Faye: "I can fix him." *Actually fixes him

Everyone else: Ghost of Sparta, God Killer, God of War Faye: Grumbles

She calls him nicknames and teases him, she's the fun type and likes to talk. But Kratos still loves her. He's the opposite of her, the grumpy, always angry, stoic, less talking man. He genuinely cares and admires her.

Faye: What he does best is grunting. Kratos: *grunt* It killed me there

A woman and a man that got tired of fighting, finding themselves together to tend on their bruises. Perfect relationship right there, as balanced as yin and yang, as calm as a sea at sunset.

Faye said "I can fix him", Then actually did :(

With just a few scenes, they turned Faye not just into a complex character with a tragic history and an iron conviction, but made her Kratos' _equal._ It's obvious to see why Kratos loved her, and why she loved him in return.

Kratos cheated death multiple times so knowing that he couldn’t save his wife must’ve been heartbreaking

"We are not our failures. We are not what we were." I like that.

I see a lot of people saying that at the end they should have kissed. But to me the gentle head rest on each other was much more meaningful. Shows their internal love and connection on emotional level. Rather than just physical/lust for each other.

Man they did a good job showing us just who Faye really was to Kratos and how deeply he cared. Despite all the death he's seen and caused,he finds it hard to accept that Faye would some day be gone. Damn this story is so well written and shown

TIME STAMP- 15:05 To grieve deeply, is to have loved fully. Open your heart to the world as you have opened it to me. And you will find every reason to keep living in it.-Faye LOVE IT!!!!

I think both Faye and Lysandra (Kratos' 1st wife) would've become great friends. Lysandra had the courage to stand up against Kratos' arrogance and recklessness while Faye was never afraid of Kratos' rage and even learned how to calm him.

I completely understand Kratos's passive aversion to getting emotionally attached. The amount of PTSD and guilt he had especially on the familial level by the gods.

I really like their backstory. My take on this is not that Faye _made_ Kratos a better man. Of course, she was a big influence on him turning over a new leaf but I think it's more like Kratos saw Faye as somebody who was also trying to atone for past mistakes much like him, a kindred spirit you might say. He didn't just want to be a better person _for_ her, he wanted to be a better person _with_ her. The path of redemption can be lonely, and it might have been a comfort for Kratos that Faye was willing to hold his hand and walk it with him.

Yeah I can understand why Kratos became the way he is now. Love definitely changed him in many ways.

I will never not adore that Faye called Kratos "Grumbles". It is my favorite thing about these scenes, and by a lot.

"To grieve deeply is to have loved fully" I am going to tattoo this

"A problem doesn't have to reach our doorstep for it to be our responsibility" What a character. And a well written explanation for why a guy like Kratos would even think about doing half of the good things in these games.

You can tell how much they love each other. The way Faye teases him, the way she deeply cares for him, the way she worries for him, the gentleness and understanding she has for him, it’s all so beautiful. She knows of his violent past, the terrible things he’s done, and yet she loves him. She helps him be a better man, a kinder and more caring man. Truly one of the best love stories I’ve ever seen

She calls him Grumbles. I love that!

To think that they both actually tried to kill each other when they first met is funny yet its something I wud like to see explained further on HOW they set aside their differences. Also I like how Faye just playfully teases him yet have the patience to shrug off Kratos's lack of empathy for the wolf problem. Very interesting dynamic that bounces both characters well

Love how Faye's appearence is that of a beautiful woman and a skilled warrior

We all need a Faye in our life… Truly a amazing Story

I like how they made Faye’s character. She isn’t the stereotypical ball and chain or neglectful bully. She is caring and loving with a side of challenging.

The love between Kratos and Faye was everything I could’ve ever hoped for him :’( She was absolutely amazing, beautiful, gentle and so wise. She was perfect, and he loved and still loves her SO deeply, just as she does for him (and both of them for Atreus of course) . Each scene with her left me wanting to see so much more, the love between them will always be so beautifully powerful for me :’)

Such a shame we didn't get a "Good boy, Watch the house and child, I will go fish for food" from Faye.

