God of War - Kratos kills King Midas

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  • This sequence shows how Kratos killed King Midas and uses his gold curse in God of War
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  • @puffpuffpassmako
    @puffpuffpassmako 2 года назад +6877

    For people wondering what was going on when Midas touched the lava: In the original myth, Dionysus told Midas to go to the river styx and wash his hands in the water, and his curse would be lifted. However, Midas is on the brink of starving and dehydration and is unable to think clearly. He hallucinates the lava is the river styx

    • @MohammadAhmed-sy1dx
      @MohammadAhmed-sy1dx 2 года назад +351

      Interesting, could you also tell why kratos wanted to kill midas

    • @shounen.vfx_
      @shounen.vfx_ Год назад +597

      @@MohammadAhmed-sy1dx he didn't wanted to kill midas he just wanted to cross the the lava by turning it gold

    • @naikosei1585
      @naikosei1585 Год назад +128

      @@shounen.vfx_ and he couldn’t have just… asked?

    • @blackbearwoodley
      @blackbearwoodley Год назад +428

      @@naikosei1585 Does midas look like the kinda of guy to say yes to touching lava? Did you think before you typed?

    • @Friendly_G
      @Friendly_G Год назад +73

      @@blackbearwoodley then again, he could have just asked...

  • @moodyghannam5156
    @moodyghannam5156 5 лет назад +14758

    -Boi, I once killed a man who could turn anything into gold.
    -Why did you kill him?
    -There was a chest.

  • @S.FENNAH
    @S.FENNAH 6 лет назад +13809

    “I killed many who were deserving... and many who were not.”

    • @huma474
      @huma474 5 лет назад +2084

      Yet just before Kratos threw him into the lava fall Midas was screaming "Why won't the Gods let me die!" - Kratos gave him his wish

    • @khayree7929
      @khayree7929 5 лет назад +235

      I knew some horse ass was going to post this

    • @khayree7929
      @khayree7929 5 лет назад +34

      luqman hakim Why claim I’m salty

    • @khayree7929
      @khayree7929 5 лет назад +100

      Na. Kinda gets annoying when you keep seeing the same comment on kratos killing people videos

    • @jennyderr1426
      @jennyderr1426 5 лет назад +52

      yeah, it was less brutality, and more mercy killing/ mutual benefit deal.

  • @patrickbrown-dunlap4786
    @patrickbrown-dunlap4786 6 лет назад +10370

    Kratos has a LOT of interesting murder stories to tell Atreus on that boat.

    • @leguan278
      @leguan278 6 лет назад +1136

      -boi... i once killed a man that could turn anything into gold....
      -why did you kill him?
      -there was a chest.

    • @mr.serperior7002
      @mr.serperior7002 6 лет назад +369

      There are more than chest there are a chest and some red sphere bois, totally worth it

    • @megapulsar9244
      @megapulsar9244 6 лет назад +126

      Let's Pretend a golden chest that I couldn't open... One of my worst memories to this day...

    • @dlxmarks
      @dlxmarks 5 лет назад +132

      That's why the series got way too predictable for me. Kratos meets someone and 3 minutes later he's murdering him.

    • @Cross177
      @Cross177 5 лет назад +50

      David Marks Icarus, Midas, the Boat Captain, that one girl in Poseidon’s Domain.

  • @danielcastaneda4975
    @danielcastaneda4975 6 лет назад +5519

    This happened in God of war II too . Perseus wanted to fight so he can revive his dead family , when he attacked kratos and then kratos killed him . Kratos reunited Perseus with his family lol.

    • @ImperativeGames
      @ImperativeGames 6 лет назад +612

      Yeah, sure. Kratos united A LOT of people... Such a good samaritian.

    • @halidyusupov5186
      @halidyusupov5186 6 лет назад +65

      Imperative Games Ohh yeah,definetely...

    • @kikolapersona
      @kikolapersona 6 лет назад +137

      Imperative Games Yeah, he just have a very unique style in reuniting people.

    • @JacOfAllTrades.
      @JacOfAllTrades. 4 года назад +121

      I feel like Perseus kinda went insane though, because there was a bunch of shit he said and did that made absolutely no sense. Running around in a shallow pool kinda kills the purpose of becoming invisible, he has a shield but he doesn’t use it to block Kratos’s attacks, he thought for some reason that he should try to kill Kratos, the guy that pretty much made god killing a profession, even if the sisters of fate didn’t directly demand it of him, and he claimed to be trapped despite a large opening with some ledges to climb over. I get that Perseus isn’t the most agile, but it’s better than just sitting around waiting for a door to open, especially if you’re on a mission.

    • @RickyUzumaki993
      @RickyUzumaki993 2 года назад +21

      @@JacOfAllTrades.
      Yeah, Perseus was clearly not all there.

  • @Devils_Lair_Comics
    @Devils_Lair_Comics 6 лет назад +4023

    Midas: "Why won't the gods let me die?!"
    Kratos: "YOUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!!!"

    • @lagbuster4206
      @lagbuster4206 3 года назад +107

      "MITUS TAKEFLIGHTUS!"

    • @yoursufferingismycomfort7036
      @yoursufferingismycomfort7036 2 года назад +8

      He didn’t die he just froze but it’s satisfying to know he will suffer

    • @craahwilliams570
      @craahwilliams570 2 года назад +114

      @@yoursufferingismycomfort7036 ik he was a dick in actual Greek mythology but being full awake incasted in gold is just torture on a whole new level

    • @TrelliessRose
      @TrelliessRose 2 года назад +58

      Well, he was praying to the wrong god.

    • @oneequalsallterrybacvkrex7653
      @oneequalsallterrybacvkrex7653 2 года назад +8

      @@TrelliessRose you commented after so many days.

  • @Neuwey331
    @Neuwey331 2 года назад +1254

    When Kratos put Midas on his shoulder, oof. He was so close to becoming 24 Karat.

  • @theangrypotato2.031
    @theangrypotato2.031 2 года назад +1439

    Honestly midas' powers from a combat perspective are INSANE.
    He can kill any god, or titan, with one punch, even kratos! Hes just gotta land it, and considering hes a mortal man, being underestimated is a given.

