Olympic Slam
While scaling a building in flames during a daytrip to Olympia, Kratos happens upon a man clinging desperately for dear life, trapped on the ledge of the windowsill. A circle icon appears above his head, indicating that you may interact with this man. Surely, this is the ‘put this innocent chap atop your back and carry him to safety’ button, right? Pressing it causes Kratos to smash the Olympian’s head against the wall, and fling him to the ground far below. Hmm, maybe it was R2 to save him? Shucks, sorry big fella.
As you may have expected, this occurred in God of War 3, at a point where Kratos was fresh out of farts to give (good censorship, eh?). This was a guy who was in his way, and who he chose to relocate appropriately, but the face bashing part feels a bit superfluous. You could almost reason that this was Kratos’ attempt at pity, ending the man’s life instantly before he plummets to his doom, but that really isn’t much in line with his character. For him to even show that flimsy bit of consideration would be a reach, and it’s more likely he a) didn’t want him to try and grab hold of anything as he fell, b) wanted to test the strength of the wall for Occupational Health & Safety purposes, or c) did it for a giggle or two.
You know the right answer. Don’t try and convince yourself otherwise.
