Odin

Odin
The Allfather
Aliases	Odin Borson The God of Wisdom The Allfather The All-God King of Asgard Lord of the Nine Realms Atum-Re Woden Grimner Wulf the Wanderer The Wild Huntsman Orrin Harbard Odin One-Eye Sigtyr Wad The Raven God Odin the Destroyer
Species	Asgardian
Age	Ancient
Relatives	Buri (Grandfather, deceased) Bor Burison (Believed deceased) Bestla (Mother, deceased) Mimir Burison (Paternal Uncle) Njord (Paternal Uncle) Skadi (Paternal Aunt) Vili, Ve, Cul (Brothers) Frigga (Wife and Queen) Thor, Loki
Affiliation	Asgard The Nine Realms
Realm	Asgard The Nine Realms
Gender	Male
Height	6'9"
Weight	650 lbs (295 kg)
Hair	White
Eyes	Blue-grey
Status	Active

"I have sacrificed much to achieve peace. So, too, must a new generation sacrifice to maintain that peace. Responsibility, duty, honor. These are not merely virtues to which we must aspire. They are essential to every soldier and to every King."

-Odin

Odin Allfather, once known as Odin Borson, is the king of Asgard and protector of the Nine Realms. As ruler and protector of the Asgardian people, Odin has been involved in a number of crises that have threatened Asgard and, on occasion, Earth. In Norse mythology, he is worshipped as the God of Wisdom.

Early History

Early Life

Born to King Bor Burison, the King of Asgard, and Bestla his Queen, Odin grew up in the Asgardian royal family along with his older brother Cul, and younger brothers Vil and Ve. Born and raised in a time of war, Odin and his brothers learned to become great warriors, in order to one day fight for Asgard across the Nine Realms.

When Odin was born, Bor paid him special attention, grooming him to one day take his place as King in favor of Cul who displayed ferocity and viciousness unfit for a King. He taught Odin how to fight, how to rule, how to serve, and also how to defend his dreams.

Yet he didn't encourage his son to dream on his own, and when Odin went against him he was driven to rage. When Odin created man upon Midgard, not being able to undo his son's actions, in his anger Bor visited every possible horror imaginable upon them. In spite of this, and the other occasional rebellion, Bor treasured Odin more than his other children, which sometimes drew conflict among the other brothers, especially Cul, who recognized the favoritism of Odin and grew to despise his father for it.

Odin the Prodigal Son

Eventually, Odin and his brothers reached maturity and were placed in Asgard's army as commanders. They would serve King Bor and lead his best warriors to defend Asgard against threats across the Nine Realms, for in Bor's conquest he acquired many enemies.

Fall of King Bor

When the Jotuns of Jotunheim threatened Asgard once more, Bor led his forces against them with Odin and his brothers at his side. Together with his sons, they proved too much for the Frost Giants to handle and routed them easily. This brought them into conflict with Ymir, the Great King of the Frost Giants, and a terrible battle ensued. Eventually, despite Ve receiving a grievous wound from the fight Ymir was defeated and attempted to escape; true to form, Bor pursued his foe, leaving his sons behind to tend to Ve's injury and fell headlong into a Frost Giant trap. A powerful sorcerer was waiting for him, and knowing he could not match Bor power for power caught the King unawares and trapped him in ice.

Odin and his brother Cul eventually found Bor trapped in the ice. Though Odin desired to free his father, Cul suggested otherwise, proposing they take advantage of the situation and rule Asgard with their own dreams. The pair debated on what to do, leading to bickering with Odin accusing Cul of treason while Cul angrily retorted that Odin was Bor's favorite and loved him more. The squabble lead Cul to declare he would enact his rule over the Nine Realms and would step over Odin if need be, with Odin retorting that he would do what was necessary to ensure that didn't happen.

Odin and Cul then fought a vicious fight, brother turned against brother in vicious hatred and spite in the darkness of the fields of ice and snow. Eventually, Vili and Ve arrived to bear witness after defeating another host of Frost Giants, and tried to intervene in the battle. This resulted in Vili and Ve being struck down, causing Odin to fly into a fury and finally defeating Cul, casting him from the edge of Jotunheim to fall to Midgard.

After the fight, Odin refused to free his father in spite of his brother's beckoning, claiming that they had no power to free him from the ice. Declaring with sorrow that they had to leave him behind, Odin swore that Asgard would forever remember him and all that he had done for his people. Having defeated the Jotuns, Odin and his brothers returned to Asgard.

Proclaiming that Bor and Cul had fallen in glorious battle, Odin was then slated to be the next Allfather and King of Asgard, with Vili and Ve serving as his aids.

Duel for the Throne

During Odin's coronation ceremony, Cul made his appearance before Asgard, revealing that he had survived the conflict. Claiming that Odin grew ambitious of the throne, he spoke of how Odin threw him from the edge of Jotunheim to die while also abandoning Bor to his fate in combat. Cul proclaimed himself the rightful ruler of Asgard, being the eldest of Bor's sons, to which Odin refuted his claims. Cul challenged him to a trial by combat, the only true test they could now perform to see which would rule Asgard; a test that Odin reluctantly accepted.

Odin and Cul enacted in battle again for the people of Asgard to watch. Though Cul held an unfair advantage over Odin for much of the battle due to some empowerment, Odin was eventually able to best him in battle again, banishing Cul from Asgard. Cul, angered by his defeat, vowed vengeance upon Odin and the people of Asgard, proclaiming that he would be reborn into a new form and seize the day when Asgard would meet its end. He then departed Asgard for the last time, returning to Aesheim.

With this new victory, Odin was made the new Allfather, King of Asgard and Lord of the Nine Realms.

Odin's Early Reign

Cul, the God of Fear

Soon after Odin became king, he set his eyes upon Aesheim, which was made the home of his creation of man. Discovering that they lived in fear of power, Odin linked their terror to Cul, who had retreated to Midgard and resigned himself to rule over Odin's creation; Odin also realized that their fearful worship was what empowered Cul during his attempt to best Odin in the duel for the throne. Unwilling to allow his creation of man to tremble beneath his vengeful brother, Odin set out with Vili and Ve, as well as his whole army, to attack Aesheim.

