Atreus stabbed Baldur with mistletoe. In the myths, Loki disliked perfect Baldur, and used an arrow of mistletoe, the one thing Frigg (or Freya) did not make Baldur immune to, to kill him. The serpent said the boy seemed familiar to him. Loki is Jormungander’s father. The ship Kratos and Atreus escape Hel in is the Ship of Nails, the ship Loki is destined to sail at Ragnarok to bring down the gods, who in the game killed his people. Holy freaking god of war my mind is blown right now.
More like Baldur got 'accidentally' stabbed by the mistletoe on his quiver strap when he punched Atreus in the gut. You make it sound like Atreus wielded it.
Shawaaf _ can you fuck off and enjoy the joke and move on? A single grammar mistake doesn’t ruin the joke does it? Ignore it, laugh, and move on with your life.
I like how Freya claims she understands she made mistakes by robbing baldur of his feeling but the moment kratos and atreus undo her 'mistake' she's distraught shouting "NOOOOO!"
Yeah, that's sadly what breaks Freya's likeability/moral justifications for me. She says she's made mistakes but clearly doesn't mean it, else she would have broken the spell. Even seeing that Baldur is still miserable a century after she imposed the spell on him, she continues to insist that she knows better and does everything she can to prolong the source of his suffering. By trying to save Baldur she creates his intense hatred for her, which is what leads to Kratos killing him.
@@drasilisk2895 It’s difficult. Wanting to protect your child, especially one destined to die is completely understandable and justified. Robbing them of all physical sensation to do so and refusing to undo when they describe the torture of it… I can absolutely sympathize with wanting to keep someone safe so badly you ending up hurting them, but Baldur can’t bring himself to see any good in it, because he doesn’t care if he dies, so long as he feels. I don’t exactly blame her for trying, and she was willing to take the consequences of her actions. The problem is, Kratos wasn’t. Kratos is an eternal wild card in everyone else’s story. She could’ve never predicted his behavior.
@@drasilisk2895 Well when it comes down to it, she's a mother who so desperately wanted to keep her child safe. She didn't realize she was actually hurting him and at the end of the day no matter what he does or how horrible he is, she still loves him because he's her son.
@@mr.stuffdoer8483 The way i see it is that its like the one greek myth with achilles. The mothers got a prophecy their child will die in battle and they will do anything to make them not able to. In norse it was Baldur and in Greek was achilles. What both do have in common though is that the prophecy does happen and they both die in battle because the mothers took extra steps to protect them.
@@adammorin2955 the difference with Achilles is his invulnerability wasn’t a curse in his perspective. And with both of them, the protections likely kept them alive for longer (Baldur would’ve died at the start if he couldn’t heal) so it’s not like it was a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I just realized that when the World Serpent said Atreus seemed familiar is because Atreus is Loki and Loki is the father of Fenrir, Jörmungandr, and Hel. Jörmungandr is the World Serpent.
Loki creates the world serpent through an act of magic, either turns Kratos into the serpent or creates it from his rage. Why else do you think the serpent has light skin and has a beard? Also has red patterns.
When I noticed the design similarities between the serpent and Kratos when they first showed it I started wondering about this kind of thing, it's been in the back of my mind this whole playthrough, now there's finally a possible explanation behind it :0 so cool!
Fucking hell you are a genius Literally it makes very much sense, even when mimir says that when the serpent clashed with Thor and went back in time before it's birth. Wow, I'm mind blown.
Just realised that when Baldur said:"i thought your kind was supossed to be so enlightened,so much better than us",he wasn't refering to kratos as a god,but as a giant. Most likely Odin wanted to eradicate the gaints once and for all and he sent Bladur to finish the job
however, baldur said he didn't want to fight kratos he just wanted to know how to lift his curse if kratos had that information and gave it to him he would've left kratos alone
@@CrypticKnight985Thor already fought Faye and the same thing happened when Thor fought Kratos in their first fight, they stalemated and created the frozen lightning bolt. Odin probably figured Baldur would do better.
Odin: I am the father of all!! Kratos: I'm Fenrir's grand-daddy. I can place the Great Wolf over my knee - I shall place you there, too, and you shall be much wiser after THIS ordeal, I assure you. Mimir: But Odin is blessed with foresight of all things, physical OR magical -- Kratos: QUIET, HEAD. Atreus: Hey uh, hey dad? Kratos: Boy. Atreus: Odin's horse keeps calling me his mom. I think I actually gave birth to him. Like, as a girl. Odin: ... This I did not foresee. Kratos: We shall speak of this later, boy. Atreus: Girl. Kratos: DO NOT TAKE THE PATH OF TUMBLR. IT SHALL BRING YOU NO PEACE
DracoHandsome Atreus: Hey Dad come here. Kratos:what is it boy? Atreus:Some dude on the internet made fan art of us. Kratos:Who? Atreus: He's called sha... Ktatos: *YOU DO NOT SPEAK OF HIM BOY!*
I always imagine that what if the game didn't end there. What if the game continued like another 8 hours. That would be the best, "fake-ending scene" in the gaming history.
"When doom befalls the indestructible." Baldur was indestructible, and now he's dead, doom befalled him, then immediatly after he died snow started falling, thus the start of Ragnarok.
39:25 i think the reason Baldur was so confused in this part was because its his first time actually FEELING Kratos's Spartan Rage. In their previous battles, Kratos used it, but he couldn't tell the difference. At most, he probably felt the impact knocking him back slightly more, but since everything is numb, he couldn't feel the difference in power Now though, he's actually realizing how much strength Kratos gains when he stops holding back
@@revthescatman137 oh good point. but by that I meant like, he felt himself getting knocked back more strongly. there's no way he doesn't any impact at all, considering he grunts and reacts to kratos's punches. at most, maybe he feels like a numb touch everytime he gets hit, but he's not completely devoid of "feeling", otherwise there'd be no reaction from him at all
at 19:02 Atreus: *I’ve never been in a Giant’s belly either* A little foreshadowing, we later find out that it’s actually Atreus’s second time in a Giant’s belly, since Faye was a Giant and she gave birth to him.
I love how during Baldur's fight they let Atreus shine (when they were fighting on the giant's chisel). He went from barely being able to kill an elk to being able to shoot upside down MID AIR.
And the fact that Jormungandr responded immedietly after Atreus asked for help, seems to show that Jormungandr's familiarity with the boy activated his instincts, following his father's command instantaneously and unconditionally
Yeah well I'm pretty sure Loki is a pretty good father in the mythos as well. The whole reason Ragnarok happened is because Odin feared Loki's children and trapped them all to try and avoid ragnarok, which only led to Loki and his children being pissed and Loki protecting his children and wife.
“Only the serpent and the guardian remain” -Faye was the last jotnar guardian in Midgard “When doom befalls the indestructible” -Baldur who was previously invulnerable, is killed by Atreus and Kratos “only then shall the guardian return” -Faye is returning to Jotunheim (her original home) except she’s returning as ashes “We will wait for word that gods grow good” -Atreus and Kratos are trying to be better than those who came before. They are trying to be good gods *The writing in the this game is on point
the whole "while i still have strength" thing, that's not kratos dying. have y'all actually seen any nighttime in this game? have they eaten or slept? no. he meant he's tired, cause he's just been on this bigass journey
"You changed somthing" Well magni and modi were supposed to survive ragnarok and they didn't even live to see it.... so yeah I think something _has_ changed
You want another subtle clue the game gave us about Faye being a giant? When Kratos and Atreus first meet Sindri and they're talking about Faye's passing, the music that's playing is a version of... Lullaby of the Giants.
After Baldur died, I had a flashback to one of Kratos's boat stories. It was the one about the thief who was sentenced to death and when his mother visited him, he bit off her ear, because she only showed him love, and never discipline. The other stories were obviously about Kratos and Atreus (the story about the horse turning on his master is obviously Kratos and Aries, and the one about the frog and his son is Kratos and Atreus) but I couldn't figure out which one the thief's mother was alluding to. And then I realized it was about Freya and Baldur. The spell she put on Baldur that robbed him of all sensation might have been used as a form of torture by any other person, but Freya put that spell on her own son out of love. Who knows what else she did to him before then, to "protect" him? How badly was he coddled, sheltered, or even disabled, out of love? "Had she taught him discipline, his life might have been longer."
Sabrina Clingenpeel I want to ask if you have any idea of the story with the scorpion and the frog. I'm thinking it has to do with the nature of gods but not entirely sure
when Baldur died, freya got to feel exactly what he felt when she took away his feeling. They kinda make it that way when she said that they robbed her of everything after they saved her life, especially since thats what she was trying to do for baldur. just a thought
yeah, i don't know how she didn't understand what baldur was feeling and saying. she was incredibly selfish towards him. she condemned him to a fate worse than death all so that he would be "alive" and she would be happy knowing that. he atleast died happy and feeling something for once.
