Odin

Odin is the King of Asgard, husband of Frigga, father of Thor, the adoptive father of Loki, and the protector of the Nine Realms. When Thor almost provoked a new war with the Frost Giants of Jotunheim, Odin stripped him of his powers and exiled him to Earth, leaving Loki to take the throne. Around this time, Odin unexpectedly fell into the Odinsleep, and when Thor had returned and saved the Frost Giants from extinction at the hands of Loki, who seemingly died during the conflict, Odin realized that Thor had proven that he would be worthy enough to take the throne of Asgard.
== Biography ==
=== King of Asgard ===
At some point, Odin ascending to the throne as king of Asgard and peacekeeper within the Nine Realms. 
As Allfather, Odin battled great beasts, invaded other realms, destroyed demons and monsters, devastated whole worlds, and laid waste to mighty kingdoms. To maintain his immense power, Odin required a prolonged period of time to rest and regain his strength. This deep sleep became known as the Odinsleep. 
Eventually, Odin felt that the burden of wearing the crown was too much for him alone and married Frigga, because she was a strong partner and had a helpful ear. Odin and Frigga had a child together, a boy they named Thor. With the birth of Thor, Odin felt that one day he would be able to pass his crown to a worthy successor.
=== Asgard-Jotunheim War ===
==== War with the Frost Giants ====
: "From a realm of cold and darkness came the Frost Giants, threatening to plunge the mortal world into a new ice age. But humanity would not face this threat alone. Our armies drove the Frost Giants back into the heart of their own world."
: ―Odin[src]
In 965 A.D., King Laufey of Jotunheim invaded Midgard, intending to enslave the humans and to place the planet into a new Ice Age, replacing their own dying world. Odin led his Asgardian army, against Laufey and his horde of Frost Giants in the Asgard-Jotunheim War.
During the furious Battle of Tønsberg, Odin lost one of his eyes, but eventually, the Asgardians came out victorious over the Frost Giants, with Odin defeating Laufey in single combat on top of a temple within Jotunheim. In exchange for his life, Laufey agreed to a peace treaty between Asgard and Jotunheim which would last for over a thousand years. After the battle, Odin's forces took the Casket of Ancient Winters from one of Laufey's temples, ensuring that the Frost Giants could never attack any other worlds ever again.
While exploring the depths of the Jotun temple, Odin discovered an infant Frost Giant, Loki, who was the son of Laufey. Loki was left to die by his cruel father because of his small stature. Odin and his wife, Frigga, already had a son, Thor, but they adopted Loki as Thor's brother, using sorcery to change his appearance to that of an Asgardian, and kept the truth of Loki's birth from both of them. Odin believed that a Frost Giant living as a prince of Asgard could help bring about a permanent peace between the two realms. 
==== A King and A Father ====
: "Only one of you can ascend to the throne. But both of you were born to be kings."
: ―Odin to Thor and Loki[src]
Odin raised both Thor and Loki as brothers, attempting to never allow Loki to feel any different from his brother or allow him to know his true Frost Giant nature. He taught them about the responsibilities of being king of Asgard, the history of Asgard's great wars, and other lessons about maintaining the peace should they take the throne.
Odin answered their questions happily and showed them both great love and care. Loki showed Odin many times that he would be a capable king; however, Odin had long since decided that Thor would be his heir, though he still told Loki he had what it took to become king. As they grew older, Odin gave Thor the mighty hammer Mjølnir to use as his weapon of war, while Frigga taught magic to Loki, giving them each their own power to protect the Nine Realms. Odin brought Thor and Loki on a visit to Earth. The Asgardians taught the Norse people their language and culture and displayed their abilities; this caused the Norse people to believe the Asgardians to be deities, and bestowed upon Thor the moniker "God of Thunder." This tradition was continued for many years.
=== Loki's Schemes ===
==== Thor's Delayed Coronation ====
: "Thor Odinson, my heir, my firstborn. So long entrusted with the mighty hammer, Mjølnir, forged in the heart of a dying star. Its power has no equal. It's a weapon to destroy or as a tool to build. It is a fit companion for a king. I have defended Asgard, and the lives of the innocent across my realms in the time of the great beginning."