Finding Cul's great fortress from which he ruled Aesheim, Odin and his host attacked the structure. For fourty days and fourty nights, Odin assaulted the fortress and engaged the Draumar in battle, slaying them while Cul and his aids, the "Worthy," remained hidden inside. Eventually, Odin and his brothers slew the Draumar defenders and broke into the fortress.

Confronted by Odin, Vili, and Ve, Cul proclaimed himself the Serpent that Will Feast on the World. Odin denied him, and once again did great battle with Cul in his brother's dark hall. Again, Odin defeated him, this time more powerful as the King of Asgard empowered by the Asgardian people. However, unable to kill his brother Odin instead sealed him deep beneath Aesheim's Ocean.

Odin and his host then departed Aesheim, leaving behind the mortals who, in spite of Cul's defeat, remembered his terrible reign and still feared him, which Odin and his brothers realized may still empower him and result in his eventual return one day. In order to stop this, Odin conspired with his brothers and planned on razing the realm, to slay every man that remembered Cul in order to cease his empowerment and stop them from fearing him, allowing them to live on in peace.

The Burning of Aesheim

Before Odin could enact the purge, however, the Fire Giants of Muspelheim grew determined to enact their own slaughter of man; no longer fearful of the Serpent Cul as he was burried away, Surtur ascended his Fire Giants to Aesheim and began his decimation of man, which slew the majority of all those that lived.

Descending upon the flaming Aesheim, Odin and his army drove the Fire Giants back into Muspelheim but at great cost. A great number of Odin's army were killed, and the numbers of man dwindled to near extinction. Assessing the situation, Odin and his brothers discovered that any memory of Cul the Serpent were gone; either lost with those who were slain or forgotten and replaced with a new fear of the Fire Giants. This event was remembered as the Burning of Aesheim.

When Vili and Ve discovered that Surtur planned on destroying more than just Aesheim, but also the rest of the Nine Realms by uniting his sword with the Eternal Flame of Destruction, Odin traveled with them to Muspelheim to confront him.

Vili and Ve fall to Surtur

Descending upon Muspelheim, Odin, Vili and Ve engaged the Fire Giants in vicious battle, slaying them in their path to Surtur. The three of them managed to penetrate the Fire Giant's defense and reach Surtur, though were significantly weakened by the distance from Asgard and their continuous battle.

In their weakened state, Odin and his brothers were no match for Surtur, who was strengthened in his home realm; at the last moment, they magically merged into a giant, combining their power to equal Surtur. Surtur was finally defeated, and his sword was shattered, after which the brothers were separated. To spite the Fire Giants, Odin took their Brazier from them which carried the Eternal Flame.

In anger, Surtur charged his Fire Demons after the Asgardian brothers while they tried to escape. Vili and Ve stayed behind to hold off the Fire Giants while allowing Odin to escape with the Brazier; though they fell to the Fire Giants, their sacrifice bought Odin enough time to escape Muspelheim and seal his exit. Their spirits and power also transferred and united with Odin upon his escape, bestowing him with a new strength that would be known as the Odinforce.

Upon his return to Asgard, Odin renamed Aesheim as "Midgard," allowing the terrible events of fear and fire that were Aesheim to fall into myth. He then fell into his first Odinsleep, weary of the numerous battles he fought that resulted in the loss of his father Bor and of his brothers Cul, Vili and Ve.

Balder's Fury

Awakening to War

Once Odin awoke from his slumber, he learned that the Nine Realms had plunged into further chaos in the absence of a ruler. The Vanir of Vanaheim assembled their army of Trolls and Rock Giants, seizing the new Midgard and directing their invasion of Alfheim from there. Rock Trolls from Nidavellir were driven to Midgard as well, as the Dwarves expanded their own force across their home realm, eventually also sending a host of Dwarves to take resources from Midgard. In addition, the remaining Dark Elves of Svartalfheim started migrating to Alfheim due to an invasion of their home realm by the Fire Giants of Muspelheim, forcing them to do battle with the Light Elves of Alfheim.

However, the greatest threat of all had recently risen to take advantage of the chaos across the Nine Realms: the Frost Giants marked an invasion of Midgard to take advantage of Odin's defeat of the Fire Giants, successfully driving most of the Vanir and the Dwarves from Midgard and beginning a terrible ice age across the world of man.

Worse, prophecy of the end of Asgard and the Nine Realms became known to Odin: the end of all time, Ragnarok, which would fortell destruction across all realms and peoples, though it was too early to pinpoint what the source of it would be. Intending to end the conflict through war and conquest, as well to prevent Ragnarok and insite an eternal rule of an Asgardian Empire, Odin lead his army to a long war.

Defending Alfheim

Odin intended to clear Midgard and direct his war from there, but first he would have to clear Alfheim and regain the allegiance of the Light Elves. He enjoyed an easy victory with his army after routing the Dark Elves from their infiltration, drving them back to Svartalfheim despite the Fire Giants still taking up residence there. Forcing the Light Elves to swear allegiance to Asgard, Odin won their support and descended upon Midgard.

War of the Ice Age

Odin and his army confronted the remaining Vanir on Midgard, capturing them and winning another easy victory in battle. After facing and defeating the Dwarves as well, he heard their warnings of the Frost Giants before sending them back to Nidavellir. Odin and his army waited for the arrival of the Frost Giants, who had covered nearly all of Midgard in ice. Meeting in terrible conflict, Odin and his army endured a bloody battle against the impressive might of the Jotuns, and though the fight was difficult they drove the Frost Giants into retreat. Odin lost a significant number of his soldiers, but believed it enough to move his conquest to Nidavellir to gain the support and resources of the Dwarves.