@justarandompepe8961 yes but you have to think of it from her point of view as well. Or kratos. They'd do anything to protect their kids from harms way. Freya took the selfish and only way she could. Kratos killed heimdall to protect his son. Both trying their best to protect their children. Both not good options
my god, in that prophecy picture thing, the runes next to faye and under her funeral pyre name her "laufey" and the runes next to kratos name him "farbauti"... u know, like loki's parents. that's so cool
Yes. Fun fact, faye was the5 nickname kratos gave to her by kratos, as spartans have a habit of using nicknames instead of actual names, to shorten the sentences they speak, hence using "boy" and "head". Also if im right, farbauti means 'cruel striker' right? Fits kratos its awesome
Also, Atreus being Loki explains why he was depicted with wolves around him. Those wolves were likely Fenrir and Fenrir's sons, Skoll and Hati. Fenrir is the son of Loki, as is Jormungandr. Another thing it explains is the fact that Atreus could so easily read, and speak at the very end, the giants' tongue.
@@BasseC05 He was dead, but we don't know if it was Loki who killed him. It could be Thor. If Thor was just another randomly appearing boss like Baldur, they wouldn't have showcased him the way they did. He will kill Kratos, or even Odin himself maybe
The fact that Kratos is like "Come here boy lemme tell you a story" after Freya kinda threatens Kratos with the knowledge she knows that Atreus doesn't is so cool. I love how Kratos goes from not letting Atreus know anything and being naive to telling his son everything so that no one has that power over him and he can have a stronger relationship with his son.
It just hit me, Faye literally planned every small thing. The reason she seemingly needlessly marked the certain trees at the start near home was to break the seal protecting them, which would get Kratos and Atreus out
Which makes me frightened for Kratos. What will he do when he realizes he may be another pawn in the hands of fate? Will he succumb to the rage he's been learning to control? Or will he let go and continue to attempt to defy fate?
@@nathanfournelle6736 it still might make him feel some type of way though . Then again hes more mature now, and he even told his son that his mother must of had a good reason ( knowing that he wouldn't be any better at juding her for keeping secrets).
Small details about this game that I love, now that this is the last video and spoilers are essentially moot by way of age: Kratos stops using slang and is very drawn out and blunt(No contractions, short sentences whenever he can afford them) because he's speaking Nordic, not Greek. Like Atreus says, "You can already speak it, why not learn to read it?" Kratos has no idea what characters are saying in another language(The first Ogre you fight, Jormmungandr, the Dark Elves) and there are no subtitles for that because he's not Really listening to them, but you *do* get them for Atreus and Mimir because Kratos is always focusing on what they say, especially in combat where they call warnings. Baldur has the World Serpent's coils tattooed on his back. Freya has Hawk feathers in her hair, hinting at her ability to shape into one(Her house is also like a burrow, and has wooden trim like a bird's nest). When going down the River to get the Blades, you pass the first Dock you start the game at. If you didn't break the stave in that specific spot, the magic in the boat probably would have fried and left Kratos swimming, they really missed no details. On the painted wall of the Giants, up at the top is Mimir and his tree, both symbolizing that he was up high, and his role on the journey, because his head is highlighted in gold. Freya struggles most in the Final Battle with pulling the Chisel from the giants head, because the spell she's under prevents her from harming both living AND dead, so damaging the Giants Corpse probably put her under strain from it...meaning if she follows through on the "Parading your broken body to every corner of every realm" it would be agonizing for her, so if she really does, that's some dedication. The World Serpent doesn't actually spit the ax back at you, he just opens his mouth and the Ax comes flying because it is enchanted to return. Mimir only blinks the eye he still has, until both are restored. The World Serpent is so helpful, says he recognizes Atreus, because Loki is Jormmunganders father, and likely knew of this journey. In actual Norse Mythology, we aren't actually sure if Loki is real. His only mentions are from after Christianity kinda steamrolled that part of the world. So explaining that by having him be the son of a god from Greece and a Giant? Clever as FUCK! That's all for now!
Thanos: your optimism is misplaced asgardian... Loki: well for one thing...I'm not asgardian... Thanos: ...? Loki: and for another..........we have a kratos...
Kratos' face just slowly emerges from the darkness over Thanos' shoulder. "Do not touch my boy." Sounds of anger and Thanos becoming a little girl ensue.
@@TheWabungus Yeah, but we're talking about Kratos. Hulk is a bitch if he can't even take down Thanos without the rest of the infinity stones. Plus, Kratos got his own infinity gauntlet so Thanos is fucked six ways from Sunday.
I watched 4 minutes of the first episode of God of War: Ragnarok, and then decided to watch this series since I hadn't yet. It's taken me three days to finish it, and I have fallen in love with the story and characters so much(I also want to learn a lot more about Norse mythology). Now I get to jump right into watching the sequel! After all the twists at the end of this I am super excited to start that and see where the story goes.
I've been watching the Ragnarok series Jack has on his channel and go so upset after having to wait for tomorrow to see the next upload so I rewatched this and omg the twist in Ragnarok is just OWJSJDHDUJDHDHD
I like how they obscured Atreus real identity in such a clever way. Faye was short for “Laufey” the whole time. And Loki’s father is Farbauti the “Cruel Striker”, it wouldn’t be a stretch for the Norse to refer to Kratos as such. Then add the fact that the World Serpent mentions recognizing Atreus, who is actually his father Loki, and how that fits in with the myth of Jormungandr being sent back in time before his own birth, how Atreus’ mistletoe broke Baldrs spell (similar to the myth) etc etc they did a really good job at building this story and making sense of Kratos place in the Norse world
Never noticed this before but when Kratos gets between Freya and Baldur at 28:50 she says his name. Kratos never told her his name so she must have figured out who exactly he was. Just a neat detail I thought I'd mention.
It’s also just him saying snow to sort of like, recognize it I guess? He spent eternity not feeling anything, so the joy he must’ve felt when he was finally able to feel again must’ve been immeasurable.
If Atreus was meant to be called loki, then that means that Jormungadr is his son. The big snake DID travel back in time. Really far in fact. I'm mindblown.
Bryton Dodds imagine waking up and saying fuuuuuckkk. I might have just met my grandpa who is swoll as fuck and my dad who is fucking tiny. I mean how did I this massive snake come out of that small snake
Sometimes I get completely blown away by how intelligent Jack really is. He is so well-spoken, being able to articulate everything he's feeling almost without faltering, being able to recall all those different plot points and immediately understanding how they fit together... He clearly spends a lot of time learning about the things he's passionate about.
Yeah ikr, that's why i like seeing him play because he actually knows what he's talking about and actually appreciates the game for the little things like the footsteps on the snow and how the physics work.
Ikr when he realised that when Baldur said "I expected u to be a lot bigger" or something like that, when I first saw that I thought he's saying that cuz he knew Kratos's achievements I can see why he thought Kratos was gonna be a lot more bigger, but he was actually talking about Faye, the fact that he realised that so quickly is actually insane, that's something you would realise if you played the game again, Jack truly is smart in his own ways not really in puzzle type of field but hey like Einstein said if u judge a fish from it's ability to climb a tree it'll believe his whole life thinking he's stupid, In the same way Jack is a fish great at swimming but not really at climbing trees
@@etypings9542 I'm not trying to be a dick, but he's actually not really all that knowledgeable on game design and physics. I kinda noticed it in the Resident Evil 8 playthrough, where a lot of the stuff he said and terms he used were just blatantly wrong. And also in that game, he managed to ignore vital plot points at the end and then complained that it didn't make sense. I don't hate Jack or anything, but he does talk a lot about stuff he knows very little about.
@@sloppyphart7879 ahh its fine if we have diff opinions, thanks for informing me abt that but i think that he's grown to be more knowledgeable esp in recent years. It's cool if you think otherwise tho.
I like how one of the panels of the future, the broken one at 1:07:55 shows atreus walking with the wolves in iron wood. It's just soooo cool how the game developers already had that part planned out.
Can we point out that Kratos named Atreus after a man who gave him hope in dark times? That means that Atreus is a reminder of hope for Kratos, which I completely love because it shows his love for his son
@@thek2despot426 I recall that although, I was speaking of God of War 3. Having never played it, I can only recall from memory having watched walkthroughs, but Kratos and Pandora actually had a conversation about fear and hope (something I remembered in another fiction since it partially applied). Kratos indicated that hope does nothing for those who have it ignoring the fact that he clearly hopes to win against Zeus or he would not have fought as hard as he has. In the end, hope ended up being the force that finally brought an end to the king of Olympus. Now he hopes that Atreus can be better than him just as the original Atreus of Sparta inspired his people to hope that there was humanity in them despite them being machines of war. Honestly, now I actually want to see the original Atreus.
@Emperor of Inception He literally had hope inside of him. And he died to give hope to all of mankind (which was like useless since mankind in Greece is, you know, gone).
