Gunnar Rulfson

= GAMEPLAY INFO: =
== Special Moves: ==
* Ice Breath: QCB + S (He breaths to his opponent, freezing him to the ground.)
* Frosty Slash: HCF + S (He does a downward slash from his axe with ice trails to his opponent.)
* Rising Shield: QCF + K (He does an upward shield strike to his opponent.)
* Descending Shield: UQCF + K (He descends with his shield to his opponent. Air move only.)
== Spirit Summons: ==
* Blizzard Claw: HCF + S and K (Polarazor does six claw slashes to her opponent with ice shards covering said claws.)
* Bear Hug: HCB + S and K (Polarazor grabs her opponent and hugs him/her with pressure, then she slams him/her to the ground.)
== Limit Breaks: ==
* Winter Breath: QCBx2 + S (He breaths to his opponent for ten seconds, freezing his opponent and allowing him to do combos.)
* Brutal Shield: QCFx2 + K (He does a rising shield attack, followed by a descending one to his opponent, hitting three times each part for a total of six hits.)
* Viking Pride*: HCBx2 + 3S (Gunnar prepares with a big shout and does a headbutt to his opponent. By connecting, he grabs his opponent in a bearhug while she says "Gotcha!" and slams him/her with a splash, then he grabs his opponent from the legs and does a big swing that sends him/her to the other side as he unleashes a blizzard wave from his axe towards his still airborne opponent, falling to him/her the ground.)
* = Requires the Maximum Brave Meter to perform
== Murder Acts: ==
* Frozen Rupture: D, F, U, F + MS (Gunnar freezes his opponent to absolute zero. Then, he grabs his/her torso and slams it to the lower part of the body, shattering both parts into pieces with blood leaking from the non-frozen chunks of gore. Physical Murder. Close distance.)
* Bear Massacre: F, D, D, U + MK (Gunnar summons Polarazor and orders her to attack. She starts to put her opponent down and starts to bite and claw her opponent gruesomely until his/her face is removed and the chest gets open with intestines spilled, killing him/her. Spiritual Murder. Sweep distance.)
= MISC.: =
* Voice Actor: Crispin Freeman (English), Tessho Genda (Japanese), Sebastián Llapur (Latin American Spanish)
* Intro Sequence: Gunnar is putting his axe with his shield for a while as he says "My Axe can cut you to pieces!" before he goes to his fighting stance.
* Match Point Sequence: Gunnar puts his weapons to the ground and then laughs with enthusiasm.
* Victory Sequence: Gunnar says "That's the Viking way... Remember it!" and raises both arms with his weapons as he shouts in triumph. Polarazor then shows up and stands alongside with him doing the same.
* Stage: Village of Vikings
* Rival: Ignatius Meridius
= STORY MODE: =
== Prologue: ==
(Shows the book in one page a drawing of Gunnar in his boisterous pose, followed by his name below, and then in the other page, a series of texts will show up with the following prologue here.)
From the years of 793 up to 1107, in the region of Scandinavia, there were a group of warriors known as Vikings, known for raiding and pillaging territories, but also they traded objects, settled colonies and even worked as mercenaries. Their first takeover was in England, when they destroyed an abbey in on Lindisfarne, a centre of learning on an island off the northeast coast of England in Northumberland. That period was known as the Viking Age.
Currently, due to the advent of the Christianity in the Scandinavian region, the Vikings are nothing but a memory that is slowly fading with the pass of the time. However, one group of Vikings was spotted in Norway, led by Gunnar Rulfson, the eldest of five siblings from a rural family. Gunnar is an adventurer by nature and has accomplished succesful quests, such as the defense of his homeland from Mongolian invasors and the protection of a vault from a group of rebellious pirates.
Gunnar received a vision from the Norse Gods, foreshadowing the incoming invasion of the Deathopian army against his homeland. It's up then when he and his fellow men embark on a journey to travel around the world, finding the source of problems and stop the invasion, but not before he must fight against the best warriors from around the world in order to do so.
