{"id":4673,"date":"2026-06-15T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/house-of-the-dragon-star-says-he-was-channeling-god-of-wars-kratos-for-season-3s-battle-of-the-gullet\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:08:00","slug":"house-of-the-dragon-star-says-he-was-channeling-god-of-wars-kratos-for-season-3s-battle-of-the-gullet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/house-of-the-dragon-star-says-he-was-channeling-god-of-wars-kratos-for-season-3s-battle-of-the-gullet\/","title":{"rendered":"House of the Dragon star says he was channeling God of War&#8217;s Kratos for season 3&#8217;s Battle of the Gullet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-9b95b63e-0170-4d25-9f3a-9a1d55245209\">House of the Dragon actor Abubakar Salim is set to be a focal point in one of the series&#8217; biggest ever battles. Excitingly, he also took inspiration from God of War for his upcoming performance.<\/p>\n<p>Salim, who plays bastard child Alyn of Hull in the HBO series, found parallels with his seafaring character and that of the Ghost of Sparta ahead of his pibotal role in the third season&#8217;s Battle of the Gullet.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-9b95b63e-0170-4d25-9f3a-9a1d55245209-2\">\u201cKratos is a man who has also been wronged by his father, who is trying to start anew with a family, who has only felt and seen rage and felt wronged by his lineage,&#8221; Salim told <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/house-of-the-dragon-abubakar-salim-kratos-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/house-of-the-dragon-abubakar-salim-kratos-interview\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Polygon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;0SRhEcng&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;Irbe0LwM&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_Irbe0LwM_0SRhEcng_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;bOTdLUGA&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_bOTdLUGA_0SRhEcng_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;Ld6aVtD9fPJ4aBQnv6LOGQGu7L2Hq4xGja5LUwPV6j+es5u8&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/l3fqzehadb1768907286.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/l3fqzehadb1768907286.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/l3fqzehadb1768907286.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Salim, who portrayed Bayek in 2017&#8217;s Assassin&#8217;s Creed Origins, added, &#8220;There\u2019s a lot to unpack there and [find] similarities with Alyn. Alyn\u2019s power comes from rage \u2013 this kind of unkempt anger \u2013 and I think it\u2019s dangerous. In moments of crisis, or in moments of fighting, he taps into that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In case there was any doubt about the influence of Kratos on Alyn, Salim confirmed, &#8220;I was very much leaning into Kratos that whole time. It was like God of War. Pull this in. Kill whatever I can. It was really something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n        <span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 text-base! font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Battle of the Gullet, one of the biggest naval battles in Westeros&#8217; storied history, is one of the turning points in the civil war for the crown. Showrunner Ryan Condal <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3s-opening-battle-is-arguably-the-craziest-episode-of-television-ever-made-and-hotds-helms-deep-says-showrunner\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3s-opening-battle-is-arguably-the-craziest-episode-of-television-ever-made-and-hotds-helms-deep-says-showrunner\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3s-opening-battle-is-arguably-the-craziest-episode-of-television-ever-made-and-hotds-helms-deep-says-showrunner\/\">described season 3&#8217;s premiere<\/a> as &#8220;arguably the craziest episode of television ever made&#8221; in an interview with <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-cover-story-emma-darcy-tom-glynn-carney-ewan-mitchell-11983067\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-cover-story-emma-darcy-tom-glynn-carney-ewan-mitchell-11983067\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a>. No pressure, then.<\/p>\n<p>Already, we&#8217;re getting flashbacks to Kratos&#8217; explosive entrance way back in his first game, which saw the PlayStation icon take on a Hydra in its opening hour.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Zfe6HkCEXhZjauTSoREc9D\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Zfe6HkCEXhZjauTSoREc9D slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kratos himself is also shuffling his way onto screen as part of Prime Video&#8217;s live-action <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/god-of-war-tv-show-release-date-cast-story-trailer\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/god-of-war-tv-show-release-date-cast-story-trailer\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/god-of-war-tv-show-release-date-cast-story-trailer\/\">God of War TV show<\/a>, with Ryan Hurst playing the ashen deity. The <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/live-action-shows\/god-of-war-first-look-reveals-the-prime-video-shows-kratos-and-atreus-but-it-might-not-be-enough-to-silence-the-doubters\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/live-action-shows\/god-of-war-first-look-reveals-the-prime-video-shows-kratos-and-atreus-but-it-might-not-be-enough-to-silence-the-doubters\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/live-action-shows\/god-of-war-first-look-reveals-the-prime-video-shows-kratos-and-atreus-but-it-might-not-be-enough-to-silence-the-doubters\/\">first look<\/a> was revealed earlier this year, though fans weren&#8217;t especially impressed. A new game, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/god-of-war-laufey-guide\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/god-of-war-laufey-guide\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/god-of-war-laufey-guide\/\">God of War Laufey<\/a>, was confirmed at this month&#8217;s State of Play.<\/p>\n<p>House of the Dragon season 3 premieres on June 21 in the US and on NOW TV, Sky and <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/hbo-max\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/hbo-max\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/hbo-max\/\">HBO Max<\/a> on June 22 in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>For more, check out the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/new-tv-shows\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/new-tv-shows\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/new-tv-shows\/\">new TV shows<\/a> currently in the works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/fantasy-shows\/house-of-the-dragon-star-says-he-was-channeling-god-of-wars-kratos-for-season-3s-battle-of-the-gullet-alyns-power-comes-from-rage\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House of the Dragon actor Abubakar Salim is set to be a focal point in one of the series&#8217; biggest ever battles. 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