#and then the norse era is. literally depicting kratos as he grows past himself and teaches his son to avoid going down the same path | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

bird-wells214 · 6 months

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my god of war hot take is that the games have always been a parody of toxic masculinity behind male action heroes, even if not intentional during the greek era (or at the least presented awkwardly) bcuz it's 100% intentional during the norse era, and people who claim that kratos has "gone soft" are completely missing the point ESPECIALLY the point of the norse era, in this essay i will-- (GETS FUCKING SHOT)

#sorry i saw that the og creator didn't like that kratos has 'gone soft' and cackled #kratos was ALWAYS depicted as being in the wrong during the greek era #like the message might not have been portrayed nearly as well as norse era #(i think that they toned down the violence in the norse era for this very reason)#but like. kratos has always been this exaggerated depiction of toxic masculinity #and then the norse era is. literally depicting kratos as he grows past himself and teaches his son to avoid going down the same path #kratos's arc is LITERALLY about him learning to admit that he NEEDS and is WORTHY of love and can't just be a lone wolf type #while also giving atreus the opportunity to begin his own life separate from the problems that kratos admits he has and once had #'kratos has gone soft' HE SURE HAS BITCH!!!!!!! LET'S GET YOU SOME LOVE AND ALSO SOME THERAPY!!!!!!!!#gow

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