God of War: Egypt (2025)
After laying the Norse pantheon to rest in his search for redemption, Kratos, the Ghost of Sparta, finds himself drawn to another land whispered of only in prophecy: Kemet — Ancient Egypt.
Years have passed since the battle of Ragnarök. The Nine Realms lie in uneasy peace. Atreus (Loki) has departed in search of his own destiny, leaving Kratos once again alone — this time not out of rage, but reflection. Yet the world refuses to let gods die quietly.
Whispers from the sands speak of a disturbance. The sun rises at odd angles. The Nile reverses its flow. The balance of Ma’at, the universal harmony, has been disrupted. And somewhere beyond the deserts, in the heart of the necropolises, Anubis — god of death — is preparing to tip the scales.
Kratos arrives in Egypt not by choice, but by fate. A celestial vision, carried by Thoth, god of wisdom, appears in the night sky:
“Ghost of Sparta. The death you crave sleeps beneath the black pyramid. But beware — death in Egypt does not end, it judges.”
Kratos journeys into the ancient capital of Thebes, cloaked and silent, wielding the Blades of Chaos, now cooled but ever-tethered to his soul. He meets Bastet, goddess of protection and war, who immediately senses the Olympian blood in his veins — and the chaos that follows him.
Unlike Olympus or Asgard, the Egyptian gods are not driven by vanity or conquest, but by order and balance. Yet even they are fractured.
Anubis, once the gatekeeper of death, has grown disillusioned with humanity. Tired of judging mortals whose sins outweigh their virtues, he believes it is time to cleanse the world of imbalance — and begin anew, through divine fire and plague.
To do so, he needs a soul pure in wrath but born in guilt — Kratos. Anubis believes Kratos must become the Herald of the End, leading armies of mummified warriors and jackal beasts across the mortal and divine realms.
Kratos refuses.
With his refusal, war ignites. The Nile turns to blood. Crops burn under eternal eclipses. Ancient dead rise from tombs — warriors of Pharaohs past now enslaved by the Judgement Stone, an artifact powered by souls that Anubis has harvested for centuries.
To stop him, Kratos must locate the Scales of Ma’at, hidden within the Library of Eternity, guarded by Thoth. But the only way to enter is to offer his own soul for weighing — to face every sin, every murder, every regret.
There, Kratos endures a haunting trial. He sees again the deaths of his wife Lysandra and daughter Calliope, hears their screams, feels the ashes return to his skin. But instead of collapsing, he rises, proclaiming:
“I am not a god. I am what gods fear.”
Thoth, recognizing Kratos’ resolve, grants him the Ankh of Continuum, allowing him to move between mortal and divine planes. But there’s a price — for every time it’s used, a part of Kratos’ essence fades.
Anubis has opened the Black Pyramid, the gateway to Duat, the underworld. From its peak, he channels the cosmic powers of the afterlife to reshape reality.
Kratos charges forward with Bastet and a resurrected army of souls who choose to fight for redemption. The climax is apocalyptic — storms rage, pyramids collapse, jackals tear through the sand like demons, and Kratos wields not only his blades but Egyptian relics imbued with ancient energy.
The final duel between Kratos and Anubis is a philosophical and physical clash. Anubis, sleek and godlike, taunts Kratos:
“You who have killed gods — yet still crawl in their shadows.”
Kratos roars back:
“I crawl through them… because I survived them!”
With one final blow, Kratos shatters the Judgement Stone, releasing the trapped souls and weakening Anubis. He spares him — not out of mercy, but because he knows what it means to live with endless guilt.
As the balance of Ma’at is restored, Thoth offers Kratos the chance to remain in Egypt — to guide, to teach, perhaps even to find peace. But Kratos declines.
“Peace is not given. It is earned. I have far to walk.”
In the final shot, Kratos walks into the endless desert, the Ankh glowing faintly on his back, the sun rising with a strange but hopeful light. A falcon soars overhead — Horus, watching silently, perhaps the next god to challenge the Ghost of Sparta.
In a post-credits stinger, Atreus is seen exploring a mysterious temple in India, and a whisper echoes:
