Garm

Garm (ガルム, Garumu) is a pompus and brash man looking for thrills in fighting. He is quite intrigued by Thorfinn due to recognizing his prowess in combat and possibly being the fight he so long sought after.

Due to his similiar love for combat, it's been sarcastically implied that he's Thorkell's bastard son, however, his flashback proved that theory wrong since his father detested Garm for how he is.

Appearance
Garm is of average height and has a lanky build. He keeps his hair in a 'spiked up" style and has sparse eyebrows. In the latter half of the arc, he's shown wearing a headband.

Personality
Garm has a very cocky personality. He thinks of killing as a fun game and genuinely does not understand why Thorfinn would not want to kill people anymore. In a lot of ways, Garm is quite similar to Thorkell in his love of combat as they both constantly search for a real challenge. Garm is quite simple in his behavior, only wishing to fight strong opponents and enjoy the thrill of battle. He seems to be a bit of a death seeker as he remarks at the end of his first fight with Thorfinn that he really thought he'd be the one to kill him in combat. This can be seen again at the end of his fight against Thorkell, with him telling Thorkell that the next time they fight, Thorkell should finish the job and kill him.

Garm is quite blunt when expressing his opinions and desires and only seems to care about the thrills of combat. He has an utter dislike for the idea of living a peaceful life as a farmer. Throughout his second interaction with Thorfinn, Garm claims that he is his friend implying that he has a warped idea about the meaning of friendship as if it is something only relating to combat. This says a lot about how he views people with those that are worthy opponents, being his friends and has no respect for those he considers weak. In fact, he does not seem to know much about life outside of fighting.

History
As a child, Garm was ostracized by other children and the adults, being known as Garm the Hellhound. Even his parents didn't acknowledge him as their son. This was most likely due to his psychopathic nature, having bit off the ear of another boy due to not knowing when to draw the line since he sees combat as just a game. After he became an adult, Floki hires Garm to kill Thorfinn when he learns that Thorfinn could be a threat to Baldr's claim to chieftaincy. When Garm realizes Thorfinn's combat prowess, he becomes obsessed with the idea of fighting to the death with him and eventually kidnaps Einar, Gudrid, and Leif in an attempt to force Thorfinn into a duel.

Abilities
"He's wielding the spear with one hand! I've never seen anyone throw their thrusts like that. Damn it! I feel like I'm fighting an archer! He's letting the handle of the spear slide down his palm at high speed. He's holding it by the butt to maximize its reach. It's just the speed of the switch that's so extreme. How does he keep it from flying right out of his hand?! He pulls it back just as quick. And he can do it with either hand, too. He's an acrobat...a natural!!"

- Thorfinn

Overall Abilities: Garm is an extremely talented fighter. He showed his talent as a child by killing multiple men with ease by just using wooden sword and then a spear. He is a very skilled and agile fighter, being able to hold his own against Thorkell despite the fact that he used a normal spear against Thorkell and not his custom-made spear. He's good at noticing and eliminating assassins, is a efficient hunter and tracker, and can generally gauge a person's level of strength and skill by their demeanor. He's also good at spying under the enemy as he did so twice, killing Vagn, one of the principal Viking commanders, with ease. Even without any weapon at hand, Garm can disarm vikings barehanded.

Master Spearman: Garm is a highly skilled spearman, being extremely proficient at using his custom-made spear which can be split into two, becoming short spears which he dual wields. Garm is wielding his spear with one hand and is such a natural at it, that Thorfinn felt as though as if he's fighting an archer. Garm's technique of using his spear emphasizes on range and agility. He can can mutilate body parts with his spear and is also able to throw his spear accurately, impaling someone's neck. When using his "final" attack Beehive Thrust, Garm thrusts his spear multiple times at the opponent in rapid speed, further showing his spearmanship skills. Enhanced Agility and Speed: Garm's agility and speed are amongst the fastest in the entire series. He was able to easily catch up to Thorfinn despite the later saying that he can't catch up to him without a horse. Even Thorfinn considered Garm and his attack speed as "too fast" as Garm was able to blitz and injure him while holding back. Garm is so fast that he can dodge arrows with ease and run up a wall. Enhanced Strength: Even as a little kid, Garm was already so strong that he could kill multiple men with just a wooden sword and then a spear, destroying the weapons in the process. When older, Garm is so strong with his spear that he can mutilate the body parts of vikings at rapid speed.

Enhanced Durability and Endurance: Got beaten up by multiple men just before fighting Thorkell and didn't seem to be in pain. When Garm woke up after Thorfinn headbutted him, Garm was more concerned about where his spear is, than the fact that his nose was busted and his face full of blood; not caring that he's injured at all.

Ranged weapons: Garm has knives which are hidden in his boots and although he was never shown using them, he's most likely good at using them.