Odin Reveals How He lost His Eye - God Of War Ragnarok PS5 2022

Odin reveals to Atreus How he lost his eye. Scene from God Of war Ragnarok Recorded on PS5 using elgato card on gaming PC with RTX 3090 GPU.
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[@Spartan120]

4:32 Thor learned the art of standing so very still that not even the All-Father could detect him.

[@voidnexus589]

This one was drax's Long lost relative edit: Yoooo Thx For The Likes Guysss

[@palps5472]

He learned that while he was with guardians

[@golik133]

Bruh Thor was Fast AF 😳😳😳 too fast for a big guy

[@annhentaiuser6658]

Thor trained with Drax during his stay with the Guardians.

[@Frostblast7]

He is so thin that he is almost invisible.

[@TheGodOfWarhammer]

if it wasn’t for Mimir telling us the stories, I would fall for Odin’s talk. he was super nice to, and gave freya everything she wanted to know her secrets

[@Ozzie_Mandias]

That's kind of the whole point... only the fabled Champion of the Jotnar... Loki... can give him the answers to his existential questions. Everything he did was to get answers for these existential questions by the higher powers. Creating mortals, managing his "entrepreneurial" works, running the nine realms, harnessing more magic, Ragnarök.... were just inconveniences to him... not main priorities. Once he stopped it... he went back to what he has been obsessing over since his earlier days. It indicates that these may be more higher cosmic entities that be that even the deities do not know off...

[@ziriebenton6659]

Like the Primordials? I’m sure Ymir could’ve had some answers but I guess Odin’s existential crisis wasn’t going on when he killed him.

[@Xerxes069]

Mimir: if Odin tells u snow is white he's lying😂 I thought Loki’s supposed to be the mischievous one

[@Xerxes069]

Mimir: if Odin tells u snow is white he's lying😂 I thought Loki’s supposed to be the mischievous one

[@Xerxes069]

Mimir: if Odin tells u snow is white he's lying😂 I thought Loki’s supposed to be the mischievous one

[@Garrus1995]

I like the direction they took Odin for this game. Based on all the stories/lore from the first game, I envisioned him as a mad tyrant who was too far gone to care about anything or anyone; a real monster of a villain. Instead, we got a believable sociopath who manipulates others into doing his bidding with a kindly facade; I didn’t think it would work as well as it has. He’s a great villain.

[@ArmoredG]

Santa Monica really did a great job making Odin The Big Bad of the Game look like a good and nice person

[@s.d.130]

​@@ArmoredGcalm and reasonable*

[@ArmoredG]

@@s.d.130 oh yes of course

[@JackAttack15]

When it was revealed why the Midgardian refugees were right outside the wall to Asgard, that's when I knew Odin wasn't as big of a monster as everyone said he was. He was much worse.

[@novaenforcer1563]

He would have just been another zeus

[@daevenville7114]

Excellent writing really. If anyone knows the mythos, Odin really had a drive to learn, this is just them recontextualising what that drive can do.

[@christopherhu7189]

Yeah, in this game he’s reasoning for everything is ultimately the desire to know what happens next. It’s very subversive from the expectation of paranoid Zeus 2.0 in a good way

[@ridgefrost]

What i want to know is what odin, a guy thats lived for eons, created all there is, has near limitless power was so hell bent on learning that he was willing to risk not only his life but his sons, grandchildren, kingdom, everything, when he had been beaten and atreus asked him to stop, odin said he cant, not in a "i'm evil" kinda way but more like "its my life's work" which made me actually sympathize with him for a minute cuz atreus was looking for answers to earlier on in the game and we sympathized with him on the basis of him wanting answers that kratos couldn't give or didn't want to give him, so the difference btwn loki and odin is odin was willing to do whatever it took no matter how evil, which makes me wonder, was odin always messed up or did he become this way in his pirsuit for answers

[@LordGuilliman]

Its a shame they couldn't make Odin look more like he does in the Mythology but I guess they might have had issues with the whole Gandalf thing

[@theonlymann1485]

@@LordGuilliman - and gandalf the grey, and gandalf the white, and monty python and the holy grail's black knight -

[@TheSLK66]

Yeah, I read the myths and sagas. The problem is obsession, it will drive you mad, even if you're a god, rather... specially if you're a god. Odin would never rest until he knew everything was either harmless or meaningless.

[@guynamedbob8374]

In the mythos, he goes to his uncle Mimir for the knowledge of everything and he has to sacrifice something to put in the well of knowledge, so he chooses his eye.

[@novaenforcer1563]

And in the game he went crazy after drinking from the well, but the well was just a waterspring that mimir laced with mushroom

[@whiteevropean]

4:33 Thor pretty stealthy for 300lbs

[@salmankhan2739]

yeah I think AC Valhalla followed that mythos more accurately no? I remember seeing a cutscene where he does it. While GOW takes a few liberties.

