After a long four-year wait, God of War: Ragnarok is finally upon us. But the one thing that all GoW games have in common are those visceral, often vomit-inducing kills and ass-whoopings Kratos dishes out throughout the series. There is no shortage of savage beat-downs to choose from, but here are our top ten most brutal God of War moments so far.
Kratos spent most of God of War: Chains of Olympus searching for and saving the sun god. The kill itself is easily one of the most brutal in the history of video games, let alone God of War.
Ad — content continues below. The tranquility of that set-up is shattered completely with the introduction of Baldur. In this case, the brutality is in the details. In a truly horrific moment, Kratos essentially sticks his thumbs into our eyes until they pop. Super gross. On his way to seek an audience with the Sisters of Fate in God of War II , Kratos engages Theseus in what is actually a largely forgettable boss fight in which Theseus spends an inordinate amount of time perched atop a giant doorway, shooting sparkly projectiles at Kratos while his minions do all the dirty work.
He soon gets his comeuppance for sitting on the sidelines, though, when, at the end of the battle, Kratos impales Theseus with his own double-bladed sword and then slams his skull in the aforementioned giant doorway until it turns to mush.
The fight is nothing special gameplay-wise hack, slash, QTE kill , but make no mistake; this is one of the most unnerving kills in the series if you let the true horror of it sink in. First of all, the creature is way too pachydermal for comfort. Something about this kill just feels wrong.
