—Ginnungagap, Nihility & Dream 4
Ginnungagap is a character in Fire Emblem Heroes. She is the ruler of nothingness. She erased Eitr's memory to use her to oppose Triandra and Plumeria's attempt to revive Freyja.
Profile[]
Hearing of the plans to revive Freyja, Ginnungagap plunges the dream world into chaos and employs Eitr to serve as her envoy to stop Freya's dökkálfr Plumeria and Triandra from succeeding.
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To succeed in her plans, Ginnungagap found Freyja first and wiped her of her memories, reverting Freyja back into her younger self when she was timid. Ginnungagap attacks Triandra and Mirabilis, but they are able to escape and rendezvous with Plumeria and Peony who had encountered Eitr.
Eitr, having Freyja's powers, grants Plumeria, Triandra, and Peony greater powers. Freyja suddenly appears only for Ginnungagap to kill her in front of the álfar. Crushed by her second death, the álfar despair until Peony has a realization. The nightmare realm can only exist if Freyja is still alive, so her death should have ended it. Knowing that Dream Eaters can take the shape of any thing or anyone, the Freyja killed by Ginnungagap was nothing more than a Dream Eater meant to break their spirits. Upon realizing that Eitr shares many traits with the young Freyja as described by Freyr to Peony, Eitr remembers who she really is and is restored back to her full form.
Ginnungagap desperately tries to make Freyja submit. Knowing that she is empowered by the realm, Freyja banishes Ginnungagap from the nightmare realm.
Personality[]
Ginnungagap is an emotionless being, born from nothingness. Everything she does is done from a cold, detached view of logic. She despises dreams, believing mortals mistake their dreams for reality, leading them astray and into delusion. Thus, she seeks to destroy the Dream Realms and end all dreams to force them to face reality, which she views as factual, logical, and consistent.
Despite her malevolent actions, she holds no personal malice towards the álfar or their masters, viewing their deaths as simply inevitable casualties of her goal.
In-Game[]
- Ruler of Nihility
- She who rules the nothingness and seeks to crush hope itself, bringing an end to dreams, humanity, the Lady of Nightmare, and all álfar.
Base Stats[]
Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯
 | Title | ||||
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| Ruler of Nihility | |||||
| Group | |||||
 Cavalry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 17/18/19 36/40/43 | 7/8/9 44/47/51 | 8/9/10 27/31/34 | 7/8/9 26/30/33 | 5/6/7 29/32/35 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
 Arcane Void New Moon |  Dagger | ||||
Skills[]
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Iron Dagger | - | - | - |
| Steel Dagger | - | - | - | |
| Silver Dagger | - | - | - | |
| Arcane Void | - |  | | |
 | New Moon | - | - | - |
| Luna | New Moon | - | - | |
| Lethality | Luna | - | | |
| A |  Water Boost 1 | - | - | |
 Water Boost 2 | Water Boost 1 | - | ||
 Water Boost 3 | Water Boost 2 | - | ||
 Fireflood Boost 3 | Water Boost 3 | | ||
| B |  Ruler of Nihility | - | | |
| C |  Fatal Smoke 1 | - | - | |
 Fatal Smoke 2 | Fatal Smoke 1 | - | ||
 Fatal Smoke 3 | Fatal Smoke 2 | - | ||
 Fatal Smoke 4 | Fatal Smoke 3 | |
Overall[]
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Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
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Base Set[]
Ginnungagap's Arcane void can deal a lot of damage to a tank surrounded by weaker units, plus it gives her a follow up and faster special cooldowns. Plus, she can give plenty of debuffs to her foes with Ruler of Nihility.
Counters[]
Any weapon that's effective against Cavalry can counter Ginnungagap easily. Examples include Thani and Binding Reginleif.
Skill Inheritance[]
Luna is a great special to hand off to other units. However, Ginnungagap's specialty is her Arcane Void. Give it to clear Dagger users like Gangrel or Plegian Deen.
Meet Some of the Heroes[]
| Ruler of Nihility Ginnungagap | |||
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Ginnungagap is the ruler of the realm of nothingness that shares her name, and she represents the opposition of dreams. | ||
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It seems like she has no emotions at all—her expression never changes, no matter the situation, and one could even mistake her for a machine... | ||
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She only has one goal: to steal people's dreams and transform them into a world as cold and lifeless as steel. And her first target was Dökkálfheimr, the realm of nightmares. | ||
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Ginnungagap took control over Eitr, and now she's using her to make an attempt on the life of Freyja, the dökkálfr queen. But there's no way her wicked schemes will ever succeed...right? | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Freyja | Queen of Dökkálfheimr, realm of nightmares. Loves her older brother Freyr dearly, raging with bitter jealousy at his care for lesser mortal creatures. Ginnungagap means to take her life. | ||
| Eitr | Unquestioning servant of the ruler of nothingness, she lacks the confidence to express her own will. | ||
Quotes[]
Choose Your Legends Placement History[]
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
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| CYL1-CYL7 | N/A | ||||
| CYL8 | 215 |  Heroes |
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Etymology[]
Ginnungagap is the primordial void where the world was created and is described as an abyss of pure nothingness. The void is located in-between Niflheim and Muspellheim. In one story, Odin hung himself over Ginnungagap for nine days and nights until he was able to learn rune magic from the void.
Gallery[]
- See main article: Ginnungagap (character)/Gallery.