You can tell Kratos deeply misses her in this game, especially in scenes of him holding the pouch, really want to read the novel for Ragnarok to see his inner thought as the 2018 novel even tells how his journey with his son to spread her ashes that he really wanted to break down crying but he is holding it in to complete her request with the pouch with her ashes being only thing helping him as it the only thing that giving him a sense of her presence with memories of smiling calmly towards him in bed unafraid of him and the things he did in his past, also tells how unwilling he is to let Atreus hold it, immediately always saying no up until they reach Jotunheimen

Faye: you would have me trapped in the ground for eternity? Kratos: i would have you close to me Faye: how touching, my rotting corpse will give you comfort. Nah but your ashes will

I love how Brok is the only one besides Faye to be able to mock and tease Kratos and live to tell the tale.

i was expecting her to be much more wild, but her motherly warmth is a real charmer as well, and just what Kratos needed

Now this is definitely a strong example of true love/romantic goals. Also, Faye is so beautiful, strong, excellent, badass and says some of the best quotes ever

If you notice each time kratos wakes up from these memories he awakes each time calmer. The first time was in a blind and extream panic. The second it was panicked but not as strong. And the third and last he awoke was calm and collected, knowing that it was time to avenge her name.

This is Better than any love story i ever seen. No Sus. No Kiss. No Cringe. Just a Nice Love story between Kratos and Faye.

I knew kratos had a good relationship with faye but this? This is just so beautiful. They complement each other in every way. They were perfect. By the end of the last memory, I cried then went to hug my husband. I can’t imagine losing him. I cant imagine preparing for his funeral while hes still alive either. I just cant.

That last dream, the final moments, as they look at each other's eyes. Look at how Kratos' lips and eyes are telling us how he is holding his emotions. Such a powerful scene... Brought tears to my eyes.

She is a vampire, she is a journalist on Hell's Kitchen, she is a D&D game master IRL, she fixes Kratos. That woman has all the street cred in the geek fandom.

3 times his heart was broken, 3 time he must carry their Ashish. The 4th let him free.

" The culmination of love is grief, and yet we love despite the inevitable, we open our hearts to it" That hits

After finally seeing Faye for the first time is actually crazy but the only woman who calm kratos down and he’s definitely more than a god of war he’s more like a man of honor

seeing kratos be so vulnerable to faye honestly brings me to tears especially with that ending song with her telling him to open his heart up to the world its so beautiful

Better love story than twilight

"We are not our failures. We are not what we were. We must be better." - Faye -

They do such a great job of portraying Faye as easily Kratos' equal, both as a warrior and as a counter to his rage and pain. As she pulls Kratos out of his past and into relationship with her, Atreus, and the world, she is very gentle and even playful with him, and simultaneously takes no shit from him.

Deborah Ann Woll was literally the perfect cast for Faye that i can imagine.

I don't know if everyone else did, yet I suspected something sinister when the prior game's end revealed Faye had seen prophecies about her and Kratos, and their son; but, even if less "exciting," I'm pleasantly surprised that she was really sincere and did love Kratos and Atreus, never caring about the prophecy beyond later using it to protect them out of genuine concern.

Their voices are so soothing. I absolutely love their dynamic and their close intimacy is something I feel like is unmatched in some forms of media.

the reasons why I like faye and I like every scene of hers are: her cutscenes shows how much love does change people, I mean how he was before and after he loved faye and saw what she seeks he is just like a completely different person, so if you loved someone so much just try to see what the good seeks he/she has and try to make them your good seeks as well, and for faye I liked her a lot cause she was the one who changed kratos into someone completely different she made him from a selfish, ruthless, deadly murderer to a selfless and friendly (not always friendly) hero, she was the one who made kratos stops their child from being like his old father younger kratos.

I love how we don't have to see Kratos cry to know that the loss of Faye was devastating to him. That one lingering shot of his expression after the image of baby Atreus fades away-- it's the look of someone who's been mortally wounded and trying to muscle through the pain. A grief so powerful that he couldn't cry it out even if he wasn't used to holding his tears in check. Whoever was behind the facial capture of this game deserves an award.

