Master Odin is confirmed as Xehanort's Master in Kingdom Hearts Dark Road
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- Published on June 16, 2020 @ 10:30 am
- Written by Joey
Square Enix have revealed the identity of the bearded man that first appeared in screenshots that were available on the Kingdom Hearts Dark Road website when it accidentally went live early yesterday.
The man's name is Master Odin. It is unknown how involved he will actually be in the story but, as Xehanort's mentor, it is likely that he had a big impact on Xehanort's life as a burgeoning Keyblade Master. He is also the Master of Eraqus, Hermod, Vor, Urd, and Bragi.
Square Enix also shared images of the rest of the cast:
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Of course it's "Master Odin", cause why not? Why does it feel like everybody and their grandma is going for the Norse Mythology theme these days? I mean, I know Skuld, but she could've been a one and done thing.
I think Master Odin's eyes are either blue or gray.
Master Odin. Will he have Sleipnir as his Keyblade riding steer? Anyway no real changes for me. Cast still looks nice.
Master Odin got fingers. He must be very important.
Master Odin got fingers. He must be very important.
With how subtle details like the K and S in the KH logo being long means Sora isn't the main character, it wouldn't surprise me lol
Interesting. Time to theorize.
[SPOILER="Theory"]Mythologically speaking, Odin was known as having 'One-Eye' + Master Odin's hat is conveniently covering one of his eyes – so could the one-eyed MoM be Odin? Or maybe it's Luxu and each of his incarnations is doomed to lose an eye at some point lol
I personally think Master Odin is Luxu and since he's old AF he'll use Bragi (Braig) as his next vessel.[/SPOILER]
I appreciate how this game is already giving us some answers, even though it didn't even come out yet. We already know who were Xehanort's classmates and his master.
This is gonna be weird if they ever actually add Marvel's Thor in a future game.
So why is Master Odin‘s favorite story the story of the Lost Masters? ?
So why is Master Odin‘s favorite story the story of the Lost Masters? ?
In before Master Odin is Ephemer
Of course it's "Master Odin", cause why not? Why does it feel like everybody and their grandma is going for the Norse Mythology theme these days? I mean, I know Skuld, but she could've been a one and done thing.
Personally I think it's pretty played out by now, which is why I'm not super excited for AC Valhalla either.
Hey so if everyone else in this group is somehow related to Norse mythology does that mean there is some unknown connection that xehanort and eraqus may have to Norse mythology as well?
Wish I knew what all the little blurbs said.
I’m convinced now that this man only has one eye given he is named after Odin.
At the rate these announcements keep coming Dark Road has to be releasing soon..? Right?
Now that we know his name is Odin I'm certain there will be a Ragnarok like event that wipes out Scala ad Caelum. Possibly leaving Xehanort and Eraqus as the only survivors
"Master Odin", lol, now Nomura is totally on a norse mythology trip it seems.
Nonetheless, I still find him to be more like either Gandalf or Albus Dumbledore. ?
Nonetheless, I still find him to be more like either Gandalf or Albus Dumbledore. ?
Nomura's in full Gollumnort mode, trolling us with this design. Imagine seeing a Tolkien credit before the title card.
Also, if you're going to do this, KH, plz let the man have a "Gunge Lance" keyblade~
Fun fact for those thinking he looks like Gandalf and not knowing why: Gandalf's design is actually based on Odin (Tolkien was a huge mythology fan, specifically Norse and English). While most know Odin as the one-eyed king of the gods, he also often traveled on Earth disguised as a cloaked old man with a wide-brimmed hat
Will Master Odin be the one to teach Xehanort how to acquire vessels?
Fun fact for those thinking he looks like Gandalf and not knowing why: Gandalf's design is actually based on Odin (Tolkien was a huge mythology fan, specifically Norse and English). While most know Odin as the one-eyed king of the gods, he also often traveled on Earth disguised as a cloaked old man with a wide-brimmed hat
The more you know. Great info.
If your main association with Odin comes from other fantasy depictions such as the Gargoyles TV show, Final Fantasy, the Warriors Orochi franchise or games like Odin Sphere you're not used to think of him as a wizard-esque figure.
Will Master Odin be the one to teach Xehanort how to acquire vessels?
Considering it seems Luxu is the one to do it (chronologically) first the technique has to be older than that but I remember Xehanort stating in his BBS reports that transferring hearts, both their own and others, is an ability all true Keyblade Masters have access to.
