Brunhilde

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**Brunhilde** is the eldest of the 13 Valkyrie sisters. She stood up against the Gods in an attempt to save Humanity. She is the ongoing main protagonist of the series as she is the one who chose Humanity's finest and strongest warriors in Ragnarok to stand up against the strongest Gods and slay them.

## Appearance

Brunhilde is a beautiful woman with flowing midnight blue hair that reaches her waist. She is tall with a feminine figure, and her hair is pinned back on the side with a wing shaped hair pin. Her pale skin is contrasted by piercing emerald green eyes. Her attire is very formal, wearing a white dress with gold and navy detailing.

## Personality

Brunhilde is manipulative, vindictive, vulgar and ill-tempered, together with an indomitable will and a keen wit. She uses any means necessary to win, even if it means choosing a wicked human like Jack the Ripper to fight in Ragnarok. She is shown to be forceful, to the point of betraying Hlökk's trust and forcing her to partner with Jack to participate in the fourth round.

Brunhilde often displays a cold-hearted demeanor. However, she greatly cares both for the Einherjar and for her fellow Valkyrie sisters, to the point where she became enraged at Göll for accusing her of the contrary. She has a hard time expressing her care for her sisters as often, her short temper gets in the way of it. She also respects those who wish to protect Humanity, such as Heracles, despite him fighting as a representative for the Gods.

She is a very closed off person, in which on the outside, she is very cold and ill-tempered but in her own sense of privacy, she lets her emotions go. Her main drive is to protect Humanity from destruction. Her care for heroes such as Heracles and the representatives of Humanity has only been expressed in private with a personal shrine dedicated to those who have fallen in Ragnarok, where she allowed herself to weep and show her emotional weaknesses.

## Abilities

### Physical Abilities

**Godly Strength**: While not on the par with some the Einherjar or her fellow Gods, Brunhilde is still powerful as she was able to effortlessly lift and hold up a huge human like Raiden Tameemon with one hand despite him jumping at her and Goll.

### Supernatural Abilities

**Semi-Immortality**: As a demigod, Brunhilde is incapable of dying from old age. She is older than Lü Bu, making her at least over 1800+ years old.

**Divine Physiology**: As a demigod, Brunhilde possesses physical abilities far greater than any ordinary Human. Her body can not be harmed by mortal weapons, however, she can still 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.

### Miscellaneous Abilities

**Horsewoman**: In the spin-off manga, Brunhilde was seen riding a pegasus.

## Quotes

* (To the Gods) "*Are you chickening out?*"
* (To Heracles) "*When all is done...I, too, will come there.*"
* (To Herself) "*I know I swore that I would never be shaken...until the very last moment. But it seems I am much...much weaker than I believed. Even still...no matter the cost...I must save them.*"

## Trivia

* When stressed, she consumes copious amounts of specially made pies. Those pies contain salmiak, a bitter confectionery of Germanic and Nordic origin which is said to be the worst-tasting candy in the world.
* Brunhilde has a tendency to break her formal bonds and speak in a very vulgar or excited manner. This is most apparent when a situation is going in her favor.
* While her exact age is unknown, Brunhilde has been around ever since Lü Bu was alive making her over 1800 years old. Since she is the oldest of the Valkyrie sisters, who have the duty to take the souls of Humans to Valhalla, it is possible that she is as old as Humanity itself (making her over 7 million years old).

## References

1. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 31 (Page 16).
2. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 1 (Page 26-27).
3. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 30 (Page 33).
4. ↑ *Shuumatsu no Valkyrie* Manga: Chapter 42 (Page 19-21).