She later regained her own physical body. The Marvel Comics superheroine The Valkyrie was in fact an actual Valkyrie, Brunhilda, after being forced to possess a human woman by The Mighty Thor's foe The Enchantress.One of them, Rossweiss, joins the Occult Research Club as the other Rook. High School DxD has the Norse Mythology included so having Valkyries being in this series was a given.The finale of Puella Magi Madoka Magica has Madoka's apotheosis essentially take up this duty for the entire multiverse, also creating Magical Girl Warrior Heaven in the process.Somehow, in the past few years, Valkyries have become weirdly popular in Hentai products, usually those of the "strong heroine gets raped by ugly monsters until she loves it" type.So, he's manipulating gangs into fighting each other because he wants to start a war, hopefully activating the hypothetical "valkyrie" mode of Celty's head and allowing himself in Valhalla (though he'd be just as willing settle for Hel) - all of this to avoid the equally hypothetical Nothing After Death. In Durarara!!, Izaya has a theory that the legend of Dullahans from Celtic Mythology and the legend of Valkyries from Norse Mythology are based on the same thing, and one can somehow "trigger" Valkyrie Mode and Ragnarok.(This makes a certain amount of sense, because according to the Eddas, the leader of the Valkyries is Skuld.) Belldandy, who really dislikes violence, was recently shown to be a licensed Valkyrie herself, when she held her own in a fight with a very strong denizen of hell. In Ah! My Goddess, which takes much from Norse Mythology to begin with, Valkyries are essentially the Armed Forces of Heaven, with Lind as the most prominent, and the highest ranked, answering only to the Almighty.It was how the Norse answered the question "why do the good die young while jerk-asses live forever?" It was also why the original steeds of the Valkyries weren't beautiful winged horses, they were dark and hoary wolves. All the work of the Valkyries, invisibly flitting here and there on the battlefield to screw over the finest of warriors so that Odin would have the best of the best on his side come Ragnarok. A broken lace on your boot makes you stumble and gives your enemy the opening to strike you down. A random arrow deflected in flight hits a chink in your armor. Some sources describe them as far more than just beautiful psychopomps for the heroic dead. Its worth to note that they originated from bloodthirsty, murderous war spirits, as opposed to the more dignified look they have nowadays. These warriors prepare for the final battle, Ragnarok. Their role was to choose those who died a worthy death in battle and take them to Valhalla, making them Einherjar ( lone fighters) who battle in the afterlife, are slain again, but rise every night to feast in the great hall. The kenning (poetic title) used to describe their steeds was mistranslated, as they may have instead ridden wolves. Oftentimes depicted with wings, or riding winged horses, or sometimes ravens. The Ur Example is of course the Norse Mythology reference.
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