Nidavellir and acquisition of Uru

Odin and his army arrived at Nidavellir meeting little resistance; a short battle coerced the Dwarves to surrender and open their realm to him, and after a period of negotiations Asgard acquired the Dwarves in their alliance, as well as access to their precious resource Uru. With it, Odin ordered weapons and armor be forged from the metal, intending to use it to better himself and his soldiers in battle across the Nine Realms.

Defeat of the Storm Tempest

Soon after Odin's victory in Nidavellir, the Dwarf realm was attacked by a creature known as the Storm Tempest, a beast that commanded the destructive power of the weather. Odin set out to face it in combat; after a close battle that almost resulted in his defeat, Odin managed to best the monster, driving it to retreat to Midgard where Odin followed and finally slew the beast. Returning to Nidavellir with its corpse, Odin bestowed the Dwarves to make him a weapon with its power; thus was Mjolnir forged.

Balder, Ruler of Hel

After Odin acquired Mjolnir, the Frost Giant army began to retreat from all of Midgard to their polar fortresses, fleeing from an unknown enemy. Odin summoned his reinforcements at Nidavellir, and when they were equipped with their new Uru weapons and armor, rode out to Midgard to confront the new enemy.

Odin's army found the source of the Jotun's retreat: an army of the dead, lead by Balder, the King of Hel, who revealed himself to be Odin's uncle as he was Bor's long-lost Brother. Desiring Midgard, Balder offered an alliance with Odin to slay his enemies, therefore adding to the number of his army of the dead, should Asgard grant Balder the seat of Midgard. Odin refused, proclaiming his own rule over all of the Nine Realms; this lead to Balder directing his army to slay Odin's force, resulting in another great and terrible battle that ended with Odin's defeat and subsequent retreat to Asgard.

Union against the Dead

Ultimately, Balder drove all the other armies of the Nine Realms from Midgard and seized it as his own. He then decreed that Asgard would be his, and with it the rest of the Nine Realms. Some across the Nine Realms feared this decree to be the coming of Ragnarok; determined to prevent this, Odin summoned the Light Elves, the Vanir, and the Dwarves to Asgard to discuss a combined force to free Midgard from Balder. Though morale was low against the army of the dead, Odin warned that Balder would not stop with Midgard, and if left alone would claim their realms as well. The Dwarves and Light Elves were then convinced to join Odin's assault on Midgard, and the Dwarves forged him new armor, the Destroyer, and two new weapons, Thrudstok and Gungnir.

After Balder drove the Fire Giants from Svartalfheim and began assembly of a final attack on the Frost Giants on Midgard, Odin's new army descended upon the Jotun's fortress in the north. He promised their new king, Laufey, that he would save the southern fortress from the dead if he joins in an alliance, which Laufey agreed. From there, the combined force marched out against the army of the dead, pushing them to retreat. The combined army kept on their charge, not stopping until all of Balder's host were driven from Midgard.

However, to their horror the southern fortress of the Frost Giants on Midgard was found to have been completely overrun by the dead, and every Jotun that was there had been slain. This caused Laufey to hesitate when urged by Odin to march with them to Svartalfheim, forcing Asgard to abandon the Jotuns on Midgard. Additionally, the Light Elves and Dwarves sought to return to their own realms to ensure their safety, leaving Asgard to travel to Svartalfheim on their own.

Finding Hela

Continuing on to clear Svartalfheim of Balder's forces, Odin's unified army engaged a huge number of the dead that drained on in a long battle, the size of both armies nearly equal. Eventually, Balder himself appeared on the battlefield and began slaying scores of Odin's soldiers. Odin confronted him, engaging in a fierce duel that resulted in a draw, forcing both leaders to fall back; soon the battle was won for Asgard, and Balder retreated at last to Niflheim.

While surveying the field for casualties, a wounded Odin was drawn to a cave away from the sight of the conflict. Within he found a young girl named Hela, whom he found out was Balder's daughter, left behind in his defeat. Struck in a tender spot in his heart, Odin took her under his wing, and after speaking with her learned of her terrible and lonely upbringing. Asking her for help, Hela told Odin of an opening in Niflheim's defense, as well as an artifact which Balder drew his power from and could be used to defeat him.

Final Battle against Niflheim

With this knowledge, Odin traveled to Muspelheim with Hela and a small force escorting him, seeking the help of Surtur to defeat Balder. Though he was allowed passage into Surtur's chamber by the Fire Giants, Odin was unable to convince him to join and help, as Surtur was resentful of Odin's defeating him and stealing away the Eternal Flame. Odin offered its return if Surtur would join forces with him; Surtur still refused, forcing Odin to abandon the effort and push on to confront Balder without him.

Odin's Asgardian army descended upon Nifelheim, immediately coming into conflict with the army of the dead. Odin managed to destroy the army, leaving only Balder's fortification in Hel remaining. Using Hela's knowledge, Odin infiltrated the fortress with a few of his best warriors as she continued to tell him about the power Odin could use against him.

Suddenly they began their strike inside the fortress, clearing through the undead defenders as Hela directed Odin and his soldiers through the winding halls. Finally they came upon Balder and the last of his defenders; a great battle occurred in which Odin's soldiers were all slain, and Odin himself was nearly killed by Balder. Thanks to Hela's intervention, however, Odin incapacitated Balder, leaving him in defeat as Odin commanded Hela to return to the Army in Niflheim's fields while he searched for the object of power deep within the confines of the fortress.

Collapse of Unification

Finding the object of Balder's power, Odin took it from its pedestal and was bestowed with immense power unlike any he had ever known. The object was the Soul Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones that commanded all aspects of the universe. The Stone appeared sentient and spoke to him, asking what he desired above all else; Odin claimed peace across the Nine Realms, telling the stone that it would not come to be unless it took away Balder's power. Finding his intention in this regard to be true, the stone granted his wish and did more than take Balder's power; it absorbed him entirely into its pocket dimension.

