#God of war 4 elves series#

Using Odin and ThorвЂ™s relationship as another mirror of Kratos and AtreusвЂ™ relationship could work wonders in a new game.

#God of war 4 elves series#

After the credits roll, Atreus says he saw this in a dream, so while this may or may not be canon, itвЂ™s clear the future of the series looks to integrate the more major gods вЂ“ heck, in that scene alone, both Thor and Loki are accounted for, meaning the only huge figure in Norse mythology we havenвЂ™t seen in the flesh is Odin himself. The secret ending of God of War, which can be seen by returning to KratosвЂ™ cabin after beating the game, shows one-year pass, with Thor arriving at their doorstep with raging lightning in his wake. You know which Norse gods are? Thor, Odin and Loki. Yes, Baldur and Freya (who is possibly an amalgamation of the characters Freya and Frigg from Norse mythology) are decently major, and JГ¶rmungandr the World Serpent is supposed to kill Thor during Ragnarok, but even they arenвЂ™t well known to the general public.

The new God of War curiously kept the number of Norse gods to a minimum, mostly introducing minor gods and figures that arenвЂ™t widely known in the pop-culture consciousness. Their parental dynamic was mirrored by Baldur and FreyaвЂ™s dysfunctional relationship and may again be mirrored in future games, possibly positioning Odin and Thor as a future mirror to Kratos and Atreus. This relationship between father and son is key throughout the new God of War and losing Kratos could prove to be devastating to Atreus. What that means for Kratos and Atreus is uncertain, but there appears to be a definite possibility that Kratos will eventually die and Atreus will take over as the series protagonist. Though God of War borrows from Norse mythology liberally, it can be assumed that the death of Baldur at the end of this game, largely with AtreusвЂ™ involvement, will signal Ragnarok in later games. Minutes later, we find out that Atreus is actually Loki, the trickster god who in Norse mythology is responsible for BaldurвЂ™s death and the initiation of Ragnarok, the essential end of the Norse pantheon and rebirth of the world.T Atreus is seen screaming, possibly with some sort of energy or force flowing from his mouth. In a final panel that only Kratos sees, it appears that Kratos (or perhaps another man вЂ“ he didnвЂ™t seem to have KratosвЂ™ red tattoos) will die in AtreusвЂ™ arms in the future. Faye (or the other Giants) had the ability to see into the future and knew that she would die and Kratos and Atreus would go on this journey with her ashes and end up exactly where they did at the end of the game.ДЄll of this information was etched across stone walls leading to the highest peak in the realm, but the revelations didnвЂ™t stop there. AtreusвЂ™ mother Faye was a Giant originally from JГ¶tunheim, making Atreus part Greek God (certainly not an Aesir God like Thor or a Vanir God like Freya) and part Giant. Kratos and AtreusДЄfter killing Baldur and finally getting the opportunity to take the ashes of AtreusвЂ™ mother to the highest peak in JГ¶tunheim, the godly father and son duo experience some major revelations. And if youвЂ™re having trouble tracking down and solving all those pesky Nornir chests and doors, weвЂ™ve got you covered. Warning: the rest of this article contains major plot spoilers, so if you havenвЂ™t played through God of War yet, bookmark this page and come back to it later. Just donвЂ™t expect the game to come out any time soon вЂ“ probably not even in this console generation. With some background research and a whole heck of a lot of guesswork, weвЂ™re going to go ahead and envision the next entry in this ever-improving series.

Now that the new God of War is out in the wild and fans across the world have had the chance to enjoy (and possibly even play through) it, Hardcore Gamer felt the time was right to ask the big question: whatвЂ™s next? Well, weвЂ™re here to let our wildest dreams run free. This is Dreaming ofвЂ¦ a monthly feature that digs deep into unannounced (or barely announced) games, and with some research and a bit of guesswork, dreams up what that game might be like when itвЂ™s actually released.