St Fan
2018-11-05, 02:03 PM
Okay, maybe I'm stating the obvious here, but...
With Odin "temporarily" (by divine standards) incapacited by his mental breakdown, it seems to me that that his sons are the de facto leaders of the Northen Pantheon in the interim.
There are strong hints of this; whenever there is interaction with a foreigner god (Tiger) or a potential one (Banjo), it's Thor who answers (with his father physically present, but that seems to be mere decorum).
And at the Godsmoot, it's Loki who speak for the side of saving the world, which would be a surprising choice if not for the fact he's been more involved in its current affairs than usual.
Beyond filiation, they are certainly the most powerful Northern gods around. And their enmity is largely played for laugh; for the important matters, like the Snarl, they are pretty much aligned with each other.
The fact that the two of them have opposite alignments isn't an hindrance, quite the contrary, it allows them to meet in the middle when decisions have to be taken.
In fact, I think that would explain why Thor seems not to be as Chaotic as expected (and for that matter, Loki not as Evil as expected), as they both have lots of responsibility, that force them to be more mature and responsible that they would be in other incarnations.
I could be wrong, of course, but I think that would explain a lot.
With Odin "temporarily" (by divine standards) incapacited by his mental breakdown, it seems to me that that his sons are the de facto leaders of the Northen Pantheon in the interim.
There are strong hints of this; whenever there is interaction with a foreigner god (Tiger) or a potential one (Banjo), it's Thor who answers (with his father physically present, but that seems to be mere decorum).
And at the Godsmoot, it's Loki who speak for the side of saving the world, which would be a surprising choice if not for the fact he's been more involved in its current affairs than usual.
Beyond filiation, they are certainly the most powerful Northern gods around. And their enmity is largely played for laugh; for the important matters, like the Snarl, they are pretty much aligned with each other.
The fact that the two of them have opposite alignments isn't an hindrance, quite the contrary, it allows them to meet in the middle when decisions have to be taken.
In fact, I think that would explain why Thor seems not to be as Chaotic as expected (and for that matter, Loki not as Evil as expected), as they both have lots of responsibility, that force them to be more mature and responsible that they would be in other incarnations.
I could be wrong, of course, but I think that would explain a lot.