When Odin tried to take the stone for himself, however, he was blasted back as the stone declared him unworthy of its power. Seeing his intention to give peace to the Nine Realms with the end of Balder's reign, it also saw his further intentions to conquer the Nine Realms and continue the rampage of war he claimed would end with Balder's defeat. Odin decreed himself worthy of its power and justified his dominion as trying to prevent Ragnarok, to which the stone responded that he was not ready yet, but would eventually be prepared at a much later time; however, he would have to make a terrible choice, one that it would not tell him the nature of until his return. Worse, it warned that in spite of whatever power he might try to achieve, he would never be able to prevent Ragnarok, only delay it. Odin, infuriated at the stone's defiance, attempted to take the stone again, but it sapped a significant portion of his life-force away, causing him to age significantly despite the extended lifespan of Asgardians. The stone announced that it would only grant its power to him once he acquired the other Infinity Stones, urging him to acquire wisdom before banishing him outside the fortress and cast a curse upon its surroundings, forbidding anyone from entry until he returned with the other stones.

Swearing that he would show the Soul Stone he could prevent Ragnarok one way or another, he returned to Hela and his Asgardian army on the field of Niflheim. Proclaiming himself victorious against Balder, Odin and his host returned to Asgard. Upon his return, he announced to the populace that Hela was his newfound daughter, promoting her as his executioner and bestowing her with great titles and command over the Asgardian army. Shortly after this, he underwent the Odinsleep to recover his strength and prepare for his great conquest.

Upon his awakening, he learned that the Light Elves and Dwarves had just ceased contact with Asgard, and that the Frost Giants had retreated to Jotunheim without explanation. Still seeking to conquer the Nine Realms, Odin began raising Hela as his adopted daughter while also craving the power of the Infinity Stones to finally unite all of creation under his rule.

Infinity Crusade

Forging the First Infinity Gauntlet

After the Soul Stone's demonstration, Odin realized that he might not be able to safely access the power of the Infinity Stones despite his Asgardian nature and the strength of the Odinforce. With this in mind, he pondered the creation of a device to channel the energies of the stones without direct contact to his person; when he also tried to come up with a way to use all six of them in unison, the ideas combined into a draft of mounting the Infinity Stones upon a glove he could wear and rule the universe with an iron fist, literally and figuratively.

He came to the Dwarves of Nidavellir and presented his commission to them, ordering them to create the device for him. Forging it from golden uru shaped for the right hand, the Dwarves began forging the device for Odin. During the time of the forging, Odin raised Hela to become a great warrior, placing her as his chosen commander of Asgard's army and also bestowing her Balder's place as ruler of Hel.

Once the Infinity Gauntlet was completed, Odin began his Infinity Crusade across the Nine Realms and the rest of the universe. At this time, a variety of otherworldly threats assaulted Midgard, including interdimensional threats and alien invaders. Wearing the Gauntlet and using the various artifacts he acquired over the millennia, Odin charged forth into battle with Hela at his side to dominate all of creation.

The Space Stone

The first of the Infinity Stones Odin acquired was the Space Stone, allowing him control over all space and enabled travel to any location in the universe, among other things. Inserting the Space Stone in the center of the Gauntlet, Odin used its power to allow easier access across the Nine Realms, enabling his Asgardian army instant travel to the other realms and engage their armies in surprise attacks. Odin eventually used its power alone to assail Midgard and claim dominion over it, allowing him to set up his forces to invade the rest of the cosmos from the planet, finally ruling over his creation of man with absolute dominion. He also fulfilled his father's goal of finally unifying the Nine Realms, though he did so with tyrannical might.

From there, Odin sent scores of his army across the universe to invade other planets, coming in conflict with various other civilizations that tried to stop his conquest. He also charged his army with searching for the other Infinity Stones, taking advantage of the wide coverage provided by the Space Stone to hasten the search.

The Power Stone

Eventually, another Infinity Stone was found when Odin's army came upon Eson the Searcher, one of the ancient Celestials that asserted its own dominion across multiple planets using the Power Stone. After a couple divisions of Odin's army were completely obliterated by the celestial's power, Odin confronted Eson himself despite the danger of having the Power Stone being used against him. Odin made clever use of the Space Stone, opening portals to redirect the Power Stone's blasts back upon the celestial, teleporting himself around the battlefield to confuse his opponent, and increasing his own movement speed to evade other attacks. Eventually Odin managed to use the Space Stone to rip the Power Stone from Eson's possession; teleporting a far enough distance from the celestial, Odin inserted the Power Stone in the ring knuckle slot of the Infinity Gauntlet, Odin tested its power on Eson himself, draining the celestial's energies into the Gauntlet and causing the power drain to transmute him into stone, leaving behind a colossal stone statue on the planet he once ruled.

The Mind Stone

Earning the ire of the celestials, Odin soon found himself in conflict with another, Tiamut the Dreamer, who also wielded another one of the Infinity Stones, the Mind Stone. Odin directed his army to face the celestial in combat while preparing to use his Infinity Gauntlet and various other powers. When Tiamut used the Mind Stone's power to turn half of Odin's soldiers against the other half, Odin was forced to face him alone, blasting him with energy from the Power Stone. Tiamut was wounded from this, though turned his mental powers upon Odin, causing him confusion while manipulating the entirety of his army to turn against the Asgardian. Odin shook off the confusion, combining the Power and Space Stones to send an energy blast across the entire army and also strike at the celestial. Incinerating his whole army and wounding the celestial further, Odin was struck with an attempt to have his mind dominated by the celestial, though Odin continued to resist using the strength of the Odinforce. Using the Space Stone, Odin began teleporting pieces of Tiamut's body across the universe, beginning with his arms and legs. In pain and fearing for its fate for the first time in its eons of cosmic existence, the celestial stopped his attack on Odin and offered the Mind Stone willingly in exchange for its life; Odin accepted the terms, inserting the Mind Stone into the index knuckle slot of the Infinity Gauntlet. However, he broke his word with the celestial, using the Space Stone to teleport its head across the universe, separating it from its body and killing it. The celestial's head would later eventually become Knowhere.