[@starforever300]

@@novaenforcer1563 that Nîgga laced

[@primeofthejustices7127]

@@novaenforcer1563 huh interesting

[@RandomDailyShort]

They way odin gets jumpscare by thor💀

[@GameDevAraz]

😆 man just shows up

[@jhondoe4526]

Thor always prank odin : 1. Touch his drink with hands 2. Teleporting to his back

[@N2Deep00]

Who wouldn't be scared if a big guy like Thor can get behind you without making a sound

[@tiagoalves2056]

ohhh im sure Odin was just acting he does that the entire game

[@zaxbitterzen2178]

I LOVE the blind passion and obsession Odin has for seeking any and all forms of magic, knowledge, artifact's, and well anything else. He sees everyone around him including himself as nothing but tools to forward the pursuit of knowledge and power. He's not sadistic he simply became too lost in his pursuit that he couldn't turn back, or even worse that he forgot how to.

[@kroposman2302]

Oh, crap. He's pretty much Bondrewd with extra step

[@theonlymann1485]

@@kroposman2302 ....huh

[@medinachete73]

i guess that being The Allfather, first of the Aesir, powerful enough to kill Ymir, that crack in the fabric of the reality, expeling "knowledge", must have been the most impressive thing ever seen in his life...

[@joshuakim5240]

@@kroposman2302 Odin being low-tech Bondrewd (or Bondrewd being high tech Odin) makes way more sense than it has any right to.

[@sosman747]

@@kroposman2302 Goddamn that’s such a good comparison. “Legally: Questionable. Morally: Disgusting. Personally: I like it” 😂😂

[@pablomolina6100]

They made Odin a understandable Villain. He’s not bloodthirsty or filled with rage, revenge, or anything like that. He’s a knowledge seeker and unfortunately that is what causes him to do bad acts.

[@Nogdog945]

The drive for knowledge can lead even the best people to do very terrible things in that pursuit

[@lilchaos9212]

He is the personification of what Atreus could become like Zeus was for Kratos. Atreus is just as knowledge hungry as Odin and they both strive to understand the world around them in order to figure out themselves and their purpose, but often run the risk of being arrogant and pushing everyone else into the fire just to get what they want.

[@TheRestlessView]

I wouldn't say his thirst for knowledge but rather it was his fear. Odin always wants control of a situation and they way he gets control is through knowledge. But also because he got more knowledge he became more fearful and paranoid about unknowns which made him seek out more knowledge and paying any price for it. It's also why he has ravens everywhere keeping an eye on things so he'll never be caught off guard.

[@yoru8332]

@@TheRestlessView yep, and imo it's like zeus when pandora box is opened by kratos in GOW 1. Kratos get power, zues consumed by fear.

[@aidenparker5955]

So Odin's a little insane but really he's just literally what he says he is, an evil seeker of knowledge.

[@BlueVenom9]

odin is so close to not being evil when he is excited about the rip, so close

[@backbonedray7612]

What’s crazy is even knowing Odin and his intentions from beating the game, when I look back at this scene he still is very believable, insane how stellar the writing is for Odin and making him so manipulative

[@novathyes3633]

Odin is believable and friendly when you can help him found out the truth

[@oyveyshalom]

@@novathyes3633 the truth?

[@MrExDArte]

What's even crazier is that during this scene, if you've played the first game, you already know the truth: Odin lost his eye after eating some bad mushrooms. Mimir tells you that. Yet even with that in mind, you still fall for his lie, because he's that good at lying.

[@thorveim1174]

@@MrExDArte feels more like a retcon/mimir linked the eye loss to that event even though its not what cost him his eye. I mean, why else would he stop atreus from trying to look? If it worked, boom, answers, and if not, no risk to Atreus. After all you can BET Odin would have tried looking himself, and if it just didnt work and he was fine out of it, why not let atreus try?

[@MrExDArte]

@@thorveim1174 now that I've seen the ending, I gotta say you bring up a good point. Maybe they're both true: the truth may harm you, but he's too ashamed to admit how he really list his eye, so he shifted the blame on the rift. Or maybe it's really just a retcon.

[@yourdude4197]

Seeing Odin through the eyes of Atreus, it’s really scary how manipulative people in real life exist like Odin. He seemed like a genuine and caring uncle here. Edit: Fuck I just found out Odin is actually the father figure of the main character in The Good Doctor when I was watching an episode with my gf. No wonder he seemed so familiar and convincing to me. Gahd dayum Richard Schiff

[@kingartison]

Soften the blow then try and kill with it

[@ridgefrost]

What i want to know is what odin, a guy thats lived for eons, created all there is, has near limitless power was so hell bent on learning that he was willing to risk not only his life but his sons, grandchildren, kingdom, everything, when he had been beaten and atreus asked him to stop, odin said he cant, not in a "i'm evil" kinda way but more like "its my life's work" which made me actually sympathize with him for a minute cuz atreus was looking for answers to earlier on in the game and we sympathized with him on the basis of him wanting answers that kratos couldn't give or didn't want to give him, so the difference btwn loki and odin is odin was willing to do whatever it took no matter how evil, which makes me wonder, was odin always messed up or did he become this way in his pirsuit for answers?