The "Loki" twist at the end will always be one of my favourites in all of gaming. They played it so well. Most games leave their twist to the end but they impact the experience straight away. This one? Nonono, they drop a bombshell on you that has no immediate implications, but allows your mind to run every corner of Norse mythology to try and figure out how that will affect the sequels. Amazing work by Cory Barlog.
"This is where the cycle ends." Is what Kratos said to Zeus as he killed him. And I love that he held up that statement, and is raising Atreus with all the love he can.
Been playing the game while watching this playthrough for the first time as I got ragnarok for Christmas and that cliffhanger got me to open up the the game case faster than ever😂
Well this obviously going to have a continuation, but I don't want Kratos to die. This is the only God of War game I've seen, but I grew to like him a lot already
I Agree Jack after the previous GOW he was angry for vengeance now he is the type of man like Logan in the movie Struggling to the past and his ability
the thing is that the line that kratos uses when he snaps baldur's neck "the cycle ends here" is identical to the one that zeus once said when he tried to kill kratos I LOVE EASTER EGGS LIKE THESE
“You are just an animal… Passing on your cruelty and rage, you will never change!” “… Then you do not know me.” I’ve never even touched a God of War game… But the weight behind those words wasn’t lost on me.
@@MariusBoss11458 well freya put the thing on Baldur when he was born and during the fight baldue said he waited 100 years for this moment. So o guess baldur is approx 100
Things said most in gow: *B O Y* I do not know OnCe YoU rEtRiEvE tHe WeTsToNe, PlEaSe TaKe UtMoSt CaRe WhEn HaNdLiNg It, It Is A pRiCeLeSs ReLiC aFtErAlL
I just realized this: "When doom befalls the indestructible, only then shall the guardian return" 1:02:49. This relates to Kratos and Atreus killing Baldur and once that happened, Faye was able to return to Jotenheim but in ashes. Edit: Wow I wasn't expecting to get 500 likes. Thanks guys!
@@bluuforyuu8488 I think in this context doom means the death of baldur, but what you said is right. In actual norse myth, loki is the bringer of ragnarok
Same! I'm kind of sad I didn't watch this when it first released but at the same time watching it now lets me go straight into Sean's Ragnarok playthrough.
@ Antiniti Gaming i believe that Kratos telling Baldr "The cycle ends here" before killing him meant that if he cant kill his mother, his son or daughter cant kill him. Thats just messed up
Looking at the Norse mythology this game is based off, I realized that in the game, the mother is called Faye, but her true name is Laufey the Just, who in Norse myth is the mother of Loki, the God of Mischief.
I just realised this watching the series back.. Seán actually saw a diagram of atreus with a wolf.. In norse mythology, Loki is the father of Fenrir, who is a gigantic wolf..
0:57:47 The fact that Kratos was letting his bandages go, letting his past go. Removing the last secret he really kept from Atreus, and soaking in the freedom. Atreus just interrupts it with is like um can we go already? LOL I really can't.
1:12:22 Exactly my facial expression when I first found out. I was like "I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR LOKI TO SHOW UP ALL THIS TIME AND HE'S BEEN RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE THE *ENTIRE* GAME?!
snapeyaoilover (ik this is late af but) ME TOO. I was like mad he didn’t come in with the Baldr stuff cause in mythology Loki is the one who uses the mistletoe to kill him and I was like “why is he not appart of this?” I was so happy when he came in
I really don’t want it to seem like I’m trying to show you up, but what OP said is true. TV Tropes confirms it; and you can also see it in that before he speaks in Jörmungandr’s language, his eyes are normal, and then they start glowing when he speaks the language. But I definitely thought that it was the ice the first time I saw this part too😂 (I hope I did t cause any bad feelings, that wasn’t my intent.)
This makes Baldur's weird behavior at the house make more sense. He kept saying things like you already know what he wants, he thought Kratos knew because he thought he was a giant. I also remember him saying at one point during that 1st fight, I'm not my brother. I need to rewatch it to decide what I think it means, but it sounds like he was trying to reason with Kratos, like when he said I just needed answers & tell me what I want, pain stops. Everyone know about Thor's essential genocide of the giants (per Odin's orders. It's important to remember that part), it sounds like Baldur was saying give us the information we want & I won't kill you.
Sakib uddin Mondal Well... It isn't out of the realm of possibility. Atreus has many unknown abilities to be discovered, and shape-shifting might be one of them. At the same time though, what sort of reaction would cause a giant serpent?... Unless that snake is Atreus... Meh, who knows?
@@raymanfreak7739 the snake can't be him because in Old Norse myth, the world serpent is supposed to kill Thor and Thor killing it during Ragnarok. I believe Atreus can shapeshift like Loki can, but not that.
Ezra Boger Well, That’s Because the World Serpent was fighting Thor, then all of a sudden, The Serpent was struck back in time. Which leads him to now.
"he saved your life!" "HE ROBBED ME OF EVERYTHING. {sobbing} EVERYTHING...!" you can definitely hear the agony in her voice when she exclaims this, and i bet in her mind she'd rather be dead than to have the last thing she cherished taken away from her, which is why she wanted her last words to baldur be "i love you" because she truly did care for her child more than anything else
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Local man attempts to hold funeral for wife, accidently causes apocalypse.
chase teel his wife had the ability of precognition she had to of known kratos was gonna set off the events of ragnarok
Alex Arriaga well yeah, she knew Ragnarok was going to happen. But Kratos was just doing his thing and brought all this on.
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"I killed my father."
My guy, dont be shy now. You killed your entire family tree
Lol this is good, thanks
Lmaoo
When you realize the only deceased family member he hasn’t killed is Faye
Did he killed the rest of Greek gods?
Like Aphrodite?
@@JoeH3rz-3 he killed literally EVERYBODY in Greece including all of the gods, the underworld and put the world (or Greece) into chaos
Atreus stabbed Baldur with mistletoe. In the myths, Loki disliked perfect Baldur, and used an arrow of mistletoe, the one thing Frigg (or Freya) did not make Baldur immune to, to kill him. The serpent said the boy seemed familiar to him. Loki is Jormungander’s father. The ship Kratos and Atreus escape Hel in is the Ship of Nails, the ship Loki is destined to sail at Ragnarok to bring down the gods, who in the game killed his people.
Holy freaking god of war my mind is blown right now.
Loki didnt actually use the arrow himself, he tricked Baldur's blind brother Hod to shoot him as an honor to his immortality
More like Baldur got 'accidentally' stabbed by the mistletoe on his quiver strap when he punched Atreus in the gut. You make it sound like Atreus wielded it.
Destiny Fvcker thats what happened in the game but he was talking about in actual norse mythology
Destiny Fvcker The original comment is talking about what happens in Norse Mythology, not the game.
It's a really good rework of Norse mythology don't you think?
19:00 Atreus: ive never been in a giants belly. Faye: allow me to introduce myself
This comment made me laugh like no other has
Woah
Holy... This game thought of everything about foreshadowing
@@dom20141 Faye is a giant, and is the mother of atreus
this is a clever comment
When kratos said "we should finish this journey while I still have the strength" that is the equivalent to I'm getting to old for this shit
I think thats true and i think Atreus(Loki) will like take Kratos place
Nah I think it’s cause he is tired as they didn’t rest a second and there was constant fighting
Lets change that fate
@@theshuffler7197 ok
Kratos is sully confirmed
Baldur: I've never felt more alive.
Kratos: okay let's make some f•••ing changes
* cracks knuckles *
Too bad he will be revived
Valar Morghulis.
Kratos: uno reverse card
@@chaoswalker1073 I swear to god bro cuz I'm at where they got to johtuhiem if that happens and u spoiled it😈😤😤😈😈😤😈😈🔥🔥🔥
jack: trying to talk to us
Music: AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAHAAAAHAAAAAAAHAAAAA OOOOOOOHOOOHOOOOHOOHOOHOOOO
Quentin Melis it’s trying to talk not talking
Shawaaf _ can you fuck off and enjoy the joke and move on? A single grammar mistake doesn’t ruin the joke does it? Ignore it, laugh, and move on with your life.
@@gutzbin no
@@liamsweeney4754 biatch
@@liamsweeney4754 UGLY FISH
I like how Freya claims she understands she made mistakes by robbing baldur of his feeling but the moment kratos and atreus undo her 'mistake' she's distraught shouting "NOOOOO!"
Yeah, that's sadly what breaks Freya's likeability/moral justifications for me. She says she's made mistakes but clearly doesn't mean it, else she would have broken the spell. Even seeing that Baldur is still miserable a century after she imposed the spell on him, she continues to insist that she knows better and does everything she can to prolong the source of his suffering.
By trying to save Baldur she creates his intense hatred for her, which is what leads to Kratos killing him.
