While God of War Ragnarok is clearly basing its story on the tales of Norse myth, with the upcoming game having a specific reference to that mythology's apocalypse in its title, there will be some differences between the legends and Kratos' narrative. Of course, there's no mention of the Greek god of war making his way to Midgard and killing Thor's sons, so it's clear Sony Santa Monica isn't going for a perfect retelling of the Norse myths. However, from the most recent story trailer for God of War Ragnarok, it seems that some elements of the old stories will be kept in.

Specifically, it seems that Fenrir could be making an appearance in God of War Ragnarok. In Norse mythology, Fenrir - or Fenrisúlfr as he's known in the original texts - is a giant wolf and a child of Loki. Considering Atreus AKA Loki is only a teenager at the time of God of War Ragnarok, it isn't expected that he's going to have any children running around. However, two large wolves appear toward the end of the trailer, with at least one of these being clearly associated with Fenrir. It seems that it might even be Atreus and Fenrir that begin Ragnarok in the new God of War.

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How Does Fenrir Connect to God of War Ragnarok?

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While Fenrir almost certainly won't have the same origin in God of War Ragnarok when compared to his Norse mythology counterpart, it seems he may play a similar role in beginning the apocalyptic events. At the end of the story trailer, Atreus fires an arrow into the sun hovering over his and Kratos' heads, which then causes one of the wolves by their sides to shoot off into the sky. As a result, the Fenrir then removes the sun from the sky, replacing it with a shining moon.

In Norse mythology, Fenrir is one of the prophesied bringers of the end of the gods. He is said to devour the sun and defeat Odin in the final battle between Loki and the gods of Asgard. While it might be up to Kratos and the player to defeat Odin in God of War Ragnarok, even the god of war might not be angry enough to eat a whole sun. As Atreus is the one directing Fenrir toward the sun, this could also mean that the God of War Ragnarok version of Loki might share some more similarities with his Norse counterpart as well.

In the Norse myths, it is Loki who initiates Ragnarok by killing Baldur, something that Atreus accomplished toward the end of 2018's God of War. If it is Fenrir that then eats the sun toward the end of the new God of War Ragnarok trailer, then this would further confirm that while Sony Santa Monica is clearly looking to go in its own direction, it is still following the story beats of Norse myth as well. This could mean that throughout the game, other children of Loki such as Jormungandr could fill out similar roles in the events of Ragnarok.

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What Fenrir's Inclusion Means for the Story of God of War Ragnarok

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It seems that God of War Ragnarok's story will be one of great scope. Narrative threads from the previous game are still being followed - for example, it seems that Freya will be after both Kratos and Atreus throughout God of War Ragnarok. As well as those old stories being wrapped up and continued, new narratives are likely to be opened up too, especially around the introduction of additional characters from Norse myth such as the highly anticipated Thor and Tyr.

With this great scope, it may seem tricky for Fenrir to play a huge role in the story, especially since at the time of writing there's only been a short glimpse of him. However, there is plenty of potential for Fenrir to further connect God of War Ragnarok to Norse mythology through the wolf's possible interactions with other characters. Already, Odin has been mentioned, the god fated to fall to Fenrir in the final battle against Loki. Also, there is Tyr, the Norse god of war, who, in the mythology, was Fenrir's friend since the wolf was a puppy.

When Fenrir is imprisoned by Odin some years later though, Tyr ends up losing his hand to the wolf. In God of War Ragnarok, many fans have noted that Tyr has both of his hands, using one to shake Kratos' hand early in the new trailer. As well as eating the sun then, Fenrir could connect the game to Norse mythology again through biting off one of Tyr's hands. While it might not be exactly that Fenrir will remove one of the god of war's hands, it is likely that Tyr won't end God of War Ragnarok with both palms, as the character is best known without one of his hands.

Even the three-minute story trailer only showed off a glimpse of Fenrir, meaning that fans will likely be waiting a little while before they see more of the famous wolf and the role he has to play. There is also the matter of the other wolf featured in the God of War Ragnarok trailer, which may also have a unique role to play in the story. Considering the new God of War Ragnarok controller features two wolves on the touchpad, it seems that there may be some important narrative implications associated with them.

From seeing how Atreus orders Fenrir to remove the sun from the sky, it certainly appears that God of War Ragnarok will be following at least some of the events of Norse myth. Considering there is so much mythology for the game to cover, it is looking to be an epic saga, especially considering the fact that the God of War Ragnarok Art Director has informed fans they haven't seen anything yet.

God of War Ragnarok releases November 9 on PS4 and PS5.

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