The 10 BIGGEST Mysteries In God of War Games

10 Biggest Mysteries in God of War Games

For this list, we’ll be looking at unexplained elements in Sony’s mythological series. Because we’re talking story, we’re issuing a spoiler warning.

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Who Blew the Horn?

Kratos has fought some truly massive enemies over the years. Luckily, Jörmungandr isn’t one of them. The World Serpent is incredibly intimidating when you first meet him, but he’s actually quite friendly, at least to you. On the central bridge on the Lake of Nine sits a mighty horn used to call him, which Mimir does a couple of times. However, during the sequence where Kratos rushes a sick Atreus to Freya, the horn blast can be heard in the distance. Who called Jörmungandr and why was never explained in the game, though the Serpent’s appearance later at least suggests it was probably a non-violent visit. It’s led to several theories from fans, but hopefully we’ll get a definitive answer in “Ragnarok.”

Faye’s Backstory

Faye is dead by the time the 2018 game begins, so it makes sense not to get much information about her. By the end, you know she was really Laufey the Just, a giantess warrior from Jötunheim who was a consistent thorn in Odin’s paw. But the more information we found out, the more questions arose. We know she had some form of true sight, as she left markings for Kratos and Atreus and a mural of what happened on their journey. Did she foresee the duo playing important roles in Ragnarok, as the traditional Loki does? Moreover, did she actually love Kratos, or was it part of a plan to have Loki as a foil to the Gods? We don’t even know how she died, though perhaps she’ll be explored further in the sequel.

The Curse of the Blades

The Blades of Chaos are some of the most famous weapons from the “God of War” series. They were forged by Ares and bound to Kratos as his loyal servant. Players may have wondered why and how the Blades showed up again in the 2018 game. And the answer is, well, extremely vague and dissatisfying. In the tie-in comic “Fallen God,” it’s revealed they follow Kratos as a curse seemingly put on him by Athena. But why these weapons instead of the Blades of Athena, which replaced the Blades of Chaos in “God of War II?” The comic makes it seem the curse is part of Kratos’ destiny to save nearby innocents from monsters. But that doesn’t really match up with the appearance of Athena and the Blades in the 2018 game.

Atreus’s Voices

Being the son of Kratos, it becomes clear pretty early on that Atreus has multiple powers and abilities, including spellcasting and an incredibly handy knack for languages. Unfortunately, he also has a pretty detrimental ability to hear disembodied voices. Sometimes, it is that of his dead mother while others are of people he’s never met. If there are multiple voices at once, they can even cause him pain. The nature of this wasn’t fully explored. If it’s one of his godly perks, why give it to him in the first place? It doesn’t appear to give him or Kratos an advantage. But again, we may just have to wait for “Ragnarok” for an answer.

The Helheim Watcher

Once Atreus falls ill, Kratos must journey to the Norse underworld to obtain a resource that can save him: the heart from the Keeper of the Bridge of the Damned. Looming above the arena where you fight this troll is a gigantic eagle. The massive bird appears again when Kratos and Atreus must escape from Helheim. But in both instances, all it does is watch. In Norse mythology, this figure is a jotun named Hraesvelgr. According to Cory Barlog, the giant eagle was originally a boss fight, but was cut for time. So we’re left to wonder what his in-game purpose is now. Why does he appear in Helheim? And why does he never interfere in what he sees? We hope Hraesvelgr appears in “Ragnarok,” because we need answers.

The Missing Gods

It seems like the series has left behind the world of Greek mythology for good. But we’ve still got some lingering questions about some of its gods and goddesses. Apollo, God of Archery and many other things, is referenced in both “Ascension” and “God of War III,” but never shows up in the series. More tantalizing is the disappearance of his sister, Artemis, who only briefly appeared in the original game. Then you have Aphrodite, who appeared in the first entry and a very sensual scene in “God of War III.” But she didn’t join her family in fighting Kratos, and presumably survived. So, what happened to these powerful beings? We may never know.

Other Deities

When Kratos moved from the world of Greek myth to that of Norse, it signaled a big change in status quo. With that move came an endless sea of directions Sony could take the series. Since it proved that other pantheons definitely exist within the games, we couldn’t help but wonder if all of them do. A key scene in the 2018 game hints towards Japanese, Egyptian, and Celtic mythologies being potential next steps for the series. Although Cory Barlog once stated Kratos’ next outing could be in Egypt, we have no definitive idea what pantheon could be explored next. How well connected are all of these pantheons and how much does one affect the other, if at all?

Kratos’s Reputation

In the first Norse entry, it’s shown that Kratos’ bloodthirsty reputation definitely precedes him. You find a vase inside Tyr’s vault depicting Kratos, meaning, at the very least, the Norse God of War heard about him on his travels. However, Mimir has also clearly heard of him; he realizes Kratos is the Ghost of Sparta later in the game. Additionally, “Fallen God” is set in Egypt, and features a deity who knows of his deeds. But how is it that Kratos’ reputation has spread to different pantheons? Is it simply word of mouth? Has it spread to other areas, with other Gods? We’ll probably only know once different pantheons are explored, but Kratos’ story is definitely captivating enough to spread around.

Immortality

We used to think one could either be mortal or immortal, but Kratos seems to fall somewhere in-between. We know he can be killed, as he went to the Greek underworld and climbed back out several times. But we’ve also seen that he can heal from undeniably fatal wounds; at the end of “God of War III,” he should’ve died from his self-inflicted stab, yet he didn’t. He also ages, albeit incredibly slowly, as evidenced by his different appearances in the Greek and Norse sagas. There’s also the mural found in Jotunheim at the end of the 2018 installment, which seems to depict the future death of Kratos in Atreus’ arms. So how immortal is he, really? And will “Ragnarok” really mark the end of his story?

The Higher Plane

When a God dies in this series, they usually stay dead. That’s not necessarily true for Athena, though. After Kratos accidentally kills her in “God of War II,” she returns in “God of War III” as a spirit of sorts. She claims that her sacrifice to save Zeus’s life brought her to a higher existence. Unfortunately, that’s pretty much all the information we get on this higher plane of being. Somehow, Athena is able to still exist where others cease, and is able to follow Kratos from the Greek world to the Egyptian and Norse ones. If other deities exist on this plane, we’d love to hear about them. People have their theories of course, but we’ve yet to receive an in-game explanation.