Odin Borson

### Alias

All-Father, Wōden (Angelo-Saxon name), Wōtan (Southern Germanic name), Odin One-Eye, Raven-God, Odin the Giant Slayer, Odin of the Wild Hunt, The Usurper

### God of

Magic, Wisdom, Knowledge, Death, War, Healing, Divination, the Gallows, Poetry, Royalty, the Runic Alphabet

### Patron of

Wanderers, Outcasts, Poets, Royalty, Healers

### Family

Frigga (wife) Thor, Balder, Vidar, Týr, Hermod, Hoder, Bragi, Aldrif (daughter)

 Bor Burison (father) & Bestla (mother) Vili, Ve, & Cul (brothers)

 Buri (grandfather), Mimir & Njord (uncles)

### Affiliation

Æsir, Norse Gods, Council of Godheads, Magic Council

## Origin & Living Status

### Origin

Asgardian Son of an Æsir and Frost Giantess; Deity

## Personal Information

### Occupation

King of Asgard, Warrior, Deity, Sky-Father

### Education

Extensively Self-Educated; Acquired high levels of wisdom and knowledge from the Well of Mimir

### Base of Operations

Asgard

**Odin Borson**, widely known as the **All-Father**, is the King of Asgard, protector of the Nine Realms, and third chief of the Æsir. One of the most prominent members of Norse Mythology, Odin is the Norse God of Wisdom, Magic, Divination, War, Poetry, and Death who acts as the patron of wanderers, rulers, and outcasts. He was known as **Wōden** to the Anglo-Saxons and **Wōtan** to the southern Germanic peoples.

Considered to be one of the wisest immortals, Odin is a member of the Council of Godheads that battles all threats against the Pantheons of Earth and has his name both respected and feared throughout the Universe. He is the son of Bor and Bestla, making him the brother to Vili, Ve, and Cul, and the husband to Frigga. He has fathered many sons such as Balder, Týr, and of course Thor whom is his son and heir. He hoped to bring peace to all the realms and during one of the great battle against the Frost Giants of Jötunheim he defeated their leader Laufey. In the process he found his abandoned son Loki and adopted him as his own and hoped he would one day bring peace to their two realms. When Loki learned the truth, he grew resentful turning of his adopted father hoping to usurp his throne.

## Personality

Due to his status as All-Father of Asgard, Odin is an extremely prideful deity, demanding respect from all gods and mortals; he even dares to defy cosmic entities, such as the Celestials and Galactus himself. However, his pride turned him arrogant, to the point that he claimed that "the universe works according to my will" several times in his youth.

Before slaying Ymir, Odin challenged the Word of God himself which caused the Cycle of Ragnarök to be created and all Asgardians would die and be reborn from the Ginnungagp and would not be broken unless an act of true humility was shown. Later on, after encountering Gaea, Odin seemingly "woke up from a long nap" when he realized there were beings far more powerful than cosmic entities, having been afraid of Mother Earth's immense aura of power.

Odin is also a seeker of knowledge, since he sacrificed his left eye, and hanged himself for nine days in order to obtain knowledge over the universe and master reality itself through the runes.

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.

## Appearance

Despite seemingly appearing as an old man, Tony Stark referred to Odin as "giving old age a sense of divine beauty". His eyes are described as a deep blue, intelligently wise that contains fierce dedication in the face of battle. He has white hair and a beard, and is never seen without wearing his armor. Odin is also seen as being very muscular which has always been seen as a contrast to his physical appearance.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

Being the King of Asgard and first-born of the Æsir, Odin's power and authority is greatly respected throughout the Nine Realms. He is considered to be one of the oldest and most powerful members of the Council of Godheads, having been responsible for slaying the giant Ymir alongside his brothers and was easily able to nullify Surtur's flames had the power to destroy Yggdrasil. Odin was so powerful that in his fight with Set, which was waged on several planes of existence simultaneously, was felt across infinite planes of reality, and the energy released from their battle was so powerful it shattered entire galaxies, reignited dying suns, and ripped the fabric of the multiverse.

