Record of Ragnarok Season 3 Ending Explained: Siegfried's Reveal Changes Everything

Record of Ragnarok Season 3 ends with a real curveball. For two and a half seasons, it has been a gods-vs-humans deathmatch. The finale says: actually, there is something bigger, older, and a lot messier playing out off the main stage. No surprise it set anime timelines on fire.

The finale shift: it is not just a tournament anymore

That last episode puts the spotlight on Siegfried — a heavy-hitter demigod who is not even on the board. He is locked in Tartarus, the gods' prison. Why does that matter? Because Siegfried ties directly to two of the show's most secretive power players: Brunhilde and Odin. That web suggests Ragnarok might not just be divine judgment of humanity. It might be a piece of a hidden strategy that hits gods and humans alike.

Buddha pokes the bear

Buddha steps in and basically asks the question the show's been ducking: what is Ragnarok actually for? In digging, he discovers the personal angle — Siegfried is Brunhilde's lover. Buddha then takes it to Odin. Odin gets cagey, refuses to give a straight answer, and that standoff gets heated fast. The vibe is clear: Odin is sitting on something dangerous connected to why Ragnarok exists in the first place.

Then Beelzebub enters and drops a lore bomb: the Primordial Gods — ancient beings credited with creating, well, everything. His hint? Odin may be steering Ragnarok (or even banking on humanity's destruction) for a larger plan tied to those Primordials. Translation: this tournament is not just punishment. It could be a way to shift who holds power at the highest level.

Why Siegfried suddenly matters

Siegfried's Tartarus stay screams 'high-level threat.' The finale quietly points to a cause-and-effect the show has been building toward: every human win chips away at the gods' control and nudges Siegfried closer to freedom. If he gets out, he might be the ace humanity needs to truly challenge the gods — or the wrench that wrecks whatever Odin is plotting.

What Season 4 is clearly setting up

• Siegfried's backstory: what he did to land in Tartarus, why the gods fear him, and why he matters to the world's future.
• Brunhilde's motivation: her relationship with Siegfried, why she is all-in on Ragnarok, and the personal stakes driving her moves — likely via flashbacks.
• Odin's actual endgame: how the Primordial Gods factor in, and what 'bigger than the tournament' threat is coming down the line.
• The fights will keep coming, but the priority shifts: stopping a disaster that could wipe out both gods and humans.
• The balance of power: what happens to the board if Siegfried is released.

Where things stand right now

Record of Ragnarok is streaming on Netflix. Current scores: IMDb 6.6/10, and on MyAnimeList Season 3 sits at 7.73. If you came for the brawls, the finale hints Season 4 might be just as interested in the deep lore — and the knives behind the curtain — as it is in the next matchup.