@@drasilisk2895 It’s difficult. Wanting to protect your child, especially one destined to die is completely understandable and justified. Robbing them of all physical sensation to do so and refusing to undo when they describe the torture of it… I can absolutely sympathize with wanting to keep someone safe so badly you ending up hurting them, but Baldur can’t bring himself to see any good in it, because he doesn’t care if he dies, so long as he feels.
I don’t exactly blame her for trying, and she was willing to take the consequences of her actions. The problem is, Kratos wasn’t. Kratos is an eternal wild card in everyone else’s story. She could’ve never predicted his behavior.
@@drasilisk2895 Well when it comes down to it, she's a mother who so desperately wanted to keep her child safe. She didn't realize she was actually hurting him and at the end of the day no matter what he does or how horrible he is, she still loves him because he's her son.
@@mr.stuffdoer8483 The way i see it is that its like the one greek myth with achilles. The mothers got a prophecy their child will die in battle and they will do anything to make them not able to. In norse it was Baldur and in Greek was achilles. What both do have in common though is that the prophecy does happen and they both die in battle because the mothers took extra steps to protect them.
@@adammorin2955 the difference with Achilles is his invulnerability wasn’t a curse in his perspective. And with both of them, the protections likely kept them alive for longer (Baldur would’ve died at the start if he couldn’t heal) so it’s not like it was a self-fulfilling prophecy.
From the Start. "BOY!"
In the Middle. "Atreus."
To the End. "Son."
*Sniffs*
The journey was far beyond incredible
After that: “Loki”
Even later: “Puny god”
He calls him Atreus in the beginning of the game tho. Around the first troll fight.
Kratos used "Atreus" whenever he was actually worried about his boy throughout the enter series.
Atreus "So, you'd let me kill you?"
Kratos "If it means you live... yes."
Atreus *Adjusts quiver excitedly*
😂😂😂😂😂
hahah yeah i waited for his reaction haha
WAIT A GODDAMN MINUTE, IF ATREUS IS LOKI, THAT MAKES HIM THE FATHER OF THE WORLD SERPENT
@@dogeofomen6732 yes, that Snake was punched so hard by Thor during Ragnarok until he passed the time before even he was born and met his BOI dad
Eastern Spy holy crap
Thor wanted to recruit Kratos for Infinity War
kakashi hatake this is funny😂😂
kratos is gonna kick ass
kakashi hatake lol
kratos would make hulk cry 😂😂😂
The movie would be half length if that happened
I like how the moment Baldur can feel he became a masochist
rightfully so
I mean can you blame him?
You cant really blame the guy I would too In all honesty
I mean he has been fantasizing about it. he was a masochist before just never did it yet.
After a life time of not feeling anything i guess any and all feelings became euphoric
I just realized that when the World Serpent said Atreus seemed familiar is because Atreus is Loki and Loki is the father of Fenrir, Jörmungandr, and Hel.
Jörmungandr is the World Serpent.
That is absolutely one goddamn confusing twist
Yeah, Jack addressed that.
That's the original story but game developer has their own version of it
ailah amigos what’s the developer’s story?
@@SoupSackHandle watch the whole game play of God of War 4
"The death of a child is not something a parent gets over easily"
Zeus and his 50 billion demigod children: i'm gonna pretend i didn't see that
Kronos: and I took that personally
Greek vs Norse mythos in a nutshell
"Parent" is the key word there. Zeus never put in the effort to be a parent.
"The death of one is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic"
Shouldn't it be hear that?
To the nordic he is Loki
To the Greeks he is atreus
To us he is BOI
And in the next game he will be, BIG BOI
A Betr boi
@@shankwan7955 he is already best boi by end of game
@@shankwan7955 he is just small boi
Very true
I love how Kratos & Atreus essentially adopted Mimir into their family. And I love how they did the credits
Atreus: Hey dad, watch what I can do! *calls world serpent*
World serpent: "Hi dad! Watch what I can do! *chomp*
both making father proud
Amen
Jesus this comment is so underrated
@@thedarklordakathelikelord4268 could you explain? i dont get the relation
@@D7oom5000AMV only 251 likes for a GODLY comment
Kratos- “I have nothing more to hide”
Boi- “Father...why is your skin white?”
Kratos- “...a question for another day...”
Oof 🤣🤣
We don't talk about that
Isn't it grey ashes of his wife and daughter
now that i think about it, atreus shoulve been brown since kratos is brown when he was a kid
@@kloeto8745 I mean we don't know what his mother looked like.
Loki creates the world serpent through an act of magic, either turns Kratos into the serpent or creates it from his rage. Why else do you think the serpent has light skin and has a beard? Also has red patterns.
It would make a lot of sense for sure. Also would be kinda cool haha
When I noticed the design similarities between the serpent and Kratos when they first showed it I started wondering about this kind of thing, it's been in the back of my mind this whole playthrough, now there's finally a possible explanation behind it :0 so cool!
Fucking hell you are a genius
Literally it makes very much sense, even when mimir says that when the serpent clashed with Thor and went back in time before it's birth. Wow, I'm mind blown.
Omfg...
If Kratos was to become Jormungander then shouldn't he be able to understand what Jormungander was saying? because it would be him from the future...
Just realised that when Baldur said:"i thought your kind was supossed to be so enlightened,so much better than us",he wasn't refering to kratos as a god,but as a giant. Most likely Odin wanted to eradicate the gaints once and for all and he sent Bladur to finish the job
however, baldur said he didn't want to fight kratos he just wanted to know how to lift his curse if kratos had that information and gave it to him he would've left kratos alone
At that point I thought he was referencing how the Greeks have been regarded as founders of philosophy and having more "society" than the Norse.
@@CharlieQuartz me too
But if Orin knew he was a giant why wouldn’t he just send Thor
@@CrypticKnight985Thor already fought Faye and the same thing happened when Thor fought Kratos in their first fight, they stalemated and created the frozen lightning bolt. Odin probably figured Baldur would do better.
The World Serpent is literally the grandson of Kratos.
I guess you could say he's a pretty big *BOI*
Odin: I am the father of all!!
Kratos: I'm Fenrir's grand-daddy. I can place the Great Wolf over my knee - I shall place you there, too, and you shall be much wiser after THIS ordeal, I assure you.
Mimir: But Odin is blessed with foresight of all things, physical OR magical --
Kratos: QUIET, HEAD.
Atreus: Hey uh, hey dad?
Kratos: Boy.
Atreus: Odin's horse keeps calling me his mom. I think I actually gave birth to him. Like, as a girl.
Odin: ... This I did not foresee.
Kratos: We shall speak of this later, boy.
Atreus: Girl.
Kratos: DO NOT TAKE THE PATH OF TUMBLR. IT SHALL BRING YOU NO PEACE
DracoHandsome god, someone animate this...
I guess thats why Kratos didn't want Atreus to know his *TRUE* nature...
This better be pinned comment of the year
DracoHandsome
Atreus: Hey Dad come here.
Kratos:what is it boy?
Atreus:Some dude on the internet made fan art of us.
Kratos:Who?
Atreus: He's called sha...
Ktatos: *YOU DO NOT SPEAK OF HIM BOY!*
Can we talk about how all of this started from just going to spread ashes?
Lol if Kratos wasnt told that the highest peak in the realms was with the giants, then they would have finished it so early
Just like FarCry 4 lol
Paorupiro well you can decide not to do anything and finish far cry 4 in like 15 minutes
xXGodkid GamerXx can you shut the fuck up 9 year old. I'm just stating the facts
@@joeLULW I don't think he's 9 yrs old. But he is acting like one
Even to this day, I still love Jack’s reaction to the “Years Later”.
*sees it*
*takes a moment*
“Wait, what?”
Its cuz his timing on camera and game is a little off
So they actually slept that long?
I always imagine that what if the game didn't end there. What if the game continued like another 8 hours. That would be the best, "fake-ending scene" in the gaming history.
Nyan Cat no I think they just looked the same bc kratos drops his axe on the floor when he sleeps but when he wakes up he takes it off a pillar
@@alpal345 ahh, game logic wasn't thinking I get it
Freyya: does he know enough
kratos: alright bet, boy story time
"When doom befalls the indestructible." Baldur was indestructible, and now he's dead, doom befalled him, then immediatly after he died snow started falling, thus the start of Ragnarok.
That's what i said
Maybe in the next game Atreus time travels and he's the who called the world serpent
@@manjushreedhamanage8475 never thought of that, that would be amazing
@@manjushreedhamanage8475 well Atreus needs to father Jörmungandr first lmao yknow Loki being the snakes dad and all
TheFlash _RS but he’s supposed to come back to life after ragnarok he’s fine but oh wait all future sigh giants are gone !!
Freya: Why are you standing so far from me?
Kratos: Social distancing.
Hahaha
yay im early AND THE 101TH LIKER
@@nontuber4959 wow what an achievement.definitely an inspiration.