* **Asgardian Physiology**: Odin possessed all the conventional attributes of an Asgardian God. However, as the King of Asgard, many of these attributes are significantly superior than those possessed by the majority of his race including his son Thor who openly acknowledged Odin's powers as being superior to his. His immeasurable levels of power made him the most powerful Asgardian and among the most powerful beings in the Nine Realms and the cosmos and even Loki held it in a high regard and openly claimed that he always remained unchallenged in his conquest and had the power needed to conquer the cosmos.
	+ **Allspeak:** Thanks to the Allspeak, Odin can communicate in all of the languages of the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and various alien languages.
	+ **Godly Strength**: In spite of his advance age, Odin is far stronger than any Asgardian including Balder and the Warriors Three, with his raw power being inferior to Thor. He's also able to augment his strength to even greater heights by tapping into the Odin Force. With this power, despite being extremely weakened due to his battle with Galactus and thereby forced to go into the "Odinsleep", he was able to knock out the powerful cosmic entity with one powerful headbutt right before going into his Odinsleep (an act which injured both parties). He was also able to easily physically overpower and push aside Dark Elves when they came close him, as well as nonchalantly drag one with a single hand.
	+ **Immortality**: Odin was stated to be immortal and has lived for several millennia. However unlike many deities, Odin and his people are not truly immortal and rely on the consumption of the Golden Apples of Idunn to retain their youth and vigor. It was revealed that shortly after the slaying of Ymir, an ancient curse was created known as the Cycle of Ragnarök which was a event relating to the death and rebirth of the Norse Gods. Once an Asgardian dies or even fades, they are reborn within the Ginnungagp, though the exact nature of this is not explicitly known.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**: Like all other Asgardians, it was possible to injure Odin, but he can recover from injury with superhuman levels of speed and efficiency. Odin is 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, faster and with much more efficiency.
	+ **Superhuman Agility**: Odin's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are far superior to the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. He was able to defeat the Frost Giants with his strength and agility alone.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes**: Odin's reflexes are superior to the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. He could react and dodge objects traveling at high speeds, quickly aiming the power of Gungnir to the Dark Elves invading Asgard.
	+ **Superhumanly Dense Tissue:** Odin's skin, muscle, and bone tissues are about 3 times as dense as those of a human beings. This contributes, in part, to Odin's superhuman strength and weight.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: Odin's body is considerably more resistant to physical injury than the body of a human being, or even most other Asgardians for that matter. Odin's body is capable of withstanding great impact forces, exposure to temperature and pressure extremes, falls from great heights, and powerful energy blasts from cosmic level beings without sustaining injury, however, though to what extent is unknown.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina:** Odin's highly advanced musculature produces considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a human, and most other Asgardians. As a result, he possesses superhuman stamina in all physical activities. He could exert himself at peak capacity for months before fatigue would begin to impair him.
	+ **Superhuman Speed**: Despite his age, Odin is capable of running and moving at speeds greater than even the finest human athlete, allowing him to rival his speed with most superhumans.
* **Mystiokinesis**: As the God of Magic, Odin has absolute control and divine authority over magic who has shown to be an extremely skilled and knowledgeable sorcerer. He wields incredible power over various forms of Asgardian Magic including Seiðr which he learned from Freya and was widely known for his mastery with Rune Magic using runic stones that he taught to Hearthstone. To understand magic and the runes, Odin hung himself by the neck from the branch of Yggdrasil. After nine days, he gained the knowledge that allowed him to master the reality-shaping force.
	+ **Odin-Force**: The greatest mystical ability possessed by Odin allows him to manipulate vast amounts of magical and cosmic energy for a number of purposes. Known as the Odinforce, it was stated by Odin himself that this ability unique to him alone is the primal manifestation of his Cosmo which has shown to surpass the likes of Darkseid's powers derived from the "Omega Effect". When clashing against Set using the Odinforce, it caused a shockwave that rippled across every plane of reality, and the ensuing battle was simultaneously waged on every plane of existence.

### Abilities

* **Divine Wisdom**: As the God of Wisdom, Odin is by far the wisest god of all. After drinking from the Well of Mimir, for which he sacrificed his left eye, Odin's perception transcended the regular, mortal dimension of understanding. After hanging from Yggdrasil for nine days, Odin gained insight into the fabric of reality itself, and that later helped him discover runes, and to utilize them as a form of magic.
	+ **Tactical Genius**: Odin is an exceptionally cunning strategist and charismatic leader, able to effectively lead Asgard into numerous wars to victory, with only the Vanir under Freya's leadership being able to withstand him. He initially devised a plan that included faking Thor's banishment to expose a traitor in Asgard before having to teach his son a valuable lesson in not seeking out war.
	+ **Poetry**: After he stole the Mead of Kvasir from the Jǫtnar, Odin also became the God of Poetry, and gained the ability to speak and write beautifully and persuasively. It is said that he occasionally distributes it to certain gods, humans, and other beings he deems worthy
* **Battle Prowess**: Being the God of War and Wisdom, Odin is incredible skilled and knowledgeable in armed and unarmed combat. His millennia worth of battle training and experience has made him one of the greatest warriors in the Nine Realms. He is capable of defeating formidably powerful beings as with himself and brothers, Odin was able to slay the primordial Ymir and weaken Surtur to the point of effortlessly stealing the Eternal Flame. 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.

