Woden the Mighty

Woden the Mighty
Biographical information
Gender	Male
Weapon(s)	Broad Sword Hero's Sword (disputed) Long Sword (disputed) Woden's Brand (disputed)
Behind the scenes information
Appears in	MediEvil (1998) Hall of Heroes MediEvil: Resurrection Hall of Heroes MediEvil (2019) Hall of Heroes

"Fortesque, you jawless arrow magnet - what are you doing back here?" ― Woden the Mighty, addressing Sir Dan.

Woden the Mighty was a legendary hero, which earned him a place in the Hall of Heroes.

History

Life

Little is known about Woden's life. It is said that he was unbeaten in combat, making it unlikely that he died in battle.

Afterlife

Woden gave Sir Dan the Broad Sword after Dan collected five Chalices of Souls and paid homage to the hero.

Characteristics

Personality

Truly the hero's hero, Woden the Mighty was fearless, single-minded, and uncompromising. Unbeaten in combat, he inspired raw fear in friends and enemies alike, not to mention in close family members and pets.

Behind the scenes

Development

His name and appearance are based on the Germanic deity Woden, also known as Odin. Odin was associated by Roman historian Tacitus with the god Mercury, a god often depicted as wearing a winged helmet and winged sandals, which may explain the wings on Woden's armour in the original game and its 2019 remake. In MediEvil: Resurrection, Woden is depicted as having only one eye, making him look even more like the Germanic deity.

Name

"Woden" is the Anglo-Saxon cognate of Óðinn. It ultimately developed from the early Germanic Woðanaz, which in turn comes from pre-Germanic Wātónos.

Gallery

Main article: Images of Woden the Mighty

MediEvil (1998 original)

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  Japanese loading screen.

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  The Heroes and the Jabberwocky.

In other languages

MediEvil

Language	Official Name	Meaning
Arabic	”وودن” الجبار "wwdin" aljabaar	-
Bulgarian	Уодън Могъщия Uodŭn Mogŭshtiya	-
Croatian	Woden Moćni	-
Czech	Woden Mocný	-
Danish	Woden den Mægtige	-
Dutch	Woden de machtige	-
Finnish	Woden Mahtava	-
French (France)	Woden the Almighty	-
German	Woden, der Mächtige	-
Greek	Woden ο Ισχυρός Woden o Ischyrós	-
Hungarian	Hatalmas Woden	-
Italian	Woden il Potente	-
Japanese	ウォドン・ザ・マイティ U~odon za maiti	-
Norwegian	Woden den mektige	-
Polish	Woden Potężny	-
Portuguese (Brazil)	Woden, o Magnífico	Woden the Magnificent
Portuguese (Portugal)	Woden o Poderoso	-
Romanian	Woden cel Mare	-
Russian	Годен Могучий Goden Moguchiy	Goden the Mighty
Spanish (LatAm)	Woden el Poderoso	-
Spanish (Spain)	Woden, el Héroe de Héroes	Woden, the Hero of Heroes
Swedish	Woden den Mäktige	-
Turkish	Kudretli Woden	-

MediEvil: Resurrection

Language	Official Name	Meaning
French (France)	Woden le Balèze	-
German	Woden der Mächtige	-
Italian	Woden il Possente	-
Spanish (Spain)	Héroe de Héroes	Hero of Heroes