    • @3takoyakis
      @3takoyakis Год назад +128

      His power is only at his palm
      His palm gone = useless man

    • @jessphilipguevarra4743
      @jessphilipguevarra4743 Год назад +144

      @@3takoyakis In another story, he attempted to eat by making someone feed him instead of himself and the food turned to gold the moment it touched his mouth. It also affects his whole hand, not just the palm.

    • @ogueyratogeyrat7448
      @ogueyratogeyrat7448 Год назад +12

      If he cover in water he die

    • @frebes3353
      @frebes3353 Год назад +30

      Be cool if we could of got his hand as an item/weapon in the game like an instant kill sort of thing or environmental item to help us

    • @Bob...-yt5fy
      @Bob...-yt5fy 9 месяцев назад +10

      It would be a great power if he was able to turn it on and off as he wishes

  • @Tienhamir100
    @Tienhamir100 6 лет назад +1638

    "Why won't the Gods let me die?!"
    Kratos throws Midas into Lavafall.
    "Found a solution to your death problem, Midas."

    • @kxngkvrma350
      @kxngkvrma350 6 лет назад +48

      Moon .Gazer he is not dead its just like he is frozen by the gold can't move or nothing

    • @sqocks8254
      @sqocks8254 6 лет назад +27

      +The Boss but we saw what happened to he's hand. He is not invincible.

    • @jacthing1
      @jacthing1 5 лет назад +5

      not invincible maybe but he might not be able to be killed

    • @jacthing1
      @jacthing1 5 лет назад +8

      @@godseye8785 no i mean he can be hurt just will never actually die hes utterly immortal.

    • @RickyUzumaki993
      @RickyUzumaki993 2 года назад +3

      @Colorful Animations
      Agreed

  • @Rottypops
    @Rottypops 6 лет назад +12628

    Don't pretend Kratos killing Midas was Kratos being merciful. Kratos saw a route forward and took it.

    • @Gfish17
      @Gfish17 6 лет назад +587

      Never said Mercy had to be " on purpose ".

    • @shorebreakers96
      @shorebreakers96 6 лет назад +847

      Mercy : kindness that makes you forgive someone, usually someone that you have authority over: (from Cambridge Dictionnary)
      Mercy is ALWAYS on purpose. If you don't mean it it's not mercy. Here Kratos is not merciful.

    • @adolfjackson8602
      @adolfjackson8602 6 лет назад +165

      Miku Ivalice lmao exactly everyone else just tries to excuse Kratos

    • @dinocha0s
      @dinocha0s 6 лет назад +186

      Kratos is just an asshole

    • @longlostwraith5106
      @longlostwraith5106 6 лет назад +137

      And here come the GoW4 minions to lecture us about Kratos' former character...

  • @SofaKing401
    @SofaKing401 2 года назад +5320

    The worst part is since it's implied that he can't die, he's still trapped in the gold.

    • @trololoev
      @trololoev 2 года назад +437

      his right hand burn to ashes in second.

    • @E_E69
      @E_E69 2 года назад +798

      @@trololoev immortal, not invincible

    • @trololoev
      @trololoev 2 года назад +242

      @@E_E69 if he turn in dust in seconds, i didn't think immortality helped him.

    • @E_E69
      @E_E69 2 года назад +156

      @@trololoev did he turn to dust when he was thrown in the lava fall? I don't think so

    • @trololoev
      @trololoev 2 года назад +67

      @@E_E69 when he touch lava, his arm turn into dust.

  • @lancenapiza2061
    @lancenapiza2061 6 лет назад +4893

    Kratos didn't care about king midas, he just used him so he can walk through or pass through the lava. For those who say that he only killed midas just because he want to end his misery. Kratos is kinda selfish.

    • @jontuxen2724
      @jontuxen2724 3 года назад +197

      King Midas already suffered and he want death,Kratos did the right thing

    • @evilpeepee1822
      @evilpeepee1822 3 года назад +393

      @@jontuxen2724 kratos probably did not caring about his misery so yeah

    • @TypicalIndian1981
      @TypicalIndian1981 3 года назад +2

      It’s satisfying also killing him and he wanted path wats wrong with that

    • @prestigehunter9729
      @prestigehunter9729 3 года назад +256

      @@jontuxen2724 yea he ended his suffering alright by slamming his head in and throwing him into lava

    • @megapulsar9244
      @megapulsar9244 3 года назад +41

      @@prestigehunter9729 who said mercy could not be violent and unintentional? lel.

  • @wpninja83
    @wpninja83 6 лет назад +7005

    Kratos putting Midas on his shoulder may have been the most stupidious thing he has ever done.

    • @Bvggerffpls
      @Bvggerffpls 6 лет назад +826

      on smack on the arse and that would be it

    • @My6119
      @My6119 6 лет назад +509

      Cause he could of grabbed the booty

    • @libertyprime9891
      @libertyprime9891 6 лет назад +625

      I was looking for this comment, He was just inches away from getting fucked.

    • @ironv2808
      @ironv2808 6 лет назад +638

      Kratos has big balls.

    • @sqocks8254
      @sqocks8254 6 лет назад +110

      Indeed, just what I thought

  • @kevin10087
    @kevin10087 6 лет назад +5271

    so he killed midas for a shortcut damn

    • @grifboy8860
      @grifboy8860 6 лет назад +200

      john tan he put him out of his misery

    • @jonkyavenger
      @jonkyavenger 6 лет назад +88

      Grif did You know Kratos?

    • @grifboy8860
      @grifboy8860 6 лет назад +61

      jonkyavenger even if he didn’t intend to do a good deed it was still a good deed

    • @blakeandcamp
      @blakeandcamp 6 лет назад +362

      Grifboy88 I wouldn't call brutally slamming his head against the ground and throwing him into a lava waterfall "putting him out of his misery"

    • @jonkyavenger
      @jonkyavenger 6 лет назад +17

      blakeandcamp i am with you

  • @sono_chi_no_sodium_chlorid7635
    @sono_chi_no_sodium_chlorid7635 3 года назад +6484

    I love how everyone ignores the part of the myth where Midas's curse was reversed

    • @apenasmaisumdiogo.7115
      @apenasmaisumdiogo.7115 2 года назад +1617

      Yeah, God of War managed to make greek tragedies even more tragic and gritty.

