Backstory Thrúd was born from the marriage of Thor and Sif and grew up in Asgard with her brothers, Magni and Modi. God of War (2018) While on their way to Thamur' chisel, Kratos and Atreus overheard Magni and Modi nearby, having sensed their presence. They come across Sindri hiding from them, and Kratos demands he tell what he can about the two. Sindri goes on about their status as only demigods, not full gods, having separate mothers which he describes as a 'sordid story.' He begins to mention their relations to other Aesir and that they have a sister, but before he can name her, Kratos becomes annoyed and clarifies that he wants to know how Magni and Modi fight, not their relations. The sister Sindri refers to is undoubtedly Thrúd. God of War Ragnarök Thor's daughter, Thrúd. She's a redhead clad in animal skin. She has blue, mystical tattoos on her right arm. She holds a sword and places it on Atreus' chest while he places his hands in the air, a sign of surrender. Thrúd playfully holds her sword at Atreus When Atreus, who's referred to as Loki during his time in Asgard, is welcomed into a room by Odin himself and left alone, Thrúd appears, pointing her blade at him and walks into his privacy before she reveals that the room originally belonged to Modi, her brother that Atreus killed. Luckily, she doesn't show any ill will towards him and dropped her giant blade into the floor, instead offering him a handshake. They warm up to each other easily and go for a walk; Atreus attempts to dislodge her sword to hand it to her but cannot budge it, to which she bemusedly pulls it out with one hand and assures that someone will repair the damaged floorboards. Along the way, she talks about the origins of her gigantic blade and expresses her aspirations to become a Valkyrie someday. If Atreus stays with her, she goes to introduce him to her mother, Sif, who has already met Atreus, and doesn't take kindly to him because of what he's done to their family with the help of Kratos, to Thrúd's embarrassment. Thrúd pulls him away and allows him to go to Odin, only to remind him that this is the chance to prove himself if he wanted to get anywhere. After the mission with Thor, Thrúd welcomes Atreus back and is happy to hear that Thor kind of behaved himself. Behind the giant stone wall between Asgard and the Midgardians, Thrúd comes to tell Atreus that Odin has requested to see him, while Skjöldr stays awkwardly but leaves them to do their duty, leading her to say that Midgardian males are weird sometimes. Afterward, Thrúd leaves Atreus to go see Odin while she goes to deliver some milk curd from Skjöldr to her mother. If Atreus choose to eavesdrop, he can hear her and Sif arguing inside another room about Thrúd needing to think about her duty other than the dreams she wants to make come true. This causes Thrúd to say that sometimes she hates Sif. Tasked to go to Helheim and retrieve the last part of the mask, Thrúd comes in just in time to hear that she has an opportunity to prove herself to the All-Father by going with Atreus alongside the annoying Heimdall who has something else to do in Helheim. Odin sends them to Helheim to do their work while he goes to complete his task. Throughout the journey, it seems that Thrúd has been fed lies because she doesn't believe Atreus saying that Odin has done countless bad things to everyone and everything. Other than the bad stuff, she explains that she wants to become a Valkyrie because in the past, after a giant argument with Sif, her eyes caught the Valkyries training and she immediately knew that's what she wanted to do in the future. When their mission fails because the wolf Garm is free, she gets angry at Atreus for a moment, though protects him against Heimdall who scolds him for this terrible mistake. Stuff turns sour between her and the annoying god, as she tries to punch and kick Heimdall because he was making fun of her and Thor, so Atreus steps in and stops them, so they can go back to Asgard where Heimdall states that the All-Father will be angry. This was an opportunity that Thrúd really wanted to prove herself with, and now that it failed, she was extremely angry at Atreus. After forgiving him over a short period of time, another task Odin gives them is to find Thor, and who's better to ask than his own daughter? Together they find him in the tavern, and Thrúd tries to get her drunken dad off the table. A fight breaks out because of a misunderstanding when Thor threw a cup at someone, and they thought it was Atreus. While he tries to escape the mayhem, Thrúd fights multiple drunken Einherjar and doesn't really think Odin will blame Atreus for killing them because they're basically dead already. Thrúd then tries to tell Thor that he can start over, but before she can finish the sentence, he gulps the rest of his mead and collapses, forcing both her and Atreus to carry his heavy hide outside. There she continues to snap her father out of his drunken state and explains that she and Sif are there whenever he feels down, thanks to Odin always talking down on him. Agreeing with Thor that he messed up, she leaves so he and Atreus can get their assigned mission done. By the time of Ragnarök, it had been a few days since Atreus last saw Thrúd because he was forced to escape Asgard, and because he's brought an entire army to her home, she sees him as an enemy and tries to kill him, pinning him up to the wall. Still, she refuses to understand that Odin is evil and doesn't care for her, especially when Atreus states that Odin plans to execute the Midgardians, including their friends. Finally, she submits to see reason once her mother comes in with a bloody Skjöld, and explains that Odin was always a deceiver and that he'd execute anyone, even his own family if they were a threat. Choosing the right side, she goes to try to stop her father as he's the main obstacle between them and Odin. Busting through a wall with the help of Sindri, Kratos meets her in-person and compliments her fighting abilities. The battle between Thor and Jörmungandr gains their attention and Thrúd is told to run with the mask and Atreus as far as they can. Jörmungandr is sent back in time and Thor, believing Kratos was going to