I think the one thing that I love the most about GoW (2018) and GoW: Ragnarok is the fact that the women of the world have the most power out of all of their male counterparts. And it isn't because they have higher power or any special abilities.
It is because they are women. And they are messy and angry and don't always have the best view of the world, themselves or others.
And that they are actually respected by the story itself.
Like, say what you will about how Faye had to die to kickstart Kratos' redemption arc, but I find it unbelievably badass that said dead woman played the long-game of the century, made herself a living legend in all of the 9 realms, knew fully that she was going to die young, but instead of wallowing in despair, she chose to smile and love her husband, son, her heritage and friends to the fullest despite it all.
Freya rallies armies, beats the shit out of her ex, regains her warrior spirit, reunites and rekindles her relationship with both her Valkyrie sisters, Kratos and Atreus and twin brother, heals from the death of her son and regains a new family.
Angrboda uses her companionship, trust and gentleness with Atreus to show him a glimpse at the life and skills of a giant, peace and comfort and overall domesticity that he had been lacking back home due to odin and fimbulwinter, as well as give him the skills needed for his journey into who Loki is.
The Valkyries are able to be well respected warriors who are fully proud to be fighting aside true commanders and fighters and not have to follow Odin's command.
Thrud becomes worthy to wield her fathers hammer, is respected by her mother and those around her for the first time.
Sif controls, rallies and persuades Thor, the meanest of the aesir to nearly kill Atreus and Kratos for revenge against the deaths of their sons, just by her words and love for him alone. SHe even tries to be a better mother to Thrud due to having lost Magni and Modi.
The Norns freely use their creepiness and vast knowledge of fate and time and wisdom to scare the shit out everyone they meet and because of that, people don't dare mess with them, not even fucking mansplain-manipulate-manslughter Odin.
The Lady beneath the water is so respected and worshiped that it's factually known that you don't talk to the lady, she talks to you.
A lot of GoW is about swinging axes and ripping apart enemies. But the most powerful characters don't do that. They use their emotions and smarts and intelligence rather than their fists.
the true character arc for God of War isnt about Kratos at all.
It's the fact that God of War went from a dudebro power-fantasy hack-n-slash game where the women were either relegated to sex minigames, sub-par emotional justification for *why* we are killing gods, and villainous roles---to actual 3-dimentional characters who are given proper respect, courtesy and value, who are integral to the story as a whole and are crucial to the long term consequences of the game.
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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
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I like how back when GOW (2018) first came out, nearly everyone was captivated by the enigma surrounding Faye. We wondered about her physical traits; such as her tattoos, braids, scars, etc. We silently agreed that she's some buff Viking MILF who pegged the notorious God killer into submission before Ragnarök's announcement.
But after Ragnarök came out, the same enigma that used to surround Faye is now replaced with Hel; daughter of Atreus, grandchild of Kratos, and future ruler of Helheim. Almost everyone agreed that she has vitiligo, heterochromia, split hair colors, and is just as powerful (and even deadly) like her grandfather.
Faye used to have variant depictions back before Ragnarök's release date, and now Hel is getting the same treatment. I seen small variants of Hel from 2018, but not as nearly enough until recently. Like grandma, like granddaughter. 🥰🥰🥰
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