Gender: Male
First Appearance: "Eye Of The Storm"
Other Appearances: "The Gathering" Part I
Odin is one of the most ancient and powerful members of Oberon's Children. An inestimable number of centuries in the past, he sacrificed one of his eyes for knowledge. The eye was transformed on Avalon into the artifact known as the Eye of Odin. Odin became worshipped by the peoples of Norway, as the leader of their pantheon of gods. Odin grew arrogant from this worship, regarding himself as a true god and treating mortals as being beneath him.
In 995, Oberon's Children were banished from their homeland, to live among mortals for 1001 years. Odin went to live in Norway, but after the worship of himself and his fellows faded away, he went into obscurity. He searched for his lost Eye, hoping to regain that which he'd lost.
Eventually, he had his chance. In the year 1996, the Avalon travellers came to Norway. There, Odin met them, and offered them a heavy coat, so that Elisa Maza, otherwise unprotected from the elements, would not freeze to death. In exchange, he wanted the Eye of Odin that he knew Goliath held. The gargoyle leader was tempted to agree, as he was concerned for the detective, but Elisa convinced him to refuse. He asked if something else could be traded, but Odin, angered, left.
The gargoyles managed to get Elisa to a father and son, Erik and Gunther Sturlisson, who took her in and gave her shelter. Meanwhile, the others remained outdoors. There, Odin attacked them, this time in the form of a one-eyed polar bear. He almost managed to steal the Eye, but Goliath defeated him.
Odin's patience had run out. Riding his horse, Sleipnir, he crashed into the Sturlissons' home and kidnapped Elisa. Holding her hostage, he confronted the gargoyles, demanding they give him the Eye. Revealing himself as who he was, he also noted that his two previous attempts were barter and fair combat, and he felt he had tried reasonable approaches before resorting to that action. Goliath, wanting to save Elisa but daunted by confronting Odin himself, donned the Eye, transforming himself into a giant gargoyle warrior. Now it was Odin's turn to be surprised, and he rode off at high speed into the sky, hoping to escape- however, the newly-empowered Goliath caught up with ease, and rescued Elisa. Enraged, Odin rode away, swearing he would be back.
While Odin gathered his strength, Goliath, corrupted by the Eye, used its power to create storms that he blamed on the Norse god. This was a ruse to move the other Avalon travellers and their new human friends into a cave, where they could, in his estimation, be protected best.
After sealing them within the cave, Goliath challenged Odin to battle.
The storm god accepted, but soon learned that the gargoyle could use the
Eye to absorb his powers. He soon found himself near death, but managed
to extend his energies to free
the other travellers, who showed Goliath what he had become. Disgusted
with himself, Goliath tore off the Eye of Odin, which its original owner
promptly reclaimed. Odin remained behind to apologize for his actions,
and Goliath did the same. Then, he rode on Sleipnir onto a rainbow, into
the sky.
Odin was present at the Gathering a short time later, and found himself battling an irate Banshee after he commented that she was high-strung. Oberon halted the battle, and punished the Banshee before freeing them both.
Presumably, Odin is still residing on Avalon.
Odin possessed all the typical abilities of a Child of Oberon, including levitation, teleportation, and the power to create virtually any spell-like effect. His especial purview was the storm, and thus his abilities included creating cold winds and snow, and throwing bolts of lightning. He could shapeshift between the guise of a cloaked old man, a polar bear, and his armored fay form. One assumes that Odin, like all of Oberon's Children, could be harmed by cold iron. When the Eye of Odin was separate from him, he was also vulnerable to that artifact, which could deflect and absorb his energies.