God of Waris one of PlayStation’s most iconic franchises thanks in part to Kratos, the once constantly-angry, and more recently stoic series protagonist. One fan imagines if another character took theGod of Warspotlight, it being none other Aloy from the upcomingHorizon Forbidden West.
TheGod of Warseries has attained a level of popularity and impact that it hasn’t seen in the 20 years it has been around. While players raved about its original release in 2018, the recentGod of WarPC porthas enabled a whole new sect of gamers to experience the game, and become fans of the series. Despite its popularity though, there are only a handful of official references and crossovers betweenGod of Warand PlayStation’s other franchises. One such example is the pretty elaborate and touchingGod of WarEaster egg inGhost of Tsushima’s Iki Island expansion that all players should see for themselves.
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Reddit user TurfMerkin has created an incredible mockup of what a potentialGod of WarandHorizon Forbidden Westmockup could look like. In their post to theGod of Warsubreddit, TurfMerkin shows off a render of a shadowy (and slightly bloody) Aloy garbed in Kratos' attire fromGod of War, including his beefy shoulder pauldron and arm wraps. To top it off, she is shown confidently holdingKratos' signature Leviathan Axe, the multipurpose and highly useful weapon introduced inGod of War. It did not take long for fans to come up with a name for this character incarnation, dubbing them as “Kraloy.”
While a crossover like this wouldn’t really make sense inGod of War, it could definitely happen inHorizon Forbidden West.The outfit system inHorizon Forbidden Westhas been expandedupon since its introduction inHorizon Zero Dawn, with Aloy gaining certain skills while wearing particular outfits as opposed to simply providing passive affects. In the same way thatGhost of Tsushimafeatured Kratos inspired samurai armor, Aloy could easily have an outfit based on Kratos like the one TurfMerkin rendered—bonus if it modified the appearance of Aloy’s spear to the Leviathan Axe too.
That isn’t to say thatHorizoncouldn’t somehow still cross over intoGod of Warthough. TurfMerkin jokes in the comment section that their next render will be of Kratos wearing Aloy’s clothes which (while probably looking a little silly) would make more sense than Kratos being entirely swapped for Aloy as originally presented.
God of Warfeatures an intricate armor system itself so reasonably, there could be a DLCShield-Weaver armor setor some other recognizable outfit that Kratos could wear. It would be pretty awesome to see the litany of magical attacks swarming Kratos simply bouncing off the Shield-Weaver’s force field.
God of Waris available on PS4 and PC.
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