Atreus

At approximately ten to twelve years old, Atreus appears tall for his age. He is thin, pale, and has generally soft features. His large, icy blue eyes are not set as deeply as his father’s, but his downward-hooked nose and pouted lips resemble him closely.

The most prominent features of Atreus’s face are the deep scars along his left cheek, chin, and forehead. Several jagged lines and pockmarks rake through his otherwise smooth skin, crossing over his eye and reaching down to his jaw. They appear to have been healed for years, but are still deep enough to cast a shadow in the right light. His dark brown hair is trimmed nearly to the scalp on both sides, with a few inches left on top. The remaining hair runs upward into a natural ridge which falls slightly forward on his forehead.

Atreus is dressed practically in black cloth pants and tunic, dark boots, and a pelt with thick grey fur over his chest and shoulders. His arms and lower legs have thin rope and strips of leather wound about them, keeping the loose fabric bound tightly to his limbs.

The only colourful bits of clothing are the yellow undershirt which can barely be seen at his collar, and an orange and yellow patterned cloth wrapped around his waist. A black leather finger guard can be seen on his right hand, and a brown hide quiver is strapped to his back.

OUTFITS

Atreus’s clothing varies significantly when the player purchases or crafts alternate outfits as the game progresses, with each granting different bonuses. (See below)

EARLY GAME

Tunic of Hope: Atreus’s starting outfit as described above.

In-game description: “Fashioned from leather and wolf hide. A gift from Atreus’s mother.”

COMMON

Basic Sharpshooter Garb: While Atreus’s pants and boots remain the same, a bright yellow tunic replaces the plain black one. He wears the same wolf hide over it, and the orange cloth wrapped around his waist. A small, boiled leather pauldron can be seen on his left shoulder.

In-game description: “Reduces the Talon Bow’s recharge time. AIMED SHOT – Enemies in air take increased damage.”

Basic Fighter Tunic: Atreus’s pants and boots remain the same, and his yellow undershirt is still visible at the collar, but his sleeves are a bold red velvet wrapped in boiled leather. Four brown leather pieces, each cut in roughly the shape of a leaf, hang from the front, back, and sides of his waist. The front one is painted with a simple knot pattern in muted red. Atreus still wears the wolf hide overtop, and the orange cloth around his waist.

In-game description: “Increases Atreus’s melee damage. EXPOSE WEAKNESS – Enemies choked by Atreus will take increased damage.”

Basic Runic Vestment: Atreus’s pants and boots remain the same, with netted leather armour and a length of chainmail hanging from his waist. The yellow undershirt is still visible at his collar, but his sleeves are are a deep indigo, and wrapped in dark leather. Atreus still wears the wolf hide overtop, and the orange cloth around his waist.

In-game description: “Increases Atreus’s recovery speed from enemy attacks. HEALTHSTONE ASSIST – Atreus will sometimes find Healthstones when Kratos is injured.”

RARE

Superior Sharpshooter Garb: Identical to the Basic Sharpshooter Garb, with the exception of the wolf hide having been replaced with dull steel plate armour covering his chest and waist. Minimal patterning and trim appears in polished silver, and the pauldron on his left shoulder is now three-tiered and made of the same steel. An intricate, polished-gold bracer covers his left forearm. The orange cloth is still tied about his waist with a thin rope.

In-game description: “Greatly reduces the Talon Bow’s arrow recharge time. AIMED SHOT – Enemies in air take increased damage. BARRAGE – When rapid firing, the last arrow inflicts increased damage.”

Superior Fighter Tunic: Identical to the Basic Fighter Tunic, with two exceptions. First, the leather pieces hanging below his waist are layered above the wolf hide, extending upward nearly to his chest and showing more of the muted red pattern. Second, he now wears two small pieces of polished silver armour: a bracer on his left forearm, and a fitted neck guard attached to the strap of his quiver. The orange cloth is still tied about his waist with a thin rope.

In-game description: “Greatly increases Atreus’s melee damage. EXPOSE WEAKNESS – Enemies choked by Atreus will take increased damage. ENHANCED STRIKES – Increases STUN damage inflicted by Atreus’s melee attacks.”

Superior Runic Vestment: Atreus’s black pants and blue sleeves are still visible, but the wolf hide has been replaced with a chestpiece made of small overlapping squares of silver. The chainmail hanging from his waist is more visible without the wolf hide overtop, and he still wears the orange cloth tied about his waist with thin rope. Atreus now wears a reinforced leather guard on his upper left arm, and the strap for his quiver bears a thicker grey leather. Two pieces of grey wolf hide are visible on his shoulders.

In-game description: “Greatly increases Atreus’s recovery speed from enemy attacks. HEALTHSTONE ASSIST – Atreus will sometimes find Healthstones when Kratos is injured. HEALTHSTONE ENHANCEMENT – Increases Healthstone potency.”

LEGENDARY

Legendary Sharpshooter Garb: Atreus’s bright yellow tunic gains intricately knotted patterns embroidered in gold at the hem, and the dull steel plate now has twisting golden patterns engraved upon it. He still wears the orange cloth tied about his waist with thin rope. Atreus’s left forearm and part of his upper arm are encased in tiny, overlapping gold pieces which resemble fish scales. They are brightly polished, and glimmer in the light. In-game description: “Massively reduces the Talon Bow’s arrow recharge time. AIMED SHOT – Enemies in air take increased damage. BARRAGE – When rapid firing, the last arrow inflicts increased damage. AERIAL DOMINANCE – Arrows fired while in air inflict additional damage.”

Legendary Fighter Tunic: Atreus now wears only one red sleeve, leaving his right arm bare. The wolf hide can still be seen, but is covered by an asymmetrical red leather chestpiece engraved with intricate knotted patterns. A leather a loincloth hangs from his waist, reinforced with small overlapping squares of deep red leather. Atreus bears a polished silver forearm guard and pauldron on his left side, each engraved with red swirling patterns, which match some metal adornment on the leather straps of his quiver. He still wears the orange cloth tied about his waist with thin rope.

In-game description: “Massively increases Atreus’s melee damage. EXPOSE WEAKNESS – Enemies choked by Atreus will take increased damage. ENHANCED STRIKES – Increases STUN damage inflicted by Atreus’s melee attacks. IRON GRIP – Atreus can choke enemies for longer.”

Legendary Runic Vestment: The chestpiece of overlapping squares of silver has extended to include a skirt, and is trimmed in bold red. A full chainmail tunic with sleeves can now be seen beneath it. Atreus bears a large bracer and pauldron on his left side made of thick, mottled blue hide, and ornamental silver pieces around his left bicep. The wolf hide pieces are still present on his shoulders, and the orange cloth is still tied about his waist with thin rope.

In-game description: “Massively increases Atreus’s recovery speed from enemy attacks. HEALTHSTONE ASSIST – Atreus will sometimes find Healthstones when Kratos is injured. HEALTHSTONE ENHANCEMENT – Increases Healthstone potency. RUNIC ATTUNEMENT – After using a Runic Summon, arrows will deal additional Status damage for 8 seconds”