    • @RW5583.
      @RW5583. 2 года назад +434

      He then got a mules ears

    • @joedesmond4245
      @joedesmond4245 2 года назад +864

      Pretty sure in the original story Midas never has the curse lifted and starves to death surrounded by gold

    • @yoursufferingismycomfort7036
      @yoursufferingismycomfort7036 2 года назад +91

      @@joedesmond4245 that’s satisfying

    • @RW5583.
      @RW5583. 2 года назад +207

      @@joedesmond4245 he could just get servants to feed him

  • @Liesmith424
    @Liesmith424 6 лет назад +1842

    "I killed many who were deserving...and many who were not."

    • @millmill4993
      @millmill4993 6 лет назад +7

      Liesmith 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @asgardninja9674
      @asgardninja9674 5 лет назад +2

      Liesmith Which one was Midas

    • @Cross177
      @Cross177 5 лет назад +9

      Asgard Ninja Somewhere in the middle between Kratos and a Golden Lava Shower.

    • @rolfmichaelsantos1664
      @rolfmichaelsantos1664 5 лет назад +2

      But he change her personality when he have a son in god of war 4

    • @techtonicsharkthesaucegodd4470
      @techtonicsharkthesaucegodd4470 5 лет назад +6

      @@rolfmichaelsantos1664 his* not her kratos isn't a fucking girl

  • @tnerbtnerb5136
    @tnerbtnerb5136 6 лет назад +6815

    In case you didn't figure it out, in most of the GoW installments Kratos was less of a hero than he simply was the protagonist.

    • @quantasium
      @quantasium 6 лет назад +356

      tnerb tnerb He was an anti hero.

    • @dragonkamran
      @dragonkamran 6 лет назад +581

      It was plain obvious he was a neutral character.

    • @newbornpeach0987
      @newbornpeach0987 6 лет назад +147

      TBH still a badass either way

    • @selerim
      @selerim 6 лет назад +633

      He actually a villain who cares nothin but revenge against Greek gods.

    • @john929kelvin6
      @john929kelvin6 6 лет назад +66

      tnerb tnerb i think that's common sense. You don't even have to be smart to find that out to be honest.

  • @MzGeisha
    @MzGeisha 6 лет назад +466

    2:31
    Kratos Intense breathing, is so fucking hilarious to me. lmao

    • @spookysioux1224
      @spookysioux1224 2 года назад +58

      Hes really mad at midas for whatever reason ig

    • @pinkyvivi3983
      @pinkyvivi3983 2 года назад +8

      its hot though lmao

    • @trollgejr2984
      @trollgejr2984 2 года назад +6

      @@pinkyvivi3983 ._.

    • @ThePinkRubber
      @ThePinkRubber 2 года назад +23

      @@spookysioux1224 dude just see him turned lava into gold and got pissed. It's not an exaggeration that gow4 kratos has chilled A LOT

    • @magentapurpleyap5566
      @magentapurpleyap5566 2 года назад +2

      @@spookysioux1224 he has a better salary.

  • @DarthWall275
    @DarthWall275 2 года назад +787

    It's kind of a shame Kratos didn't cut off Midas' hand and use it as an improvised weapon to turn enemies to gold... I mean that would be in character for Kratos in the classic series.

    • @speedycz5286
      @speedycz5286 Год назад +2

      This is honestly more in character. As much as I enjoy the series, until God of War 4 he was kind of an asshole

    • @omarretana4639
      @omarretana4639 Год назад +68

      Like medusa but short range and instant, I think that would be kinda broken xd

    • @zcgamerandreacts2762
      @zcgamerandreacts2762 Год назад +39

      @@omarretana4639 plus it wouldn't be satisfying as tearing your enemies go pieces I prefer that over s
      Gold touch.

    • @joshuaortiz5141
      @joshuaortiz5141 Год назад +8

      Man that would have been cool!

    • @Vaul.
      @Vaul. Год назад

      Put it on a chain and whip it around

  • @dvbstofhrvst6216
    @dvbstofhrvst6216 2 года назад +2248

    I never understood why he had a hard time moving forward with a human body on his shoulders, when literally fighting colossal-sized creatures and gods. Before becoming a god, he already had enormous strength.

    • @LazyLoonz
      @LazyLoonz 2 года назад +237

      he kind of didn't wanted to accidentally kill him

    • @eatanotherzio6811
      @eatanotherzio6811 2 года назад +86

      Kratos was never really a god only in title
      It takes a dozen hits to kill normal enemies and he goes down in nearly 6

    • @galangeka8850
      @galangeka8850 2 года назад +196

      @@eatanotherzio6811 what you expected then?
      Kratos killing all the enemy in 1 hit?
      The game wont be interesting then
      They need to do that so the game become fun to play and didnt make the player who play the game bored after 1 hour of killing enemies in 1 hit

    • @professordarksyde1170
      @professordarksyde1170 2 года назад +53

      I think it was because he didn’t want Midas to touch him by mistake.

    • @maylabrown4584
      @maylabrown4584 2 года назад +46

      @@eatanotherzio6811 Kratos was born a Demi God due to being the son of Zeus and then achieved full Godhood by killing Ares.

  • @ChicoMonkeyYT
    @ChicoMonkeyYT 6 лет назад +705

    Atreus: So father, have you ever met a king?
    Kratos: I did once. His name was Midas. He was cursed to turn all he touches into gold.
    Atreus: Oh that sounds cool.
    Kratos: I mean everything. His food, his drinks, even his daughter.
    Atreus: That sounds less cool.
    Kratos: Yes.
    Atreus: How did you meet him?
    Kratos: I happened upon him as I ventured off to save my brother from my land's god of death. He was weak, alone, and dying. He needed help.
    Atreus: And you helped him?
    Kratos: No. I threw him into a waterfall of lava so it would turn into gold and I could escape the cavern.
    Atreus: ...Oh.

    • @rosariomusumeci7716
      @rosariomusumeci7716 Год назад +88

      Mimir: "Damn bro, that's reeeeeally messed up"
      Kratos: "SHUT UP, HEAD!"