@@rpgames6922 yep
I thought I was the only person rewatching this in 2020
When Kratos said “the cycle ends here” Zeus told Kratos the same thing in GoW2. Kratos quotes his own father when he was trying to kill him
39:25 i think the reason Baldur was so confused in this part was because its his first time actually FEELING Kratos's Spartan Rage. In their previous battles, Kratos used it, but he couldn't tell the difference. At most, he probably felt the impact knocking him back slightly more, but since everything is numb, he couldn't feel the difference in power Now though, he's actually realizing how much strength Kratos gains when he stops holding back
He literally cannot feel anything. I don’t think he could feel the impact
@@revthescatman137 oh good point. but by that I meant like, he felt himself getting knocked back more strongly. there's no way he doesn't any impact at all, considering he grunts and reacts to kratos's punches. at most, maybe he feels like a numb touch everytime he gets hit, but he's not completely devoid of "feeling", otherwise there'd be no reaction from him at all
@@DaDerpyCarrot he can't feel the pain but he does get knocked back. It's like how if you push a rock it'll move but won't feel it
The Spartan Rage isn’t Kratos “not holding back” it’s him holding back slightly less. It’s going from him using 1% of his power to 2%
@@landonadams9935i don't think it's 1 percent of his strength because in the novels it's mentioned that baldyr is alot stronger than many greek gods
at 19:02
Atreus: *I’ve never been in a Giant’s belly either*
A little foreshadowing, we later find out that it’s actually Atreus’s second time in a Giant’s belly, since Faye was a Giant and she gave birth to him.
Lol
Good point
Lol true
Yep
Wow didnt even think ‘bout that
Kratos: *beating up Baldur bloody like he's Zeus*
Jack: BOIBOIBOIBOI
I was shouting with him LOL
BBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIII
@Ethan Wilde B O Y
BOY!
B. O. Y
24:30
Baldur: **hurts the world serpent**
Jack: “so you have chosen, death...”
The world serpent is still alive..it bites the giants head in mid battle
Alastor Radiodemon he said hurts not kills. He means Baldur has chosen death.
@@nilelatcham2670 last time I saw the comment it said kills...
Nile Latcham I changed the comment yeah :/
Oops. Sorry for the confusion
Freya trying to stop the fight
Baldur: Shut up Mother
Kratos: Shut up Woman
Sean: Yeah, Shut up
I love how during Baldur's fight they let Atreus shine (when they were fighting on the giant's chisel). He went from barely being able to kill an elk to being able to shoot upside down MID AIR.
best moment in the game tbh
The *boy* truly is a badass.
That was truly fucking dopeass Rad 😎
@@thedailybullshit4033 just did my first playthrough (I know 3 years later) and watching Atreus jump off of the chisel with NO fear, was amazing
From useless to Legolas in less than 12 hours (in game time).
Sure.
Kratos: "I killed my father."
Atreus: "So is that why grandad never visits us during Yuletide?"
Well. We danish still celebrate Yuletide. But just with another name XD
SKSKSKSKKS
...... Boi.
You mean jul tid? (Swedish for Christmas time)
@@simyou1219 juultide
And the fact that Jormungandr responded immedietly after Atreus asked for help, seems to show that Jormungandr's familiarity with the boy activated his instincts, following his father's command instantaneously and unconditionally
Because In Norse mythology, Loki is Jormangandr's father.
@@kaIamos no shit sherlock
Yeah well I'm pretty sure Loki is a pretty good father in the mythos as well. The whole reason Ragnarok happened is because Odin feared Loki's children and trapped them all to try and avoid ragnarok, which only led to Loki and his children being pissed and Loki protecting his children and wife.
Gave me goosebumps. I can not wait for god of war: ragnarok. It feels so close
How did this minor create a snake out of a sperm?
the way kratos and atreus teamed up and took turns punching baldur at 41:24 just makes me so happy
“Only the serpent and the guardian remain”
-Faye was the last jotnar guardian in Midgard
“When doom befalls the indestructible” -Baldur who was previously invulnerable, is killed by Atreus and Kratos
“only then shall the guardian return”
-Faye is returning to Jotunheim (her original home) except she’s returning as ashes
“We will wait for word that gods grow good”
-Atreus and Kratos are trying to be better than those who came before. They are trying to be good gods
*The writing in the this game is on point
TJ Roberts legit wisdom on the authors... splendid
I was thinking the same about "we will wait for word that gods grow good"
You think Jack saw your comment?
"A second hel"
TJ Roberts Actually Faye Gave Her Role As (The Guardian Of Jotunheim) To Kratos and Atreus As She Gave Her Axe To Kratos.
the whole "while i still have strength" thing, that's not kratos dying. have y'all actually seen any nighttime in this game? have they eaten or slept? no. he meant he's tired, cause he's just been on this bigass journey
ik ben samuel dis all happened in one day
GoW is a 36 hour game so if it did happen in one then i guess day is just infinite in his world lol
@@Vinnare it's almost like a video game
@@chuckled125 It is a video game Dumbass 🖕🖕🙄🙄😒😒🖕🖕
PuppetMaster247 oh dumbass maybe it was a joke?
"You changed somthing"
Well magni and modi were supposed to survive ragnarok and they didn't even live to see it.... so yeah I think something _has_ changed
I suppose Kratos killing the fates did have a impact on this realm as well.
Oooh good point
@@geohiekim8705 Different fates. The Norse Fates are the Norns.
@@Bluesit32 I know, but fates are fates. Kratos is Greek ;therfore he killed *his* fates, and may be able to alter others'.
@@geohiekim8705 That is an excellent suggestion, indeed
to think, every time he said "is that loki?" "was that loki?" loki was just standing there beside him, I love this series
You want another subtle clue the game gave us about Faye being a giant? When Kratos and Atreus first meet Sindri and they're talking about Faye's passing, the music that's playing is a version of... Lullaby of the Giants.
Holy shit...
Wtf. This is probably the most detailed game/story ive ever played
And here I thought the "I thought you'd be bigger" Line from baldur was the most subtle
@Prabh Sandhu Long way from home , people might assume it refers to kratos escalating from Greek to Midgard.
@@chips.3927 "More importantly, I know WHAT you are"
We all assumed he was talking about Kratos being a God.
After Baldur died, I had a flashback to one of Kratos's boat stories. It was the one about the thief who was sentenced to death and when his mother visited him, he bit off her ear, because she only showed him love, and never discipline.
The other stories were obviously about Kratos and Atreus (the story about the horse turning on his master is obviously Kratos and Aries, and the one about the frog and his son is Kratos and Atreus) but I couldn't figure out which one the thief's mother was alluding to. And then I realized it was about Freya and Baldur. The spell she put on Baldur that robbed him of all sensation might have been used as a form of torture by any other person, but Freya put that spell on her own son out of love. Who knows what else she did to him before then, to "protect" him? How badly was he coddled, sheltered, or even disabled, out of love?
"Had she taught him discipline, his life might have been longer."
thats amazing foreshadowing
Quin tarrac indeed
Masterful writing
Good job pointing that out
Sabrina Clingenpeel I want to ask if you have any idea of the story with the scorpion and the frog. I'm thinking it has to do with the nature of gods but not entirely sure
I just realised.
One of the main things about loki is that he never misses an arrow
Neither does Atreus
Confirmation even outside of game lore
he missed the dear the first time right?
@@dadgamer6633*woops forgot about that* but as a gam mechanic, Atreus never misses in combat
MCBlooper lol it’s all good, and ya you right about that
@@dadgamer6633 thx
Yeah.. Even his father can't Dodge it
when Baldur died, freya got to feel exactly what he felt when she took away his feeling. They kinda make it that way when she said that they robbed her of everything after they saved her life, especially since thats what she was trying to do for baldur. just a thought
yeah, i don't know how she didn't understand what baldur was feeling and saying. she was incredibly selfish towards him. she condemned him to a fate worse than death all so that he would be "alive" and she would be happy knowing that. he atleast died happy and feeling something for once.
@justarandompepe8961 yes but you have to think of it from her point of view as well. Or kratos. They'd do anything to protect their kids from harms way. Freya took the selfish and only way she could. Kratos killed heimdall to protect his son. Both trying their best to protect their children. Both not good options
@@Broken_Everlark7wait, heimdall was in the game? I didn’t notice him, now I gotta rewatch all over
@@rat4198 yes, he is in the Ragnorok one, not this one.
my god, in that prophecy picture thing, the runes next to faye and under her funeral pyre name her "laufey" and the runes next to kratos name him "farbauti"... u know, like loki's parents. that's so cool
Do the runes say anything else
@@adamschmidt3434 i sent the link to the full translation
those were the only ones i could make out (since, u know, i don't Actually know how to read runes fluently...)
i am curious the full translation tho
Loki also kills baldur with mistletoe in Norse mythology
Yes. Fun fact, faye was the5 nickname kratos gave to her by kratos, as spartans have a habit of using nicknames instead of actual names, to shorten the sentences they speak, hence using "boy" and "head". Also if im right, farbauti means 'cruel striker' right? Fits kratos its awesome
You could see the pain in kratos's eyes when he said "I've killed many who were deserving, and many who were not"
and he's even in a video game.