[@TermInator-np6vw]

@@ridgefrost If I remember correctly, in the myths Odin becomes paranoid after the norns reveal ragnarok to him.This has led him to make scams, alliances, to seek knowledge. Fear, the same thing that drove zeus.

[@Letsgetdusty]

@@TermInator-np6vw He also killed Ymir before that, and his hatred towards the Jotnar goes back way before he even heard of Ragnarok- as they were the descendants of the Giant who actually deserved the title of All-Father. The revelation of Ragnarok only cemented his prejudice towards the Jotnar and further drove his madness

[@hunterwolf5482]

@@TermInator-np6vw Zeus was infected by the darkness in pandora's box. If you manage to NOT beat him up for a few seconds in the final segments where you are beating him to pulp. You can hear him say, "im sorry, my son."

[@pabloosset2533]

I really like how Odin manipulated Atreus just by playing smart. "Don't kill anyone, don't go against your dad, just go investigate, which is also what you want to do." Man was one hell of a conman when not blinded by pride or arrogance.

[@Yvädastra]

As an adult who has seen his fair share of narcissists in media and real life, Odin's manipulations were incredibly convincing to the innocent eye. I was plain terrified for Atreus, who didn't know any better, every time he was around Odin. I really thought Odin would deal the kid a nastier betrayal. No complaints at all for how things played out; that's just how well written Odin was.

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

I saw his theory somewhere that Odin showed tyr the mask and only he could translate it since he’s been all over the world, but he refused, and this is why he was taken prisoner

[@nnightkingj]

Might still be the case he said that's why he tortured him when posing as tyr that could just be him telling the truth in a false way

[@noxluxe8674]

Best thing about this scene is remembering Mimir's humiliating story from the first game about how Odin ACTUALLY lost his eye. It's so tempting to trust this weary old guy even when he's lying through his teeth trying to manipulate a little boy and make himself look like a badass in the process. Good on Atreus, playing along instead of calling him out. And dumb of the Allfather to make that bluff when he knows the kid has spent years around Mimir.

[@dragonstormx]

That said, even if Odin is lying about how he lost his eye, he is most likely telling the truth about just looking into the tear being dangerous since if it weren't, he would have already done it to find what he wanted.

[@josephstalin2606]

@@dragonstormx He probably had a subject use it and saw what it did to him and knew from there how dangerous it was. And seeing as to how he already had a permanent injury he uses that perfect excuse to lie and make it seem like that’s what happened when he looked into the rift even though he never did

[@dragonstormx]

@@josephstalin2606 Sounds likely. With how cautious Odin is, he doesn't come off as the type to stare into some mystery rift on his own.

[@goji253]

It's very much possible both might be true tho. The rift might have blinded him while Odin sacrificed an already blind eye to Mimir. Being too blinded by his thirst for knowledge to be cautious AND cheating Mimir with the sacrifice (unaware that Mimir himself is cheating) are very much both in character for him I'd say. The idea that he's making that up completely would kinda take away from the rift's mystery so I personally prefer to assume we just got two sides of the same story but with missing information.

[@dragonstormx]

@@goji253 Possibly. We have seen before the Mimir doesn't have all the details.

[@qcop4921]

Odin isn't a stereotypical of a big bad grandeur dark lord, but rather more of a casino boss that has an insurance side business. He isn't written as an intrinsic evil entity (evil for the sake of being evil, thriving on others' misery), but rather a misguided man with obsession for knowledge to the point of being entirely numbed to others' feelings and suffering. The voice actor is legendary in giving him a salesman vibe instead of your average Sauron

[@Synthonym]

The word you're looking for is theatrically evil. Odin is not, and never was, a good man. He's just very, very good at pretending to be

[@transformersrevenge9]

People say that Odin acts like a mob boss, but in some scenes he acts more like a boss in the office. Especially in the start, where him talking with his ravens, sounds like he is in the middle of an important call.

[@thebatman7347]

Odin really is evil. He is a different kind of evil, more like a dictator or a politician, knows how to treat each individual person to get him to his side, with agression or kindness. Here you can see how he treats thor and how he treats atreus, also krstos. He treats kratos as a rival, an equal. Someone to fear, he treats thor as a tool a servant someone to do his dirty job. He treats atreus as a friend or a nephew, someone who he wants to show what he knows and learn new things.

