Ragnarok

Almost since the moment of his conception, Albrecht Wilhelmsson was bound for a great and terrible fate. His mother, Greta Göessler, was given the powers of a Valkyrie while he was still in the womb, and Albrecht shared in her powers, and then some. Given to the Aesir as an infant and raised as one of their own, the power of the Nine Worlds thundered in his veins, rivaling the gods themselves.
Even so, as a boy living among the Aesir, life was far from easy. He was made a servant to young gods, and abused as “mortal-spawn.” To defend himself, he became a fighter, a moody berserk brawler, and taught himself how to beat his oppressors. After their children began coming home beaten and humiliated by one who barely had divine blood, Albrecht was quietly returned to the Valkyries, where he assisted them in their duties.
His mother was overjoyed to see her son. She taught him about the great cities of Midgard, and the great German nation. She also taught him about his father, the handsomest, smartest man on Earth, a father who would give him all the love and respect he ever wanted, should they be reunited. His interest piqued, Albrecht made a perilous journey to the Norn to find a way to reach Midgard without the Aesir’s knowledge. The Norn warned him to stay away, or it would cost him his soul. He didn’t take the advice.
Years later, with Albrecht now grown as tall and broad as a true Prince of the Aesir, he was summoned by his father to Midgard. When he felt the summons to Earth, he was overjoyed— then his father tried to steal his body.
For a man whose life had been a struggle against abuse and the betrayal of trust, this was the final straw. He vowed revenge on Overshadow and the mother who had lied to him about his father. He named himself “Ragnarok” after the twilight of the gods. He was a force of rage and destruction, mostly aimed at SHADOW, but not particularly respectful of anything (or anyone) who got in his way.
The Aesir, citing Albrecht’s half-human heritage, decided he was not subject to the non-interference pact between the Aesir and Earth’s Master Mage, and chose to wash their hands of the whole affair.
Well over a decade passed, and the rage that consumed him faded. He spent less time pursuing SHADOW and more running from the authorities, who considered him a destructive vigilante, as well as a thief (he committed robberies when he needed any goods), and he began to see why SHADOW and his father opposed the authorities of Midgard.
In recent years, Ragnarok has fallen in love with Anya Datsyuk, the granddaughter of the original Valkyrie, while investigating connections between Overshadow and Overthrow in Eastern Europe. Anya, seizing an opportunity for power within SHADOW, convinced Ragnarok that one “misunderstanding” didn’t justify a decades-old vendetta, and helped negotiate a deal with SHADOW. Ragnarok would join the Penumbra, providing the organization with one of the most physically powerful superhumans on Earth. He would give his father everything but his body. Overshadow agreed.
Now, a hundred infant “Sons of the Slain” grow in a hidden crèche in Nifelheim. With SHADOW’s time acceleration technology, these clones, perhaps the deadliest secret weapons yet, will be ready within a decade.