God of War Fans Agree Ryan Hurst's New Kratos Pic Looks Much Better Than Prime Video's Previous, Widely-Ridiculed Photo

God of War fans are reacting positively to a caller photograph of Ryan Hurst successful costume arsenic Kratos, arsenic Prime Video seeks to unafraid his replacement.

Prime Video dramatically parted ways with Hurst past period and said it would recast the rubric relation successful its God of War series, arsenic Hurst had sustained a bicep wounded which required him to acquisition surgery.

The announcement came aft an archetypal look astatine Hurst successful quality arsenic Kratos, published by Prime Video, which drew wide ridicule. The representation was mocked for its CGI-like backdrop, fake-looking props, and Kratos' unfortunate airs — which God of War creator David Jaffe memorably described arsenic looking "like helium was s***ing successful the woods." Hurst aboriginal issued a cryptic effect that fans shouldn't "believe everything they spot connected the internet," which immoderate took to mean that Kratos' plan was inactive a work-in-progress.

Ryan Hurst arsenic Kratos and Callum Vinson arsenic Atreus successful God of War. Image courtesy of Amazon.

While Prime Video whitethorn person hoped Kratos' recasting would gully a enactment nether each of that, Hurst himself has present acceptable tongues wagging with a topless pic of himself, posted to Instagram Stories (via X / Twitter idiosyncratic @TheGameVerse). Fans person said that the photograph is simply a immense betterment connected the representation released officially by Prime Video itself, and that the streamer had acted excessively rapidly successful hunting for a replacement star.

Of course, Prime Video itself has argued that it has a accumulation docket to meet, which Hurst's country would person impacted. But the institution has besides reportedly acted accelerated to enactment up a replacement, with Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista present eyed arsenic a starring contender.

Ryan Hurst successful costume arsenic Kratos. Image credit: Instagram / X.

"Amazon made the biggest mistake by not waiting for him to heal oregon simply asking if helium tin inactive bash it," 1 instrumentality has present written successful a lengthy thread connected X, aft seeing Hurst's ain photo. "There's nary 1 that tin beryllium a amended Kratos than Ryan Hurst."

"Seeing him successful The Odyssey made maine judge helium tin propulsion it disconnected I don’t spot wherefore they privation to unreserved this," said another. "They did him DIRTY with that archetypal pic," said a third.

"That archetypal authoritative photograph truly didn't bash him immoderate favors, THIS should person been our archetypal look," added different fan. "So it was conscionable a atrocious photograph sprout from Amazon... antheral looks fabulous successful this," said yet another.

While the representation is apt months old, the timing of it being shared publically by Hurst is interesting, conscionable arsenic the study astir Bautista's imaginable engagement is besides circling. Hurst made nary different remark alongside the image, though tagged it with Johnny Cash's way "The Man Comes Around." Said 1 fan: "He fundamentally said 'this's what yall gonna beryllium missing on.'"

While we hold for much quality connected Prime Video's series, it's worthy speechmaking up connected the aggregate caller God of War games that are besides successful the works. God of War Laufey is slated to merchandise this coming February, portion a caller Kratos-led God of War crippled is besides successful development, alongside remakes of the series' archetypal trilogy.

Image credit: Prime Video.

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