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minus-squareblahsay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up53arrow-down1·2 years agoDC is pretty awesome sometimes. Making Santa an Op demi god was a nice touch.
minus-squareHolomew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 years agoMarvel did the same. If I recall, he’s classified as a mutant and is practically in a power level all to himself.
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoDresden Files books do something similar, only with magic/fairies/Old Gods instead of mutants. When it’s not Christmas, Santa’s just a bitter old demigod who participates in the Wild Hunt for fun and attends parties of the Unseelie/Winter Fae
minus-squareqyron@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoThe figure of Santa originated from Odin. To make the figure a demi god it makes it a demotion.
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoNow that I’m recalling the books, he is revealed to be Odin at a later point. Or, at least, nobody saw him and Odin in the same room
minus-squareZorque@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years agoLegally they’re two separate entities, cause as Odin Mab would have to wait at his pleasure but as Kringle she outranks him.
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 years agoTo be fair, that’s the only possible explanation for Santa
minus-squarejopepa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoWith some type of time slowing/stopping powers at least
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoOr self cloning/parallel consciousness
minus-squarejopepa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoParental hivemind. This would explain the air force base in North Pole Alaska.
DC is pretty awesome sometimes. Making Santa an Op demi god was a nice touch.
Marvel did the same. If I recall, he’s classified as a mutant and is practically in a power level all to himself.
Dresden Files books do something similar, only with magic/fairies/Old Gods instead of mutants. When it’s not Christmas, Santa’s just a bitter old demigod who participates in the Wild Hunt for fun and attends parties of the Unseelie/Winter Fae
The figure of Santa originated from Odin. To make the figure a demi god it makes it a demotion.
Now that I’m recalling the books, he is revealed to be Odin at a later point. Or, at least, nobody saw him and Odin in the same room
Legally they’re two separate entities, cause as Odin Mab would have to wait at his pleasure but as Kringle she outranks him.
To be fair, that’s the only possible explanation for Santa
With some type of time slowing/stopping powers at least
Or self cloning/parallel consciousness
Parental hivemind. This would explain the air force base in North Pole Alaska.