Draupnir Spear
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- The Draupnir Spear
- In-Game Information
- Created by
- Owner(s)
- Type
- Element(s)
- Power(s)
- Additional Information
- Level(s)
- Behind the Scenes
- Appearances
- 目录
- Norse Mythology
- In the God of War Series
- God of War Ragnarök
- God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
- Appearance
- Gameplay
- Custom Attachments
- Ability Trees
- Technique:
- Ranged:
- Melee:
- Trivia
- Gallery
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- Concept Arts
| “ | 'May this weapon strike true; may it be wielded with wisdom; may it be put down when its job is done.' | ” |
― Brok blesses the completed Draupnir Spear | ||
The Draupnir Spear is the tertiary weapon in God of War Ragnarök and is currently possessed by the Greek God of War, Kratos after his arrival in Midgard alongside the Blades of Chaos and the Leviathan Axe. It's main purpose was to serve as the primary weakness of the God of Foresight, Heimdall.
Norse Mythology
Illustration of Draupnir "dripping" a copy of itself
In Norse mythology, Draupnir (Old Norse: [ˈdrɔupnez̠], "the dripper") is a gold ring or arm-ring possessed by the god Odin with the ability to multiply itself: Every ninth night, eight new rings 'drip' from Draupnir, each one of the same size and weight as the original.
Draupnir was forged by the dwarven brothers Brokkr and Eitri (or Sindri). the two made this ring as one of a set of three gifts which included Mjöllnir and Gullinbursti. They made these gifts in accordance with a bet Loki made saying that Brokkr and Eitri could not make better gifts than those made by the Sons of Ivaldi. In the end, Mjöllnir, Thor's hammer, won the contest for Brokkr and Eitri. Loki then cleverly used a loophole to get out of the wager for his head (the wager was for Loki's head only, but he argued that, to remove his head, they would have to injure his neck, which was not in the bargain) and Brokkr punished him by sealing his lips shut.
The ring was placed by Odin on the funeral pyre of his son Baldr:
Odin laid upon the pyre the gold ring called Draupnir; this quality attended it: that every ninth night there fell from it eight gold rings of equal weight. (from the Gylfaginning).
The ring was subsequently retrieved by Hermóðr. and was offered as a gift by Freyr's servant Skírnir in the wooing of Gerðr, which is described in the poem Skírnismál.
In the God of War Series
The Lady of the Forge creating the Draupnir Spear
God of War Ragnarök
When Kratos sought a weapon to defeat the Aesir god Heimdall, as he was fated to kill his son Atreus during Ragnarök, the Huldra Brothers Brok and Sindri devised a plan using the enchanted ring Draupnir. Rather than the ring itself, they suggested bringing it to The Lady of the Forge. Once Sindri had retrieved the ring from the basement where its power to duplicate into eight copies had resulted in a gargantuan volume of them the Brothers had been using for forging material ever since "un-gifting" the ring from Odin years ago, Brok insisted that he go with Kratos to visit the Lady, to Sindri's reluctance, but he ultimately could not stop it.
During the journey to the Lady's forge in Svartalfheim, Brok brought along a disembodied spearhead as a component of the weapon he had designs for her to make, and later on, opted to collect the sound of the wind blowing through the realm as another, offering sage advice on appreciating the nature of a thing rather than its form. After resolving some issues with the lift to take them to the forge, Kratos and Brok descended into a lake where they finally met The Lady, a mermaid. She accepted the components and using her mystical powers, created the Draupnir Spear, then used a drop of Kratos' godly blood to sanctify it as a tool only fit for him alone.
Kratos gaining the upper hand over Heimdall
The weapon soon became an integral part of Kratos' arsenal during the leadup to Ragnarök. Notably, the Spear fulfilled its intended purpose when Kratos and Freya were ambushed by Heimdall in Vanaheim during their mission to rescue her brother Freyr. The Spear's command over powerful wind magic, coupled with the ingrained enchantment of Draupnir to duplicate itself allowed Kratos to overwhelm the arrogant god's power of foresight several times and ultimately lead to Heimdall's Death, preventing his fate of killing Atreus even though it worsened tensions with Asgard. Later, as Kratos regrouped with his allies to discuss gathering the armies of the Realms against Asgard, Týr attempted to convince them to take a secret route into Asgard to surprise Odin, but Brok pointed out the flaws of his plan, only to end up being fatally stabbed by the god who was revealed as Odin in disguise. Before he could escape with the Mask of Creation taken from Atreus, Kratos threw the Spear and impaled it into the wall, denying the Mask to Odin.
Kratos Battling Thor with the help of Draupnir
During the climactic battle of Ragnarök, Kratos used the Spear to fight through Odin's army of einherjar to breach Asgard's walls and it was notably used during his second fight with the Thunder God, Thor. In Kratos' last stand against Odin, the Draupnir Spear served as the antithesis to Odin's spear Gungnir. Eventually as the All-Father fell alongside his realm, Kratos continued to utilize the spear to heal the realms and forge a new path as a Benevolent God.
