God of War Ragnarok originally had a very different fate in mind for its star, Kratos. Speaking to MinnMax (via VGC), narrative director Matt Sophos revealed how the studio originally had a darker storyline mapped out for the sequel to 2018’s God of War
Warning: Spoilers below for God of War Ragnarok
Early on in the game, players get a chance to throw down with Thor. This boss fight occurs roughly an hour into the game, and developer Santa Monica Studio’s original early draft saw Kratos die at the hands–and hammer–of the thunder god. “There was the earliest, earliest draft of an outline that we had come up with, that we took to [director Eric Williams],” Sophos explained. “Kratos died in the Thor fight at the very beginning of the game.”