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Power

True Invulnerability Photokinesis Superhuman Strength Superhuman Speed Superhuman Durability Regeneration Additional Elemental Affinities Expert Tracker


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Personality [ ]

“ I'd hoped that you, of everyone I’d faced, would finally make me feel something. But you can't. ” –Baldur to Kratos

Unlike his two fellow Aesir nephews, Baldur presents himself with a more restrained, albeit equally ruthless demeanor. Years of invincibility and lack of sensation from his curse of protection have thoroughly worn his personality and mental state away, and his primary mode of operation combines the fearlessness of someone spoiled by invulnerability with a lack of human connection lent by being starved of physical sensation to create a toxic mixture of complete, high-functioning derangement. In short, Baldur's personality is a foul and deeply poisonous mixture of arrogance, hatred, self-loathing and psychopathy, a combination that is dangerous at the best of times, and a harbinger of existential doom at the worst.
Underneath this lack of external satisfaction, he is a font of internal dissatisfaction as well, his unresolved issues with his mother and what he views as cowardice for being unwilling to kill her serving as a bell of resentment and self-hatred over his head, which inevitably spills into his interactions with all things.
As a tracker and combatant, Baldur is informed by his invulnerability. Rightfully unafraid of the consequences of any fight, he is often in no explicit hurry to catch those he has been assigned to track by Odin, nor is he concerned with quickly killing those he inevitably catches up to. From the way he treats his first encounters with Kratos, he commonly mocks and toys with his quarry, is generally unconcerned with diplomacy and is accustomed to getting what he wants through sufficient amounts of bullying and force. This spoiled nature is most clear when something doesn't explicitly go his way - anytime Kratos uses his Spartan Rage, or when Kratos does not relent in the final fight, any unpleasant surprise always gives way to rage, and instead of growing or improving as a fighter, only fosters a growing resentment towards Kratos as they encounter each other more and more.
Baldur has a deep hatred for his mother Freya for what she did to him, angrily attacking her illusion self from Helheim and crying by calling himself a coward.
A large part of the blackest parts of his personality can be traced to his curse of protection, given to him by Freya . As a child, Baldur, in Freya's words was very much like Atreus, being normal, kind and innocent, giving a beaded necklace and a bracelet, presumably crafted by himself, to his mother as gifts. He even respected and adored his father greatly and felt disappointed on not being able to please him. When the curse was given to him, it took away his ability to feel anything, in addition to granting him near-total invulnerability and regeneration, resulting in his mental decline. His self-hatred also stems from this, as his desire to kill his mother stemmed from his need for vengeance, and his failure to do so is why he sees himself as a coward.
Underneath all of these things, Baldur is ultimately suffering; Unable to experience both the pleasures and woes of life due to sensory deprivation, unable to experience a legitimate and fair challenge with an non-disadvantaged adversary due to invulnerability, unable to exact the revenge he desires due to his mother's absence, and unable to even indulge in his self-loathing nor with serious self-inflicted harm due to his curse. He lives a life of joyless, empty limbo, endlessly sustained by the curse, his status as an Aesir, and his inability to even end his own life. This most clearly manifests when he is finally defeated and at Kratos' mercy - there is no hesitation as he demands Kratos to "do it," and end his life. His resentment at Freya's part in ultimately staying Kratos' hand only reinforces this.

“ What is this? I can feel this... I can feel everything! ” –Baldur after getting impaled by the Mistletoe arrow when he punched Atreus' chest

On one occasion, Baldur demonstrates somewhat of a change - when the curse of protection is broken, he enters a state of manic sensory euphoria at the rush of sensations after years of complete deprivation. All sensations, but in particular, extreme ones such as pain, brought an ecstatic rush - serving to make him even more aggressive and unafraid of fighting than before, relentlessly seeking to pummel Kratos during this fight, craving the sensation of both delivering and receiving blows.

“ Before you die, I want to thank you. Both of you. You've done what even the Allfather himself could not. I've never felt more alive! Ironic, isn't it? ” –Baldur to Kratos and Atreus for freeing his curse

After freed from his curse, Baldur appeared to be genuinely thankful to Kratos and Atreus for achieving what even Odin himself couldn't do, despite the fact he still wanted to kill them both. Even before death, his final moments were one of joy in the pleasure of being able to feel the snow on his face.


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Powers and Abilities [ ]

As a son of two chief gods Odin and Freya , Baldur was one of the most powerful gods, with Odin, Thor and Týr being the only known Aesir to surpass him. He was one of the few gods powerful enough to tame a dragon [ 1 ] . Baldur's power was great enough to pose a difficult challenge to Kratos, though the former Greek God of War and Ghost of Sparta ultimately proved to be superior.


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Powers [ ]

