Kratos

Kratos appears in God of War Laufey, but this time he is not the protagonist — and not playable. Faye carries the frame throughout. At SDCC 2026, Shane the Gamer reported that Kratos himself will not be playable, though his presence in Faye's story is expected to loom large. The gameplay demo shows Kratos appearing briefly — including a sequence where he helps Faye while she is imprisoned — though it remains unclear whether he shows up again before the credits roll.

Chris Judge returns to voice Kratos (confirmed at the SDCC 2026 panel), and at the same panel he framed the whole Norse-era arc through Faye:

“I always thought that Faye was the genesis of the change of Kratos. So much of the message in the first two games was about hope and forgiveness and being better. I think that all started with Kratos' relationship with Faye.”

That commitment is now backed by a concrete announcement: at SDCC 2026, Cory Barlog officially revealed a new Kratos-led God of War game that connects directly to Laufey and ships after it. Kratos is not being retired — he is being given room to breathe while Faye takes center stage.

Kratos has been the face of God of War since 2005, but the Norse games turned him from a rage machine into a father, a survivor, and eventually someone trying to be more than the monster everyone remembers.

Kratos and Faye's relationship has always carried more weight than screen time. God of War Laufey has the chance to finally show what that bond looked like from Faye's side instead of leaving players to infer it from aftermath and memory.