

There are a couple of ways that Odin could be utilized, mostly involving his horse. There's a good chance this could play out like the Breaker Job in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, with this powerful ability coming packaged with the rest of Odin's powers. In the end, the only thing players will want to see is the powerful Zantetsuken technique in their hands. Thanks to Final Fantasy 16’s focus on politics, mercenaries, and warring countries, there are a myriad of ways for this situation to come about. During the climax of a story arc, Clive Rosfield will need to either wrest control of Odin away from his Dominant or be lent Odin's power in a desperate situation. If these clues amount to anything, it looks like Odin may play a fairly prominent role in Final Fantasy 16. How it works is not entirely clear yet, but the implication of Clive gaining the powers of multiple Eikons in his left arm raises some interesting possibilities for the death-centric summon. It's likely Clive will need to fight his way up to the King of Waloed and defeat him in battle before gaining access to Odin's aid. Considering the Final Fantasy 14 developers' respect for older titles, and their efforts to return Final Fantasy 16 to its fantasy adventure roots, this plot point may pop up again in 16. While there is not always a clear reason for this, Final Fantasy 4 has the assassinated King of Baron take the role of Odin after his death. In Final Fantasy 3 through 6, the player obtains Odin within a secret passage in a castle. Odin has one particular trait that links to Final Fantasy 16.

Odin has missed out on a couple of mainline Final Fantasy games including 10, 12, and 15, but as he is considered one of the classic summons, FF games tend to include Odin more often than not. Odin’s signature technique is Zantetsuken, a powerful slash that hits all enemies with a chance of instant death. While he originally fought with a scimitar and shield, he later began using the lance Gungnir as well. Odin is typically portrayed as a sinister-looking knight who is usually astride his horse Sleipnir. Final Fantasy has regularly played host to Odin since Final Fantasy 3 on NES.
