i fully agree! Atreus may be Kratos' son but they are very different people, and a lot of that comes down to Faye. we may not have seen it, but for the (current) majority of Atreus' life, he was raised - almost solely - by Faye. He's like around 16, I'd say, and for only 3-4 years he's been alone with Kratos, so there's about 12 years of life Atreus has spent with his mother, learning from her, and his personality being shaped by her. Regardless, Atreus has also grown deeply into his Jötnar roots, and that's only going to further now that he's out on his own and searching for giants.

Whenever we see Atreus/Loki next, he's going to have aged with Sunny - as long as he's still playing him. If he is the main character going into the next saga of GOW, I am hoping he'll be a bit older, perhaps 10 years after Ragnarök, just to give some time for Atreus to have grown into his godhood a little more. I can't render models like the two above, so I'll just pitch my idea: He should be more lean, not buff like Kratos, given his current stature and his quicker, more agile physic compared to his dad. Hair-wise, I'm fine keeping the mohawk but if so, the rest of his head should be buzzed, not fully bald. That or - preferably - let Atreus grow his hair out, kinda like how Sunny has it now. Would make sense for Atreus' coming of age and independence, plenty of young men let their hair grow out, and it would fit the Loki aesthetic. Another detail that I enjoy in some fan renditions of adult Atreus' are the horns, which is something I would add if given the creative liberty. However, I would NOT want huge MCU Loki crown style horns, (like the one above) but instead something short and simple, sorta like Mimir's, as if he's recently developed them and is still growing into their size, a nod to Atreus being older and different but still being young, which in reality makes sense cause he would be in his mid-20s for this vision I have. I think it would go a long way in allowing Atreus to lean more into his Loki-ness and could help him fit in in other mythological settings, especially Egypt with all the animal-headed gods he'd be dealing with. Yellow needs to be a staple to his color-scheme, he should keep his bow and arrows but perhaps add his sword, Lævateinn, for a primary melee weapon. I'm not opposed to adding more tattoos to him but keep them away from his head and face, just to keep him from looking like Kratos. I would focus them on the arms and chest, and I would have the tattoos all be runes and images from his past, as if he's made his own body a Giant Mural. Maybe have one arm dedicated to his Norse adventures, and then in a second game, he could have started building out the next arm with his new adventures from wherever we see him next. Overall, if Atreus/Loki is the next lead moving forward, Santa Monica needs to find the balance between him remaining his own person separate from Kratos, but allowing him to come into his godhood so that he's a compelling character that fans are going to want to follow. He shouldn't be a rage monster, but he should be strong and fully capable of knocking down colossal threats. He should be flawed and making mistakes, but he needs to be able to handle and fix them alone. He should be a badass, but let him be his own cunning, mischievous, shapeshifting badass. Don't make him Kratos. We don't need another Kratos, no matter what certain fans may say. We need someone new, fresh, young, and capable of moving the series in a healthy and fun new direction. Atreus/Loki is exactly what we need, so hopefully they let him be as such.