| “ | Brokk: What do you think, Eitri? Eitri: We are running out of time. What choice do we have? Brokk: What do you think they'll want? Amanra: (*appearing behind them*) What are you little men doing up here? Brokk: Ahh! Oh, your help… we need your help! |
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| ~ Eitri and Brokk contemplating on whatever they should ask Arkantos' group for help. |
Eitri and Brokk are protagonists in the video game Age of Mythology and its remaster, Age of Mythology: Retold. They appear during the Norse Arc of the main campaign Fall of the Trident where they assist the heroes in reaching Midgard, and later appear in Niflheim to rebuild Thor's hammer. They also appear in the short campaign The Golden Gift as the main protagonists, where they are deceived by Loki into fighting each other. They also appear in Pillars of the Gods and Yasuko's Tale as minor protagonists.
In the original game, they are voiced by Joe Nipote and Warren Burton, respectively. In the remaster, they are both voiced by Mike Bodie.
Biography[]
Background[]
Eitri and Brokk are dwarven brothers and smiths born in Midgard. By the time of Fall of the Trident, their respective ages are 99 and 218 years. Eitri has believed himself to be a true hero ever since learning of his distant relationship to Thialfi, a servant of Thor. Timid by nature, he is scared to death of trolls and anything with sharp teeth and pig eyes, but will do all that is required of him to help prevent Ragnarok from ever becoming a reality. His elder brother Brokk in turn is a statesman and reluctant hero of the dwarves. Despite his unwillingness to be a leader, he takes it upon himself to help maintain the Norse way of life for his people.
The Golden Gift[]
Years before the events of Fall of the Trident, the dwarven brothers live in two separate parts of the Norselands away from their forge beneath mountains. An old man named Skult meets with both dwarves and tells them that their brother is planning to build a giant golden boar as a gift for the god Freyr. The brothers have been planning this project together for years and both are enraged to think that the other would betray their brother's trust like this. Refusing to let each other claim all the glory, they quickly travel to the forge, with Brokk having to trespass through the territory of the savage frost giant Folstag and Eitri navigating his way through raider-infested waters.
After making their way to the forge, Eitri and Brokk fight over its custody and race to build the boar. After the boar is complete, the brothers confront each other over their feelings of being betrayed. Skult then walks in, reveals himself to be Loki and steals the boar. Realizing they were both tricked, Eitri and Brokk unite to take the boar back. After fighting their way through Loki's lands, they successfully reclaim their boar and give it to Freyr who is pleased by the offering.
Fall of the Trident[]
While Arkantos and his friends are looking for a way into Midgard to find and Gargarensis' plans, Eitri and Brokk have recently lost their forge in an invasion by giants. Uncertain of the motives of the heroes, they spy on them to help make their minds up. As they become increasingly desperate, Amanra confronts them for spying, yet invites them to speak to Arkantos. Arkantos is initially reluctant to defer from his mission to stop Gargarensis, but when Eitri confirms Chiron's suggestion that the forge is connected to tunnels leading to Midgard, Arkantos agrees to help the dwarves. They succeed in recapturing the forge, and the dwarven brothers escort the heroes to Midgard. They part ways with the heroes, but continue to follow them secretly after learning that their path likely leads them to Niflheim, the Norse Underworld. They have been tasked with crafting a new hammer for Thor to replace the one Loki has destroyed to rob the god of his power. The reason they don't just join Arkantos' group is because they must be careful of Loki's tricks.
By the time the heroes, now joined by Reginleif, reach the Well of Urd, the passage to Niflheim, Eitri and Brokk have crafted a hammer head for Thor's new hammer. After the heroes enter Niflheim to stop Gargarensis from opening the Hades Gate, the dwarves follow them soon after. Eitri splits from Brokk, taking the hammer head with him to keep it safe, and Brokk begins crafting the haft by ordering his dwarves to cut a piece of a giant taproot of the World Tree Yggdrasil. He re-encounters the heroes who have been forced to fall back from the Tartarus Gate at the cost of Chiron's life. Regaining hope from the knowledge that Thor can seal the gate with a new hammer, they protect the dwarves as they cut the haft, and Eitri arrives in time for them to finish just as they become overwhelmed by Gargarensis' forces and the Hades Gate is opened. The hammer is rebuilt, and Thor successfully seals the gate with it, resulting in a big expolsion that sends the heroes back to the surface.
