- "Grrrrrraaaggghhh!" —Before battle
Hróðvitnir is an enemy in Octopath Traveler. This savage direwolf is the boss in Chapter 2 of Ophilia’s story.
Story[]
While searching for Derryl’s late mother’s brooch, Emil runs into The Murkwood in pursuit of a dog, which turns out to be a direwolf. Fearing for his safety, Ophilia and Derryl go after him and arrive in time to save him from Hróðvitnir.
Battle[]
Hróðvitnir will begin the battle by increasing its actions per turn to 2. At 50% health, it will increase them to 3.
Hróðvitnir starts with 5 shields and will increase them by 2 after recovering from a break, up to a maximum of 11 shields.
- Hróðvitnir's fur stands on end...: Used at the start of the battle. Hróðvitnir increases its actions per turn to two.
- Attack: Physical attack, single target.
- Bestial Claw: Physical attack, targets entire party.
- Bestial Fang: Physical attack, single target. Inflicts
Decreased Physical Attack for 3 turns. - Sharpen Claws: Hróðvitnir‘s gains Increased Physical Attack for 4 turns.
- Night Howl: Debuff. Decreased Physical Defense for entire party for 3 turns. Chance of inflicting Terror.
- The direwolf eyes you warily...: Used when Hróðvitnir recovers from a break. Hróðvitnir gains 2 additional shields, up to a maximum of 11.
- Hróðvitnir howls with rage!: Used once Hróðvitnir reaches 50% of its maximum HP. Hróðvitnir increases its actions per turn to three.
Gallery[]
Hróðvitnir Battlefield
Concept art of Hróðvitnir
Trivia[]
- Hróðvitnir is the Old Norse name for Fenrir.
- Upon defeating Hróðvitnir, Archbishop Josef dies and permanently disappears from the game.
- As direwolves possess a high level of intelligence (as demonstrated by Hägen), it's possible that Hróðvitnir may have deliberately lured Emil into the forest, using the brooch as bait. The fact that the brooch is found exactly where Hróðvitnir emerges from the forest seems to support this scenario.
- The black markings around Hróðvitnir's eyes and snout are based off those of a hyena or African wild dog.[1]
- Hróðvitnir bears a similar sprite design to that of Mánagarmr. Although Hróðvitnir appears first in Ophilia's story, his concept art is labeled Mánagarmr in The Art of Octopath Traveler 2016-2020, suggesting that Mánagarmr was created (or at least named) first. The boss sprite team put a lot of effort into the wolf's expression and facial creases to make it look as fiendish as possible; even its rows of teeth are gnarled and warped, and its tongue catches on its teeth.[2]
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