He killed 124 billion People
That's a normal reaction for someone that want to change
The worst kill was poseidon's princess
Like his first wife and daughter :(
Carlitos De Angel his kill count is a 15 digit number......
Freya: 'You're just an animal'
Also Freya about 15 minutes earlier: Literally shows up as an eagle
😂
But thats not what she meant tho or am i getting R/wooosh now?
@@drsodoc4317 No, I shall spare you from the woooshing.
@@drsodoc4317 yes the high council has come the consensus of sparing you from thou wooshing.
@@drsodoc4317 well no mercy from me.....
WOOOSH
Also, Atreus being Loki explains why he was depicted with wolves around him. Those wolves were likely Fenrir and Fenrir's sons, Skoll and Hati. Fenrir is the son of Loki, as is Jormungandr. Another thing it explains is the fact that Atreus could so easily read, and speak at the very end, the giants' tongue.
"He's beaten father, not a threat."
Dammmn Atreus getting wiser after he corrected his mistake.
Kratos after killed Baulder: We do what we please boy! *No excuse-tion*
@@barry8871 get the fuck out that was horrible
he tried 😂
lmaoooooo XD
After almost his whole life of not feeling anything, Baldur definitely became a masochist.
Why does this sound like one of those “where are they now” things they do at the end of historical\sport films? And why is it so hillarious?
he'd be good masochist
spank time
I’ve seen Enough Anime to know what’s Gonna Happen next.
@@kaylynhtun9495 hands down, best reply in the history of replies
*"The cycle ends here, We must be better than this"*
What hurts and makes this scene even better...is that Zeus quoted this to kratos.
@@speedyclips6761 you need to play them they so good
Now Loki and his children will start Ragnarok...Killing the gods. Maybe even his father.
@@cutepanduh3740 he will kill his father. In the drawings åt the mountain u could see kratos dead
Oh Yeah Yeah kratos had Thor's hammer shoved in his skull in the depiction. Loki/Atreus won't kill Kratos, but rather Thor will.
@@BasseC05 He was dead, but we don't know if it was Loki who killed him. It could be Thor.
If Thor was just another randomly appearing boss like Baldur, they wouldn't have showcased him the way they did.
He will kill Kratos, or even Odin himself maybe
The fact that Kratos is like "Come here boy lemme tell you a story" after Freya kinda threatens Kratos with the knowledge she knows that Atreus doesn't is so cool. I love how Kratos goes from not letting Atreus know anything and being naive to telling his son everything so that no one has that power over him and he can have a stronger relationship with his son.
It just hit me, Faye literally planned every small thing. The reason she seemingly needlessly marked the certain trees at the start near home was to break the seal protecting them, which would get Kratos and Atreus out
Which makes me frightened for Kratos.
What will he do when he realizes he may be another pawn in the hands of fate?
Will he succumb to the rage he's been learning to control? Or will he let go and continue to attempt to defy fate?
@@BlazingSteel it’s papa kratos. He will most definitely defy fate
@@BlazingSteel I think she did it to help kratos and atreus become more of father and son than they were at the start of the game.
@@BlazingSteel I kinda want Old Kratos to comeback for just a brief moment on GoW ragnarok
@@nathanfournelle6736 it still might make him feel some type of way though . Then again hes more mature now, and he even told his son that his mother must of had a good reason ( knowing that he wouldn't be any better at juding her for keeping secrets).
*BOI* has evolved into *SON*
Right
BaeWilix LEVEL UP! *ding*
But he will always be our *B O I*
BaeWilix congratulations your (Pokémon) BOI evolved into a SON!
SON wants to learn the move SELF-ESTEEM. Replace a move with SELF-ESTEEM?
Jack: "Faye predicted what you will do."
me remembering kratos jumping off world tree branch
BAD IDEEAAAAAA!
Should've added "and actually died"
😂😂😂
*Remembers Kratos playing with snow
"The gods of olympus have abandoned me..."
Small details about this game that I love, now that this is the last video and spoilers are essentially moot by way of age: Kratos stops using slang and is very drawn out and blunt(No contractions, short sentences whenever he can afford them) because he's speaking Nordic, not Greek. Like Atreus says, "You can already speak it, why not learn to read it?" Kratos has no idea what characters are saying in another language(The first Ogre you fight, Jormmungandr, the Dark Elves) and there are no subtitles for that because he's not Really listening to them, but you *do* get them for Atreus and Mimir because Kratos is always focusing on what they say, especially in combat where they call warnings. Baldur has the World Serpent's coils tattooed on his back. Freya has Hawk feathers in her hair, hinting at her ability to shape into one(Her house is also like a burrow, and has wooden trim like a bird's nest). When going down the River to get the Blades, you pass the first Dock you start the game at. If you didn't break the stave in that specific spot, the magic in the boat probably would have fried and left Kratos swimming, they really missed no details. On the painted wall of the Giants, up at the top is Mimir and his tree, both symbolizing that he was up high, and his role on the journey, because his head is highlighted in gold. Freya struggles most in the Final Battle with pulling the Chisel from the giants head, because the spell she's under prevents her from harming both living AND dead, so damaging the Giants Corpse probably put her under strain from it...meaning if she follows through on the "Parading your broken body to every corner of every realm" it would be agonizing for her, so if she really does, that's some dedication. The World Serpent doesn't actually spit the ax back at you, he just opens his mouth and the Ax comes flying because it is enchanted to return. Mimir only blinks the eye he still has, until both are restored. The World Serpent is so helpful, says he recognizes Atreus, because Loki is Jormmunganders father, and likely knew of this journey. In actual Norse Mythology, we aren't actually sure if Loki is real. His only mentions are from after Christianity kinda steamrolled that part of the world. So explaining that by having him be the son of a god from Greece and a Giant? Clever as FUCK! That's all for now!
@scoutchujohnston7203, your comment makes me love this game even more. THANK YOU
really appreciate your perspective to give me new reasons to love this game (and Sean's playthrough!), you're really insightful :)
Mimir of the Bifröst teats
Tori Jones Top 10 Overpowered Anime Characters
Baldr vs goku lets go
Lma0
Brandon Tornow funny part is goku couldn't actully beat baldr
Brandon Tornow nah man, Baldur v. Vegeta
Thanos: your optimism is misplaced asgardian...
Loki: well for one thing...I'm not asgardian...
Thanos: ...?
Loki: and for another..........we have a kratos...
Rip Thanos
Spartan rage!!!
Kratos' face just slowly emerges from the darkness over Thanos' shoulder.
"Do not touch my boy."
Sounds of anger and Thanos becoming a little girl ensue.
You know that hulk gets trashed in that scene
@@TheWabungus
Yeah, but we're talking about Kratos. Hulk is a bitch if he can't even take down Thanos without the rest of the infinity stones. Plus, Kratos got his own infinity gauntlet so Thanos is fucked six ways from Sunday.
23:32
“Finally, we’re going to jötunheim. There’s no stopping us now”
Sees that there’s an hour and twenty minutes left
Some things wrong I can feel it
@@feristired8092 *I hAvE sIX MinUTEs*
*Press X to doubt*
I watched 4 minutes of the first episode of God of War: Ragnarok, and then decided to watch this series since I hadn't yet. It's taken me three days to finish it, and I have fallen in love with the story and characters so much(I also want to learn a lot more about Norse mythology). Now I get to jump right into watching the sequel! After all the twists at the end of this I am super excited to start that and see where the story goes.
Literally the exact same thing I'm doing, and WOW what an incredible story!
i did literally the same. the story is so good! ❤️😭
Lmao me too!! Just finished today😂
Did that just now, but I'm going to hold out until I can play it on ps5 SO EXCITEDDDDDD
I've been watching the Ragnarok series Jack has on his channel and go so upset after having to wait for tomorrow to see the next upload so I rewatched this and omg the twist in Ragnarok is just OWJSJDHDUJDHDHD
"The cycle ends here" the same thing zues said to kratos before their battle
I hate to be that guy but it’s Zeus
@@brotherkhrayn3525 no it’s zueseus
@@brotherkhrayn3525 No, it's Zurujezus.
@@brotherkhrayn3525 no it's zuesbabwe
@@arfalowarfalow2147 no it’s zuesbosphamusofhyrule
I’m ready for God of War: Ragnarok
Breeka I was thinking that would be a good name too
I read your comment and I was like. Holy shit this might be the new game title (possibilities!)