What a calm & reasonable person

Open your heart to the world as you have opened it to me and you will find every reason to keep living in it Damn. So well written. You can clearly see how Faye affects Kratos and how she means the world to him.

Atreus is a lot like her mom in terms of looks and attitude.

Sometimes it's easy to forget that Giants are mortals. Faye definitely died out of natural causes since she lacked the immortality of the gods. Kratos, being a god, would have no choice but to watch. If he married another god, this wouldn't happen but we all know he has good reasons not to trust one.

Kratos is very lucky he had a wives that love him so much even in Greek to Norse

She knew she was going to die and she was not afraid. The feels 😥😢😭😭

"The culmination of love is grief" Damn, that hurts

Kratos living in a Berserk level Greek tragedy.

Haven't seen this be commented yet, but I love the subtleties to each sequence with Faye. Each time after the interactions with her, Kratos wakes up in an emotional state, as if pulled from a nightmare. However in the last one where he finally has the chance to let her go, grieve deeply and reconcile with his past does he have the best night's sleep in a long time, even more so on the eve of Ragnarök. Just something to add to my love for this game.

8:05 "We must be Better" I always thought some of the meaningful words(positive ones) Kratos said are from his wife teaching him to be sentimental.

In ancient Greece some of the most beautiful characteristics were believed to be blue eyes and red hair. Kratos found his type

Faye told to herself "I can change him" and she actually succeeded 😆

Behind this big brute and savage of a man is a soft and kind heart, or what's left of it since it was broken many times

It’s great to see a game showing a man being a loving father, I think it’s a great step in the right direction to men being shown as more than brutes

Laufey doesn’t look like a giant until you remember that she is as tall as Kratos and Kratos is like 6’4.

Yo just realized the actress that plays Faye is Deborah Ann Woll, she played Karen in Daredevil and in true blood.

There is a theory that Odin and Kratos have parallel lives Both Loved a Giant. Their loss changed them . Each coped in their own way. One chose to be better & Let go ( Kratos), One chose not to let go (Odin)

8:26 is Chilling. That echoed "protect our son" is haunting, with the music building afterwards... so good

7:57 I think we all need to remind ourselves of that. Faye is a wise strong woman. The type of woman I wish I could have as a partner. Kratos was a very fortunate man and I’m sure he knew that. Man loves his wife and son, just doesn’t know how to show affection after all he’s been through and done. I thought I didn’t know how to show affection but in reality is that I don’t show affection because I’m protecting myself from future pain. I don’t open up because I’m afraid to lose the people that want to get close to me. Wether I lose them by them walking away from my life or losing them in a more painful way. And it doesn’t help that my childhood hero was Batman, a man with depression that dresses up like a bat. Then constantly putting myself down for my past failures and mistakes instead of doing what Faye told Kratos doesn’t help either. I am going to try to remember that line. “We are not our failures, we are not who we were, we must be better.”

Not gonna lie. That final moment between them made me cry like a baby. This game was PHENOMENAL 🐐

"I enjoy hearing your voice" damn bro i hope someone say this to me

Whenever Faye’s singing plays I get the chills every time. It’s such a good song

Kratos, from a god killing butcher to Grumbles. Faye really tamed him a lot.

Very well done on the character design. She seems a perfect match for Kratos and completely see Atreus from her.

Faye was truly an amazing woman, capable of loving the man of few words but who truly cared for her.

For those who want to know the voice actress for faye its Deborah ann woll

“And when you are gone, that part of me dies as well.” I felt that, that hurt.

