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Kratos Would Have Had a Different Name Were It Not for Relentless Domino's Pizza Jokes, God of War Creator Reveals
IGNTuesday, October 20, 2026 at 10:50 AM
RedScroll Brief
God of War's Kratos almost went by a different name, but developers at Santa Monica Studio made too many Domino's pizza jokes.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Culture
- Market relevance
- None
- Why it matters
- Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns. God of War's Kratos almost went by a different name, but developers at Santa Monica Studio made too many Domino's pizza jokes.
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What happened
God of War's Kratos almost went by a different name, but developers at Santa Monica Studio made too many Domino's pizza jokes.
Why it matters
Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns.
Background
IGN reported on this under culture. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.
Timeline
IGN published: Kratos Would Have Had a Different Name Were It Not for Relentless Domino's Pizza Jokes, God of War Creator Reveals
Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.
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Source
IGN
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