His portrayal of Odin is honestly one of my absolute favorites. He gives off this aura that he is just a normal, friendly guy who wants the same thing as you. And then when you absolutely least expect it he screws you over. It’s what makes him so dangerous.
His portrayal of Odin makes me think of Col. Hans Landa from Inglorious Basterds: so incredibly charming and likeable despite every part of your rational brain telling you he's an evil maniac who cannot be trusted. He constantly makes you almost believe his lies over and over, making you unsure if you should hate him or make him your enemy... which makes Atreus' position in the story that much more tense. Great stuff.
This guy said yea lets do it why not. created one of the best portraials of odin ever. He never saw his performance, people come up to him, compliment him, he doesnt even know fully why. And hes just happy that his son loves that he was the allfather in gow.. What a man. What a father
His performance is incredible. He gives an aura of goofy, friendly, respected and authority without shouting..yet he uses that to be manipulative, cunning and controlling. You fall for it as well, because you see how much he conveys control of his emotions and how he can control others emotions. Remarkable performance
He does not sound very enthusiastic about video games. He clearly doesn't care about gaming. But he gave it his all and gave an amazing performance. That demonstrates so much professionalism.
Both Zeus and Odin are a great villain on their own way. Zeus was meant to be a bombastic and epic final boss, meanwhile Odin was meant to be more cunning and manipulative liar who has not the best raw strenght but powerfull in term of magic. there no point debating which one is better because both of them are different type of villain
Odin doesn't lack raw strength at all. He's shown his strength as Tyr, and with the effortless way he threw Mjolnir. His design is an amazing red hearing where he's meant to be unassuming old man, but he's actually remarkably powerful and intelligent.
Odin stole the show every time he was on screen, was like watching a movie. Would have loved to have had more time in Asgard while playing as Atreus, it did feel slightly cut short toward the end (still 10/10 game imo)
@@mikekelly592 terrorized the 9 realms. Manipulated atreus. Killed countless of people. Killed brok. Was ready to sacrifice all midgardians. Killed thor. Hit his granddaughter with fricking mjolnir. A villain is not defined by what he does to the main character. It's what he has done and the kind of stuff he does in general.
@@therealKratosfrfr he and his brothers created Midgard, language, and people in general in Norse mythology as well and in the GOW games he’s basically turned on the other realms including Midgard or at least is indifferent about their fate. So there’s definitely an Odin character arc it’s just Kratos isn’t there for thousands of years to delve into that aspect for the player and make it more clear how he’s effected the realms
4:33 you can see Thors soul parts floating around the hammer still after he died and it still being infused with lightning when it hits Thrud. Would love if they expanded on Thor and Thrud in DLC.
Because they used his likeness for Odin, once he joined in, their concept arts started to take a more concrete form, and it was him. Same thing for Thor, Thrúd, Atreus, etc.
Anthony Hopkin's Odin was intimidating, strong type of All-Father, and Richard Schiff's was cunning, manipulative All-Father. But both were absolutely nailed their roles respectively.
dude....Odin's real life son is a Mythology nerds, cannot imagine what Gus would felt, "my father is thr All-father ODIN!"😂, the chances man....lucky him
With how much Odin was built up in the first game I'm glad we got a performance that did him so much justice. Exceeded my expectations, and was a fun surprise to see who played him when he first shows up on screen
Have you seen “The Mask” with Jim Carry? What he has is the Loki’s mask. The very same design you see in-game. On a more serious note, that was a Mc Guffin of unparalleled proportions.
@@kingol4801 One could say not finding out is part of the point cause you gotta let goo. But also, there's no answer they could give that would be satisfactory
I think the point of the mask is not to know whatsoever, and to leave us all in the dark just like Odin. The point is not to know, because no matter prophecy, we still write our own stories.
Watching Schiff get torn apart by two T-Rexes in Lost World was a cool moment in cinema. Seeing his turn as Odin was masterful. Such a versatile actor.
People already forgot the fact that Zeus would have died in gow 2 in the first fight just as it happened to the other Greek gods, he was only saved by a script, Athena and the evils of the box. literally things outside of him, odin's fault for being a sociopath who personally took it upon himself to get rid of anyone who was even minimally competent to cover his back.
What I always thought was so ironic was that despite all the knowledge and wisdom this Odin achieved he seemed to have so many blindspots in regards to what the consequences of his actions would end up having.
He was the perfect choice to represent a master manipulator like Odin. They are always lovable people on the surface, it's how they are so good at drawing people in.
