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He's helping Kratos understand what it was like to be a human and Kratos is trying to help the kid understand what it means to be a god.
GOD OF WAR 5 SERIES
What do you think? Are we reaching here or are Kratos’ travels between different mythologies set to become a central crux of the series narrative moving forward? And is there even the slightest chance that Barlog’s previous comments about the potential use of Egyptian mythology, the proximity of Celtic mythology geographically to Scandinavia, and the fact that the Mitsudome symbol was worn by the Shinto God of War, telegraphing potential settings for future God of War games? Let us know in the comments below."From a story perspective, Atreus is the humanity that Kratos lost.
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We’d certainly like to believe there’s something more to these symbols than arbitrary placement by an artist. Yet Kaufman didn’t categorically state that a change of scenery was impossible, and it doesn’t rule out crossover with Gods of other mythologies even if the next game is still about Norse mythology. Not to mention, theories of all-new God of War setting in the next major installment might have already been dashed by an interview with Sony Santa Monica’s senior online community strategist Aaron Kaufman, who suggested that God of War would likely continue in Norse mythology, based primarily on the amount the studio has already invested in its design. Of course, these symbols might not signify anything more than just a representation of other cultures deemed appropriate by one of Santa Monica’s artists.
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Perhaps this a hint that ancient Japanese Gods might one day feature in God of War? Hachiman is known as both the God of War and the God of Warriors, and his symbol was later used by both Samurai and ruling Japanese aristocracy.
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It is commonly associated with the Shinto war deity, Hachiman. Over on the bottom left, the symbol is a Hidari Gomo, Mitsudome (threefold tomoe), which is a symbol used throughout different facets of the Japanese Shinto religion. Just across the North Sea from Scandinavia, might the series being going all Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice on us with a Celtic themed adventure in the future? It essentially means the movement of life: past, present, and future. So where else might the series be heading if we’re to believe these symbols provide a clue? The bottom right symbol is a Celtic Triskelion, or Triple Spiral, and is one of the most widely used symbols of ancient British culture. During its conceptual design phase, the studio presumably brainstormed several alternate mythologies for God of War, of which Egypt and Mayan culture might well have been possibilities it opted not to use. What’s particularly interesting about this reference is that Sony Santa Monica Creative Director, Cory Barlog, spoke in an interview earlier this year explaining that God of War might well visit Egyptian mythology in the future. The top left symbol is the ancient Egyptian symbol of Ra, God of Sun. So what exactly are these four symbols? You’ll likely recognize the U-shaped symbol in the top right - it’s a Greek Omega symbol used to represent Ares, the God of War throughout the franchise. You can see the images of these symbols below for yourself: Kratos himself remarks that the runes adorning each corner of the image aren’t runes at all but symbols from different lands - symbols of other ancient cultures that exist simultaneously to Greek and Norse. Without wading too deeply into story spoiler territory, we’ll say that there’s a certain scene in which Kratos and Atreus uncover one of the many story-images in the game depicting a scene from Norse mythology. Naturally, then, even as we embarked on our adventure across the frigid northern lands of Midgard, we couldn’t help but wonder where the series might go in the future, and we think one scene in the game might actually provide one almighty great clue. For the first time, God of War lore confirms that ancient mythologies existed concurrently, and Kratos is obviously able to travel between and interact with them. Yet the change in setting has also teed up a new layer to the series’ narrative. The deities and ancient figures of Scandinavian folklore make for a colorful cast of characters, and the ethereal beauty of the game’s eight Norse Realms are some of the most visually interesting locations we’ve ever seen in a video game. It’s safe to say that the transition from Greek to Norse Mythology has been a resounding success for God of War.