did.
This was such a great free dlc. 👍🏽
With Kratos' character arc completed a spinoff game could maybe find the room to spend more time on Atreus. Kratos could be the final boss of such a game.
It'd fit the story, they are telling, but I still do worry how Atreus would work as a lead character.
Egypt would definitely be a far better setting I feel like we’ve seen a Asia setting far to many time for it to be interesting
Kratos actually visited Egypt once following GOW3 in the Fallen God comic. He even met Thoth though he probably does not know him by name. He could return to Egypt we never know.
It’d be cool to see Kratos vs the Hachiman in Japanese mythology, they got a lot of cool gods and creatures that can build up another great GoW game. I also think that Egypt should be the last realm they’ll face off against since it’s the third well known mythology as Greek mythology and Norse mythology. Wouldn’t really make sense to dive into another well known mythology and finish last with a least known mythology.
Furthermore, according to mimir, th gods of egypt are good guys who govern w/ great wisdom n humility, just like th mayan gods encountered by tyr. Kratos would haven't reason to fight them
Gow remake makes more sense to be with the blade of Olympus and the legacy enemies introduced in valhalla.
Japan would be a unique setting, Where there are similar gods, Kami, like Amaterasu and Izama and Izanagi, there are yokai- roughly speaking gods of the land - something like elemental spirits or supernatural entities which are Shinto based. Oni -kinda like ogres, demons, evil spirits, and monsters etc. Throw in some Samurai, warring states unification of Japan, Emperor, religions. Should come as no suprise since theres a lot of anime related to what I am saying.
personally i believe next one will be greek again, but not playing with kratos, but with atreus, just think about it, what better place to hide for the giants than a realm what lost all its gods?
A God Of War trilogy based in Egypt and in Asia?
Sounds like a win
I know it will probably never happen, but given the proximity of the two pantheons, I'd love for Kratos to visit Finland and interact with the Gods of the Suomenusko faith.
The story could revolve around Lempo plotting something.
I really hope God of War doesn't do a Japanese myth game next. We have a ton of Samurai like games (next year alone). People pretend like Egyptian mythology is overplayed, but apart from strategy games and lame movies the only time we've explored it properly is in AC Origins. I would love Aztec Mythology too.
Egypt and Mexico would suit God of War and its saga of bloody gods far more than Japan (also more creative freedom for SSM since both Egyptian and Aztec religion are not practiced anymore and thus no chance to offend anyone unlike Japanese religion)
I hope the next chapter will at least come out on the PS5 so I get some use out of it, but doubtful given the history of releases
Wait which way is tyr facing when he just stands there?
Make prequel about Kratos's journey from egypt to norse.
Kratos goes to Japan, Atreus goes to Egypt. There.
I think if it was his favourite weapon he would’ve used it in the last boss fight the most
i say that it will happen like this atreus goes to grecce knowing more of kratos and the spartans that would be possible and kratos goes asia and meet ameterasu sussano Tsukoyomi and more learning peace as a god of hope now and i think it will be something like rachet and clank rift apart or spider man 2 we will have passages with atreuse then switch to kratos since santa monica always goes all out i think its possible to achieve that
What you think about Sigrun will Train thrud because she wants to be a valkyr? Maybe we will see them again but much stronger. I hope only they dont let US wait 4 or 6 years again for a new god of war
1:54 It looks strikely similar to some benin artwork. I'm not quite sure where the developers got their inspiration.
Don't image search the picture google search benin Bronzes
I think it’ll be a mix of mythologies instead of just one. And I hope Athena is the main antagonist
Absolutely!! Athena is the actual villain in all of this.
Give us a full circle.
With the mixture of cultures like Aztec and Asian mythologies could make some really great chapters
i still think egypt is the most likely next mythology
Please, someone help me with the Purification Rond, so far I haven't found it in the Valhalla DLC and there is nothing on TH-cam that shows how to get this item.
need God of War Odyssey & Origins ☕🗿
They should do a prequel in Egypt before arriving in Scandinavia when he was still god of war but with the beard 💀
I think the next game will be a war among the different worlds. Like a world war but for gods. Could possibly lead to Kratos forming a kind of United Nations but for gods.
I don't think sony would do this because god of war and kratos are way too popular but I hope that ragnarok/valhalla is the last kratos focused game, it feels like they ended his character so well and it doesn't make sense to continue focusing on him
Kratos with a Katana sounds so sick lmao. Or even Atreus with a wakizashi
as long as they dont go into something samurai, they need to explore something thats never been explored before
what ever they come out with with kratos or atreus or god of war im sure will be another superb game
Honestly i want to see kratos interact with the Celtic mythology or atreus/loki meting cú chualainn
I have a Theory that just makes sense. Kratos is the God of War/Hope in the next games I believe itll be a war between pantheons I believe Egypt, ‘Loki’ Will bring the giants back to help turn the tide of war then Loki takes over Kratos position making Atreus story come full circle then Kratos returns to Greece to complete his story.
Loving the new Icon. A RAPTOR NAVI!? TRIPPY!❤
Haha yess!
He was sitting on game before came out calling it farcry.
@@OT_concerned_citizenand its just a icon
So I just found out the Valhalla DLC is part of a DLC EXPANSION!!! Santa Monica senior writer, Orion Walker, teased that there's even more God of War to come following the release of the free Valhalla, tweeting "You really think the credits are the end of the story? C'mon. C'mon now." So the free update is the beginning of a final DLC story of the Norse Saga that will connect with Kratos's next journey to the River Empire of the Egyptian Pantheons.
What I speculate is that we will get Thrud as a companion, Forseti being the last Aesir villain after surviving Ragnarok, a new big location to explore, and a 4th weapon with one or two armor sets to unlock. And there might also be some new rewards updated into Valhalla, maybe even a skin of becoming Deimos like in GoW3 since we can now turn Kratos into the OG God of War! And possibly unlocking the Darkdale and Risen Armor set too!
I still hope they go to Egypt and not Japan because with Ghost of Tsushima 2 on the way, there's already enough content involving samurais and feudal Japan. They could set up Egypt while making the comic book cannon b/c young Kratos more likely than not, caused havoc in Egypt and would be only right for mature Kratos to go back and make things right. Same thing could be said about Greece, but if mature Kratos goes back, he could be fighting Roman gods (which are basically greek gods with different names). Im indifferent about Mayan mythology, dont know much about it besides they did actual human sacrafices lol.
if the next pantheon is in asia. Then they better explore the concept of martial arts. Since he is the god of war or hope (now), He should at least explore the concept of the beauty of martial forms. Martial arts in essence is not simply a way to decimate others but master one's self as well. With martial arts you truly understand who you are and what you are capable of and that to be implemented in the next game must happen. In real life Martial arts humbles people, even though his experiences already did the same, he could use martial arts as a way to appreciate being the god of war instead of being reminded of his sins.
Instead of picking one, it would be awesome to jump between pantheons like jumping between the 9 realms.
You know the rebuilding of Greece could be the Greek Pantheon becoming The Roman Pantheon.
I hope they fix the camera and the way the combat works. I really liked the old gows but not the new ones even though I own them
Watching this after Wukong released, and I’m hoping it’s another couple years before another Japan setting. No complaints though I’ll take it now 😍