Back in Midgard, Gargarensis prepares a counter-attack by sending his army in the direction of the heroes. The dwarven brothers guide the heroes to the abandoned mining town of Draupnir to set up for a final stand, just in time for the enemy to arrive. They survive long enough before Odysseus arrives with a great army, and they defeat Gargarensis' forces. Eitri, Brokk and Reginleif stay in the Norselands as the victorious heroes set sail towards Atlantis.
Pillars of the Gods[]
Having passed away, Eitri and Brokk's heroics in preventing Ragnarok has earned them a place in Valhalla. After the fallen Chinese hero Huang Zhaowu destroys the Celestial Pillars, the afterlives of different civilizations are fused together. Eitri and Brokk are dragged from Valhalla into a section of the Chinese underworld Diyu where they reunite with the also deceased Ajax. They examine a powerful energy barrier that bars them from the rest of Diyu before a Chinese hero named Yan Feifeng appears. After being told that he's searching for Nüwa's Stones, the only means to restore the Pillars and save all realities, Ajax and the dwarven brothers immediately volunteer to help him. To this end, they retrieve four of the five Stones from the shattered underworlds of the Greek, Egypt, Norse and Atlantean civilizations. Brokk and Eitri are out of focus in the Egyptian (where they are joined by Setna) and Atlantean underworlds, but when Ajax mentions strange statues in the remnants of Erebus, Brokk suggests breaking the statues to see if one of the Stones is inside one of them, and this turns out to be the case. Upon entering the wreckage of Niflheim, the dwarven brothers take charge in navigating it. Halogi, king of the fire giants, is using one of the Stones to strengthen himself in his eternal war against Folstag who has redeemed himself since the events of Fall of the Trident. Eitri and Brokk decide that helping Folstag beat Halogi is their best chance to claim the Stone, so the heroes strengthen Folstag's army by finding his Frost Giants, freeing captive dwarves, and securing Dwarven Forges for more powerful equipment. They manage to defeat Halogi and recover the Stone.
After acquiring all but one Stone, the heroes enter the sealed section of Diyu where Xiaoli, Huang Zhaowu's late wife, is holding the final Stone before she is summoned by her husband to the mortal realm. After Nüwa's Stones restore the Pillars, Yan Feifeng returns with Ajax, Eitri and Brokk to the mortal realm to stop Huang Zhaowu once and for all. While Yan Feifeng and his friends Cangjie and Houyi are working to summon the god Xingtian to battle Chiyou, the god of war who's been enslaved by Huang Zhaowu, Ajax and his dwarven friends rally their armies to slow Chiyou down. Ajax's Greek troops serve as the first force of defense, while Eitri and Brokk's Norse forces are the second one and Nüwa's followers the third one. After Xingtian arrives and defeats Chiyou, Huang Zhaowu and Xiaoli are cornered by the heroes. Because Huang Zhaowu is immortal, Yan Feifeng imprisons him and his wife inside the artifact called the God Trap. With the entire world returned to its proper state, Eitri, Brokk and their other deceased friends return to their deserved rest in their respective afterlives.