    • @desadograisedrobot515
      @desadograisedrobot515 Год назад +37

      "But he did wish for death so it's a 50 50 whether he's dead or not"

    • @osvaldorodriguez1334
      @osvaldorodriguez1334 Год назад +17

      Atreus: your a bad person dad
      Kratos: I know kid, now eat, were going to the Nord gods now

    • @matthewrolfe23
      @matthewrolfe23 Год назад +26

      Atreus: but why would you?
      Kratos: because he asked why the god wouldn't let him die.. so I ended his mistake
      Mimir: ah so you didn't do it because a chest then?
      Kratos:......yes

    • @ricksaburai
      @ricksaburai Год назад +4

      You joke but I doubt Kratos would recall Midas rather than Leonidas whom he served faithfully for many years

  • @alexmacgregor5265
    @alexmacgregor5265 5 лет назад +295

    That poor bastard went through enough without Kratos brutally beating and murdering him

    • @namduongnguyen570
      @namduongnguyen570 3 года назад +13

      And he might still be alive lol

    • @zereth2792
      @zereth2792 2 года назад +5

      It was merciful brutal but merciful if you look at it from his perspective. The gods cursed midas into having immortality he cannot die and everything and everyone hes loved have turned to gold. When your thrown in lava your nerves kick in so fast it sends to much shock to the brain that you’d get knocked out almost instantly.
      I believe he didnt do it for himself but also because the gods cursed Midas. he hates the gods more then anything and anyone. He’ll kill anyone who hates them aswell if they get in his way but he truly understands there pain and suffering and respects them a lot to some degree

    • @trololoev
      @trololoev 2 года назад +6

      @@namduongnguyen570 look like he didn't have immunity to lava.

    • @grammarnazi4980
      @grammarnazi4980 2 года назад +19

      @@zereth2792 I doubt he done it out of kindness and more so Midas had something that he needed. If what you said was true why would Midas resist and beg him to stop?

    • @zereth2792
      @zereth2792 2 года назад +5

      @@grammarnazi4980 Not really kindness obviously but more so out of mercy because of his situation. Although he hasnt shown empathy or sympathy that much if not at all.
      but You can tell he always and i mean always understands and relates to people who have been cursed by the god(s). Thats why i think it was out of mercy. He just doesnt act merciful but he does at the same time because he understands
      he freed one person who was being fed to some sort of large eagle for decades by killing him but when he talks to someone who’s been cursed by the gods he talks to them as if he understands their pain etc.
      to sum it up kratos is one ruthless evil guy i just think he did kill him because he understands aswell. the pain of being cursed by the gods. thats why he still did it even though he begged there nothing for him to live for he would continue turning people to gold

  • @Milkra
    @Milkra 2 года назад +1568

    I can’t believe we live in a world where this guy is a legitimately good father

    • @grammarnazi4980
      @grammarnazi4980 2 года назад +182

      Same, Kratos can be a real POS sometimes. No wonder he didn’t want Atreus to know the truth

    • @dodywidodo9433
      @dodywidodo9433 Год назад +44

      Older is wiser

    • @googleisevil8958
      @googleisevil8958 Год назад +130

      To be fair, him losing his family is what drove him to being this vengeful godkiller in the first place. Had Aries not tricked him into kill his own family, Olympus probably wouldn't be a grave stone these days.

    • @adamryamizard5560
      @adamryamizard5560 Год назад +11

      @@googleisevil8958 *ares

    • @hawkofthereborn43
      @hawkofthereborn43 Год назад +18

      It's as if people can change and want to be better people despite their past.

  • @beredetump1635
    @beredetump1635 6 лет назад +5321

    How do we know he's dead and not simply encased in a prison of gold for eternity with full conscious?

    • @TotalMJV
      @TotalMJV 6 лет назад +714

      Holy shit

    • @ultrainstinct8485
      @ultrainstinct8485 6 лет назад +878

      You saw what happened when he touched the lava with his hand.

    • @joshualagrimas9555
      @joshualagrimas9555 6 лет назад +307

      Bere Detump he's like medusa, but golden.

    • @beredetump1635
      @beredetump1635 6 лет назад +292

      Ultra Instinct But if they cursed him with undeath the why didn't he kill himself before Kratos showed up?

    • @jacobbenns6090
      @jacobbenns6090 5 лет назад +79

      Welp, fingers crossed...

  • @whoamarcelus
    @whoamarcelus 6 лет назад +5737

    I can't tell if Kratos killed him because he felt pity for him or he just wanted that chest across the river of lava

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 6 лет назад +1066

      Majestic furry it is kratos. he killed him to pass the river.

    • @Legendnewer
      @Legendnewer 6 лет назад +345

      Has Kratos ever shown mercy?

    • @swoluigi3828
      @swoluigi3828 6 лет назад +365

      LegenDNeweR yes. gow 4 when he let baldur live, then kill him because he tried to kill his own mother

    • @shorebreakers96
      @shorebreakers96 6 лет назад +126

      so After several decades (we don't really know how much but at least 15 years) and having clearly shown he "changed" compared to his previous self ? (commented by several NPC through the game)

    • @soonkityaw5409
      @soonkityaw5409 6 лет назад +243

      Kratos is not good at expressing. He killed him to free him and put him out of his misery. Such a gentleman.
      At the same time crossing the lava so it's a win win situation.

  • @karolvareVO
    @karolvareVO 4 года назад +488

    Kratos: It’s over, Midas! I have the high ground.

  • @brandonmorel2658
    @brandonmorel2658 2 года назад +210

    I kind love the fact that Kratos knows the Midas story, Midas isn't only a means to an end, he is a tangible person in the GoW world, just a little detail that makes the setting feel alive imo.

  • @Jedi-xm7rw
    @Jedi-xm7rw Год назад +90

    My favorite part about this is that Kratos really just killed Midas for no reason, like he didn't necessarily know he would need him to make a path, bro just wakes up choosing violence 24/7

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 Год назад +4

      @robertlee2976 Bruh that's worse.
      But he is fact dead. He can't breathe so he dies near instantly.

    • @rafaelandrade9950
      @rafaelandrade9950 8 месяцев назад +3

      At that point he don't even choose anymore he is already on violence mode while getting out of bed

  • @SifGreyfang
    @SifGreyfang 3 года назад +113

    4:26 "A crown for a king"

  • @BigSam4Ever
    @BigSam4Ever 5 лет назад +226

    Midas: "Why won't the Gods let Me die?"
    Kratos: "Hold My beer.."

  • @scholarofsin7572
    @scholarofsin7572 2 года назад +56

    Definitely one of the most memorable parts of this game, when I think of Kratos' brutality, everyone points to Poseidon or Helios, but I always think of this scene

  • @jakedge3
    @jakedge3 Год назад +42

    The most fucked up thing about the midas encounter is that king midas was praying to the gods to release him from his curse
    And kratos is the only god who answered

  • @jefthereaper
    @jefthereaper 6 лет назад +1062

    so if the gods made him immortal, does that not mean he's currently still encased in a golden waterfall? unable to see or hear anything while unable to move?

