Kratos is misunderstood

[DonFerrari]

twintail said:

DonFerrari said:

Yes, Kratos have his fault and guilties no doubt. But on the specific case of his murdering of his family I can't say he have any blame besides being a general that destroy villages

Definitely I can see what you mean. But the fact that he has guilt over it is enough to show that he shares that blame. Its why killing Ares doesn't change anything. And Kratos knows this, because his desired reward is having his nightmares erased for what he did. If he isn't to blame for killing his family then killing Ares would have been enough. But this ties back into not putting your faith blindly into the Gods (which continues when they don't grant him his wish)

Also having his skin covered in ash is the physical manifestation of his crime. Which is fitting because moving on with his life is not about getting help from the outside from others (his ash skin is exterior) but from within himself.

A lot of people blame themselves even when they have zero guilty. So Kratos blaming himself for killing his family doesn't change the fact that he had no idea it was his family he was killing and that is 100% Ares doing.