: ―Odin to Thor[src]
Many years later, Odin decided to retire as King of Asgard, intending to make Thor King in his place. In the Great Hall, Odin prepared to crown Thor as he watched his son confidently stroll through the cheering crowd with Mjølnir, while Frigga stood by Odin's side with Loki, Lady Sif, and the Warriors Three.
Odin greeted Thor and explained the responsibilities of king and protector of the Nine Realms, asking Thor if he swore to defend these all people throughout the galaxy. While Odin spoke, Frost Giants entered Asgard in an attempt to retrieve the Casket of Ancient Winters from Odin's Vault. Sensing the attack, Odin released the Destroyer, which quickly obliterated the intruding Frost Giants.
Odin, Thor, and Loki traveled to the Vault and found the remains of the Frost Giants and the Einherjar Guards. Thor was angered by the slaughter, demanding Odin travel to Jotunheim to retaliate for the attack. Odin, however, insisted that the peace with Laufey was still in effect and the attack was not an act of war, but an act of a few Frost Giant rebels doomed to fail, and they should continue to act as though their peace treaty was still in effect.
Seeing Thor's rage and war-hungry ways, Odin chose not to name him King yet, fearing his uncontrollable rage would cause another war with Jotunheim, causing the deaths of thousands across the Nine Realms. Despite Odin's clear orders, Thor remained furious by this attack, and with his friends, Lady Sif, the Warriors Three, and Loki, he went to Jotunheim to personally confront King Laufey and the Frost Giants to find answers he sought about the attack.
==== Banishing Thor ====
: "You are unworthy of these realms! You're unworthy of your title! You're unworthy! Of the loved ones you have betrayed. I now take from you your power. In the name of my father and his father before, I, Odin Allfather, cast you out!"
: ―Odin to Thor[src]
When Odin was warned of his son's actions by Heimdall, Odin got angry and said that he would not allow Thor to ruin their peace with the Frost Giants. He demanded to know why Heimdall allowed Thor to go and why he did not approach the King sooner, but Heimdall explained that he was obeying Thor's command and only approached when the situation required it. Odin demanded Heimdall open the Bifrost Bridge and used it to rescue Thor and his friends from Jotunheim riding aboard Sleipnir, his eight-legged steed, after Thor went there seeking answers regarding the intrusion. He soon found them in the middle of a fierce battle with a Frost Beast and the Frost Giants' entire army.
Although Thor cheered at his arrival and suggested that together they destroy the Frost Giants together, Odin furiously ordered his son to be silent. Odin tried in vain to rebuild the peace between Asgard and Jotunheim, but Laufey would have none of it, and declared war between their worlds, which Odin had no choice but to accept. Laufey tried to stab Odin in the back, but Odin was able to use Gungnir to throw Laufey away and escape with his allies.
Returning to Asgard, Odin ordered Lady Sif and the Warriors Three to take Fandral to the healing room to treat the injuries he had sustained during the battle. Furious at what had happened and what had now begun, Odin berated Thor for his arrogance and stupidity in starting a new war with one of his greatest enemies, putting millions of innocent lives in harm's way, while Thor claimed that their enemies should fear him and the other Nine Realms were laughing at their inaction. He told Thor he was a vain, greedy, and cruel boy, only for Thor to yell back that his father was nothing more than an old man and a fool for not taking any action against Laufey.
Seeing no alternative, Odin decided that the only possible chance for peace was the banishment of his own son. As he began insulting and degrading his son, Loki tried to step in, but Odin ordered him to be silent. Odin told Thor he was unworthy of his title and of his family while he stripped Thor of his powers, and in the name of his father and father before him, he banished Thor to Earth for his arrogance. He placed an enchantment on Mjølnir that allowed only the worthy to wield it. He then sent Mjølnir to Earth as well.
