The latest iteration of God of War released in 2018, with a newly-confirmed sequel set to launch in 2021. Interestingly enough, Fimbulwinter started in the game and was said to last for 3 years, which puts the real-world release in line with in-game events. It’s unlikely to remain that way, though.
As unlikely as it may seem, there’s precedent based on the teaser and the original game that God of War 2021 will tread new grounds. It’s possible that, to some degree, the next God of War features time travel.
It would seem that Kratos and Atreus’ very existence in the Norse world has caused significant changes to the events of Ragnarok; after all, the events of Fimbulwinter began 100 years sooner. Ragnarok isn’t meant to take place for another century, and that’s where it gets interesting. Already, Atreus would be around 14 years old and likely had some more training in his god powers, indicating some blatant changes, and it’s clear that he and Kratos will be encountering Thor, god of Thunder.
Thor is likely there as a foil to Kratos from the original games, as it’s clear he’s an angry god out for revenge. As such, it’s likely that Thor represents Kratos’ past, but this encounter may not end well for Kratos and Atreus. Many will recall encountering Jormungandr the World Serpent in the original game, who if going by Norse lorse, is the son of Loki/Atreus. Chronologically, this would indeed be impossible, but Mimir tells them that, during Ragnarok, Thor hit Jormungandr so hard that it sends him back in time.
Combine the two, and it’s clear that time shenanigans may be afoot. Fimbulwinter starts 100 years earlier due to Baldur’s pre-mature death, but at the same time, Ragnarok could not happen 100 years earlier because, in essence, it has already taken place. The presence of Jormungandr confirms this, while Kratos implies that “Ragnarok is coming,” implying the events thereof and not necessarily in the world-ending sense. Although there are likely other possibilities as to how these changed and static events could be reconciled, all hints and teases seem to come back to Thor.
Thor can first be seen at the end of the first God of War. Assuming this is an instigating event that takes place early in the story of the sequel, players could see Kratos and Thor engage in a fight between Gods near the start of the game. What’s notable is Thor’s power: if he could hit the World Serpent so hard that it sent it back in time, it would stand to reason that Thor could hit Kratos so hard that somehow Kratos goes forward in time. Perhaps Atreus would follow, or perhaps there would be another page taken from Norse mythology that results in God of War‘s Atreus/Loki being trapped in a cave.
Either way, it establishes a time travel narrative where Kratos could see the Ragnarok that he and Atreus caused, and/or the results of Atreus’s godly narcissism gone unchecked. It would be an interesting twist of fate to see Atreus, taking on his name of Loki, to actually be the main enemy in the next God of War. After all, there is the mural that predicts Kratos would die because of Atreus, but perhaps he does so to free Atreus from this path.
Of course, this is mere speculation. What takes place with Ragnarok and the next God of War is entirely up to Santa Monica Studio, but if anything’s for sure, it’s that fans of the original are likely ready to see what the PS5 sequel has in store for them.
A God of War sequel is in development.
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