The 18th-century fountain includes sculptures of tritons, Corinthian columns and a giant statue of Neptune, the Roman god of freshwater and the sea. Moses turns to God, who tells him to strike the sea with his staff. Technique of praise and worship of a sacred object, a god, a lord, the oneness of God may be divided into three main groups. The main reason Santa Monica decided to end the Norse era with Ragnarök was due to the game’s size and scale. Barlog told Williams that with the second game concluding the Norse saga, the three important plot aspects of the story that had to be retained were that Ragnarök would happen, Atreus would depart from Kratos in the game’s conclusion, and Brok would be killed off, which was a decision Barlog had made during the development of the 2018 installment, as Brok was described as the “family dog”. Santa Monica Studio issued a statement regarding the delay, which said that while they were focused on delivering a top-quality game, they also wanted to maintain the safety of those involved with the development. Development of the game was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a series of tweets posted by Kratos actor Christopher Judge in late September 2021, he said that he was the reason that the game was delayed due to surgery he needed in August 2019, and that Santa Monica allowed him time to recover and rehabilitate before continuing production. The delay brought a unique issue with Atreus actor Sunny Suljic, who was going through puberty during the time of production. The story of these triplets turns sinister, though: The three, born to a single mother who gave them up for adoption, were purposely separated at birth for a “nature vs. nurture” experiment and placed in three different socioeconomic households. Williams stated that although they had to make adjustments for pacing, the story was not scaled back. This was rejected as Williams did not like it, but he also did not want to repeat a plot sequence that had been done during the Greek games.

This type of portrayal was similarly done for the other Norse gods such as Odin himself, shown as a softly spoken and somewhat friendly middle aged man, as in the literature, the Norse gods were not as extravagant as the Greek gods were. Unlike the popular portrayal of Thor by Chris Hemsworth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the Thor in Ragnarök looks closer to his depiction in Norse mythological literature, having a hefty build with long red hair and beard. In portraying Thor, Hurst took inspiration from another Marvel Comics character, Hulk, citing his rage and power. He also took inspiration from Tommy Lee Jones’ character in No Country for Old Men (2007), Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, noting how he was a powerful character that harbored regret. To help in composing the song, the game’s director Eric Williams talked Hozier through the character arcs of Kratos and Atreus. Narrative director Matt Sophos revealed that during early development, there was an idea pitched in which Kratos died during his first battle with Thor and then there would have been a 20-year time jump where Atreus would rescue him from Helheim.

The next question then is this: Can you know God in a personal way? He then set to work converting the southern and eastern Picts to Christianity. However, when someone is spiritual, they are able to pick out the things they believe from any religion and combine these truths to formulate their own set of beliefs. The developers, however, defended the decision due to the diversity of the Dwarves in the game, among other changes such as Mímir having a Scottish accent, and the fact that Angrboda is of a mythological race with a power of transformation. Due to Hozier being signed with Sony’s Columbia Records in the United States, he was approached by Sony to contribute to Ragnarök. Either he must argue for a principled distinction between there being moments in God’s life and his experiencing these moments (such that the moments can exist sequentially but be experienced all at once) or he must grant that earlier and later moments of God’s life can also be simultaneous.