    • @dominicocon4680
      @dominicocon4680 6 лет назад +200

      jefthereaper he can still die he just doesn’t age.

    • @mythical_bread9741
      @mythical_bread9741 6 лет назад +13

      jefthereaper yee

    • @sneezy-e
      @sneezy-e 5 лет назад +47

      immortal means you can not die...get a dictionary for yourself and everyone who agreed with that half-baked explanation

    • @sneezy-e
      @sneezy-e 5 лет назад +13

      Hydra Jamm the definition of mortality is the ability to die. The means of which is of no consequence

    • @jacobscott7261
      @jacobscott7261 5 лет назад +37

      They messed with what the word meant, if they took it literally GoW would be terrible

  • @NewGuy2534
    @NewGuy2534 4 года назад +263

    Kratos: Have you ever heard of a land called Greece?
    Atreus: No.
    Kratos: That’s because it no longer exists.

  • @Justalilsilly
    @Justalilsilly Год назад +17

    Kratos knew full damn well he could jump to that chest and back. He simply didn't want to hear midas's crying.

  • @yawarakai3003
    @yawarakai3003 6 лет назад +286

    Poor old man

    • @JAVH0794
      @JAVH0794 5 лет назад +1

      Sup Dude yes poor midas

    • @fictionrumble
      @fictionrumble 5 лет назад

      José Alfredo Valdez Hernández welcome to kratos destroying gods for revenge

    • @theblacknexus9604
      @theblacknexus9604 5 лет назад

      @@fictionrumble Revenge for something they didn't do.

    • @faizanjawad6944
      @faizanjawad6944 5 лет назад +6

      He freed him of his torture... smh

    • @striker8961
      @striker8961 5 лет назад

      @@fictionrumble midas no god

  • @jonathanlarsson4608
    @jonathanlarsson4608 2 года назад +735

    KRATOS: "There was a man, a king, whose lust for wealth led him to strike a deal with the Gods, so that anything he touched would turn into gold if he wished so."
    ATREUS: "Wow, really?"
    KRATOS: "Yes, and yet, the king was not satisfied, for despite being able to attain more wealth than any mortal man could ever dream of, he could only think of the wealth that would be lost to him after his life had come to an end."
    ATREUS: "But riches aren't worth anything after you die. Couldn't he see that?"
    KRATOS: "Perhaps he was too blind to see , or he saw it too clearly, and feared it. Either way, in order to avoid this fate, he struck an even bigger bargain and was gifted with immortality, so that he could add to his riches for all eternity."
    ATREUS: "You'd think that being born a king, who has so much already, he wouldn't turn out quite so greedy."
    KRATOS: "Even kings can suffer from a commoners weakness, though he was not completely devoid of humanity, for the only thing that outwieighed his love of gold was the love for his daughter, Marigold."
    ATREUS: "He named her MariGOLD? Talk about obsessed!"
    KRATOS: "An obsession that would cost him, for the god that had given him his ability saw his second wish as an act of ingratitude, and changed the rules of it. Instead of turning only the things he wanted into gold, now EVERYTHING that came in contact with him would turn. He could not touch his food or drink without it turning into treasure for his treasury."
    ATREUS: "But he was still immortal, right? Even if he could not eat or drink, he could never die, right?"
    KRATOS: "He could still feel the hunger and thirst, and since life loses it's appeal if you can no longer enjoy it's pleasures, the king grew depressed. The only one to comfort was his daughter, who thought she could ease his suffering by feeding him. However, in a thoughtless moment, she cupped his chin in her hand with a loving gesture when trying to give him a drink of water, and was herself turned into a golden statue in front of his very eyes."
    ATREUS: "... That is so sad. His daughter was innocent and he loved her, and yet she died for his mistakes."
    KRATOS: "Hm..."
    ATREUS: "What happened to the king afterwards?"
    KRATOS: "Unable live with his mistakes, and unable to take his life and be free of his suffering, the king lost his mind to grief and wandered in regions unknown and perilous, hoping that the gods would one day forgive him and let him cross the river Styx."
    ATREUS: "Did they?"
    KRATOS: "No. Instead he was freed as he came across a man much like himself, cursed and manipulated by the gods. Having heard of the king's story, the man threw him into a different river, which turned the river into solid gold and encased the king, trapping his corpse in there forever."
    ATREUS: "...Why did the man throw him in the river?"
    KRATOS: "To cross it."
    ATREUS: "Wow... I wonder what that man's story is."
    KRATOS: "One day, I might tell you."
    ---

    • @kurozunakabuto9682
      @kurozunakabuto9682 2 года назад +115

      KRATOS: (He must never know)
      MIMIR: I kno-
      KRATOS:Shut it!

    • @im-yzen.
      @im-yzen. 2 года назад +17

      Underated bruhhh

    • @DamontheDemon7
      @DamontheDemon7 2 года назад +57

      You sir have a remarkable knack for storytelling!
      Ever consider writing? You’re amazing!
      You could be a FanFiction writer who writes detailed novelization of popular movies and gaming stories!

    • @jonathanlarsson4608
      @jonathanlarsson4608 2 года назад +24

      @@DamontheDemon7 I actually do write fanfiction. None with God of War yet though.

    • @apenasmaisumdiogo.7115
      @apenasmaisumdiogo.7115 2 года назад +22

      That's great! I could legitemely see this story in the game, from Atreus funny side commentaries to Kratos' life lessons, and your Midas story fits like a glove in the God of War universe.

  • @ClicClikBang
    @ClicClikBang 6 лет назад +253

    Stay golden, pony boy.

  • @enricosinaga
    @enricosinaga Год назад +8

    2:29 look how calm and reasonable kratos walk

  • @edo3830
    @edo3830 3 года назад +34

    Finishing ghost of sparta is a damn great achievement for me as an elementary in early 2010s

  • @captinkrunk101
    @captinkrunk101 6 лет назад +819

    I hope kratos never needs a car he"ll never get the midas touch

    • @natecorwin7994
      @natecorwin7994 6 лет назад +3

      captinkrunk101 😁

    • @bepis2104
      @bepis2104 6 лет назад +3

      captinkrunk101 I don’t get it.

