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[–] blahsay@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (2 children)

DC is pretty awesome sometimes. Making Santa an Op demi god was a nice touch.

[–] Holomew@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Marvel did the same. If I recall, he's classified as a mutant and is practically in a power level all to himself.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The figure of Santa originated from Odin. To make the figure a demi god it makes it a demotion.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Legally they're two separate entities, cause as Odin Mab would have to wait at his pleasure but as Kringle she outranks him.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be fair, that's the only possible explanation for Santa

[–] jopepa@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

With some type of time slowing/stopping powers at least

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or self cloning/parallel consciousness

[–] jopepa@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Parental hivemind. This would explain the air force base in North Pole Alaska.