### Weaknesses

* **Odinsleep:** At periodical intervals, approximately once every year, Odin is required to sleep for about a week to renew his godly energies. If Odin misses the Odinsleep (a state of deep sleep where he recharged the Odinforce, but left him as vulnerable as a mortal), his power level begins to diminish. Odin's power is also dependent upon the dimension of Asgard itself.

## Attributes

Odin's main weapon, as well as his symbol of power, is a spear called Gungnir (ON: "Swaying One").

Odin has several loyal attendants, some of which include two ravens, Hugin and Munin ("thought" and "memory"), two wolves, Geri and Freki ("ravenous" and "greedy"), and his faithful stallion, the eight-legged son of Loki, Sleipnir ("glider"). Similar to how Athena has the Saints and Poseidon with the Mariners, Odin has his own personal army known as the God Warriors who defend the Scandinavian Realms on Earth.

## Paraphernalia

### Equipment

* **Odin's Robe**: Like the God Warriors, Odin wears his own personal God Robe and at times wears a blue cloak with a wide brimmed hat covering his missing left eye, at which times it was said he went by the name Grimner.
* **Draupnir**: Odin also wore Draupnir (the "Odinring") as a symbol of supremacy. It has the particularity to duplicate itself every ninth night, thus dripping eight new rings, though these copies have no value at all unless Odin wishes for it. He would give one of the copies of Draupnir to Perseus as a means to repair the Spear of Destiny through the enchanting magic of the Lady of the Forge.

### Weapons

* **Gungnir**: ("The Spear of Heaven"), which was made of Uru, a metal unique to the dimension of Asgard. The origin of this three-pronged spear was revealed to have been created by the dwarves Sindri and Brok, enchanted to always return to Odin's hand when thrown and never miss its target. Gungnir had no contrite powers of its own other than any oath sworn on Gungnir being unbreakable as it mostly served a conduit through which Odin could channel his power.
* **Thrudstok**: A powerfully small scepter-like mace. Like Gungnir, it was made of Uru. Thrudstok had no powers on its own; rather, it served as a conduit through which Odin could channel his power.
* **Odinsword**: Also known as the "*Oversword of Asgard*" it was a special weapon that's giant in size, and if ever unsheathed, it was said, that "the end of the universe is at hand".

### Transportation

* **Skidbladnir:** A Viking-style long-boat whose enchanted sails and oars enabled it to navigate the "sea of space". Its mystical properties enabled Asgardians to ride it safely without any natural protection from the vacuum of space. Skidbladnir could be mystically shrunk to the size of a fist.
* **Sleipnir:** Odin rode the eight-legged steed Sleipnir, who could fly through the air at incredible speeds.

## Trivia

* According to himself, Odin has fathered more sons than he cares to remember with the many lovers he has had over the eons.
* Odin's name can be translated as either "master of ecstasy" or "master of fury, the furious."
* Odin gained his nickname, the All-Father, because of his status as the spiritual father to all the Æsir gods, as well as his heritage: his father was an Æsir, his mother was a Jötunn, and Odin himself is also associated with the Vanir god, Óðr.
* In the Elder Futhark rune alphabet, Odin is associated with the *Ansuz* rune.
* Along with Freya, he's one of the two greatest practitioners of magic amongst the Norse Gods
* He is apart of a trinity of gods responsible for creating mankind from boughs, the other two being Vili/Honir and Ve (or Lodour).
* He stood in a blizzard for six days to learn how to use a smartphone.
* Music inspired by or featuring the god includes the ballets *Odins Schwert* (1818) and *Orfa* (1852) by J. H. Stunz and the opera cycle *Der Ring des Nibelungen* (1848–1874) by Richard Wagner.
* *Odin*, a Swedish satellite used for aeronomical observations, is named after him.
* Many locations in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and England are named after Odin.
* The country Sweden derived its name from *Svidur*, one of the many names of Odin.
* *Santa Claus* is actually a blending of Odin and the Christian legend of Saint Nicholas. In the early days, children in Northern Europe would leave their shoes, filled with carrots or other edibles, near the chimney for Odin's horse Sleipnir to eat while resting from hunting. In exchange, Odin would leave gifts or candy.
* Human sacrifices were made in honor of Odin, with many accounts of even kings being sacrificed.
* He endured weeks of motivational speaking to find how to have a successful afterlife.