Odin (Shin Megami Tensei)

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==Summary==
:"The chief god of Norse mythology. He is the god of war and death, skilled in magic and deeply associated with poetry and song Odin is often depicted with long, white hair, missing one eye, and holding his spear Gungnir. It is said none can match his prowess in magic, though he was once a pupil of the goddess Freya. Ever thirsty for knowledge, Odin will not hesitate to sacrifice to gain it. It is said he achieved wisdom by offering one of his eyes to the giant Mimi and drinking the Water of Knowledge from the roots of Yggdrasil.
:Odin lives in a great hall in Valaskjálf, home of the gods. From his throne Hlidskjalf, he peers down at the world below. Whenever he sees brave warriors die in battle, he sends his warrior maidens, the Valkyries, to gather their souls and bring them to Valhalla, where they prepare for Ragnarok, the end of the world. At Ragnarok, Odin is fated to be swallowed by the giant beast Fenrir."
:—Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Compendium
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Regular Portrayals | Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse | Archetype
Name: Odin.
Origin: Megami Tensei
Gender: Male.
Age: Inapplicable. Exists beyond time.
Classification: Demon, Deity, Norse God of War, Wisdom, Death, and Madness.
Powers and Abilities:
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Absolute Zero, Absorption (Drains all wind-based attacks and converts them into health with Absorb Wind), Cognitive Physiology (Mid-Tier), Curse Manipulation, Damage Boost and Reduction (Passively strenghtens all wind, ice and electricity-based attacks, and completely negates all damage from the latter with Null Elec), Darkness Manipulation, Death Manipulation (Odin is a god of death, and therefore his existence is fundamentally tied to the concept, being the very process behind death in an anthropomorphized form. Can inflict instant death with a variety of spells, often dark-based, such as Mudoon and Omega Cluster), Elemental Manipulation (Air Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, and Ice Manipulation), Existence Erasure (Can use the "Megido-" line of skills, which exerts control over the light of destruction that engulfs all in its range into the "annihilation beyond death," leaving no trace of the opponent behind. Possibly with Omega Cluster, which is described as returning an opponent to nothing by Hitler), Forcefield Creation (Can erect shields that repel all magical attacks with Makarakarn), Healing (Fully restores his own vitality or that of a selected target with Diarahan), Magic (The most magically adept of all Norse Gods, with his prowess being unmatched among them. Said to have invented runes), Power Nullification (20% chance of inflicting the mute status effect on all foes with Makajamaon), Resistance Negation
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All previous abilities on an unfathomably greater scale.
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All previous powers and abilities on much greater scales, in addition to Cognitive Physiology (Archetype)
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Attack Potency: Low Complex Multiverse level (The leader of the Aesir and magically the most powerful of the Norse Gods, placing him above Heimdall, Loki and Thor in that regard) | Outerverse level (Briefly fought against Flynn, who was forced to block Odin's attacks, and knocked him unconscious after he had given up and lowered his guard. Did battle against Nanashi's party after they had defeated Lucifer and Merkabah, and though he lost, he was capable of posing a sizeable threat against them, with his spear serving as a weapon for Gaston afterwards) | Outerverse level (Exists as an archetype, a shapeless, fundamental unit of the collective unconscious inhabiting the realm of Atziluth, beyond the concept of dimensions entirely, and yet to be shaped into a lower state by the thoughts and emotions of humanity)
Speed: Immeasurable | Immeasurable | Omnipresent (Those who inhabit the unconscious, archetypal world are untied from space and time and diffused throughout all of existence, experiencing "all dimensions and possibilities")
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable | Immeasurable | Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Low Complex Multiverse level | Outerverse level | Outerverse level
Durability: Low Complex Multiverse level | Outerverse level | Outerverse level
Stamina: Infinite
Range: Outerversal
Standard Equipment: His spear, Gungnir
Intelligence: Nigh-Omniscience. Obtained a vast wealth of knowledge across his countless years, obtaining knowledge over the nature of the universe as a whole after drinking of the pool at the roots of Yggdrasil and himself possessing an unparalleled mastery over magic and witchcraft, even being known as the forefather of all sorcerers due to this attribute. Moreover, he is himself capable of peering into the future, and constantly watches over the affairs of Midgard and other worlds from his home in Valhalla, and through the ravens that personify his thought and memory.
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
More detailed information on this character's skill list can be found in the Megami Tensei wiki
Buffs and Debuffs: A set of skills that, as the name implies, allows the caster to greatly amplify their own physical attributes and reduce that of their foes, thus allowing one to stand up to much stronger opponents by closing or even reversing the gap in power between them. Outside of gameplay limitations, they can be stacked indefinitely, and sufficient usages of buffs allow the caster to survive attacks that would otherwise obliterate them with only minor injuries and amplify their speed to the point of completely outspeeding opponents that could previously predict all of their movements, while debuffs have a directly proportional effect on the enemy's statistics.
* Matarukaja: Increases his own offensive power and that of all allies by eight ranks.
* Makakaja: Increases his magical power by one rank.
* Concentrate: Odin holds back his own power, allowing him to launch a charged attack with far more offensive power than his normal strikes.
* Dekaja: Nullifies all statistics amplifications from all enemies.
Almighty Attacks: The highest class of spells in the Megami Tensei franchise, consisting largely of powerful non-elemental attacks that have the special property of completely bypassing any resistances or immunities that a target may possess, be them innate or magically enforced, the latter of which including anything from reflective barriers to items that distort the very laws of the universe in order to protect the user from all forms of damage, and they are likewise unable to blocked, drained or generally defended against.
* Megidolaon: Unleashes a wave of destructive energy which deals heavy damage to all foes, tapping into the pale light of divinity that reigns over destruction itself and engulfing them in "the complete annihilation beyond death."
==Notable Matchups==
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