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His portrayal of Odin is honestly one of my absolute favorites. He gives off this aura that he is just a normal, friendly guy who wants the same thing as you. And then when you absolutely least expect it he screws you over.
It’s what makes him so dangerous.
Mostly agree, they should've toned down the cursing. It felt out of place, excluding Thor and Brok
Totally agree. He looks like a generic dad. It's unexpected and fresh
He gives off the aura when he wants to, but knowing who he is it's always very unsettling
@@FatKratos69 well it’s not crazy tbh, the vast majority of curse words in English are from Germanic languages like Old English and Norse
@@FatKratos69 nah. It's Norse mythology
Brought so much life to Odin. The fact that the actor doesn’t even have to watch the game to know he killed it. Just shows the talent.
"Eddie Carr" from "Jurassic park: lost world" came a long way 😎
@@cypher2365 wooooah, he was great in that
@@morganthem it's a shame he split so early in that one 🤐
You people need to watch The West Wing.
@@cypher2365i would say thats probably not what most people know him from… he has an emmy for a reason.
His portrayal of Odin makes me think of Col. Hans Landa from Inglorious Basterds: so incredibly charming and likeable despite every part of your rational brain telling you he's an evil maniac who cannot be trusted. He constantly makes you almost believe his lies over and over, making you unsure if you should hate him or make him your enemy... which makes Atreus' position in the story that much more tense. Great stuff.
Nailed it.
Funny. I hadn't thought of that specifically, but thought of many of the scenes as very Tarantino-esque.
He really delivered a performance of a lifetime in this game. He did so amazing with Odins character. Just 10 out of 10 for me.
This guy said yea lets do it why not. created one of the best portraials of odin ever. He never saw his performance, people come up to him, compliment him, he doesnt even know fully why. And hes just happy that his son loves that he was the allfather in gow.. What a man. What a father
“Can you even imagine that kind of love, no!”-Odin
"You don't care about mortals. You don't care about anything beyond yourself, beyond the monster who kills without cause!"
“Don’t listen to him brother. He’s trying to get in your head.”
Odin is projecting a lot with those lines.
Do they not have metaphor in your homeland
Or rather *did they*
And neither can you Odin.
His performance is incredible. He gives an aura of goofy, friendly, respected and authority without shouting..yet he uses that to be manipulative, cunning and controlling. You fall for it as well, because you see how much he conveys control of his emotions and how he can control others emotions. Remarkable performance
Whoever decided to cast him as Odin is a genius.
He seems like a calm and reasonable person
😂
Is he a calm and reasonable person?
@@bg357wg if the moment calls for.... calm
@@abelnicolaebaritone Yeah I'd say the moment calls for calm.
Kinda wish there was more interactions between Odin and Mimir.
“If he tells ya snow is white, he’s lying !”
"What kind of wisdom is that!" 😂😂
“Can the smartest head alive see past himself?”
It's pretty telling that Odin was able to even fool Mimir. That says a lot about how cunning he is. Mimir is incredibly wise.
@@gilbertonoriega3369well they were “old partners in crime” before so Odin definitely knew enough about Mimir to fool him
Part of what probably made him wise was dealing with Odin.
Richard Schiff is one of my absolute favorite actors ever. Been waiting for this interview forever.
He does not sound very enthusiastic about video games. He clearly doesn't care about gaming. But he gave it his all and gave an amazing performance. That demonstrates so much professionalism.
He's of another generation. There's nothing endearing him to gaming. But his son knows the value and he trusts him.
He doesn't have to be into gaming, remember that he's pretty damn old, a game like GoW is not gonna be easy nor fun trying to get into
@@Mediarightliking gaming has nothing to do with someone s generation
@@Mediarightanyone can be into gaming regardless of their generation.
Both Zeus and Odin are a great villain on their own way. Zeus was meant to be a bombastic and epic final boss, meanwhile Odin was meant to be more cunning and manipulative liar who has not the best raw strenght but powerfull in term of magic. there no point debating which one is better because both of them are different type of villain
Odin doesn't lack raw strength at all. He's shown his strength as Tyr, and with the effortless way he threw Mjolnir. His design is an amazing red hearing where he's meant to be unassuming old man, but he's actually remarkably powerful and intelligent.
@@smgyro1476 He is weaker than people like Thor and kratos physically,thats why he learned magic
So Odin was meant to be downplayed and nerfed and ur cool with that? Wow
@@newhybrid101 Santa Monica made him weak in strength. Maybe when he was younger he had some strength
@@smgyro1476 his design is horrible
Odin stole the show every time he was on screen, was like watching a movie. Would have loved to have had more time in Asgard while playing as Atreus, it did feel slightly cut short toward the end (still 10/10 game imo)
Richard Schiff acting for Odin was 10/10 👍
It’s freaking ODIN
Not impressive in the game.
