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Powers & Abilities [ ]

As the Caretaker of Yggdrasil, Ratatoskr is an entity of mysterious powers and abilities.

Immortality : One of the powers granted by the World Tree to Ratatoskr is immortality, allowing him to live for several centuries, if not even longer, since he was almost killed as a mortal squirrel only to be empowered by the World Tree. It's unclear if he is capable of being killed, but it's likely that as his powers come from the World Tree, the only way for him to die is for the World Tree itself to be destroyed. He also cannot leave the confines of the World Tree, outsourcing his aspects to travel to the other realms in his stead. Reality Warping : It appears Ratatoskr can warp reality to an extent, as he was able to conjure items such as a chime that responds only to Kratos' Leviathan Axe and rewards for Kratos whenever he completed a task Ratatoskr asked him to do. He was also capable of fixing the damage Garm did to the fabric of reality across the World Tree among the Nine Realms, although it took him a considerable amount of time, preventing him from answering any of Kratos' calls until he was finished. Emotional Projection : Ratatoskr has the power to remove certain aspects of his personality that he finds disturbing. They appear to wield some of Ratatoskr's own powers, and Ratatoskr himself can see through their eyes, allowing him to bypass to a certain extent, the limitation of him being unable to leave the World Tree. Conjuration : The Bitter Squirrel was able to conjure mystical stones for Kratos and Atreus. Portal Opening : The Arrogant Squirrel was able to create portals for the Stags of the Seasons to return. Superhuman Speed : Ratatoskr is indicated to be remarkably fast, as he could effortlessly reach Kratos' location from the branches of the World Tree within a matter of moments, regardless of his previous location. Cosmic Awareness : As the Caretaker of Yggdrasil, it appears Ratatoskr can quickly detect any disturbances in the Tree, as he was swiftly aware that Níðhögg was slain and that it was Kratos and Freya who killed her. He was also quick to detect Garm's release and the damage he had done across the Realms and the Tree, and instantly detected Odin murdering Brok. With help from his personality aspects, Ratatoskr was also able to be aware of the events happening in the Nine Realms.


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True Personality [ ]

Like most of the Nine Realms, Ratatoskr is implied to be on antagonistic terms with Asgard, as he is shown to be resigned to Odin's callousness in using Níðhögg as the guard to Freya's curse that keeps her from leaving Midgard and even helps begin Ragnarök by giving Freya a Muspelheim seed. He also shows no remorse for Asgard's destruction beyond being worried for the impact it caused the World Tree, and happily gives Kratos the seeds for further realm travel as a reward for both preventing the World Tree from being destroyed and annihilating Asgard. Strangely enough, Odin seems to hold a measure of respect for him, as while disguised as Tyr, he describes Ratatoskr as the most dapper squirrel he's ever conversed with, despite his willingness to act out of character while maintaining the guise of Tyr. This may be due to Ratatoskr being an effective immortal, thus causing Odin to an extent admire him for being possibly impossible to kill unless the World Tree itself is destroyed. It is also implied from Ratatoskr's words of how Níðhögg's death is far from the first time Odin has inconvienced the World Tree and his clear shock that Odin managed to deceive him while disguised as Tyr that he's had to repel Odin's efforts to exploit the World Tree numerous times before. It may have been Ratatoskr who caught Odin's efforts to roam the World Tree and plunder it's secrets and forcefully banished his spirit back to his body, considering his ability to likewise stop the damage Garm had done to the World Tree. Leaving aside his disgust of Odin's lust for power and control, he may also personally despise Odin for his capacity for cunning and desire for knowledge. That would also explain Odin's acknowledgment of him, as he would have known Ratatoskr's power and both feared and respected him for it.

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Norse Mythology [ ]

Ratatoskr (generally considered to mean "drill-tooth" [1] or "bore-tooth" [2] ) is a squirrel who runs up and down Yggdrasil , the world tree , to carry messages between the eagle perched atop, Hræsvelgr , and the serpent Níðhöggr , who dwells beneath one of the three roots of the tree. Ratatoskr is attested in the Poetic Edda , compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda .


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History [ ]

According to Ratatoskr, he was originally just a normal squirrel who almost died to a predator, but as he arrived on the World Tree, the World Tree saw potential in him and made him Yggdrasil's tenant, granting him immortality and other powers at the cost of not being able to leave the World Tree, giving him the responsibility of overlooking the Nine Realms and ensuring their status as well as tending to the World Tree, fulfilling its needs. He had a working relationship with Níðhögg , who had tended to the World Tree long before him, and eventually removed aspects of his personality that he found disturbing so he could focus more on the World Tree. This also allowed Ratatoskr to sense events happening in the Nine Realms, granting him sight over it to compensate for his inability to leave the World Tree and making him able to be prepared whenever occurrences in a Realm requires his interference in the World Tree.