History Trivia / GodOfWarPS4

* WordOfGay: In September 2018 creative director Cory Barlog [[https://twitter.com/corybarlog/status/1003841932815003648 tweeted that his favorite LGBTQIA character was Brok]] without elaborating exactly what kind of gender/sexual minority he is.

* TheOriginalDarrin: [[spoiler:Carole Ruggier returns to voice Athena in her brief appearance after she was replaced by Erin Torpey in all other games after ''VideoGame/GodOfWarChainsOfOlympus''. Likewise, Corey Burton reprises his role as Zeus during a second journey in Helheim]].

* FollowTheLeader: While having the game set in Myth/NorseMythology was one of the many ideas tossed around all the way back in ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'', there's no doubt that the Norse Pantheon's popularity in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse is what gave the devs enough confidence to go forward with it.

* CrossdressingVoices: Atreus is voiced by females in the Mexican Spanish and [[Creator/YumikoKobayashi Japanese]] dubs. Averted in the original English, European Spanish and likely other languages.

** The Stranger is often referred to as "Conor [=MacGregor=]" by the fanbase due to his strong physical resemblance, similar clothing (fighting shirtless), and similar attitude.

* CrossdressingVoices: Atreus is voiced by females in the Mexican Spanish and [[Creator/YumikoKobayashi Japanese]] dubs. Averted in the original English and likely other languages.

* NewbieBoom: Resulted in increased interest in the [[VideoGame/GodOfWarSeries rest of the series]] by people who had never played a God of War game previously

* CastingGag: In the Japanese dub, Kratos is voiced by Creator/KentaMiyake, who already voiced [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Thor, another god]], not to mention [[spoiler:Susanoo, the Japanese god of storms]] in ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction''. Also, this is not the first time he voiced [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia a mighty hero who had a younger protege at his side]]. The same goes for Creator/KikukoInoue as Freya, as she already voiced [[Manga/AhMyGoddess another Nordic goddess before]].

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Even after CharacterDevelopment, Kratos is still very much a no-nonsense force to be reckoned with, with his legendary temper still present but kept under check until certain moments of extreme stress. His actor, Christopher Judge, can't keep a straight face when reading dad jokes in Kratos's voice and was cast partially because Sunny Suljic (the actor who plays Atreus) felt the most comfortable around him out of those who auditioned for the role.

* CastingGag: In the Japanese dub, Kratos is voiced by Creator/KentaMiyake, who already voiced [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Thor, another god]], not to mention [[spoiler:Susanoo, the Japanese god of storms]] in ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction''. Also, this is not the first time he voiced [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia a mighty hero who had a younger protege at his side]].

* CastingGag: In the Japanese dub, Kratos is voiced by Creator/KentaMiyake, who already voiced [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Thor, another god]], not to mention [[spoiler:Susanoo, the Japanese god of storms]] in ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction''.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Even after CharacterDevelopment, Kratos is still very much a no-nonsense force to be reckoned with, with his legendary temper still present but kept under check until certain moments of extreme stress. His actor, Christopher Judge, can't keep a straight face when reading dad jokes in Kratos's voice and was cast partially because Sunny Suljic felt the most comfortable around him out of those who auditioned for the role.

* KillerApp: Not only did the game sell millions of copies on its own, but it gave PS4 sales a significant boost. In April 2018, more people bought a PS4 than bought an XBoxOne X or a Nintendo Switch -- purely because of this game.
* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The Collector's Edition of the game includes a digital artbook, comic, PS4 theme, some in-game goodies, and a physical statue, steelbook case, carvings, lithograph, and cloth map. The Stone Mason’s Edition costs a little more, but also comes with a ring, a keychain, and a more carvings along with the Collector's Edition items.

* CastingGag: In the Japanese dub, Kratos is voiced by Creator/KentaMiyake, who already voiced [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Thor, another god]].

* TheOtherDarrin: Kratos is no longer voiced by Creator/TerrenceCCarson, but Creator/ChristopherJudge of ''Series/StargateSG1'' fame. WordOfGod states this was due to the Mo-Cap tech with Judge being closer to Kratos's height.

** The Stranger is often referred to as "Conor [=MacGregor=]" by the fanbase due to his strong physical resemblance, similar clothing (fighting shirtless) and similar attitude.

** The Stranger is often referred to as "Conor [=MacGregor=]" by the fanbase due to his physical semblance and similar attitude.

* FollowTheLeader: While having the game set in Myth/NorseMythology was one of the many ideas tossed around all the way back in ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'', there's no doubt that the Norse Pantheon's popularity in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse is what gave the devs enough confidence to go forward with it. [[spoiler:Which probably explains why Atreus turns out to be [[BreakoutCharacter Loki]] of all people as well as using Thor as a SequelHook.]]

* RoleReprisal: [[spoiler:Carole Ruggier returns to voice Athena in her brief appearance after she was replaced by Erin Torpey in all other games after ''VideoGame/GodOfWarChainsOfOlympus''. Likewise, Corey Burton reprises his role as Zeus during a second journey in Helheim]].

* MissingTrailerScene: One of the official trailers showed a clip of a large wolf walking in the shadows, indicating a possibly important character such as Fenrir or one of Odin's wolves. While Kratos and Atreus occasionally fight wolves in the game, the particular trailer scene of the large wolf is nowhere to be seen.

** If you pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe Edition on the PlayStation Store, you got a physical Kratos and Atreus pin.