Fenrir

Fenrir, .

**Fenrir**, also known as **Hróðvitnir**, is both a fictional character and antagonist of the *HCoW* series created by Jade Raymond and Kaname Fujioka. He was a legendary wolf-giant and in both Norse and Germanic mythology.

Born as the bastard son of Loki and Angrboða, and the eldest sibling of Jörmungandr and Hel, he was considered as one of the greatest enemies of the Æsir Gods.

In Norse mythology, he was foretold to kill the god Odin during the events of Ragnarök, but will in turn be killed by Odin's son Víðarr.

"*An eye for an eye. A son for a son. For if ours must suffer needlessly to the end of his life, so too will his tormentor.*"

—Loki, on Fenrir's imprisonment by Odin.

## Appearance & Biography

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### Appearance

* Hair Color: Not Known
* Skin Color: Gray
* Eye Color: Red
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: Not Known
* Weight: Not Known

## Personality

Cronus, much like his son Zeus, was very power hungry and paranoid, as he destroyed his father Uranus, only so he could replace him as the new ruler of the universe, but became deeply afraid of his own children, fearing that one of them would overthrow him, swallowing any of his children moments after they were ever born. However, he seems to care for his titan brethren, unlike his son Zeus, who hardly cared for any Olympian, (though only after being infected by the evils) as he was ready to kill Kratos for supposedly killing his mother Gaia.

After being defeated during the Great War, forced to carry Pandora's temple on his back and then imprisoned in Tartarus to suffer for all eternity, Cronus became extremely enraged, feeling a deep hatred for Kratos, blaming him for Zeus's wrath and Gaia's supposed death, refusing to even listen to Kratos' reasons.

Unlike other foes, he doesn't underestimate Kratos since he knew the Spartan could defeat a Titan by himself. When overpowered by Kratos, he begged the latter to spare him since they were family but when that was ignored he (ironically and defiantly) called him a coward who slaughters his own.

## Relationships

### Family

* Loki (Father)
* Angrboða (Mother)
* Jörmungandr (Brother)
* Hel (Sister)
* Sköll (Son)
* Hati (Son)
* Fárbauti (Grandfather)
* Laufey (Grandmother) †
* Bergelmir (Maternal Ancestor)

## Abilities and Powers

As one of the harbingers of Ragnarok, Fenrir is one of the most powerful beings in all the Realms, having enough power to be the one destined to kill Odin himself and seemingly be unstoppable to the combined might of all the dead warriors in Valhalla. He was feared by the Æsir for his immense power.

### Powers

* **Immense Strength**: Fenrir must have tremendous levels of vast superhuman strength which surpass many others giant including his brother Jörmungandr and Starkaðr.  His strength is great enough to be one of the few capable of surpassing the strength of even the mightiest of the Norse Gods, as he is destined to be capable of overpowering and devouring Odin himself, killing him and making all the dead warriors in Valhalla seem "too few" to stop him. His strength is greatly feared by the Æsir.
* **Immense Durability**: Fenrir, as a colossal wolf, has immense levels of superhuman durability. His durability seemingly renders him unstoppable to all the dead warriors in Valhalla and allows him to go up against a being as powerful as Odin and eventually kill him.

## History

### Past

#### Early Life

Fenrir was one of the illegitimate children of Loki and his mistress Angrboða. Odin threatened to imprison Fenrir for what Loki claimed were "invented crimes" and, at some point before the Great Catastrophe, Odin followed through with his threats. Enraged by this, Loki wished to find a recourse to help his son but Angrboða reminded him that they would have to explain themselves to Loki's wife Sigyn and she feared for the safety of the rest of their children if they went public with Odin's mistreatments.

## Legacy

Fenrir passed on to myth after the final battle of Ragnarök, where he was depicted as a great wolf, with his parentage intact. In myth, Odin and the Æsir feared him due to prophecy that he would kill Odin during the final battle, before being killed in turn by Víðarr as he avenged his father. When Fenrir was imprisoned by the gods who feared his prophesied wrath, he managed to bite off the arm of Tyr, one of his captors.

Due to the beast's legendary nature, Vikings like Eivor Varinsdottir and Dag Nithisson were known to curse oaths revolving around Fenrir.

In the 9th century, Viking children played a game of hide-and-hunt, in which others hid while one, pretending to be Fenrir, "hunted" them. While visiting East Anglia, Eivor joined one group of children in their game and won due to her superior hiding skills.

## External links

* Fenrir *Wikipedia*
* Fenrir *Assassin's Creed Wiki*
* Fenrir *God of War Wiki*
* Fenrir *Myths and Folklore Wiki*