PlayStation fans roast Kratos' 'official' first name reveal

Lara Croft, Nathan Drake, Master Chief. There are some video game characters whose names are as well-known as the games they star in.

The same can be said for Kratos, the Spartan warrior from the God of War series.

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Part time demigod, part time father, Kratos is another famous face in gaming and as the son of Zeus, he follows in the typical Greek god style of being known as none other than a single name.

However, according to a series of events which took place a few years back, many fans may not know that PlayStation may have officially confirmed Kratos’ full name.

Safe to say, it is not what you may expect.

The bizarre turn of events took place after Guardian video game reporter Keza MacDonald shared a marketing email that she had received mentioning Kratos.

In the email, the sender wrote, “The game follows John Kratos as he delves into a fantasy world of dragons and monsters."

We can assume that this person has never played a God of War title before but it was no surprise that an email as humorous as this soon went viral on social media.

As a result, the official PlayStation Twitter account got involved and sent out a Tweet saying, “John Kratos is my head canon now”.

It is worth noting that a headcanon is a scenario or situation imagined by fans and is not actually confirmed by its creators.

However, with no confirmation of a real name, many fans have decided that John Kratos must be the truth.

One user over on r/GodofWarRagnarok was not happy, saying, “That's bull**it, nobody in Ancient Greece is named John.”

However, they were soon met with a swift reply.

“John is a translation for Ioannis and believe me, it's a very common name in Ancient Greece.”

So it may not be as far-fetched as we first thought.