Kamen Rider Odin

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Kamen Rider Odin holding his Gold Visor
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Kamen Rider Odin holding his Gold Visor

Kamen Rider Odin (仮面ライダーオーディン) is one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki. It is Shiro Kanzaki's personal representative in the Rider War, possessing incredible strength, the ability to teleport around the battlefield, and many powerful Advent Cards such as Time Vent and Survive (centre). Its Contract Monster is Goldphoenix, who possesses the highest Attack Points of any monster in the Rider War.

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[edit] Role in the Story

The identity of Kamen Rider Odin is unknown. When someone transformed using the Odin Advent Deck, they were turned into a mindless puppet controlled by Shiro Kanzaki. The first Odin was a homeless man whom Kanzaki handed the Advent Deck to. This Odin was destroyed by Kamen Rider Knight. The true identities of the second and third Odins are unknown, but it can be assumed that they were similiar to the first Odin- innocent people turned into dolls by the Odin Deck.

Kamen Rider Odin had three purposes. He could interact with the real world in ways that Shiro Kanzaki- being of the Mirror World- couldn't, such as using the Time Vent card to turn back the flow of time. He was assigned to protect the life of Yui Kanzaki at all costs. And finally, he was Shiro Kanzaki's trump card in the Rider War, created to eliminate every other Rider so that Shiro could win the Rider War and the coveted wish.

The second Odin was destroyed by the combined efforts of Kamen Rider Ryuki and Kamen Rider Knight. The third and last Odin was destroyed by Shiro Kanzaki himself when he realised the pointlessness of the Rider War.

[edit] Specifications

  • Sight: ~20km
  • Hearing: ~25km radius
  • Speed: 90km/h
  • High jump: 50m
  • Punch: 350 Attack Points
  • Kick: 500 Attack Points

[edit] Contract Monster

Goldphoenix

  • Length: 1.90m
  • Breadth (with wings spread): 4.30m
  • Weight: 110kg

Modelled after a Phoenix.

[edit] Advent Cards

Gold Visor

  • The card reader of Odin took the form of a scepter tipped with a phoenix ornament.

Gold Phoenix (8,000 Attack Points)

  • Summoned Gold Phoenix.

Sword Vent (4,000 Attack Points)
Gold Saber

Guard Vent (4,000 Guard Points)
Gold Shield

Time Vent

  • Reverted the stream of Time.

Final Vent (10,000 Attack Points)
Eternal Chaos

  • Began with Gold Phoenix lifting Odin into mid-air and Odin slamming head down to the opponent

Steal Vent

  • Grabbed a weapon from the target Rider.

Survive Mugen (middle)

  • Alleged to possess the power of infinity. Its exact effect was never revealed.

[edit] Trivia

  • "Mugen" means "Infinity" in Japanese.
  • The Katakana reads "goruto" (golt) instead of "gorudo" (gold) in reference articles for Odin's accessories and monster, yet is written "Gold" on the cards. "Golt" is Old Franconian and in some cases German for Gold. Another monster based on a phoenix is Guldthunder. "Guld" is gold in Swedish/Danish. See Kamen Rider Raia for more on Guldthunder.
  • Kamen Rider Odin is a balanced Rider, relying more on magic than physical ability or firearms, although he did possess melee weapons. Odin's lack of concern towards living left him fearless, which was his most intimidating factor against the other Riders. Aside from his ability to turn back time in conjunction with Kanzaki's abilities using Time Vent, Odin had the ability to traverse time and warp to any location he choose. His Final Vent, "Eternal Chaos" involves his contract monster lifting him into the air and attacking his opponent from above. Details beyond that are unknown. Even compared to Kamen Rider Knight and Ryuki in their Survive Forms, Kamen Rider Odin is the most powerful of the 13 Riders.

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