Tatzelwurm

Tatzelwurm
Creature	Cat, worm-like
Games	God of War (2018)
Stats	Deceased

Tatzelwurms are snake-like feline enemies that appear in God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarök. They usually appear in groups of two or more, often with other enemies.

They attack Kratos either by burrowing and launch out towards him or biting. If they are stunned, Kratos can finish the beasts either by violently slamming them into the ground thrice by their tails or by ripping out their poison sacs in their throat.

Quick Answers

What are the attack methods of Tatzelwurms in God of War?

In God of War, Tatzelwurms are snake-like enemies that attack Kratos by burrowing and launching towards him, or by biting. When stunned, Kratos can defeat them by slamming them into the ground using their tails or by extracting their poison sacs from their throats. Additionally, Tatzelwurms can launch projectiles.

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How does Kratos finish off a stunned Tatzelwurm in God of War?

In God of War, to defeat a stunned Tatzelwurm, Kratos impales its eye with his Blades of Chaos and pulls it head-first into the ground. This process must be repeated after stunning the Tatzelwurm two more times for a final defeat.

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What is the Tatzelwurm's origin in Alpine folklore?

The Tatzelwurm, a creature from Alpine folklore, is often depicted as a lizard-like entity with a cat's face and a serpentine body. It might have four short legs or just two forelegs. The creature is sometimes portrayed as venomous, attacking with toxic breath and emitting a high-pitched or hissing noise. Tales of encounters with Tatzelwurms are prevalent in various European regions, including the Austrian, Bavarian, Italian, and Swiss Alps.

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What other enemies often accompany Tatzelwurms in God of War?

In God of War (2018), Tatzelwurms are snake-like adversaries that frequently appear in groups, often alongside other foes. They can assault Kratos by burrowing and springing towards him or biting. They are often seen in the company of Revenants, Draugrs, Dark Elves, or Walkers, some of which can direct Tatzelwurms to strategically attack Kratos.

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Mythology

In Alpine folklore, the Tatzelwurm or Stollenwurm is a lizard-like creature, often described as having the face of a cat, with a serpent-like body which may be slender or stubby, with four short legs or two forelegs. 

The alleged creature is sometimes said to be venomous, or attacks with poisonous breath and to make a high-pitched or hissing sound.

Anecdotes describing encounters with the creature or briefly described lore about them can be found in several areas of Europe, including the Austrian, Bavarian, Italian and Swiss Alps. It has several other regional names, including Bergstutz, Springwurm, Praatzelwurm, and in French, arassas.

Types of Tatzelwurm

Tatzelwurms come in two different classes:

• Tatzelwurm: Normal ones.
• Cursed Tatzelwurm: Similar to the regular ones, but can inflict poison damage.

Gallery

Tatzelwurm (Codex)

Cursed Tatzelwurm (Codex)

Tatzelwurm

Tatzelwurm Poison

Trivia

• Tatzelwurms are equivalent of Gorgons. Both are serpentine, quickly evade, and they can attack by whipping him with their fast deadly tail. But the main difference to Gorgons is the ability to gaze, while the Tatzelwurms ability to burrowing and launch out, also they spitting their venom to inflict damage.
• There is a creature in the Mountains similar to the Tatzelwurm. Loot Lizard can burrow but not attack, it's hard to kill and grants a lot of loot on death. Their officially are called Ormrs in the sequel and exists throughout the Nine Realms.
• The head of the Tatzelwurms resembles that of Smilodon, the famous sabre-toothed cat of Pleistocene South and North America.