God of War (2018)'s Kratos Was Almost British

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Christopher Judge’s take on Kratos from God of War is one of the most well-regarded vocal performances of the modern gaming generation, but it was originally going to sound very different. Both the 2018 God of War reboot and its sequel God of War Ragnarok featured an aged Kratos looking to set aside his violent past and teach his young son Atreus not to repeat his many mistakes. However, father and son soon find themselves caught up in the machinations of the malevolent Gods of Asgard, and Kratos is forced to wage war against them as he did in Ancient Greece.

Kratos was a truly gripping and nuanced character in the God of War Norse saga, and a strong part of that came from voice actor and motion capture performer Christopher Judge. Judge’s deep, commanding voice and soft-spoken delivery helped to humanize Kratos as he struggled with raising Atreus and confronting his personal demons, and the actor has won several accolades for his performance in both God of War games, with the most recent one being the award for Best Performance at The Game Awards 2022 back in December.

God of War Ragnarok Originally Had a Completely Different Outcome for Kratos

It might come as a surprise to fans that God of War voice actor Christopher Judge initially had a very different idea for his Kratos role. In a recent interview with IGN, Judge revealed that he had undergone vocal training for months before he started mocap work at Sony Santa Monica – with a British accent. “Our first day on set we're doing our first take and you see people whispering and talking then Corey walks over to me and he says 'was that a British accent?'” Judge noted, before admitting that said accent wasn’t very good and switching over to his natural American tone.

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