PLEASE NOTE: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for God of War Ragnarok.Although many fans will not want it to, God of War Ragnarok will come to an end eventually. It's a great journey about Kratos and Atreus, their family, and the world-ending events and prophecy that surround them. God of War Ragnarok's ending is jam-packed with potential content for its future, but perhaps one thing many fans may consider a teaser for the next game really isn't.

It's no secret that God of War Ragnarok is the end of the Norse Saga, but that doesn't mean it's the end of the God of War IP. Many will no doubt be excited to see the franchise travel somewhere new for its next game, and while there's a potential teaser or two at the end, the mural isn't quite it. FINAL SPOILER WARNING.

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God of War Ragnarok's Final Mural Doesn't Tease a Future Egyptian Setting

The ending is bittersweet for Kratos: he sees Atreus set out on his own journey to recover the missing giants who scattered to other lands (potentially like Egypt, Polynesia, and so forth). To see the two separate is heartbreaking, but it seems that, whatever comes next, players will follow Atreus on his Path. It seems Kratos' story comes to an end, as he finds a final mural created for him by his wife Faye. This mural depicts Kratos' conflict in Greece, his travels to Midgard, and finally, his praise and approval as a God. In Greece, Kratos mentions how Gods of War weren't worshipped; Odin even rubs this in his face at one point. Kratos sees himself like a Destroyer, much like Thor did, but the ending of God of War Ragnarok shows this is no longer true.

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For his actions in God of War Ragnarok, Kratos gains the admiration and respect of his peers from across the realms. It's a lovely and redeeming moment for Kratos, and this is what the mural shows: his journey from Destroyer to Savior. Yet, planted on this mural is a pair of sarcophagi—and to many fans' knowledge, Kratos has never been to Egypt. This isn't true, but as a result, some may see this as a tease for a potential future God of War location. That's still possible, but this mural isn't a reference to that.

Cross-media content is often hard to keep up with, and so it would come as no surprise if no one has heard of the God of War: Fallen God comics. These pose more questions than answers, but the long and short of it is that Kratos didn't go straight from Greece to Midgard. Haunted by his actions, Kratos travels through what's obviously Egypt, where his legacy as the Ghost of Sparta has spread (as it does to Thor in God of War Ragnarok). He is shunned, hated, and so forth. It is arguably Kratos at his lowest before he finds his escape in God of War (2018), but Faye knew he would one day find his redemption. That comes during Ragnarok. The sarcophagi in this mural simply show this low point of his journey toward his redemption.

Because Atreus is left seeking the Giants, it's definitely possible he finds himself in Egypt or any number of locations in the next God of War game. But for Kratos, it seems apparent his story finally gets a good ending instead of a tragic one.

God of War Ragnarok is available now for PS4 and PS5.

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