Viking: Battle for Asgard/Enemies

Legion Berserker
Berserkers, like the grunts, have little armor but are focused completely on offense. Although they aren't as dangerous as an assassin, legion berserkers can do much damage while wielding both of their axes. These were designed to be front-line, completely offensive soldiers ready to take on Skarin without hesitation.

Legion Champion
The Legion Champion is the strongest of Hel's general forces and can hit Skarin with several powerful attacks however he is very slow due to his heavy sword. The best method is to dodge his attacks and strike him until he winds up for a slow overhead swing - at this point he'll smash the ground and get his weapon stuck in the ground. While he's standing their aimlessly, if he's ready to be killed (if you pummeled him enough already) the ability to perform a quick time event (QTE) appears (a large or  appears above his head).

Quick time events are like mini, interactive cutscenes in which Skarin will assault his target, in this case a champion, and large buttons will appear on the screen. Buttons will be restricted to either, , and for the PS2, or , , and  for the Xbox 360. As the buttons appear, you'll notice that they appear in two different forms: unmoving, or denoting a "tap" motion (the button jitters as if being pushed). In either case, press the button once - for the tapped buttons, continue to tap the button as fast as you can until it disappears. Upon success of a quick time event, the champion will be killed.

Note that there are three QTE's available when facing a champion; the one that occurs depends on the location of Skarin in relation to the champion when the QTE is initiated. If Skarin is behind the champion, he will run up he back and stab his sword through the champion's head. Attack from the front, Skarin will run and jump up the blade of the champion, slashing him until he knocks him to the ground, at which point Skarin finishes him off by stomping his face to mush. The final QTE that can be performed has Skarin knock the champion to the ground, and then stab his sword through the champion's face from the side.

It must be said that in later islands the Champions are slightly faster then before and far more aggressive (they are also equipped with additional armor, such as a viking helmet). During the main battle (where you use the Battle Horn to start it) killing Champions is a source of dragon runes. If you acquire them, you can order the Dragons to attack specific targets in battle. You can spot a Champion by the distinctive red glow around him (and a red dot on the map, although note that Shamans also appear as a red dot).

Legion Archer
Archers are as weak as the basic soldier, but have less defensive capability since they rely on keeping distance between themselves and Skarin. Charge these enemies first, and slash them apart quickly as their shots can be an annoyance (for example shooting you from behind or while you are trying to free your allies).

Legion Warrior
Legion warriors, shield-wielding foes, are much more durable than normal ones, simply because they carry a large wooden slab that they put between themselves and Skarin. Unless you plan on breaking their shield with many powerful techniques, the best way to take them down is to body check them and then attack them while they are on the ground.

Legion Assassin
These maniacs are fast and extremely dangerous. They will attempt to leap onto Skarin if they get the chance, in which case you'll need to swivel randomly as quickly as possible to knock it to the ground. When they hit the ground they will be stunned temporarily, so use this time to kill them, otherwise you'll have to fight them like a normal undead Viking. In normal combat, simply block or dodge their attacks and counter when possible.

Legion Grunt
The basic soldier that makes up Hel's Legion. These are the meat of her army, and are equipped with a single one handed sword and little to no armor. They can be defeated in about three hits.

Legion Shaman
These units are higher ranking (they appear on your minimap as a red dot), and are very dangerous if left to live. The longer they are allowed to live, the more units they summon from their portal. Destroy the metal stake that surround the shaman (they glow red like the shaman), and then kill the shaman with a single final blow (press ). Each metal stake takes three hits to destroy, and upon destruction they let out an explosion that knocks back everyone except Skarin. You can use this to your advantage if surrounded by enemies - simply use a combo attack or focus your efforts on it until it explodes, then move on as you wish (usually focusing on the next stake).

Legion Giant
The Legion Giant appears several times either in later battles or in some camps. Much like the champion the Giant is slow and often relies on use of its fists and feet to attack. Also the Giant may pick you up and either throw or try to eat you. Due to its slow nature you must attack his legs until the kill game button comes up, dodging attacks as you do so. From this follows three such button-pressing games which can be done one after the other as you get the Giant to its knees to kill it.

Drakan
A mighty champion that once fought for Hel, his dedication to her eventually led to his emotional downfall as he fell in love. Freya broke this bond by denouncing his love, and he slowly drove himself to madness. Drakan appears as the final boss on Niflberg. Drakan behaves much like a stronger Legion Champion.