Jörmungandr in popular culture
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Depictions of and references to Jörmungandr exist in modern popular culture.
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[edit] Depictions in modern popular culture
[edit] Games
- In the constructible strategy game Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse, Jörmungandr is a sea-monster type ship.
- The Jörmungandr appeared in four games of the popular Final Fantasy franchise. In Final Fantasy III, Jormungand appeared as an random enemy encountered in the final dungeon, but is named Yormungand. In Final Fantasy VI he appeared as a Esper/Summon and was named Midgarsgander in the Japanese version, then named Terrato in the US version and later in the GBA re-release, he was renamed again as Midgardsormr. In Final Fantasy VII renamed the Midgar Zolom(a corruption of Miðgarðsormr), and as Jormungand in the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI as a subordinate Wyrm to Bahamut. In Final Fantasy X it can be bred in the monster arena.
- In StarCraft Zerg broods are named after Norse mythology, including Jormungand.
- Boktai 2's final boss is Jorgumandr. In the game Jorgumandr is depicted as an 'Ancestral Piece' and immortal due to being one of the 'backbones' of the universe. It is so gigantic that the battle field for the game's climax is set on the colis of Jorgumandr's serpent body.
- In the constructible strategy game Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse, Jörmungandr is a sea-monster type ship.
- In the strategy game, Age of Mythology
- In the original .hack video game series, Jormungand is a Blademaster weapon available only in QUARANTINE, the fourth and final installment of the series.
- In the 1998 arcade game "The Ocean Hunter", Jormungand, identified as Midgardsorm, is the penultimate and sixth boss of the game. Midgardsorm is depicted in the game as a giant serpentine creature large enough to swallow ships whole.
- Like many aspects of Norse myth, a version of the Midgard Serpent appears in Marvel Comics' The Mighty Thor.
- Jormungand is the name of a dark magic tome in Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu.
- Jormungand is one of the Holy Dragons in the video game Bahamut Lagoon.
- He appears in The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok as Ryuusuke Yamino who plays Loki's son/manservant.
- Jormungandr is the name of a "dark lance" available by side quest to the vampire hunter Lucian in the Lunar Knights video game.
- Jormungandr appears under the name of Jokatgulm in Devil May Cry 2 as a powerful boss. It consist of an enormous, female blue demon squid with a serpent-like head. She has four long tentacles and can spit poison, both for offense and defense.
[edit] Music
- World Serpent Distribution was a British distribution company specializing in experimental forms of music.
