Kratos, the protagonist of God of War, is a guy of few words. Unlike the actor who voices him, the unrepeatable Christopher Judge, he usually opens his mouth to grunt, complain, eat or scream while unleashing some devastating blow. Despite this, believe it or not, in addition to Mimir’s head he always carries his mobile phone in his pants. And the best of all is that since 2005 he has answered all calls, including those from his fans.
Logically, to call him you will need his phone number and you will not find it in the yellow pages of Ancient Greece nor in that of the Nordic Kingdoms, but in the first video game of God of War released in 2005. A secret carefully hidden by its director, but also an absolutely brilliant reward for its players that is obtained by using both violence and ingenuity.
How to get Kratos’ phone number from God of War
Without going into details, to access the secret of God of War you have to reach the throne room of Olympuswhich is located at the top of a staircase guarded by two enormous silhouettes: the statue of the Guardian of Pandora and the statue of Ares.
If we stand in front of any of these statues we can read messages of recognition in which they congratulate us for having freed ourselves from the chains of the gods of Olympus. And although it is not shown on the screen, nor are clues given beyond the sound, I assure you that both can be broken. It would be a shame if something happened to them… wouldn’t it?
The key to how well hidden this secret is is that it takes an absurd amount of strokes to knock down each of the statues, so we will have to unleash all our strength, our best combos and use the most powerful weapons to reduce one to rubble and, once achieved, start with the other.
The process varies depending on the force with which we hit, but the result will be to unlock the second secret message of the game, something that is recorded on the screen while we are advised to save the game, and which appears on the screen as a strange disorganized composition of numbers without further ado. But the thing doesn’t end here.
The second part of discovering the Easter Egg is to organize the figures and try to see what they do. Is this a code that can be used in the game? A web address associated with PlayStation? As you may have deduced from our headline and the first few paragraphs, this is a phone number. Specifically, the 888-447-5594. The personal number of the ghost of Sparta!
Kratos’ message (and someone else) to their fans
We don’t know if Kratos is from Android, iOS or still has an indestructible Nokia 3310, but what we do know is what he will tell you if you call him: once you pass the test of brute force with the buttons and ingenuity when it comes to organize the number, it’s time to see the reward. Or rather hear it performed by none other than T.C. Carsonthe voice of the character until 2018.
Of course, you will not have to pay for a conference to Greece before the time of Christ: below you have a video with the message from the God of War himself and, just a little later, the transcription.
“By the gods, you have done it! I don’t know how but they have found a way to get to me. You have earned my congratulations and my respect. Together, we will manage to conquer the dangers that lie in our path and…”
As we mentioned, Kratos is not usually very talkative, so the reward would have been really brief and predictable. Luckily, the message does not end there and a second voice joins what becomes a conversation.
Unknown Voice – Hey hey, man! They have achieved it. They have found our Easter Egg
Kratos – And who are you supposed to be?
Unknown Voice – I am David Jaffe, and I directed this game
Kratos – What game?
David Jaffe – Your game! God of War!
Kratos – Get out of here or…
David Jaffe – Uncle! Uncle! You do not get it? This guy has spent a lot of time breaking these statues. I mean, they must have been there forever, and then they also solved the secret code.
Kratos – I have no idea what you’re saying
David Jaffe – We hid the secret very, very well, don’t you think Kratos?
Kratos – If I kill you, I’m sure I’ll recover my health or maybe…
Don’t leave yet, there’s still more!
The funny thing from this point in the conversation is that David Jaffe changes the tone and asks how the player discovered the secret. Was it out of curiosity or did he simply try to find the answer to the code by searching through forums or some magazines of the time? In any case, the game director begins to take too many liberties with his character and that ends up costing him dearly.
David Jaffe – Wait. Wait. Wait. Have you solved the secret by looking on the internet or did you get it from a magazine? That’s not so cool! That is, put effort into it. Yes, Kratos. Or can I call you Krat?
Kratos – NO. Get out of here…
David Jaffe – Do you know Krat? Now that I look at it, it seems to me that you are too pale. I think your skin is too white if you don’t mind me saying so. It’s kind of unpleasant.
Kratos – It’s over! [Se escucha una sucesión de ruidos de golpes mientras David Jaffe emite varios gritos de dolor]
David Jaffe – We have to make the sequel!
Kratos – This guy was worse than one of those harpies
We don’t know if he used an oracle or knew that God of War It was going to be a bomb, but David Jaffe was not lying: in 2007 the sequel will arrive on PS2 with Cory Barlog already as director and Jaffe becoming the creative director, adding many contained ideas discarded from the first game and elevating that action that coined Kratos as one of PlayStation’s top stars.
And we are not going to deny it, having the authentic number of a video game superstar is the ultimate gift you can give to a fan.
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