The Vanir is a race of ice giants in Valkyrie Profile.
Battle[]
The Vanir are encountered as enemies in Jotunheim Palace (B ending) and Asgard Hill (A ending).
Type A[]
Type A Vanir have black and blue colorations.
Vanir (Type A) | |
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HP | 14,000 |
STR | 3,500 |
RDM | 100 |
INT | - |
RST | 25 |
Weakness | Poison |
Drop | Guard Reinforce Might Reinforce |
EXP | 18,000 (Easy) 6,000 (Normal) 4,200 (Hard) |
Notes | Has average guard rate |
Attacks[]
- Attack
- Double Slash (2 hits)
- Triple Slash (3 hits)
Type B[]
Type B Vanir have green/gold colorations.
Vanir (Type B) | |
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HP | 22,000 |
STR | 4,700 |
RDM | 400 |
INT | - |
RST | 500 |
Weakness | - |
Drop | Sap Power Sap Guard |
EXP | 18,000 (Easy) 6,000 (Normal) 4,200 (Hard) |
Notes |
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Attacks[]
- Attack
- Double Slash (2 hits)
- Triple Slash (3 hits)
Type C[]
Type C Vanir have black/gold colorations. Two of them accompanies Surt and the Giant Lord in the Seraphic Gate, which does not put him in the back row.
Vanir (Type C) | |
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HP | 22,000 |
STR | 3,800 |
RDM | 100 |
INT | - |
RST | 500 |
Weakness | - |
Drop | Reflect Sorcery Dampen Magic |
EXP | 18,000 (Easy) 6,000 (Normal) 4,200 (Hard) |
Notes | Has 100% block rate |
Attacks[]
- Attack
- Double Slash (2 hits)
- Triple Slash (3 hits)
Notable Vanir[]
- Surt: The leader of the Vanir and the final boss of the B ending.
- Loki: Half-Aesir and half-Vanir who sided with the Aesir in Asgard. The antagonist and final boss of the A ending.
- Mimir: Beheaded many years ago; her living head is in the possession of Odin.
Mythology[]
The Vanir are one of the two races of gods in Norse mythology alongside the Aesir, who are associated with nature, fertility, wisdom, and foresight. Valkyrie Profile, however, greatly deviates from the Norse mythology about the depiction of the Vanir:
- The Vanir are stated to be a race of giants, which is incorrect as they are gods like the Aesir, although both of them do descended from the giants (jötunn).
- The Aesir and the Vanir fought against each other endlessly, while in the myth both sides do fought in a war which ultimately unites both pantheons into one.
- Ragnarok is the final battle between the Aesir and the Vanir, while in the myth it is a battle between the Aesir (which by now had included the Vanir) and the giants.
- Freya is an Aesir who promotes the Vanir's destruction, while in the myth she was originally a Vanir and her marriage with Odin and inclusion to the Aesir is what drives the Vanir to unite with the Aesir.
- Surt is the king of the Vanir and rules from Jotunheim, while in the myth he is a giant and the lord of Muspelheim, and Jotunheim is where the frost giants reside.
- Despite so, Surt did use Fire attacks and his Seraphic Gate counterpart is named Giant Lord.