Santa Monica Studio revealed a new look at these major characters in God of War: Ragnarok and their performers, including Thor and Angrboða, the mate of Loki and mother of monsters (at least in Norse mythology). #PlayStationShowcase pic.twitter.com/EyPFfblBWK
— IGN (@IGN) September 9, 2021
The reveal of Thor seems to have God of War fans divided. Some are saying that this Thor is not what they expected, while others are arguing that God of War‘s Thor better aligns with the way he was described in Norse mythology. Indeed, according to Wikipedia, the Poetic Edda desribes a disguised Thor who “eats and drinks ferociously, consuming entire animals and three casks of mead.” It’s hard to imagine Thor looking much like his Marvel depiction if he makes a habit of voracious eating and drinking like that.
Regardless of whether or not God of War‘s Thor is mythologically accurate, there’s no question that he’s going to be a powerful foe in the game with that kind of strongman build. He has plenty of reason to be angry with Kratos and Atreus as well, as they dispatched a number of his family members in 2018’s God of War.
Unfortunately, yesterday’s full reveal of the God of War: Ragnarok was not accompanied by a release date for the game. All we know is that Ragnarok will be launching for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 at some point in 2022. We’ll let you know when Sony shares more, but for now, we’ll have to settle for debating about Ragnarok‘s stocky Thor.
Keyword: God of War: Ragnarok’s stocky Thor has the internet buzzing