Odin Is With Us

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Odin Is With Us is a memorable quote uttered by Eivor (voiced by Magnus Bruun) from the 2020 video game Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The quote is used alongside a screenshot from the game’s release trailer depicting the protagonist Eivor as a reaction image to an above caption or screenshot, typically to reference when someone powerful joins your team or side and helps to turn the tide in one’s favor. It can also be used without the image as a standalone catchphrase, sometimes accompanied by the copypasta, “The release of Assassin's Creed Valhalla WILL BE the death knell of Judeo-Christianity. Look forward to the date, soon our people will awaken. Odin is with us!”

Origin

The original image and line that the meme references are pulled from the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla cinematic trailer, released on April 30th, 2020. The screenshot used can be seen towards the end of the video around the 2:40 mark (featured below). In the clip, Eivor can be seen fighting against the Saxons when he suddenly notices a hooded figure watching the battle from behind a tree as a raven takes flight overhead. He then turns and says the line, “Odin is with us!” before fighting and defeating the Saxon champion.

Spread

The earliest example of the quote being used as a meme alongside this image comes from a post to Reddit^[1] on May 1st, 2020, by Geralt_1272 to the r/Gaming subreddit. Posted under the title, “Have you guys watched the new trailer?” the meme (seen below) received nearly 18,000 upvotes and 416 comments.

Redditor^[2] CosmicKyle720 posted another example to the r/Gaming sub on May 1st, 2020 (shown below), receiving over 68,000 upvotes and 870 comments.

On May 3rd, 2020, the format also appeared on 9GAG^[3] when an anonymous user uploaded their take on the meme under the title, “That look on your mom's face.” This meme (seen below) garnered over 4,000 points and 40 comments.

iFunny^[4] user InableToBeVinced then posted another version of the meme on May 3rd, 2020, with the caption, “When you clutch a 1v5 at 8am and hear your parents applauding you from their room.” The post (shown below) received almost 47,000 likes and 710 comments.

The format also crossed over to Instagram^[5] when the account nochillrick posted a meme to their feed on May 5th, 2020, receiving over 2,000 likes (seen below).

On May 5th, 2020, the Facebook^[6] page Dota 2 Core posted a variant referencing the MOBA game. This meme (shown below) received more than 3,100 likes, 4,000 shares and 113 comments.

“The release of Assassin's Creed Valhalla” Copypasta

On May 2nd, 2020, Twitter^[7] user EVTOPlA tweeted out a message about the game (seen below) that read, “The release of Assassin's Creed Valhalla WILL BE the death knell of Judeo-Christianity. Look forward to the date, soon our people will awaken. ODIN IS WITH US!” Shortly after, numerous users began reposting the quote as a form of copypasta with humorous images, mostly on Twitter, but also on Reddit and other sites like iFunny.

One such example was tweeted by Twitter^[8] user DrunkAustrian that same day (shown below).

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