Summary
A police operation in the town of Romford in the United Kingdom has seized weapons from alleged drug dealers, including what look to be replicas of theGod of WarBlades of Chaos. The Blades of Chaos are wielded by protagonist Kratos throughout theGod of Warseries and have become an iconic symbol of the franchise over the years.
God of Warseries lead Kratos has become something of a mascot for an entire generation of players. Despite, or perhaps even because of, his association with an ultra-violent game series, Kratos was cemented into the minds of players reaching maturity alongside the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, with millions of players trying the originalGod of Wartrilogy and learning to eviscerate their enemies with the Blades of Chaos, Kratos' iconic chained dual swords. Even after the Blades of Chaos were seemingly replaced as Kratos' main weapon in the 2018God of Warsequel, the series couldn’t quite step out of their shadow, returning them as a weapon option later in the game and making them one ofthe best weapons inGod of War Ragnarok.
The Blades of Chaos status even extends to the homes of alleged criminals, if a report from the Metropolitan Police Service in the UK is any indication. In a post on its official Twitter account, the MPS announced that officers working in the town of Romford (part of the east London borough of Havering) seized several weapons linked to the addresses of two men arrested for dealing drugs in the area. The photo posted alongside the report included a rusty Katana-style sword and a pristine-looking physicalreplica of theGod of WarBlades of Chaos.
UK Police Seize God of War Blades of Chaos Replica From Alleged Drug Dealers
From the photo, theGod of Warweapons seized by the police appear to be stainless steel replicas of the Blades of Chaos as seen in the 2018God of WarandGod of War Ragnarok. The blades' faces feature some telltale design flourishes from that game, like runic patterns along the flat and runes along its front edge, which light up in-game when activated and are visible when used forBlades of Chaos Runic Attacks. The blades even include chains on the handles. The police post did not indicate if the Blades of Chaos seized were “functional” and able to cut. Most commercially sold replica fantasy weapons are blunt and “non-functional,” making them difficult or impossible to use in combat.
Responses to the post online were mixed. Many users reacted with amusement, wondering if Kratos had somehow started an illegal drug-dealing sideline afterseemingly passing theGod of Warprotagonist torch to his son Atreus. Others criticized the post, noting that such weapons seizures and photos are often used by police as a publicity stunt and raising the likelihood that the blades were non-functional.
