Throughout the game, Baldur is invincible, and he isn’t fond of it, despite shrugging off entire sections of rock thrown at him and surviving having his neck snapped by Kratos. Presented as a mysterious stranger impervious to Kratos' attacks at the game's beginning, it's later learned from other characters that he is indeed Baldur. While his motives are unclear for most part, Mimir says that Odin may have tricked Baldur into thinking that squaring off against Kratos is the only way for him to feel anything - pain or pleasure. Unbeknownst to her, Baldur is out to kill Kratos. She heals Atreus, brings Mimir back from the dead, and is also Baldur's mother. The witch from the game's trailers is Freya. Much like Norse mythology, God of War’s fiction ties these two characters together. His son Baldur wants Kratos dead and chases after him (that is, you) and Atreus for most of the game.īaldur is the mysterious stranger, Freya is the witch and they’re both related Or there's the time he charmed, wooed, and married Vanir deity Freya to enhance his knowledge of Vanir magic, only to cast her to Midgard in exile once he learned what he needed. For instance, your ally Mimir tells you of the time he hanged himself in order to die and walk the land of the dead until he was thrown out and brought back to life - just to learn the secrets of death. And while he’s not present, every character knows of him and their conversations give you an insight into his personality - a mix of curiosity and ruthlessness drives him. The Norse God is the one pulling the strings behind the events of this game.
Odin is the big, bad villain of this new God of War series