hurt Thrúd, attacks the Spartan in a blind rage despite his daughter's pleas. After the battle between Kratos and Thor, Thrúd is horrified to see her father murdered by Odin as retribution for finally standing up to him. Thor reaches out to Thrúd before he dies and disintegrates. Odin tries to blame Thor's death on Kratos and Atreus, but Thrúd refuses to believe his lies any more. She tries to attack Odin only for him to grab Mjölnir and use it to hurl Thrúd out of Asgard and to safety. In the aftermath of Ragnarök, Atreus discovers that Thrúd and her mother survived and are sitting together by a fire, with Thrúd being fussed over by her mother for her injuries. Their plans are to take some Asgardians to Vanaheim to help rebuild. Atreus comforts Thrúd, telling her that in the end Thor had tried to change, which she does take comfort in. She tells Atreus that it was an honor to fight alongside him, and reveals that rather than go to Vanaheim, she plans to find something. Atreus wishes her luck on her search and the two say their goodbyes to each other. Thrúd was later found by Kratos, Freya and Mimir near the desert shop in Alfheim, having found Mjölnir there. She tells her father that she will make him proud before flying into the air with her new hammer, to which Mimir expresses his congratulations. Lúnda states that she has a good feeling about Thrúd wielding Mjölnir, regardless of her lineage, with Freya agreeing that Thrúd was an impressive young woman. Lúnda remarks how awestruck Thrúd was to meet Freya, who was the queen of the Valkyries, and the latter expresses her belief that since Thrúd is now armed with her father's hammer, she would seek out Sigrún for training. Before the trio depart, Lúnda laments that Brok and Sindri would've been happy that Mjölnir was finally in good hands. Valhalla When Kratos goes to Valhalla at the behest of a then-unknown party, he is eventually confronted by Freya and the remaining Valkyries for his actions. As he continues to progress through the challenges of Valhalla, he is continuously thrust back to the shore, at which point he and Mimir inquire on the state of affairs in the other realms. During one of these points, Kratos will ask about the state of the Valkyries, to which Sigrún will say that though they are doing their best their efforts are nonetheless hindered by how there are only three remaining Valkyries left to attend to the dead. She also says that they have begun recruiting new Shield-Maidens to make up for the loss of Valkyries during Ragnarok, and that even before the call had left their lips, Thrúd wanted to join. Hearing this, Kratos gives his full support behind her, complimenting both her fighting skills and vouching for her trustworthiness. Sigrún, momentarily shocked, agrees that if the General who led the armies against Asgard during Ragnarok recommends her, they couldn't possibly ignore her -- while also joking that even if they tried, the daughter of Thor wouldn't let them. Personality Thrúd is introduced as a strong-willed, headstrong, determined young girl. As shown with her interactions with Atreus, she is generally kind and friendly towards others and will do her best to respect them. She was also shown interacting cordially with Skjöldr, showing she doesn't hold any prejudice against Midgardians or other species, unlike several of her fellow Aesir. Thrúd especially holds the Valkyries in high esteem, with joining their ranks being her dream. She cares deeply about her parents. However, she would often get into arguments with Sif since she did not want to see Thrud get killed the same way that Magni and Modi did, thus objecting her desire to become a warrior and Valkyrie. It's heavily implied that Thrúd did not have a good relationship with her brothers, possibly being bullied by Modi when they were younger, and while she appeared to be saddened by their loss, she claimed that they were better off without them. Most notably, she loves her father Thor a great deal and seeing him becoming drunk again not only embarrasses her but also leaves her saddened that he had broken his promise to stop drinking. Thrúd nonetheless supports and loves her father deeply and it is ultimately for her sake that finally convinces Thor to be better and stand up to Odin. Thrúd's relationship with her other family members are vague at best but she mentioned that she hardly knew her uncle Baldur since he was rarely home. She did not have a good relationship with Heimdall unsurprisingly, due to the Watchman's arrogance and condescending nature, attacking him when he cruelly mocked her father and of her goal of becoming a Valkyrie. As a result, she wasn't particularly upset upon hearing of Heimdall's death. Similar to many of the other Aesir, unfortunately, Thrúd was fanatically supportive of her grandfather, believing him to be a wise, caring ruler. As a result, she would refuse to believe Atreus when he told her about all of the crimes Odin had committed. Then, when Ragnarök arrives and Thrúd confronts Atreus again, she raises her sword at him and nearly kills him. When Atreus reveals that Odin purposefully placed the Midgardians on the front lines to slow down the enemy, Thrúd still refuses to believe him. It's only after Sif arrives that she's convinced to help Atreus stop Odin. As Thor is killed before her eyes, Thrúd clearly sees through Odin's lies and charges toward her grandfather, finally going against Odin and seeing him for the monster he really was. When Thrúd tells Atreus that the room he's using used to belong to Modi, there is a scene where she goes to one of his shields and seems to be a bit sad about it. This indicates that she did miss him and that they used to be close when Modi was still alive. Thrúd's weapons appeared to have been recycled from old concept art of Magni, who was depicted wielding two smaller swords instead of the greatsword that he was shown wielding in the game. Thrúd's swords also appear quite similar to the concept art of Magni's weapons. Thrúd along with her brothers, they embody their father's features: Thrúd (Þrúðr) (Old Norse: "Strength"). Modi (Móði) (Old Norse: “Courage, wrath"; anglicized Módi or Mothi). Magni (Old Norse: "Great, mighty").