Baldur - A Deconstruction of Villainy
1.5M views · Aug 4, 2023 · Gaming
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@The_Libationist · 3 years ago
Funny how much more Baldur’s issues make sense once you meet Odin
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@IrishWarrior00 · 3 years ago
The truly twisted thing is that Freya knew how to break the curse and lied to his face about it for her own selfish desire to avoid feeling hurt without any regards for the torture this level of sensory deprivation did to him.
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@samdilophosaur9787 · 9 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9vSCABh1K8&t=1044">17:24</a> It’s a misdirect. He thinks that kratos is a giant, but the viewer only thinks about kratos’ Greek heritage at this point in the story.
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@bobarkansas9251 · 3 years ago
His arc is a really good metaphor for the results of overbearing parenting. Sure, he’ll be safe, but he won’t feel anything, literally. It’s crazy how specific this was.
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@toysoldier6093 · 3 years ago
As far as I can tell, Freya never actually apologizes to Baldur at any point. She recognizes his suffering and even offers up her life to him, but she never says she's sorry.
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@jonnyc-p8l · 1 year ago (edited)
Freya telling Kratos “I don’t need your protection” and then immediately telling Baldur “I was just trying to protect you” is crazy irony.
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@youknowwhoiam2771 · 3 years ago
It’s interesting that Baldur is the only one of Odin’s children still loyal to him who refers to him by his name rather than “All-Father”
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@randomcenturion7264 · 3 years ago
What's heartbreaking is you can tell Baldur loved his mother so much. She even says Atreus reminded her of him. Imagine a young boy, who was desperate for adventure, but always told no because it was too dangerous. <br><br>Then one day, she says yes. And you can finally see the world. But...there's nothing. No sensation, no joy. And to find out the one person in the world took it from you and COULD have saved you, but wouldn't for selfish reasons, combined with sensory deprivation, it's no wonder he went mad.
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@Disturbedfan077 · 2 years ago
I think the reason Baldur is so emotional is the fact he can't physically feel anything. So for lack of physical stimulation his mind latched onto his emotional stimuli, and cranked them all to 9000.
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@SupremeFanKai · 3 years ago (edited)
Baldur was at peace in his last moments, ironically, because he could feel the snow on his skin, he went on about food, drink and women but that, that was his final thought. That last word, a small drawn out "snoooow", shows us that the simple pleasures really are the things we miss the most.
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@schism_9893 · 2 years ago
I think one of the most messed up things about this, is Freya <b>knew</b> how to reverse the curse. She freaks out, and takes away Atreus' mistletoe arrows when she sees them, meaning at SOME point, Freya could have, at any point, reversed the curse, and freed Baldur, maybe even helping him reform as a result, but she chose never to do that.
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@danhasong7199 · 2 years ago
I've just noticed that Freya's response of "I had every right, I am your mother" parallels Odin in Ragnarok demanding Thor follow his orders because "I am your father." And just... wow. Also, I love that when Freya claims that she can't undo the curse but still wants to preserve her relationship with her son despite lying to him and robbing him of pretty much all that is good in his life, Baldur's response is basically 'If you say you can't fix this curse, then I say we can't fix "us."' And I think that was exactly what she deserved.
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