Glenn Lodbrok

**Glenn Lodbrok** is a character in *Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier*. He is featured in the opening movie. Shortly after the announcement of *The First Soldier* shutting down, players received a graduation notice. It stated that Lucia Lin had recommended the player be promoted to SOLDIER, and would be assigned to the top-secret mission "FIRST SOLDIER Operation" alongside Lucia and Matt Winsord.

In the opening movie, during a scene taking place 21 years prior to *Final Fantasy VII Remake*, Glenn and his fellow military operatives, Lucia Lin and Matt Winsord, are engaged in combat. Lucia covers Glenn and Matt as they escape a monster and head towards a helicopter. In a later scene, the three ride in a helicopter, bump fists, and jump out together.

## History

He was picked to be a part of Shinra's elite SOLDIER operatives. He met Lucia and Matt during training, and the three became fast friends after Lucia helped get Glenn and Matt out of trouble. The three passed a combat simulation mission against Cripshays as a team, which led to them being assigned to their first field mission as a team.

In [ μ ] – εγλ 1992, Glenn led his first mission with comrades Matt and Lucia, on a secret mission to the Rhadore Archipelago to survey sites for a new mako reactor. En route, their helicopter was attacked by the remnants of the Rhadoran army, and an explosion tore the cockpit clean off, causing a crash-landing on the island of Sijad.

Glenn groggily called out to his grandma as he awakened. He found Lucia unconscious nearby, and as she returned to consciousness, Glenn joked about taking off his socks to wake her up. The two decided to look for Matt. Glenn and Lucia were attacked by a Baloir, which led them to believe the island must be abundant in mako. They changed into backup outfits, grabbed a mako detection kit, and set off to find Matt.

In the Burmun Forest, they reunited with Matt and assessed their situation. Matt suggested they send a distress signal since they were diverted so far off course, but Glenn insisted they complete their mission so he could be paid. The three continued onwards, reminiscing about their training. The lack of military presence and life forms other than Baloir indicated they landed on the wrong island.

On the La'paina coast, the three found themselves surrounded by Baloir before a dog appeared. Glenn cheerfully called the dog Stamp before insisting Lucia give him her gun so he can shoot the dog to distract the monsters. Instead, the dog drove back the monsters. A Rhadoran boy told them to follow the dog, and the three made their escape. Despite Matt and Lucia's reservations about following the commands of an enemy, Glenn accepted the risk and continued to follow the boy and his dog.

The Rhadoran boy brought them to an orchard whose fruit's smell repelled most monsters. The only monster not repelled was a rangda, which viewed the SOLDIER operatives as a threat and attacked. After driving back the monsters, the boy offered some fruit. While Lucia pet the dog, Matt and Glenn discussed their suspicion of the boy. Glenn felt they could trust him, and they thanked him for the fruit. The boy revealed his dog's name was Refu, but before he could introduce himself, a Baloir King crashed into the orchard, accompanied by a Baloir Jack and a Baloir.

The boy thanked them for driving back the Baloir King and speculated that the flow of mana was in imbalance. Glenn told the boy the three of them were there to peacefully put down the embers of war, but the boy did not believe their cover story.

In [ μ ] – εγλ 2000, Glenn found Sephiroth alone, surrounded by behemoths he had slain and clearly distracted, trying to call Genesis on the phone. Glenn took advantage of the opening and attacked, before greeting Sephiroth and noting that it had been a while since the two had last seen each other. He implied knowing about Genesis's disappearance, claiming that the reason he was privy to the information was "because I'm a hero."

## Characteristics

### Appearance

Glenn is a young man with a stocky build and short blond hair. Outside of his SOLDIER uniform, Glenn wears a bright red hooded parka. He wears a black leather raincoat when confronting Sephiroth.

### Personality

Glenn is upbeat yet somewhat brash, consistently cracking lowbrow jokes and considering a bad reputation to be better than no reputation. He can be impulsive and aloof, including being careless with money. He owes Matt over 4,000 gil for lunch and drinks, and he focuses on the monetary reward for their first mission to repay his debt. He relies on instinct and intuition, which has gotten himself and his comrades out of trouble numerous times.

### Abilities

Glenn is a heavy physical attacker. In Glenn's limit break, Blazing Onslaught, he throws a flash grenade at the enemy before hitting and kicking it, finishing with a blow from his hammer. Glenn's second limit break, Stage of Defeat, charges his hammer for one massive blow.

## Etymology

Lodbrok is a surname of Old Norse origin. Its meaning is uncertain, but has been translated as "shaggy pants", being the surname of legendary Viking figure and Scandinavian king Ragnar Lodbrok. Among his recorded exploits, Lodbrok raided villages in the British Isles in what is now northern England and southern Scotland. He reportedly met his death in a pit full of venomous snakes, after which he was succeeded by his son, Ivar "the Boneless" Ragnarsson.