However, when Baldur threatens his family at the start of God of War (2018), he chooses to use his rage to protect his son Atreus.Įarly on, there are hints to a sickness in Atreus that, at a pivotal point in the game, overwhelms him and brings him close to death. Kratos is ashamed of who he is, the power he has, and what all of this has already done to humanity. A giant scar stretches across his torso, a constant reminder of his past and uncontrolled rage. Kratos somehow survived his impalement, but the evidence is still there. However, when they opened Pandora's Box to defeat Ares, its contents poured out into the world which caused the chaos and death that surrounds the series. Upon seeing the empty box, Athena realized that the power of hope was now embedded in Kratos, hidden beneath his rage, grief, and sorrow. Throughout God of War 3, her astral form guides Kratos towards his goal under the guise of freeing humanity. When Kratos successfully kills Zeus, however, Athena reveals that her plan was free humanity by being the sole Queen of Olympus. To achieve this, she needed the power of hope stored within Pandora's Box. As Kratos continued down his path of revenge to kill the Olympians, especially Zeus, a rift formed between the two which ultimately ended in Athena sacrificing herself to save her father at the end of God of War 2 - attempting to break the cycle of the son killing the father. Athena initially helped Kratos by giving him the power to kill Ares, making him the new God of War. Throughout the God of War series, Kratos and Athena's relationship tragically degraded. The most important return comes when Kratos is forced to reckon with his past and comes face to face with the astral form of his old friend and enemy, Athena. Kratos relives his final moments with Zeus in Helheim, inadvertently revealing the cycle of patricide to Atreus. Later, while exploring a treasure vault, Kratos stumbles across a Greek vase depicting his exploits as the God of War, which he immediately shatters. The Greek pantheon also makes cameos throughout God of War's most recent game. Related: Is God Of War's New Game Actually Called Ragnarok? With the series' focus on the theme of the son killing the father, many have seen the final image to be Atreus fulfilling the same destiny as Kratos did with his father, Zeus. The painting depicted the journey Kratos and Atreus had embarked on for the entire game, and showed the potential fate for Kratos and Atreus. As players approach the final moments of the game, a painting is revealed. The end of 2018's God of War left more than a few questions as to where the future of the series will go.
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