TV-Series
Description
Brünhild acts as humanity's chief strategist and primary advocate during the divine conflict of Ragnarok. Eldest of thirteen Valkyrie sisters, her semi-immortal divine physiology grants physical capabilities beyond humans, though her exact combat powers remain concealed. She displays long midnight blue hair, pale skin, and piercing emerald-green eyes, typically wearing a formal white dress with gold and navy detailing, a dark blue pendant, and a feather-skirt.
A transformative human past forged her dual nature as half-god, half-human, igniting her profound connection to humanity. This motivated her opposition when gods unanimously voted for humanity's extinction. She single-handedly proposed Ragnarok—thirteen one-on-one battles between gods and human champions—taunting the gods into acceptance by questioning their courage. To enable humans to harm gods, she orchestrated the Völundr process where Valkyries merge with fighters as divine weapons, knowing defeat would permanently erase both.
Her personality blends strategic ruthlessness with deep compassion. She exhibits manipulative and vindictive traits, coercing her sister Hlökk into a forced Völundr with Jack the Ripper and selecting morally ambiguous fighters like Jack to secure victories. Publicly, she maintains a cold, unshakable demeanor confronting gods or enduring losses. Privately, she grieves intensely for fallen Valkyries and human fighters at a personal shrine. Her commitment to humanity's survival forces her to bear immense guilt, and she intends to face eternal obliteration in Niflhel after Ragnarok as atonement.
Her tactical acumen manifests in calculated matchups:
- Recruiting Lü Bu after witnessing his Titanomachy Tournament prowess, pairing him with Randgriz against Thor.
- Choosing Adam for his god-hatred and Kojiro Sasaki for adaptive swordsmanship, achieving humanity's first victory.
- Pitting Jack the Ripper against Heracles to exploit the god's compassion—a success causing her profound private anguish.
Under stress, she copes by binge-eating homemade salmiakki pies, a bitter licorice confection, with exaggerated expressions.
Her relationships reflect complexity: mentoring youngest sister Göll while risking all Valkyries for humanity; respecting the noble Heracles, mourning him tearfully in solitude; enduring suspicion from allies like Buddha, who discerns hidden layers to her agenda. Her development reveals increasing vulnerability: initial stoicism fractures into visible despair after losses like Adam and Raiden, though she channels this into fiercer resolve.
Mysteries linger regarding her full motives, potential direct involvement in later rounds, and the exact circumstances of her human transformation, leaving her ultimate role in Ragnarok unresolved.
A transformative human past forged her dual nature as half-god, half-human, igniting her profound connection to humanity. This motivated her opposition when gods unanimously voted for humanity's extinction. She single-handedly proposed Ragnarok—thirteen one-on-one battles between gods and human champions—taunting the gods into acceptance by questioning their courage. To enable humans to harm gods, she orchestrated the Völundr process where Valkyries merge with fighters as divine weapons, knowing defeat would permanently erase both.
Her personality blends strategic ruthlessness with deep compassion. She exhibits manipulative and vindictive traits, coercing her sister Hlökk into a forced Völundr with Jack the Ripper and selecting morally ambiguous fighters like Jack to secure victories. Publicly, she maintains a cold, unshakable demeanor confronting gods or enduring losses. Privately, she grieves intensely for fallen Valkyries and human fighters at a personal shrine. Her commitment to humanity's survival forces her to bear immense guilt, and she intends to face eternal obliteration in Niflhel after Ragnarok as atonement.
Her tactical acumen manifests in calculated matchups:
- Recruiting Lü Bu after witnessing his Titanomachy Tournament prowess, pairing him with Randgriz against Thor.
- Choosing Adam for his god-hatred and Kojiro Sasaki for adaptive swordsmanship, achieving humanity's first victory.
- Pitting Jack the Ripper against Heracles to exploit the god's compassion—a success causing her profound private anguish.
Under stress, she copes by binge-eating homemade salmiakki pies, a bitter licorice confection, with exaggerated expressions.
Her relationships reflect complexity: mentoring youngest sister Göll while risking all Valkyries for humanity; respecting the noble Heracles, mourning him tearfully in solitude; enduring suspicion from allies like Buddha, who discerns hidden layers to her agenda. Her development reveals increasing vulnerability: initial stoicism fractures into visible despair after losses like Adam and Raiden, though she channels this into fiercer resolve.
Mysteries linger regarding her full motives, potential direct involvement in later rounds, and the exact circumstances of her human transformation, leaving her ultimate role in Ragnarok unresolved.