The God of War Ragnarok news cycle has slown down a bit since the reveal trailer in September. Nonetheless, devoted fans are still poring over that God of War Ragnarok trailer, with one fan finding an incredible detail having to do with Atreus' quiver.
One of the highlights of 2018's God of War was the astonishing level of detail throughout the game, with every character, environmental detail, piece of dialogue, all feeling very precise and calculated. Naturally, the same level of quality was to be expected from its sequel in God of War Ragnarok, and the PlayStation Showcase 2021 trailer gave fans a taste of it. Kratos and Atreus, especially, have changed since the first game, sporting new character designs and features that have happened between the games. Comparing Atreus between God of War and Ragnarok reveals how much the boy has aged, looking older, stronger, and much more confident.
Eagle-eyed fan BT_BlackThunder spotted an interesting detail on Atreus' quiver in the recent God of War Ragnarok trailer. Carved into the lether arrow case is what appears to be, as BT_BlackThunder puts it, "a doodle of Atreus and Kratos' journey to the top of the mountain," from the previous game. The very simple illustration from what can be seen as it is partially obstructed by other materials, is a large stick figure and a smaller one carrying a bow, being Kratos and Atreus. This doodle's significance is a bit difficult to discern without looking back to Atreus' quiver from the original God of War.
In response to another user, BT_BlackThunder posted an image of Atreus original quiver, and sure enough, Ragnarok's design is different. What is most distinguishable about the 2018 design is that while the stick figures embodying Kratos and Atreus are both still present, they are on opposite sides of a vertical line, as opposed to standing on the same side as they are on Ragnarok's quiver. While the Ragnarok's trailer suggests Atreus still doesn't understand Kratos, the journey of the first game undoubtedly brought them closer together than they were before. Symbolically, they were apart as denoted by 2018's quiver, whereas by Ragnarok, they have become more united.
Of course, this may be an overthinking of the drawings, but they are nonetheless another interesting detail in a game that is bound to be full of them. Between noticing that Kratos is still mourning Faye in Ragnarok, or hypothesizing about Tyr's role in the game's story, a lot of speculation has come from just this one trailer. Thankfully, the game is not too far away so many of these questions will be answered pretty soon.
God of War Ragnarok is planned to release in 2022 on PS4 and PS5.