Odin (Final Fantasy XIII)

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Odin
(オーディン, Ōdin?)
Background information
Race	Eidolon
Gender	Male
Summoners	Lightning
Specifications
Element	Lightning
Summon abilities	Flourish of Steel, Skyward Swing, Seismic Strike, Crushing Blow, Thundara, Thundaga, Curaga, Arise, Ullr's Shield, Valhalla's Call, Penetration Stormblade, Lightning Strike, Razor Gale, Thunderfall Zantetsuken
Behind the scenes information
Designer(s)	Tetsuya Nomura
More information
Boss Recurring appearance

The storm is here!

Lightning when she summons Odin

Odin is Lightning's Eidolon in Final Fantasy XIII and its sequels, acting as her summon ability in the first game. He is a lightning-elemental mechanical warrior who can transform into a horse for Lightning to ride.

He has many powerful and diverse physical and magical attacks. He is fought as a boss in Final Fantasy XIII and a paradox of him appears as a tameable monster and boss in Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Profile

Odin is a tall, mechanical warrior who carries a sword, Zantetsuken, and a shield, which appears to be the head of a horse. In Gestalt mode, Odin transforms into the horse Sleipnir, named after Odin's horse in Norse mythology. Odin and Bahamut are the only two Eidolons that have their Gestalt Mode in animal/beast forms, while others looks like vehicles, or weapons.

The Zantetsuken is a pair of large curved swords that each form a hook shape. The Zantetsuken can be wielded as either two individual swords (as Lightning wields them) or a single double-bladed sword (as Odin wields it).

Script on Odin's shield.

The numerous pieces of writing all over Odin's body are written in Etro script, the language of the goddess associated with Eidolons. The Latin writing on the symbol that emerges from the ground when Lightning summons Odin reads:

By grace of Etro, let thunder herald your arrival. Come forth, sunderer of falsehood.

A name in blood, a pact of truth. Odin shall rise his bond eternal and unyielding.

The plate on Odin's back (as a horse) reads:

My weapon is light, my steed is thunder. I am the herald of truth. I am Odin.

Odin's shield that becomes the horse's shoulder plate, says:

Keeper of truth. Destroyer of corruption. Odin.

The inside of the Zantetsuken blades' hook shape bears writing that reads "Odin."

Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. (Skip section)

Final Fantasy XIII

Lightning protects Hope from Odin.

Eidolons are entities who reside in Valhalla, the middle world between the mortal realm and the unseen realm of the dead. They answer to Goddess Etro, the deity that rules over Valhalla, and she sends them out to help l'Cie who struggle with their Focus.

When the recently-branded Pulse l'Cie Lightning and Hope traverse the Vile Peaks, the former's patience wears thin as Hope becomes a liability. She threatens to leave him and her frustration summons the Eidolon Odin who proceeds to attack Hope. Lightning saves him and they defeat the Eidolon together, convincing her to let Hope travel with her and help him become stronger. Lightning's eidolith manifests and from then on, she can conjure it from her brand and shatter it to call forth Odin to aid her in battle.

Lightning summons Odin when the party returns to Cocoon from their exploration of Gran Pulse. They crash a grand prix event in Eden and ride through the racetrack with their Eidolons in Gestalt Mode, Lightning riding Odin in his steed form, facing an Anavatapta Warmech. After Cocoon falls from the sky and is crystallized, Lightning is freed from the fate of a l'Cie and presumably can no longer call forth Odin, who remains in Valhalla.

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Lightning and Odin.

Soon after Lightning was dragged into Valhalla by chaos, prior to becoming Etro's champion, she encountered Odin and defeated him to renew their partnership while forging a new one with Bahamut. As told in Final Fantasy XIII-2 Fragments After, when the moogle Mog ended up in Valhalla, he battled Odin and the knight Valfodr upon learning the realm's rule is that the weak serve the strong. Neither wanted anything to do with the moogle due to his weakness, and Mog was found by Lightning who took him under her wing. Odin accompanied Lightning and Mog to the Temple of the Goddess, but stayed outside with Mog as they were denied entry. As revealed in Final Fantasy XIII-2 Fragments After, the Eidolons that appear in Valhalla once belonged to other l'Cie. The numerous monsters scattered throughout Valhalla are Odin's subordinates.