@@Rizingfz08 why not?
@@Rizingfz08 Lol
WHAT WAS IT ALL FOR, YOU CHOOSE TO BE NOTHING?
UUUUUUAAAHHH!!!!!!
@@LegendaryDarkKnight602 😂😂😂
he was easily my favorite performance of the entire game, such a great character, brought to life by a wonderful actor.
'bout time we see Richard talking about his experience
Richard Schiff is probably one of the most underrated Actors atm‼️
Dudes the 🐐
The first reveal I saw of Odin I asked why he looked so much like Richard Schiff until he spoke. Phenomenal villain performance
You'd never think of him for Odin, but I'm glad Sony Santa Monica did--he's perfect in the role.
He needs to play Odin again in the TV adaptation they’re doing. He’s perfect for the role.
Been waiting on this interview for a long time ! Brilliant actor… might be the most well acted game ever
Imagine seeing your dad as the main boss, He most of been so proud of his dad.
One of the best villains of all times
He barely did anything 😂😂
@@mikekelly592 terrorized the 9 realms. Manipulated atreus. Killed countless of people. Killed brok. Was ready to sacrifice all midgardians. Killed thor. Hit his granddaughter with fricking mjolnir.
A villain is not defined by what he does to the main character. It's what he has done and the kind of stuff he does in general.
@@therealKratosfrfr he and his brothers created Midgard, language, and people in general in Norse mythology as well and in the GOW games he’s basically turned on the other realms including Midgard or at least is indifferent about their fate. So there’s definitely an Odin character arc it’s just Kratos isn’t there for thousands of years to delve into that aspect for the player and make it more clear how he’s effected the realms
@@mikekelly592you sound like a dumb and restarded person.... Are you... A dumb and restarded person?
Fantastic interview, fantastic actor, *fantastic* portrayal of Odin! Would love to hear what Ryan Hurst has to say about playing Thor!
Omg yes
4:33 you can see Thors soul parts floating around the hammer still after he died and it still being infused with lightning when it hits Thrud.
Would love if they expanded on Thor and Thrud in DLC.
Santa Mónica hates dlc
its interesting to think part of thor's souls is in the hammer now like faye in the leviathan axe
Again with the dlc...
If they ever do a Thor dlc that’s the same I’m officially switching from Xbox to PS
Odin can use the hammer that's why it has lightning on it, hadn't play it yet but in all myths i've heard Odin can use the hammer just like Thor
Just finished The Good Doctor and he was such a great actor. Had no idea he played/voiced Odin until now. GOWR is my favorite game
His performance turned this role into my favorite portrayal of Odin so far.
He and Anthony Hopkins shone with their portrayals of the character.
It's a shame Schiff arrived in the MCU years later than Hopkins.
Richard Schiff actually look like his character in real life, his voice is for his character is his actual real life voice cool
Because they used his likeness for Odin, once he joined in, their concept arts started to take a more concrete form, and it was him. Same thing for Thor, Thrúd, Atreus, etc.
In terms of awards, Anthony Hopkins would get an Oscar while Richard Schiff gets a SAG. Both respectful and great in their fields
Richard Schiff is such an adorable old man, it's weird to see him play a villain but he does it so well.
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Richard Schiff has kinda just "been" that age since he was in his mid-40s.
It seems that VG Odin wants to know everything, because if he knows everything, he can control everything.
It's All Father Odin!
He makes a great opinion, so many dimensions to his character.
Finally, was waiting for interview of Mr Schiff for so long. There was nothing at release.
Yeah boy, it was satisfying to beat Odin in the game and that voice feel!
The best casting choice ever for this story.
he is the odin nobody expected and asked for but everybody needed loll sorry about asgard all father , didnt know u were chill like that
Seeing him from “The Good Doctor” to “GoW R” I grew up
Oh look Odin hiding behind this Richard Schiff guy, we won’t fall for your tricks again
Anthony Hopkin's Odin was intimidating, strong type of All-Father, and Richard Schiff's was cunning, manipulative All-Father.
But both were absolutely nailed their roles respectively.
He KILLED it as Odin, outstanding performance
He is also a doctor at St. Bonaventure hospital. Dr Glassman!
Loved him as Toby from the West Wing
Kickass. Loved his work in the game.
Richard was amazing in GoW Ragnarok!
Title: "Odin talks about his past life".
They did the characters so well.
