Odin Borson (Earth-616)

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Odin

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Real Name

Odin Borson

Current Alias

Odin

Aliases

All-Father, Val-Father, Atum-Re, Infinity, Woden, Wotan, Wulf the Wanderer, Orrin, Farma-god, Hanga-god, Hapta-god, Harbard, One-Eye, Sigtyr, Wad

Identity

Public

Alignment

Good

Affiliation

Asgardians, Council of Godheads

Relatives

Buri (Tiwaz, grandfather), Bor (father, presumably deceased), Bestia (mother, presumably deceased). Vili & Ve (brothers, deceased), Frigga (wife), Thor, Vidar, Balder, Tyr (sons), Loki (foster son), Sigyn (former daughter-in-law)

Universe

Earth-616

Base Of Operations

Asgard

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

6' 9"

Weight

650 lbs (295 kg)

Eyes

Blue

Hair

White

Unusual Features

Missing one eye; originally blonde hair

Status

Citizenship

Asgardian

Marital Status

Married

Occupation

Monarch of Asgard, God of wisdom, crafts, time and the dead

Education

N/A

Origin

Origin

Odin is a ruler of the Asgardians, once worshipped as main god by the people of Scandinavia and Ancient Germania.

Place of Birth

Asgard

Place of Death

Oslo, Norway

Creators

Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

First appearance

Last appearance

Journey Into Mystery Vol 1, #85

Thor II #40

History

Odin's true origin is shrouded in mystery, often delivered in short stories by only Odin. Odin is presumed to be the son of Borr (father, one of the first Asgardians) and Bestla (mother, a frost giantess). Bor and Bestla have two other sons, Vili and Ve. According to legend, Vili, Ve, and Odin journeyed into the realm of Surtur when they were younger. Vili and Ve sacrificed themselves in order to allow Odin to escape from Surtur's realm. Upon their death's, Odin's own "godly" attributes were increased as a result of his brother's powers joining with his.

Odin is the father of Thor with Jord (actually Gaea), and the adoptive father of Loki. He is sometimes erroneously said to be Loki's biological father, although various comics reiterate the mythological position that Loki is not related to Odin or Thor by blood.

As with other Asgardians born after Buri, Odin and his pantheon have undergone reincarnation over the millenia. The earliest recorded reference to the Asgardian pantheon took place around 10,000 BCE, with Odin and several of his kinsmen invoked by humans.

Odin, the son of Borr, the grandson of Buri, had many unrecorded adventures. Among these were his battle against Rimthursar (which preceded Thor's birth), the battle with Kryllik and his trolls, his encounter with Fear and Desire, meeting Millennius, his defeat of the Mangog, and the imprisonment of a snow giant.

During a battle in Asgard once, the deity Grim Magnus is slain by the giant Snorth. A boar god (Gullin?) fights at this same battle. Grim Magnus holds the magical Raven Banner, which insures victory, but he who brings it into battle will die at said battle. Magnus' son, Greyval Grimson was waylaid by trolls and experienced the illusion of a grand banquet. Thus, Greyval did not take the Raven Banner from his father as was intended. The trolls burrow out from under the Earth and snatch it.

Valkyries, including Greyval's fiancée Sygnet, come to claim the souls of the dead for Valhalla. In the troll kingdom, Greyval is under the illusion of being at a banquet, with the troll conjurer Askella and troll Svin present, as is the troll monarch (Gerriodur?).

Grimson leaves to marry Sygnet. He meets with his cousin, Horskuld (Horskuld's father was Magnus' half-brother). Realizing that they must reclaim the Raven Banner, Grimson and his spouse go to see Odin in Asgard. They see Thor, the Warriors Three, and Mrs. Volstagg ride away. Grimson and Sygnet meet up with Balder, who talks Odin into letting them go seek the Raven Banner. Horskuld pursues his own line of pursuit.

Balder and Grimson receive a map from Morduk. Agnar, king of Eagles, provides Grimson and Balder transportation. Odin goes elsewhere to contemplate with Frigga. Balder and Grimson take leave of Agnar and find a new companion in the otter god Oddbrand Otter after slaying an unnamed ogre.

Grimson acquires the Raven Banner and rides off on Gullinbursti with the Raven Banner. At a battle with Thor, the Warriors Three, and Odin fighting for the Asgardians against the trolls, Grimson holds the Raven Banner aloft, with Gullinbursti behind him. The giants flee. Balder and Oddbrand Otter see the corpse of Grimson, slain in battle.

Sygnet arrives to take her spouse to Valhalla. She mentions that the son conceived upon her wedding night will someday hold the Raven Banner.

Sygnet takes her husband to Valhalla, saying "Fly Thuderhoof! Thy mistress Sygnet bids thee hie aloft Asgard's most noble burden...whose love wore not the pale, weary rags of time, but the golden raiment of eternity."

Odin is accompanied by his ravens Hugin (Thought) and Munin (Memory), and well as the wolves Freki (Greedy) and Geki (Ravenous).

Odin was ruler and all-father of the Asgardians. He has been believed dead twice before, killed both times in combat with Surtur; during the first instance Heimdall, and later Balder, ruled Asgard in his absence, and a latter time Thor inherited Odin's full power and ruled over Asgard and, later, Earth, although this later part of Thor's lordship has been erased due to time travel.