==== Telling Loki the Truth ====
: "You were an innocent child.""No. You took me for a purpose. What was it? TELL ME!""I thought we could unite our kingdoms one day. Bring about an alliance, bring about permanent peace, through you."
: ―Odin and Loki[src]
Loki, witnessing his hand turning blue when he was at Jotunheim, decided to confirm his fears by breaking into Odin's Vault touching the Casket of Ancient Winters. Odin discovered his adopted son who confronted Odin about his true origins, having turned blue upon touching the casket. Odin revealed that he not only stole the Casket, but Laufey's son who was left there to die.
As he took in this news, Loki demanded to know Odin's reasons for such a deception, Odin revealed that he wanted to gain a permanent peace between Asgard and Jotunheim by having Loki rule the world of the Frost Giants. Loki was disgusted by his own parentage and claimed that Odin could have never loved him the same way he loved Thor and would have never given him the throne. Overwhelmed by Loki's furious accusations, he fell into the Odinsleep.
==== Losing Loki ====
: "I could have done it, Father! I could have done it! For you! For all of us!"No, Loki."
: ―Loki and Odin[src]
While he slumbered, Loki took the throne for himself. Frigga spent much of her time sitting by his bedside, waiting for him to awaken. While living on Earth, Thor proved himself worthy and regained his powers while fighting the Destroyer as Loki carried out his plans to destroy Jotunheim by allowing Laufey to enter into Asgard before killing him, preventing Laufey from stabbing the sleeping Odin, while presenting Loki as the apparent savior of the King of Asgard.
The two brothers battled as Loki attempted to destroy Jotunheim while Thor tried to stop such a genocide and eventually caused the destruction of the Bifrost Bridge. As they were falling off the bridge, Odin, awoken from his Odinsleep by the dangers his sons were in, grabbed Thor's leg just before he fell into the black hole below. As they hung on the edge of the world, Loki desperately tried to explain to Odin that he did everything for his beloved family.
Odin could not accept Loki's ideals and simply told him no. Loki, devastated by the rejection, let go of Gungnir and allowed himself to fall into the deep and dark abyss created in the wake of the Bifrost Bridge's destruction. While Thor screamed out in mourning agony, Odin watched on helplessly as his adopted son fell to his presumed death. Odin then ensured that Thor was safe while the Frost Giants reacted to their near extermination at Loki's hands.
With the threat of the Frost Giants now at an end, Asgard then had a mighty feast, to celebrate the end of the war and the return of Thor. Odin, however, did not attend, instead he looked out into the Nine Realms, mourning his lost son. When Odin was accompanied by Thor, Odin told Thor that he will be a wise king, but Thor declared that there would never be a wiser king than his father. Thor imparted that he now understood why he had been banished and knew he still had much to learn, promising that he would someday make his father proud. Odin turned to his son and told him that he has already made him very proud.
== Personality ==
: "It seems our father's solution to every problem was to cover it up.""Or to cast it out."
: ―Hela and Thor[src]
Odin was a patient, just, and wise king. He strived to maintain the peace between the Nine Realms and was thoughtful of the lives of the innocent. Despite his enemies warring against him and his willingness to cause mass destruction when needed, he was compassionate enough to not seek the obliteration of the innocents of the opposing force. He even adopted Loki, the abandoned son of his old foe Laufey, and raised and loved him as his own son, although he initially did this as a way to unite Asgard and Jotunheim. Nevertheless, Odin was firm in his rule and did not hesitate to mete out justice on those who threaten the peace, even if those individuals were his own children.
Odin was considered to be the wisest king in Asgard's history, admired by all for his leadership, and was thus an exceptional leader. He had effectively led the Einherjar into victory in countless wars over all the Nine Realms. His skills allowed him to conquer the Nine Realms when he sought to conquer all the Realms. However, after realizing peace would be the only way to truly unite the Realms, Odin became the benevolent, peace-loving, nearly all-powerful and all-knowing ruler of Asgard and the guardian of the Nine Realms. As such, he was wise and honorable. He was dedicated to using his power for keeping the peace between the Nine Realms. He believed in being responsible (in terms of being careful and responsible for one's actions), duty (in terms of the protection of and keeping the peace between the Nine Realms), and honor (always being a man of his word). However, when angered or upset, he could be very stern to the point of ruthlessness when necessary. As Frigga stated, "everything he does, he does with a purpose." He loved Thor but when Thor went to Jotunheim and nearly started a war in the process, he exiled Thor to Earth, to teach him what it meant to be a good warrior and a hero, as well as to bolster his humility.