Quotes[]
The Golden Gift[]
| “ | Skult: No one denies that you're a fine smith, friend Brokk, but I've heard Thor favors your young brother now. Brokk: Eitri? He's just a pup! Skult: Of course — Eitri's no match for you. But even now, he travels to the forge beneath the mountains. He plans to craft a mighty metallic beast for the god Freyr. Brokk: A metallic boar? That was MY idea! Eitri could never dream up such a thing on his own! We were going to build that together! Pack up the camp! We're going to the forge! |
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| ~ Brokk tricked by Loki into fighting Eitri. |
| “ | Skult: Your brother Brokk is traveling to the forge beneath the mountains. He plans to build a great metallic beast — a gift for the god Freyr. Eitri: No… the golden boar? We've been planning to build that for years! How dare he forge it without me! Skult: I'm sure he'll give you proper credit when he offers it to Freyr. Besides, isn't he the eldest? It's right that he speaks for your family. No, it's best that you stay home and defend your village against raiders. Eitri: Stay home? And let Brokk steal all the glory? No, no, no — he's nothing without me! |
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| ~ Eitri tricked by Loki into fighting Brokk. |
| “ | The old man was right — Eitri's already here! Get to the forge! That youngster won't beat me… | „ |
| ~ Brokk seeing Eitri at the forge. |
| “ | Eitri: Brokk! How dare you steal my idea?! Brokk: Your idea? That's ridiculous! Why, I… Skult! What are you doing here? Skult: Thank you for building this boar for me, little friends. You have been quite… predictable. (*laughs as he disappears along with the golden boar*) Brokk: Eitri, brother, this was all the work of Loki! He fooled us into fighting each other! Eitri: He's stolen Freyr's gift! We've got to get that boar back! |
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| ~ Eitri and Brokk realizing Loki's deception of them. |
| “ | Brokk: We have entered Loki's mountains, brother Eitri — we must be cautious. Eitri: (*spots the boar*) There it is! The great golden boar! Brokk: Loki's minions may defend it, but it belongs to Freyr. Come! We'll raise an army and fight to take the beast back! |
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| ~ Eitri and Brokk finding their stolen boar. |
Fall of the Trident[]
| “ | Brokk: Our forge has been invaded by giants. We need your army to drive them out. Arkantos: I'm sorry, we don't have time to help you right now. Chiron: Wait, can you reach Midgard from your forge? Eitri: Of course. Our forge is deep under the mountains and our mines go all the way through. You'll help us then? Arkantos: If you deliver us into Midgard. Eitri: Excellent! Come, the mine entrance is this way… |
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| ~ Eitri and Brokk convincing the heroes to help them. |
| “ | Arkantos: The forge is yours again. I think I've had enough of the giants… Brokk: Oh, you'll have plenty more giants in Midgard. Come. We'll show you the way. |
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| ~ Brokk honoring the end of the bargain after retaking the Dwarven Forge. |
| “ | Eitri: Most of you aren't Norsemen. Why are you going to Midgard? Chiron: An enemy of ours has come here. He is looking for a entrance into the Underworld. We must stop him. Brokk: The Underworld? Niflheim…? Well, good luck! This is the way to Midgard. We must return to our forge. |
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| ~ Eitri and Brokk learning of the heroes' intentions in Midgard. |
| “ | Eitri: Do you think they will find the passage into Niflheim? Brokk: Who else are we going to follow? Come. Let's get everything together quickly. |
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| ~ Eitri and Brokk preparing to follow the heroes to the Underworld. |
| “ | All of you, take cover, someone is coming. | „ |
| ~ Brokk ordering his dwarves to hide. |
| “ | Ajax: You! How did you get here? Brokk: W-we followed you. Ajax: Why didn't you just come with us? Brokk: Loki — he tries to fool us. Our mission is too important to trust strangers. Ajax: What mission? Reginleif: Before Gargarensis came to the North, Loki tricked Thor and smashed his hammer. Brokk: Yes, and we have been tasked with making a new one. I have to get the haft from a piece of the taproot. Eitri has the hammer head. We are supposed to meet. Arkantos: And if Thor has his hammer, he will seal the gate… |
