#laufey god of war ragnarok

[nico-drawings]

I wish every person that thinks [insert God Of War Ragnarok character] was written badly or was an outright bad character a version of me holding them by the shoulders and shaking them violently while telling them why they are so fucking wrong.

[salmonpiffy]

The Kiss

[kelvnn]

Steadfast Guardian ❄️🪓🪶 Laufey in the style of Alexandre de Riquer i Ynglada’s “The Four Seasons: Spring”.

[winter2468]

Thinking about Faye as a subversion of the ‘fridging’ trope.

Usually, in a story like this (masculine man loses his wife, motivating him to go on an adventure), the story is usually invariably sexist. The wife’s death is violent, but once the man has started going on an adventure, proving his heroism, she’s basically never mentioned again. She’s a brief plot device, forgotten after the start except for a few dull flashbacks. We never learn more about her as a person. She existed to date a man and then die. That’s it.

And Faye isn’t that at all.

Her death was not violent, and does not happen onscreen. It was a quiet death, presumably from illness, and what’s more: she saw it coming. She was at peace with it.

Anger over her death isn’t the reason for the adventure. Kratos doesn’t start wandering the Nine Realms because he’s angry about his dead wife. He travels the Realms because he wants to honour his wife’s wishes. The journey only happens because of the immense respect he felt for her.

Her death isn’t the sole reason why the adventure starts. Yes, she’s the reason why her husband and son go travelling, but Baldur’s appearance is what introduces violence into the story.

Faye had a life before she met Kratos. She’s not a paper-cutout mother-and-wife. She had friends. She kept secrets. She was a warrior who led a rebellion. Her association with Brok and Sindri is the reason why they agree to help Kratos and Atreus. Kratos acknowledges her talent, and the fact that she was better than him at some things. Her life before Kratos directly affects the story after her death.

Faye is not forgotten by the narrative. The whole story is haunted by her. She knew what would happen. Kratos and Atreus talk about her with each other and with others. It’s clear how much she meant to them and how significant she is to the plot.

Meaningful flashbacks. Usually when a woman is fridged, the flashbacks are just an overly bright snippet of the woman looking pretty and saying some variation of ‘I love you, babe’. But the flashbacks in God of War: Ragnarok are plot-relevant. Kratos and Faye don’t just discuss their relationship. They talk about grief, morality, mortality, Kratos’s past, and the way to raise their son.

Genuine grief. This isn’t a man seeing his wife dead, crying a single tear, killing a bunch of people, and never reflecting on his widower status again. Kratos, Atreus, and other characters all mourn Faye’s passing. Years after her death, Kratos is still deeply moved by his memories of her. She is not forgotten by anyone.

Faye wasn’t some disposable woman. She’s the cornerstone upon which the entire plot rests.

[inkyisy]

[blackdaisies]

Last Guardian of the Jötnar (on her way to meet a god of thunder)

[iubit-08]

Faye.

I Love her 💖💋

[arleniansdoodles]

Wow, I wasn’t expecting my previous Atreus+Calliope post to get so many views! Thank y’all so much for the support!! <333

Here are some more pose studies drawn from reference, this time featuring Laufey and Lysandra, Kratos’ sun and moon! Their designs and colour palettes really give me those celestial vibes loll And speaking of designs, I redid Lysandra’s so that she’s wearing a peplos instead of ... Whatever her dress is called in the games ^^;;

So while the kids are running around (and Kratos is stressing out), these ladies are just chilling in some kind of combined afterlife having plenty of girls’ nights out hahaa

Also, the second sketch is directly based off of “Systrar,” Hedvig Palm photographed by Elisabeth Toll for SSAW Spring/Summer 2013!

[admdiamond]

axe woman

[nestedthoughts]

They are kinky your Honor

[angermango]

her little lads, her mini maties, her petite partners, her bantam bros, her small sidekicks-

(*Manadagr = Monday in Old Norse; loosely based on this)

[chaos-of-the-abyss]

anyone else think kratos and faye are kind of echoed in surtr and sinmara? surtr is a fire giant, kratos is associated with fire. sinmara is an ice giant, faye is associated with ice. both kratos and faye have some degrees of control over their respective elements via the weapons they use. also, according to the mural atreus and angrboda saw, surtr and sinmara battled each other before growing close and falling in love, while faye states that she and kratos nearly took each other's heads off at first meeting. also 2x surtr carrying sinmara's heart inside his chest and sinmara carrying his heart inside her chest, while faye tells kratos that she will always be a part of him, and he will always be a part of her

[salmonpiffy]

"SHE'S MY WIFEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

[neechees]

Canon Faye + my design Faye uwu

[baldheadsmacker]

FORGOT TO POST THESE HERE… made a few god of war/ragnarok themed tarot cards

[inkyisy]

fayetos origins stories are immensely funny to me

(directly inspired by this fic)