David Jaffe, the creator of the original God of War, continues to develop his blog and communicate with fans on social media. Recently, he decided to share an interesting fact — he recalled the original name of the main character of the game franchise.
Initially, 'Kratos' was called differently — players in God of War were intended to take on the role of Dominus. However, in the end, they had to abandon the use of this name, as it became a source of jokes related to the Domino's Pizza chain.
Jaffe really liked the original name 'Dominus'. In his opinion, it sounds 'dominant', brutal — which suited the image of the character who later became known as Kratos. But other team members noticed a certain similarity between 'Dominus' and 'Domino's'.
As a result, Jaffe explains, the developers started joking every time they heard the name Dominus — uttering phrases like 'open the door, it's Domino's Pizza'. Then the developers considered different name options, at a certain point Jaffe was attracted to options like Julius and Maximus. However, the studio's marketer suggested another option — Kratos. This name eventually stuck with the hero of God of War.