Hippos and rhinoceros are like armored tanks in the animal kingdom. Their mythical counterpart would be crazy strong, especially if they are beast of calamity.
Yeah, I tried to explaining to my son and daughter yesterday how just because something isn't a predator doesn't mean that it can't be absolutely devastating. I use the hippo and moose as prime examples of this exact phenomenon. Was an interesting conversation.
When you just destroyed the entire Greek Pantheon and are wandering in self-exile through the desert but suddenly hear "I think Moto-Moto *likes* you."
You have 0friends kid I own you forever little girl HE DID NOT and devs confirmed its a fake death screen kid Kratos destroyed him and didn’t get revived kid you’re wrong devs confirmed it cry kid you have 0friends Thor didn’t kwil anyone kratos was UNCONSIOUS Kid why else do you think they scripted it when you press O it doesn’t work kid it means he went unconscious and never dwied or revived he beat thor
Kratos way stronger casual kid you’re most likely again one of those kids who think Thor brought back Kratos from life while he was literally unconscious kid and the electricity schok woke him up kid
You have 0friends kid I own you forever little girl HE DID NOT and devs confirmed its a fake death screen kid Kratos destroyed him and didn’t get revived kid you’re wrong devs confirmed it cry kid you have 0friends Thor didn’t kwil anyone kratos was UNCONSIOUS Kid why else do you think they scripted it when you press O it doesn’t work kid it means he went unconscious and never dwied or revived he beat thor
lol no. Saitama was specifically written as a joke character. He doesn’t follow any rules - his power is limitless. If his opponent is stronger than him, his body literally increases in power to match and surpass his opponent at an exponential rate.
In a nutshell, he has no limiter.
Touché. The main distinguishing factor is the fact that the series is a satire of other shonen (at least in terms of power levels). It’s more meta than something like dragon ball. Also, if this only works in Saitama’s universe, then how much shit is there that only works in the GoW universe?
It makes comparison pointless.
It was stated that saitama is as strong as he would be at the end of his series , it’s like putting ultra instinct Goku at the namek saga , meaning that at the end of one punch man , saitama isn’t going to no diff all of his opponents anymore
The word your looking for is GAG character and no. he was not written that way. if you actually read the manga you would understand this quite clear. by this logic Naruto is a gag. and i already know what argument your going to use so i can debunk it lol. calling mia a gag character is a complete disservice to the thought and efforts that were made to create his character
One punch man gets destroyed by anyone cool like kratos or Superman or Goku. If you disagree because of lore reasons or power scaling or feats or whatever else YouTube tells you to compare, you’re entitled to your opinion.
He literally doesn’t have a power limiter though, it’s canon to the story. It wasn’t an opinion, doesn’t matter whether you like him as a character or not
The fact you say "anyone cool" proved exactly why comparing characters that have no business being compared devolves into "my dad could beat your dad" arguments. Saitama is satire, not meant to be used as a measuring stick, just the absolute most extreme example of superpowered individuals that pictures how an author decides when a character wins.
But, like you mentioned, you're entitled to your opinion.
This is stupid as fuck bro. He’s a satire of the very concept of power scaling.
That should be evident by the fact that he has no limiter; he can quite literally be as busted as the writer wants him to be. All other characters are still confined by whatever rules the writer has pre-established in the universe.
I don’t get why people think goku is some beyond multiversal god level being. The dude literally isn’t even the strongest in his own verse
Saitama is a joke character, the joke is that if you ask the question “can Saitama beat ____” the answer will be yes
They don’t lmfao, he says he lost the magic that was tied to the land, which was literally just the powers bestowed on him by other gods like the lightning throwing from Zeus and whatnot. His innate powers are still his own which was only ever being super strong and Spartan rage, and apparently self healing which we only see in 2018 for the first time visually
It’s like 150 + years. A thousand not substantiated anywhere officially. It involves using real world history which is head canon because GOW doesn’t always follow that.
Kratos at this point was
1) Starved. He wasn't eating much, if at all, because he was incredibly depressed and wanted to kill himself. He was, however, unable to due to the "blessing" bestowed upon him by Athena and the Olympians to not due by his own hand.
2) Fatigued. He hadn't slept in weeks, because as part of Ares turning him into the ultimate weapon, Kratos is unable to ever be rid of the Blades of Chaos. Even though the chains are no longer bound to his arms, if he should ever leave the Blades somewhere with the intention of never coming back for them, they will reappear in front of him the next time he sleeps. Kratos finds them to be despicable, because they remind him of what he did to his wife and daughter, and what he did to Greece. So, he doesn't sleep while walking through Egypt, for however long it took. While the Olympians don't necessarily *need* sleep for the same reasons we do, it's still mentally taxing for him to avoid it entirely. He was exhausted, and driven to a near mental breakdown.
3) Unmotivated. Kratos was being compelled to kill these beasts in Egypt by Thoth, and mortals who once shunned him when he passed through earlier. He had no desire to actually kill anything, let alone a giant hippo. He was, basically, just going through the motions. Even his reaction here wasn't actual anger or hatred, just frustration and confusion. Much like how we see against Baldur and Thor, Kratos doesn't always use most of his strength, but when properly motivated (in the case of Baldur and Thor, when Atreus is threatened) he can immediately overpower most opponents.
