History Characters / GodOfWarSeriesNorseMonsters

* ArcherArchetype: Einherjar archers use bows and arrows enchanted with bifröst.

* DropTheHammer: Subverted in that it's just used as a building tool, instead of a weapon.

* BossInMookClothing: All of them are able to deal massive damage to Kratos and in some cases one shot him with their swords, and are ImmuneToFlinching on top of that as long as their armor isn't shattered. It's telling that quite a few of them are encountered in both ''2018'' and ''Ragnarok'' as what are essentially minibosses with entire combat rooms to themselves and no allies to support them.

* {{BFS}}: Their giant swords that do little to slow them down.

* BossInMookClothing: All of them are able to deal massive damage to Kratos and in some cases one shot him with their swords, and are ImmuneToFlinching on top of that as long as their armor isn't shattered.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Zigzagged on the account that they don't use it due to their massive blades, but attempting to hit a traveller that has one on its back will block your normal hits completely.
* MightyGlacier: Subverted. At first they might look like this, but some of their attacks can be surprisingly quick.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: They look less like Norse warriors and more like something out of a game based on medieval Europe, like ''VideoGame/DarkSouls''.
* TheSpook: Where do they come from? What do they want? Even Kratos and Atreus don't know, and the ingame bestiary lampshades this. [[UnwittingPawn The sequel would eventually answer what they actually are]].

* MightyGlacier: Whilst all three dragons are heavily physical fighters, Drake's are the largest of the group and only one to lack a breath/elemental attack (although it still has projectiles in the form of scales launched from its tail). Accordingly, it hits like a truck and is the only one of the group to have unblockable physical attacks.

%%* BeastOfBattle:[[spoiler:Heimdall]] mounts a Gradungr as the first phase of a boss fight.

* UndergroundMonkey: There are different kinds of gradungr who inflict different status conditions like fire, ice and Bifröst.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Both of the Stun Grab finishers Kratos can perform on them involve messily ripping out their throats and tearing a huge gash across their chest with the Blades of Chaos.

* MookMaker: When destroyed, a Wight spawns three Wisps.

* SmashMook: They have a lot of health and their attack plan primarily consists of rushing Kratos down and flailing at him relentlessly.

* AllTrollsAreDifferent: Bergsras are more like [[Literature/TolkiensLegendarium Tolkienesque trolls]] than the actual Trolls in-game, being brutish, almost feral mountain-dwelling monsters.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original myths, the monster was an EldritchAbomination that gnawed at the roots of the World Tree like a parasite, as well as the damned corpses of the inhabitants of Náströnd. Here, Nidhogg and its fellow Lindwyrms perform a vital role in helping to control Yggdrasil's growth by gnawing on its roots, just as Ratatoskr tends to the World Tree's branches; the creature also defends the roots from intervention against Kratos and Freya.

* AdaptationalWimp: In the Norse mythology, Nidhogg was described as even larger and more terrifying serpent compared to Jormangandr; while the latter encircled the world, Nidhogg encircled the ''base of the universe''. In the game, not only is Nidhogg much smaller, but also dies like any other monster that gets in Kratos' way. It's also just merely one of an entire race of Lindwyrms.

* MonsterIsAMommy: The parent of the Lindwyrms.
* NonMaliciousMonster: Nidhogg, while ferocious when pushed, is simply a creature that functions in maintaining Yggdrasil's growth by gnawing on it's roots and protects it should the tree be threatened. [[spoiler:Sadly for her, when Freya needs to free herself from Odin's spell, Nidhogg defends even the smallest of roots with her life (something Odin was counting on as a deterrent against anyone who tries to break Freya's curse) and dies for simply being in both Kratos and Freya's way at the time. Kratos notices in his Codex how, despite not regretting what he did to help Freya, he considered Nidhogg to ultimately be yet another innocent victim of Odin's schemes.]]

* TragicVillain: As far as Nidhogg can be considered a “villain”, She is normally happy to mind her own business and not bother anyone bu s will mercilessly engage anyone that tries to harm the roots of the world tree. [[spoiler: Knowledge that Odin took advantage of in order to manipulate her to attack anyone that tries to break Freya’s curse, forcing Freya and Kratos to slay her, even Kratos himself acknowledges in his journal that Nidhogg was just another innocent pawn of Odin, making it all the more unfortunate that he and Freya did not seek Ratatoskr’s aid/advise beforehand which could have potentially helped avoid needlessly killing her and orphaning her offspring.]]

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%%* AdaptationalUgliness: While bergsrås in Norse folklore were often supernatural creatures of the moutains often surrounded by trolls, female bergsrås could also be seductive, attracting men to their mountains. In the game, bergsras are all toad-like, orc-like monsters who use only brute force, including the female bergsra-mothers.
%%* MookMaker: Bergsra Mothers will occasionally spawn Wretches.
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[[folder:Nokken]]
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Disgusting little creatures whose ugly songs impose terror on their enemies and heal their evil allies with unearned life.

* TheFairFolk: Based on the shape-shifting mischievous aquatic spirits from Scandinavian folklore, they are malevolent gangly imp-like sprites who hide in the woods and use their songs to give more strength to every monster roaming around nearby.
* InterfaceScrew: The Nokken can blind Kratos and the player by jumping at Kratos' head, clawing at his eyes, and leaving half the screen greyed out and your EnemyDetectingRadar inoperable for a short time.
* MookMedic: The Nokken sings a horrible ballad that causes all enemies who can hear it to regenerate so fast that you stand no chance of killing them without one-hit kills or some bottomless pits.
* NoodleIncident: According to Sindri, Brok being forbidden from going back to Alfheim has something to do with a "juicy Nokken", but Kratos cuts him from explaining what it means.
* ShootTheMedicFirst: Their songs will constantly heal all enemies in the vicinity until they're dealt with.

[[folder:Wisp]]
The manifestation of pure magic given form, birthed from raw magic springs throughout the Nine Realms.

* EarlyBirdCameo: She wrote the scroll talking about how Asgard was made perfectly secure in the PS4 game. She appears in person as a sidequest boss in ''Ragnarok''.

%%* {{Expy}}: To the Tauntaun from ''Franchise/StarWars''.%%Needs to be explicitly acknowledged by the work's creators.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[Characters/GodOfWarOtherBeings the cyclopes from the Greek saga of games]], being huge rough-skinned {{Smash Mook}}s which Kratos can ride to kill other enemies if he hurts them enough. Comes full circle in ''Valhalla'', where the cyclopes there are [[MovesetClone partially rerigged Ogres with new club attacks]].

* ShockAndAwe: After it is damaged enough, the Drekis can emit lightning throughout its body and uses it either as barriers or projectiles.

Enormous, burrowing dragons with thick hides and dangerous tusks

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The drakes are some of the biggest enemies in the game, only being rivaled by Gryla and Garm.

* PuzzleBoss: Actually confronting Slag Jaw requires a tricky puzzle involving luring a pair of gulons into a cage below his lair.

* ShoutOut: Their visual design, especially their two forward facing tusks, seems to give homage to [[Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon the Bewilderbeast]].

[[folder:Gradungr]]