And besides, transferring your own heart to a vessel does not always have to mean forced possession and/or taking over a vessel that's already "occupied".
Will Master Odin be the one to teach Xehanort how to acquire vessels?
I think Xehanort would here of the ability from Odin but Odin himself wouldnt teach it to him. Not unless Odin himself is secretly an evil person deep down
I think Xehanort would here of the ability from Odin but Odin himself wouldnt teach it to him. Not unless Odin himself is secretly an evil person deep down
If all Keyblade Masters have the ability to transfer hearts it is not necessarily evil in itself. It depends on how it is used.
And yeah, forcefully taking over other beings is certainly evil to quite a degree, no contest on that.
I'm actually still somewhat baffled that someone like Xehanort apparently actually had "friends" beyond Eraqus. Although, considering the Xehanort we know the chances are pretty high he's going to betray and vanquish them all.
If all Keyblade Masters have the ability to transfer hearts it is not necessarily evil in itself. It depends on how it is used.
And yeah, forcefully taking over other beings is certainly evil to quite a degree, no contest on that.
I'm actually still somewhat baffled that someone like Xehanort apparently actually had "friends" beyond Eraqus. Although, considering the Xehanort we know the chances are pretty high he's going to betray and vanquish them all.
Well from what we saw of apprentice Xehanort in the KH3 flashbacks he came off as a decent kid at times. Despite some interest in Darkness. I could see him having a group of friends in his youth before his darker ambitions took over
I'm actually still somewhat baffled that someone like Xehanort apparently actually had "friends" beyond Eraqus. Although, considering the Xehanort we know the chances are pretty high he's going to betray and vanquish them all.
Who knows, maybe he considered them as acquaintances as opposed to friends, and Eraqus is the only reason why he makes an attempt to get along with them. Or maybe these other pupils are more malicious and nefarious then they're letting themselves out to be which further justifies Xehanort's belief that the light within the hearts of people is a farce? Just my guesses.
Gandalf's design is actually based on Odin
WHAT??! Are Swedes trying to steal Gandalf? :mad:
Here in Finland it's common knowledge that he is based on Väinämöinen of Finnish mythology...
Would be nice if the bios were translated.
Who knows, maybe he considered them as acquaintances as opposed to friends, and Eraqus is the only reason why he makes an attempt to get along with them. Or maybe these other pupils are more malicious and nefarious then they're letting themselves out to be which further justifies Xehanort's belief that the light within the hearts of people is a farce? Just my guesses.
I think people close and dear to Master Xehanort will have to do very questionable things for him him to become a Seeker.
I can see Nomura making these character similar to the Prequel Era Jedi, defenders of justice led astray by dark deeds.
Master Odin also makes me wonder if other Keyblade Masters are named after the summons from Final Fantasy. Odin is a summon from Final Fantasy and Yozora fights Bahamut in his game, Verum Rex
With all these references you think Nomura might introduce the concept Yggdrasil? Seeing how the tree connects the nine worlds and worldlines are a concept, I think Nomura might be tempted to go down that rabbit hole.
With all these references you think Nomura might introduce the concept Yggdrasil? Seeing how the tree connects the nine worlds and worldlines are a concept, I think Nomura might be tempted to go down that rabbit hole.
I think this idea is already in effect with Scala.
I think this idea is already in effect with Scala.
Yep. Scala ad Caelum is the nexus from which all worlds spring. The worlds perhaps doesn't mean each individual world, but rather Worldlines.
Speaking of which, perhaps this is the game where the concept of Worldlines is further explored. And maybe the reason as to why the worlds we visit won't be very different is because they're another version of the worlds from other Worldlines.
Anyone else might think Xehanort and Odin might have a Tom Riddle and Slughorn style relationship? Xehanort is likely going to be a gifted Keyblade user so perhaps Odin plays favorites and that's where the jealous from the new kids comes in.
Also maybe Odin's exams involve finding the White Rabbit in Wonderland. How cruel that would be lol.
Wow, they literally stuck the one eyed monster into this game as well? Right when I finished playing GoD of WaR. Haha color me hyped! Hopefully he isn't MoM or Luxu!
There's something on my mind: didn't Luxu know that Xehanort was the Keyblade Wielder that the MoM had been waiting for? That means that we may finally see Luxu play active in this game in order to ensure that No Name is passed on, seeing as how he did say he had an active role in supervising that No Name be passed on.
