History Characters / GodOfWarSeriesJotnar

[-''Major Characters:'' [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesKratos Kratos]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesKratossFamily Kratos's Family]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesMajorSupportingCharacters Major Supporting Characters]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesMainAntagonists Main Antagonists]] ([[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesOdin Odin]])\\

[-''Protagonists:'' [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesKratos Kratos]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesAtreus Atreus]]\\
''Greek Era:'' [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesGreekGods Gods]] ([[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesZeus Zeus]]) | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesTitans Titans]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesMythologysHeroes Mythology's Heroes]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarOtherBeings Other Beings]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesNormalHumans Normal Humans]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesComicBookCharacters Characters from Comics]]\\
''Norse Era:'' [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesNorseGods Gods]] ([[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesOdin Odin]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesThor Thor]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesMimir Mimir]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesBaldur Baldur]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesHeimdall Heimdall]] | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesFreya Freya]]) | '''Jötnar''' | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesOtherCharacters Other Characters]] ([[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesSindriAndBrok Sindri and Brok]]) | [[Characters/GodOfWarSeriesNorseMonsters Monsters]]-]]]]]

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Once he fuses the primordial fire in Kratos' Blades of Chaos and the Spark of The World with the cold of Sinmara's heart, he transforms into ''the'' Ragnarök. A giant collosus the size of a mountain that burns with primordial energy, powerful enough to [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroy an entire realm]].]]

* ArcherArchetype: {{Averted|Trope}}. When Atreus ask Mimir of the possibility of Starkaðr being able to shoot with four bows at once, the latter states that he was more of a swordsman since he only has two eyes after all.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To the Titans from the Greek saga. [[spoiler:Unlike the Titans who are BitchInSheepsClothing at the start of ''III'' and seek vengeance against the Gods, the Jötnar are a generally affable people and would rather be left alone than seek retribution against the Aesir. When they send their forces to aid Kratos in ''Ragnarök'', they're clear allies of Kratos and have no ulterior motives, unlike the Titans who only used Kratos as their pawn in their plans]].

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To the Titans from the Greek saga. [[spoiler:Unlike the Titans, the Jötnar are a generally affable people and would rather be left alone than seek retribution against the Aesir. When they send their forces to aid Kratos in ''Ragnarök'', they're clear allies of Kratos and have no ulterior motives]].

** On the other hand there's hints the giants themselves were indulging in this as well, because some of their own stories are just as biased as the Aesir versions. Thrym is regarded as a cunning trickster who managed to steal Mjolnir from under Thor's nose and tried to trade it for Freya as a wife, when all he did was come upon Thor while he was asleep and took Mjolnir. Even this detail, when brought up, is framed as Thor being a drunken slob who let down his guard, instead of conceding that Thrym's supposed cleverness merely being that he stole something from someone while they were unconscious.

* DropTheHammer: His hammer is positively gargantuan, however, it was used both as a weapon and a building tool. Also, Kratos and Atreus literally drop it in order to break the ice sheet preventing them from reaching his chisel.

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Loki was not [[spoiler: the grandson of Zeus in the original stories]], seeing how they came from two separate mythologies.

** On the other hand there's hints the giants themselves themselves were indulging in this as well, because some of their own stories are just as biased as the Aesir versions. Thrym is regarded as a cunning trickster who managed to steal Mjolnir from under Thor's nose and tried to trade it for Freya as a wife, when all he did was come upon Thor while he was asleep and took Mjolnir. Even this detail, when brought up, is framed as Thor being a drunken slob who let down his guard, instead of framing Thrym's supposed cleverness as merely being that he stole something from someone while they were unconscious.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Subverted, the Jötnar never started the fight against the Aesir but they are willing to defend themselves when the moment arises.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To the Titans from the Greek saga. [[spoiler:Unlike the Titans, the Jötnar are a generally affable people and would rather be left alone than seek retribution against the Aesir. When they send their forces to aid Kratos in ''Ragnarök'', they're clear allies of Kratos and have no ulteriors motives]].

* HumanAliens: They originate from a different world (Jötunheim) and could assume the appearance of a perfectly normal human being. However, they still had magical powers and superior physical abilties. And that's not getting into how many of them were [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever gargantuan in size]], [[MultiArmedAndDangerous had extra arms]], or could, in Hrungnir's case, be born without a head and heart and live long enough for prosthetic replacements to be made.

* NonIndicativeName: The term "giants" is often used interchangeably with "Jötnar", but it's pointed out not all were actually giant. Most were the size of a regular human, it’s also believed that the Jötnar could change their size at will through magic.

* PosthumousCharacter: The mentioned giants are long dead or have disappeared by the time of Kratos and Atreus' journey. The only confirmed living Giant from the tapestries is Surtr the Brave, as he is currently in Muspelheim honing his blade in preparation for his role in Ragnarök.

* SuperStrength: If [[NonhumanHumanoidHybrid Magni]] is any indication. The Jötunns were inherently strong and could possibly keep their strength when they changed sizes.