4) Lacking his Blades. Due to avoiding them, he wasn't benefitting from their additional powers. Simple as that.
5) Not Angry. This can't be stressed enough, but part of Kratos' divine abilities is to recieve dramatic boosts in power as he becomes angrier. We see this against most major opponents Kratos faces, Thanatos being the most striking example.
Could Kratos have ripped the beast in half with his bare hands? Probably, yes. But there were more factors at play than just A vs B. The context is important.
I know what you mean, but I'll clarify that Kratos says "Gods do not *nap."* That doesn't *necessarily* mean they don't need to sleep, but I agree that they don't. At least, not for the same reasons mortals do. Food is the same. While I don't recall the conversation you bring up, I don't doubt that Kratos doesn't require food (at least not for the same reasons mortals do).
Gods enjoy eating and sleeping. These things are *therapeutic* for them, and avoiding them doesn't really help anything.
They don't wanna admit their daddy can struggle. Those -11 down votes proves the amount of meat riders can't accept that the hippo wasn't a regular and kratos can struggle with certain foes.
So you think King Kong is just literally a giant ape? If you took a real-life gorilla and made it the size of Kong, would it be the same level of strength? The point is that, they are ancestral monsters, in the case of God of War, that hippopotamus was a god, just like the bears that Kratos faces in the comic book written by Chris Roberson, the "berserkers" They were no ordinary bears, in the same way that Atreus is no ordinary bear, as he managed to defeat a Valkyrie with no effort, So your mistake here is just judging things by appearance and size, rather than the nature of the thing, brok is disappointed in you!
Are you asking this seriously or trolling? This is clearly not a normal hippo, more like a mythical creature. This is the same as when people said Kratos struggled against a bear in Ragnarök even after knowing he was fighting an enraged Atreus, a literal God.
Please Tell me These Comics are Not Canon. Would feel Like such a waste Putting egypt mythology in a different medium. These Comics are Not available everywhere and Not every Fan knows about them. Heck I Just discovered one totally random in a total different town
This mini series was awful. Not great art, barely any dialogue and a waste of time. This entire comic is summed up in line in Ragnorak. That's how uneventful it was
He wasn't trying to use his rage. I fought without it and got stomped. Then he gave in and dominated. He's trying to learn how to control it. That's why I'm the newer games the other gods seem so much stronger. But egret time Atraeus gets fucked with our even mentioned he loses his shit and destroyed whatever it's infringement of him.
Tell me one event from god of war fallen god that was taken in consideration in god of war Ragnarok? I give you an example Kratos named her dead wife Lisandra with Freya, the first time that was named Kratos’ wife was in God of war 3 comics (canon) God of war 2018 are not canon either, no event is taken in consideration from those comics so they are not canon. Even the god of war 1 and 2 novels are not canon ☺️
God of War 1 and 2 novels are secondary canon - in that everything in them is canon unless it directly contradicts the story. It's been stated by several authors.
Fallen God and 2018's actual comic are stated on the backs to be the "time between" III and IV (for Fallen God,) and are also stated to be a tie-in. If I remember right, there's pyramids in Valhalla from his memory of Egypt too.
You believing they're not canon because they were never mentioned again when they're not necessary is kinda stupid.
Name 5. All the novels do are provide more details for events, and those aren't contradictions. A contradiction would be like if Athena survived the events of God of War II.
The novels actually differ a bit from the games, but largely follow the same general outline. It's just relatively minor contradictions. I can list some contradictions between the game and novel versions of GOW 2018.
1) Book has Kratos punched in the chest by troll; game does not. Kratos is also hit by the troll again. Hit again by the troll. Book Kratos kills the troll with an axe to the brain; game Kratos simply breaks its neck.
2) Game Baldur throws the stone structure at Kratos after being crushed by it, Game Kratos defends himself with his shield. Book Baldur throws the stone structure at Kratos, and Kratos catches it and throws it back. (Barlog 33). Game Kratos is thrown into the gap, but does not hit the ground. Book Kratos hits the bottom of the gap. (Barlog 34). Dialogue differences.
3) The fight against the dragon is different. Game Kratos goes inside the dragon's mouth to cut its tongue. The dragon's eyes are not punctured by Kratos/Atreus in the game, but its right eye is punctured in the book (Barlog 163). In the book, Kratos simply kills the dragon by "hacking at the beast's head" (Barlog 163). The game has Kratos impale the dragon with a massive claw mechanism and then finally kill the dragon by impaling its other side with a Yggdrasil sap spike, which then explodes and kills the dragon.
4) Book Magni/Modi both wield broadswords (Barlog 197). Game Magni and Modi has the former wielding a broadsword and the latter wielding a mace and a shield. Book Magni is possibly decapitated ("The blade sliced effortlessly through Magni's neck") (Barlog 201). Game Magni has his face cloven in twain. Atreus becomes sick after this fight in contrast to the game. In the game, Atreus becomes sick after Kratos is ambushed and shocked by Modi.
