Vidar Jutul

**Vidar Jutul** (?-2021) (portrayed by Gísli Örn Garðarsson) was a main character in the Netflix Original Series *Ragnarok* Season 1 and Season 2.

He was a Jötunn and the head of the Jutul family, the husband of Ran Jutul, the father of Fjor Jutul and Saxa Jutul, and also the father of Laurits Seier.

## Biography

Patriarch of the Jutul family, Vidar was a successful businessman who spared no effort to guarantee the future of his company. Edda's largest industrial complex, Jutul Industries A/S is responsible for the city's water pollution and is the largest provider of jobs in the region.

Along with his wife Ran and children Saxa and Fjor, he formed one of the few families of giants that survived the last Ragnarok.
The Jutul family were not discovered to be giants by the rest of the citizens of Edda because of their shape-shifting abilities.

He is the reincarnation of Útgarða-Loki, who challenged Thor and Loki to several task (eat, drink, defeat Elli, lift a giant cat).

## Personality

He completely believed that Giants/Jötnar were better than humans and Gods. Vidar was shown to be ruthless, determined and vengeful. However, he also noted to be careless at times, much to Ran's concern.

## Appearance

He retained his youthful appearance even though he was thousands of years old, owing to the giants' abilities to shapeshift. Vidar has black hair and light blue eyes, features which Laurits also visibly has.

## Relationships

* Fjor Jutul (son)
* Saxa Jutul (daughter)
* Ran Jutul (wife)
* Laurits Seier (son)

## Powers and Abilities

* **Super Strength**: Vidar was able to snap the neck of a reindeer and rip out its heart easily. He could also kill humans easily and pushed Magne through a building. He also deflected a hammer Magne threw at him. He was also shown tossing Fjor across a living room.
* **Superhuman Speed:** Being a giant, he is much faster than humans.
* **Superhuman Durability**: As a giant, Vidar hardly tires, requiring enormous physical exertion.
* **Superhuman Senses:** As a supernatural creature, giants possess enhanced senses, such as hearing beyond the limits of humans.
* **Immortality:** Because he was a giant (Jötunn), Vidar was immortal. His immortality allows him an almost unlimited accelerated healing factor, the only things that can kill him are old world weapons.
* **Shapeshifting:** During Power to the People, it is revealed that Vidar and all the other giants possess the ability to change their appearance by increasing and decreasing their age and changing the color of their eyes, which are originally orange, which is why he and the rest of the Jutul family were not discovered as giants.

## Episodes

Season 1
* "New Boy"
* "541 Meters"
* "Jutulheim"
* "Ginnungagap"
* "Atomic Number 48"
* "Yes, We Love This Country"

Season 2
* "Brothers in Arms"
* "What Happened to the Nice, Old Lady?"
* "Power to the People" *(Final appearance)*

## Trivia

* Ironically, in Norse mythology, Víðarr was one of the sons of the God Odin, that is, Thor's brother. Although he is a God associated with revenge, it is unlikely that the inspiration of the character in the series went beyond the mythological name. In the Ragnarok series, Vidar represented the giants as the worst opponents of the Gods and the main challenge that Magne/Thor had to face.