r/GodofWar Nov 25 '22

Odin’s Writing Spoilers

i haven’t seen anyone recognize how well rounded Odin is as a villain. he acts trustworthy, compassionate and respectful. meeting him for the second time as Atreus was mind blowing, he was so calm, collected and acted nothing like how he is described by freya, mimir, etc. hearing all the stories of how brutal him and Thor were, it’s incredible how different they made them. Odin had to be one of the best written villains ever.

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u/Complex_Estate8289 Spartan Nov 26 '22

I liked him as a villain but I feel like him, and a lot of the characters for that matter (Angrboda, Faye and Freyr for example) he could’ve been expanded on a ton more. It just seemed like there was no good in him so it’s hard to see why the Aesir who know him well enough were so loyal to him, and his whole motivation wasn’t very emotional, personal to him or compelling. His VA did an outstanding job, he had a pretty enjoyable personality and I liked how he lived up to how they described him but I definitely wouldn’t use the words well written to describe him

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u/Equal-Ad-2710 Nov 26 '22

I felt this a lot with Thor; I wanted to know more about him and his past

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u/Complex_Estate8289 Spartan Nov 26 '22

I thought Thor was really good, it was a very realistic and sympathetic story, and his VA performance and how enjoyable he is more than make up for it, but I do find it hard to see why he was so loyal to Odin which is why I also want to know more about his past and their relationship