Let’s address the elephant in the throne room. On consoles, Kratos was a PlayStation 3 exclusive. Xbox 360 players never saw him. When the Komplete Edition launched on PC via Steam in 2013, many assumed Kratos would be absent—after all, PC is a Microsoft-aligned platform.
When Mortal Kombat (2011) rebooted the franchise, it was a bloody love letter to the arcade era. But when the Komplete Edition arrived on PC (and PS Vita), it brought a guest character so perfectly absurd and fitting that he still stands as a benchmark for crossover DLC: Kratos, the God of War. mortal kombat 9 kratos pc
Even on PlayStation, Kratos and his stage (Chamber of the Flame) were traditionally banned from competitive tournaments because they weren't accessible to all players across platforms. Ways to Play as Let’s address the elephant in the throne room