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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Surtr is based on the [[Wikipedia:Jötunn|Jötunn]] of the same name, in [[Wikipedia:Norse_mythology|Norse | * Surtr is based on the [[Wikipedia:Jötunn|Jötunn]] of the same name, in [[Wikipedia:Norse_mythology|Norse mythology]], who guarded over the frontier of [[Wikipedia:Muspelheim|Muspelheim]]; he would lead "Múspell's sons" to [[Wikipedia:Ragnarök|Ragnarök]] where he would battle with the [[Wikipedia:Æsir|Æsir]]. His defeat of the major god [[Wikipedia:Freyr|Freyr]] would signal the end of Ragnarök, where he would engulf the world in a sea of flames to cleanse the world of the gods so that the humans could take over the Earth. | ||
** The end of Ragnarök is reflected in the game with the [[Protagonist]] not being allowed to beat Surtr as it was set in stone in their own world that the Protagonist (as Freyr) would perish by Surtr's hand. | ** The end of Ragnarök is reflected in the game with the [[Protagonist]] not being allowed to beat Surtr as it was set in stone in their own world that the Protagonist (as Freyr) would perish by Surtr's hand. | ||
* | * Surtr has mentions of twilight in multiple of his voice lines, which is a reference to Ragnarök where it is also called "the Twilight of the Gods". | ||
* One of his [[Sacred Artifact|Sacred Artifacts]] is a helmet that stores the memories of shadows; the helmet itself is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Helm_of_Awe|Helm of Awe]], also known as the Helm of Terror, it was one of the items the hero [[Wikipedia:Sigurd|Sigurd]] took from [[Wikipedia:Fafnir|Fafnir]]'s hoard after slaying him. | * One of his [[Sacred Artifact|Sacred Artifacts]] is a helmet that stores the memories of shadows; the helmet itself is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Helm_of_Awe|Helm of Awe]], also known as the Helm of Terror, it was one of the items the hero [[Wikipedia:Sigurd|Sigurd]] took from [[Wikipedia:Fafnir|Fafnir]]'s hoard after slaying him. | ||
* Surtr's charge skill "Sviga Laevi" is taken from the [[Wikipedia:Poetic_Edda|Poetic Edda]]; wherein in Old Norse it means "scathe of branches" which is a description of the appearance of fire. | * Surtr's charge skill "Sviga Laevi" is taken from the [[Wikipedia:Poetic_Edda|Poetic Edda]]; wherein in Old Norse it means "scathe of branches" which is a description of the appearance of fire. | ||