History Characters / GodOfWarSeriesNorseMonsters

* TheGoomba: They are some of the most common and basic enemies in the Norse games and are used to introduce the combat in the start of ''God of War (2018)'', especially since the ones with special abilities are only encountered later on in the narrative. In ''Ragnarök'', the Raiders are the introductory enemies in Midgard instead, but the Draugr continue being some of the most frequent foes and the base models used in the videos showing new skills and runic attacks the player can choose.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Fast moving, hostile and sentient enough to fight, being revived corpses of deceased warriors.

'''Freya:''' "If the Hound of Hel is loose, he'll chew through the fabric of the realms. Hel-walkers are just the beginning- WhatWereYouThinking?!"\\

[[caption-width-right:350:"Get away from my children. Have you any idea how long it took to shape their spirits into something useful? Have you any idea of the EFFORT? The FOCUS? Were it not for me, these misbegotten urchins would have perished in the winds of Fimbulwinter. But instead? They became something greater. Something magnificent. They MATTERED to the All-Father...and they mattered to ME."]]

* CompositeCharacter: According to a lore marker in ''Ragnarök'', she's this with the goddess Hel, claiming the title of ruler of the realm of Hel. Although it's indicated that she's not the first to rule the place and probably won't be the last.

** Repeated in ''Ragnarok'': [[spoiler:Atreus blows the horn to summon Jörmungandr, and the cliff face just nearby crumbles to reveal ''Jörmungandr's'' face, opening one gigantic eye as he frees himself from several years' worth of ice.]]

-->'''Mimir:''' "O hoho-clever one, lad! A gigantic Hel-beast with the soul of loyal pup. Blood brilliant!"

* OurWightsAreDifferent: Different from some portrayals of wights, they aren't undead, but phantasmagoric apparitions made out of pure sentient magic, with the sole goal of destructing every life on its sight; some translations also called them [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghosts]].

* MuktipurposeTongue: Wicked Grims have long tongues they use to attack and trap the player.

* {{Oculothorax}}: Possibly inspired by [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Beholders]].

Feral animals that hunt in packs.

* FrogMen: They're humanoid amphibians who usually inhabit wetlands and go through a similar life cycle, being born as small tailed creatures and growing up to become larger and more robust beasts with four limbs and throat sacs.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/draugr_gow.png]]

* ActionBomb: After being defeated, they explode into a cloud of poisonous DeadlyGas.

* TheUndead: Many them rise out of their tombs in a graveyard, implying they reanimated their corpses through Seiðr after death.

* BeastOfTheApocalypse: Downplayed, in that Fenrir isn't malevolent by any means unless you happen to hurt his owner, but his revival as a giant is part of the omens of Ragnarök.

* BigFriendlyDog: Both are never shown to be aggressive or ever engage in combat.

* TheDreaded: Being a powerful voracious giant immortal magical hound who can tear though the borders between Realms and who once ''ate a season and a word from existance'', everyone is pretty terrified that Atreus freed it.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fenrir_8.jpg]]

* HitAndRunTactic: The Untamed Fury is a Stalker from Vanaheim that repeatedly targets Kratos in his exploration of the Crater, suddenly attacking and then retreating after a portion of her health has been taken away.

* OurCentaursAreDifferent: These centaurs are savage hunters who specialize in lances and bows, though they lack the debauchery of centaurs from Greek myth. They are your standard half-horse half-human, with the only notable addition being their antlers.

[[quoteright:251:[[labelnote:Fenrir's shrine in the 2018 game]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/skll_and_hati_god_of_war_2018.png]][[/labelnote]]