Tag: no more

“No more. For the sake of our children. We must be better.”

From: God of War: Ragnarok

Genre: Video Games

Who said it?: Kratos

The story behind the quote: This week’s quote comes from action-adventure game, God of War: Ragnarok. Technically the tenth game in the God of War franchise but the second entry since the 2018 reboot, the game continues the story of Kratos and his son, Atreus, now having to fight off Odin and the other Norse gods to prevent Ragnarok, the destruction of the Nine Realms.

The quote comes near the end of the game. Kratos battles Thor but, unlike their first fight, Kratos manages to win the fight. Thor demands Kratos take his life but Kratos refuses, citing his son and Thor’s daughter, Thrud, have become close. Thor rebuffs this and states they are both warriors. All they know is fighting and that will never change. Although Kratos does understand what Thor is saying, he still says that doesn’t mean that is all they can do, delivering the quote in response.

Geek wisdom: If all we do is destroy, then there will be nothing left for our children and future generations. We have to take care of the people around use, put aside our differences and think of the future. If we don’t, then there will be nothing left but pain and destruction.

“You lived what anybody gets, Bernie. You got a lifetime. No more. No less.”

From: The Sandman Vol. 2

Genre: Comics

Who said it?: Death

The story behind the quote: This week’s quote come from The Sandman comics. Created by Neil Gaiman, the comic generally follows Morpheus, AKA Dream. The stories generally follow Dream as well as his siblings, the Endless. One of his siblings is Death but, instead of the usual Grim Reaper figure, Neil Gaiman changed the character into a more perky girl.

The quote is more of a side story that pops up in the Brief Lives story arc. A man named Bernie Capax looks like any other ordinary man but he is, in fact, more than ten thousand years old. Unfortunately, through sheer bad luck, he finally perishes when an unstable brick wall falls on top of him. Death finally gets to take him away. Bernie, while initially upset, looks at Death and is strangely proud of how long he did live. This is when Death delivers the quote.

Death Sandman

Geek wisdom: No matter how long we have for this world, it will always feel like it isn’t enough. This is all the more reason to live life to its fullest.