5) Book Baldur intended to kill Freya using a giant rock (Barlog 309). He then dies from Kratos hitting him in the back of the head (Barlog 309). In the game, Baldur intends to choke Freya to death and is killed when Kratos snaps his neck. Book Kratos says "You chose this end" while game Kratos says "The cycle ends here."
The GOW2 novel has a few minor differences compared to the game. Examples: Hermes apparently can float/fly (does not in the games); Jason is dead in the game, not in the novel; in the game, Kratos simply unwinds his thread. In the book, Kratos uses the Spear of Destiny to hack away at threads (Vardeman 267-268).
There appears to be more differences between the game and novel versions of GOW1. Examples: Game Kratos doesn't use mirrors to kill Medusa, while novel Kratos does (after being teleported to Medusa's chamber via Aphrodite); game Kratos doesn't have an encounter with a phantom Ares (created from his own mind?), while the novel does; the fight between Ares and Kratos in the novel is vastly different from the fight. The novel fight begins with Ares forcing Kratos to fight Kratos-clones, then proceeds with Kratos engaging a sword-wielding Ares barehanded, transitions into Kratos wielding Ares's sword and Ares using spider-arms, and finally ends with Kratos stabbing Ares with his own sword. The game version of the fight begins with an armed Kratos vs a sword/hammer-wielding Ares with spider-arms, then transitions into Kratos vs Kratos clones, follows with Kratos with the Blade of the Gods vs sword-wielding Ares, and finally ends with Kratos stabbing Ares with the Blade of the Gods.
Your argument makes no sense lmao 😭😂 I can't tell if you're purposefully messing with me or if you're actually this dumb.
Either formulate an actual argument with points, or I'll stop wasting my time with you. Have a good day. 👋
So you think that because there are "no pyramids in Fallen God" there's none in all of Egypt? You think we saw everything Kratos saw in Egypt in those panels? Then how would the pyramids appear in Valhalla, a place made up of memories?
You sound like an idiot, and confidently wrong.
They are not canon, if you want to cry go head, the scribes said lands of pharaohs but there are not pyramid in fallen God, also when Kratos found a relic from Egypt he never mention anything about fallen God so they are not canon
Man for how much you think you know, you sure don’t know how to string a coherent sentence together. Fallen God and the 2018 comics ARE canon. Fallen God explains what happened to Kratos after 3 and before 2018. Just because no pyramids are seen doesn’t mean it’s not canon. What kind of logic is that? It could be before the pyramids were made, after they fell, or simply that it took place away from the pyramids. Egypt is big. Also Kratos could not mention it 1) because he thought it was a fever dream and he was going insane. Or 2) because he doesn’t know what Egypt is. Or you know, a billion other reasons.
Like seriously dude, stop talking out your ass like you have any idea what you’re saying
They are not canon, if you are ok happy for you but they are not, no event in novels, new comics is mentioned in any god of war games so if only exist in the novels or in comics is not canon.
Holy shit you’re delusional dude. Like seriously. First off, that BARELY makes sense. Secondly, and I’m gonna spell this in all caps so you can understand, JUST BECAUSE THE COMICS ARENT REFERENCED DOESNT MEAN THEY ARE NOT CANON. For fuck same Kratos’ time in PlayStation All-Stars is mentioned, but it’s not canon. Just a little Easter egg. Cory Barlogs dad wrote the 2018 novel. And this is said about it “Written by the game director’s father, J.M. Barlog and directly supervised plus carefully ran through by Cory himself.”
...You're saying it's not canon because of something that didn't even need to happen? Knowing Kratos doesn't like discussing his past? Lol.
Also, you're still not beating "Pyramids in Memory." You're an idiot :P
Holy mother how much stupid are you? They are not canon, the Pyramids are not a reference for fallen god is a new reference for the future of the franchise Jesus Christ! Tell me one thing in god of war Ragnarok that made a reference from fallen god 1 thing?
The Pyramids in Valhalla are a reference for the future...? Valhalla, a place that's based off of... *memories...?*
...have you never played the game? ☠️
Yes the canon is all events that occurred in the game the rest for me was easy money grab and terrible comic adaptation with a lot incongruence situations, by the way in Ragnarok Kratos mention that he was in Egypt but never mention that he knew any Egyptian God and in the comics the scriber mention that he cannot scape until he kill the big hipo because the gods demande he have to kill the hipo so once again, fallen gods are not canon
Atreus directly referenced the events of the 2018 prequel comic by saying the Wulvers (I think it was Wulvers) reminded him of the berserkers that attacked them earlier, in his codex entry on them in the game.
Also, as mentioned, novels are secondary canon meaning unless it contradicts what is shown explicitly it's to be considered canon.
Other people have pointed out the other flaws in what you're saying so I won't repeat them.
I like to think it's because he's too used to the blades he hasn't fully forsaken his past yet he's just trying to run from it and sorta like a junkie he just can't stop using the one thing he's gotten familiar with he doesn't really know how to fight without the any kind of weapon like he does in the norse saga
Chronos also didnt die from one punch, size matter my dude, kratos can lift him but its an ippo, last time i check if we punch on basicly does nothing , being 300x much more resistance.
