God of war spoiler theories.

[Octane]

John2290 said:

Octane said:
Kratos cannot be Týr, since his ''Norse name'' is on the wall in Jötunheim. The mural says ᛚᛟᚲᛁ (Loki) next to Atreus, and Kratos is called ᚠᚨᚱᛒᚨᚢᛏᛁ (Fárbauti). Which makes a lot more sense considering Fárbauti IS the father of Loki in Norse mythology and the husband of Laufey (Faye). Cory has done his research, the story mimics the actual stories far more than I thought it would.

Regarding the World Serpent, yes, Mímir told the story that the World Serpent was cast back in time at the end of the events of Ragnarök. That explains why Atreus/Loki, father of the World Serpent, is still a young boy, and the mural in Jötunheim of him giving birth to the snake is an event that has yet to come. It also explains why the World Serpent recognises Atreus.

They've already taken liberties and more will be needed as the games roll out. Nothing is licked in and like with the first trilogy anything can be altered, they aren't following the mythos to a tee nor should they. 

I'm not saying they should, I'm just pointing out that they are. Heck, even the game's plot, Loki killing Baldr with an arrow made of mistletoe comes straight from Norse mythology, and it's often heralded as one of the first events that sets of Ragnarök. Even most of the background lore are just stories from Norse mythology. It's clear that they stayed a lot closer to the original source material in this reboot than in the original trilogy, that merely took characters and bit of mythology here and there.

Anyway, I'm not here trying to argue that Kratos cannot be Týr, but it's difficult to assume since they already have Kratos a Norse identity, and one that makes a lot more sense story-wise.