    • @DBZTyphlosion
      @DBZTyphlosion 6 лет назад +5

      Aman Ocampo Its a reference to a commercial for Midas, which is a car repair shop chain

    • @dlxmarks
      @dlxmarks 5 лет назад +1

      Midas has locations in the US and some parts of Canada.

    • @ShadowMosses
      @ShadowMosses 5 лет назад +1

      HA!

  • @Gunfighter150
    @Gunfighter150 5 лет назад +395

    Kratos: We shall not indulge in senseless killing.
    Atreus: Have you done that?
    *Cue montage of all the unnecessary people brutally murder by Kratos as a stepping stone of vengeance against the Greek gods and to power.*
    Kratos: That is not important.

    • @zsu-23-4shilka2
      @zsu-23-4shilka2 3 года назад +23

      Atreus: “Why *_DID_* you destroy all of Olympus?”
      Kratos: “Your grandfather ate my Reese’s.”

    • @KellyCalKelsey
      @KellyCalKelsey Год назад +2

      @@zsu-23-4shilka2Kratos: “he called my fit ‘mid’…”

  • @adityapurwanto7281
    @adityapurwanto7281 6 лет назад +65

    It's safe to say that Kratos..
    Didn't waste this golden opportunity.

  • @brainrich1358
    @brainrich1358 6 лет назад +230

    How about Midas just hires someone to feed him, bathe him, etc. and just pay them in gold?

    • @omegasword1144
      @omegasword1144 6 лет назад +98

      Brain rich Well, in Greek mythology everything that had contact with Midas’ body would be turned into gold, but here it just applies to his hands, so his slim body makes no real sense, and of course, If the game respected the myth, Kratos would be unable to carry him around.

    • @Wuregon
      @Wuregon 6 лет назад +10

      Midas returned his gift and end up with donkey ears

    • @yesmansam6686
      @yesmansam6686 6 лет назад +81

      Omega Sword
      God of War has as much respect for the myth as Kratos does for life.

    • @sqocks8254
      @sqocks8254 6 лет назад +13

      +Yesman Sam Thanks....
      Now is see a group of God of War developers ganging up on a history professor, bashing him unconscious and throwing him in to the lava...

    • @Msosa654
      @Msosa654 4 года назад

      Yesman Sam and that means none

  • @captainflowers748
    @captainflowers748 2 года назад +4

    The way Kratos said Midas, sounded like he encountered a old friend

  • @V_For_Vendettaedits
    @V_For_Vendettaedits 2 года назад +14

    Midas was Inches away from doing what any other god ever did, kill Kratos

  • @Laxhoop
    @Laxhoop 6 лет назад +57

    Who wants to bet that he survived for a few minutes, encased in gold?

    • @ItsDeadlyIC_
      @ItsDeadlyIC_ Год назад

      Ur organs will be gold too instant death

    • @society1876
      @society1876 Год назад +1

      a few minutes? boy, hes inmortal, that guyis still trapped in a fucking waterfall of gold

    • @rianmela3825
      @rianmela3825 6 месяцев назад

      Just because he doesn't age or die from malnourishment doesn't mean he's COMPLETEY immortal. That killed him​@@society1876

  • @satriaputrapratama4703
    @satriaputrapratama4703 6 лет назад +846

    When wishing for something remember to be more specific in your wording. Therefore instead of 'I want to be able to turn everything into gold' say this 'i want to be able to manipulate chemical composition'

    • @kino_8812
      @kino_8812 6 лет назад +78

      Satria Unpronouncable sadly not everyone of us take science class seriously

    • @xantham4559
      @xantham4559 6 лет назад +163

      Or just "I wish for the ability to turn anything I WANT into gold, and if I change my mind, turn the thing I turned into gold back into its original form."

    • @satriaputrapratama4703
      @satriaputrapratama4703 6 лет назад +20

      luckily, everyone of us can easily look into periodic table

    • @SuperSonicBlur
      @SuperSonicBlur 6 лет назад +62

      Just adding the phrase "at will" would do. Since you do not always wish to turn something to gold by touch that should be enough. Though knowing gods, they would say simply do not touch anything you don't wish to turn to gold.

    • @kevinchaay3515
      @kevinchaay3515 6 лет назад +3

      Why dont wish to have infinite wish😂 then wish everything you want

  • @Complete_Stranger7050
    @Complete_Stranger7050 2 года назад +7

    "WHY WONT THE GODS LET ME DIE"
    Kratos: Wish granted

  • @Loner_Ken
    @Loner_Ken 2 года назад +14

    This is a lot more gruesome ending for Midas than what I've read from my childhood..

  • @CorrupToast
    @CorrupToast 4 года назад +10

    1:11 never touch water in a cave

  • @susdow
    @susdow 6 лет назад +1354

    For those who are wondering why Kratos killed Midas, it’s for a shortcut and putting Midas out of his misery.
    “Why don’t the gods let me die”
    Kratos did the right thing and threw him into lava, granting him death.

    • @zesilyrththevoicelessone4254
      @zesilyrththevoicelessone4254 6 лет назад +33

      Fellow internet user painful but hey he dead now

    • @BrokenDreamers
      @BrokenDreamers 6 лет назад +176

      Fellow internet user Yes putting him out of his misery by giving him a painful death

    • @blackheartzerotheundergrou3225
      @blackheartzerotheundergrou3225 6 лет назад +102

      LoneWolf
      If we take "why won't the Gods let me die?" seriously, he was probably magically protected somehow to prolong his suffering. It's horrible, but in order to mercy-kill someone like that, you Have to completely destroy them.

    • @lunaneoma3894
      @lunaneoma3894 6 лет назад +173

      LoneWolf actually when thrown into something extremely hot like molten rock, the nerves in your skin are burned almost instantly. Not to mention that small burst of pain felt wouldve rendered you immediately unconscious, so actually it is a "merciful" death. But I still like to think that Mida's isnt actually turned to gold and that there's just a gold casing around him and he's just frozen in place surrounded by lava, screaming in agony :))

    • @kingartison
      @kingartison 6 лет назад +5

      In a pretty dark way

  • @Clemente11
    @Clemente11 6 лет назад +106

    Kratos be like.. This Shit ain't gold, YEET!