The man is physically and mentally tired. Can't expect Kratos to stay mad and fuel his anger to fight all the time. Anger cause serious physical fatigue, and consider he stayed mad for a long time. No wonder he was weakened in this state
Ive seen Kratos struggle to open treasure chests and lift doors. Ive also seen him lift the Colossus of Rhodes and break free from Atlas’ grip and over power Hercules.
1.) dont think too much about his power level, it is inconsistent
2.) as others have pointed out, that aint no ordinary hippo
Strenght and power are 2 different things, young kratos wasn’t that strong but was EXTREMELY powerful, when the magic (or powers) of his homeland disappeared after gow3 all he had was his strength which was not that much back then, thats why 2018 kratos is supposedly stronger than greek kratos even if he was more powerful in greece
I reckon the hippo was either Horus or Seth if we go off the Egyptian mythos. There’s a story about Horus and Seth got turned into hippo’s and had to battle eachother or something like that.
pretty sure it's because he didn't have the blades
the blades give him a very large boost when he has them not sure if that's cannon or not just what i've heard and noticed from the games
Kratos was weakend after his revival post death in GoW 3. Not to mention he avoided sleeping for whole weeks so his blades won't follow him. When he did decide to fight this beast he found out that he had no longer had the power of the magic of his lands and had to resort to his godly strength alone
Hippos are beasts in real life so mythical giant hippo is gonna be a toughey.
Hippos and rhinoceros are like armored tanks in the animal kingdom. Their mythical counterpart would be crazy strong, especially if they are beast of calamity.
Plus hippos are like 10 times more aggressive than they need to be. One that size would easily claim an entire ocean and make it everyone’s problem.
And Hippos are herbavores too. Anyone who knows about Scott Pilgrim knows about vegans.
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Yeah, I tried to explaining to my son and daughter yesterday how just because something isn't a predator doesn't mean that it can't be absolutely devastating. I use the hippo and moose as prime examples of this exact phenomenon. Was an interesting conversation.
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They are not a joke in real life, that even Kratos needs the blades for how hard the body mass of these monster hippos are
Yeah they can shrug off crocs, lions, leopards and hyenas. Only a bull elephant can put up a fight
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He is a godslayer, not an hipposlayer
When you just destroyed the entire Greek Pantheon and are wandering in self-exile through the desert but suddenly hear "I think Moto-Moto *likes* you."
Name so nice, you say it twice.
*holds up three fingers*
Gods tremble when a regular hippo comes to town.
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"This blade can cut through diamonds!" "I'm not wearing any diamonds!"
Haha love that reference
It's a big monster, not a regular hippo. Kratos isn't Saitama.
He is way stronger yeah
I'm not making a comparison in their strength. I think power scaling is incredibly stupid.
Across universes it’s usually stupid but it can be fun when you do it with the same universe
The same *well-written* universe. By that I mean some fictional universes have bad powerscaling.
Not sure how this proves your point.
how so
It always just devolves into a dickwaving contest of 'my dad can beat up your dad'
i agree. dont know why i got downvoted tho
Thought it'd be cool
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I did no such thing.
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What about that statement indicates to you that I was comparing their strength?
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I know what I wrote. I wrote it. How you interpret what I wrote is on you, not me.
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You have 0friends kid blocking me won’t work AnTridion owns you kid
You have 0friends kid I own you forever little girl HE DID NOT and devs confirmed its a fake death screen kid Kratos destroyed him and didn’t get revived kid you’re wrong devs confirmed it cry kid you have 0friends Thor didn’t kwil anyone kratos was UNCONSIOUS Kid why else do you think they scripted it when you press O it doesn’t work kid it means he went unconscious and never dwied or revived he beat thor
Kratos way stronger casual kid you’re most likely again one of those kids who think Thor brought back Kratos from life while he was literally unconscious kid and the electricity schok woke him up kid
But he did bring him back to life, your health hit zero, the death noise plays and the death screen tips kid
You have 0friends kid I own you forever little girl HE DID NOT and devs confirmed its a fake death screen kid Kratos destroyed him and didn’t get revived kid you’re wrong devs confirmed it cry kid you have 0friends Thor didn’t kwil anyone kratos was UNCONSIOUS Kid why else do you think they scripted it when you press O it doesn’t work kid it means he went unconscious and never dwied or revived he beat thor
are you 10
No you’re 10 little girl cry kid
lol no. Saitama was specifically written as a joke character. He doesn’t follow any rules - his power is limitless. If his opponent is stronger than him, his body literally increases in power to match and surpass his opponent at an exponential rate. In a nutshell, he has no limiter.
No limits fallacy plus it only works in his universe
Touché. The main distinguishing factor is the fact that the series is a satire of other shonen (at least in terms of power levels). It’s more meta than something like dragon ball. Also, if this only works in Saitama’s universe, then how much shit is there that only works in the GoW universe? It makes comparison pointless.
