Senua's Saga: Hellblade II: Walkthrough & Boss Guide

This is a condensed story overview of Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, based on Wikipedia's plot summary. Hellblade II is a narrative action-adventure with combo-based combat, puzzles and a time-slowing mechanic, and the three giants are story set-pieces rather than conventional boss fights. We have not verified boss mechanics or puzzle solutions, so none are given. One fan list names the six chapters as Reykjanestá, Freyslaug, Rauðhólar, Hulduflók, Bárðarvík and Borgarvirki; spellings vary between sources.

In the 9th century Senua, an Orcadian warrior, lets herself be captured by Northmen slavers in order to free her enslaved people. A storm wrecks the ships and she washes up in Iceland.

Senua defeats the slave master Thórgestr, takes him prisoner and forces him to guide her to Borgarviki. Along the way she frees Fargrímr from the draugar, and the three travel to his settlement, which is threatened by the giant Illtauga.

The Hiddenfolk, god-like beings who live underground, explain that the eruption of Askja broke the boundary between Midgard and Jötunheimr. A desperate woman, Ingunn, left her infant in the Hiddenfolk's caves and later became Illtauga after seeking power from Askja. Senua returns the infant's bones and turns Illtauga to stone.

At Baroarvik Senua faces the giant Sjávarrisi, who the Hiddenfolk say secured his own safety by betraying Ástríðr's father into a fatal ambush; afraid after Askja's eruption, he was exiled and swallowed by the sea, becoming a giant. Senua absolves him and he turns to stone.

At Borgarviki Senua and Thórgestr confront his father, the goði, who is the settlement's leader and needs the giants to keep control. The Hiddenfolk reveal that the giant Tyrant was once a leader dedicated to protecting his followers after Askja's eruption, who was corrupted by the power they gave him and later created the giants. The goði captures Senua and mortally wounds Thórgestr, who warns that another leader would replace the goði if she killed him. Senua defeats the goði and exposes his lies. She is tempted to take his place but refuses, embracing the supportive memories of those she has saved and realizing she is not bound by destiny.