There are currently ten playable characters (called valkyries) with a unique starting loadouts. (Five were added in the Overdrive update.) 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.
Summary
Image |
Name |
HP |
Armor |
Starting weapon |
Ultimate |
Secondary |
Comments |
How to unlock
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Göll |
100 |
0 |
Pistol |
Jarnbjorn |
Fire Bolt
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Unlocked by default
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Freyr |
0 |
150 |
Revolver |
Freyr's Blessing |
Block
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- Can upgrade max HP with potions despite starting from 0.
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Complete Asgard
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Hildr |
50 |
25 |
Shotgun Pistol |
Hermóðr's Enchantment |
Fire Bolt
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- Starts with a key and 5 Speed.
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Complete Svartalfheim
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Njord |
50 |
0 |
Hands |
Odin's Blessing |
Valkyrie's Veil
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- Starts with 7.
- Cannot pickup or change weapon. Is locked to his starting weapon the (Magic) Hands.
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Defeat Nidhogg
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Odr |
N/A |
0 |
Sawed-off Shotgun |
Barter |
Teleport
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- Starts with 1 Luck.
- Can jump repeatedly to fly, hold jump to glide, and is less affected by gravity.
- Any damage dealt kills them (You can't increase max HP, gain armor or heal.)
- Can survive a fatal blow with the Lion Heart, can block damage Valkyrie's Veil or Block. Currently Undying Strength prevents death for other characters, but not Odr.
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Defeat Nidhogg on Hard
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Skuld |
150 |
0 |
new weapon no decided name |
Sigyn's Help |
Mortal Curse
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- Loses 1HP every quarter beat (dies after 55 seconds if idle at starting HP)
- Gains 5HP every time you shoot an enemy (with starting gun, not sure if damage based, or if damaging abilities give HP)
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Unknown (already unlocked when started playing)
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Geri |
25 |
0 |
Pistol |
Banking |
Burning Coin
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- Your camera is moved down to floor. However, you jump as usual.
- Starts with 3.
- Guaranteed bank each stage(except Helheim I and Helheim II)
- More likely to get coins as reward rather than keys (not certain)
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Store 100 coins in the bank
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Herfjötur |
N/A |
0 |
Bolt-Action Rifle |
Geri's Audit |
Snipe
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- Starts with 3.
- Uses coins instead of HP and shields. Taking damage will make you lose half of your coins (if odd then rounded down). You will lose ?? coins to Lava, Chest Room Door and Sonar Beam instead.
- If you buy something and your money will be set to 0 then you will die.
- Bank will never spawn.
- Lion Heart and Skjaldmeyjar's Plate won't save you (hypothesis, confirmation required)
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Unknown (already unlocked when started playing)
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Rún |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Random
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- Starts each run with a random weapon, health, abilites, and items
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Spend 1000 coins in the armoury
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Sanngridr |
N/A |
0 |
Pistol |
None |
None
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- Any damage dealt kills them (You can't increase max HP, gain armor or heal.)
- Actually Odr but has no flight, no starting abilities, no stats and weaker weapon.
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Complete the game with Odr to unlock
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