Action Figure (Unisex-N/a) Kratos (Multicol)

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Lowe, Dunstan (2009), "Playing with Antiquity: Videogame Receptions of the Classical World", in Lowe, Dunstan; Shahabudin, Kim (eds.), Classics For All: Reworking Antiquity in Mass Culture, Cambridge, England: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp.64–90, ISBN 978-1-4438-0120-1 Meli, Marissa (July 19, 2011). "Video Game Characters Who Need Their Own Movies". UGO Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013 . Retrieved July 16, 2012. Santa Maria, Alex (December 2, 2020). "God Of War Kratos Skin Is Coming To Fortnite Season 5". Screen Rant . Retrieved December 2, 2020. In Chains of Olympus, Kratos is reluctant to help the gods when Helios is kidnapped and openly abandons them when Persephone offers him a chance to be reunited with his daughter. Kratos, however, was forced to reverse his decision when Persephone used the Titan Atlas in a bid to destroy the world and in turn, the spirit of Calliope. Knowing that while intervention would save Calliope, it would separate him from his family forever, a bitter Kratos kills Persephone, imprisons Atlas, and frees Helios. [37] best heroes in video games". GamesRadar+. October 12, 2012. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012 . Retrieved October 20, 2012.

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Sinclair, Brendan (April 28, 2009). "Soulcalibur forges Broken Destiny on PSP". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012 . Retrieved April 29, 2009. Brightman, James (November 15, 2011). "The Simpsons Attend IndustryGamers E3 Party, Create 'E4' Spoof". Industry Gamers. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012 . Retrieved June 18, 2012. Christopher Judge, best known as Teal'c from Stargate SG-1, replaced T.C. Carson as the voice of Kratos in the 2018 game; Carson had voiced Kratos since the original God of War. Commenting in response to the change, Carson said, "Sony went in a new direction." [28] In explaining the actor change, Barlog said that the way the previous games were made, they were able to have someone else do the motion capture instead of the voice actor. Although Carson had done the motion capture for Kratos in Ascension, Barlog said the actor change was made because of the type of camera work they wanted to do. For the new camera work, they needed someone who was closer to Kratos' size to do the motion capture along with 10-year-old Sunny Suljic, who played Kratos's son, Atreus. Carson was unsuitable for this because he was much shorter than Kratos, who is over 6-feet tall: "Offsetting [Carson's height] for the size of a child, it turned out it was going to be almost impossible to try and actually shoot them and go in and redo the animations." Judge was chosen because he was 6-foot-3 and had the body of a professional football player. In stepping into the role of Kratos, Judge took it as an opportunity to add something new to the character. He researched the character and Carson's performance but decided not to imitate it. Since Santa Monica was going in a new direction, he decided to start fresh. [29]Top 50 video game characters of all time announced in Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition". Gamasutra. Think Services. February 16, 2011. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012 . Retrieved July 9, 2011. Magazines, including Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition [93] have called him one of the greatest and most iconic video game character. [94] [95] [96] [97] GamesRadar+ included him as one of the 25 best new characters of the decade, stating that while he appears at first to be a generic character, players eventually learn that he is both an "unstoppable force of nature" and a "broken, tragic man". [98] Knowing of the talks regarding a God of War film, both IGN and UGO Networks described Kratos as a character who deserved his own movie. [99] [100] In 2008, IGN described him as one of the characters wanted for an "ultimate fighting" game, featuring characters from all consoles and all eras of gaming. [101] The "Dairy Bastard" alternate costume from the original God of War was included in UGO 's "most stylin' alternate costumes". [102] GameFront included Kratos in 2011 as one of the top five video game characters with the "biggest daddy issues". [103] Complex said that Kratos was having the best fighting game cameos for his guest appearances in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny and Mortal Kombat in 2012 [104] and one of the "most badass" video game character of all time in 2013. [105] Kratos' Blades of Chaos were also cited by GameSpot 's as one of "the most badass swords in video game history". [106] For 2018's God of War, game director Cory Barlog explained that Kratos had to change his cycle of violence and learn how to control his rage. He said that Kratos had made many bad decisions, which led to the destruction of Olympus, and wanted to know what would happen if Kratos made a good decision. The birth of Barlog's own son influenced the idea of Kratos' character change. [5] The canceled live-action Star Wars television series was also an influence. [26] The bond between Kratos and his son is at the heart of the game, and Barlog said, "This game is about Kratos teaching his son how to be a god, and his son teaching Kratos how to be human again." Referencing the Marvel Comics character Hulk, Barlog said that in regards to Kratos, "We've already told the story of The Hulk. We want to tell the story of [Bruce] Banner now." [27] Voice and actor portrayal [ edit ] Onder, Cade (November 15, 2022). "God of War Ragnarok Easter Egg Makes PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Canon". ComicBook.com. Paramount Global . Retrieved November 17, 2022. Dyer, James; McComb, David; Plumb, Alastair; Scarborough, David (May 26, 2010). "The 50 Greatest Video Game Characters – 15. Kratos". Empire. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015 . Retrieved August 2, 2013.