The Reality Stone

With the Mind Stone in his possession, Odin used it to acquire knowledge on the location of the other Infinity Stones. Surprised to discover that his father Bor had unknowingly come across the Reality Stone in ages past and decided to seal it away rather than use it for his own gain, Odin learned the location of its storage in spite of its vast secrecy thanks to the Mind Stone. Traveling to the Aether chamber between the dimensions of the Nine Realms, Odin directed the liquid substance to gather into the middle knuckle slot of his Infinity Gauntlet, returning it to stone form as the Reality Stone.

The Time Stone

With the only Infinity Stone left before his acquisition of the Soul Stone being the Time Stone, Odin used the Mind Stone once more to try to locate his fifth stone. However, he found that he was unable to do so, as somehow no knowledge of the Time Stone seemed to exist. Believing this to be a trick created by some wielder of the stone's power over time, Odin combined the Power Stone and Reality Stone, supercharging the Reality Stone's energy and, utilizing the Odinforce as well, placed himself in a plane beyond time, finally locating those that sealed away the Time Stone.

Odin travelled to the stone's location, being greeted and congratulated by its guardians, the Orphu. The Orphu revealed themselves as an ancient alien society that discovered the Time Stone shortly after it was abandoned by one of the celestials eons ago; learning from that celestial's madness and deciding to keep its temporal manipulation safe from others across the universe, the Orphu confined themselves to a meditative fate of eternal exile, using the Time Stone to transport themselves outside of time to keep those who would wish to use it for malicious purposes beyond their reach.

After hearing their story, Odin tried to use the Mind Stone to command them to give him the Time Stone; however, the Orphu were immune to his effects due to bestowing upon themselves temporal protection, enabling them to exist in a state of mind where they could never be manipulated into giving the dangerous Time Stone away. Before they could defeat him with their Time power, Odin once again activated the Mind Stone while pointing out that as eternal beings, they would eventually perform every act imaginable, including following his influence and allow him to walk out with the Time Stone. Odin's gamble paid off, winning dominion over the Orphu with the Mind manipulation which allowed him passage to the Time Stone. After inserting it into the pinky knuckle slot of his Infinity Gauntlet, Odin immediately used it to return himself and the Orphu back to the universe, before using it again to condemn them to an eternal doom of decaying time as punishment for refusing to give the Time Stone to him when he first commanded it.

The Soul Stone

With all five of the other Infinity Gems in his collection, Odin returned to Niflheim and managed to enter the Soul Stone's chamber, its curse being lifted. Odin acquired the Soul Stone in silence, with no exchange of words between himself or the Soul Stone. Inserting the Soul Stone in the last position in the thumb knuckle slot on the Infinity Gauntlet, Odin finally acquired its power as his own and became the master of the Infinity Stones and all of creation.

Odin the Destroyer

With the full power of the Infinity Gauntlet, Odin subjugated the universe to his dominion, and after acquiring control over all, believed he had finally forestalled Ragnarok forever. Odin was greatly feared, earning the name "The Destroyer" as he punished those that rebelled against him. In spite of his fearsome reputation, Odin grew to care for his adopted daughter Hela, who praised Odin's destructive capability and was his most loyal subject. In spite of the Soul Stone's continued silence, Odin was free to use its power as his own.

Giving up Great Power

Yggdrasil

Eventually, the Soul Stone finally came alive again, speaking to Odin after much time of silence. It warned him that the time to make the choice it spoke of was approaching, and challenged that he still didn't have the capability to prevent Ragnarok. When Odin countered the Soul Stone's claim that he was all powerful, the Soul Stone beckoned him to peer forward in time to see if he had truly prevented Ragnarok. Doing as it bid him, Odin peered forth with the Time Stone, only to realize the Nine Realms would indeed collapse under Ragnarok in spite of his great power. Asking how this could be and what he should do with his newfound power to end it, the Soul Stone beckoned him to seek out the wisdom of his ancestry to see the source of Ragnarok.

Odin recognized this wisdom as the great tree of Yggdrasil that held the Nine Realms together, and using the Space Stone he immediately traveled there. Upon his arrival, Odin declared himself ready to receive this great wisdom to see the source of Ragnarok, to which the Soul Stone commanded him to give one of his eyes of material sight in exchange for an eye of wisdom. Reluctantly, Odin complied, granted great wisdom that altered his entire way of thinking. Recognizing himself as a great threat to all that exists, Odin saw that in his attempt to prevent Ragnarok he instead became the embodiment of it, manifested as the doom of all that sought all power and caused destruction with disregard for those beneath him. Odin defended himself, claiming all of his actions were with good and noble intentions for those beneath him, though the Soul Stone retorted that even good intentions can come at the cost of the innocent, and that no decision can be made without careful consideration.

The Soul Stone then presented his choice before him: Odin could continue to use the assembled might of the Infinity Stones over all creation, ruling now with supreme and absolute power combined with his newfound wisdom, but would be required to sacrifice the one he loved the most in the universe in order to do so; or, he could spare the one he cherished in exchange for giving up his immense power, still keeping his wisdom and forever more ruling through other means.

Odin was heavily baffled by the choice; he was not immediately willing to give up his infinite power, and had just now become much more powerful with the great wisdom bestowed upon him, yet with his new wisdom he saw that the desire for power had corrupted him and would eventually destroy everything he sought to protect. He also did not wish to sacrifice the one he loved most, who was Hela his adopted daughter, even if it were just one life in exchange for keeping his power and position over all. After careful consideration and weighing the options, Odin recognized that he could become something better if he gave up his immense power, and try to teach his daughter to learn from his mistakes and become wise herself; with that, he told the Soul Stone that he would not sacrifice her for great power, and would rid himself of the Infinity Stones forever.

With this, Odin's sight of Ragnarok changed, no longer seeing himself as the source of Asgard's doom but instead seeing it come from another source.

