Who is the talking squirrel Ratatoskr from God Of War Ragnarok?
Ratotaskr is a messenger of the gods in Norse mythology. He appeared in the first game as a ghost form, but appears in the flesh during Ragnarok to help the protagonists.
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If you've found the talking squirrel by the name of Ratotaskr in God of War Ragnarok, you may wonder who exactly he is, and where fits in the Norse mythological canon. Here's an explainer of our furry little friend.
Mythology of the character
As mentioned, Ratatoskr is a messenger in Norse mythology. Somewhat similar to Hermes in Greek mythology, Ratatoskr's role is to quickly travel throughout Yggdrasil, the World Tree.
Seemingly, his main role was to ferry messages back and forth between the eagle, Hraesvelgr, at the top of the tree, and the serpent, Nidhoggr, who eats the roots of the tree.
Ratatoskr is portrayed as a squirrel, as many important figures in Norse mythology are represented by animals, symbolic of their nature. Ratatoskr is fittingly represented as a squirrel, both because he spends most of his time climbing up and down a tree, and also because he is a simple messenger, not an aggressive or dangerous being.
His appearance in the game
Ratatoskr makes his first proper appearance in God of War Ragnarok, but he was present in the previous game as well.
In that game, Atreus could summon a spectral representation of Ratatoskr to aid them by bringing items. It is only in Ragnarok that Kratos and Atreus meet the real Ratatoskr, who is much more pleasant than his ghostly counterpart.
His voice has also changed, in the previous game he was voiced by Troy Baker, but in Ragnarok he is portrayed by Sung Won Cho.
In the game, Ratatoskr is who Kratos and Atreus go to so they can use Yggdrasil to access the other realms.
Ratatoskr is also very knowledgeable, as you might expect a messenger to be. As such, he offers plenty of information to Kratos and Atreus and delights in educating them.
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