With an army of Eidolons at her service, Lightning commands them to battle Caius Ballad's army of Rift Beasts. She rides Odin to engage Caius, four other Odins charging alongside her, and their battle takes them across Valhalla. She summons Bahamut to save a falling Noel Kreiss, before sending him away to New Bodhum -003 AF- to find her sister, Serah Farron. Odin stays by Lightning's side till the end, and she sends the steed to aid Noel and Serah once the two find their way to Valhalla to defeat Caius once and for all. Noel and Serah's journey leads them to solve the paradoxes in the timeline Caius Ballad had set up to bring about the end of the world, and during their visit to Vile Peaks they fight a paradox that is a shade of Odin, and even manage to recruit it to their roster of allies.

Lightning's Story: Requiem of the Goddess

The eternal battle between Lightning and Odin against Caius and his Chaos Bahamut form rages on, until Caius strikes Lightning down as she is caught off guard, and she is taken away by chaos. She finds Serah's soul restrained by the spirits of Paddra Nsu-Yeul who manifest Caius whom Lightning battles. After dispatching her opponent, Lightning mounts Odin and encounters Shadow Yeul, demanding her to let Serah go, only for Lightning and Odin both to be swallowed by chaos. After Serah's soul tells Lightning not give up hope, Lightning decides to preserve the world's existence in Etro's place as her true atonement and enters crystal stasis, waiting for the day she will awaken at the end of eternity. As the realms merge due to chaos being unleashed after Etro's death, the Eidolons no longer have a place where to reside, and no goddess to command them.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Odin revealing himself as the "Angel of Valhalla".

After Caius's scheme to kill Etro succeeded, Lightning awakens from crystal stasis in Nova Chrysalia 500 years later, and finds herself unable to summon Odin. Odin endures in the form of a white chocobo known as the Angel of Valhalla, whose appearance is said to herald the end of the world. Lightning nurses the Angel of Valhalla to health after saving the injured bird from a Chocobo Eater and learns of Odin's condition from Yeul. Caius retains the ability to summon Chaos Bahamut, though he does not perform an incarnate summoning.

Odin bidding farewell to Lightning.

The Eidolons aid their former allies in the final assault on the god Bhunivelze, and after the end of time and the beginning of a new, god-free universe, the Eidolons disappear to reincarnate, bidding farewell to their former masters.

Spoilers end here.

Gameplay

Boss

Odin as a boss in Final Fantasy XIII.

For battle information, see Odin (Final Fantasy XIII boss) or Twilight Odin

Lightning and Hope face Odin as a boss in the Scavenger's Trail at the Vile Peaks. Odin yields to those who amass chain bonuses and to those who heal the wounded. Therefore, the Medic role is the key to winning the battle. Odin's primary target is Hope, attacking with physical attacks and Thundara. Lightning will need to do both healing and chain building, as Odin's strikes necessitate healing greater than Hope alone can supply. Odin often guards with Ullr's Shield, allowing for either a break to heal or an uninterrupted attacking phase.

In Final Fantasy XIII-2, a corrupted variation of Odin, named Twilight Odin, appears in the Vile Peaks in the years 10 and 200 AF as a physical manifestation of chaos, using the memories of Lightning's summoning in the area years ago as a source of energy. He is fought as a boss in both areas and can be recruited as a Paradigm Pack monster for the party.

Summon

See also: Angel of Valhalla gameplay or Eidolon summon mechanics

Odin acts as a Sentinel, drawing all enemy attacks. As Odin struggles driving up enemy chain gauges, it may be better to place Lightning in the role of Ravager to boost Odin's Gestalt Gauge, which builds by driving up enemy chain gauges, by healing, and by removing status ailments.

In Final Fantasy XIII-2, Odin serves as Lightning's Eidolon and aids her in fighting Chaos Bahamut. Some of the abilities used by Lightning are named after the abilities from Final Fantasy XIII, but they are not the same abilities. These are Lightning Strike and Ullr's Shield.

