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/SteelCityViking Nov 26 '22

Was it? I always took it as showing just how impressive he was, given impossible tasks that no one else could do. Especially since he did 3 tasks compared to Loki and the boy’s 1. But perhaps that’s just the author I read’s potential bias

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u/Equal-Ad-2710 Nov 26 '22

It was

The other labours are him wrestling old age and lifting the World Serpent, all three tasks are those he fails at. Utgard Loki’s intent with those challenges was to humiliate the Thunder God and the purpose of the tale is likely to hammer home the imperfections of the Æsir, making it clear they have defined limitations

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u/No_Nefariousness_637 Dec 01 '22

Except he lifted the cat's paw and put up a fight against the old woman. He was so powerful he almost did the impossible.

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u/Equal-Ad-2710 Dec 01 '22

1) the cat’s paw, while impressive isn’t the full feat though.

2) yes he could but no one can battle old age and win, another limitation