[@jayybiggaveli6632]

In Odin eyes that’s how he looks at them And if you really look at it from his perspective it’s hard not to see why he feels the way he feels about Thor Loki and Kratos it’s not right that he treat Thor the way he does buh it’s not hard not to understand why

[@Fanboy10164]

@@jayybiggaveli6632 *eye

[@Ozzie_Mandias]

That's kind of the whole point... only the fabled Champion of the Jotnar... Loki... can give him the answers to his existential questions. Creating mortals, managing his "entrepreneurial" works, running the nine realms, harnessing more magic, Ragnarök.... were just inconveniences to him... not main priorities. It indicates that these may be more higher cosmic entities that be that even the deities do not know off... Odin and Atreus are kindred spirits in a way. And this is shown when Atreus, who sees that Odin is the first victim of his own obessions, did his best to keep trying to redeem Odin and when he failed... showed some kindness to a dying Odin. Odin even reciprocated by using the last of his strength to pass away in the comforting arms of his quasi-protégé. He may have never trusted Atreus, but he held the boy in the highest esteem.

[@christianhenry4173]

Sounds like Hitler

[@christianhenry4173]

Or the joker

[@rosiequartzie2230]

Love the contrast between Odin and Zeus, as in that while Zeus is "Bombastic" evil, Odin is more "Subtle" evil.

[@goldenstandard187]

Subtle More Dangerous 😊

[@YR-jg1gk]

@@goldenstandard187 Zeus is stronger and more terrifying then Odin.

[@kptmaci4979]

yeah, knowing everything we knew about Odin from the first game and seeing him act so nice and friendly is really unsettling. They did great job with Odin. You never know if he is gonna be nice, or when he is gonna put knife in your back, as you know he is constantly manipulating Atreus and Kratos.

[@keithfilibeck2390]

@@YR-jg1gk Power isn't about force or ability to project lightning, its about control, while Zues is probably physically stronger than Odin, Odin is far wiser and knows more.

[@YR-jg1gk]

@@keithfilibeck2390 🧢. Ur extremely foolish to think Odin was anywhere near Zeus level

[@ExMachina70]

"I'll do whatever it takes to find the truth no matter how many people I must lie to" - Odin

[@EmptyMan000]

Pretty much Odin's thought process and why his sympathizers are idiots for offering such a selfish god any sympathy.

[@Cassimfan]

I love the missing eye explanation and also how Odin's like 'Well you COULD look but don't. Really don't. It's not a fun experience.'

[@falconeshield]

It's also a lie, if you played the first game.

[@shawnthompson2303]

@@falconeshield *it's what he does.*

[@xXSilentAgent47Xx]

Plot twist: Atreus puts the mask on and immediately has the green head.

[@user-ns2ku3zz7p]

That mask was also made by Loki so.....

[@ShockToYoSystem]

Is it the same mask like the movie the mask?

[@thomasprice7893]

@@ShockToYoSystem The Mask of Loki is the norse thing that the Mask is inspired by

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

I was waiting for someone to make that reference yes!!!

[@TheShinorochi]

The entire GOW saga is The Mask prequel 😭😭

[@cokecan6169]

The scary part of Odin that's very quickly apparent is actually shown through his gifts and offers. He views everything as a deal, a trade, people can be bought with gifts and just as easily sold off when they are of lesser value than the next object required. The moment we talks about Thor's sons and Baldur, you have a clear understanding that he views those around him as investments rather than comrades.

[@theannouncer5538]

Odin talking to these crows is adorable

[@blackroberts6290]

forget about iiiiiitt

[@haruyoshida2338]

Ravens

[@N.I.A23]

Never understood why ancient cultures hated ravens. They're lowkey the most beautiful birds ever.

[@LordGuilliman]

They are Ravens Huginn and Muninn.

[@Oneiroi0]

@@N.I.A23 Ravens usually appears in dead bodies, especially A battle/war field.

[@thenewmase]

Actually, Odin reminds me so much of Zeus in this scene. Zeus and Odin are plagued by fear. For Zeus, it's fear of being killed by your own offsrping and losing everything they've created. For Odin, is fear of the future and losing everything to what you can't control. And they both see mortals as something lesser, as if they would be fine if no one every prayed to them or acknowledged them

[@kawaiionee-chan9557]

I actually feel like Zeus would have felt a way about no one worshipping him- it was in Greece so there were humans worshipping him but in Asgard, there is migardians

[@koanos2448]

"I saw a glimpse of the truth. A 'Station of Play,' a franchise, something about our whole lives being a mere mortal's game..."

[@koanos2448]

My headcanon: Odin glimpsed the truth that their entire reality is a super profitable IP mortals use for entertainment. Their literal existence is meant for the cruel pleasure of mortals.

[@Double-R-Nothing]

@@koanos2448 That would've been the most insanely genius 4th wall break in gaming history.

[@jameshiawo2771]

@@koanos2448 technically won’t we be the gods then?

[@koanos2448]

@@jameshiawo2771 The revelation costed Odin an eye.