Odin's spirit was present during the final Ragnarock. He fights a continuous battle to keep Surtur from escaping and again threatening Asgard and Midgard.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Odin possessed all the conventional attributes of an Asgardian. However, as the ruler of the Asgardians, many of these attributes were considerably greater than those possessed by the majority of his race.

Superhuman Strength: Odin possessed superhuman strength sufficient to lift about 60 tons without supplementing his strength with his other powers.

Superhuman Speed: Odin, despite his age, was capable of running and moving at speeds greater than even the finest human athlete.

Superhuman Stamina: Odin's musculature produced considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a human. As a result, he possessed superhuman stamina in all physical activities. He could exert himself at peak capacity for about 24 hours before fatigue began to impair him at the time of his death.

Superhumanly Dense Tissue: Odin's skin, muscle, and bone tissues were about 3 times as dense as those of a humans. This contributed, somewhat, to Odin's superhuman strength and weight.

Superhuman Durability: Odin's body was considerably more resistant to physical injury than the body of a human being, or even most other Asgardians for that matter. Odin's body was capable of withstanding great impact forces, exposure to temperature and pressure extremes, falls from great heights, and powerful energy blasts without sustaining injury.

Regenerative Healing Factor: It was possible to injure Odin, but he recovered from physical injury with superhuman levels of speed and efficiency, like all Asgardians. Odin was capable of regenerating massive tissue damage or loss to a degree far beyond that of most other Asgardians, even of being able to regenerate missing limbs and organs.

• Extended Longevity: Odin, like all Asgardians, was extremely long-lived, although not truly immortal as some other god pantheons. However, Odin still aged at a pace much slower than human beings. He was also immune to all known Earthly diseases and infections.

Odinforce: Odin is capable of manipulating vast(nearly unlimted) amounts of magical energy, referred to as the OdinPower, for a number of purposes. With this power, Odin is capable of feats such as transporting the entire human race to an alternate dimension, ^[1] casting foes into deep space with a thought, ^[2] projecting force blasts, ^[3] erecting impenetrable force fields ^[4] altering size ^[5], endowing people or objects with powers ^[6], and compressing the population of an entire planet into a single being, namely Mangog. ^[7] Odin is highly skilled in the use of his powers during combat situations, and on one occasion was able to hold off both the Silver Surfer and Thanos simultaneously. ^[8] and even take a soul away from the villain Mephisto.

Abilities

God of Wisdom: Vast knowledge of ancient and arcane wisdom.

Master Combatant: Odin was a formidable hand to hand combatant

Master Tactician: His thousands of years of experience resulted in him becoming a master tactician.

Asgardian Mystical Combatant: Odin was also extremely adept at wielding his vast energy powers during combat situations. Odin was extremely skilled at using Asgardian magic, weapons, and items.

Strength level

Unknown.

Weaknesses

Although Odin often claimed to be all-powerful, he did have limitations. Occasionally, Odin was forced to undertake the Odinsleep; a state of deep sleep where he recharged the Odinforce but left him as vulnerable as a mortal. The duration of the Odinsleep varies from time to time; sometimes it's a single night while other occasions are for more than a week.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: Odin normally wore Asgardian battle armor. He also at times wore a blue cloak with a wide brimmed hat covering his missing left eye, at which times it is said he goes by the name Grimner.

• Draupnir: Odin also wore Draupnir (the "Odinring") as a symbol of supremacy. The specific properties of the ring are as yet unknown.
  

Transportation:

• Skipbladnir: a Viking-style long-boat whose enchanted sales and oars enable it to navigate the "sea of space". It mystical properties enable Asgardians to ride it safely without any natural protection from the vacuum of space. Skipbladnir can be mystically shrunk to the size of a fist.

• Sleipnir: Odin rode the eight-legged steed Sleipnir, who can fly through the air at incredible speeds.
  

Weapons:

• Gungnir: ("The Spear of Heaven"), which is made of Uru, a metal unique to the dimension of Asgard. The origin of this three-pronged spear is unknown. Odin has enchanted the spear to return to his hand when thrown. Gungnir has no powers on its own; rather, it served as a conduit through which Odin could channel his power.

• Thrudstok: a power scepter, a small mace. Like Gungnir, it is made of Uru. Thrudstok has no powers on its own; rather, it served as a conduit through which Odin could channel his power.

• Odinsword: the Over Sword of Asgard. A special weapon. It is a giant-sized sword that, if ever unsheathed, it is said, that "the end of the universe is at hand."
  
  

Notes

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Trivia

• Muninn: Odin raven, flies through the Nine Worlds gathering information which it conveyed to Odin.
• Huginn: Another raven, which performed the same function, was somehow killed while investigating Surtur's latest plot against Asgard.
• Freki & Geri: Odin's two intelligent wolves who served him.

See Also

• Appearances of Odin Borson (Earth-616)
• Character Gallery: Odin Borson (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Odin Borson (Earth-616)
• Quotations by Odin Borson (Earth-616)

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Links and References

• Odin at the Guide to the Mythological Universe
• Odin at the Pantheon Database