Modi

## Family

Magni (half-brother)
Baldur (half-uncle)

**Modi** was the Norse demigod son of Thor and the younger half-brother of Magni. He serves as the secondary antagonist in *God of War* (2018). He and his brother both follow their uncle Baldur in their quest to find and kill Kratos.

Modi, along with Magni, are recurring antagonists of the World Protection Security Agency.

## Appearance

Modi, like his fellow Aesir, was very cruel and sadistic, showcased when he and Magni threatened Mimir of returning "when no one is looking" and removing his remaining eye for not helping them locate Kratos and his son. He is also extremely rude, vulgar and impulsive, perhaps more so than his brother, constantly insulting Faye many times during his battle with Kratos and Atreus, much to the latter's infuriation. Even in his final moments, Modi held his immature personality to the end, as he continued to goad and taunt Atreus right before being stabbed in the neck.

He and his brother tended to bicker but were of course close to a point, specifically shown with Modi's anguish after witnessing Kratos killing his brother. However, it should be noted that he subsequently seemed to be more concerned over his own reputation following his brother's death, rather than Magni's actual demise. Despite their childishness, together in battle, the duo were a formidable force. Both brothers also had a reputation of apparently low intelligence, as they were constantly called idiots/fools by a number of characters, such as Baldur, Mimir, Kratos, and Sindri, the latter whom referred to them as "Thor's idiot sons" and called Modi a "dung heap".

Much like his brother, but far more so, Modi is utterly desperate to please and impress his father, the legendary Thor, and earn the right to wield his hammer, Mjölnir. As such, Modi is extremely insecure about proving himself the one to rightfully earn his father's hammer, specifically due to Thor's favouritism over Magni. As such, his rudeness and vulgarity could be seen as a result of this inferiority complex. When Kratos killed Magni, Modi believed that since his more favored brother was gone, he would only get the famed hammer by default, rather than proving himself worthy. As a result, Modi would think that everyone, particularly the Aesir, would see him as a joke, rather than as the worthy heir to Thor. With this result, Thor brutally beat and blamed Modi for letting Magni die, as well as brand Modi a coward.

Despite being loyal to Baldur, Modi still expressed a level of distrust towards him, citing that "Uncle hasn't seen straight in years".

Only after his beloved, yet rival, brother is killed did he come to fear Kratos, and his cocky personality was soon tinged with cowardliness, immediately fleeing for his life after the shock of his brother's death. This was furthered after he successfully ambushed Kratos and Atreus in Tyr's Temple after his brother's death and then fleeing yet again when Kratos managed to overcome his lightning attack. As such, it is ironic that Modi's own name translates to "courage".

Modi is largely a dishonorable sadist, as he takes enjoyment in tormenting Atreus about Faye and asks Magni if he can get "the kid" when they find him and Kratos. It's not entirely certain about Modi's intentions towards Atreus but it is likely that Modi prefers to fight those who are weaker or more vulnerable than himself, only participating in fights that guarantee his survival, unlike Magni who is confident in his abilities and likes a challenge. This is also shown with Mimir, as Modi stays behind to taunt him while he was stuck in the tree.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Superhuman Strength:** As the son of Thor, Modi possesses godly strength, though not to the same extent as his half-brother or father. It was said by Mimir that when Thor was trapped beneath Hrungnir's corpse, none could lift the giant off of him, until Magni and Modi, as mere children, easily hurled the stone giant off of Thor.
* **Immortality:** As an Aesir god, Modi was immortal, and could only be killed by other immortals or special weapons.
* **Superhuman Durability:** Modi is extremely durable, taking harsh punishment from Kratos and Atreus's attacks. He was able to withstand a beating from his own father Thor, although he was left weakened and bruised.
* **Electrokinesis:** Due to being a son of Thor, Modi has an affinity with lightning and electricity, as he is able to generate electricity from his body, thus allowing him to send strong electrical shocks through his mace and others on contact. Since Modi is not as strong as his brother Magni, Modi is better in using lightning, he can use it more effective than his brother such as throwing a ball of lightning that explodes upon physical contact to the ground or the opponent or shoot a ray of lighting to the opponent that saps their life away. Modi can combine his power with Magni's to perform more powerful moves such as a lighting slam that covers a large radius. It also appears that Modi is able to teleport through this power, as he was able to ambush Kratos and Atreus by using a lighting bolt to strike the ground, which allowed Modi to appear and to stun Kratos while the latter was recovering from the lightning strike. The power of his lightning is enough to drop Kratos to his knees for a few moments, though the effect was short-lived after Kratos gave in to his rage.

### Abilities

* **Master Combatant:** Modi, much like his brother, is a highly skilled and experienced warrior with decades of training and battles and was able to give Kratos and Atreus challenge yet due to his cowardice he prefers to retrain for too much danger fights or prefer to fight with opponent weaker than him as he mostly tries to fight with Atreus instead of Kratos but add to his brother when having a chance.
	+ **Mace mastery:** Modi has incredibly skilled with his mace able to strike hard and surprisingly fast while he can further strengthen it with his lighting and can use it to a long-range strike.

## Weapons

* **Mace and Shield:** Modi carries both a one-handed medieval mace and a square metal shield. As such, Modi is skilled in offense and defense when in combat. When used in conjunction with his electrokinesis, Modi is able to charge either the mace or the shield with lightning and wield with a great effect such as charging with the shield or throwing electrical orbs from the mace. He can also shoot lightning from the mace as well, as demonstrated when he continuously electrocuted Kratos inside Týr's Temple. In addition, the mace also allows Modi to summon a "snowblind" together with his brother. His weapons were declared knockoffs of Mjölnir that was crafted by Brok and Sindri for Thor.
* **Dagger:** Modi carries a small dagger in a blue sheath on his lower back.