Great title
YEEEE BOI
Gods* of war
I like how they obscured Atreus real identity in such a clever way. Faye was short for “Laufey” the whole time. And Loki’s father is Farbauti the “Cruel Striker”, it wouldn’t be a stretch for the Norse to refer to Kratos as such. Then add the fact that the World Serpent mentions recognizing Atreus, who is actually his father Loki, and how that fits in with the myth of Jormungandr being sent back in time before his own birth, how Atreus’ mistletoe broke Baldrs spell (similar to the myth) etc etc they did a really good job at building this story and making sense of Kratos place in the Norse world
flex luthor Thanks for explaining
I'm having mythgasms now...
It's canon. Borak tells that Faye is actually Laufey.
flex luthor Thank you so much for the info it flew right over my head
oH FUCK YOU'RE RIGHT
Never noticed this before but when Kratos gets between Freya and Baldur at 28:50 she says his name. Kratos never told her his name so she must have figured out who exactly he was. Just a neat detail I thought I'd mention.
Yeah she knows who he is because she talks about his past when kratos kills baldur and that the boy doesn't know enough about his past.
Wow! I never noticed she said his name.
Lemme just.. 52:03
So Baldur saying “snow” as his final words was him realizing the snow was falling, and ragnarok was beginning
i mean, in the mythology the death of baldur causes ragnarok so yeah i guess
It’s also just him saying snow to sort of like, recognize it I guess? He spent eternity not feeling anything, so the joy he must’ve felt when he was finally able to feel again must’ve been immeasurable.
He never felt snow, that was one of the only things he felt in his lifetime
Yeah, Ragnarok starts with the death of Baldur and a really long winter
@@seanreedhere9393 it's fimbulwinter to be exact. 3 long progressively worsening winters with no summer in between.
If Atreus was meant to be called loki, then that means that Jormungadr is his son. The big snake DID travel back in time. Really far in fact. I'm mindblown.
No wonder Atreus looked familiar to Jormungandr. He was looking at his father as a child.
And a snake
Bryton Dodds imagine waking up and saying fuuuuuckkk. I might have just met my grandpa who is swoll as fuck and my dad who is fucking tiny. I mean how did I this massive snake come out of that small snake
yes
so far back that he went back "before he was even born" just like Mimir told us
Yes but how was he born in the first place
Sometimes I get completely blown away by how intelligent Jack really is. He is so well-spoken, being able to articulate everything he's feeling almost without faltering, being able to recall all those different plot points and immediately understanding how they fit together... He clearly spends a lot of time learning about the things he's passionate about.
Yeah ikr, that's why i like seeing him play because he actually knows what he's talking about and actually appreciates the game for the little things like the footsteps on the snow and how the physics work.
Ikr when he realised that when Baldur said "I expected u to be a lot bigger" or something like that, when I first saw that I thought he's saying that cuz he knew Kratos's achievements I can see why he thought Kratos was gonna be a lot more bigger, but he was actually talking about Faye, the fact that he realised that so quickly is actually insane, that's something you would realise if you played the game again, Jack truly is smart in his own ways not really in puzzle type of field but hey like Einstein said if u judge a fish from it's ability to climb a tree it'll believe his whole life thinking he's stupid,
In the same way Jack is a fish great at swimming but not really at climbing trees
@@etypings9542 I'm not trying to be a dick, but he's actually not really all that knowledgeable on game design and physics. I kinda noticed it in the Resident Evil 8 playthrough, where a lot of the stuff he said and terms he used were just blatantly wrong. And also in that game, he managed to ignore vital plot points at the end and then complained that it didn't make sense. I don't hate Jack or anything, but he does talk a lot about stuff he knows very little about.
@@sloppyphart7879 ahh its fine if we have diff opinions, thanks for informing me abt that but i think that he's grown to be more knowledgeable esp in recent years. It's cool if you think otherwise tho.
I just loved reading this comment thread
I like how one of the panels of the future, the broken one at 1:07:55 shows atreus walking with the wolves in iron wood. It's just soooo cool how the game developers already had that part planned out.
Can we point out that Kratos named Atreus after a man who gave him hope in dark times? That means that Atreus is a reminder of hope for Kratos, which I completely love because it shows his love for his son
And this from the man who once disregarded the idea of hope if I am not mistaken.
@@emperorofinception3571 Pretty sure that's the first line in all of God of War: _"The gods of Olympus have abandoned me. _*_Now there is no hope."_*
@@thek2despot426 I recall that although, I was speaking of God of War 3. Having never played it, I can only recall from memory having watched walkthroughs, but Kratos and Pandora actually had a conversation about fear and hope (something I remembered in another fiction since it partially applied). Kratos indicated that hope does nothing for those who have it ignoring the fact that he clearly hopes to win against Zeus or he would not have fought as hard as he has. In the end, hope ended up being the force that finally brought an end to the king of Olympus. Now he hopes that Atreus can be better than him just as the original Atreus of Sparta inspired his people to hope that there was humanity in them despite them being machines of war. Honestly, now I actually want to see the original Atreus.
It actually shows his love for hope.
@Emperor of Inception He literally had hope inside of him. And he died to give hope to all of mankind (which was like useless since mankind in Greece is, you know, gone).
The "Loki" twist at the end will always be one of my favourites in all of gaming. They played it so well. Most games leave their twist to the end but they impact the experience straight away. This one? Nonono, they drop a bombshell on you that has no immediate implications, but allows your mind to run every corner of Norse mythology to try and figure out how that will affect the sequels. Amazing work by Cory Barlog.
Cory actually said he didn't come up with it but when he was pitched the idea, he wished he did.
Ryan Murray this is like the Luke I am your father of god of war
I reckon the one thing most people don't realise is that in Norse mythology, Loki isn't Odin's son unlike the avenger movies
Even in the MCU Loki wasn't Odin's true born son, he was adopted. His true parents were frost 'GIANTS'.
@@almondsai7214 does the "giants" have different tribes or kind?
"This is where the cycle ends." Is what Kratos said to Zeus as he killed him.
And I love that he held up that statement, and is raising Atreus with all the love he can.
No, isn't Zeus the one that said that to Kratos when he stabbed him in GOW 2?
@@wd3185 thats possible, its been. A while lmao. Still! It stuck with Kratos, and I'm happy to see that
@@TrueMiz yeah in gow2 Zeus told Kratos "The cycle end here. You will never become god of olympus"
@@ItsTrojanX But technically, he already did, well at least for a LITTLE while
Thor kinda seemed like a calm and reasonable person
This comment threw me off because I read it before that scene happened yet, lol.
The question is,Lenon Melric D'Souza,Are you a calm and reasonable person?
if it calls for calm
Do you think Kratos is a calm and reasonable person?
Been playing the game while watching this playthrough for the first time as I got ragnarok for Christmas and that cliffhanger got me to open up the the game case faster than ever😂
everyone is watching this series again because of it's well deserved victory in earning game of the year
I agree
Yeah I've been working on rewatching this series for like 2 weeks lmao
Ayy
cmon now we all know it really should've gone to super mario brothers 2
@@tomiadelaja7189 lol
Well this obviously going to have a continuation, but I don't want Kratos to die. This is the only God of War game I've seen, but I grew to like him a lot already
Kuro Yuki same
He's a VERY different man here than he once was
I Agree Jack after the previous GOW he was angry for vengeance now he is the type of man like Logan in the movie Struggling to the past and his ability
I have never played the games, but jacksepticeye was so good at explaining how he used to be and his backstory that i still felt like i knew him
I can’t agree more!
I love how Kratos and Atreus are doing combo moves during the Baldure fight
Me too
Agree
The boy learned well
Dragon Dude and the fact freya knows how to reach her son by just telling him how to undo his curse and end this in on word
Freya: You will never change!
Kratos: *Broods In Former Mass Murderer*
The saddest part of this game is balder feeling utter joy of finally feeling! … even if it’s intense pain…
*That was probably the best story telling ive ever seen in a game. Ever.*
LOKIUNCIA *I concur*
LOKIUNCIA witcher 3 comes pretty close too
Completely agree!
indeed. try Nier: Automata
this and rdr2 😋
the thing is that the line that kratos uses when he snaps baldur's neck "the cycle ends here" is identical to the one that zeus once said when he tried to kill kratos
I LOVE EASTER EGGS LIKE THESE
Vassilis Trohidis he did kill kratos
Manmanboyboydudedudeguyguy well he came back so he failed
I said that to but more to jack then anyone else
You meant when Zeus tried to kill Kronos?
no, in gow 3 there is a battle between zeus and kratos in which this line is used
58:20
**dramatic music**
"Can we go now? We're so close?"
*I was having A Moment, Boy.*
POV: you have completed rewatching the series to get ready for ragnorok
me.. cant wait..
Hell yea
I can't wait...
To watch on UA-cam ;-;
No cap
You are correct
“You are just an animal… Passing on your cruelty and rage, you will never change!”
“… Then you do not know me.”
I’ve never even touched a God of War game… But the weight behind those words wasn’t lost on me.
