WARNING: The following contains spoilers for God of War: Fallen God #1 by Chris Roberson, Tony Parker, Dan Jackson, John Roshell and Dave Rapoza on sale now
The prospect of Kratos traveling to distant lands has always been a tantalizing one. For seven games, Kratos waged war in his homeland of Greece. It wasn't until the latest entry in the God of War series, 2018's God of War, that Kratos finally left Greece and journeyed to the Norse realm of Midgar. In God of War: Fallen God published by Dark Horse Comics, a story set between God of War 3 and 2018 God of War, it's revealed that Kratos actually traveled to yet another land before Midgard: Egypt.
Kratos has explored every corner of Greece. He fought his way through Rhodes, the Labyrinth of Knossos and even ventured deep into Hades, the fields of Elysium and abyssal Tartarus. Propelled by his insatiable vengeance to slaughter the entire pantheon of Greek gods, Kratos left nothing standing in his wake, culminating in the apparent destruction of all creation at the end of God of War 3. The revelation that Kratos had managed to travel to Midgard in 2018 God of War was a massive shock as it was assumed that there was nothing left of the world.
Astute players would have found evidence in the rebooted God of War that Kratos had in fact traveled to other lands. In Tyr's Vault, there are relics from other realms; examining an ankh prompts Kratos' son Atreus to ask what it was. When Kratos answers that it was from another land, Atreus then asks if the other gods were nice. Kratos' reply is tepid at best.
The biggest question is how Kratos was able to leave Greece. While God of War: Fallen God #1 doesn't give any specific answers to that question yet, it does reveal how Kratos would have known about the ankh that Atreus asked about. As Kratos is cursed by the Blades of Chaos, his signature weapons that are impossible for him to discard, he flees Greece in an attempt at leaving his past behind. The issue reveals the hardships Kratos endured in his efforts of leaving Greece.
His journey eventually takes him to a land that is equal parts vast desert and lush river. The people there recognize him and run in terror. A mysterious old man informs Kratos that his reputation precedes him as everyone knows who the Ghost of Sparta is. While it isn't explicitly stated that he is in Egypt, the locales and the people that Kratos sees paint a very obvious picture as to where he is. While Kratos would have traveled to Greece as a mortal, this is the first time he visits the country as the demigod he is.
Tyr's Vault in 2018 God of War proved that other pantheons of gods existed. It also revealed that Kratos was aware of them and had some kind of experience with them. As his adventures in Midgard have only just begun, it might be too soon to wish for the adventures Kratos could have in yet more realms. The first issue of Fallen God seems primed to answer many of the questions fans have had about the God of War for years.