God of War2018 was one of the PS4’s most successful exclusives, and many fans are excited for the upcoming sequel, which hints that “Ragnarok is coming” in the trailer. The last game showed players a far more grizzled Kratos than the one seen in the original trilogy, and shifted the setting from ancient Greece to Midgard, the mortal world of Norse mythology.
This means thatGod of War’s Ragnarok sequel could answer one of the biggest questions in theGod of Warfranchise to date. Between Ragnarok itself and the potential death of all the Norse gods, players could finally gain insight into one crucial change that took place betweenGod of War 3and 2018’sGod of War.
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The Changing World of God of War
TheoriginalGod of Wartrilogytook place in a world where the Hellenic pantheon was real. Kratos grew up in the historical city-state of Sparta and had interactions with the Greek gods from Ares to Zeus, and even the Titans. Up untilGod of War2018, it was fair for most fans to assume that the story ofGod of Wartook place exclusively within a universe based on the ancient Greek view of the cosmos.
However,God of War2018 established thatKratoswas able to leave Greece and travel to Midgard, ruled by the Norse gods. This begged a huge question – how did a new pantheon of gods come to exist after the destruction of the Greek gods at Kratos’ hands?
Ragnarok is the “Twilight of the gods” and the death and rebirth of the world in Norse mythology. In some versions, some gods do survive, likeMagni and Modi, Thor’s sons who are said to take up his hammer after his death from the poison of the World Serpent. Magni and Modi, however, were both killed in 2018’sGod of War.
This makes it unlikely that theRagnarokseen in theGod of Waruniverse will see the rebirth of the Norse pantheon. However, it could see the birth of the next Pantheon to come after the Greek gods and the Norse gods.
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The Birth of New Gods
Exactly how this happens could give players a huge amount of insight into some of the events which must have taken placebetweenGod of War 3andGod of War2018. It could even give players a far better understanding of what it means to be a god in theGod of Waruniverse, where they derive their powers, and ultimately, where they come from.
Since the worship of the Norse gods was followed by conversion to monotheistic Christianity in Northern Europe, it remains unclear what pantheonGod of Warcould set up as the successor to the Norse gods after Ragnarok. The types ofgodsGod of Wardeals with are more consistent with one another than they would be a monotheistic god, which would likely require other gods to have never existed.
Nevertheless, witnessing the end of the world inGod of War’s Ragnarokcould give players a far better idea of what takes place between the destruction of pantheons and how new gods arise in theGod of Waruniverse. Even if a new pantheon isn’t set to take over from the Aesir and Vanir, reaching that precipice could reveal the answers to some of the biggest questions fans have about the world ofGod of Warso far.
God of War’s sequelis set to launch in 2021 for the PS5.
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