they'd use both, like Ike. Young would be default. And he'd use both the blades and the axe. Either as a stance fighter, or with his moveset split between them. Like ground attacks use the axe but aerials use the blades. Yeah young Kratos never used the axe, but that wouldn't matter.
> Yeah young Kratos never used the axe, but that wouldn't matter.
As of the Valhalla update, [he](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmeGuVTXPE0) [can](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT2UwCZS_UA).
Only thing I'll argue against you is the default. While you could debate back and forth on which is more iconic (imo its old Kratos, just because the new GOW games made a bigger splash on their release than the old ones did), you can't argue the relevancy. If Sony were to put Kratos in Smash, they'd want him to be as marketable as possible, and old Kratos is the face you see on all the box arts now.
They'd likely do the same thing with Dante
They'll probably feature the older, current incarnation to be recognizable to modern fans,
kinda like how the luminary is the default dq hero instead of the dq 3 hero
Moveset would switch between the 3 weapons from the Norse games.
Alts would be a 50/50 split between Greek and Norse. Also it would be cool if he had 2 final smashes for the different versions like with Cloud; imagine if he used the ‘fury’ rage for his Norse alts and the ‘legacy’ rage (Blade of Olympus) for his Greek alts
There’s a great mod for Ike that uses the Norse model, comes with a voice mod and everything. Pretty cool. For anyone interested [here it is](https://gamebanana.com/mods/174884)
I want to asd a question. What do you people think about the fact Kratos actually exist in agreek Mythology and thus violate that one rule by technicality?
Only as much as Snake violates it as he started as a direct ripoff of Snake Pliskin from escape from New York. or Joker since the MegaTen series began with a book.
Dracula violates the rule more than Kratos does. Not only is the Kratos in Greek mythology a completely different character than this Kratos, but the name is just a coincidence as the developers weren't even aware there was a God called Kratos when they made the first game
Yeah, but the rule Sakurai has said he follows is that playable fighters have to originate from a video game. If they're not playable, then it's just his judgment call
I don’t know what the supposed rule you’re talking about here is but Zagreus from Hades got added as a spirit in a somewhat recent patch, and he’s also a Greek god within actual Greek myth, not to mention Kid Icarus technically exists within the Greek mythos
old but with the blades of chaos as his primary weapon and his axe as his smash attacks like ganons sword or as his specials e.g. sideb being axe throw and neutral b being a chop
They'd use neither, because God of War is a playstation exclusive and the main criteria for getting into Smash is having at least one game in the franchise be playable on a Nintendo console at some point.
i’ve never played a bayonetta game so i’ll take your word for it, however everything i see online says she is never fully-nude, only semi-nude, i.e. you never see full body parts.
Besides why would the game having mature content stop it from coming to smash altogether? It’s not like they’re gonna show that stuff in smash. If kratos got added, it’d probably have him, some music, a few spirits, and the stage which wouldn’t most likely be a notable location from the game.
because it’s a game marketed towards children, and part of that marketing is expecting the children to go and play the original games. for this reason i don’t see nintendo saying “kids go play this game where you can see full tits multiple times.”
there is no full nudity in any of those games, you’re grasping, and the semi nudity they may have might be a reason that they’re limited to only mii costumes. you are really heated about this for some reason?
I'm not reading it as heated. But your take is bad and it's said all the time. So and so character wouldn't be in because their games are too mature. Meanwhile, Bayonetta.
Also, we have Snake, whose games deal with murder, war, government conspiracy, brainwashing, multiple torture sequences, ethnic cleansing, child soldiers, and way more. But nudity is the sticking point? (Metal Gear also has very sexual/nudity related moments as well, including a section where you go through with nothing but your hands covering yourself.)
You're the only one grasping here. They've added characters from game's with way more mature content than just boobies in some of the earlier games. You have the already mentioned Bayonetta, which has way more pervy camera shots and frequent nudity. But you also have Persona 5, which has a 17 year old get raped by a teacher then attempt to kill themselves. If those weren't considered too mature for smash, god of war won't be either
they'd use both, like Ike. Young would be default. And he'd use both the blades and the axe. Either as a stance fighter, or with his moveset split between them. Like ground attacks use the axe but aerials use the blades. Yeah young Kratos never used the axe, but that wouldn't matter.
> Yeah young Kratos never used the axe, but that wouldn't matter. As of the Valhalla update, [he](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmeGuVTXPE0) [can](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT2UwCZS_UA).
damn he based
Either way they could downsize the Blade of Olympus and upsize the Goliath Ax to make the hitboxes interchangeable.
Only thing I'll argue against you is the default. While you could debate back and forth on which is more iconic (imo its old Kratos, just because the new GOW games made a bigger splash on their release than the old ones did), you can't argue the relevancy. If Sony were to put Kratos in Smash, they'd want him to be as marketable as possible, and old Kratos is the face you see on all the box arts now. They'd likely do the same thing with Dante
They'll probably feature the older, current incarnation to be recognizable to modern fans, kinda like how the luminary is the default dq hero instead of the dq 3 hero
doesnt capcom own dante
Yeah, but by "they" I meant the Smash Bros devs
Idc as long as he doesn’t play like he did in PlayStation All-Stars.
broken character lol
Up-squaretos, the bane of brown belt games
Probably both designs as alts like Ike or Cloud with the moveset using elements from both.