[@pines3326]

What impresses me is that when we play as Atreus, we could never really see any real glimpse of the bad side we heard so much from Odin even though it can be clearly seen from Mimir, Freya, and Thor. He presented himself as a weak tired old man that just wanted peace and sought knowledge that we almost let our guard down. We know he's the big bad but throughout the game he's shown himself to be this guy who just wants to do the right thing and maybe there's some truth in that. Maybe he really did have good intentions but the actions that led him to this path will never be justified. The game almost seemed like he was supposed to be a dark version of Atreus, a powerful being that seeks answers about his fate and identity but the difference is that while Atreus gained allies, Odin used people for his own benefit and that's where he fell short to the point that his own son, Thor rebelled against him for abusing him so much

[@3takoyakis]

Yeah and the hype from first game is ruined Ok, cool, so odin is not big bad villain, just fragile oldman But we NEVER see his true intention. Whats inside portal? Wheres the sadistic behavior that mimir always tell to us? Has freya and mimir both lying? Hes clearly just an old man with not a lot of magic tricks. I think they should make the third part but they runs out of the materials too

[@3takoyakis]

they actually too invested making odin isnt a bad god that they themself forget to put that odin is actually a bad god He was told as a person who removes every single possibility of chance of ragnarok to be happen. But in this game, hes only focused on his search for the mask

[@brandonthomas6592]

@@3takoyakis I understand what you mean, the games did a poor job of painting Odin as a villain. BUT his villainy lays in his past that he cannot escape, just like Kratos. The difference is Kratos is trying to atone for his past, while Odin's selfishness cannot allow him to. Odin has done heinous acts in the name of control, he killed Ymir to rule on high as All-Father, he corrupted the Valkyries and their sacred halls(Valhalla) to suit his own needs, he tricked Skadi into murdering her father when she rejected him, he conquered and subjugated the nine realms so he could control all angles of the doomsday prophecy "Ragnarok". What makes Odin scary in the game when he's being nice, is what he will do when he is done pretending to be nice. Odin may very well have been ATTEMPTING to be better (in his own twisted way I guess, we'll never know) after finding the mask and the "tear in reality" that would give him the ultimate answers, but his refusal to learn from his past as Kratos did sealed his fate and cemented him as a villain.

[@thorveim1174]

@@3takoyakis we do see his true intention: its finding answers to ease his paranoia about things beyond his control and what fate may bring. He does all this out of fear of the unknown. And he DOES do a lot of atrocities. Just look how he treats thor, and what happens whenever someone, anyone, dares disobey him. All in all, he may have good intentionsdeep down, but the means he is willing to use are ATROCIOUS, with everyone on is path just a tool to be used, or discarded. Just look at the start of the game where he just callously call thor's sons "useless" IN FRONT OF THOR and says he doesnt care much for their death as a result but did with Balrd because he was still of use to him...

[@river_brook]

@@3takoyakis idk man, I don't really need a guy to be overtly sadistic in order to hate him with all my fucking guts; you see the way he treats Thor, the broken bonds he's left in his wake, the way he values the people around him? It's a far more insidious form of evil, one that you are liable to run into and suffer from in real life if you're unlucky. He's not evil because he wants people to suffer, he's evil because he doesn't give a single shit if people suffer for his goals.

[@yudhasetya8159]

You know first time i see Odin I expected he to look godly like Zeus, but I guess his design reflect his character

[@JamesWillmus]

Odin usually disguises himself as an elderly traveler. That's his preferred form.

[@golik133]

But Odin is strong as hell picking up Mjolnir like it is a normal thing for him

[@LordGuilliman]

Odin was the inspiration for Gandalf. Pointy hat with the beard and a staff the whole works. That should tell you everything also they were Mortal.

[@ghoziakbar6410]

His design looks like an archmage rather than a warrior like zeus

[@matttan8066]

@@ghoziakbar6410 he seeks knowledge that's how he looks like that, very powerful too

[@lordhawkeye]

Richard Schiff was perfect for this role. The writing was good but he made it amazing. Truly impressive for a seasoned actor who never had done voice work before.

[@imed-ha77]

I could odin a good person but the prophecies and Ragnarok made him crazy and worried about his death

[@lelouchvibritannia1662]

Basically kinda like how zeus and the other greek gods are actually in good terms with Kratos but the fear inside the Pandora's box corrupted them... In this case however, It was greed for knowledge that corrupted Odin, I remember mirmir said that odin was actually happy with freya for a time until Odin's greed for knowledge kick in again.

[@aerosdacillo1227]

@@lelouchvibritannia1662 Kratos only wanted the gods to remove his nightmare and a seat in olympus but as you said the Paranoia got them first

[@golik133]

It's like there is an evil primordial being that are keep repeating this events

[@Morgoth__Bauglir]

@@aerosdacillo1227 He didn't ask for godhood.

[@Morgoth__Bauglir]

@@golik133 Fear?

[@rahjeel]

Odin in the traditional myth was also obsessed with learning that he gave away one of his eyes for the knowledge to know everything there is to know. He was technically "a" god of war, but his whole schtick was wisdom and knowledge, contextualized in this game as this eternal old man who has never found meaning as to why gods exist in the first place.

[@fall5923]

Even the community is still deceive by Odin even in his death.

[@golik133]

But I saw His soul got smack

[@fall5923]

@@golik133 in a Moral sense.

