God of War Ragnarök portrays Kratos as a somewhat more level-headed god-killing powerhouse than in some of his past adventures which, to be honest, showed Sony’s protagonist in a less, erm, morally sound light. Ok, ok, let’s face it, Kratos was a bit of a knob in the past.
One NPC that would whole-heartily agree with me on this is the boat captain from the original God of War. Remember him? It is hard not to, as he was certainly put through it by Kratos.
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The boat captain was swallowed whole by a Hydra during the first God of War game. However, this did not kill the poor man. Instead, when Kratos ventured inside the captain-eating Hydra, he found this chap clinging on desperately to some overhang in the beast’s throat, hoping for salvation.