God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
Kratos vs Týr in Valhalla
The Spear remained in Kratos' possession when he was drawn to the blessed realm of Valhalla by the real Týr to help Kratos overcome his trauma and accept his position as a member of Freya's inter-realm council. As Kratos embarks, he is given the option to follow the path of the Spear, which enhances its chances of gaining new powerful perks and abilities. It along with his other weapons help Kratos throughout his journey in Valhalla, clearing the mind and Mastering thyself.
Appearance
Draupnir Spear design progression
Upon unlocking the Draupnir Spear at Level 5, the Draupnir Spear has a bronze-gold finish with a silver-edged blade. The spearhead is finely polished, featuring simple yet distinct engravings. The shaft has horizontal grip notches with wind patterns embedded within each groove. The spearhead shape is well-defined and practical, maintaining a balanced structure. It features a signature red cloth that wraps the spear, symbolising the final ingredient, the Blood of Kratos.
At Level 6, the spear transitions to a silver finish, and the spearhead is more polished, making the patterns clearer and more symmetrical. The spearhead shape becomes more refined and complex, with sharper angles and a taller profile. The shaft is now smooth, removing the wind-patterned grips, and features an engraved transition between the shaft and the flanges. This shaft design remains the same for later levels, adjusting only in colour to match the spear’s progression. The red cloth now contains a faded gold Greek Key pattern.
At Level 7, the spear adopts a bronze finish with orange accents, and the spearhead is further polished, making its patterns more pronounced and symmetrical. The spearhead shape continues to evolve, growing taller, sharper, with more defined edges. The shaft retains the same design as Level 6, now altered to match the spear’s new bronze-orange colour scheme. The red cloth retains the faded gold Greek Key pattern design from Level 6.
At Level 8/9, the spear takes on a golden finish with red accents, with the spearhead at its most polished, making the engraved patterns at their most refined. It is both taller and wider, the sharpness of the blade becoming its finest. The shaft remains identical in design to Level 6 and 7 now coloured gold to match the rest of the weapon. The engraved detailing between the shaft and flanges now include red accents. With the highest-leveled form of the weapon, the red cloth that wraps the spear now has a pronounced gold Greek Key design that of the same exact motif as the one Kratos wore during his time in Greece.
Gameplay
Kratos preparing to Hurl the Draupnir Spear
The Draupnir Spear is unlocked during Forging Destiny at a starting level of 5, it has dual purposes as both a melee weapon for both light and heavy attacks and a ranged weapon for hitting from afar. Due to being attuned to the element of wind and its ever-multiplying nature, it has several unique abilities. The Draupnir spear can be further upgraded to Level 9 via the use of Gale Flames and to Level 10 (New Game +) by acquiring Primal Flames.
The first is that it can be thrown an infinite number of times, with the ring creating a new spear with every throw. The copies can be primed (up to 8 at Max level) and detonated by Kratos via slamming the butt of the spear into the ground, the technique known as Draupnir's Call. Another ability it has is that its wind elemental powers can draw in opponents before blasting them back, such as over a cliff or into a pool of lava for a quick finish to enemies, known as Gale force. Additionally, the spear can be used to siphon off an enemy's magical power and use it for a short time via the Elemental Siphon skill. It also has the ability to summon a cyclone via Rising Wind II. For traversal, Kratos can create ziplines from various elevated positions by copying the spear after launching it to a safe platform or surface. It can also be used to create poles from which Kratos can swing and cross various gaps.
Its runic attacks offer a variety of ways to successfully take down multiple enemies at a time, runic attacks that utilize the Draupnir's Call Ability to cause further damage to enemies. Creating Cyclones and tornadoes, and glowing slashes which can cause knock back and stun.
The Draupnir Spear, like the Leviathan Axe, Blades of Chaos and Shields, has multiple custom attachments that can be be slotted onto the Draupnir spear that give varying perks. The default attachment for the Draunpir Spear when unlocked is The Soldier's Sauroter.
Custom Attachments
Like other weapons in God of War Ragnarök, the Draupnir Spear has attachments that modify its abilities and add new effects:
- Default Attachment - Soldier’s Sauroter: The Soldier’s Sauroter is the base attachment that grants the spear a default set of abilities. It is said to be forged by the Lady with the blood of a god, with its winding coils resembling Jörmungandr, the World Serpent.
- Additional Sauroters: As Kratos progresses through the game, he can find other Sauroters to customize the spear. These include:
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Trivia
- Following a common theme among the weapons of Kratos in the Norse saga, the Draupnir Spear is associated with departed character(s) that Kratos had a positive relationship with; in the Spear's case, Brok who shortly after its creation, gave it his blessing as a great blacksmith.
- The Draupnir Spear is wielded similarly to the Arms of Sparta, except it doesn't have a pairing shield and possesses additional magical property, such as limited control over Wind and the ability to siphon elemental power.
- The Draupnir Spear can be seen as a subtle homage Kratos being the son of Zeus:
- The Spear's duplicative enchantment allowing Kratos to continuously hurl a new copy of the spear is reminiscent of The Thunderbolts of Zeus, which also always manifest a new copy of itself every time it is hurled.
