God of War 4 begins with the burning of the corpse of Kratos' lover and the mother of boy Atreus.Then follows a personal quest to lay the ashes at the top of the tallest mountain around.
Before they could set out on this dangerous journey, They are interrupted by "The Stranger" who instigates a fight with Kratos. This Stranger we quickly learn is seemingly invincible, feels no pain, and is a Norse god (at 4:22secs in video below). He is the main antagonist of sorts who is after the life of Kratos the entire game. We eventually learn that his name is Baldur, a son of Odin in the Norse mythology.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKF5GOpVVsI

serious action starts at 4:22sec

So if he's the bad guy(baldur), who is the mysterious friendly witch who knows more than she lets us but who helps Kratos and Atreus? She's Freya, another key figure in the Norse mythology. We learn that this witch is actually a god too,
once the leader of the Vanir.
when Kratos and Atreus take Mimir's head to Freya to be resurrected (Mimir asks Kratos to kill him and do this since he was being trapped and tortured by Odin). Freya was the wife of Odin.
Freya is the mother of Baldur and just like in the Norse lore, she has used magic to protect her son Baldur against anything from Earth except for one basic but unexpected thing: mistletoe. It is for this reason Baldur is seeking Kratos. Freya notices the special mistletoe arrows that were a gift to Atreus from Sindri (the game's dwarf merchant) during Mimir resurrection sequence and is immediately alarmed and shocked, demanding that Atreus burn any like this should Atreus finds more. We now know this, these arrows can kill Baldur.
Freya may have burned Atreus' arrows but there's still mistletoe on Atreus' quiver that Baldur comes into contact with when punching Atreus. Later in this final battle with Baldur, Kratos beats him but Atreus convinces Kratos to let him go. Baldur then confronts his mother, Freya, lambasting her for interfering with his life and cursing him. He tells her he'll never forgive her and she seems willing to die to make it right. Baldur attacks, strangling Freya, and Kratos steps in to end the "cycle" proclaiming that he "must be better" and snaps Baldur's neck, thinking he was doing the right thing. But Freya swears vengeance against Kratos. There's a reason she cursed Baldur to life eternal and why she was willing to die and if you know Norse mythology, you'll know why.

"I will parade your cold body from every corner of every realm, and feed your soul to the vilest filth in Hel. That is my promise." - Freya


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God of war!! best game of all time I tell u

Enoch07:
God of war!! best game of all time I tell u

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