Odin Borson
Universe: Earth-616
Creators: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
First Appearance: Journey into Mystery #85
The Marvel universe has incorporated the Gods from ancient mythology into their universe. They are considered to “Gods of Earth,” an “extra-dimensional race of beings who once existed on Earth in its distant past and are now or were once worshiped as gods or deities by the different cultures on Earth.” The Gods are all immortal, have allspeak (communicating in all languages) and strength. Almost every culture on Earth has their own pantheon, the most famous being the Asgardians (Norse Gods), and the Olympians (Greek Gods).
The most favored Gods of Marvel are the Asgardians and my favorite God is Odin. Considered to be the All-Father, his true origin is unknown. He’s presumed to be the child of Bor, a powerful warrior and Bestla, a giantess. Odin along with his brothers, Vili and Ve created Asgard. After his brothers die in battle against Surtur, Odin takes their powers for his own. His greatest power is his Odinforce. With this force he could use massive amounts of magic. He was once able to transport all of humanity when Surtur and Skagg was sent to Earth. He’s so powerful that when fighting against Seth, they fought on several planes of existence at the same time and the energy that was released destroyed galaxies and reignited dying suns. He uses a magical spear named Gungnir.
He does have a weakness, Odinsleep. He has to sleep for a week to restore his godly powers. During this moment he’s as vulnerable as a mortal. His power also depend on Asgard as well. Odin’s personality can be of putting. He’s prideful and arrogant, such that he’s willing to defy comic entities like Celestials and Galactus. He does value those that have been proven “worthy,” and has shown that he’s capable of forgiven others.