== Powers and Abilities ==
=== Powers ===
: "The most powerful being in the Nine Realms."
: ―Loki[src]
* Asgardian Physiology: As an Asgardian, Odin possesses all of the various superhuman attributes common among his people, including superhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, stamina, reflexes, healing, and is extremely long-lived. However, as the king of Asgard, his superhuman attributes has far surpassed any Asgardian, even his son Thor, who openly acknowledged Odin's powers as being superior to his. Odin's immeasurable levels of power makes him the most powerful Asgardian and among the most powerful beings in the Nine Realms and the cosmos.
** Superhuman Strength: As the King of Asgard, Odin possesses immeasurable levels of superhuman strength that is even considerably stronger than any Asgardian, including his son Thor, making him the strongest Asgardian of his time. His strength is far superior than his son Thor. When he was younger, he was able to battle multiple Frost Giants on his own and lift one with his spear Gungnir, even using it to overpower their ruler, Laufey. He was also able to catch and hold onto both of his sons Thor and Loki when they were sent flying off the edge of the Bifrost and effortlessly rip off pieces of Thor's armor, despite his advanced age.
** Superhuman Durability: Odin has immeasurable levels of superhuman durability. He was near-invulnerable and resistant to powerful energy blasts, immense blunt force trauma, falls from great heights, explosions and various other opposing forces. His durability was far superior than his son Thor.
** Superhuman Speed: Like all Asgardians, in his prime, Odin can move at great superhuman speed, but as he got older, he ran much less.
** Superhuman Stamina: Odin's endurance allows him to exercise his maximum capacity for an extremely long period of time without tiring at all. However, due to his age, he has to enter an stasis called the Odinsleep to maintain his strength.
** Regenerative Healing Factor: Despite his body's resistance, Odin can still be injured like any other Asgardian. However, his metabolism enables him to rapidly regenerate injuries, and even most Asgardians. He isn't able to grow back missing organs though, as he lost his right eye during the Asgard-Jotunheim War and it had not been healed back since.
** Longevity: Odin, like all other Asgardians, is not truly immortal. It is possible to kill an Asgardian and other beings in the Nine Realms. More accurately, Asgardians were extremely long-lived beings, Odin ages very slowly and was able to live for thousands of years. Even though he was thousands of years old, Odin was still in very good health, greatly belying his appearance.
* Odinforce: Odin was capable of generating and skillfully manipulating his own life force's magical and cosmic energy for a number of powerful effects, such as warping reality. This was called the Odinforce. His power allowed him to effortlessly strip Thor of his own powers and made him mortal, causing his Asgardian armor to dissolve off his body. Whilst channeling the Odinforce through Gungnir, Odin is capable of projecting powerful energy blasts that enabled him to destroy multiple Frost Giants effortlessly. He is especially skilled in using his power during combat situations, and was able to casually destroy his opponents with ease during the war with the Frost Giants. When it is active, Odin had a mental connection to the Destroyer through Gungnir, allowing him to remotely command it and use its senses to perceive what transpired around it.
* Enchantment: Odin is capable of placing multiple permanent enchantments on items, as he did for Mjølnir when he exiled Thor to Earth, while beforehand he was able to summon Mjølnir from Thor to his own hand and use it to unleash a powerful beam of golden light capable of destroying the remains of Thor's armor and blasting him through the Bifrost Bridge to Earth. His power of enchantments allowed him to change the appearance of Loki into that of an Asgardian when the latter was a baby, presumably by giving some Asgardian energy to him, which seemingly enhanced Loki's physical powers, though the spell could be briefly seen through when Loki was in contact with the ice power of the Frost Giants and the Casket of Ancient Winters, as well as to enhance Mjølnir to make it able to allow Thor to easily harness his innate supernatural powers until he had fully mastered them.
