God of War Ragnarok was first shown to players last September, showcasing moments from the beginning of Kratos’ journey to avoid Ragnarok. It gave viewers a significant amount of information to deliberate and discuss, offering a look at an older Atreus, his father struggling to balance the past with a troubling future, and briefly presenting some of the new characters featured. The trailer began with Kratos sat within a cave, dipping an arrow shaft into the fire at his feet, before a figure closes in bearing a deer across their shoulders. Atreus, now a teenager, comes into view before the camera pans to Santa Monica Studio’s logo, a snippet of the first scene that will play upon starting a new game.
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A God of War Ragnarok fan had Kratos on their mind when they moved to Fortnite, as demonstrated by an image posted to Reddit by Kalata36. It presents Kratos sat just like the beginning of the game, but notably this iteration of the retired deity is much more cartoonish than the original. Fortnite released a Kratos skin in December 2020, alongside one exclusive to the PS5 which saw him don gold-plated armor instead of his traditional garb.
Wearing this skin, the user has Kratos seated on a chair instead of a rock, leaning over a fire in a recreation of the opening scene. Instead of crafting arrows, Kratos is roasting marshmallows, an activity that fits Fortnite’s tone a little better than preparing for war. Comments did not hesitate to imagine Kratos screaming “BOY,” and parodying famous quotes such as “only roast when I tell you to roast.”
Some fans of God of War Ragnarok and the franchise’s iconic aesthetic have not only migrated to Fortnite in recent weeks, with a gym session being controlled by the QTEs once synonymous with Kratos and his Blades of Chaos. Another has crafted Thor’s Mjolnir with a 3D printer, subsequently painting the magnificent model into what could easily be used as a prop in a live-action project. Between these examples and countless others, there is no shortage of creativity among those inspired by Santa Monica Studio’s signature character.
God of War Ragnarok is available now on PS4 and PS5.
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