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THERE'S A FUCKING NORSE MYTHOLOGY REFERENCE IN BLOODY RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES AND NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT IT?!!!???
Okay, first off, the only reason I know this is because I did a presentation on the Norse god Odin for school, so like, Kudos to my teacher.
The following will state the reasons I believe that Baron Draxum is a Norse mythology reference to Odin, the Norse God Of War.
ANYWAYS!
We can see that Baron Draxum is first shown as,
DRAXUM!
--A menacing, towering figure with two "gargoyles" perched on each of his shoulders respectively in a bird-like manner. Both these creatures also have bird-like qualities, resembling monstrous crows with beady red eyes.
--Obsessed with war against humanity, or just war in general. (At least in season one.)
--Can be described as God-like. He literally refers to himself as Baron Draxum, Baron meaning a person of royal nobility or high status, also commonly being referred to as "Lord."
Now, why am I going around saying he's a Norse Mythology reference?
Well, just listen to the charecteristics of Odin, Norse God Of War!
ODIN!
---A menacing, towering figure with two crows perched on each of his shoulders respectively in a bird-like manner.
--Obsessed with war within humanity, or just war in general.
--Is literally God-like. He's a God.
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Is that not enough to convince you? Good, because it wasn't for me either!
Whats the real kicker? The undeniable evidence that this is truly a reference?
LAUGHS EVILLY!
Well you see, the names of the gargoyles belonging to Baron Draxum are "Huggin and Munnin."
And the names of Odins crows?
HUGINN AND MUNINN!
And just like Odin's Huginn and Muninn, Draxum's Huginn and Muninn fly around and gather him info and run his errands.
Huginn means Thought,
Muninn means Memory.
Anywho, I've literally never seen anybody else talk about this ever, so if I could be the first, I think that would be AWESOME!!! (But I doubt I am...)
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K, I'm done rambling. Back to the shadows I retreat!
But they were brothers.
I'm going back to my roots with this one because the Lāčplēsis rock opera never truly leaves my mind, THEY WE'RE BROTHERS not by blood but by choice! until the interferance of enemy forces and the influence of greed and guilt tore them apart, its literally tragic and on my mind all the time.
I am forever cursed to like things that nobody has made a fandom for, RIP all my passions wasted , anyway here's Ziemeļmeita telling Lāčplēsis to man the fuck up from the 1980s Lāčplēsis rock opera