This made my day ❤
Loved his performance
If only they gave Odin more screen time in fighting
Gotta be honest, odin sounding like a mob boss was really unexpected but it grew on me
Out of the new cast of characters, Thor is second best to me and Odin is the best new character hand down.
dude....Odin's real life son is a Mythology nerds, cannot imagine what Gus would felt, "my father is thr All-father ODIN!"😂, the chances man....lucky him
With how much Odin was built up in the first game I'm glad we got a performance that did him so much justice. Exceeded my expectations, and was a fun surprise to see who played him when he first shows up on screen
Hope he does more games
heard his voice and knew he was gonna perform ! loved every second !!
This is the best interpretation of Odin. He doesn't sound like a Shakespearerian dork when he speaks.
Imagine playing the game and your dad is Odin 😅
He looks and speaks so powerful in the game🔥
The part where Oren turns around after heindell had moved to his blind side was such a great touch
Alfather, grant us the strength we need in your name!
I'm still curious as to what the purpose of the mask was.
Distractions & wasting people's time.
Have you seen “The Mask” with Jim Carry?
What he has is the Loki’s mask. The very same design you see in-game.
On a more serious note, that was a Mc Guffin of unparalleled proportions.
@@kingol4801 One could say not finding out is part of the point cause you gotta let goo. But also, there's no answer they could give that would be satisfactory
@@bipstymcbipste5641I think the mask will be followed up in the Loki spinoff game, wherever that story goes
I think the point of the mask is not to know whatsoever, and to leave us all in the dark just like Odin. The point is not to know, because no matter prophecy, we still write our own stories.
Can’t wait for new game plus!
It’s almost time 😊
That was awesome. Brother reminds me of a young TC Carlson
Been a huge fan of Richard's acting ever since Lost World! He killed it as Odin.
Watching Schiff get torn apart by two T-Rexes in Lost World was a cool moment in cinema. Seeing his turn as Odin was masterful. Such a versatile actor.
the way he delivers some of the lines is really unique if you listen back, you can feel the imrpov
Incredible performance, what a charismatic powerhouse
All i can see is odin wearing hat and glasses
Woefully under appreciated actor. Odin was by far the most impressive character
This guy is such a convincing actor, brings some kind of charisma to his roles
Richard played Odim WTF ik him from JPTLW and he was amazing no wonder Odin was amazing in the game
finally! wanted to hear from him about GOWR and odin for a while
Dude is Odin! Just like rdj is iron man!! Some people were just born for certain roles!!
It’s Doctor Glassman!!!
Finally!!!
Glassy. Was waiting for the interview. But he plays both roles quite similar :D
Thanks to Richard Schiff's son to all this happened! :D
All the voice actors look like the characters
I’ve been a fan of Richard Schiff since the West Wing. He brought so much life to this Odin. Award winning energy
2:26
Should’ve 100% been included in the game
"Dude! I just killed you."
🤣
6:44
Fun fact: this guy is the same guy that gets torn in half by the two T-Rexes in The Lost World.
Never thought the guy who got ripped in half by two T-rexes would be such a great ODIN
People already forgot the fact that Zeus would have died in gow 2 in the first fight just as it happened to the other Greek gods, he was only saved by a script, Athena and the evils of the box. literally things outside of him, odin's fault for being a sociopath who personally took it upon himself to get rid of anyone who was even minimally competent to cover his back.
What I always thought was so ironic was that despite all the knowledge and wisdom this Odin achieved he seemed to have so many blindspots in regards to what the consequences of his actions would end up having.
Brilliant performance.
Schiff’s best role outside of Toby Ziegler from ‘The West Wing’
Odin: Hi! Welcome to Assgaard. The friendly realm! Where everyone is welcome! Besides Greek gods of course.
Kratos: ....
Atreus: Wow! Father! That's Odin!
Mimir: Well, this could've gone worse.
Kratos: Yes.
All actors in GoW Ragnarok gave their 10/10 performances
Best videogame story of all time
Bro's scheme brought him out to the real world
He was the perfect choice to represent a master manipulator like Odin. They are always lovable people on the surface, it's how they are so good at drawing people in.
As a huge West Wing fan, thank you Richard. You’re amazing
Please tell me that u will have an interview with Chris Judge about kratos, Ryan Hurst about Thor and so on and so on
We need more villainy Richard Schiff.
His Portrayal is something else. The best GOW villain till date ❤️
You misspelled Zeus
@@altair227 odin is WAY better
ODIN IS VOICES BY THE DOCTOR AARON GLASSMAN
This was a brilliant bit of acting, best part of the Game.
I'm always gonna see him as Eddie from Lost World