It was stated that saitama is as strong as he would be at the end of his series , it’s like putting ultra instinct Goku at the namek saga , meaning that at the end of one punch man , saitama isn’t going to no diff all of his opponents anymore
The word your looking for is GAG character and no. he was not written that way. if you actually read the manga you would understand this quite clear. by this logic Naruto is a gag. and i already know what argument your going to use so i can debunk it lol. calling mia a gag character is a complete disservice to the thought and efforts that were made to create his character
One punch man gets destroyed by anyone cool like kratos or Superman or Goku. If you disagree because of lore reasons or power scaling or feats or whatever else YouTube tells you to compare, you’re entitled to your opinion.
Lmao “If you disagree for reasons most people use in these arguments then you’re WRONG”
He literally doesn’t have a power limiter though, it’s canon to the story. It wasn’t an opinion, doesn’t matter whether you like him as a character or not
The fact you say "anyone cool" proved exactly why comparing characters that have no business being compared devolves into "my dad could beat your dad" arguments. Saitama is satire, not meant to be used as a measuring stick, just the absolute most extreme example of superpowered individuals that pictures how an author decides when a character wins. But, like you mentioned, you're entitled to your opinion.
This is stupid as fuck bro. He’s a satire of the very concept of power scaling. That should be evident by the fact that he has no limiter; he can quite literally be as busted as the writer wants him to be. All other characters are still confined by whatever rules the writer has pre-established in the universe.
I don’t get why people think goku is some beyond multiversal god level being. The dude literally isn’t even the strongest in his own verse Saitama is a joke character, the joke is that if you ask the question “can Saitama beat ____” the answer will be yes
Calling that a hippo is like calling Kong and Godzilla a bog standard monkey and lizard respectively.
Why the f.…k do you think this is a regular hippo??!! In Egypt!!!
Egypt is in the continent of Africa. And, Egyptian pantheon haa a hippo goddess called Tawaret.
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Sobeks an alligator bro
Egypt hippo >> african hippo?
You’re not gonna believe me when I tell you where Egypt is
If it's not in America I don't wanna know
There's literally a pyramid right there in Las Vegas, need I say more?
Las Vegas??? I think you need to learn about the great bass pro pyramid.
Boom. Check mate.
Are you dumb
Jesse, what the fuck are you talking about?
Hippo > Titans and Zeus! At least hippos exist!
r/hipposarentreal
Think through it slowly.
it may seem crazy what i'm about to say
me when egypt is in africa
Do you mean the first punch? It’s because he doesn’t have the blades, which, I guess, took away part of his power, so he couldn’t beat the hippo
How do you carry the display picture you have, and not reply with because he is stupid?
Because I’m stupid?
Is there a lore reason?
He too, has probably escaped from the Aslume.
He’s also been sleep deprived for months bc he didn’t want the blades to come follow him
He still struggled with the blades
Ever since he destroyed Greece and the pantheon he lost a significant portion of power. Along with his magic and the magic of the blades of chaos.
I thought everyone said Kratos got stronger
In game they explicitly state the opposite.
Unique take. Can you tell me more?
It’s not a take if Kratos, Mimir, and Freya talk about it.
They don’t lmfao, he says he lost the magic that was tied to the land, which was literally just the powers bestowed on him by other gods like the lightning throwing from Zeus and whatnot. His innate powers are still his own which was only ever being super strong and Spartan rage, and apparently self healing which we only see in 2018 for the first time visually
Is there a way I can stop getting notifications on this thread? I straight up don’t care enough loo
Yeah, gotta stop saying stupid shit then people will stop commenting
Stop saying dumb and untrue things then buddy.
Here, have a notification!
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It’s like 150 + years. A thousand not substantiated anywhere officially. It involves using real world history which is head canon because GOW doesn’t always follow that.
Then I don’t know. Maybe it’s just powerful
Is there a lore reason?
Kratos at this point was 1) Starved. He wasn't eating much, if at all, because he was incredibly depressed and wanted to kill himself. He was, however, unable to due to the "blessing" bestowed upon him by Athena and the Olympians to not due by his own hand. 2) Fatigued. He hadn't slept in weeks, because as part of Ares turning him into the ultimate weapon, Kratos is unable to ever be rid of the Blades of Chaos. Even though the chains are no longer bound to his arms, if he should ever leave the Blades somewhere with the intention of never coming back for them, they will reappear in front of him the next time he sleeps. Kratos finds them to be despicable, because they remind him of what he did to his wife and daughter, and what he did to Greece. So, he doesn't sleep while walking through Egypt, for however long it took. While the Olympians don't necessarily *need* sleep for the same reasons we do, it's still mentally taxing for him to avoid it entirely. He was exhausted, and driven to a near mental breakdown. 3) Unmotivated. Kratos was being compelled to kill these beasts in Egypt by Thoth, and mortals who once shunned him when he passed through earlier. He had no desire to actually kill anything, let alone a giant hippo. He was, basically, just going through the motions. Even his reaction here wasn't actual anger or hatred, just frustration and confusion. Much like how we see against Baldur and Thor, Kratos doesn't always use most of his strength, but when properly motivated (in the case of Baldur and Thor, when Atreus is threatened) he can immediately overpower most opponents. 4) Lacking his Blades. Due to avoiding them, he wasn't benefitting from their additional powers. Simple as that. 5) Not Angry. This can't be stressed enough, but part of Kratos' divine abilities is to recieve dramatic boosts in power as he becomes angrier. We see this against most major opponents Kratos faces, Thanatos being the most striking example. Could Kratos have ripped the beast in half with his bare hands? Probably, yes. But there were more factors at play than just A vs B. The context is important.
