Demon Lord Odin
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| Titles | Demon Lord Odin King of the Valkyries |
| Relatives | Gwendolyn (daughter) Griselda (daughter) Velvet (daughter) Ingway (son) |
| Affiliations | Princess Ariel (lover), deceased Unnamed Wife, deceased |
| Gender | Male |
| Weapon | Balor |
| Homeland | Ragnanival |
| Race | Berserker |
| Profession | King Sorcerer Formerly: Chore Boy |
| Abilities/Powers | Great skill with the Balor, Tremendous strength, Flight, Knowledge in magics and alchemy |
| Voice Actor | Uncredited |
| Seiyū | Fumihiko Tachiki |
Demon Lord Odin is the ruler of the northern realm of Ragnanival. He is regarded as the most powerful sorcerer and warlord in Erion. He is also the father of Griselda, Gwendolyn, Ingway and Velvet.
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[edit] Appearance
Odin is a giant of a man, dressed entirely in heavy armor. While in battle he wears a frightening mask, which hides the fact that he is, in reality, a rather old man. His ragged star-decorated cape always flares out behind the king, and he has a long curly white beard similar in color to his Valkyrie daughter's hair.
[edit] Story
[edit] History
Not much is known about Odin's youth except that he once served under the Three Wise Men as a chore boy, but was secretly learning their spells in an attempt to overpower them, and once he discovered their secret to entering the Netherworld he betrayed them and began his plan to conquer Erion. Years later he met Princess Ariel from the kingdom of Valentine, both of them fell in love and had two illegitimate children (Ingway and Velvet), but both royals kept their relationship a secret fearing that such a scandal would cause an uprise, but sadly when Ariel's father King Valentine discovered the truth he became insane and killed his own daughter, discovering this Odin grew hatred towards the mad king and became emotionless and distant, but do to Odin's fear of an uprise he was unable to do anything that would reveal his affair and as such he was unable to keep the children and they were left with King Valentine. After the kingdom of Valentine was destroyed by the Crystallization Cauldron Odin gave his kingdomless children an abandoned castle in Elrit Forest for them to use as they please, but he soon began his plan to take control of the Crystallization Cauldron and conquer Erion.
[edit] War
After the fall of Valentine, Odin began a long war with the Vanir over the Cauldron, which initially went in favor of the fairies. During a second attempt to obtain the Cauldron, Odin managed to sieze control of it, and killed the Fairy Queen Elfaria. From then on, Odin spent most of the story attempting to gain control of the Ring Titrel though he was unsuccessful on his own. Gwendolyn later gave the ring to him, Oswald having given it to her in the first place. He lost control of the Cauldron however at the hands of Mercedes and narrowly managed to leave the battle with his life, having lost His Psypher Balor in the battle.
[edit] Defeat
During the start of the Armageddon, King Gallon lead the armies of the Netherworld to Ragnanival, and consumed the kingdom, destroying Odin's army in the process. Odin himself was slain by a Halja though he managed to reconcile with the ghost of Griselda just before his death.
[edit] Personality
Odin is a conflicted individual, his desire to for power and to control the Armageddon often coming to opposition with his inner feelings. Often throughout the storyline he is forced to make choices between his throne and children. This culminates in a great deal of grief on Odin's mind, as he lost his former lover Ariel and all of his children because of his duties as King. This conflict becomes most notable after Velvet was captured and was to be sacrificed to Wagner and later on when Gwendolyn refused to allow Odin to have the Ring Titrel without also taking her life, as it was symbolic her and Oswald's love for each other.
Otherwise, Odin is a very ambitious man. He has no qualms about killing those who get in the way of his ambitions, as demonstrated when he coolly informed Elfaria he had no choice but to "break [her] perfect neck like stepping on a lily." He also insults Mercedes before engaging her in battle. He has no respect for the Three Wise Men either, holding that those who claim themselves to be wise are no.
He does have some noble traits however, most notably in that he does not go back on deals he makes. He keeps to his word of giving Oswald what was promised in exchange for killing Wagner though Oswald refused to give Odin the ring Titrel (Though in this case, Odin never mentioned it while describing the deal.)
[edit] Abilities
Odin is a very powerful entity, having extreme physical strength as well as wielding one of the most powerful Psyphers in the world. He also claims to know over a thousand different spells. In battle he wears a fearful mask, most likely as a form of psychological warfare with his enemies. He also is capable of flight, as shown in several different occasions. He is one of the few beings who knows the route by which a living being can enter the Netherworld, and often uses this route to steal Phozon Crystals from Queen Odette. These powers did not save him from being overwhelmed by the dead however.
[edit] Trivia
- Odin's title of "Demon Lord" is possibly Engrish.
| Characters |
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General Brigan | King Gallon | King Onyx | King Valentine | Leventhan | Melvin | Queen Odette | The Three Wise Men |
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Belial | Brom | Demon Lord Odin | Griselda | Hindel | Ingway | King Edmund | Matthew | Myris | Queen Elfaria | Wagner |
