Thrud

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**Thrud** is the third of the 13 Valkyrie sisters. She performed Völundr with Raiden Tameemon during the fifth round of Ragnarok.

## Appearance

Thrud is an enormous woman with an extremely muscular build. Her height dwarfs even Raiden, who is a giant of a man himself. Because of her muscles and her square jaw, she has a rather masculine appearance. Her hair is pink, tied into a short braid which comes down the right side of her head. She has a golden hairpin in the shape of a wing. Her eyes are green, and she wears pink lipstick on her big lips.

She wears a red and black corset with golden outlines, black cloth leggings with white metal kneepads and golden outlines, red and black wide-heeled shoes with gloden outlines and black armbands. On her right shoulder, there is a golden armband, and a thick golden armlet on her right hand. She also wears a dark red hood with golden outlines and feathers which go down her back.

## Personality

Thrud is insecure about her appearance and refers to herself as a "monster". Despite her mighty appearance, she is gentle and blushes easily when complimented. Starving for affection due to her intimidating appearance, she swore to herself a long time ago that once she fell in love with a man, she'd stay with him for the rest of her life.

She became enamored with Raiden and proved to be a loyal Valkyrie and lover when she refused to undo her Völundr to save her life. She was also protective and caring towards her sisters, especially to her youngest sister Goll. As such, her death was much mourned by the latter, recalling how she used to hold her endearingly as one does to her little sister.

## Plot

### Gods' Council

Somewhere between the Gods' Council and the start of Ragnarok, Thrud and the other 10 Valkyries met with Brunhilde and Göll to help them fight against the Gods.

### Fifth Round

Before the start of the fifth round, Thrud tried to surprise Raiden with her appearance, thinking he would be intimidated by her size. But much to her surprise, Raiden claimed to like her and embraced her. Thinking he was joking around, Thrud tried to get Raiden off of her but he hugged even tighter, assuring her that he was completely serious. This caused Thrud to blush like a pure maiden and call him a dummy. The two's love for each other helped them to undergo Völundr and she became his mawashi, made out of his own flesh and bone.

During his fight against Shiva, Raiden released his **Hundred Seals** and his muscles began going out of control. Through her Völundr, Thrud managed to keep Raiden's muscles under control, allowing Raiden to use his full strength for the first time in his life. Later on in the fight, when Raiden decided to use sumo, he unleashed one of his most forbidden moves: **Yatagarasu**. While this helped him to rip off two more of Shiva's arms, leaving him with one, the feedback caused his insides to almost be crushed to a pulp.

Thrud asked if he was okay but Raiden was just happy at how fun sumo is and asked Thrud to keep moving his muscles around. She initially refused as he would die if his insides got more crushed than they already were. Raiden asked her once more, asserting that he can finally do the sumo he's always wanted. She calls him a dummy before realising that's why she fell in love with him in the first place and warned Raiden she'll go all the way. At the climax, Raiden used his **Yatagarasu** to counter Shiva's **Deva Loka** but his arm ended up ripped in half instead.

After thanking Shiva for being able to give him a fight where he gave it all he had, Raiden told Thrud to call off her Völundr, claiming this is where they split ways. However, Thrud told him she's staying with him, as long ago, she swore to always stay by the side of the man she fell in love with. Raiden wonders how he ever managed to get a woman like her before thanking Shiva once more. Thanking Raiden for the best fight of his life, Shiva decapitated Raiden with **Deva Loka** and as his body crumbled away, Thrud did too, clinging onto the small pieces of Raiden and smiling as she died alongside him.

## Abilities

### Physical Abilities

**Godly Strength**: Possessing an enormous frame, Thrud has immense physical strength. She can break through wooded door frames with her forehead without even trying, and while in her Völundr form she was able to harness the strength of Raiden's entire body with the **Hundred Seals** removed.

### Supernatural Abilities

**Semi-Immortality**: As a demigod, Thrud has a limitless lifespan and does not age

**Divine Physiology**: As a demigod, it can be assumed that Thrud possesses physical abilities far greater than any ordinary human. Her body cannot be harmed by mortal weapons, however, she still can be harmed by unarmed attacks from individuals with superhuman strength and Divine Weapons.

**Common Destiny**: The power of "Common Destiny" allows a person to bring out their full potential by entrusting their fate to another. Before Ragnarok, Brunhilde sought Buddha in order to learn more about this power. The Valkyries give their wielders the power to harm Gods by entrusting them with their lives.

* **Völundr**: The ability to turn into any weapon based on her partner's preference. Thrud's Völundr has a unique property reflected in the translation of her name, which means "**The Strong One**" (強き者, *Tsuyoki-Mono*)*,* which allowed her to become an inhibitor through Raiden's sumo gear to prevent his muscles from going out of control and destroying him while also granting him complete control over his body's muscle mass.

## Trivia

* In Norse mythology, Thrud is the daughter of Thor, along with two brothers.