'God of War' Is a Messy, Beguiling Take on Fantasy Violence and Toxic Masculinity
'God of War' Is a Messy, Beguiling Take on Fantasy Violence and Toxic Masculinity
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April 27, 20186m 59s
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Show Notes
Kratos, the star of the God of War series of action games, is a bad man. Devised as an ersatz Achilles edgy enough for gaming in the mid-00s, all anger and very little pathos, the one-time god and long-time god-killer is one of the biggest dicks in the medium. He had a family, once; he murdered them. He was a womanizing, cruel, monstrous hero. Over three games, he single-handedly slaughtered the entire Greek pantheon, destroying everyone and everything who got in his way.
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