[@D1rt3nthu51ast]

I know he's an evil bastard who killed brok, but I can't help but absolutely love his character and even though he had to die, a part of me wishes he didnt because his character is so great

[@LouizSlein]

@@golik133 I think Odin saw this outcome too. I don’t think he is dead. He is more of a trickster and lier than Loki.

[@thorveim1174]

@@LouizSlein dont know if he can trick his way out of his soul being captured and then destroyed.

[@ItsDrakkon]

I know Odin is evil and everything but the man is rather persuasive and knows how to talk to people

[@smirnov5795]

I mean it's the most basic thing, to know how to communicate with all people around you. Nothing bad at it

[@Morgoth__Bauglir]

@@smirnov5795 He meant in a manipulative way. Odin is a narcissist.

[@EmptyMan000]

@@Morgoth__Bauglir Yes but he implied evil people don't know how to talk to people or be persuasive with his "he's evil and all BUT he's persuasive". That's completely incorrect.

[@jayhill2193]

@@EmptyMan000 he comes across as a good bloke the way he talks. Manipulative means it's not easy to see through his schemes, it's not incorrect at all what OP said.

[@TomboTime]

"And they say I'm the bad guy" Well you DID trap Mimir in a tree and torture him . . . . and you imprisoned Tyr . . . . And you used and trapped Freya . . . . . And you abused your son Thor . . . . .

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Probably abused baldur too and uhhh.. definitely ordered Giant genocide.

[@Morgoth__Bauglir]

And many, many other "deeds".

[@vittxrio5198]

that's what manipulative people's favorite line

[@stark599]

If you know how Odin actually lost his eye, it's easier to tell how manipulative he is to newcomers who don't know much like Atreus. Odin tore out his eye and sacrificed it in Mimirs well in his endless search of knowledge

[@Man-O-Little-Tan]

Its possible this is a change to the mythology to make it more cohesive in the story but if not then yeah that would definently show his manipulation

[@LaVitaNouva]

I really like this version of Odin and Asgard in general, everything looks humble but full of personality.

[@floridaman8324]

The storyline to this is great. You would never think that Odin is a lunatic for knowledge and willing to do whatever to obtain it to the point of Even killing his own son.

[@D1rt3nthu51ast]

He looks and feels like a GTA V character, like a movie producer who just moved from Los Santos to Scandinavia 😂

[@justinmoody9164]

So it’s like Fullmetal Alchemist. He sought truth and when he found it, he had to sacrifice something in return

[@hmmjanesh]

was literally thinking the same thing

[@TheInfamousWolf]

Um, this mythology has been around for far longer than an anime 🤣

[@wildman5792]

oh yea good catch

[@exudeku]

@@TheInfamousWolf bruh, "its like" OP said, not "FMA did it first" reading comprehension isnt that hard

[@paztah2194]

But he lied here tho. Mimir said he gouged his own eye out cuz he was high on magic mushroom

[@Aku9466]

He became so obsessed with getting answers to tomorrow’s problems he didn’t care how many more he created today or who suffered because of them. That’s why he was a villain. Treating people like things and things like people is the first step to true evil.

[@DoubleK0802]

"Stealthy side of beef". God I love and hate this Odin

[@richmahogany21]

They were so smart not to make him like zeus, ripped and all powerful, they made him cunning and all knowing, obsessed with knowing everything that nothing matters but the truth, such a great fucking game man

[@ticklemewesker7019]

Kratos seems to come at the right time in each pantheon lol Odin; The all father all knowing. In fact does see and know all. Wise as his crows tell him the secrets small and large. Odin, like any god. Had a limit. Once a god finds his limit he may not feel like a “God” any longer. That is the Zeus and Odin we find. Already defeated knowing their time is coming.. Kratos just happens to be the pantheon nail in the coffin..

[@retop8970]

2:41 notice the eye color of odin and atreus damn 💀💀

[@RaggenZ]

It was scary how generous he is like an allied

[@shimmyking4]

0:33 i know they got it from Nordic myth, but seeing Gjallarhorn instantly made me think of Destiny

[@user-qn7xb1pt5n]

Well, looks like we have another one suffering around here, watch out this is addiction and it IS worse than drugs.

[@jamelvalentine3714]

Thor just appeared out of nowhere😂😂😂

[@jayybiggaveli6632]

LMAOOOO Odin hate that shit 😭😭😭

[@jamelvalentine3714]

@@jayybiggaveli6632 😂😂😂

[@aerosdacillo1227]

i used to do that with my father too when i was a little

[@redd-qh4xn]

For a guy who that big can mask his presents.

[@ChordsandSotoOfficial]

I like how odin is like a buissness ofice type rich guy who goes to places alot

[@bencurran3204]

this scene is what made me feel bad for odin at his death, when you fight and you watch the crows be killed, there was legitermate pain in odins voice, like its something he bled and worked hard for and they were just killed by kratos and freya. one of the few things he truly cares about.

[@hightower2141]

Hard to feel bad for him when he tortured mimir for 109 years every single day while also coming with new ways to do so.

