Domino's Pizza Jokes Forced God of War Dev to Call its Hero Kratos
IGN • • technology
Key Points:
- Kratos, the protagonist of God of War, was originally named "Dominus," but the name was scrapped due to frequent Domino's pizza jokes among the development team.
- David Jaffe, director of the original trilogy, revealed that the team needed a new name after the pizza-related jokes became tiresome, leading to a search through Ancient Greek names.
- The name "Kratos" was suggested by marketing lead Susan Panico and ultimately chosen, despite initially being overlooked on the list of baby names.
- Jaffe reflected that the success of the character and franchise involved an element of luck, timing, and marketing decisions.
- The God of War series began in 2005 on PS2 and remains popular, with a new game, God of War: Laufey, set for release in February 2027 and another untitled project in development featuring Kratos.
