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.
Summary
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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.
- 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.)
- 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 |
Garand |
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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Kill 2000 enemies
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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) 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".
- 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 [verification needed • edit • ?].
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Store 100 coins in the dish
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Rún |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Random
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- Starts each run with all atributes randomed:
- Any weapon (can get high-tier weapons such as Raygun) + 1 random item in random slot (Only the ones that are spawning in The Well Room).
- 0-2 random abilities. Can also randomly get Odr's dash ability "Dash/Fly" (doesn't prevent you from getting other abilities) and other characters' unique abilities (such as Geri's "Banking").
- 0-100 hp (0-75 of them can be empty), 0-100 shield (if he has 0 max hp then he will have at least 25 shield)
- 0-3 keys, 0-10 coins
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Spend 1000 coins in the armoury
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Sanngriðr |
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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