Reunification of the Nine Realms

Setting forth from Yggdrasil and returning to Asgard, Odin announced his newfound wisdom and remorse to his people. Telling them of the terrible price his crusade demanded of all people across the universe, Odin sincerely apologized to his subjects and declared that from then on, he would only rule with force when absolutely necessary, instead relying on diplomacy and true peace to ensure the safety of Asgard and all others. He would begin by ridding himself of the terrible power of the Infinity Gauntlet he slayed so many innocent lives to acquire, demonstrating this by hurling the Soul Stone from Asgard, where it eventually landed on Midgard. For this declaration, Odin gained a new name, the God of Wisdom.

Forsaking Hela

Though many people in Asgard rejoiced, a number of them rejected Odin, either angry at his treatment in the past and unwilling to forgive his crimes, or now seeing him as weak and not following through with his dominion over all. In particular, Odin's own daughter Hela could not believe Odin's change of heart, and in defiance to his new regime gathered a number of followers to continue Asgard's dominion across the Nine Realms. Odin confronted her, trying to change her outlook away from violence and fear but she would not listen, instead plotting to usurp Odin himself and take the Asgardian throne for herself. To begin, she stole the Eternal Flame from Odin and used it to increase her power before returning it to Muspelheim.

Realizing Hela's ambitious betrayal, Odin's new wisdom showed her as the new source of Ragnarok. Forced to exert his authority over her, Odin declared her an enemy of Asgard and sentenced her to an eternity of imprisonment in Hel. Furious at Odin's change of heart in his leadership and his seeming betrayal of her, Hela attacked him viciously, delivering a wound but was nonetheless banished from Asgard to Hel with the Odinforce. Odin used the Mind Stone to purge all former memory of Hela from the Asgardian people, changing knowledge of her being a loyal subjugate of Asgard of an unknown background eternal to Niflheim.

Separating the Infinity Stones

After finishing his work with Hela, Odin started to discard the Infinity Stones one by one. Having already dispensed the Soul Stone, Odin removed the Mind Stone from his Gauntlet and left it on a world that eventually became the home of the Kree. Odin would then remove the Reality Stone from his Gauntlet and return it to its Aether form, returning it to the chamber his father Bor placed it in eons ago. For the Time Stone, Odin removed it from his Gauntlet and hid it in a secret location on Midgard, guarding it with mystical protection to keep invaders from easily accessing it while ensuring it was close enough to Asgard for him to watch over. As for the Power Stone, Odin located an ancient world, delivering it to a race and charging them with its protection. The Power Stone was placed in an object later known as the Orb, and buried within a temple that would mostly remain submerged beneath the ocean, and the planet would later be known as Morag. Odin returned to Midgard, recognizing the threat of keeping two Infinity Stones close together, and finding the Soul Stone after it affected part of Midgard, instead relocated it to the barren world of Vormir and constructing a temple to protect it, also charging one of his subjects, Heimdall, to continuously watch over it after linking him to its power over souls. Finally, the Space Stone was removed from his Gauntlet and placed within a Cosmic Cube, which was later known as the Tesseract and stored in Odin's Vault for safekeeping. The Infinity Gauntlet itself was also stored within the Vault, fit with replicated stones as a reminder to Odin of his dark past.

To safeguard the Infinity Gauntlet, the Tesseract, and other gathered relics including Mjolnir, Odin commanded his Destroyer armor, which had autonomous ability, to watch over and protect the Vault and its artifacts, directing it to destroy any invaders that got past his guards and strayed close to the relics without his personal permission.

Surtur and the Eternal Flame

After Odin separated the Infinity Stones, his wisdom directed his thoughts to realize a new source for Ragnarok: Surtur, whom Odin recalled had the power of the Eternal Flame returned to him, and was planning on using its power again to strengthen him to apocalyptic proportions. Odin took his Asgardian soldiers to accompany him to Muspelheim to hold off the Fire Giants while Odin himself confronted Surtur in personal combat. A great battle ensued, that resulted once more in Odin's victory over Surtur. Though Odin received a wound from the fight, Surtur himself was more gravely injured, greatly disfigured from one of Odin's strong blows and weakening him for a great score of time. Odin seized the Eternal Flame from the Fire Giants once more, returning it to the Vault on Asgard once he and his army departed Muspelheim.

Marriage to Frigga

Shortly after Surtur's defeat, Odin married the Asgardian Frigga, finding the burden of proper rulership too much to bear alone without loved ones. She was a kind soul, a loving partner, a helpful hand and in many ways wise herself, beyond even that of Odin's great wisdom.

Massacre of the Valkyrie

Eventually, Hela gathered her power in Hel and broke free from her imprisonment, striking out of Niflheim and setting out to claim Midgard on her way to Asgard. Odin sent his legendary female warriors, the Valkyrie, to stop her and imprison her once more; the fight was a vicious one, resulting in the deaths of many of the Valkyrie. Before they could all be slaughtered, Odin himself stepped in to face Hela again, succeeding in driving her back and returning her to her confinement. This time, Odin bound the lock to her prison to the Odinforce, making her escape impossible without his death. Odin once again purged memory of the Asgardian people, this time with the Odinforce, erasing the release of Hela and subsequent Valkyrie deaths, though some of them would be allowed to remember to keep them prepared for future conflict should it come.

Following this, Odin underwent the Odinsleep to recover his strength and prepare himself for a new era of stability.

The Great Beginning

"Here we remain as the beacon of hope. Shining out across the stars. And though we have fallen into man’s myths and legends, it was Asgard and its warriors that brought peace to the universe."

-Odin

Having learned from his mistakes, Odin chose to rely solely on peace to bring about a new state of stability and order in the Nine Realms. Odin's efforts were crowned with success, bringing a period of stability that he would later refer to as the "Great Beginning". Odin and Frigga eventually 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.

