The Next God of War Game Doesn't Need Kratos
There hasn't been any official word on whether or not God of War will continue after the release of Ragnarök, but if it does, the series can move on without Kratos at the helm. The angry Spartan warrior who usurped Ares, slaughtered many other prominent figures of the mythological Greek pantheon, and is now on a similar adventure in Midgard is synonymous with the series. Kratos will always be a beloved PlayStation character, and even saved Sony's God of War franchise from irrelevancy with his more compelling characterization in the 2018 game, but the series should move on at some point.
Including the PlayStation Portable spin-offs, Kratos will have been the main character of eight God of War games by the time Ragnarök releases. The franchise also includes some comic books, novels, and an upcoming live action series from Amazon, almost all of which feature Kratos as the main character. He has grown into a much more dynamic character than the singularly angry man with insatiable bloodlust he was in the original game, but his continued involvement is beginning to show the series' limitations, especially now that he's making a second attempt at fatherhood.
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Video games as a medium seem especially prone to iterating on what works, and its hard to envision God of War without Kratos. The myth of Halo's Master Chief hasn't even included as manygames as God of War has with Kratos, and spin-off titles without John-117 began in 2009 with Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST. Other long-running single-player series like Assassin's Creed try to keep at least the narrative fresh with new protagonists. Everything about God of War is so intertwined with Kratos as the main character that it
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