Secret Ending Scene
Hellblade: Ending Explained, What Happened
Before we get to the very ending of Hellblade, there’s a scene that is part of the ending sequence of the game that doesn’t show up for all players. The only way to get this scene to pop is to collect all 44 Lorestones scattered throughout the game’s numerous areas.
The scene, which takes place shortly before Senua finally confronts Hela in the deepest recesses of Helheim, shows Druth speaking to Senua one last time. Throughout the story, he provided various stories and legends based on Norse mythology, all of which helped to frame the world that players explore in the game. Senua’s father is a very religious man who kept her locked in a room full of runes so it makes sense that during her tribulation, her psychosis would use those same runes and stories to guide her along. Throughout Hellblade, he’s an honorable man, one who is full of knowledge and wisdom as he joins Senua. Yet, that changes after collecting all the stories.
Before the final fight, Druth appears one last time as long as all the runes are lit up (meaning you’ve collected them all). He’ll share how he is not the man you think he is, but rather a coward who couldn’t even protect his own people. In fact, it was he who lead the invaders of his home directly to the treasures and villages so that they may pillage and do as they please. He had tried to barter peace, but his intelligence and good will were met with violence and he was enslaved. To save himself he betrayed those closest to him, but he still suffered a horrible fate. Yet, he wasn’t only intent on sharing the truth of himself, he had a lesson for Senua.
He witnessed another man do just as he did, one that did not suffer the same consequences as Druth. This man willingly sold his own people to save himself and his village. The man is described as wearing all black and he came from Senua’s village. Druth uses this as an opportunity to tell Senua that it is not the gods who cause suffering, but those closest to us. That message opens up Senua’s eyes as she proceeds to the end.
