Surt (Magnus Chase)

Surt is the main villain from the first book of the Book serie Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer, and a secundary antagonist on the next books. He is the ruler of Muspelheim, and the king of fire giants, his only goal is to start the Ragnarok, a cataclysmic event when he will wreak havoc across the nine worlds.

The Sword of Summer
Surt tries to take Sumarbrander from Magnus for himself, threatnening to kill a group of innocent mortals if the sword wasn't given to him. He is then distracted by Blitz and Hearth, both who he quickly defeats, but eventually his physical form is destroyed by Magnus, being sent back to Muspelheim.

Surt appears again in the island prison of Fenris Wolf, confronting Magnus and trying to take Sumarbrander for himself again. He kills an entire group of Valkyries, but is eventually defeated again and sent back to his kingdom through a rift in the space-time.

The Ship of the Dead
Surt was mentioned by Hrym and Loki. They reveal that due to favorable tax laws, Naglfar is registered in Muspellheim and therefore Surt is the technical owner of the ship. The two say he is forced to break up disagreement between them but the fire giant was not in Niflheim.

Appearance
Magnus describes Surt in The Sword of Summer as a human-sized dark man in a dark suit, with his skin being "the purest most beautiful shade of black [he'd] ever seen", blacker than squid ink at midnight. His clothes are the same color, and consist of a well-tailored jacket and slacks, a crisp dress shirt and tie—all seemingly cut from the fabric of a neutron star. In battle, Surt wears a trim-cut three-piece suit of chain mail, a tie and a shirt that appear to be woven from flame. Surt's chiseled face is "inhumanly handsome", and resembles obsidian, while Surt's long black hair is combed back in "an immaculate oil slick", and the pupils of his eyes glow red-hot, like tiny rings of lava. As a result, Magnus decides that Surt looks like a very stylish and well-dressed Satan. Surt's voice is described as deep and resonant, with his accent vaguely German or Scandinavian. He wields a fearsome curved sword made entire of white-hot flames. When wounded, Surt's sizzling blood glows like magma.

Personality
Surt is a ruthless, cruel and diabolical individual, he doesn't think twice before killing anyone who opposes to him, he even threatened to kill a group of innocent people (some of them were little children) if Magnus didn't gave Sumarbrander to him. His only goal is to cause and spread destruction across the nine worlds, burning everyone and everything in his path.

Powers and Abilities

 * Prowess in Battle: Surt is an extremely formidable master at combat, he held his own against three highly trained valkyries, and is destined to command the armies of giants during Ragnarok.
 * Pyrokinesis: As the ruler of the Fire Giants of Muspellheim, Surt can generate vast amounts of heat and fire at will. He is destined to unleash his full power at the very end of Ragnarök, burning the Nine Worlds with his flames.
 * Enhanced Strength: As a Fire Giant, Surt has considerable superhuman strength, being able to back-hand both Hearthstone and Blitzen with ease, and punch Magnus hard enough to make the latter vomit and temporarily loose consciousness.