50 Fun Facts About God of War

The Greek games put Kratos on a path of vengeance; the Norse games put him on a path of?

Laufey, announced for a 2027 release, was billed as the first game without him as the main character.

Which Sony developer made the six main God of War games released from 2005 to 2022?

Ready at Dawn made the two PSP games and Mega Cat Studios made Sons of Sparta.

Who created God of War and directed the 2005 original?

He said the concept owed a debt to Capcom's Onimusha: 'let's do that with Greek mythology'.

On which console did the first God of War launch in March 2005?

God of War II followed on the same console in 2007, one of its last big exclusives.

Which god does Kratos serve, and ultimately kill, in the first game?

Athena sends him after Pandora's Box, the one object that can kill a god.

What are Kratos's signature double-chained weapons called in the first game?

They return in the Norse games after being retrieved from under his floorboards.

Why is Kratos known as the 'Ghost of Sparta'?

A village oracle cursed him to wear the mark of his terrible deed forever.

Kratos's red tattoo is a tribute to whom?

Deimos was born with a similar mark, which made the gods mistake him for the prophesied warrior.

Which actor voiced Kratos throughout the Greek era, from 2005 to 2013?

Antony Del Rio voiced the young Kratos in Ghost of Sparta and Sons of Sparta.

Who voices Kratos in the Norse-era games, having previously played Teal'c in Stargate SG-1?

His chemistry with the then-10-year-old Sunny Suljic, who plays Atreus, helped win him the part.

Who narrates the original 2005 God of War?

The game's temple sits chained to the back of the Titan Cronos as he crawls through the desert.

Where does most of the first game take place?

The Titan carries the temple across the Desert of Lost Souls as punishment.

Which monster does Kratos slay for Poseidon at the start of the first game?

The other boss is a giant minotaur called Pandora's Guardian.

In God of War II, whom must Kratos find to escape his prophesied death after Zeus betrays him?

Gaia saves him, and by the end Athena reveals that Zeus is his father.

Who sacrifices herself to save Zeus at the end of God of War II?

She then tells Kratos the truth: he is Zeus's son, betrayed out of fear.

Which game in the series was a 2D side-scroller for Java mobile phones and never came to PlayStation?

In it Kratos kills Ceryx, son of Hermes, which alienates him from the gods.

Which handheld hosted Chains of Olympus (2008) and Ghost of Sparta (2010)?

Both were later bundled for PS3 as the Origins Collection, the only God of War release in stereoscopic 3D.

In Ghost of Sparta, Kratos searches for his mother. What is her name?

He learns his brother was imprisoned by the god of death.

Which god of death kills Kratos's brother in Ghost of Sparta?

Kratos kills him in turn and returns to Olympus angrier than ever.

Which game does Kratos kill Zeus in?

Pandora herself turns out to be the key to pacifying the Flame of Olympus.

Ascension (2013) sees Kratos imprisoned by whom for breaking his blood oath to Ares?

It was the first God of War with multiplayer, and the first to drop the series' notorious sex minigame.

Which Titan saves Kratos after Zeus betrays him in God of War II?

She later joins him in the assault on Olympus, then abandons him in God of War III.

God of War Sons of Sparta (2026) follows Kratos at what age?

He trains at the Spartan Agoge with his 11-year-old brother Deimos in a 2D Metroidvania.

What is Kratos's main weapon in the 2018 game and Ragnarök?

It can be thrown and summoned back to his hand, much like Thor's hammer.

What is the name of Kratos's son, introduced in the 2018 game?

By the end of the game he learns his mother had originally named him Loki.

What is Faye's dying wish, which drives the 2018 game's journey?

The peak turns out to be in Jötunheim, and Faye turns out to have been a Giant.

Which Æsir god hunts Kratos and his son through the 2018 game on Odin's orders?

Odin sent him after Faye without knowing she was already dead; killing him triggers Fimbulwinter.

What is unusual about how the 2018 God of War is presented?

There are also no loading screens or fades to black between gameplay and cutscenes.

Who was creative director of the 2018 game and called it a reimagining of the franchise?

He was game director on God of War II too, and his father wrote the 2018 game's official novelisation.

How many copies did the 2018 game sell in its first three days, then a record for a PS4 exclusive?

It passed 23 million by November 2022, the best-selling game in the series.

The 2018 God of War won Best Storytelling and PlayStation Game of the Year at which 2018 ceremony?

It also took Game of the Year and Best Game Direction at The Game Awards and D.I.C.E.

Which composer scored the 2018 game, Ragnarök and Sons of Sparta?

He co-wrote a song with Hozier for Ragnarök and performed it live at the Game Awards.

Who voices Odin, the primary antagonist of Ragnarök?

Ryan Hurst plays Thor in the game; the Amazon series later cast Patinkin as Odin.

Ragnarök was the series' first what?

It launched on PS4 and PS5 together in November 2022, then came to Steam in 2024.

Who kills Thor in Ragnarök?

Odin strikes him down for refusing to kill Kratos after their second duel.

Ragnarök sold how many units in its first week, a PlayStation first-party record?

It had passed 15 million by November 2023.

How many awards did Ragnarök win from its leading 11 nominations at The Game Awards 2022?

It lost Game of the Year to Elden Ring but swept most of its other categories.

Who directed Ragnarök, continuing the tradition of a different director for each game?

He had worked on every previous instalment; Barlog produced.

Ragnarök's free Valhalla expansion, released in December 2023, uses which style of gameplay?

Through its trials Kratos finally accepts the mantle of Norse God of War.

At the end of Ragnarök, Kratos's son leaves to search for whom?

He goes as Loki, while Kratos learns he is destined to become a revered god.

God of War Laufey, announced for 2027, breaks new ground for the series how?

Faye fights the gods of war of other mythologies in Everywhen, the afterlife of all gods.

Which streaming service ordered the live-action God of War television series?

Ryan Hurst, Thor in Ragnarök, was cast as Kratos, with Mandy Patinkin as Odin.

Which actor, who voiced Thor in the game, was initially cast as Kratos in the Amazon series?

Alastair Duncan is reprising his role as Mímir from the games.

Roadrunner Records released a 2010 God of War tribute album of original songs in which genre?

Bands on the Roadrunner Records label wrote original songs inspired by the Greek games.

The first two games ran on which in-house engine, named after the developer's debut title?

Kinetica was a 2001 futuristic racing game.

Which two collectibles raise Kratos's maximum health and magic in the Greek games?

The Norse games swapped them for Apples of Iðunn and Horns of Blood Mead.

The series creator said his high concept was to merge Greek mythology with which magazine?

'The real high concept for me was merging it with Heavy Metal magazine,' he said.

As of November 2023, roughly how many God of War games had been sold worldwide?

It is PlayStation's most profitable first-party brand.

What was announced in February 2026 for the franchise's 20th anniversary?

God of War III had already been remastered for PS4 for the 10th anniversary in 2015.

On which platform did the 2018 God of War get its 2022 port, its first off PlayStation?

Ragnarök followed to Steam in September 2024.