God of War Ragnarok has been mostly quiet since its trailer reveal, letting fans brew over everything revealed so far. Obviously, there are still a lot of unknown elements, but one thing players do know is that this is the end of the Norse saga. Because of how long these games take to develop, Santa Monica Studio decided God of War Ragnarok’s Norse saga would be better told as a duology instead of a trilogy, as many may have assumed.
This means the game will be loaded with a ton of content, as not only are new mysteries likely to be introduced, but old ones will need to be resolved too. The last God of War game, for example, held several cryptic teasers—which many believe will result in Kratos’ death at the hands of Atreus. If the God of War mural wasn’t concerning enough, God of War Ragnarok director Eric Williams previously commented on the ending too.
Dev Comments on God of War Ragnarok's Ending
In an interview with IGN, Williams discussed the studio’s goal of making sure God of War Ragnarok is a story focused on the big and the small elements of Kratos and Atreus’ life. It’ll focus on small, mundane things, while also exploring the impact of Ragnarok and events associated with it—which the director confirmed will take place in the game, seemingly despite Kratos and Atreus’ attempts to stop it from happening.
But, a proper ending to God of War Ragnarok and its Norse story, while incorporating elements of this world catastrophe and the mundane aspects of life, sounds quite complicated. While not going into spoiler territory, Williams described the ending as “surprising yet inevitable.” What he means remains to be seen, but it doesn’t sound good for the protagonists.
God of War: Ending Ragnarok
To prevent Ragnarok, it seems death is inevitable. While Thor, Tyr, and perhaps Odin himself seem like challenges Kratos will overcome, his death or Atreus would be best described as “surprising yet inevitable.” It would be surprising to kill Kratos because he’s so beloved and is the face of the franchise, while killing a child—Atreus—would be equally so. Yet, it may be inevitable that Atreus, as Loki, has to die to end Ragnarok, while Kratos wouldn’t let that happen and could thus somehow take it on himself.
It would fit in with the aforementioned mural, but this is just speculation. Williams’ words may be daunting and cryptic, but there’s no telling until the journey’s over. While God of War Ragnarok is the end of that journey, fans still have quite some time to wait before God of War Ragnarok’s release date nears.
God of War Ragnarok releases in 2022 for PS4 and PS5.