Grýla (God of War)

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Near Pure Evil
Full Name	Grýla
Alias	None
Origin	God of War Ragnarök
Allies	None
Powers / Skills	Superhuman strength Master hunter Precognition Cauldron magic Giant magic Her magic cauldron (formerly)
Goals	Continue consuming and eating the souls of animals Stop Atreus and Angrboda from destroying her magic cauldron (both failed).
Moral Event Horizon	Absorbing the souls of animals with her cauldron Abusing Angrboda
Kill Count	2 (attempted)
Crimes	Attempted parricide Murder Soul stealing Animal cruelty Abuse Kidnapping
Type of Villain	Mentally-Ill Giantess

Grýla is a minor antagonist in the 2022 video game God of War Ragnarok, the ninth installment of the God of War franchise.

She is an elderly Jötunheim giantess and Angrboda's cruel grandmother. Having consumed souls of animals throughout her existence, Grýla encounters and faces Atreus, son of Kratos, intent on killing him along with Angrboda.

She was voiced by Debra Wilson, who also voiced Terra Snapdragon in The Owl House.

Her Evil Ranking

What Makes Her Close to Being Pure Evil?

• She consumed the souls of the animals, who lived in Jötunheim by using her magic cauldron. She was extremely delusional and even told her animal victims before taking their souls that they should thank her for taking their souls, because their souls gave them ability to feel emotions, including anger, pain, suffering, sorrow and grief.
• When Atreus and Angrboda tried to stop her by consuming animals from her cauldron, she tried to kill them.
• When Angrboda's parents died, Grýla took care about her granddaughter. However, their relationships were horrible and she treated her cruelly and showed no love and attachment towards Angrboda.
• When her magic cauldron was destroyed, she became angry and started cursing and insulting Angrboda, calling her granddaughter pathetic and telling her that she should have leave her to be eaten by the wolves when Angrboda's parents died.

What Prevents Her from Being Pure Evil?

• She has a tragic backstory: She was one of the last surviving Jötunn giants and she was one of the very few giants whose souls weren't trapped in marbles in order to save themselves from Odin, the evil king of Aesir, who sought to destroy and wipe out the entire race of Jötunns in order to learn their secrets, and in particularity, how to stop Ragnarok in order to continue his tyrannical reign over the Nine Realms and because of that, it is the main reason on why she became evil.
• Despite their horrible relationship, Grýla has some genuine moments with her granddaughter like using to leaving food like a loaf of bread sitting next to the fire to Angrboda.
• She has moral agency issues because Angrboda told Atreus that she wasn't truly evil, but just a mentally unstable creature, who needed time to recover from her illness.

Trivia

• She and Odin are the only two villains in God of War to be Near Pure Evil.

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