[@CarCrash-TWU]

Also his phantom ravens are twisted souls of kidnapped children you find this out if you kill all the phantoms ravens and kill the raven keeper

[@average4154]

God damn it they nailed odin. Just the way he talks so sarcastically. You just know the man is extremly sharp minded. Great!

[@chrisotoole82]

From the first game I knew straight away he was already telling false stories as mimir tells you somethinh like that when odin trusted him he gave him something "magical" but was really just something mimir but hallucinogenic mushrooms in and odin took out his own eye while on it. Its also why he takes one of mimirs eyes after imprisoning him. He didn't do this until he was imprisoned however as he didn't want mimir to get the satisfaction of knowing he made odin look a fool.

[@n1kx579]

Rewatch the scene. Mimir said he tried to gauge his eyes and he stopped him before he succeeded.

[@chrisotoole82]

@N1kx he actually says he stopped him before he finished the job so the eye was definitely destroyed he just had not finished pulling it out

[@taylorwhite8483]

Never accept kindness at face value.

[@1990rable]

4:08 iam so impressed with odins facial expressions, look at his mouth, insane work man

[@justicedemocrat9357]

Didn't your mom ever teach you to never look at another man's mouth?

[@phoenixspirit62]

Thanos: ''you're not the only one cursed with knowledge''

[@tytsty5716]

I think for all of odins deception he is being somewhat genuine to Loki he sees himself in him someone else who wants to know the truth

[@jayybiggaveli6632]

LMAOOOO Odin is easily a character that you could love and hate

[@dawnofhavoc11235]

Look at how Odin's expression changes at 3:51, he's surprised that Atreus can translate the language and seems pleased afterward that he finally has a clue.

[@user-ns2ku3zz7p]

Zeus, a Full Warrior Ruler Mode Odin, a Magician Warrior Knowledge Seeker

[@arbCannons3395]

Odin really good at making himself out not to be the bad guy. Shower the person youre trying to flip with gifts and eventually they might join you

[@matthewshiba3997]

In order to gain the sight ofwisdom and knowledge, Odin has to sacrifice one of his eyes on Mimir's Well. And then he perform a symbolic suicide using the Gungnir to stab himself to receive it.

[@JamesMercer-vi7fv]

Beginning of the scene with Odin saying yes constantly, especially with his ‘do you not see me nodding’, feels like a phone call.

[@SuperUniverse]

mask of loki. Something tells me that ragnarok is far from over.

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

The explanation for the missing eye is so simple yet inspired. The writing in this thing is insanely good!

[@blackheart_moe]

But different than how Mimir told us the story in God of War 2018.....

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

@@blackheart_moe Yeah but Mimir didn't know about this mask business. Pretty sure Odin kept it from him.

[@blackheart_moe]

Don't get me wrong, I kinda prefer the 'ragnarok version', like you said, it's so simple, and it just fits so well.

[@blackheart_moe]

@@thomaschristopherwhite9043 my point was that in 2018, mimir tells us that he tricked Odin to think he was drinking some mystical water to gain knowledge blah blah blah.... He then goes on to tell us that it was just water laced with hallucinogenic mushroom. During his 'trip' Odin tried to gouge both his eyes out (mimir had to stop him getting the other one)... I'm just shocked, seeing how well thought out everything that Santa Monica has provided in the GoW games, that there was such an oversight in such a big part of Odin backstory

[@blackheart_moe]

Not trying to take anything away from the game, I just have a weird thing about finding inconsistencies like this.... Loving the game, loved what ive seen so far, can't wait to platinum

[@marcusw.bryant4857]

3:45 that mask is familiar. From The Mask (1994)

[@isaacpotter3454]

Yup it's the mask of Loki, in the myths I believe it allowed him to predict the future, he mostly uses it to make his pranks go well though

[@Daiman01]

@@isaacpotter3454 meaning Odin could use it and knows the outcome of every wars and battles?.I think i understood Odin true intention

[@benragnarsson7228]

@@Daiman01 the mask also is a protection so he can look into the void, there is a highter entity there

[@oniru12345]

I thought Mimir said in the last game that he laced a well with some mystic shrooms and had Odin drink it, claiming it would grant knowledge. He wasn't sure what Odin saw but it made him gouge his own eye out then he took Mimir's eye as payback whe he realized he was played.

[@JimmyBoy9878]

"If he tells you snow is white, he's lying."

[@ToonGrin]

Like Mimir says Odin is a liar. That said I wouldn't put it past the writers for forgetting. The entire IP is riddled with retcon holes it may as well be made of Swiss cheese 🧀

[@xstargore]

@@ToonGrin Yeah I think they forgot some stuff. Remember the shrine of the Giant who told Freya something about the Asgard wall before dying? Mimir even said his message regarding the wall may be exploited in Ragnarok, but we never heard anything about it in Ragnarok.