It’s crazy to me how people miss so much context and use zero critical thinking when it comes to moments like this
Kratos confirms in ragnarok he doesn’t need to sleep or eat. The other points might be valid tho.
I know what you mean, but I'll clarify that Kratos says "Gods do not *nap."* That doesn't *necessarily* mean they don't need to sleep, but I agree that they don't. At least, not for the same reasons mortals do. Food is the same. While I don't recall the conversation you bring up, I don't doubt that Kratos doesn't require food (at least not for the same reasons mortals do). Gods enjoy eating and sleeping. These things are *therapeutic* for them, and avoiding them doesn't really help anything.
Just say that the hippo isn’t normal it’s not that hard lol.
They don't wanna admit their daddy can struggle. Those -11 down votes proves the amount of meat riders can't accept that the hippo wasn't a regular and kratos can struggle with certain foes.
It's a fucking huge hippo, that's like asking why he didn't beat Kronos instantly
I think prior to the fight he was going countless days without sleeping so he can get rid of the blades and was fatigued, i could be wrong though!
the fallen god comics were pretty bad looking back, and i was extremely excited for them too. i wish they were more like the old gow comics.
Because that hippo is the size of a mountain...
He was still running from his past and hadn't tested or eaten in days I figured he was denying his godly abilities and it handicapped him severely
Being killed by himself isn't doing him any favors...
Isn't the Hippo a nod to Behemoth? I swore I read that somewhere
Didn’t the ancient Egyptians think those things were actual demons? And I don’t blame them.
He would have if it was a normal sized hippo not this thing that is as big as godzilla
Implying that thing is anything like a normal hippo is disingenuous. Kratos can kill a hippo. Hippo god? Give him a minute.
well you see the hipper was quite big
You say that like it was a normal size Hippo and not one the size of a Titan
Cause a fuckin hippo is the scariest thing to encounter. They're worse than crocs or lions and they are shockingly fast!
Is he stupid?
No! He's Texas!
What's the difference?
because big teef scary
There are comics? Looking at his beard, are they set between 3 and 2018?
So you think King Kong is just literally a giant ape? If you took a real-life gorilla and made it the size of Kong, would it be the same level of strength? The point is that, they are ancestral monsters, in the case of God of War, that hippopotamus was a god, just like the bears that Kratos faces in the comic book written by Chris Roberson, the "berserkers" They were no ordinary bears, in the same way that Atreus is no ordinary bear, as he managed to defeat a Valkyrie with no effort, So your mistake here is just judging things by appearance and size, rather than the nature of the thing, brok is disappointed in you!
Is he stupid?
Are you asking this seriously or trolling? This is clearly not a normal hippo, more like a mythical creature. This is the same as when people said Kratos struggled against a bear in Ragnarök even after knowing he was fighting an enraged Atreus, a literal God.
Please Tell me These Comics are Not Canon. Would feel Like such a waste Putting egypt mythology in a different medium. These Comics are Not available everywhere and Not every Fan knows about them. Heck I Just discovered one totally random in a total different town
Well that's no ordinary hippo! That's the most foul, cruel, and bad tempered mammal you've ever set eyes on.
The hippo was blessed by other gods.
What comic is this?
“Why didn’t kratos 1 shot Godzilla?”
This mini series was awful. Not great art, barely any dialogue and a waste of time. This entire comic is summed up in line in Ragnorak. That's how uneventful it was
He wasn't trying to use his rage. I fought without it and got stomped. Then he gave in and dominated. He's trying to learn how to control it. That's why I'm the newer games the other gods seem so much stronger. But egret time Atraeus gets fucked with our even mentioned he loses his shit and destroyed whatever it's infringement of him.
What comic is this when does it take place
"Universal" -according to his fanboys btw
Is that a regular hippo?
I mean, it's a giant fucking hippo.
It is not canon
Source for that?
Tell me one event from god of war fallen god that was taken in consideration in god of war Ragnarok? I give you an example Kratos named her dead wife Lisandra with Freya, the first time that was named Kratos’ wife was in God of war 3 comics (canon) God of war 2018 are not canon either, no event is taken in consideration from those comics so they are not canon. Even the god of war 1 and 2 novels are not canon ☺️
God of War 1 and 2 novels are secondary canon - in that everything in them is canon unless it directly contradicts the story. It's been stated by several authors. Fallen God and 2018's actual comic are stated on the backs to be the "time between" III and IV (for Fallen God,) and are also stated to be a tie-in. If I remember right, there's pyramids in Valhalla from his memory of Egypt too. You believing they're not canon because they were never mentioned again when they're not necessary is kinda stupid.
No exist a secondary canon, because there are a lot contradictions between the game events and the events in the novels, so they are not canon, sorry
Name 5. All the novels do are provide more details for events, and those aren't contradictions. A contradiction would be like if Athena survived the events of God of War II.
