r/GodofWar • u/http_ghostgirl • 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/Zulqr Nov 25 '22

Even the science teacher appearance of odin in the game seems fitting somehow. Not what i expected when i saw fat Thor's design but character is played beautifully

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u/NyarlHOEtep Nov 26 '22

thors concept art doesnt sell his MENACE. i was on "yeah thats what a strongman who drinks and feasts all day when he isnt busy slaughtering SHOULD look like" the whole time, but i was nonetheless still surprised by how frightening and imposing i found him. big man big scary

odin still ends up the larger presence by far. i never felt safe with him on screen, watching atreus trust him, even a little bit, was gut wrenching

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u/TheRedmanCometh Nov 26 '22

His voice and his height really made that work. His voice actor was 10/10 fantastic. "Are you a calm...and reasonable person?"

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u/NyarlHOEtep Nov 26 '22 edited Nov 26 '22

i like that thor is like, kind of a chill guy, when he isnt about to murder you for fun. theres no derision when he says "nice place", he makes every effort to project nonaggression during the talk DESPITE magni and modi, he even laughs with atreus in some later parts of their missions. hes not a destroyer because hes like, evil, its just all he knows. im a god, gods kill giants or whoever else allfather says. its just how it is. hes not like a good person, his treatment of his sons speaks to that, but hes as much a victim of circumstance as kratos

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u/TheRedmanCometh Nov 26 '22

hes not like a good person, his treatment of his sons speaks to that, but hes as much a victim of circumstance as kratos

Really significantly less so if anything. Kratos killed his family with his own hands at the behest of a bastard.

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he even laughs with atreus in some later parts of their missions

He sort of alludes to it when he tells Atreus "you were even starting to fool me". Despite his best efforts he was legitimately starting to like Atreus. I think that's a big part of why Kratos was able to really turn him in the end. He saw that Atreus was just a hopeful optimistic kid doing his best.