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* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: Loki. When Tjalvi tells Röskva that Odin doesn't do any work because he's a king, Röskva asks if Loki's a king, too.
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Quark, the ill-tempered Jotunn kid, does not appear in any of the original myths but was invented for the series. He appears in [[The Movie]] and the two albums based on it, as well as some background appearances in other albums. For a while was considered the [[Breakout Character]], starring his own animated TV series and newspaper comic, but he avoids becoming [[The Scrappy]] largely because his actual appearances in ''Valhalla'' are so sparse.
** A somewhat amusing development. In the second album the author plays around with Jotunn names along the lines of "H[insert dairy product]". The reason for this is the existence in the myths of the jotunn "Hymir", in modern danish "Hymer". [[wikipedia:Ymer
* [[Character Development]]: Heimdall undergoes this in Freya's Necklace. Previous volumes cast him as a pompous, cowardly fool, but Freya's charms cause a more sensitive, chivalric, and even thoughtful side of his character to come to the surface. Not to mention the fact that when he realizes the extent of Loki's mischief he goes on a rampage, finally proving that the titles he keeps harping on about(The All-Seeing Aesir, The All-Hearing Aesir) aren't just for show.
** Tjalfe and Roskva also go through noticable [[Character Development]] over the course of the series; Tjalfe gradually becomes less foolish and insensitive, and more inclined to think before he acts, while Roskva goes from a naive little child to a far more insightful and intelligent young lady.
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* [[Kid Sidekick]]: Tjalfe, to Thor.
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Averted, and hilariously played with in the thirteenth album, when Loki upon finding himself in the underworld tries to ask Hel if he's really dead or not. He uses every every possible euphemism for "death," only to have her completely misunderstand them all, until he breaks down and screams the real word. Translated and paraphrased:
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'''Hel:''' Away? You're right here.
'''Loki:''' Have I found my peace?
'''Hel:''' You don't look very peaceful.
'''Loki:''' Ceased to breathe?
'''Hel:''' Doesn't sound like it.
'''Loki:''' Kicked the bucket?
'''Hel:''' What bucket?
'''Loki:''' Danced the last dance... perished... pushing up the daisies... snuffed out... croaked... '''''Am I DEAD, damn it?!''''' }}
** {{spoiler|He isn't, he's just dreaming.}}
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