Characters

There are currently ten playable characters (called valkyries) with a unique starting loadouts. (Five were added in the Overdrive update.) Except Rún and Sanngriðr, each character can unlock a starting ultimate and secondary abilities:

• Secondary ability: defeat Nidhogg with that character on any difficulty.
• Ultimate ability: defeat Nidhogg with that character on Hard.

Göll

	Starting inventory
	HP	100	Ultimate	Jarnbjorn
	Armor	0	Secondary	Fire Bolt
	Weapon	Pistol	Extra	N/A
	How to unlock	Unlocked by default.

Freyr

	Starting inventory
	HP	0	Ultimate	Freyr's Blessing
	Armor	150	Secondary	Block
	Weapon	Revolver	Extra	N/A
	How to unlock	Complete Asgard
Extra info
Can upgrade max HP with Heart Container despite starting from 0.

Hildr

	Starting inventory
	HP	50	Ultimate	Hermóðr's Enchantment
	Armor	25	Secondary	Fire Bolt
	Weapon	Shotgun pistol	Extra	1x Key and 5x Speed.
	How to unlock	Complete Svartalfheim

Njord

	Starting inventory
	HP	50	Ultimate	Odin's Blessing
	Armor	0	Secondary	Valkyrie's Veil
	Weapon	Hands	Extra	7
	How to unlock	Defeat Nidhogg
Extra info
Cannot pick up or change weapon. Is locked to his starting weapon the (Magic) hands.

Odr

	Starting inventory
	HP	N/A	Ultimate	Barter
	Armor	0	Secondary	Teleport
	Weapon	Sawn-off shotgun	Extra	1x Luck
	How to unlock	Defeat Nidhogg on Hard
Extra info
Has unique dash ability "Dash/Fly" that allows him to jump repeatedly to fly, hold jump to glide, and be less affected by gravity. Any damage dealt kills them (You can't increase max HP, gain armor or heal.) The Lion Heart gives an extra hit to Odr. Can block damage with Valkyrie's Veil and Block. Undying Strength does not prevent death on Odr, unlike on other characters.

Skuld

	Starting inventory
	HP	150	Ultimate	Sigyn's Help
	Armor	0	Secondary	Mortal Curse
	Weapon	Garand	Extra	N/A
	How to unlock	Kill 2000 enemies
Extra info
Fading: Loses 1 HP every quarter beat (dies after 55 seconds if idle at starting HP). Gains 5 HP every time you shoot an enemy Shotgun-type weapons heal Skuld for each pellet. For example, shotgun pistol heals her for ~25 hp per shot. Skuld is healed for 50 HP when entering new stage. Health starts ticking down after a name of stage disappears. Using "The Quest" ability drastically decreases fading damage. If you have Gunnr's Bracer then you will regenerate slightly instead of taking damage. It lasts until you enter the next stage. Circlet of the Serpentine will override Skuld's innate healing, drastically reducing the amount of healing she receives. Having any amount of shield will prevent death from the fading health loss. (Potential bug?)

Geri

	Starting inventory
	HP	25	Ultimate	Banking
	Armor	0	Secondary	Burning Coin
	Weapon	Pistol	Extra	3
	How to unlock	Store 100 coins in the bank
Extra info
Your camera is moved down to floor. However, you jump as usual. Guaranteed bank each stage(except Helheim I and Helheim II). Can be used for making quick coins for the bank. More likely to get coins as reward rather than keys [verification needed • edit • ?]

Herfjötur

	Starting inventory
	HP	N/A	Ultimate	Geri's Audit
	Armor	0	Secondary	Snipe
	Weapon	Bolt-action rifle	Extra	N/A
	How to unlock	Store 100 coins in the dish
Extra info
Starts with 3. Uses coins instead of HP and shields. Taking damage will make you lose half of your coins (if odd then rounded up) no matter how small damage was. If you buy something and your money will be set to 0 then you will die. Line will be "Killed by - A lack of coins". When you use Damocles' sword for Coin Bag - you will at first get these coins and after that take damage and lose half of your new stock. Lion Heart won't save you - it will say that you died to lack of coins. However, if you die without Lion Heart then it will say name of enemy. Skjaldmeyjar's Plate won't prevent you from losing money nor lessen the amount lost. Because of not having hp, healing, hp increase and shields are useless, much as items like Dragon's Skin. Acquiring the Banking ability allows you to have as much "health" as coins stored in your bank across all your runs, as the ability allows you to instantly withdraw if you're low.

Rún

	Starting inventory
	HP	0-100 max HP, 25-100 HP	Ultimate	Random
	Armor	0-100	Secondary	Random
	Weapon	Random	Extra	0-3 Key and 0-10
	How to unlock	Spend 1000 coins in the armoury
Extra info
Starts each run with all attributes randomized. Her starting weapon can be from any pool. Starts with a random item in a randomly chosen slot. The item is taken from the well room pool. Her dash ability can sometimes be Odr's "Dash/Fly" instead.

Sanngriðr

	Starting inventory
	HP	N/A	Ultimate	None
	Armor	0	Secondary	None
	Weapon	Pistol	Extra	N/A
	How to unlock	Complete the game with Odr
Extra info
Any damage dealt kills them (You can't increase max HP, gain armor or heal.) Must completely visit every level to gain access to the boss room. Note that clearing challenge rooms is optional.