Without Atreus by his side, the next God of War would be able to focus on this aspect of Kratos' development, which could be interesting. Kratos and Atreus Both Leave Some Big Shoes to Fill ...

Atreus has learned a great deal of combat lessons from his father, Kratos. Yet, as Atreus ages, and Ragnarok approaches in God of War Ragnarok, Atreus must find his independence.