You're right. Because he did worse than Snapping a man's neck. I also wonder how old Freya and Baldur was.
I feel bad for kratos his childhood were ruined
He beat the holy ness out of Poseidon
@@MariusBoss11458 well freya put the thing on Baldur when he was born and during the fight baldue said he waited 100 years for this moment. So o guess baldur is approx 100
@@Cperezp in hell where u learn Freya is his mother baldur dosent look that different so no he is older then 100 ALLLLLLOOOOOT OLDER
Things said most in gow:
*B O Y*
I do not know
OnCe YoU rEtRiEvE tHe WeTsToNe, PlEaSe TaKe UtMoSt CaRe WhEn HaNdLiNg It, It Is A pRiCeLeSs ReLiC aFtErAlL
Don't forget: "You scare up that alchemist that needed finding?"
Baldur is blessed with invulnerability to all threats, physical or magical.
I need that alchemist for something I’m stewing up for you if your smart you’ll find him
"'Brother"
Lol
I just realized this: "When doom befalls the indestructible, only then shall the guardian return" 1:02:49. This relates to Kratos and Atreus killing Baldur and once that happened, Faye was able to return to Jotenheim but in ashes.
Edit: Wow I wasn't expecting to get 500 likes. Thanks guys!
Yes you smart boy she is the guardian she couldn't return before she need to have baby to save her kind save her people
So doom is loki then that confirms that atreus will be the cause for ragnarok
@@bluuforyuu8488 I think in this context doom means the death of baldur, but what you said is right. In actual norse myth, loki is the bringer of ragnarok
@@jeremysundarreeves5964 and he gives holdr the mistletoe spear too in the mythology
Paras Kundhadiya they already caused ragnarok by killing baldur
I'm four year lates but I've finally watched the ending of this playthrough. Now it is time to go watch Ragnorak!
Same
Same! I'm kind of sad I didn't watch this when it first released but at the same time watching it now lets me go straight into Sean's Ragnarok playthrough.
Same here
And me as well
same here as well
Did kratos just quote his father,zeus before killing baldur? "The cycle ends here"
Yes
@@chrisramirez5385 im pretty sure u meant : YES BOY
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Antiniti Gaming i believe that Kratos telling Baldr "The cycle ends here" before killing him meant that if he cant kill his mother, his son or daughter cant kill him. Thats just messed up
I believe that's what was meant to be....a throwback to the 3rd game
2nd game not third
God Of War 6: They All Need Family Counseling
Why, six?
Louis military because seven
Ate 9
Everybody go home, this is the best thread ever-
@@meggomyeggo4077 10 i'll leave
41:50 i just realized Atreus' eyes glow when he starts speaking to Jormungandr... Neat...
yeah i love that just like when you see the tattoos on him show in tyrs temple
The game's way of telling us Atreus is part giant before actually telling us he's a giant.
Jormungadr knew him, Atreus was his father in the future
Im pretty sure atreus is his father
@@naved1313 thats also why Mimir said in one occasion that the serpent told him the boy looks familiar
Baldur's fight with Kratos was like a drunk stepfather finally stepping in against the son who gets physically violent with his mom
Looking at the Norse mythology this game is based off, I realized that in the game, the mother is called Faye, but her true name is Laufey the Just, who in Norse myth is the mother of Loki, the God of Mischief.
Faye is just her nickname. She is also called Laufey in the game.
@Username quite B O Y ( or girl, or etc)
yes! in the runes at the end it calls her Laufey, so i guess they took the ‘fey’ at the end of Laufey and made it her “nickname”
Kratos: “I have the deepest voice”
The world serpent: hold my beer
no no it's " hoooooooooooooooooolduuu maaaaaaaaaaaaah beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer" xD
Shina Chan LoL true
@@shinachan5502 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
hold my vocal chords
Me: No u. Yep ive got a deep voice and im 14.
I just realised this watching the series back.. Seán actually saw a diagram of atreus with a wolf.. In norse mythology, Loki is the father of Fenrir, who is a gigantic wolf..
Loki is also the father of jormungandr/ the world serpent
So apparently Fenrir is supposed to kill Odin and Jormungandr is supposed to kill Thor. So essentially Loki is the key to overthrowing the Aesir
And Loki is the mother of Odin's eight legged horse.
Plus, as Mimir said: "Remind me to tell you about the wolves"
Since the world serpent travelled back in time, will it still be around when the Jörmungandr of that time is born?
0:57:47 The fact that Kratos was letting his bandages go, letting his past go. Removing the last secret he really kept from Atreus, and soaking in the freedom. Atreus just interrupts it with is like um can we go already? LOL I really can't.
Look at Kratos's facial hair throughout the games. Does that mean that Atreus will end up with a sick beard too?
I very much hope so! If Kratos is his dad, then I'm excited to see who Atreus will grow up to be! Beard is a requirement.
Well hes Loki so umm we all know what he looks like the future right
@@lennyboo06 Not necessarily.
Of course he will he is living in cold below zero
*facepalm* you’re here to dance like a true man
1:12:22 Exactly my facial expression when I first found out. I was like "I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR LOKI TO SHOW UP ALL THIS TIME AND HE'S BEEN RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE THE *ENTIRE* GAME?!
snapeyaoilover (ik this is late af but) ME TOO. I was like mad he didn’t come in with the Baldr stuff cause in mythology Loki is the one who uses the mistletoe to kill him and I was like “why is he not appart of this?” I was so happy when he came in
snapeyaoilover OOOOOH yeah!!!!!
@@maggieluck574 IT DIDNT SINK INTO MY MIND THAT LOKI TECHNICALLY DID KILL HIM WITH MISTLETOE UNTIL I READ YOUR COMMENT WHOAAA
Ragnarok starts with Loki kills baulder it makes sence
My reaction was simply shivers Down my spine, and I know that’s an overused expression but literally just shivers
When Atreus was calling the World Serpent, his eyes glowed white. A hint to his true powers?
That was the ice the giant was blowing
I really don’t want it to seem like I’m trying to show you up, but what OP said is true.
TV Tropes confirms it; and you can also see it in that before he speaks in Jörmungandr’s language, his eyes are normal, and then they start glowing when he speaks the language.
But I definitely thought that it was the ice the first time I saw this part too😂
(I hope I did t cause any bad feelings, that wasn’t my intent.)
can confirm they do indeed glow.
41:55
if anyone wants to check
That true
He is son of the world serpent
This makes Baldur's weird behavior at the house make more sense. He kept saying things like you already know what he wants, he thought Kratos knew because he thought he was a giant. I also remember him saying at one point during that 1st fight, I'm not my brother. I need to rewatch it to decide what I think it means, but it sounds like he was trying to reason with Kratos, like when he said I just needed answers & tell me what I want, pain stops. Everyone know about Thor's essential genocide of the giants (per Odin's orders. It's important to remember that part), it sounds like Baldur was saying give us the information we want & I won't kill you.
the world serpent is loki's son....thats why the world serpent said that atreus's face is familiar to him
Also, the wolf in front of him at the wall, that is Fenrir, another son of Loki.
Sakib uddin Mondal Well... It isn't out of the realm of possibility. Atreus has many unknown abilities to be discovered, and shape-shifting might be one of them. At the same time though, what sort of reaction would cause a giant serpent?... Unless that snake is Atreus... Meh, who knows?
@@raymanfreak7739 the snake can't be him because in Old Norse myth, the world serpent is supposed to kill Thor and Thor killing it during Ragnarok. I believe Atreus can shapeshift like Loki can, but not that.
Ezra Boger Well, That’s Because the World Serpent was fighting Thor, then all of a sudden, The Serpent was struck back in time. Which leads him to now.
Ezra Boger So yes. He was fighting Thor, and even was supposed to kill him, but Thor brought him to the present time.
"in greek mythology most sons would go on to kill their fathers"
Zeus who has like 70 sons
Chuckles im in danger
Kratos:and I'm one of them.
way more than seventy
Way more like 7000
Imagine a big ass crossover movie like endgame but the avengers are Zeus children and thanks is zues
@Braden Smith balgnoa
Listen, I LOVED that scene with Atreus and Kratos fighting together but CAN KRATOS *_PLEASE_* JUST GIVE HIM A HUG???????
In a god of war game fighting together is essentially a hug
He did basically give him a hug after they spread faye's ashes
There was kinda a side hug going on in the end when they spread Faye’s ashes
I saw your comment before watching and thought the final boss fight was gonna be Kratos VS Atreus. The English language is weird as fuck, man.
"he saved your life!"
"HE ROBBED ME OF EVERYTHING. {sobbing} EVERYTHING...!"
you can definitely hear the agony in her voice when she exclaims this, and i bet in her mind she'd rather be dead than to have the last thing she cherished taken away from her, which is why she wanted her last words to baldur be "i love you" because she truly did care for her child more than anything else