  • @guardianoftheunderworld
    @guardianoftheunderworld Год назад +10

    Kratos: it's over midas! I have the high ground 0:09

  • @djdocdragon428
    @djdocdragon428 4 года назад +15

    Midis is the prime example of be careful what you wish for

  • @walterwhitecar8670
    @walterwhitecar8670 3 года назад +19

    I swear this is the darkest game in the GoW series.

    • @DarthWall275
      @DarthWall275 2 года назад +4

      God of War III wants a word.

    • @rando5744
      @rando5744 2 года назад

      @@DarthWall275 alright time to make a list of deaths( this includes people that kratos killed not all of the deaths cus that would take hours lol)
      Deaths in God of War :Poseidon,Red titan( don't know his name),Gaia,Hades,Hermes, Perithious,Hercules,Cronos,Pandora,Helios,Giant Scorpion,Daedalus,Hera,Zeus.
      Don't think I missed anyone but most likely did.

    • @wizard105able
      @wizard105able 2 года назад

      @@rando5744 you missed Hephaestus

  • @JarvisBaileyVA
    @JarvisBaileyVA Год назад +10

    Classic Kratos right here. He'd put you down if you were in his way and sometimes even if you weren't

  • @richardpignataro211
    @richardpignataro211 5 лет назад +22

    Midas is op. He can basically one shot anyone with his curse

  • @mcgabrielrock
    @mcgabrielrock 5 лет назад +58

    Midas:WHY THE GODS DONT LET ME DIE?!?
    Kratos:ok then....

    • @hpascua1979
      @hpascua1979 4 года назад

      Kratos is god :)

    • @advaitmenon2667
      @advaitmenon2667 3 года назад

      @mc_gabriel_rock “Kratos had done the impossible”

    • @Rotisiv
      @Rotisiv 2 года назад

      @@hpascua1979 No.

  • @martymcfly4654
    @martymcfly4654 Год назад +4

    Midas "please gods kill me end my suffering"
    Kratos "my man say no more"

  • @shockwave6698
    @shockwave6698 2 года назад +3

    Midas: "Why won't the Gods let me die?"
    Kratos: "Yeah, about that..."

  • @CharlieLovesAveri
    @CharlieLovesAveri Год назад +2

    Kratos should’ve just convinced Midas to touch zeus

  • @riiddisbuk2496
    @riiddisbuk2496 5 лет назад +99

    Now I know why Frieza became so strong with a Golden form in just 4 months

  • @sanguineregis5354
    @sanguineregis5354 6 лет назад +542

    Any particular reason why he beat the everloving shit out of someone he had no issues with and didnt want to hurt him?

    • @jdrennan3969
      @jdrennan3969 6 лет назад +322

      It's kratos... What do you expect

    • @inuyashakunakikochan
      @inuyashakunakikochan 6 лет назад +285

      For a god damn shortcut

    • @tincho827
      @tincho827 6 лет назад +104

      Boys will be boys

    • @gusgus00001
      @gusgus00001 6 лет назад +66

      He was resisting. Kindad why cops beat the dog shit out of someone resisting arrest. They doit to protect you

    • @FourDozenEggs
      @FourDozenEggs 6 лет назад +54

      Sanguine Regis In the early games Kratos only cared about killing Zeus and the like so he did whatever he wanted if it meant getting him closer to Zeus. Ex. Killing Midas to progress forward.

  • @Abebabe413
    @Abebabe413 Год назад +4

    What is Midws do to him bro was minding his own business 💀

  • @dancingqueen5428
    @dancingqueen5428 Год назад +7

    Guys, this wasn’t like Perseus, nor was this Kratos putting someone out of their misery.
    Perseus attacked Kratos. He fought for his family, but Kratos still attacked. Midas was minding his own business, suffering all alone, lamenting everything he’s done while his sanity dwindled. Kratos saw an out; that’s all it was.

  • @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth
    @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth 2 года назад +31

    Never understood why Midos didn't just get himself some chainmail gloves. He certainly had the money to pay for something so intricate.
    Sure golden gloves would be heavy as hell, but it'd keep you from accidentally killing people.

    • @trololoev
      @trololoev 2 года назад +1

      why Persei didn't ask medusa to kill Poseidon minion? She gladly hepl him to piss off her rapist. Because greece people of that time not very smart.

    • @drivanradosivic1357
      @drivanradosivic1357 Год назад

      @@trololoev oooor, the people of those stories were more self centered and in the case of Persius, what sounds better for the Ego :"I fought Medusa the Gorgon and used her head to turn Posiedon's bull into stone" or "I talked to MEdusa and convinced her to come with me and turn Posiedon's Bull into stone"?
      shortsightedness is a real problem in stories, especially those that are fables with a allegory.

  • @Profile__1
    @Profile__1 Год назад +7

    4:39 _sees a man being simultaneously burned alive while also being encased in solid gold by his own curse_
    Kratos: damn... Shit's crazy.

  • @runetide
    @runetide 2 года назад +11

    Most of the famous figures from Greek Mythology that Kratos met attacked him first, so I didn't feel bad when they died. I felt really bad about Midas though, because he wasn't threatening Kratos in any way and he still got killed. You would think Kratos of all people would be able to empathize with a grieving father who lost his daughter...

  • @t-the-bawnbawn2663
    @t-the-bawnbawn2663 Год назад +5

    Maybe I missed something, but it kinda just looks like he saw Midas an immediately went to kill him

  • @sparta-lf4lv
    @sparta-lf4lv 3 года назад +2

    Kratos ain't no gold digger,he saw a golden opportunity forward

  • @reesquad4060
    @reesquad4060 Год назад +3

    Kratos straights up walk up to him just to beat his face and carry him without saying anything lol

  • @user-ud5li6ed3t
    @user-ud5li6ed3t 4 месяца назад +3

    That is a unique way to die

  • @alala11
    @alala11 4 года назад +1

    Everybody gangsta till Midas pull out the drum gun.

