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[Pelta88]

God of War Is Now MCU Canon

It would appear God of War exists within the Marvel Cinematic Universe now. God of War is one of [...]

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God Of War is mentioned in the Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday special. In a scene where a fan approaches Drax, eager to take a picture but mistakes Drax for The God OF War.

With the millions Marvel pours into their scripts and their method of connecting different Marvel ip by name-dropping in movies, has comic heads theorizing and speculating. I don't think this is insignificant, or a throwaway line of dialogue. And I don't think Kratos is joining the MCU because Disney/Marvel has spent years refining Thor from his Norse, depiction into something unrecognizable.

But Sony being vocal about turning their most successful IP into movies/tv shows. I think we just got our first hint that Ragnarok is on the horizon.

 

[Bragr]

For those wondering, there is a reference to Kratos in the Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special. Don't think it means much.

 

[Fbh]

That was one of the few funny bits in that special

 

[Davevil]

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Yeah I can see that in the story

 

[tommib]

Hope it’s not true. This is a Marvel-free house and I wouldn’t be able to sell my digital copy of Ragnarok.

 

[adamsapple]

You're not Eddie-Griffin

 

[lh032]

sony acquiring disney soon.

Soney.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Did we all not see meth Kratos in the beginning of Love and Thunder?

 

[Gudji]

Disney buying Sony confirmed.

 

[Pelta88]

Did we all not see meth Kratos in the beginning of Love and Thunder?

Really?

 

[poodaddy]

Slow news day....

 

[Punished Miku]

I'm sure it's just a coincidence but the Sony Studios intro logo on all their games feels a lot like Marvel. And they're doing Spider Man and Wolverine games. And Sony pushes for concessions with Spider Man in the films so who knows what they got. But yeah, probably just a joke.

Tom Holland would make a great Atreus though.

 

[Mokus]

What?!

 

[feynoob]

This silly take is too funny.

 

[TLZ]

You're not Eddie-Griffin

 

[feynoob]

 

[tommib]

If PlayStation becomes a Marvel machine (and they’re close) I’m selling the PS5 and getting a Series X. That’s it. And I’ll want a hug from Riky.

 

[jumpship]

Didn't something similar happen in Endgame. Tony Stark jokingly calling Rocket by the name Ratchet instead.

 

[feynoob]

If PlayStation becomes a Marvel machine (and they’re close) I’m selling the PS5 and getting a Series X. That’s it. And I’ll want a hug from Riky.

How do you think your pfp would feel, if you do that?

 

[tommib]

How do you think your pfp would feel, if you do that?

Selene? I’ll play this masterpiece to compensate (they said it’s just the same):

ReCore - Wikipedia

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[ReBurn]

For those wondering, there is a reference to Kratos in the Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special. Don't think it means much.

But to some it means everything

 

[feynoob]

Selene? I’ll play this masterpiece to compensate (they said it’s just the same):

ReCore - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I feel you.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

God Killer.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Fat Thor in the MCU was harbinger for Kratos.

 

[jaysius]

This is such a dumb reach around that it'd hit the belly button, and just go with it.

 

[Fake]

Is this a joke?

 

[Swift_Star]

Calm down, people, it's just a silly easter egg.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Really?

Christian Bale's character, even a dead daughter to boot angry at the Gods.

 

[Thirty7ven]

It’s just an Easter egg, MCU fandom needs to wake up.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

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God Of War is mentioned in the Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday special. In a scene where a fan approaches Drax, eager to take a picture but mistakes Drax for The God OF War.

With the millions Marvel pours into their scripts and their method of connecting different Marvel ip by name-dropping in movies, has comic heads theorizing and speculating. I don't think this is insignificant, or a throwaway line of dialogue. And I don't think Kratos is joining the MCU because Disney/Marvel has spent years refining Thor from his Norse, depiction into something unrecognizable.

But Sony being vocal about turning their most successful IP into movies/tv shows. I think we just got our first hint that Ragnarok is on the horizon.

OFTLG… talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill. It literally doesn’t mean anything that you are saying. Lol

 

[SSfox]

Please stay away from God Of War and Kratos, keep your shitty marvel stuffs for yourself, thanks

 

[Punished Miku]

It’s just an Easter egg, MCU fandom needs to wake up.

It's an easter egg but I bet it was negotiated. Sony Pictures is famous for doing more in-movie advertising than usual; noteworthy in Ghostbusters 2016 and most Adam Sandler movies. Definitely very focused on mainstream marketing with the Lebron commercial as well.

It's smart I guess. Not a fan of in movie ads though.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Ghostbusters is a Sony franchise. It’s a joke nothing more.

 

[ManaByte]

OFTLG… talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill. It literally doesn’t mean anything that you are saying. Lol

It’s clickbait.

People play video games in the MCU.

Thor made a kid playing Fortnite cry in Endgame.

 

[Punished Miku]

Ghostbusters is a Sony franchise. It’s a joke nothing more.

A joke a few weeks before the release of their new game. It's a joke and an ad.

 

[graywolf323]

what is with news sites (and fans to an extent) acting like easter eggs now mean things are canon instead of what they've always been which is easter eggs and just little nods & winks to fans which otherwise mean absolutely nothing

 

[ManaByte]

what is with news sites (and fans to an extent) acting like easter eggs now mean things are canon instead of what they've always been which is easter eggs and just little nods & winks to fans which otherwise mean absolutely nothing

Clickbait.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Disney buying Sony confirmed.

Look forward to the “Goddess of War” reboot with Kratos as a fierce Woman of Color plus some gay kissing scenes awkwardly crammed in for no apparent reason.

 

[Tigerlord]

I am not surprised. If anyone is complaining, would you give up Spiderman and Wolverine on PlayStation?

 

[baphomet]

what is with news sites (and fans to an extent) acting like easter eggs now mean things are canon instead of what they've always been which is easter eggs and just little nods & winks to fans which otherwise mean absolutely nothing

It's not even an easter egg. It's a joke in a franchise that is entirely about making references to things everyone knows.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

A pop-culture reference doesn't make something "canon" lol, it just means there are obvious similarities to the real world in the fictional one.

 

[Codes 208]

And according to god of war, ps all-stars is canon

We’re comin’ full-circle

 

[bitbydeath]

They’re using the wrong image of Kratos.

 

[mejin]

Fat Thor would kill Barbie Thor easily.

 

[GymWolf]

Well shit

 

[StreetsofBeige]

TV

 

[Bernkastel]

sony acquiring disney soon.

Soney.

Disney buying Sony confirmed.

Where does the Apple buying Disney theory fit into this?

 

[Kilau]

I like the typo in the tweet, apart means not together, separate lol

 

[sainraja]

I mean, I am more surprised by the people that are bothered **even if** slightly by the idea that there is some connection of God of War with Marvel, that someone else here is possibly thinking there might be more to it, it being canon or whatever. Hell, it is....canon in the sense that God of War the game, exists in their universe so relax ya'all.