Brok - The True Measure of a Man

Brok's last words were forgiveness for his greiving brother. Even in death, he stayed true to who he was: Honest with everyone. The antithesis of Odin.

I imagine part of the reason Kratos likes Brok so much is that he's spent his entire life around grandstanding liars and bastards. So, spending some time around a guy who's honest, humble, and a little crass is likely a bit refreshing to him.

I love Brok reaction to Heimdalls death. Everyone talking about how it was bad because it triggers the start of Ragnarok. But Brok says "if he was gonna hurt your boy, it's a good thing he's dead"

In the Journal, Kratos even wrote about how he respects and trusts Brok. Calling him foul mouthed but honest and that he speaks plainly and is an excellent weapons craftsman. The only compliment he gives Sindri is that he is just as good at his job as his brother.

Brok is that type of guy who’s as rude as possible, but you can’t help but sit down with a couple of beers and chat about life. A respect to pure honesty, that’s the best way to describe his writing.

Brok was an absolute chad, good example of just because somebody isn’t super highbrow and mature, doesn’t mean they aren’t smart and observant. And replaying the game and seeing all of the hints they dropped that Odin was slipping up as Týr is just god tier writing.

Brok is a perfect example of one of my favorite tropes: The Reliable One. He's the one that people go to the most to the point they take him for granted. He'll walk into hell, pull through when you need him in a pinch, and until you lose him, you'll never realize just how much you depended on him.

I just realized Draupnir had the element of wind because Brok used the same bag that holds the components of the spear to gather the "sound of the wind".

Loved the part of the game where mimir cannot come up with the response for broks riddle, until it was too late.

It’s also worth noting that when you first meet Brok, he offers to upgrade the Leviathan axe for two complete strangers and was a gift made by him and his brother for Faye, who was a great warrior and friend. I like how this can be interpreted as Brok quickly piecing together who Kratos and Atreus were to Faye and what might have happened to her without stirring up a commotion like Sindri and Durlin and shows how much more perceptive Brok is than we’re initially led to believe.

“It’s the NATURE of a thing that matters, not it’s form.” -Brok “Fake Tyr”, may have had Tyr’s form, but NOT his nature.

At the beginning of the Tyr scene, I like that everybody is getting all excited over planning the big final battle. Its like planning an awsome party for tomorrow, you feel that sense of anticipation, those butterflies in your stomach. But Brok stays calm. Doesn't rush it. Everybody else, caught up in the rush, skips over the fine details, the contradictions. But not Brok. Because Brok is an artist. He doesn't rush stuff and always pays attention to the fine details.

Also, Brok must be the only one who gets to call Kratos "son of a bitch" literally for free. Imagine, what Kratos from times of original trilogy would have done to him. Another perfect way to show, how far Kratos' character traveled.

Broks death hit like a truck. He cared for friends and family, but couldn't always say it. Watching odin kill him took me by surprise.

"I have met many on my travels, but your are one of the few i would ever call "friend" " shows that Kratos really cared about Brok as much as he cared for his son

Brock’s riddle broke me at the end of the game I went half the game wondering about that damn riddle only to think I’d never get the answer only too get it in the most heartbreaking way possible damn it was such a great moment

I feel like brok saw through Odin because Odin’s con job depends on people being too polite to poke too many holes in his story, a problem that brok doesn’t have

Also, another thing about Brok. I don't know how about you, guys... But I fucking teared into tears when Kratos said "It needs a blessing from great Blacksmith". So. Fucking. Touched.

The scene with the Lady is the most touching scene in the entire series for me. The moment where Brok realizes Sindri lied to him about him dying, it crushes him. It is Kratos who validates Brok, and is there for him while he's working through that trauma. He repeats Brok's words back to him from earlier while crossing the chasm on the lift, "It is the nature of a thing that matters. Not its form." Brok loves his creations, he loves his friends, he loves his family, he loves the truth, and he loves peace. I fucking cry every time. I cried this time.

This guy right here, this character? This is the one who started cracking away at Kratos' ice after Fay died. Hes the one who Kratos thanks and appreciates first. Hes the one who Kratos empathises and identifies with. And unlike everyone else he's met in the norse realms, Brok never once lets him down, goes behind his back or disappints him. And Kratos respects the eff out of the guy. He even kneels before him and humbly asks for his blessing, not just because the spear needs it but more because he wants to boost Brok up after being hurt badly. These two characters have an amazing relationship and they share very little screen time.