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Mink Landlord (Rent is Due) Jan 17, 2014 @ 1:45pm
WHY IS IT NAMED NIDHOGG!?
the nidhogg is a corpse eating dragon/serpent what is its realivince in this game?
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Mr.Joel Jan 17, 2014 @ 1:54pm 
Apparantley thats the thing that eats you when you win the battle and get to the end of your opponents side. I guess you're basically fighting for your right to be eaten?
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Andy Jan 17, 2014 @ 2:06pm 
Apparently nidhogg can be broken down to mean a 'hateful blow' in norse. Can't find the source though.
Last edited by Andy; Jan 17, 2014 @ 2:06pm
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The Green Horned Jan 17, 2014 @ 2:14pm 
Nidhogg is a worm that chews the bottom of the World Tree. The worm at the end is Nidhogg.
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Mink Landlord (Rent is Due) Jan 17, 2014 @ 3:31pm 
worm.... why the worm form the nidhogg is decribed as a serpent, a dragon, and has been descibed as a wyrvern SO WHY DID THEY CHOSE TO USE THE WORM DISCRIPTION!?!?!
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d00m95 Jan 17, 2014 @ 4:02pm 
Originally posted by Pimping_chicken:
worm.... why the worm form the nidhogg is decribed as a serpent, a dragon, and has been descibed as a wyrvern SO WHY DID THEY CHOSE TO USE THE WORM DISCRIPTION!?!?!

Does it matter?
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Funster Jan 17, 2014 @ 4:35pm 
Originally posted by Pimping_chicken:
worm.... why the worm form the nidhogg is decribed as a serpent, a dragon, and has been descibed as a wyrvern SO WHY DID THEY CHOSE TO USE THE WORM DISCRIPTION!?!?!

Because it's cheaper to draw and animate a worm, I guess.
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EmmaKat Jan 17, 2014 @ 4:39pm 
Originally posted by Pimping_chicken:
worm.... why the worm form the nidhogg is decribed as a serpent, a dragon, and has been descibed as a wyrvern SO WHY DID THEY CHOSE TO USE THE WORM DISCRIPTION!?!?!
Becuase it looks funny
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BuddySloth Jan 17, 2014 @ 5:43pm 
The farther back in time you go, the more dragons and serpents were rendered as kind of the same thing. And Nidhogg as a concept is pretty damn old.

Plus a majestic modern dragon would kind of not jive with the game's aesthetic.

It also makes sense creatively to render him as a worm because he literally was a creature that crawled around under the world tree and gnawed on its roots.

There's three reasons. Take your pick. Or just don't think about it.
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Dandi Jun 20, 2015 @ 7:55am 
Originally posted by Pimping_Chicken:
worm.... why the worm form the nidhogg is decribed as a serpent, a dragon, and has been descibed as a wyrvern SO WHY DID THEY CHOSE TO USE THE WORM DISCRIPTION!?!?!
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