The Lurking Unknown

In the early time of Odin's reform, a great terror arose on Midgard that threatened mankind and, perhaps due to the possibility of instilling immense fear to resurrect Cul, gave Odin the vision of a potential cause for Ragnarok. This terror was the Lurking Unknown, an extra-dimensional being that was summoned forth by an artifact known as the Tuning Fork. Odin and his Asgardian soldiers set forth to confront the wielders of the Tuning Fork and their summoned beast, the Lurking Unknown. Though the fight proved vicious and difficult, Odin was able to banish the Lurking Unknown from Midgard using the Odinforce, and seized the Tuning Fork from its wielders. After imprisoning the interlopers for their attack on Midgard, Odin placed the Tuning Fork within his Vault for safekeeping.

Harokin's Invasion

Following a period of peace, Midgard was beset by another threat, though one of a more suggestive nature. In the rise of humankind's development, they came to learn the art of magic. None of their spells, however, could resist the power of an ancient alien artifact, brought to Midgard by Harokin who sought to first instill his dominion over the Earth before setting his eyes on Asgard itself. The artifact, known as the Warlock's Eye, had a powerful enchantment that bent the minds of others difficult for even Asgardians to resist, and almost impossible for mortals to turn away from, granting Harokin the power to control them as easily as he controls the movement of his body. The power of the Warlock's Eye was great, having potential to cause Ragnarok. Harokin eventually invaded Asgard after waiting for a host of soldiers to arrive to stop him on Midgard, gaining him access to their realm and beginning his attack; however, he ultimately failed at conquering Asgard despite the Warlock Eye's power thanks to Odin's intervention. After his defeat, Harokin was locked away and the Warlock's Eye placed within Odin's Vault.

Those who sit above in Shadow

After another period of peace, Odin's wisdom drew him to see another threat of Ragnarok: the Tablet of Life and Time, which was rumored to have an inscription of a "Lifeline Formula," usable to create a serum that rejuvenates and heals its user as well as granting them full evolutionary potential and bringing them to near immortal omnipotence. This could raise a being to a state above Asgardian, a state that some feared had already been achieved by "Those who sit above in Shadow," individuals rumored to draw their life energies from Ragnarok according to a myth that Ragnarok was not a singular event, but a repeating cycle of death and rebirth. To prevent anyone from rising to this level of power, Odin searched across the cosmos for the Tablet of Life and Time, and when he eventually found it, took it immediately to be locked in his Vault.

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

In 965, King Laufey, still the leader of the Frost Giants of Jotunheim, invaded the realm of Midgard (Earth) to enslave humanity and make it a new home of the Frost Giants. They sought to do this with the full might of their power, the Casket of Ancient Winters, bringing it directly to Midgard to fuel their ancient ambition of freezing over all of creation. Recognizing the Casket's power over Midgard as a possible threat to incite Ragnarok if allowed to be let loose across the Nine Realms, Odin lead his army of Asgardian warriors in defense of humanity against Laufey in combat. The battle was won for the Asgardians, who managed to force the Frost Giants back to their home in retreat and secured Earth's safety.

After defeating the Frost Giants on Midgard, Odin pursued them to Jotunheim to ensure that they would never threaten mankind again. Though the conflict was long and bloody, and resulted in Odin receiving a terrible wound, the Frost Giants were defeated and Laufey surrendered to Asgard. Though Odin's duty was to enforce his rule over the Nine Realms, his newfound wisdom and desire for peace directed him to spare Laufey's life, who agreed to a peace treaty with Asgard that resulted in Odin taking the Casket of Ancient Winters from them as punishment, ensuring they could never use its power to attack Midgard or another Realm again.

While exploring the depths of the temple, Odin also discovered an infant Frost Giant, who was the child of Laufey. The child was left to die by Laufey because of its small stature for a Frost Giant. Odin already had a son, Thor, but they adopted the child as Thor's sibling and named it Loki, using sorcery to change the appearance to that of an Asgardian, and kept the truth of Loki's birth from both of them, with Odin believing that a Frost Giant living among the people of Asgard could help bring about a permanent peace. The Casket of Ancient Winters was placed within Odin's Vault.

Duel against Dormammu

Following the rise of Mystical Practice on Midgard, Dormammu became interested in consuming the planet to add to his own power. Though the mystical defenders tried to defend their world, their magical knowledge and power was young, and was not enough to send Dormammu away; Odin was called upon to protect the people of Earth, and he answered their call, casting Dormammu from Midgard.

However, Dormammu would soon return, though this time Odin was waiting for him. Doing battle with the ruler of the Dark Dimension, Odin fought him to a stalemate, and instead suggested a competition would take the place of combat, which Odin selected to be a game of cosmic chess that would decide the fate of the Earth. Odin also offered Dormammu access to some outer worlds of the universe so long as he stays away from the Nine Realms. Dormammu agreed, the pact bringing the pair to gather every now and then to duel in their game, though it would always end in a stalemate to maintain balance between order and chaos.

To keep the public from panicking, no knowledge of Odin granting Dormammu free reign over outer worlds was released, instead only the details that the Nine Realms would be free of Dormammu's darkness and that Odin's interference made a pact that forbade Dormammu from Earth forever instead of continuously risking defeat in a competition of cosmic chess.

Modern Period

Rescue of Daisy Johnson

With the help of Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme, Danny Ketch brought the lifeless corpse of Daisy Johnson to Asgard. Heimdall took the mortal to see Odin, who listened to his story of how Daisy was a victim of a particularly powerful demoness named Lilith, whom Odin recognized. After hearing out the circumstances of her untimely demise, Odin considered offering his help to the human, but first demanded that he be prepared to accept a heavy price for its use. Odin was proposing the use of the Soul Stone, which unlike his power of the Odinforce could truly and fully resurrect her to her former state of life. Danny accepted the risk of the sacrifice, to which Odin bid him to undergo a journey to seek out this power, ushering Heimdall to accompany him along the way while someone else watched over the Nine Realms.

Eventually, Danny would emerge victorious in his quest and successfully revived Daisy. After their return to Earth, Heimdall announced the result of the quest to Odin, who was silently proud of mankind's unbending determination to do good after such a long time of darkness and destruction. Heimdall then returned to his post, leaving Odin to his thoughts.

