God of War Ragnarök writers considered killing Kratos in opening

In early versions of God of War Ragnarök, the battle with Thor was the end for our protagonist.

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I feel like the scene where thor revives kratos is an gaint middle finger to the fans who thought kratos was going to die. : r/GodofWarRagnarok