"To grieve deeply, is to have loved fully. open your heart to the world as you have opened it for me, and you will find every reason to keep living in it" My brother just lost his wife due to brain aneurysm this August. i feel like this is a great advice.

the end moments were so beautiful. Going through a breakup right now and i feel the same kratos is feeling. "And when you are gone that part of me dies as well" "the culmination of love is grief." "we love despite knowing the inevitable. We open our hearts to it." "Faye, to feel your absence - " "Open your heart to the world as you did with me and you will find every reason to keep living in it." "To grieve deeply is to have loved fully." idk

Kratos has finally become a true god of War. War is not just waged to aquire power, or to avenge oneself… or to redeem oneself. It is also waged to protect the ones we love most🔥

After seeing this I can see why Kratos held Faye in such a high regard and was enraged whenever Atreus tried to joke or belittle her memory.

Fuckin hell, those final lines from Faye were delivered beautifully.

I can't be the only one who thinks it's cute that she calls him Grumbles

Ah yes. Kratos: the God of War, the Ghost of Sparta, Slayer of the Titans, Butcher of the Fates, Harbinger of the Fury, Destroyer of the Greek Pantheon, the Oathbreaker, the Kinslayer, now the Grumbles and the Good boy.

9:19 That's such a brilliant callback. That's the exact same way he reacted when he saw Lysandra's and Calliope's blood on his hands after accidentally killing him. Till now that moment still haunts him, as his new fear is losing Atreus.

KRATOS in the Greek mythology: Kill Kill Kill .... Revenge... Vengeance.. Anger...RAGEEEEE ....AHHH Kratos infront of Faye: *grunt* Faye: Good Boy

2:05 with great power comes great responsibility -Faye

we all fell in love with faye at the 2018 game, even tho she never spoke nor made an appereance and all it took was 3 seperate scenes for us to love her even more from stories to meeting her in the flesh, faye was such an impacting character even for kratos

If they decide to make DLC for GOW, I think it should be about some of the lore behind Faye. Imagine us finally being able to play as her and see her wielding the axe

The swelling of the music and the transition back to the waking world from the third dream was really beautiful

I am addicted this video right now. When I do homework, I always watch this video. I am so relaxed and calm.

Jesus so that's Faye! Was kinda hoping she'd get her own spin off prequel game with conan like adventures with her as the leading role. Too bad, but this is very wholesome.

The best relationship is between a stoic man who says very little and a cheerful woman who can see the love deep inside him

For Kratos having to help her with her burial preparations must have been heart shattering.

“Protect our son…”

Faye was a wise and good woman. Nothing but respect for this woman.

I loved all these scenes, I especially loved the theatre like transitions like set changes, they’re so beautiful and u can tell how much they loved each other. He doesn’t say much but his few words says everything. “The moment you are gone a part of me will be gone too.” Kratos loves Faye and I think it means so much to him that despite all he had done someone can still love him and see past all of that. Kratos was always a good man buried beneath rage and anger that she just helped to unearth. To show him that strength is to be brave enough to be gentle which he understands with his son

"The culmination of love is grief. And yet we love despite the inevitable, we open our hearts to it." "To grieve deeply is to have loved fully. Open your heart to the world as you have opened it to me and you will find every reason to keep living in it." Top tier writing right here.

The amount of qoutes this game and the last one produce are simply amazing. I'll never forget them.

Perhaps one of the best aspects of God Of War (4) is the meditative aspect. Kratos has grown in the decade(s?) past his conquest over the pantheon, and in that time he rage he once felt has simmered down into believable shame and regret. It's very natural, especially if your rage actually had a goal, to reach a feeling of meek purposelessness and become more sullen and sorrowful after the fact. His life's goal was to stick it to Zeus and he's done that. Now what? It didn't bring his family back- By the time Baldur shows up at his door, Kratos has lost twice now the love of his life and has to become a better role model for his new family to avoid the sins of the past, and it's evident in how quiet in contemplative he's become. Where once he basically shouted every line of dialogue, he speaks to Faye in quiet grunts and gruff whispers. There's regret in his voice and shame in his eyes. He was young, then, full of rage and even moreso, power, so much so that he could topple Olympus almost single-handled without a second. Those were the actions of a boy, though. Now he's a man. Actions have consequences.

Such BEAUTIFUL acting in this game. Like WOW. I hope it wins all the writing awards like it really got me together.