- Both weapons are empowered with elemental properties affiliated with the sky: lightning for Zeus' Thunderbolts and wind for the Draupnir Spear.
- Though not designed to counter its might just as was the purpose of the Leviathan Axe against Mjölnir, the Draupnir Spear is the antithesis to Odin's spear Gungnir in many ways;
- Draupnir appears as a straight-up weapon with stern design, it could always generate a new copy of itself, and tough magical and imbued with the power of Wind, heavily relies on the conventional physical implementation of a spear as a physical weapon. This reflects Kratos’ more upfront and martial qualities, the ever-copious nature of the Spear itself matches his persistent nature of coming back several times despite his prior failures, defeats and even deaths. Its design as a shining gold spear, which symbolizes justice and nobility, surprisingly fits very well to what Kratos eventually become; a selfless god who truly cares to the well-being of others, mortals included — something his foes aren't.
- Gungnir on the other hand focuses on the utilization of magic, much of which executed by attacking foes from afar with or affecting the space in which combat occur. In most of its appearance, it's disguised as a dignified, yet quite modest walking stick. This reflects Odin, in which he is a proficient magic user who prefer less direct means to deal with opposition, often causing more destruction than he ever cared for, and at most times, put on the guise of an approachable and harmless man, but is not beyond making his own hands bloody when cornered. This doesn't help by its cadaverous shade which symbolizes witchcraft and treachery, reflecting its owner's nature perfectly.
- Overall, the Draupnir Spear can be considered as the "good" equivalent of Gungnir. The All-Father used his weapon to kill and curse many, even going as far as stabbing himself and impregnating the spear with his dark essence. On the contrary, Kratos created his spear for the sole purpose of protecting his son from Heimdall. When one thinks about it, absolutely everything opposes the two spears.
- The Draupnir Spear is the first weapon within the main game series to have the particularity of vanishing into nothingness when not being wielded by Kratos being acknowledged in-story.
- In the Greek saga games, Kratos came into temporary possessions of weapons besides his staple set of chained Blades that seemingly just disappear from him when not in use, with no known feasible storage ever explained in-game. This concept was abandoned in the 2018 game where both of Kratos' weapons are always physically visible.
- Some of the Greek saga weapons seem to appear and disappear at will through magic. Many weapons make an effect when equipped or summoned. The Arms of Sparta's throwing moves always has the spear reappear to its user's hands. Kratos also summons and dismisses the Blade of Olympus even in the most compromised positions for a weapon of that length (like sandwiched between Cronos hands). The Bow of Apollo appears in a flaming effect. This is far from universal among all the Greek weapons but it can explain how some weapons are carried.
- Also in God of War: Ascension, there is a world weapon called Javelin uses as throwable spear aiming their foes until runs out ammo also it can discarded, Kratos will give final throw with massive rain spears, like the Arms of Sparta, it reappears when throwing attack.
- In the Greek saga games, Kratos came into temporary possessions of weapons besides his staple set of chained Blades that seemingly just disappear from him when not in use, with no known feasible storage ever explained in-game. This concept was abandoned in the 2018 game where both of Kratos' weapons are always physically visible.
- With the highest-leveled form of the weapon, the red cloth that wraps the spear became that of the same exact motif as the one Kratos wore on his lower body during his time in Greece, further symbolizing that the weapon was tailored for him.
- Prior to updates, there was a glitch that prevented the Greek pattern from appearing on the Spear's cloth when fully upgraded, leaving it blank.
- Both the Leviathan Axe and Blades of Chaos only have one accessory each that does not boost Strength while the Draupnir Spear has two accessories that boost Strength.
- The brand mark of the Huldra Brothers can be seen on the spear head.
- Upon seeing the spear, Odin expresses his interest in it, even trying to lay his hand on it.
- The Draupnir Spear and the Nemesis Whip have several unique parallels pertaining to their place in the series' history and their relationship with Kratos:
- Both weapons were crafted specifically for Kratos during a time when a reigning Pantheon was about to collapse. The weapons themselves were proposed by blacksmiths who once served the interest of the Pantheon's leader by crafting a legendary object that helped in furthering their plans (Hephaestus created the Pandora's Box, Brok was a co-creator of Mjölnir).
- In creating both weapons, a peculiar object with history related to the antagonistic Pantheon leader was used as a material (the Omphalos Stone and Draupnir). The story revolving these objects focused on deceiving the ruling party.
- Although given to Kratos with different reasons, both weapons were crafted with a very specific intention to protect the life of a child (Pandora, Atreus); said child happens to hold a very crucial role in accessing something that transcends the Gods themselves.
- Both weapons express homage to an aspect of Kratos' roots. The Nemesis whip gave Kratos an independent access to Lightning-like magical powers, which he previously only posses through allegiance with his father and grandfather, with the two seemingly having innate lightning powers themselves, unlike him. The Spear on the other hand was created with deliberate consideration of his Lacedaemonian heritage, taking the form of a weapon he is exceptionally skilled with as the base of a powerful magical arms.
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