Superhuman Strength: As a son of Odin, Baldur possessed immense superhuman strength, far surpassing that of any mortal or monster. He had enough physical aptitude to temporarily knock Jörmungandr unconscious, easily throw and smash a giant boulder, jump high into the sky, and, despite his skinny and shorter body, proved quite a challenge for Kratos , being able to throw and punch Kratos high into the air several times when catching him off guard. In their first battle, when Baldur and Kratos have a test of raw strength, the ground begins to collapse, leaving a progressively larger and deeper fissure beneath them. Even after losing his invulnerability, Baldur still proved to be a difficult challenge and once managed to pin down Kratos and choke Atreus with one arm each until the former escaped using his Spartan Rage, showing his strength remained just as great as after the curse was broken. However, he was ultimately weaker than Kratos, and this, along with his deteriorating mental health, proved to be his undoing. Superhuman Durability : As he ranked among the strongest of the Norse Gods, Baldur was extremely durable, even without his invulnerability. Hence, after his mother's spell was broken, Baldur was still able to take extreme punishment, even what would be mortal blows, such as being chopped twice in the shoulder by the Leviathan Axe , being stabbed in the stomach by the Blades of Chaos and getting shot multiple times by Atreus' arrows, even so continuing to fight seemingly unhindered. And not once was Baldur mutilated, bifurcated or even dismembered both during his curse being active and after it was lifted. Large falls had seemingly no effect on his body, as he recovered quickly after hitting the ground. It was only upon Kratos breaking his neck that he finally succumbed. Superhuman Stamina : As a god, Baldur has near-limitless stamina, showing no signs of fatigue during his fight with Kratos or his tracking. Immortality : As an Aesir god, Baldur was immortal, and could only be killed by other Immortals or special weapons. Regenerative Healing Factor : Despite losing his invulnerability, Baldur still has a certain degree of regeneration, such as taking an immense amount of punishment from Kratos and Atreus and recovering from it quickly, including getting stabbed by the Blades of Chaos and slashed by the Leviathan Axe . After the death of Thamur when was beaten to a pulp by Kratos, Baldur managed to recover from his injuries. Photokinesis : As the God of Light, Baldur was capable of using light in combat. The runes on his body, as well as his eyes, will light up when he uses his power. He could use light to move at extreme speeds, send a shockwave through the ground, cause an explosion of energy, throw balls of deadly, shining energy; or increase the force of his attacks. Superhuman Speed & Agility : Baldur, perhaps due to his power over light, can move at extremely high speeds much faster than Kratos and Atreus. He uses this to effect in combat, darting around enemies before striking them. His reflexes are similarly fast and is able to block or counter Kratos before he can react.

True Invulnerability : Baldur's greatest and most infamous attribute was his invulnerability to almost anything, even Kratos' Blades of Chaos . While he can be harmed, his injuries are only temporary, as the curse enhanced his existent supernatural regenerative abilities to heal him almost instantaneously. Despite his invulnerability, Baldur can be dazed and incapacitated for brief periods, such as when his neck was snapped when he first faced Kratos. Immunity to Sensations : He also cannot physically feel any injuries, nor any amount of physical exhaustion, enabling him to continue to fight without being slowed down. For instance, he was able to easily attack the World Serpent, a creature that gave his brother Thor a challenge and walks out of the cold depths of the lake within which it resided without any noticeable exhaustion or discomfort. He could also survive in Hel unharmed despite the immense coldness of the realm. However, his invulnerability came at the cost of robbing him of most of his senses (touch, smell, taste, and pain), ultimately driving him insane. Also, despite his invulnerability, Baldur can be dazed and incapacitated for brief periods, such as when his neck was snapped when he first faced Kratos. His only true weakness was mistletoe, which voids this ambiguous advantage. Upon striking Atreus and stabbing his hand with a mistletoe arrow, the spell was broken, and Baldur was not only vulnerable but able to feel everything, causing a sensory-overload and euphoria, even claiming he hasn't felt "more alive". Immunity to Magic : Baldur's curse also made him invulnerable to death by any form of sorcery, even if they were spells cast by other gods. However, magic could like how weapons or physical combat couldn’t kill Baldur or cause him to feel still worked in the way that it could be used to fight him. Magic still affected him as when Freya bound him with her vines like Kratos. Self-Resurrection: Thanks to the curse, even if Baldur was "killed", he would only be temporarily incapacitated. When he faced Kratos for the first time, Kratos snapped Baldur's neck and he had managed to revive himself and fully recover from a broken neck by the time Kratos left the wildwoods with Atreus.

Additional Elemental Affinities : In addition to his light-elemental abilities, Baldur could gain the power to control any element he was exposed to by absorbing them, as shown when Kratos had struck him on the shoulder using the Leviathan Axe and Baldur, by grabbing it, was able to gain the power to control ice, allowing him to infuse ice into his fist to increase his strength, send out blasts of ice, and also cause icicles to erupt from the ground. Later, after Atreus had detonated the undead Giant's ring on top of Baldur during the final battle with him, Baldur acquired power over the fire by absorbing the explosion, allowing him to cause eruptions of fire around the ground and perform a fire-enhanced kick as well as summon a wave of flame.

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Norse Mythology [ ]

Baldr was the son of Odin (the King of the Gods) and his wife Frigg . He was known to be beautiful, kind and emanate pure light. He was the favorite of the Æsir gods.
Most legends about him concern his death. After he and Frigg had a dream in which they saw his death (with dreams being prophetic in Norse mythology), Frigg asked everything in creation to promise to not harm Baldr, only forgetting to ask mistletoe, as she thought it was "too young" to swear an oath. Icelandic stories tell how the gods amused themselves by throwing objects at him (knowing that he was immune from harm). The blind god Höðr , (Baldr's twin brother) deceived by Loki , killed Baldr by hurling mistletoe, the only thing that could hurt him.
After Baldr's funeral, the messenger Hermod was sent to Hel, the goddess of the land of the dead also known as Hel , to ask for Baldr's return. Hel asked that every being in creation weep for Baldr, and every being did, except the giantess Thökk (who was Loki in disguise), who refused to weep the tears that would release Baldr from death.
Baldr's death was the start of Ragnarök : The Death of the Norse Gods and end of the Nine Realms.
However, it is known that after Ragnarok, Baldr, along with Hod, would come back to life and become the new ruler of the peaceful land.