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The Gods care nothing for them. Men should not pray to monsters.

–Kratos to Atreus

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Týr, the Norse God of War, journeying across different realms and interacting with other Pantheons.

Gods are ageless beings with magical powers that rule over various parts of the world, and are commonly worshiped by the mortal inhabitants of such lands. There are several, distinct pantheons of Gods, such as the Olympians and Titans who ruled over Greece or the Aesir and Vanir who fought for control over Scandinavia. Every god in a pantheon fills a certain role, such as the "God of War" or the "God of Light", often having a counterpart in other Pantheons. For instance, Týr is the Aesir God of War in the Norse Pantheon. However, in the Greek Pantheon, the Olympian God of War was Ares, who was later replaced by Kratos after the latter killed him.

According to Kratos, due to his own history with Olympians and Titans alike, Gods care nothing for their worshipers and that worshiping them is nothing but foolish; that men should never pray to monsters. Moreover, when Atreus asked his father on why the Gods cause so much trouble, Kratos answered that it is simply in their nature and that the Gods continue to spread misery. However, Týr is a notable exception to this as he is shown to greatly care about mortals and prefers pacifism over violence.

The Gods possess agelessness, high durability, and immunity to disease, however they are not beyond destruction. How they can die varies from Pantheon to Pantheon (Greek Gods require godly power or weapons to be killed, while Norse Gods can be killed by mortals and non-divine weaponry). In God of War III, Kratos kills approximately all of the Greek Pantheon in his quest for revenge against his father, Zeus, and thus leaves all of Greece in Chaos by the end of his vengeance.[1]

It has been heavily implied by Mimir that the different Pantheons from other realms are aware of each other's existence, at least among particular members, as Mimir was shown to have prior knowledge of Athena, Zeus, and the rest of the Greek Pantheon, as well as their destruction at the hands of Kratos.[2]

Pantheons within the God of War series

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 God of War III, Chapter 9: The End
  2. God of War (2018), Main Quest: "The Journey" - Goal: The Sickness
  3. God of War Ragnarök, Goal: Stolen Treasures, Ankh (Codex Entry)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 God of War (2018), Main Quest: "The Journey" - Goal: The Black Rune
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 God of War (2018), Main Quest: "The Journey" - Goal: A Path to Jötunheim
  6. God of War: Fallen God
  7. God of War Ragnarök, Goal: Stolen Treasures, Maya (Codex Entry)
  8. @brunovelazquez "What do you think?"
  9. @corybarlog "It’s part of the world, yes."
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