The most recent entry in the God of War series, the 2018 soft reboot, has the notoriously angry protagonist Kratos attempting to live a quiet life as a family man, but opens shortly after the death of his wife. She is important to the backstory and lore of God of War's Norse saga, and plays a role in setting the game's narrative in motion, but she is also the second wife of Kratos.
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