[@alexissarabia1963]

@@xstargore at the end they mentioned the flaw in the wall. So they didn’t forget

[@username.exenotfound2943]

@@xstargore they mentioned surtur knew what to do

[@jaghatai_bulut]

Huginn, the only creature in existence who can so openly and casualy shit talk the allfather. That crazy birb

[@darkkoi_]

I like how you can hear Thor walking before Odin calls for him

[@Fuhrer176]

At the start of the video Odin sounded like he was talking through phone.

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

True evil doesn’t scream and shout and carry on. True evil is smarter than that. True evil knows how to smile and speak softly while guiding you down a dark path without your actual knowledge

[@crimsonmaddog4486]

Odin is the type of guy to go to his young nephews birthday, put his hand on his shoulder and whisper “You got any girlfriends champ?”

[@RageCreati0n]

I’m convinced Odin is a tragic character not inherently malicious but driven insane by his Fate.

[@jorgebersabe293]

If Atreus is like Edward Elric, Odin is like Father/Dwarf in the Flask.

[@Iacobus-Magnus]

The beginning of this video makes Odin sound like he’s on the phone.

[@8infinito8]

That greeny artifact is "The Mask", the one from 1995 movie with Jim Carrey 😊

[@anapasalic6608]

"And this stealthy side of beef" bro really roasted his son that hard☠️☠️💀💀💀

[@louisvaldivia9260]

Damn Dr. Glassman really changed

[@bigitysmokeio2.0]

One often meet his destiny on the path he takes to avoid it.

[@justicedemocrat9357]

Juan?

[@Jinsakai4200]

You know I never thought Odin to be a bad guy really i know he is one but it’s in a way more understanding

[@kraosdadafusfus8034]

That little green hole in reality is apparently the Mímisbrunnr (Mimir's Well), the well of all knowledge in Norse myths. One of Yggdrassil's roots must be in Asgard if the well is there.

[@bobuxsniffer6956]

the thumbnaill looks like aterus is ordering odin

[@GweiTheLeafChild]

I love how this Odin is basically a mob boss, and he runs Asgard like the main mogul of a tech company. Mortals were just the iPhone

[@jasonblundelldobebussing]

"I'm not the bad guy" says every bad guy.

[@ultragarrison]

Nice work, Athena!

[@NovemberBlack]

Then we find out in DLC, the tear is a rip in the 4th wall, and they break through it and find out they were designed for entertainment... by mortals.

[@duckve0322]

i like to imagine thor just gliding to odin at lightspeed

[@pdro7374]

so...Gideon Ofnir and Odin are like exchanging knowledge through the multiverse of gaming

[@jhvfgvsfgbfr]

these 2 fuckers are right up each other alley they sweet talk you to to the dirty work and if you are no longer usefull they let you fall like an unwanted toy

[@hawkemesa]

FIND THE ALBINAURIC WOMAN.

[@Cloofinder]

Could Odin be seeking the knowledge of the higher existence that Athena had ascended to? The color of the glowing crack looks to be near identical to the color Athena's spectral form had.

[@Goldstandard_1]

that beginning part sounds like odin having a phone call

[@UNKNOWN-jp1ho]

Odin : Thor! get down here! Thor : All father Odin : Don't do that 😂😂

[@MrRedLimbo]

Even in another dimension, Toby is still being Toby.

[@ysgramornorris2452]

Funny that Huginn would be arguing with Odin. The crow is literally Odin's mind, thought, memory, or reason.

[@mr.badenglishspeaker6605]

I love how different Odin is compared to zeus. Both have the same reputation, but zeus is a strict tyrant who conquers by force while odin is a manipulator who lies and betrays all the time

[@jacoblansman8147]

"Stealthy side of beef" love it!

[@aaroncash631]

I noticed the light behind Odin darken before Thor said anything

[@kostaskaratzas849]

Damn, Atreus really read Greek writings without seeing anything resembling them. Goes to show how strong his linguistic power is

[@HuehuehueWolooo]

But the Greek characters are very clear on the mask like at 4:24.

[@DakkaSolae]

@@HuehuehueWolooo they meant that Atreus had never seen Greek writing before and he still was able to translate it to his tongue

[@The_Devil_Hunter]

He's not just the son of a giant, he's the son of a foreign god

[@ermonski]

Odin sounds like a used car salesman with ties to the Mob.

[@jbsleepy1098]

I'm really about to get a PS5 for this game. The writing, voice acting, everything is perfect

[@just_Lee2]

only if you dont have ps4, cuz graphics on ps4 is the same as gow2018

[@rajatariq8888]

@@just_Lee2 yeh but ps5 is better for this and 2018

[@cody0006]

Wow. This is so deep. he literally lost his eye in search of knowledge....

[@YZ87110]

Classic Thor and Loki adventure at the end 😏

[@dr.sweetchat6769]

Still hilarious hearing Tobey Zeigler's voice for Odin.

[@josephadams4629]

Ive never played this game but that organ slapsss

[@joshuaolsoncook]

Odin acts a bit like Ego The Living Planet.