Classic PlayStation musical hero PaRappa the Rapper has had an unexpected shout-out, courtesy of an Easter egg spotted in God of War: Ragnarok.
PaRappa is alluded to during a conversation between Kratos and Mimir, in an exchange shared on Twitter by user TheCardinalArts (via VGC), seen below.
Not only does the conversation mark a surprise return of PaRappa the Rapper, but also references a largely forgotten PlayStation title, 2012’s PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. The conversation, which can be seen in the video below, begins with Mimir asking Kratos about a specific tournament he once took part in.
“I heard you did battle with beasts, scoundrels, princesses, the undead, automatons and history’s greatest musician,” says Mimir. “That’s not… that’s not true, is it?”
“I would not speak of this,” replies Kratos.
Ain't no way PS Allstars was canon 😂 #PS5Share, #GodofWarRagnarök pic.twitter.com/4VNs8gTZSt
— The Other Red Prophet (@TheCardinalArts) November 12, 2022
The reference, as PlayStation-savvy fans have pointed out, is likely to PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, which was developed by SuperBot Entertainment in collaboration with Bluepoint Games. More specifically, Mimir seems to be talking about Uncharted’s Nathan Drake (the scoundrel), Fat Princess (the Princess,) MediEvil’s Sir Daniel Fortesque (the undead) and both ’s Big Daddy or Clank from filling the role of the automatons.
