TC Carson's contribution to the franchise remains immense, as the actor has given his voice to almost every game of the franchise. However, for the 2018 sequel, he was replaced by Christopher Judge, and during an interview, he shared how his work with the Ghost of Sparta came to an end.
Christopher Judge took over the role of Kratos in God of War for the PlayStation 4, the reason being Carson was not tall enough for the motion-capture and also because of Judge's chemistry with Sunny Suljic who plays Kratos' son Atreus.
TC Carson revealed that the studio wanted to use a mocap but he wasn't suitable for it due to his size. Later, the role was given to Christopher Judge, without Sony ever informing Carson of the change.
Be as it would, Christopher Judge has the voice, the poise, and the presence to be Kratos.
The irony is that Kratos has actually had two voice actors over the game's series. T.C. Carson voiced Kratos in God of War, 2, 3, Soul Caliber, Chains of Olympus, Ghost of Sparta, Mortal Kombat, and Ascension. Christopher Judge voiced Kratos in God of War (2018) and 2022's God of War: Ragnarok.
They add, too, that “10 years of service makes Kratos around 38 when he becomes the God of War.” This would, therefore make him around 50 years old by the end of God of War III, when he had been God of War for 12 years.
While he wouldn't know it for most of his life, Kratos was a demigod as he is the son of Zeus, but he would later become a full-on god, the God of War to be precise, after killing Ares.
Throughout the Greek era of the series, Kratos is portrayed as a Spartan warrior, who becomes known as the "Ghost of Sparta" after accidentally killing his family due to the trickery of his former mentor Ares, the God of War. He later avenges the deaths of his family and becomes the new "God of War" after killing Ares.
4 Saitama Can Literally Beat Kratos With A Single Punch
Saitama does not get excited about battle anymore, and that is because he has become the strongest known being in the universe. Like Kratos, Saitama possesses inhuman strength and endurance, but unlike the God of War, he has unparalleled speed and reflexes.
Zeus' Betrayal. It was believed that Deimos is the Marked Warrior so it is very possible that Deimos' death and Kratos' destructive and aggressive behaviour led Zeus into believing that Kratos is the Marked Warrior who would seek revenge against the Gods of Olympus and one day destroy them.
With Atreus now a teenager, the respect built between father and son in the previous game has grown. Kratos knows Atreus isn't a young boy anymore and so, in what is perhaps the greatest mark of respect this particular father could give his son, he now refers to him by his name rather than simply as “Boy”.
Old Kratos has a greater intellect than Young Kratos. Old Kratos is not only smarter in how he prepares for a fight, but he is more emotionally intelligent. Old Kratos refuses to let people like Thor get under his skin in a fight and emotionally compromise him.
Celtic mythology may be the next logical stepping stone for God of War. It's another European mythos that feels adjacent to the Norse pantheon. In fact, God of War's Mimir is canonically Celtic. With this in mind, it would make sense for Kratos to visit Ancient Ireland.
Put simply, Tyr is the Norse god of war, essentially the equivalent of the role Kratos played in the first three GOW games.
Finally, the legendary hero Hercules, while not a god himself, still suffers the same fate. Ultimately, Kratos battles and kills Zeus, leaving the pantheon in tatters.
Later, Kratos would become a god himself as the God of War, but after he was (apparently) stripped of his godly powers and killed by Zeus, there was no one else to take the title of God of War.
In a cutscene from the first game. After it's revealed that the village that he just burned down had his wife and daughter inside, the ashes swirled around him and stuck to his skin, turning it white. It was so that anyone that looked at him knew what he had done.
While Kratos loses his powers in the final game, the position of God of War stays vacant - so he remains the God of War on a technicality.
However, Kratos did not kill all the gods, and there are close to a dozen Olympians that managed to survive Kratos' path of destruction.
If you've seen that prophecy and you want to know if it comes true, fear not. We're pleased to report that Kratos does not die in God of War: Ragnarök. Phew. There's plenty of chat in the game about changing our destinies and overcoming unwanted prophecies, and thankfully that's exactly what happens in this case.
Although Kratos can exhibit some incredible feats of strength and has a history of killing what some might assume are unkillable and unstoppable gods, he is no match for Ragnarok itself.
So, while Kratos has been getting progressively weaker with each new entry, this is only part of the series' plot progression.
Because of absorbing Cronus's power while inside him, the older a god is the stronger they are seen, though other factors like intense training or powerful items may off-set this. As such Hestia is seen as the naturally strongest, followed by Poseidon, then Hades, then Demeter and lastly Hera.
Why is Kratos so weak in God of War 4 Ragnarok? Fatherhood and losing a second wife have also taken a toll on Kratos, limiting his once-legendary strength to a fraction of its potential.