Overview: When writing the script I wanted the doctor to be the main villain and having wolves attack the hospital and technically be foot shoulders, it made sense to have Fenrir from Norse Mythology attacked as the villain as it was cool design and character choice but also to be an strong villain for the climax.
Name: Fenrir
Pantheon: Norse
Deity Type: Monstrous Wolf
Background:
In the Prose Edda, additional information is given about Fenrir, including that, due to the gods' knowledge of prophecies foretelling great trouble from Fenrir and his rapid growth, the gods bound him, and as a result Fenrir bit off the right hand of the god Týr. Depictions of Fenrir have been identified on various objects, and scholarly theories have been proposed regarding Fenrir's relation to other canine beings in Norse mythology. Fenrir has been the subject of artistic depictions, and he appears in literature.
Fenrir and Other Wolves in Norse Mythology:
Something I attempted to do was hint that the wolves are connected with Fenrir more so than just his pack and alot of people also looked at this idea.
There’s good reason to think that many of the other wolves mentioned in Old Norse literature are actually Fenrir going under different names. One Old Norse poem states that he swallows the sun during Ragnarok,a feat which is elsewhere reserved for another wolf named Sköll (“Mockery”). Another old Norse poem repeatedly mentions a wolf named Garmr who breaks free from chains at Ragnarok; which applies to Fenrir.
In another source, we find the wolf who consumes the moon called by the name of “Moon-garmr” (Mánagarmr).Thus, the moon-eating wolf, who is elsewhere called Háti (“Hatred”) would seem to be another extension of Fenrir. It appears that it was ultimately Fenrir who, in addition to killing Odin and destroying much of the world, ate the sun and the moon during Ragnarok.
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