Character Relationship Map: Troll Hunter

Characters

• Hans (played by Otto Jespersen) — protagonist

  A troll hunter who initially poses as a bear poacher to deter the documentary students. He secretly works for the Troll Security Service but hunts trolls near populated areas to protect civilians and...

• Thomas (played by Glenn Erland Tosterud) — protagonist

  A university student who joins a documentary crew to investigate a suspected bear poacher. After being bitten during a troll encounter, he falls ill, linking the attack to rabies. He survives the cave...

• Johanna (played by Johanna Mørck) — supporting

  A student from Volda University College who is part of the documentary crew filming Hans. She participates in the initial investigation but has no further specific actions or dialogue detailed in the...

• Kalle (played by Tomas Alf Larsen) — supporting

  The cameraman for the student documentary crew. He follows Hans into the forest and later becomes trapped in a cave troll lair. The trolls detect his Christian scent, resulting in him being captured a...

• Finn (played by Hans Morten Hansen) — supporting

  The head of the Norwegian Wildlife Board, who secretly works for the Troll Security Service. He is responsible for maintaining the government cover-up regarding trolls, planting fake evidence and conf...

• Malica (played by Urmila Berg-Domaas) — supporting

  A replacement camerawoman hired by the student documentary crew following the death of the original cameraman, Kalle. She continues filming the troll hunting expeditions but has no further specific ac...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Malica → Kalle (Temporal Replacement Crew Member) — Malica takes over Kalle's documentary role after his death.

  Malica becomes the replacement camerawoman after Kalle is captured and killed in the cave troll lair.

• Hans → Finn (Professional Operational Colleague) — They are connected through the hidden government troll-security operation.

  Finn secretly works for the Troll Security Service, while Hans hunts trolls near populated areas; Finn later directs Hans to go north.

• Hans → Malica (Professional Subject And Camerawoman) — Malica continues the filming relationship established by the original crew.

  After Kalle's death, Malica replaces him as the documentary camerawoman and continues filming Hans's expeditions.

• Hans → Kalle (Professional Subject And Cameraman) — Kalle records Hans's work until the cave trolls kill him.

  Kalle films the students' pursuit of Hans and accompanies Hans on the troll-hunting expeditions.

• Hans → Johanna (Professional Subject And Filmmaker) — Hans becomes the central subject of Johanna's documentary investigation.

  Johanna is part of the student crew that follows Hans and receives permission to film his troll hunt.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Johanna → Kalle (Alliance Teammate) — They collaborate on filming and field investigation.

  Johanna and Kalle are members of the same student documentary crew investigating Hans.

• Thomas → Kalle (Alliance Teammate) — Their cooperation places them together in the initial troll investigation.

  Thomas and Kalle travel with Johanna as the student documentary crew and follow Hans into the forest.

• Thomas → Johanna (Alliance Teammate) — They share the investigation and work as members of the student film crew.

  Thomas and Johanna set out together from Volda University College to make a documentary about Hans.

• Finn → Malica (Conflict Suppressor And Camerawoman) — Malica continues documenting events that Finn wants concealed.

  After Malica joins the crew, Finn and his agents still arrive to confiscate the students' tapes.

• Finn → Kalle (Conflict Suppressor And Cameraman) — Finn's agents oppose Kalle's recording of the hidden troll activity.

  Finn's team seeks to confiscate the documentary tapes recorded by the student crew, including Kalle's footage.

• Finn → Johanna (Conflict Suppressor And Witness) — Johanna's documentary places her in opposition to Finn's secrecy policy.

  Finn's team arrives to confiscate the students' recordings after the crew documents the existence of trolls.

• Finn → Thomas (Conflict Suppressor And Witness) — Finn treats Thomas as a threat to the government cover-up.

  Finn tells the students that their tapes will be confiscated and later arrives with agents to seize the footage Thomas carries.

• Hans → Thomas (Narrative Hunter And Witness) — Hans becomes Thomas's guide into the hidden troll world.

  Hans allows Thomas to film his troll hunts after Thomas and the students discover that Hans is hunting trolls rather than bears.

• Thomas → Malica (Alliance Documentary Teammate) — They cooperate in continuing the documentary after the crew's loss.

  Malica joins the documentary crew as a replacement camerawoman after Kalle is killed, while Thomas continues the expedition.

Story Analysis

A student documentary uncovers a hidden troll-security operation while its reluctant hunter confronts increasingly dangerous creatures and institutional secrecy.

Plot Progression

1. Tracks Beneath the Lie — Thomas, Johanna, and Kalle investigate Hans after an illegally killed bear is linked to strange tracks. Their pursuit exposes a danger that official investigators refuse to acknowledge.
2. The Hunter's Secret — Hans reveals that he is a troll hunter rather than a bear poacher and permits the students to film him. The crew witnesses his weapons and the petrification of a three-headed troll.
3. Evidence Against Secrecy — Finn's hidden operation plants false bear evidence and attempts to confiscate the documentary tapes. Hans explains the division between his protective hunts and Finn's government cover-up.
4. The Mine Takes Kalle — The crew follows tracks into a cave troll lair and becomes trapped when the trolls return. Kalle's Christian scent attracts them, and he is killed before the others reach daylight.
5. The Giant and the Vanishing Film — Malica replaces Kalle as the expedition moves north toward a gigantic Jötunn. Hans petrifies the mountain troll, but Finn's agents pursue the footage and the students ultimately disappear.