God of War Fans Lose Their Minds After Realizing Laufey’s Name Was Hiding a Massive Plot Twist This Whole Time, AITA for Thinking It’s Obvious?
TL;DR: Santa Monica Studio drops a lore bomb that supposedly “recontextualizes” God of War Ragnarok, but Reddit is acting like they just discovered fire. Laufey, aka Faye, is revealed to not just be Kratos’ dead wife or a giant—but a secret mastermind who played 4D chess with the prophecy. Apparently, she deliberately hid her name and heritage to trigger Ragnarok early and take down Odin, which is, uh, exactly what we all assumed after the first game? Congrats, you cracked the code, Sherlock. Now watch as influencers make 20-minute videos on “Laufey’s Tragic Backstory” while I’m over here wondering why nobody talks about how she still died from a rogue tree branch. Smh.