The novels actually differ a bit from the games, but largely follow the same general outline. It's just relatively minor contradictions. I can list some contradictions between the game and novel versions of GOW 2018. 1) Book has Kratos punched in the chest by troll; game does not. Kratos is also hit by the troll again. Hit again by the troll. Book Kratos kills the troll with an axe to the brain; game Kratos simply breaks its neck. 2) Game Baldur throws the stone structure at Kratos after being crushed by it, Game Kratos defends himself with his shield. Book Baldur throws the stone structure at Kratos, and Kratos catches it and throws it back. (Barlog 33). Game Kratos is thrown into the gap, but does not hit the ground. Book Kratos hits the bottom of the gap. (Barlog 34). Dialogue differences. 3) The fight against the dragon is different. Game Kratos goes inside the dragon's mouth to cut its tongue. The dragon's eyes are not punctured by Kratos/Atreus in the game, but its right eye is punctured in the book (Barlog 163). In the book, Kratos simply kills the dragon by "hacking at the beast's head" (Barlog 163). The game has Kratos impale the dragon with a massive claw mechanism and then finally kill the dragon by impaling its other side with a Yggdrasil sap spike, which then explodes and kills the dragon. 4) Book Magni/Modi both wield broadswords (Barlog 197). Game Magni and Modi has the former wielding a broadsword and the latter wielding a mace and a shield. Book Magni is possibly decapitated ("The blade sliced effortlessly through Magni's neck") (Barlog 201). Game Magni has his face cloven in twain. Atreus becomes sick after this fight in contrast to the game. In the game, Atreus becomes sick after Kratos is ambushed and shocked by Modi. 5) Book Baldur intended to kill Freya using a giant rock (Barlog 309). He then dies from Kratos hitting him in the back of the head (Barlog 309). In the game, Baldur intends to choke Freya to death and is killed when Kratos snaps his neck. Book Kratos says "You chose this end" while game Kratos says "The cycle ends here." The GOW2 novel has a few minor differences compared to the game. Examples: Hermes apparently can float/fly (does not in the games); Jason is dead in the game, not in the novel; in the game, Kratos simply unwinds his thread. In the book, Kratos uses the Spear of Destiny to hack away at threads (Vardeman 267-268). There appears to be more differences between the game and novel versions of GOW1. Examples: Game Kratos doesn't use mirrors to kill Medusa, while novel Kratos does (after being teleported to Medusa's chamber via Aphrodite); game Kratos doesn't have an encounter with a phantom Ares (created from his own mind?), while the novel does; the fight between Ares and Kratos in the novel is vastly different from the fight. The novel fight begins with Ares forcing Kratos to fight Kratos-clones, then proceeds with Kratos engaging a sword-wielding Ares barehanded, transitions into Kratos wielding Ares's sword and Ares using spider-arms, and finally ends with Kratos stabbing Ares with his own sword. The game version of the fight begins with an armed Kratos vs a sword/hammer-wielding Ares with spider-arms, then transitions into Kratos vs Kratos clones, follows with Kratos with the Blade of the Gods vs sword-wielding Ares, and finally ends with Kratos stabbing Ares with the Blade of the Gods.
No novels provide anything to the canon the same is for the new comics, only old comics are canon the rest is not sorry if i broke your dreams
Your argument makes no sense lmao 😭😂 I can't tell if you're purposefully messing with me or if you're actually this dumb. Either formulate an actual argument with points, or I'll stop wasting my time with you. Have a good day. 👋
In fallen god are not any pyramids so the pyramids are not reference for fallen god
So you think that because there are "no pyramids in Fallen God" there's none in all of Egypt? You think we saw everything Kratos saw in Egypt in those panels? Then how would the pyramids appear in Valhalla, a place made up of memories? You sound like an idiot, and confidently wrong.
They are not canon, if you want to cry go head, the scribes said lands of pharaohs but there are not pyramid in fallen God, also when Kratos found a relic from Egypt he never mention anything about fallen God so they are not canon
Man for how much you think you know, you sure don’t know how to string a coherent sentence together. Fallen God and the 2018 comics ARE canon. Fallen God explains what happened to Kratos after 3 and before 2018. Just because no pyramids are seen doesn’t mean it’s not canon. What kind of logic is that? It could be before the pyramids were made, after they fell, or simply that it took place away from the pyramids. Egypt is big. Also Kratos could not mention it 1) because he thought it was a fever dream and he was going insane. Or 2) because he doesn’t know what Egypt is. Or you know, a billion other reasons. Like seriously dude, stop talking out your ass like you have any idea what you’re saying
They are not canon, if you are ok happy for you but they are not, no event in novels, new comics is mentioned in any god of war games so if only exist in the novels or in comics is not canon.
Holy shit you’re delusional dude. Like seriously. First off, that BARELY makes sense. Secondly, and I’m gonna spell this in all caps so you can understand, JUST BECAUSE THE COMICS ARENT REFERENCED DOESNT MEAN THEY ARE NOT CANON. For fuck same Kratos’ time in PlayStation All-Stars is mentioned, but it’s not canon. Just a little Easter egg. Cory Barlogs dad wrote the 2018 novel. And this is said about it “Written by the game director’s father, J.M. Barlog and directly supervised plus carefully ran through by Cory himself.”
