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A piece of rejected concept art depicts a horrifying version of Kratos looking tortured and broken for God of War: Ascension.
While fans recently saw Kratos ready for battle in the latest trailer for God of War: Ragnarok, a piece of rejected concept art from a previous game shows a horrifying alternate look for the character.
Shared on Reddit, the piece of art was created by James Van Den Bogart, the Senior Character Artist who worked on God of War: Ascension. Kratos is depicted in the image as grimly malnourished, and severed across his body in various places. It’s a far cry from the hulking depiction we are used to for the vengeful god, with his iconic ash-covered skin and red markings only adding to his deathly appearance.
While no description was given to provide context for the horrifying image, the story of the game did include a period of torture for Kratos. His torture was punishment for breaking an oath to Ares, the god who gave him the Blades of Chaos and subsequently orchestrated Kratos’ murdering of his own family. His torment was carried out by the three furies, who could be the cause for his unrecognizable state in the concept art.
James Van Den Bogart worked at Santa Monica Studios between 2011 and 2013, and has since moved on to work on projects for various other developers. He has worked as a Lead Creature Artist at ArenaNet, the company behind Guild Wars 2. His most recent role is as an artist at Valve, the developers responsible for the Portal and Half-Life series.
The most recent glimpse fans got at Kratos in God of War: Ragnarok showed the warrior in fighting shape, although slightly older and with his Viking-appropriate beard. While he and his son Atreus will attempt to halt Ragnarok, there will be no shortage of Asgardian gods who would be happy to see Kratos tortured like in the concept art, including Freya and a frighteningly strong-looking Thor.
Launching exclusively for PlayStation 5, Sony Interactive Entertainment has yet to confirm a release window for God of War: Ragnarok. Breaking the fourth wall, a mysterious character at the end of the trailer teases fans that they’ll get their answers “soon enough.”
Source: Reddit
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