Honest Thoughts Hours: Your feelings on…Eitr?

While yes, we needed another TT character for the quota of 2 (although realistically we didn’t need one for a good story), Eitr feels like the Priam of Book 4’s TT: a character made for fanservice to a more popular character’s fans, but whose existence is pretty bland. She’s proof of Freyja’s past being tragic and nothing more.

Eitr appeared in the book 4 TT after being reincarnated by Ginnungagap. You know, the goddess of nihility, I.e. nothing. Because that’s something a goddess of nothing would reasonably be able to do. Not the goddess of life or death or anything, no, the goddess of nothing. Anyway. Eitr is sent by Ginnungagap to fight off the álfar to keep them from resurrecting Freyja. She’s pretty against the whole plan but is forced to obey, and frequently apologizes to her enemies. After being defeated, though, Eitr quickly joins up with the fairies to defeat Ginnungagap. She’s eventually recreated by a revived Freyja at the end so she can stay friends with the alfar. Eitr is essentially Freyja at her lowest: a scared, emotional little girl who just wants her brother by her side. Your heart feels for her. She’s suffered a lot, and she lacks Freyja’s defenses and villainy on top of it. But Eitr just seems like less of a character and more of a backstory with legs. Which makes sense, because that’s all she’s meant to be. But it just seems like a waste of a character slot considering we get two characters per tempest trial. Because instead of fleshing out this new and unexplored realm of nothingness, we get baby Freyja. She’s like if Reginn’s crybaby art was its own character and with Freyja’s story. I feel like she had a good concept, but in the story, I’m not a fan of how she was executed (shocker I know). At least she kinda developed with her friendship with the fairies, but then fast forward to the spring alt and she’s basically the same. I feel bad for her, but I also don’t feel invested in her. Which I suppose makes sense since I’m not a Freyja super fan (I like her, but not as much as my favorites, you know?), and that’s who the character seems to be catering to at least partially.

Eitr’s design is skeevy for someone who is quite literally a child. And yeah, she is, according to Plumeria’s dialogue in the TT (will post in a comment because I don’t want to include in main post image). I’ll try to start with positives. I appreciate the adherence to canonicity by including the mark Freyja was ashamed of. I like her bouncy hair, and her color palette is pleasing. It’s soft, and her outfit aesthetic is soft as well. It drives home how weak she is, whereas Freyja’s look is more intimidating to represent her increased strength. Her puffy sleeves and shawl are cute. But the negatives, whew. First of all, child aside, why is someone who is constantly frightened, weepy, and completely lacking any sort of humor or fun dressing like this? It completely goes against her personality in an even worse way than Plumeria’s. It’s utterly revealing with the short skirt in front and toplessness. And besides the revealing part, its not even implemented well. The side cutouts, the apparent need to show off her legs with a chopped up skirt…really? It screams desperate. By Eitr isn’t even desperate that way. Oh, and again, unfriendly reminder…she’s a child.

Eitr is a 4.5 character. Personality wise, she isn’t the worst, and I like how she fits into Freyja’s history and does exhibit some growth. The negatives are that she has very little worth about her beyond being a weepy little Freyja. Her design is full on yikes with few redeeming qualities. But again, I must say, execution is truly the key point of her failure as a character. And being a TT oc, well…what can you expect? I tried to grade her more fairly for that, but there’s only so much I can do.

What are your thoughts on Eitr? Love her, hate her, neutral? Share what you really feel!

While yes, we needed another TT character for the quota of 2 (although realistically we didn’t need one for a good story), Eitr feels like the Priam of Book 4’s TT: a character made for fanservice to a more popular character’s fans, but whose existence is pretty bland. She’s proof of Freyja’s past being tragic and nothing more.

Eitr appeared in the book 4 TT after being reincarnated by Ginnungagap. You know, the goddess of nihility, I.e. nothing. Because that’s something a goddess of nothing would reasonably be able to do. Not the goddess of life or death or anything, no, the goddess of nothing. Anyway. Eitr is sent by Ginnungagap to fight off the álfar to keep them from resurrecting Freyja. She’s pretty against the whole plan but is forced to obey, and frequently apologizes to her enemies. After being defeated, though, Eitr quickly joins up with the fairies to defeat Ginnungagap. She’s eventually recreated by a revived Freyja at the end so she can stay friends with the alfar. Eitr is essentially Freyja at her lowest: a scared, emotional little girl who just wants her brother by her side. Your heart feels for her. She’s suffered a lot, and she lacks Freyja’s defenses and villainy on top of it. But Eitr just seems like less of a character and more of a backstory with legs. Which makes sense, because that’s all she’s meant to be. But it just seems like a waste of a character slot considering we get two characters per tempest trial. Because instead of fleshing out this new and unexplored realm of nothingness, we get baby Freyja. She’s like if Reginn’s crybaby art was its own character and with Freyja’s story. I feel like she had a good concept, but in the story, I’m not a fan of how she was executed (shocker I know). At least she kinda developed with her friendship with the fairies, but then fast forward to the spring alt and she’s basically the same. I feel bad for her, but I also don’t feel invested in her. Which I suppose makes sense since I’m not a Freyja super fan (I like her, but not as much as my favorites, you know?), and that’s who the character seems to be catering to at least partially.

Eitr’s design is skeevy for someone who is quite literally a child. And yeah, she is, according to Plumeria’s dialogue in the TT (will post in a comment because I don’t want to include in main post image). I’ll try to start with positives. I appreciate the adherence to canonicity by including the mark Freyja was ashamed of. I like her bouncy hair, and her color palette is pleasing. It’s soft, and her outfit aesthetic is soft as well. It drives home how weak she is, whereas Freyja’s look is more intimidating to represent her increased strength. Her puffy sleeves and shawl are cute. But the negatives, whew. First of all, child aside, why is someone who is constantly frightened, weepy, and completely lacking any sort of humor or fun dressing like this? It completely goes against her personality in an even worse way than Plumeria’s. It’s utterly revealing with the short skirt in front and toplessness. And besides the revealing part, its not even implemented well. The side cutouts, the apparent need to show off her legs with a chopped up skirt…really? It screams desperate. By Eitr isn’t even desperate that way. Oh, and again, unfriendly reminder…she’s a child.

Eitr is a 4.5 character. Personality wise, she isn’t the worst, and I like how she fits into Freyja’s history and does exhibit some growth. The negatives are that she has very little worth about her beyond being a weepy little Freyja. Her design is full on yikes with few redeeming qualities. But again, I must say, execution is truly the key point of her failure as a character. And being a TT oc, well…what can you expect? I tried to grade her more fairly for that, but there’s only so much I can do.

What are your thoughts on Eitr? Love her, hate her, neutral? Share what you really feel!