Stats

Odin has 5 ATB bars. The Eidolon's rank is the sum of Lightning's current Crystarium level and the number of roles Lightning has advanced to level 5.

Rank	SP	PA	MA
3	3645	141	93
4	4899	183	121
5	6156	225	149
6	7848	301	199
7	10728	407	316
8	27405	649	430
9	46224	2283	1515
10	56088	2675	1775
11	61696	2942	1952
12	67867	3237	2148
13	74653	3560	2362
14	82117	3917	2599
15	94435	4504	2989
16	99999	5405	3586

Abilities

Ability	ATB Cost	Description
Flourish of Steel	1	Inflicts multiple physical damage on opponents within a small radius.
Skyward Swing	1	Inflicts physical damage on opponents within a small radius and launch them in the air.
Seismic Strike	1	Inflicts physical damage on opponents within a large radius.
Crushing Blow	1	Inflicts physical damage on one opponent.
Thundara	1	Inflicts lightning magic damage on opponents within a small radius.
Thundaga	1	Inflicts lightning magic damage on opponents within a large radius.
Curaga	1	Fully restores summoner's HP.
Arise	Auto	Fully restores summoner's HP and removes all status ailments.
Ullr's Shield	Auto	Reduce damage inflicted on self by 10% while ATB gauge is charging.
Valhalla's Call	Auto	Provokes enemies when attacking. The Provoke effect works 100% of the time.
Penetration	Auto	Ignores target's fire, ice, lightning and water resistances when attacking.

Odin attacks the enemy Lightning is targeting with Flourish of Steel, Skyward Swing, and Seismic Strike. He will stock four attacks from the aforementioned abilities, often opening with Flourish of Steel, and finish with Thundaga. If the enemy is far away he will use Crushing Blow, or Thundaga for enemies with high hotboxes. Odin's Thundara and Thundaga only require one ATB slot, compared to the normal two and three ATB slots respectively when the party uses them.

Odin also works as a Sentinel in battle, drawing in all enemy attacks with its Valhalla's Call. While waiting for his ATB to fill up he will use Ullr's Shield. If Lightning's HP is below 70%, he casts Curaga. If either her HP or the Eidolon's SP reaches 0, he will cast Arise before being dismissed.

Gestalt Mode

Ability	ATB Cost	Move PS3/360	Description
Stormblade	2	/	Attack target with blade.
Lightning Strike	3	/	Attack target with blade, then with multiple lightning magic strikes.
Razor Gale	3	/	Attack repeatedly with blade then with non-elemental magic.
Thunderfall	4	/	Deal lightning magic damage to all enemies and launch them into the air.
Zantetsuken	All	/	Attack all enemies, instantly slaying targets with low HP.

Zantetsuken has a chance to instantly kill the opponent, and no enemy is immune to the attack. Whether it kills the enemy is determined by Odin's physical attack power and the current chain bonus.

Zantetsuken raises the chain gauge by a various amount based on level prior to dealing damage:

Level 1: 17.00 * 3 = 51.00

Level 2: 17.00 * 5 = 85.00

Level 3: 17.00 * 8 = 136.00

$[3 * Odin's PA * (Chain Bonus)^2]$

If the enemy has less HP than the solution, it dies. If the instant kill fails, it deals fairly low damage instead.

Musical themes

Lightning's battle with Odin is accompanied by "Desperate Struggle" (死闘, Shitō?, lit. Battle to the Death).

Other appearances

Final Fantasy XIV

Odin.

Odin appeared in the Lightning Strikes collaboration event. He is summoned by Lightning at the start of On Wings of Chaos, the final FATE of the event. Odin fights against the Heart of Chaos along with the player character and the non-playable battle ally Lightning, but he is untargetable and cannot take damage.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Lightning's EX Burst is Gestalt Drive, but she does not ride Odin, although she uses the same attacks when summoning Odin in Gestalt Mode: Lightning Strike, Thunderfall, Stormblade, Razor Gale and Zantetsuken. She also has a weapon called Odin Blade.

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

Lightning Strike.