== Stage 4 Interlude - VS. Ousmane Kaba ==
=== Pre-Fight Cutscene: ===
(Scene takes place in the Council of Shamans. We see Gunnar and Ousmane sitting for a while.)
Ousmane: "What do you bring here, warrior?"
Gunnar: "I'm just travelling around the world, searching for the location of Deathopia."
Ousmane: "Guess you're in the correct place. My visions indicate that the Deathopian army is planning to take over the world... and that's just the beginning."
Gunnar: "Tell me."
(Ousmane spills dust to the wood fire, summoning a viewport of Deathstructor with his own dinosaur spirit Morguesaurus, and his Deathopian army fighting against the Vikings in the village for twenty minutes.)
Ousmane: "Deathstructor is a very dangerous being. Nobody knows his true origin, the true extent of his deathly spells or even the superiority of his own animal spirit, Morguesaurus."
Gunnar: "The Norse Gods predicted his return, and we're right. If we don't stop him, mankind will be eradicated, including my people."
Ousmane: "I'm against every kind of conflict... but I have no choice than to partake it."
Gunnar: "In this case, how about a friendly battle?"
(Both get up and they prepare their fighting stances afterwards.)
Ousmane: "I'm getting too old for this. Does it bother you?"
Gunnar: "Well, I don't have a problem to fight against a hermit like you."
=== After Match Cutscene: ===
(Ousmane recovers his consciousness and then sits up.)
Ousmane: "I admire your bravery, Gunnar!"
Gunnar: "The same can be said of you."
Ousmane: "However, during the visions I showed... one of your men died in the war."
(Gunnar then feels sad for the revelation, indicating that his brother-in-law died in the conflict against the Deathopian army.)
Gunnar: "My sister Hilda married him six years ago. I'm so sorry for his loss."
Ousmane: "It's not your fault that it happened, Gunnar."
Gunnar: "Whay do you feel if your loved ones die during the Deathopian conflict?"
Ousmane: "I can't but mourn to their deaths."
Gunnar: "We are not that different after all, shaman."
(Ousmane gets up as Gunnar thanks him for the visit.)
Ousmane: "It's better for you to continue with your journey. Deathopia must be stopped at all costs!"
Gunnar: "I will, sir Kaba!"
(Gunnar leaves the scene as the camera focuses on Ousmane.)
Ousmane: "Take care well, proud warrior!"
== Fated Battle - VS. Ignatius Meridius ==
=== Pre-Fight Cutscene: ===
(Scene takes place outside of Deathstructor's Castle, where we see dark brown mountains, a couple of bones and dark gray clouds that cover the entire sky, followed by lightning coming from said clouds.)
Gunnar: "I finally located Deathopia! The Gods never failed me!"
(Gunnar is almost going to step the bridge, that is until we hear a roar of the lion.)
????: "Not so fast... Viking."
(Gunnar looks and sees Ignatius.)
Gunnar: "Don't tell me this is not happening!"
Ignatius: "Vikings like you shouldn't ever exist in this era of Christianity!"
Gunnar: "Why are you to insult my warrior pride like this?"
Ignatius: "I represent the Holy Roman Empire."
Gunnar: "Your argument is invalid, centurion!"
(Ignatius challenges Gunnar and prepares his fighting stance.)
Ignatius: "I dare you to fight my pride and tradition of Rome."
Gunnar: "Very well. Let me show if you have the prowess to fight me!"
(Ignatius accepts Gunnar's challenge and prepares his fighting stance.)
== After Match Cutscene: ==
(Ignatius ends up unconscious, but still capable of talking.)
Gunnar: "So, what are you doing here?"
Ignatius: "According to the Holy Roman Emperor, I would eradicate Deathstructor."
Gunnar: "That's my duty too!"
Ignatius: "Really?"
(Gunnar helps Ignatius to get up and shakes hands.)
Gunnar: "So, you represent the Holy Roman Empire because you want Rome to return to its glorious days?"
Ignatius: "That's right, sir. However, you have proven to be worthy. Because of that, you will fight against Deathstructor in my stead!"
