God of War Ragnarök Has A Really Weird Connection To A Jim Carrey Movie

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's Mask of Creation has a surprising link to a classic '90s Jim Carrey movie. The acclaimed 2022 title concluded the Norse saga which began in 2018's and saw the franchise shift from Greek to Norse mythology. The Norse duology focused on an older Kratos raising his son Atreus, who was revealed to be the God of Mischief, Loki many years after butchering the Greek pantheon of Gods.

Given this change in the mythology, players have been treated to great adaptations of iconic Gods such as Odin and Thor in , with Ryan Hurst's Thor receiving particularly high praise after being teased in 's post-credit scene. The title opted for a mythologically accurate portrayal of the God of Thunder that portrayed him as a merciless warrior, rather than borrowing elements from other modern mainstream depictions such as the heroic and more comedic version from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Throughout, Odin asks Atreus to restore the Mask of Creation, which is the same mask worn by Jim Carrey's Stanley Ipkiss in 1994's. In both comics and movie, the Mask of Creation is used to create whatever is needed from its wearer. This leads to extremely violent and sadistic actions in the comics as the wearer is taken over by the Mask and its "" persona, but the Jim Carrey movie opted for more comedic, cartoon-esque antics instead that reference visuals from the likes of .

Santa Monica Studio opted for a different approach when adapting the Mask of Creation in . This version of the mask allows whoever wields it to look into the Realm of Creation, granting them infinite knowledge. This is something that Odin did without the mask when he killed Ymir and tore a hole in the fabric of