Summary
WithGod of War Ragnarokpresumably wrapping up the Norse saga for the series, there are a lot of directions a new game could go in. While Kratos will likely return in a new main series game, the ending ofGod of War Ragnarokdoes a great job of setting up Atreus to have his own adventure, making a spin-off or standalone game very likely. Although Atreus would likely be the focus of this game, it would be a missed opportunity not to include Angrboda as another figure central to this game’s story given her role in the series so far.
God of War Ragnarokdid a great job expanding upon the cast of the previous entry, building up the relationships between more characters than justKratos and Atreus. While many of these characters felt like their arcs were completed at the end of the game, some still have a lot more story to tell that a spin-off game starring Atreus could capitalize on. Angrboda is one of the best examples of these types of characters, and her relationship with Atreus makes a compelling case for her to be the primary companion in this game.
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An Atreus Spin-Off Game Would Feel Incomplete without Angrboda
InGod of War Ragnarok, Angrboda has a close connection to Atreus as a fellow Jotunn and her role as the one who is meant to reveal his destiny to him preceding Ragnarok binds the two characters' fates even closer together. Throughout the game, it is clear that Angrboda and Atreus begin to develop feeling for each other, cementing their relationship as more than just a one-off arc for this game. As such, there is a lot of room for this relationship to be further explored in anAtreus-centeredGod of War spin-off game.
The relationship betweenAtreus and Angrboda inGod of War Ragnarokalso mirrors that of her and Loki from Norse mythology. In these legends, the two are depicted as lovers who produce three children together: Fenrir the giant wolf, Jormungandr the world serpent, and Hel the ruler of the underworld. A version of two of these events is depicted inGod of War Ragnarokas the two create Jormungandr when Atreus revives a soulless snake in Gryla’s house using a soul marble, and a similar situation occurs when Angrboda reveals that Fenrir’s soul is held within Atreus' knife which he then uses to revive the wolf by injecting his soul into Garm’s body in Helheim.
While these two characters are manifested by the power of Atreus and Angrboda inGod of War Ragnarok, Hel is never shown to be created by the pair as Hraesvelgr is the current ruler of the underworld. This part of Norse mythology could make for a key plot point in an Atreus spin-off game. Given that theending ofGod of War Ragnaroksees Atreus set off on a journey to find the remaining soul marbles of the Giants, it would be fitting if this journey led to the creation of Hel similarly to the way Jormungandr and Fenrir were created.
Before setting off on his journey, Angrboda gives Atreus her soul marble so that he could visit her before returning to her home in the Ironwood with Fenrir. The way this is set up seems to be hinting at a reunion between Atreus and Angrboda in a future title, making it a waste of a perfect opportunity if the two are not reunited at some point. However, even better would be Angrboda and Fenrir joining Atreus on his journey asFinal Fantasy 16has shown that a party consisting of two lovers and their wolf makes for an endearing group dynamic.
God of War Ragnarokis available for PS4 and PS5.
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