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[[quoteblock]]The information about chthonic beings is not correct. The Jotuns fight in Ragnorok, but those are giants – not TheUndead. None of the Norse gods are omniscient, so NotSoOmniscientAfterAll is being misused. Odin isn’t quote-unquote all-powerful, and the eye example probably fits better under EquivalentExchange or PowerAtAPrice. The information about the Aesir being unable to create their own technology doesn’t seem correct. Loki – a member of the Aesir (like it or not) – is able to create technology (e.g. fishing nets). The resurrection of Baldr may be something that is HijackedByJesus, but the information that these three creatures are the last of their kind isn't quite true? The Lore isn't clear about exactly how many people survive, just that there are survivors.[[/quoteblock]]
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* GodIsFlawed: Compared to Greek, Roman and Hindu myths where the Gods are inherently powerful and possess unfathomable powers, the Norse deities derive their abilities by means of specific actions, devices and tools, without which they are NotSoOmniscientAfterAll, vulnerable and weak.
** Odin is wise and all-powerful not because he was born that way, but because he submitted himself to a particular ritual at Yggdrasil, traded his eye for wisdom to give himself an advantage. This makes him potentially omniscient and all-knowing but he's still limited by ''his'' subjectivity, by what ''he's'' able to see and foresee and is unable to escape the trap of SelfFulfillingProphecy.
** Thor is incredibly powerful but his abilities primarily come from Mjolnir the Hammer, which was made by the Svartalfheim. Indeed the great treasures of the Gods were built entirely by other beings in the Nine Realms, with the Gods themselves not able to build or replicate any real technology by themselves.
** Likewise, the immortality of the Gods comes from them consuming Idunn's Apples and if they don't ingest it regularly and in the right dosage, they age very fast and go grey and weak without it.
** And of course, where the Greek Gods triumphed over the chthonic deities and beings (For instance Zeus and Typhon), the Norse Gods will ultimately meet their end at the hands of the chthonic beings at Ragnarok, where Odin will be swallowed by Fenris, the Midgard Serpent will kill Thor, and the other Gods will die at the hands of Loki's army, while Surtr the Fire Giant who kills Frey and Nidhogg the Dragon will survive Ragnarok and endure forever after.
* MutualKill: What will happen on Ragnarok to Thor and the Midgard Serpent as well as Loki and Heimdall.
* LastOfHisKind: Vali and Ve, and a resurrected Balder will be all that remains of the Aesir after Ragnarok
* ZombieApocalypse: Loki's army at Ragnarok will feature the undead corpses of Hel fighting the warriors of Valhalla alongside the Aesir.
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[[quoteblock]]The information about chthonic beings is not correct. The Jotuns fight in Ragnorok, but those are giants – not TheUndead. None of the Norse gods are omniscient, so NotSoOmniscientAfterAll is being misused. Odin isn’t quote-unquote all-powerful, and the eye example probably fits better under EquivalentExchange or PowerAtAPrice. The information about the Aesir being unable to create their own technology doesn’t seem correct. Loki – a member of the Aesir (like it or not) – is able to create technology (e.g. fishing nets). The resurrection of Baldr may be something that is HijackedByJesus, but the information that these three creatures are the last of their kind isn't quite true? The Lore isn't clear about exactly how many people survive, just that there are survivors.[[/quoteblock]]
[[folder:The cut or revised examples]]
* GodIsFlawed: Compared to Greek, Roman and Hindu myths where the Gods are inherently powerful and possess unfathomable powers, the Norse deities derive their abilities by means of specific actions, devices and tools, without which they are NotSoOmniscientAfterAll, vulnerable and weak.
** Odin is wise and all-powerful not because he was born that way, but because he submitted himself to a particular ritual at Yggdrasil, traded his eye for wisdom to give himself an advantage. This makes him potentially omniscient and all-knowing but he's still limited by ''his'' subjectivity, by what ''he's'' able to see and foresee and is unable to escape the trap of SelfFulfillingProphecy.
** Thor is incredibly powerful but his abilities primarily come from Mjolnir the Hammer, which was made by the Svartalfheim. Indeed the great treasures of the Gods were built entirely by other beings in the Nine Realms, with the Gods themselves not able to build or replicate any real technology by themselves.
** Likewise, the immortality of the Gods comes from them consuming Idunn's Apples and if they don't ingest it regularly and in the right dosage, they age very fast and go grey and weak without it.
** And of course, where the Greek Gods triumphed over the chthonic deities and beings (For instance Zeus and Typhon), the Norse Gods will ultimately meet their end at the hands of the chthonic beings at Ragnarok, where Odin will be swallowed by Fenris, the Midgard Serpent will kill Thor, and the other Gods will die at the hands of Loki's army, while Surtr the Fire Giant who kills Frey and Nidhogg the Dragon will survive Ragnarok and endure forever after.
* MutualKill: What will happen on Ragnarok to Thor and the Midgard Serpent as well as Loki and Heimdall.
* LastOfHisKind: Vali and Ve, and a resurrected Balder will be all that remains of the Aesir after Ragnarok
* ZombieApocalypse: Loki's army at Ragnarok will feature the undead corpses of Hel fighting the warriors of Valhalla alongside the Aesir.
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