Norse mythology in Max Payne

David Cowie

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Feb 29, 2004, 1:40:36 PM2/29/04

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I bought Max Payne yesterday. When I found out that Max's police contact
was Alex Balder, I thought "Isn't there a Norse god called Balder?
Probably just a coincidence." Then we heard from a Captain Woden. Then I
came to the Ragna Rock disco. No, probably not a coincidence.
Is there more of this stuff to come?
(Balder AKA Baldur: the dying god
Woden AKA Odin, Wotan: top god
Ragnarok: the end of the world)
And let's not forget the Aesir Plaza.

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David Cowie david_cowie at lineone dot net

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Feb 29, 2004, 2:17:19 PM2/29/04

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> I bought Max Payne yesterday. When I found out that Max's police contact
> was Alex Balder, I thought "Isn't there a Norse god called Balder?
> Probably just a coincidence." Then we heard from a Captain Woden. Then I
> came to the Ragna Rock disco. No, probably not a coincidence.
> Is there more of this stuff to come?

It mentions Valhalla.

-=Matt=-

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Feb 29, 2004, 7:45:08 PM2/29/04

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> "David Cowie" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> > I bought Max Payne yesterday. When I found out that Max's police contact
> > was Alex Balder, I thought "Isn't there a Norse god called Balder?
> > Probably just a coincidence." Then we heard from a Captain Woden. Then I
> > came to the Ragna Rock disco. No, probably not a coincidence.
> > Is there more of this stuff to come?
>
> It mentions Valhalla.
>

Yes Valhalla. Also the Big giveaway is when Max mentions how everything
seems to come from Norse Mythology. Or was it just me.

-=Matt=-

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Mar 1, 2004, 2:32:21 PM3/1/04

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> > > I bought Max Payne yesterday. When I found out that Max's police
contact
> > > was Alex Balder, I thought "Isn't there a Norse god called Balder?
> > > Probably just a coincidence." Then we heard from a Captain Woden. Then
I
> > > came to the Ragna Rock disco. No, probably not a coincidence.
> > > Is there more of this stuff to come?
> >
> > It mentions Valhalla.
> >
> Yes Valhalla. Also the Big giveaway is when Max mentions how everything
> seems to come from Norse Mythology. Or was it just me.
>

Sorry, I'd been drinking. That was rude!
Especially as Valhalla was the only one I would have known before playing
it!
Good spot.

-=Matt=-

Ashkah

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Mar 1, 2004, 6:07:33 PM3/1/04

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> I bought Max Payne yesterday. When I found out that Max's police contact
> was Alex Balder, I thought "Isn't there a Norse god called Balder?
> Probably just a coincidence." Then we heard from a Captain Woden. Then I
> came to the Ragna Rock disco. No, probably not a coincidence.
> Is there more of this stuff to come?
> (Balder AKA Baldur: the dying god
> Woden AKA Odin, Wotan: top god
> Ragnarok: the end of the world)
> And let's not forget the Aesir Plaza.

Valkyr - Valkerie
Nicole Horne - Grallarhorn

There is even some good spanglish/italian puns:
Rico Muerte - Death
Joey and Vinnie Finito - the end, the finish
Jack Lupino - the dogfather lol

-=Matt=-

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Mar 1, 2004, 6:45:44 PM3/1/04

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> David Cowie <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> > I bought Max Payne yesterday. When I found out that Max's police contact
> > was Alex Balder, I thought "Isn't there a Norse god called Balder?
> > Probably just a coincidence." Then we heard from a Captain Woden. Then I
> > came to the Ragna Rock disco. No, probably not a coincidence.
> > Is there more of this stuff to come?
> > (Balder AKA Baldur: the dying god
> > Woden AKA Odin, Wotan: top god
> > Ragnarok: the end of the world)
> > And let's not forget the Aesir Plaza.
>
> Valkyr - Valkerie

Although 'Valkyr' is the collective form of the word Valkerie, not a pun. As
in "She was a Valkerie. And actually one of the more sexy of the Valkyr."

Josh Boardman

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Mar 2, 2004, 12:10:23 AM3/2/04

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David Cowie <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message news:<pan.2004.02.29....@privacy.net>...

> I bought Max Payne yesterday. When I found out that Max's police contact
> was Alex Balder, I thought "Isn't there a Norse god called Balder?
> Probably just a coincidence." Then we heard from a Captain Woden. Then I
> came to the Ragna Rock disco. No, probably not a coincidence.
> Is there more of this stuff to come?
> (Balder AKA Baldur: the dying god
> Woden AKA Odin, Wotan: top god
> Ragnarok: the end of the world)
> And let's not forget the Aesir Plaza.

Yeah, there are loads of Norse references in the game. IIRC, the
developers are Scandinavian, maybe Finnish?

I bought and played it myself just before Christmas. Great game!

Josh