The God of War reboot series has been two of the most successful video games in recent memory, with the 2018 installment going on to win Game of the Year and the sequel, God of War Ragnarok, arguably barely losing 2023's Game of the Year award to FromSoftware's Elden Ring. However, before 2018's God of War, the primary protagonist, Kratos, began his journey in 2005 with the very first God of War game. What began as a quest for revenge against Ares, who tricked Kratos into murdering his own wife and daughter, has come to a point where he has now overcome the guilt and pain of his past to become a better person, as well as a better father to his son Atreus.