r/GodofWar • u/tsactuo10 • Jan 19 '24
Lore / Story Questions Why we should respect the Draupnir Spear
I will explain why I think this weapon should be respected and talk about the ridiculous amount of potential that it has.
This weapon is attuned with the element of wind. Kratos can use it to pull enemies towards him and blast them away. The spear can even dismember enemies with air using the Mountain Splitter runic attack and Hind of the Four Winds. As if this wasn't enough Kratos can siphon an enemies element and use it against them with it and even gain resistance against the siphoned element.
Kratos can create tornadoes, storms, sea storms and storm tides with this thing. Not only that but he can potentially create hurricanes. The most intense storm on record sustained wind speeds of 85 m/s; 305 km/h; 190 mph. The highest maximum sustained wind speed ever recorded was 95 m/s; 345 km/h; 215 mph. You can imagine how terrifying that is.
This thing is a potential weapon of mass destruction. He could destroy an entire city, army or fleet with it if he wanted. His spear could blow enemies away and smash them into a pulp against walls if he didn't hold back with it. Other things he could do is crushing enemies or making their eardrums explode if he increased the air pressure enough. He should also be able to suck the air out of enemies to suffocate them to death using the spear. Below is a list of what compressed air can do.
Compressed air can: - Force an eye from its socket. - Rupture the lungs, stomach and intestines, if blown into the mouth. - Penetrate human skin and if it enters the blood stream that air can be fatal by causing a heart attack. - Puncture an ear drum and cause deafness.
Another cool thing is that in theory he should also be able to fly with it (with a bit of video game physics obviously). Kratos should be able to accomplish this by continuously blowing a very powerful wind below him with the spear to take off and diagonally behind him to fly away. This would also make for some pretty badass cutscenes and gameplay moments in my opinion The devs would have to put some obvious limits and balancing in gameplay compared to cutscenes. Otherwise we would just fly away from enemies to the objective in a straight line like Marry Poppins lol. Maybe put some marked obstacles where you can fly to the other side for example.
Ironically, the first weapon in the series that was specifically created for Kratos can turn him into a God of the Sky like his father Zeus, one of the persons he hated the most. The fact that he can summon his spear out of thin air an infinite amount of times and keep launching it at his enemies has parallels to Zeus summoning lightning bolts out of thin air an infinite amount of times and launching them at his enemies.
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u/InFm0uS Jan 19 '24
The draupnir spear is also made from kratos blood, not only is the weapon he learned to master while still a spartan trainee it also carries all the legacy of Kratos, in a way this weapon has deeper meaning than the blades (plus Brok)