Dagsetr is a male Dragon and the flying mount of Baldur in God of War (2018).
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Biography
Dagsetr became the mount of the God Baldur at some point, being the fastest way of transportation for the Aesir. It is implied by Heimdall that Baldur suffered injuries and burns while trying to tame the dragon though Baldur did not care about them as he couldn’t feel.
One day, under Odin's command, Baldur rode Dagsetr to Midgard so he could find a wanted Jötunn in order to find a way to Jötunheim.
Baldur rode Dagsetr again when he kidnapped the son of the supposed Jötunn he was looking for, with the dragon himself becoming the battleground where Baldur and the boy's father fought.
The fight raged on until Dagsetr's wings were wounded by the father, who is Kratos, resulting in Dagsetr falling and crashing to his demise. His corpse landed near Jörmungandr, a place where Kratos and Atreus can go to in order to collect a Dragon's Tear.
Three years later, during Fimbulwinter, the dead dragon still lay at his usual spot in the Lake of Nine. Due to the cold weather, his body shows no signs of decomposition and his armor remained undeteriorated. However, the corpse is now covered in snow and icicles are shown hanging from both his helmet, his right claw and his left wing.
Powers and Abilities
Dagsetr wore a custom-designed armor, most likely of Asgardian craftmanship, which covered most of his body and sported two horns in his helmet. He possessed wings which allowed him to soar the skies.
It is implied that Dagsetr is very powerful, since Baldur was one of the few gods powerful enough to tame a dragon such as it.[1]
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Trivia
- Dagsetr's name is old Norse for "the close of the day" or "the coming of night".
- While unnamed in-game, Dagsetr's name was revealed in the official Artbook of God of War.
- Dagsetr was the second Dragon to die after The Great Culling of the Wyrms centuries ago, the first was Hræzlyr.
- Dagsetr's helmet might be inspired by the goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, who pull the chariot of Thor.
- Dagsetr's character model, upon closer look, is simply a recolored and customized version of Otr's draconic appearance.
- Freya did not recognise Dagsetr, after coming across its frozen body, until Kratos told her about the creature and that it belonged to Baldur. This implies that Baldur tamed and made it his personal mount sometime following Freya's banishment to Midgard.
References
- ↑ The Art of God of War (2018)