GAME · 2022
God of War Ragnarök
- Developer
- Santa Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows
37 archived facts 7 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
God of War Ragnarök: 9 Facts About the Characters and Cast
- #027
At the 2021 PlayStation Showcase, game director Eric Williams announced that Richard Schiff would portray Odin in God of War Ragnarök.
- #028
Casting announcements for God of War Ragnarök included Ryan Hurst as Thor, Ben Prendergast as Týr, Laya DeLeon Hayes as Angrboda and Usman Ally as the dwarf Durlin.
- #029
Christopher Judge and Sunny Suljic returned as Kratos and Atreus in God of War Ragnarök, while Danielle Bisutti and Alastair Duncan reprised Freya and Mímir and Robert Craighead and Adam J. Harrington reprised the Huldra Brothers, Brok and Sindri.
- #030
SungWon Cho announced that he would provide the voice and motion capture for the squirrel Ratatoskr in God of War Ragnarök, and he worked directly with the writers to write his scenes.
- #031
Bear McCreary, the music composer for God of War Ragnarök, was confirmed to play a Dwarf musician named Ræb.
- #032
In God of War Ragnarök, Thor was portrayed closer to his depiction in Norse mythological literature, with a hefty build and long red hair and beard, unlike Chris Hemsworth's popular portrayal of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- #033
God of War Ragnarök applied the same literature-based approach to other Norse gods, including Odin, who was shown as a softly spoken and somewhat friendly middle aged man.
- #034
In portraying Thor for God of War Ragnarök, Hurst drew inspiration from another Marvel Comics character, Hulk, citing his rage and power.
- #035
Hurst also took inspiration for his portrayal of Thor in God of War Ragnarök from Tommy Lee Jones' character Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men (2007), noting how he was a powerful character that harbored regret.
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