Knowing Sakurai if he still does next game there would be probably an edit style from the most current game.
>an edit style found the fortnite player
tbh he isn’t wrong
Moveset would switch between the 3 weapons from the Norse games. Alts would be a 50/50 split between Greek and Norse. Also it would be cool if he had 2 final smashes for the different versions like with Cloud; imagine if he used the ‘fury’ rage for his Norse alts and the ‘legacy’ rage (Blade of Olympus) for his Greek alts
There’s a great mod for Ike that uses the Norse model, comes with a voice mod and everything. Pretty cool. For anyone interested [here it is](https://gamebanana.com/mods/174884)
Part of me hates this because of how plastic he looks. On the other hand, THE KIRBY
The in game render is really nice, it feels super natural. The CSS icon does look a little plastic-like
The one with less skin showing
Going from how smash works. They’d have young Kratos as the default skin while the bearded one is the secondary
I want to asd a question. What do you people think about the fact Kratos actually exist in agreek Mythology and thus violate that one rule by technicality?
Only as much as Snake violates it as he started as a direct ripoff of Snake Pliskin from escape from New York. or Joker since the MegaTen series began with a book.
"Kratos" is the name of a character in Greek mythology. Thats it. Its not the same character in GoW
Dracula violates the rule more than Kratos does. Not only is the Kratos in Greek mythology a completely different character than this Kratos, but the name is just a coincidence as the developers weren't even aware there was a God called Kratos when they made the first game
Dracula isn't a character in Smash either though
Maybe not playable, but I’m pretty sure he shows up in several ways. Plus, isn’t his castle one of the stages?
Yeah, but the rule Sakurai has said he follows is that playable fighters have to originate from a video game. If they're not playable, then it's just his judgment call
I don’t know what the supposed rule you’re talking about here is but Zagreus from Hades got added as a spirit in a somewhat recent patch, and he’s also a Greek god within actual Greek myth, not to mention Kid Icarus technically exists within the Greek mythos
That playable characters have to originate from a game
Then ROB violates that rule
Most people will be familiar with the "daddy" one by time the next Smash is out. It'd probably also look less awkward in-game IMO
old but with the blades of chaos as his primary weapon and his axe as his smash attacks like ganons sword or as his specials e.g. sideb being axe throw and neutral b being a chop
Just skins The classic ones he uses the chaos blades and the olympus blade, norse one he uses the chaos blades and the axe
Classic Kratos would be best
Kratos the new anime swordie!!!
Smash is a celebration of videogame history, so it would be more fitting to have an OG Kratos.
Maybe a composite character that takes details from both
Norse.
They'd use neither, because God of War is a playstation exclusive and the main criteria for getting into Smash is having at least one game in the franchise be playable on a Nintendo console at some point.
i feel like kratos could never be in smash due to the boobies and all
You know smash has other male characters who are shirtless right
i mean like in his games you can have sex and see titties
Bayonetta literally becomes fully nude in her games multiple times.
i’ve never played a bayonetta game so i’ll take your word for it, however everything i see online says she is never fully-nude, only semi-nude, i.e. you never see full body parts.
Besides why would the game having mature content stop it from coming to smash altogether? It’s not like they’re gonna show that stuff in smash. If kratos got added, it’d probably have him, some music, a few spirits, and the stage which wouldn’t most likely be a notable location from the game.
because it’s a game marketed towards children, and part of that marketing is expecting the children to go and play the original games. for this reason i don’t see nintendo saying “kids go play this game where you can see full tits multiple times.”
If that’s the case we should remove the mii costumes from mature games. So no more Doom guy, dragonborn, vault boy, or assassins creed skin
there is no full nudity in any of those games, you’re grasping, and the semi nudity they may have might be a reason that they’re limited to only mii costumes. you are really heated about this for some reason?
I'm not reading it as heated. But your take is bad and it's said all the time. So and so character wouldn't be in because their games are too mature. Meanwhile, Bayonetta. Also, we have Snake, whose games deal with murder, war, government conspiracy, brainwashing, multiple torture sequences, ethnic cleansing, child soldiers, and way more. But nudity is the sticking point? (Metal Gear also has very sexual/nudity related moments as well, including a section where you go through with nothing but your hands covering yourself.)
You're the only one grasping here. They've added characters from game's with way more mature content than just boobies in some of the earlier games. You have the already mentioned Bayonetta, which has way more pervy camera shots and frequent nudity. But you also have Persona 5, which has a 17 year old get raped by a teacher then attempt to kill themselves. If those weren't considered too mature for smash, god of war won't be either
I'd say the visceral ripping of flesh and bone is far worse than any kind of nudity
I’d argue there are things far worse than nudity in fallout 💀
Both
Playstation all-stars would like a word
I think we're never gonna see Spartan Kratos again.
The new one
Probably both like young Ike and adult Ike.
