New details on an original drawing of God of War Ragnarok were revealed by the game’s narrative director and head of story, and it turns out that Kratos originally met a much different fate, with Kratos dying early in the game in a draft.
Kratos was originally killed by Thor in God of War Ragnarok.
Kratos’ original plan in God of War Ragnarok was for him to suffer an untimely death at the hands of Thor, one of the game’s antagonists. decides not to.
In an interview with Minnmax, narrative director Matt Sophos had this to say:
“The oldest schematic draft we found and brought to Eric…Kratos was killed in Thor’s fight at the start of the game. He was going to die, and it wasn’t a permanent death. Atreus would take him out mostly from Hel, but it’s been 20 years now.”
It’s an interesting idea to consider, that Atreus would be a fully fledged adult for most of the game. It would certainly change the dynamic between the two characters, with Atreus now a completely different character from before, and Kratos having to accept the fact that his son grew up without him for so long.
Sophos continues:
“As we were developing the story, we knew we wanted the story to be about letting go and changing. Knowing that Norse mythology is about fate and prophecy, we wanted to say ‘it’s bullshit, there is nothing written that cannot be undone, as long as you are willing to change or make changes in your life then you are not bound to destination.
In related news, the game recently got a PS Plus Premium trial, and fans were disappointed with the Super Bowl announcement for God Of War Ragnarök.