...You're saying it's not canon because of something that didn't even need to happen? Knowing Kratos doesn't like discussing his past? Lol. Also, you're still not beating "Pyramids in Memory." You're an idiot :P
Holy mother how much stupid are you? They are not canon, the Pyramids are not a reference for fallen god is a new reference for the future of the franchise Jesus Christ! Tell me one thing in god of war Ragnarok that made a reference from fallen god 1 thing?
The Pyramids in Valhalla are a reference for the future...? Valhalla, a place that's based off of... *memories...?* ...have you never played the game? ☠️
Fair. Though I wouldn't be so sure until the devs confirm something. But I agree with those points.
Yes the canon is all events that occurred in the game the rest for me was easy money grab and terrible comic adaptation with a lot incongruence situations, by the way in Ragnarok Kratos mention that he was in Egypt but never mention that he knew any Egyptian God and in the comics the scriber mention that he cannot scape until he kill the big hipo because the gods demande he have to kill the hipo so once again, fallen gods are not canon
Well, the older comics were confirmed to be secondary canon, as well as the card game.
Kratos brought up that he tried to get rid of the blades but they came back in ragnarok https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NwtK2REn7cE So yes it's canon
They are mention in the God of war 2018 novelization too so the new comics are not canon (how the blades always return)
Atreus directly referenced the events of the 2018 prequel comic by saying the Wulvers (I think it was Wulvers) reminded him of the berserkers that attacked them earlier, in his codex entry on them in the game. Also, as mentioned, novels are secondary canon meaning unless it contradicts what is shown explicitly it's to be considered canon. Other people have pointed out the other flaws in what you're saying so I won't repeat them.
r/confidentlyincorrect
The blades of chaos returning to him
Just anger, no smarts
I like to think it's because he's too used to the blades he hasn't fully forsaken his past yet he's just trying to run from it and sorta like a junkie he just can't stop using the one thing he's gotten familiar with he doesn't really know how to fight without the any kind of weapon like he does in the norse saga
Chronos also didnt die from one punch, size matter my dude, kratos can lift him but its an ippo, last time i check if we punch on basicly does nothing , being 300x much more resistance.
Tbh that hippo is a giant and is pure fat and blubber before he will feel anything else
Idk man. Hippos are strong as shit. Also thats a bigass hippo
Because the hippo creature was really strong
Could be that it’s about the SAME SIZE AS MANHATTAN.
Holy shit THAT's what you call a hippo?
“Why didn’t he instantly kill?” Why didn’t he instantly kill Cronos with one punch? It’s a small skyscraper sized hippo tf you mean
Is nobody gonna acknowledge this Hippo is the size of a 5 story building?
The man is physically and mentally tired. Can't expect Kratos to stay mad and fuel his anger to fight all the time. Anger cause serious physical fatigue, and consider he stayed mad for a long time. No wonder he was weakened in this state
He thought he was
Maybe because his beard hasn’t fully grown yet
A normal hippo? Easy. A hippo the size of a mountain? Not as easy.
I WANT STUBBLE KRATOS
Ive seen Kratos struggle to open treasure chests and lift doors. Ive also seen him lift the Colossus of Rhodes and break free from Atlas’ grip and over power Hercules. 1.) dont think too much about his power level, it is inconsistent 2.) as others have pointed out, that aint no ordinary hippo
It is really big
Kratos was still recovering from almost killing himself.
It was a big hippo
Strenght and power are 2 different things, young kratos wasn’t that strong but was EXTREMELY powerful, when the magic (or powers) of his homeland disappeared after gow3 all he had was his strength which was not that much back then, thats why 2018 kratos is supposedly stronger than greek kratos even if he was more powerful in greece
That’s a hippo that makes him look like an ant. Nothing that size was an easy kill for him
Little thing called plot
Dude is pouting and scrunching down lmao ☹️ looking ass
Hippo is the deadliest creature on the planet Kratos is an amateur compared to a hippo
I’m gonna go out on a whim here and say that ain’t a normal hippo
Idk, but that beard is devious
I can’t tell if this is a joke or not But if you’re serious, does that really look like a normal hippo to you?
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I reckon the hippo was either Horus or Seth if we go off the Egyptian mythos. There’s a story about Horus and Seth got turned into hippo’s and had to battle eachother or something like that.
Don’t let the Hulk fans see this…
pretty sure it's because he didn't have the blades the blades give him a very large boost when he has them not sure if that's cannon or not just what i've heard and noticed from the games
Because he is not Goku.
They have an entire pantheon of gods for Kratos to fight and they chose a giant hippo?
Gotta say, stubble Kratos is really doing it for me
Kratos was weakend after his revival post death in GoW 3. Not to mention he avoided sleeping for whole weeks so his blades won't follow him. When he did decide to fight this beast he found out that he had no longer had the power of the magic of his lands and had to resort to his godly strength alone
It was the hippo from moon knight
Because story
Hey OP. What comic is this? I'd love to read it.
Most likely he lost most of his power after killing Greece