Gunnar: "Don't feel bad yourself... Wish me good luck, centurion!"
(Gunnar runs towards Deathstructor's castle.)
Ignatius: "We will meet again, viking."
== Sub-Boss Cutscene: ==
(We cut to Deathstructor's lair as we hear his laugh as he sees Gunnar through a crystal ball.)
Deathstructor: "So you have decided to fight me... However, this isn't going to happen soon."
(Deathstructor's skeletal right hand glows to the crystal ball. We cut to the castle as Gunnar walking towards, as a black energy teleports her to a platform in a cave with lava surrounding it.)
Gunnar: "It's my idea or this place is burning?"
(We hear an animal growl for a while. Then, an hybrid creature starts to land the ground with a huge shockwave.)
Mantigore: "Nobody's going to step Deathopia, mortal!"
Gunnar: "The Gods spoke well of you, Mantigore, but what are you doing here?"
Mantigore: "I serve Deathstructor as a response for my disgust against mankind!"
Gunnar: "For what reason?"
Mantigore: "For exterminating my kin!"
(Mantigore screams in front of Gunnar. The latter is now in his combat stance afterwards.)
Gunnar: "I don't know why, but I will reason you by force!"
Mantigore: "Try it if you can! You will be dead nonethless!"
== Final Boss Cutscene: ==
(Mantigore gets up easily.)
Mantigore: "Not bad for a Viking! I'm really ashamed for what I did."
Gunnar: "Glad you did redeem yourself, Mantigore."
Mantigore: "My time here is over... go to his lair as I'm going to rest myself peacefully at my homeland."
(Mantigore's eyes start to close as his ethereal body starts to disappear in front of him.)
Gunnar: "Hope the Gods accompany you in Valhalla."
(We cut to Deathstructor's lair, as he gets angry for Mantigore's vanishing, seeing through a crystal ball.)
Deathstructor: "Impossible! How Mantigore can be defeated by a mere mortal like him?" *laughs* "It doesn't matter now that he will met with death incarnate."
(Deathstructor's skeletal right hand glows to the crystal ball. We cut back to the cave as Gunnar is feeling a strange sensation.)
Gunnar: "By the Gods... what's happening?"
(Dark energies causes Gunnar to be teleported to Deathstructor's throne room, a place located in the top of the castle, decorated in dark fantasy architecture. Deathstructor is seen sitting in his black throne.)
Deathstructor: "Gunnar Rulfson... from the last band of Vikings, in the flesh!"
Gunnar: "So we finally met face to face."
Deathstructor: "Good point. Anyways, I'm Deathstructor, bringer of the incoming apocalypse!"
Gunnar: "Why you killed my brother-in-law?"
Deathstructor: "You thought he fought to save his family? Turns out he was a brute who raped your sister."
Gunnar: "Don't mock him! He had a consensual relationship with Hilda, and what you did is disrespectful!"
Deathstructor: "The Vikings are nothing but savage and heartless creatures who made more harm than good during that one age ocurred years ago. The Christians then decided to satirize them as Devil's creatures, hence the horns in their helmets in pictures."
Gunnar: "The helmet I wear actually belongs to a legacy carried by my predecessors, and it doesn't have horns as you say."
Deathstructor: "You don't understand what your legacy actually means, right?"
Gunnar: "Yes, but I'm not like those savage rapists you mentioned earlier on. I'm more of an adventurer who actually fights for my people."
(Deathstructor unearths his scythe, Black Cleaver, out of the ground and grabs it as he starts to walk outside of his throne to the square one in front of Gunnar.)
Deathstructor: "This is an insult to my intelligence! You dare to fool me?"
Gunnar: "I expected better comments from the creature who killed my brother-in-law."
Deathstructor: "And now, I will kill you like I did with him!"
(Gunnar is now assuming his combat stance.)
== Ending cutscene: ==
(Deathstructor is defeated, however he gets up easily.)
Deathstructor: "Impossible! Why I had to be defeated by a forgotten memory?"
Gunnar: "You thought Vikings are past's thing? I don't think that."