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Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia

Flourish of Steel.

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Pictlogica Final Fantasy

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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

Odin appears on numerous cards.

Ability Cards

Seismic Strike (SSR).

Seismic Strike (SSR+).

Lightning Strike (UR).

Razor Gale (UR).

Thunderfall (UR).

Zantetsuken (UR).

Lightning Strike (UR+).

Razor Gale (UR+).

Stormblade (UR+).

Zantetsuken (UR+).

Thunderfall (UUR).

Crushing Blow (UUR+).

Legend Cards

Seismic Strike (SSR).

Razor Gale (SSR+).

Seismic Strike (SSR+).

Thunderfall (UR).

Lightning Strike (UR+).

Seismic Strike (UR+).

Stormblade (UR+).

Crushing Blow (UUR+).

Razor Gale (CR).

Thunderfall (CR).

Zantetsuken (CR).

Valhalla's Call (CR+).

Other

Odin.

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Odin appears as an enemy. His abilities, however, may be imparted to the delegation's units as Soul Break skills.

Mobius Final Fantasy

Odin appears on ability cards.

Zantetsuken.

Odin

Lightning FFXIII R3 Ability Card.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

Odin appears as cards, representing his respective element.

Lightning and Odin.

Twilight Odin.

Lightning & Snow, with the Gestalt Mode ability.

Triple Triad

Odin appears on Triple Triad cards in the version available via Final Fantasy Portal App.

Behind the scenes

Lightning and Odin.

Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania Omega reveals some ideas the designers had behind the Eidolons. It had been decided that Odin was going to be a horse in the planning stage, and in his normal mode he was made to look like the Joker from a deck of cards. Odin was originally more harsh looking and dark colored, but the developers wanted Lightning to be a knight with a white horse. Since Lightning had lost her parents at a young age, and tried to take their place and raise Serah, Odin was imagined as someone she would project a fatherly image onto. Snow's Shiva Sisters represent the Farron sisters, Lightning and Serah.

In the Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Ultimania, Director Motomu Toriyama refers to Odin as a "good friend" to Lightning, stating that his inclusion in the game was as someone Lightning could open her heart to.

Merchandise

T-shirts with Eidolon designs have been on sale in the Japanese Square Enix store. The shirts cost ¥3,900, with two versions, Odin or Shiva. The Eidolons have also been made into action figures in the Final Fantasy Creatures Kai Vol. 3 series. These figures cost ¥6,240 a piece. Final Fantasy XIII -Play Arts Kai- figure of Odin was released in July 2010; it has two forms, Sleipnir or Odin.

Odin.

Creatures Kai Vol. 3.

Final Fantasy Play Arts Kai "Odin".

Gallery

Concept art

Odin.

Odin.

Summon animation.

Summon animation.

Summon animation.

Twilight Odin.

Screenshots and renders

Lightning summons Odin to battle.

Lightning summons Odin to battle.

Odin is summoned.

Odin fighting alongside Lightning.

Lightning rides on horse-form Odin.

Odin in Gestalt Mode.

Odin status screen.

The party returns to Cocoon.

Lightning on Odin in Gestalt Mode in Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Lightning on Odin in Gestalt Mode in Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Odin in Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Serah and Noel riding on Odin's horse form in Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Odin in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Retro-spective trailer.

Twilight Odin.

Odin's weapon.

Etymology and symbolism

[view · edit · purge]In Germanic mythology, Odin (from Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely revered god. In Norse mythology, from which stems most of our information about the god, Odin is associated with healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, battle, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and is the husband of the goddess Frigg. In Norse mythology, Valhalla was a majestic hall in Asgard, where the gods and half of those who died in combat dwell. It was ruled by Odin. In the Lightning Saga, Valhalla is the middle realm between life and death ruled by Goddess Etro, but Odin resides in this realm. Various Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII aspects are also based on Norse mythology.

Pink flower petals are part of Odin's summon animations, and Lightning's finishing blow in Gestalt Mode, Zantetsuken. As falling cherry blossoms are associated with mortality, the pink rose petals take the form of similar imagery, as Zantetsuken has a chance of inflicting instant death.