There's something on my mind: didn't Luxu know that Xehanort was the Keyblade Wielder that the MoM had been waiting for? That means that we may finally see Luxu play active in this game in order to ensure that No Name is passed on, seeing as how he did say he had an active role in supervising that No Name be passed on.
He didn't know outright because he never had a BoP. He was just told to look for a Master that had an affinity for darkness.
Yep. Scala ad Caelum is the nexus from which all worlds spring. The worlds perhaps doesn't mean each individual world, but rather Worldlines.
Speaking of which, perhaps this is the game where the concept of Worldlines is further explored. And maybe the reason as to why the worlds we visit won't be very different is because they're another version of the worlds from other Worldlines.
That... would actually make a lot of sense. It would explain the justification of the cast travelling to Disney worlds in Dark Road.
The Disney worlds in Dark Road, are they going to be like how they were in the other mobile games? Like not the real ones or digital ones? I keep forgetting how the Disney worlds work in the mobile games :(
That... would actually make a lot of sense. It would explain the justification of the cast travelling to Disney worlds in Dark Road.
Would explain Xehanort's opinion of the denizens of the worlds: he had visited a Worldline where its inhabitants weren't worthy of the light and/or had a false light.
Also, I wonder if the scene between Young Xehanort and MoM happened in Sora's Worldline or in a Worldline where the MoM is.
Also, also: what if KH3's epilogue with Luxu and the Foretellers happened in some other Worldline and not in Sora's? Well, Maleficent is there, but perhaps she was unto something when he told Pete that the matter of the Blackbox is a matter of when.
To the best of my understanding:
The Disney worlds in Dark Road, are they going to be like how they were in the other mobile games? Like not the real ones or digital ones? I keep forgetting how the Disney worlds work in the mobile games :(
KHx = projections from the Book of Prophecies of Disney worlds
KH Union Cross = Data recreations
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I can't wait to find out more about these students. Hermod's quote makes him look interesting and Bragi's quote about the outside worlds again makes me wonder whether all the students apart from Xehanort have always lived in Scala. Really looking forward to playing this.
So they are keeping with the Mythology of Odin having only one eye. Just like MoM and eventually Luxu
Oh my q00dness i am so excited to meat these new characters when KHUXDR releases in ENG! I just hooe GLOBAL runs apace with JP this time!
Oh my q00dness i am so excited to meat these new characters when KHUXDR releases in ENG! I just hooe GLOBAL runs apace with JP this time!
It'd be funny if UX stays on a delay while DR is a 1:1 release for story.
I'm hoping that Master Odin actually approves of Xehanort's thinking and encourages him to explore the darkness further.
I really want to know what happened to all of these characters. I just don't want them to be all Xion'd.
I'm hoping that Master Odin actually approves of Xehanort's thinking and encourages him to explore the darkness further.
I really want to know what happened to all of these characters. I just don't want them to be all Xion'd.
That is interesting to think about. Before now, I had assumed that Xehanort's Master wouldn't approve of his exploration of darkness. The BBS reports say that he and Eraqus were taught that Keyblades existed 'so that we who watched over the light could protect the world from the shadows' and I guess this is what Odin would have taught them. Thinking about it now though, I can just imagine Odin secretly encouraging Xehanort on the side.
After reading the bios I am more then sold for this series. I can't wait for it to start! Eraqus was a class clown? Lol, I gotta know what changed him due to how serious he is in BBS. This is the year of Kingdom Hearts!
That is interesting to think about. Before now, I had assumed that Xehanort's Master wouldn't approve of his exploration of darkness. The BBS reports say that he and Eraqus were taught that Keyblades existed 'so that we who watched over the light could protect the world from the shadows' and I guess this is what Odin would have taught them. Thinking about it now though, I can just imagine Odin secretly encouraging Xehanort on the side.
I kind of envision it as Odin becoming bored with the usual keyblade training about the light. He sees something different in Xehanort - someone who wasn't born into all of this, like Eraqus. So Xehanort becomes Odin's favourite because of his curiosity. It makes me think about when Apprentice Xehanort was so eager to bring his research to Ansem The Wise - as if subconsciously expecting his new teacher to be excited about his curiosity - but then gets shut down (and goes crazy).
oh shit, it’s Gandalf
oh shit, it’s Gandalf
Actually, Gandalf was based off Odin.
All those characters have such great potential! I can't wait for the story to be released! I hope the game is fun to play, too.
All those characters have such great potential! I can't wait for the story to be released! I hope the game is fun to play, too.
Did you play Flick Rush in DDD? Because that's basically what DR is
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