  • @abhishekpanthi6496
    @abhishekpanthi6496 Год назад +11

    Atreus : you only killed those who were deserving right ?
    Kratos : yes

  • @24kFilter
    @24kFilter 6 лет назад +21

    Nostalgia, i remember playing this back in the old days. And this is not GoW 1, it's GoW : Ghost of Sparta

    • @uzumchiz1738
      @uzumchiz1738 2 года назад +1

      @D F 2 chronologically its before gow 1

    • @uzumchiz1738
      @uzumchiz1738 2 года назад +1

      @D F 2 yeah, i confused it with Chains of Olympus

    • @anurag-ranjan
      @anurag-ranjan Год назад

      ​@@uzumchiz1738
      Chains of Olympus is before gow 1 and ghost of Sparta is between gow 1 and 2

  • @thinking3682
    @thinking3682 6 месяцев назад +4

    Imagine telling the people that played this day 1 that the same guy that threw king Midas into lava woule become a better father than goku

  • @A2Ztigers
    @A2Ztigers Год назад +2

    Dude could have just climbed the rocks next to the lava, but nooo

  • @teeman9266
    @teeman9266 6 лет назад +5

    "Everything i touch...gold...except myself"

  • @redcoatray1784
    @redcoatray1784 6 лет назад +603

    Yeah so Kratos is definitely the bad guy

    • @stonedmoon6056
      @stonedmoon6056 6 лет назад +18

      Mr Love N stuff more like just a bad person.

    • @Razer5542
      @Razer5542 6 лет назад +49

      Actually no... Kratos isn't like the most honorable person out there, but he's not a bad guy.

    • @ThenThereThe
      @ThenThereThe 6 лет назад +137

      Lul, "not a bad guy".

    • @zak6953
      @zak6953 6 лет назад +133

      Razer dude is 100% the villain, he literally killed thousands just by killing poseidon

    • @whoamarcelus
      @whoamarcelus 6 лет назад +10

      KRATOS is a...good "boy"

  • @Houstoncertifiedlightskin
    @Houstoncertifiedlightskin Год назад +18

    For the people saying kratos was putting him out of his misery that’s just a level of cap to protect him at all cost,we can see when kratos is dragging him king midas does not want to be thrown in the lava and kratos is not doing it because of mercy but is because he saw he could turn the lava into gold so he used him for that purpose

  • @stray_cat87
    @stray_cat87 6 лет назад +9

    I remember when i used to always play this on my psp.... i miss those times😅😅😅

  • @Lovelies_69
    @Lovelies_69 2 года назад +3

    3:55 My girl saying she’s ready for round 6

  • @makthemaniac1
    @makthemaniac1 Год назад +3

    I feel like if it weren’t for the situation, Kratos would have felt for him
    I mean they both basically accidentally killed their daughters

  • @Jo-Wilbe-Dina
    @Jo-Wilbe-Dina 3 года назад +14

    3:53 Poor Midas.
    You could’ve easily saved yourself if only you’ve turned Kratos into Gold
    by touching him instead of panicking because you’re about to die.

    • @respha9925
      @respha9925 Год назад +5

      Chances are Kratos would've just busted out of it like he does whenever a Gorgon turns him to stone.

    • @zsu-23-4shilka2
      @zsu-23-4shilka2 Год назад

      @@respha9925 Midas: “Oh dear, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to-“
      Kratos: *_”MOTHERFUCKER!!!”_* (Breaks out & is *_SUPER_* pissed.)

    • @AlexandreRhodes
      @AlexandreRhodes 6 месяцев назад

      Well, he tried. It's just that Kratos blocked his attempt.

  • @MikeTyson-ff1xe
    @MikeTyson-ff1xe Год назад +1

    Kratos might be angry and violent but he’s not a moron

  • @vergil3622
    @vergil3622 Год назад +2

    He turns you into gold if you fail the Q.T.E.

  • @yeetimusprime4621
    @yeetimusprime4621 6 лет назад +4

    Every episode of God of War is an episode of American Ninja Warrior

  • @arthurverardy1498
    @arthurverardy1498 3 года назад +7

    Atreus : father, do you know the story of midas? Who turns whatever he touches into gold?
    Kratos :..........yeah, i killed him, boy

  • @weaponisedfarts1382
    @weaponisedfarts1382 6 лет назад +8

    At least he finally let that old king to rest, and let him be free of his curse.

  • @Ember2168
    @Ember2168 6 лет назад +9

    You can say Kratos really "had a heart of gold" LOL........kill me now.

  • @sksjsjsjskekssksk3769
    @sksjsjsjskekssksk3769 Год назад +4

    Imagine if kratos faces off odin and thor in god of ragnarok with the personality he had in earlier god of war games...

    • @REZONE908
      @REZONE908 Год назад +3

      The game would be too short if he still has this personality and Aggresiveness XD

  • @justabaldguydogarmy5019
    @justabaldguydogarmy5019 2 года назад +2

    When Midas died, 24k magic should have played.

  • @ThunderwingDS
    @ThunderwingDS Год назад +2

    Pretty sure Thor gave advice about dipping your hand into lava

  • @noicegallagher4315
    @noicegallagher4315 3 года назад +27

    Kratos, in doing a bad thing, actually helped Midas. Kratos is like curses to have the opposite effect of his intentions. He wanted to help freya, ended up hurting her.

    • @sakethkankanala7923
      @sakethkankanala7923 2 года назад +6

      Bruh he did it so he could get a chest.

    • @noicegallagher4315
      @noicegallagher4315 2 года назад +1

      @@sakethkankanala7923 yeah I was saying he helped Midas tho cause he basically freed him from suffering

    • @taigaseji
      @taigaseji 2 года назад +1

      @@sakethkankanala7923 why you acting like the chest is apart of the chronological storyline. It's there for the player.

    • @Revenante_of_Asylum
      @Revenante_of_Asylum Год назад +1

      Well, Kratos only "helped" Midas if Midas actually *died* from the goldification process.

    • @noicegallagher4315
      @noicegallagher4315 Год назад +1

      @@Revenante_of_Asylum well eventually midas woulda died

  • @legend2533
    @legend2533 5 лет назад +10

    "BOI, I killed many who were deserving... And many who were not."
    Put that in your head

  • @ammarananda729
    @ammarananda729 6 лет назад +8

    This is Kratos that i know and love, just throw someone in to the lava and leave like a boss

  • @Patrious_WoW
    @Patrious_WoW Год назад +2

    should have made it his left hand or just his right, hell even having the power to turn something to gold by thought alone would have been enough

  • @ShishouDzukiZaManako
    @ShishouDzukiZaManako Год назад +2

    Midas: Why won't the gods let me die?
    Kratos: i can relate, but dont worry I'm one of those what you'd call, "merciful" gods