Ragnarok

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Appearance

Odin is a male Asgardian who stands 6'9", weighs 650 lbs, and is depicted as an aging elderly man. However, despite his aging, frail form, he seems to be completely unaffected due to his Asgardian physiology, a trait shared with his entire race which enables them to live extremely long lives. He is recognizable by his shoulder-length hair and a full beard, colored silver/grey-white. Odin's most notable trait is the patch over his lost right eye, with his left eye, grey-blue in color, having a scar running over it.

Personality

"A wise king never seeks out war, but, he must always be ready for it."

-Odin

Odin is a patient, just, and wise king. He strives to maintain the peace between the Nine Realms and is thoughtful of the lives of the innocent. Despite his enemies warring against him, he is 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, and raised and loved him as his own son. Nevertheless, Odin is firm in his rule and does not hesitate to mete justice on those who threaten the peace; even if it is his own sons. In his youth, Odin was a ruthless war king who sought to conquer the Nine Realms like his father, Bor. After receiving great wisdom, Odin underwent a change upon realizing that only through peace can the Nine Realms truly be united and desisted with further conquest. He then made a transition both societal and personal, shifting from a ruler of a war seeking realm into the wise and benevolent king everyone has come to recognize.

Qualities

• Leadership: Odin is the all-powerful and all-knowing ruler of Asgard and the guardian of the Nine Realms. As such, he is wise and honorable. He is dedicated to using his power for keeping the peace between the Nine Realms. He believes in being responsible (in terms of being careful and responsible for your 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).
• Master Tactician: His thousands of years of experience resulted in him becoming a master tactician. He has led the Armies of Asgard into battle for countless years in wars over all the Nine Realms.
• God of Wisdom: Odin possesses vast knowledge of ancient and arcane wisdom, considered to be his most powerful weapon.

Powers and Abilities

As King of the Asgardians, Odin is one of the most powerful deity-type beings in the universe, recognized as supreme ruler of the Nine Realms.

Physical traits

Odin possesses vast strength, stamina and durability far greater than a normal Asgardian, along with resistance to all Earthly diseases and toxins, incredible resistance to magic, and courtesy of the Golden Apples of Idunn, a greatly extended lifespan. Odin has all the abilities of his son Thor, but to a much greater degree.

The Odinforce

Odin is capable of manipulating the Odinforce—a powerful source of energy—for a number of purposes.

• Energy projection
• Creation of illusions and force fields
• Levitation
• Molecular manipulation
• Communicating telepathically with other Asgardians even if they be on Earth and he in Asgard
• Hypnotizing humans
• Channelling lightning to Earth from Asgard
• Controlling the life forces of all Asgardians
• Teleportation
• Transporting the entire human race to an alternate dimension
• Stopping time
• Pulling the remains of distant planets down from outer space to crush his foes
• Compressing the population of an entire planet into a single being, the Mangog and then recreating the race
• Taking a soul away from the arch-demon Mephisto.
• Destroying entire galaxies

The Odinsleep

Once every year, Odin is forced to under take the Odinsleep; a state of deep sleep where he recharges the Odinforce but left him as vulnerable as a mortal. The duration of the Odinsleep varies from time to time; sometimes it can a single night while other occasions are for more than a week.

Other skills

• Expert Combatant: Odin is a skilled hand to hand combatant.
• Asgardian Mystical Combatant: Odin was also extremely adept at wielding his vast energy powers during combat situations. Odin was extremely skilled at using Asgardian magic, surpassing even that of Karnilla or the Enchanters.
• Allspeak: Thanks to the Allspeak Odin can communicate in all of the languages of the Nine Realms, Earth's dialects, and various alien languages.

Equipment

Armor

Previously, Odin is remembered for wearing "The Destroyer" automaton as a suit of armor, which greatly protected and empowered him in battle. Eventually, he ceased wearing it, but enabled the suit to function on its own, serving under the command of the King of Asgard.

In combat, Odin wears a full suit of armor whose primary component is Uru, with other metals in gold, silver, and black colors as secondary additions. The armor features a long red cape, extenuating his status as King, and is finished by an elaborately crafted helmet with hornlike protrusions, acting as a symbol of his status as much as it does a protective covering.

In ceremonies, Odin wears a similarly designed suit of armor crafted of the same metals, except for Uru, and is more golden in color. The cape on this suit is more eccentric, and brighter in color, with a helmet similar in design to his combat helmet but fully golden. Odin also wears a golden patch when donning this ceremonial attire.

Whenever he is not in combat or performing official duties as King, Odin has access to an expansive wardrobe of fine materials and colors, varying depending on his tastes and preferences of the day.

Weapons

In battle, Odin has wielded various tools of destruction against his enemies.

• Gungnir: The "Spear of Heaven/Swaying One," Gungnir acted as a symbol of the King of Asgard as much as a weapon, and as such was passed down to Odin after the death of Bor. It is made of Uru, and has enchantments to act as a conduit of its user's powers, return to the user when thrown, open the Bifrost Bridge in place of Heimdal's sword, and perform various other magical feats.
• Thrudstok: A power scepter in the form of a small mace, Thrudstok is made of Uru. It is simply a symbol of power and weapon in combat, bearing no magical enchantments.

Other equipment

• 'Draupnir': The "Odinring," Draupnir is a ring and is a symbol of Odin's supremacy. While presumed to have mystical enchantments, the specific properties and functionality of the ring is a closely guarded secret to Odin and remains unknown.
• 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 toy.

Animals

Sleipnir

Odin's mighty horse, Sleipnir is a magical, eight-legged steed that is believed to be the greatest of all horses.

Munin and Hugin

Munin and Hugin, "Memory and Thought," are a pair of mystical ravens that Odin uses to gather information on the Nine Realms.

Freki and Geri

Odin's pet wolves.

Gallery

Odin, the Allfather

Odin while conducting an Asgardian Funeral

Odin's appearance on the battlefield was a majestic sight

Odin riding Sleipnir

Odin facing Surtur