The motto of the God of War franchise may as well be "Boy," said in as strong a Christopher Judge impression as you can manage, for how synonymous that's become with Kratos since the 2018 soft reboot. It definitely seems like something of an in-joke among people involved in the property, since new side-scrolling Metroidvania God of War: Sons of Sparta makes a direct nod to Atreus in the difficulty menu.
When looking at how you'd like to play Kratos' latest outing, you're given three options: Spartan as the hardest, because of course; Cadet as medium, which makes sense; then Boy for easy mode, just to rub it in a little that you're picking the lowest. Just as the little son of Kratos spends all of the 2018 game and its sequel, Ragnarok, earning his father's approval, so too must you when picking the easiest mode.
