Okay, listen, this might seem like a bit of an outlandish choice - and possibly not what you would want. If there's anything that Jake Gyllenhaal screams, though, it's arrogance, and if you have played any of the earlier God of War games then that is exactly what you'd expect from Kratos. Chuck some nice armor on this bloke, and you'll have one arrogant son-of-a-gun. Perfect! | © Sony Pictures
Have you ever seen that god-flippin' awful Christmas movie, Fatman? You know, where Mel Gibson is a giant bearded Santa Claus who gets into some pretty brutal and bloody fights with a former naughty-child? Okay, well if you haven't then known that - how questionable Mel Gibson's opinions and behaviors are - he could totally pull off Kratos. He also has that unforgiving arrogance going for him, so that's a plus! | © Saban Capital Group
Okay now this is out of left-field, isn't it? Well, yeah, but come-on, a granddaddy Kratos who looks after Atreus' children? Now Dave-o here could totally pull that rubbish off. It would be, objectively, terrible. Let's be real, though, any God of War television show will probably be terrible. | © Hasselhoff's Twitter
Now, we're certainly not going to have any haters for this one. Not only does Mark Ruffalo have that classic dad-vibe that we all want from Kratos after he charmed us in God of War 2018, but he has proved himself as a badass action hero in the Marvel movies. Honestly, if this guy can take The Hulk, one of Marvels absolute worst characters, and make him cool? Yeah, he won't have any trouble with an already-cool character like Kratos! | © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Okay, okay, yeah, we get that this isn't particularly original. We're leaning a bit into the meme here, but you know what? For good bloody reason! This ex-Parks and Rec star is not only a talented and forking, hilarious outdoorsman, but he sports some fantastic facial hair. As a dad? Perfect! As a badass fighter? Perfect! What's not to love? Honestly, get outta here with your complaining. Nick Offerman would be forking perfect! | © Hulu
Kratos is a pretty iconic character. From that world-famous, and frankly adorable, relationship he has with his son, Atreus, to that incredibly manly and well-kempt facial hair, he is one fabulous man. So, the fact Amazon are working on a show comes as a pretty great opportunity to show off this bad-boy in all of his glory. Who would be the best actor to play him, though? Well, that's a difficult question, so here are our five favorite options!
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