AGod of War Ragnarokplayer recently drew attention to a detail regarding Atreus' scars that has been a source of much confusion going back to 2018’sGod of War. There are many interesting details about both Kratos and Atreus. Obviously, players have spent a lot of time with Kratos and know the story behind many of his features, including his pale skin and face markings. Atreus is more of a mystery, however, withGod of War Ragnarokplayers having to fill in the gaps in his backstory themselves.

The tattoo on Kratos' face and head was a significant plot device in the originalGod of Wartrilogy, though in the first game it was likely just cosmetic.Starting inGod of War: Ghost of Spartaa prophecy regarding the “marked warrior” destroying Olympus was retconned in. This led to Ares and Athena capturing Deimos, Kratos' brother, for his facial birthmark. Kratos would then tattoo his face in a similar design to Deimos' birthmark in his brother’s memory.

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What Reddit user Fancy_Fuel15 notices is that Atreus has a pattern of scars over his left eye that’s eerily reminiscent ofKratos' face tattoo. That is, Atreus' scars look like a line moving from above his eye to his temple, and then below his eye toward his jaw. The implication is that the scars were a result of Kratos' tattoo due to one reason or another. There is, however, no canon explanation for Atreus scars, so only the developers at Santa Monica Studio know the truth.

To be clear, the scars over Atreus' eye are not new inGod of War Ragnarok. They were there in the2018God of Warreboot, too. There are even similar threads on Reddit fromGod of Warfans asking if the scars are related to Kratos' tattoo. If Atreus appears in a future game, more questions could arise regarding his scars.

Theories regarding the scars are surprisingly similar, shared between players of bothGod of WarandGod of War Ragnarok. The leading theories include the possibility of Deimos' birthmark being genetic and Atreus' scars being related, as well as possible self-scarification as a young Atreus was trying to look more like his father. Alternatively, it’s just a coincidence, and Atreus got his scars in an accident or fight.

That there’s no answer to the question of Atreus' scars is probably for the best. Not everything needs to have a backstory, nor does it need to serve a purpose in the plot. It simply gives Atreus more personality and hints that there’s been more to his life than what’s seen in theGod of Wargames. It makes the games richer through an absence of an explanation. It would be pretty interesting if Atreus ended up being Deimos reborn or something, though. MaybeSanta Monica Studiohas that planned for the future.

God of War Ragnarokis available now on PS4 and PS5.

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