* Cosmic Awareness: Odin was able to be aware of what is happening in his surroundings and even across the Nine Realms. During Thor's coronation, the Frost Giants infiltrated the Vault. Even though Odin was in the middle of a speech, he was able to notice that the Frost Giants were many meters below them. Knowing this, he had the Destroyer kill the intruders. Even when in Odinsleep, he was still aware of his surroundings. On Asgard, he witnessed Thor dying on Earth and started crying despite being in Odinsleep.
=== Abilities ===
: "A wise king never seeks out war, but, he must always be ready for it."
: ―Odin to Thor and Loki[src]
* Genius-Level Intellect: As King of Asgard, Odin possesses vast knowledge of ancient and arcane wisdom, considered to be his most powerful weapon. Not only is he highly intelligent but he is very smart at leading his people. He taught Thor the very valuable lesson of not seeking out war.
* Master Tactician: Odin's thousands of years of experience results in him becoming a master tactician. His tactical abilities are shown by the fact that he had led Asgard's army, the Einherjar, to victory in countless battles. His strategy gave Asgard control over the Nine Realms. He made a peace treaty with the Frost Giants after the Asgard-Jotunheim War. He also took an abandoned Frost Ginat named Loki, for the purpose of hopefully keeping peace with the Frost Giants. He also knew not to go to war with Jotunheim despite Thor's disapproval. This made him realize that Thor wasn't ready to be king, so he banished him to Earth to teach him a lesson.
* Master Combatant: Odin is an extremely skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant, with thousands of years of training and combat experience, making him the greatest warrior in the Nine Realms of his time. During Asgard's war with the Frost Giants, Odin effortlessly killed multiple of the race with relative ease and ultimately ended the war when he defeated their leader, Laufey, in single combat.
* Spear Mastery: Odin is extremely skilled at using a spear in combat, especially his Gungnir. He was able to use it against Frost Giants with great efficiency and defeat them. He could shoot beams out of the spear in order to obliterate the enemy.
* Bilingualism: Odin is fluent in his native Asgardian, as well as English.
== Equipment ==
=== Weapons ===
* Gungnir: Odin's spear is a symbol of Asgardian royalty that was typically wielded by the current King. Odin has used Gungnir in many conflicts for over a thousand years.
* Asgardian Armor: Odin wears the armor in battle with the Frost Giants and others.
== Relationships ==
=== Family ===
* Asgardian Royal Family
** Frigga - Wife
** Thor - Son
** Loki - Adoptive Son
=== Allies ===
* Destroyer † - Former Subordinate
* Asgardians - Subordinate
** Heimdall
** Sif
** Warriors Three
*** Volstagg
*** Fandral
*** Hogun
=== Enemies ===
* Frost Giants
** Laufey - Attempted Killer
== Appearances ==
In chronological order:
* Thor (flashback)
* Thor
* The Avengers (mentioned)
== Trivia ==
* In the comics, Odin sacrificed his right eye in order to obtain the knowledge to stop Ragnarök from occurring. He was also one of the first Ancient Avengers alongside an unidentified very first Black Panther, Phoenix Force, an Iron Fist, a Ghost Rider who rides a mammoth, Agamotto and a Hulk-like Starbrand.
* Wednesday originates from Woden's Day, a day named after Odin, also known in mythology as Woden.
* In Viking Mythology, Odin is the God of War, Death, Knowledge, Wisdom, The Gallows, Poetry, Sky, Wind, Crafts, Healing, Royalty, Frenzy, Divination, Ravens, Runic Alphabet and Magic. Son of Borr and Bestla, Brother of Víli and Vé. He sacrifices his right eye to gain Infinite knowledge in the Well of Mimir, his uncle. He has long gray hair and long gray beard and has dark blue eyes(before he lost his other eye).
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