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| “ | And here I thought your kind was supposed to be enlightened. So much better than us. So much smarter. And yet you hide out here in the woods; like a coward.
— Baldur to Kratos
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Baldur was the youngest son of Odin, the result of Odin and Freya's marriage. He's the half-brother of Thor and Tyr and the uncle of Magni and Modi.
His life was forever changed when his mother "cursed" him with a spell that made him invincible to all but the mistletoe. This was done to protect him from a needless death, but all it did was to drive him to insanity.
After a century of torment, Baldur was ordered by Odin to capture the Jötunn Guardian, Laufy, one of the two remaining Jötnar in Midgard who had been foiling the Aesir's plans for some time. Instead, the God of Light found the ageing Kratos, the former Greek God of War and Laufy's windowing husband, whom he first mistook for the Jötunn Guardian, not knowing that his true target had already died. Kratos seemingly killed Baldur by snapping his neck and throwing him off a cliff, but thanks to his curse, this merely incapacitated him.
Baldur returned multiple times trying to take revenge for his earlier defeat but always ended up getting defeated by Kratos and his son Atreus. His last confrontation with the God of War was when he tracked him down to Jörmungandr's stomach. Forcing the World Serpent to spit out Kratos he confronted him and Freya, whom he hadn't seen in years. After Atreus hit him with an arrow made out of mistletoe Baldur's curse was finally lifted, making him mortal once more. Kratos once again managed to subdue him, though spared his life at Freya's request. Freya, regretful of turning her son into the crazed god he had become, offered herself up to be murdered be him in order to make him feel whole. Recognizing the effect this could have on Baldur, Kratos snapped his neck before he could do so, finally killing him much to his mother dismay.
Battle vs. Hela (MCU) (by Monkey Doctor 33)[]
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Expert's Opinion[]
This match is relatively close in comparison as Baldur's strength and invincibility put Hela's versatility into the test. Both these Norse Gods are capable of great strength feats such as knocking out a serpent the size of an entire world and destroying a hammer of mass destruction. But what gave Hela the victory here is what was mentioned earlier: versatility. Baldur's durability and healing factor made him a hard enemy to put down. But thanks to Hela's arguably greater durability and power to generate basically infinite projectiles she could outmatch Baldur's melee-focused combat style and attain victory. Quite certainly, Baldur's speed also made it difficult for Hela but in the end the Goddess of Death had more options in defeating the God of Light.