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| ~ Brokk reuniting with the heroes and explaining his reasons for following them to why he followed the heroes to the Underworld. |
| “ | Hurry now! We must get the haft to the hammer head!Brokk completing the haft of Thor's new hammer. | „ |
| “ | Brokk: This pass leads to Draupnir, an abandoned fortified mining town. Eitri: We can use the resources and fortifications there to defend ourselves. |
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| ~ Eitri and Brokk providing the heroes with a base to defend themselves against Gargarensis' army. |
| “ | Look! To the east! | „ |
| ~ Eitri alerting the heroes to the arrival of Gargarensis' army. |
Pillars of the Gods[]
| “ | Ajax: I cannot believe that this tiny place is where we spend the rest of our afterlives… and with company like this. Eitri: Hey! We proved our worth before, big guy. Brokk: Remember when we repaired Mjolnir and sealed the gate in Nilfheim? Perhaps the same magic is at work here? Ajax: (*approaches the magical barrier with the dwarves*) Can you open it? Brokk: Maybe? Wait! Something is happening! Look! |
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| ~ Eitri and Brokk discussing the state of the merged underworlds before meeting Yan Feifeng. |
| “ | We dwarves know all about stones and metals and fixing things… | „ |
| ~ Brokk trying to make sense of Nüwa's Stones. |
| “ | Ajax: I've been here before. There were many strange statues that seemed to pulse with life. Brokk: We should crack them open then! Maybe they have the stones we're looking for! |
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| ~ Brokk coming up with the answer to the location of Nüwa's Red Stone in Erebus' remains. |
| “ | Argh! That's a big doggie! | „ |
| ~ Brokk seeing Cerberus. |
| “ | We have one of the stones! | „ |
| ~ Brokk upon finding Nüwa's Red Stone. |
| “ | They're coming again! It's hammering time! | „ |
| ~ Eitri preparing to fend off Nyx's Nocturnal Beasts that are attacking the Lost Souls of Atlantis. |
| “ | Eitri: I saw a stone here before, brother. Halogi, king of the Fire Giants, has it. But we should find allies first. | „ |
| ~ Eitri informing the location of the Blue Stone in the wreckage of Niflheim. |
| “ | The Frost Giants are at war with the Fire Giants. King Folstag can help us deal with Halogi if we rally his men! | „ |
| ~ Brokk suggesting defeating Halogi with Folstag's help. |
| “ | There are too many — best to avoid them until we have enough soldiers. | „ |
| ~ Eitri advising against trying to reach Halogi with a too small force. |
| “ | The cold is unbearable! Capture that bonfire, or we'll all freeze to death! | „ |
| ~ Brokk warning about Niflheim's coldness. |
| “ | Staying close to this fire will restore our strength! | „ |
| ~ Brokk advising to remember using bonfires' to protect the troops against Niflheim's coldness. |
| “ | We should seek out the Dwarven armories. Perhaps they are still functional. | „ |
| ~ Brokk recommending finding Dwarven armories for better equipment. |
| “ | I am surprised these Armories still work, but then again, nothing beats Dwarven engineering. | „ |
| ~ Brokk boasting about his people's skills. |
| “ | These Fenrir Wolves are vicious! Let's see what this abandoned Dwarven Armory has to offer us. | „ |
| ~ Brokk upon securing a Dwarven Armory. |
| “ | The best shields and weapons are made by us dwarves! This Armory will be useful! | „ |
| ~ Brokk upon securing another Dwarven Armory. |
| “ | Get away from those dwarves, trolls! | „ |
| ~ Eitri attacking trolls that are guarding imprisoned dwarves. |
| “ | Folstag is battling Halogi. Rush forward! We must help him! | „ |
| ~ Eitri rushing to help Folstag fight Halogi. |
| “ | We have the stone — it's beautiful! Halogi won't be needing this any time soon! | „ |
| ~ Eitri upon recovering Nüwa's Blue Stone. |
| “ | Brother, let's show them what dwarves can do! | „ |
| ~ Brokk facing Chiyou. |
| “ | Argh, my brother and I cannot hold on! | „ |
| ~ Brokk and Eitri defeated by Chiyou. |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In the remaster, Eitri and Brokk are both given a passive ability they didn't possess in the original game. Eitri's "Weapon Smithing" ability increases all damage of units around him by 20%. Brokk's "Armor Smithing" ability in turn increases all resistance of units around him, though the higher the unit resistance is, the lower the bonus is.
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