Deathstructor: "It should be, brute!"
(Deathstructor runs towards Gunnar and attempts to attack him, but is countered by his axe, impaling the skeletal ruler in the chest for five seconds and then pulls off. Deathstructor starts to feel that his ironic death is starting now.)
Deathstructor: "What did you have done to me, brute?"
Gunnar: "This is the end of your line, monster. I will return back to my home with my family."
(Gunnar leaves the castle as the components of it are starting to fall while energy waves are starting to surround Deathstructor.)
Deathstructor: "The Vikings will be faded soon, Gunnar Rulfson!"
(The waves cause Deathstructor to explode into bones. We cut to Gunnar leaving the castle and summons Polarazor and mounts to the female bear as the Deathopian castle is falling into pieces. We cut later to Gunnar's house, where we see him and his four siblings [from eldest to youngest, these are Hilda, a blonde widow woman of 28 years old wearing a green peasant dress and carrying her three year old boy on hand; Jensen, a blond carpenter of 25 years old wearing a black shirt with sea green pants; Sigrid, a 21 year old redhead girl wearing brown a huntress outfit; and Yorick, a 16 year old baker wearing a white cooking outfit], alongside with his fellow Vikings as they are celebrating with a food feast.)
Viking #1: "This is incredible, Boss!"
Viking #2: "Hope the pork will taste good!"
Gunnar: "Thanks, guys! My siblings prepared this for all of us!"
(Sigrid talks with a brown haired man named Rydell Sorensen, one of the vikings, who's of the same age as her.)
Sigrid (voiced by Lacey Chabert): "You look handsome! My brother was right by enlisting you!"
Rydell (voiced by Mikey Kelley): "Only if he authorizes our relationship."
(Sigrid giggles at Rydell's commentary. Meanwhile, Gunnar then grabs the roasted pork's leg and eats it.)
Gunnar: "This tastes good! You did it well, Yorick!"
Yorick (voiced by Josh Keaton): "Glad you like it, big brother!"
(Hilda then speaks with her brother while she still carries her son.)
Hilda's son: "Uncle Gunny!"
Hilda (voiced by Lani Minella): "How was your journey, brother?"
Gunnar: "Well, the journey to Deathopia was surreal, considering I travelled in many areas and met with a handful of warriors from different regions."
(Hilda's son yawns and then sleeps.)
Hilda: "If only my husband Kort was here to remember this."
Gunnar: "I'm sorry for his loss... he fought and died for our country against the Deathopians."
(Hilda embraces her brother out of sadness. Jensen sees from the window that a Krakken is coming from the seas.)
Jensen (voiced by Sam Riegel): "Bad news, friends! A Krakken is going to destroy our village!"
Viking #3: "Boss, what are going to do?"
Gunnar: "Gentlemen, prepare our weapons, because we're going to defend our town once more!"
Viking #1: "That's our leader!"
Sigrid: "Can I accompany you in the journey?"
Gunnar: "Just because you like adventures like me... you can!"
Viking #2: "Oh, and we're not alone. Olov Borgulf is also joining us in the journey!"
Gunnar: "The more allies, the merrier!"
(Gunnar and the other vikings leave the house. Later, they go to their viking boat as they spot the Krakken while the villagers wish good luck to them.)
Hilda: "Hope you return safe from the journey!"
Gunnar: "You too!"
(One of the Vikings see with the binoculars that the Kraken is approaching to the viking boats.)
Rydell: "What do you think?"
Sigrid: "It's time for us to hunt the creature down!"
Gunnar: "Good point, guys! From now on, The Second Viking Age will begin now!"
(The last scene has Gunnar and his men preparing their weapons against the Krakken as the screen freezes frame with the Nordic seas in a papyrus with an ink drawing of the scene with the viking boats and the Krakken for ten seconds. After that, the screen fades black.)
(Avril Lavigne's "Keep Holding On" starts playing as the credits which background is accompanied of a papyrus with ink-stained reflections of the Animal Spirits while the credits are rolling.)
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