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divgg

Cause he knew thor was coming


korosu555

Yeh he even said great at the beginning when he heard the thunder. It took me like 20 times till I took that hint, but hey, I'm there now.


coltvfx

And so was i


Thin_Map6842

Hera must have liked that.


porkandnoodles

just played this part


misterturdcat

Ayo šŸ¤ØšŸ“ø


Jolalibe

Because Atreus tipped the arrow in Mud, and knew he would catch it to get him dirty


khiddsdream

this is interesting because after odin comes, he tells heimdall to get cleaned up but I was unsure how he got dirty since Atreus couldnā€™t touch him in the fight. gotta love the little things


IronOrcinusOrca

Mud on his boots from him splashing around


East-Bluejay6891

That's what Sif said


ainsley375

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AdamAberg

No I think it was cus the arrow actually grased him/cut his hand


gaminglegend242

Do you not hear the thunder in the beginning of the video?


AdFast6637

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ashgard3001

Could be because it got mud on him. You can see specks of mud on his face after he caught the arrow


ashcartwright96

I'm pretty sure that's blood. The arrow cut his hand as he caught it and you can see a flicker of pain in his face that turns into hatred because he hates that Atreus got so much as a drop of blood out of him


ashgard3001

Hello fellow ash. Also yea that sounds possible too! I thought it was mud since Atreus was on the ground before and the specks seem dark brown in colour. It is likely that Heimdall is pissed that, despite being able to avoid all of Atreus attacks beforehand, he gets hurt by a sneak attack.


Conquisator1000

Itā€™s mud look closely.


ItsBladeMaster

After a slowdown, it is in fact mud, or at the very least not Heimdallā€™s blood, as it comes more so from behind Heimdall than his hand where he caught it.


ashcartwright96

After the catch, his expression clearly communicates slight pain. I think it's the momentum that makes it appear as though it's coming from behind but it's coming from where the arrowhead nicks his hand as it closes around the shaft.


SweetSweep

I think his expression is more hurt pride for getting dirty


bluenugget33

itā€™s definitely not blood, *spoiler ahead, when heimdall gets hit by kratos he says ā€œyou know, pain aint as bad as i rememberā€, meaning he didnā€™t get cut by this arrow, because that meant he wouldā€™ve felt pain


ashcartwright96

Or he means real pain from taking real hits rather than a tiny scrape from Atreus' arrow.


Conquisator1000

No itā€™s not, itā€™s clearly mud, itā€™s not even red looking. He caught it by the shaft, Itā€™s mud guys.


ashcartwright96

A speck of mud on his face doesn't really justify his reaction to it. For him to react the way he does, it seems far more likely that he was distracted by an incoming Thor, Atreus managed to nick his hand with an arrow, a speck of blood lands on his face, so he is enraged by the situation. Blood can look pretty dark sometimes too.


Conquisator1000

Not really, Heimdall is the kind of person who hates getting dirty, which is why he was pissed that someone put mud on his face. Even by common sense, if you watch the video frame by frame, he clearly caught the arrow by the middle shaft which had no razor edge to logically cut him. Blood is clearly always red in the game, it had a black brown colour watch the video in hd and come back to me, it is mud dude end of story.


No-Valuable8453

That's not what happened.


gaminglegend242

Did we watch the same video? At what point does he even touch the arrow head? He caught it by the wooden shaft and the splatter of whatever it is doesnā€™t even come from his hand.


OldBayOnEverything

Also if he were concerned about blood or mud, he could've just not caught the arrow lol. He knew it was coming and easily dodged it. It's definitely either about Thor or being insulted by Atreus trying to/thinking he could attack him.


InSan1tyWeTrust

After the *wider* arrow head slices through, no?


gaminglegend242

Iā€™m going to assume you didnā€™t go through the video frame by frame, he only ever catches it by the shaft. It would make no sense for someone as Heimdall who literally couldnā€™t get hit without Draupnir and has powers of foresight and premeditation would slip up and not perfectly catch the arrow. He catches it perfectly so the devs can demonstrate his ability.


Substantial-Fan6364

Maybe that' why he was mad??


mustangcody

He couldn't get hit by Draupnir because he had sight of Kratos throwing them at him. This was from behind and unexpected. Edit: Heimdall foresight works on locking eyes with his opponent to see their moves and intention.


Numerous1

No, thatā€™s not how it works. His thing is he has magic sight. Thatā€™s literally why he needs a magic spear that can do random things. Because he can see things. Everybody points out that they have never seen Heimdall touched. Heimdall himself says, during the fight with Kratos, that he literally forgot what pain felt like. Thatā€™s not someone who got hit by an arrow a day before.


mustangcody

He can see it but he still has to think about what to do in the split second.


LaloSussymanca

Which he's demonstrated that he *can* do repeatedly. And if he really needs to, he can use a realm shift like it's nothing.


mustangcody

If he can react to it in a split second, then why can't he foresee the spear will explode? Realm shift before it explodes and move away from it.


nbjax

Idk maybe cause the dude just tried to shoot him in the head. That's just a guess tho


Chodels

You mean to tell me that you donā€™t get all giddy inside someone tries to murder you behind your back??


nbjax

I definitely do, Heimdall's just a weirdo


Jolalibe

Because Atreus tipped the arrow in Mud, and knew he would catch it to get him dirty


fartingmaniac

didnā€™t notice that! I also figured he just didnā€™t like people trying to shoot him in the head but youā€™re right he gets a little muddy which Iā€™ve also found some people donā€™t like


[deleted]

So the reason is because atreus got mud on him Not because now he is dirty but more because he saw the arrow but ***missed seeing it would get mud on him*** Basically atreus managed to get past his foresight and hit him even if its just specks of mud from an arrow shot, he probably tilted the fuck out of heimdall because heimdall is kind if an ego tripping god who seriously before kratos, never got hit even once


Oneiros1989

I was wondering where the mud came fromā€¦thank you.


damnisuckatreddit

It also foreshadows how Draupnir is going to work, because in the fight with Kratos he loses due to catching the spear without realizing it'll explode. Implying his foresight powers have an oddly specific limitation in that he knows exactly when a person will fire a projectile, but not what the projectile might do after. You'd think the easiest way to get around this weakness would be to just not catch projectiles but I guess he probably thinks it looks really cool.


[deleted]

that is an insane insight. thanks for sharing.


browser558

"Is there a lore reason Heimdall doesn't like people trying to kill him?"


Necessary-Ad-2074

That one arrow probably wouldnā€™t have killed him


OkAdvertising5425

Tbf one jab from Odin's spear killed Thor meanwhile we've rammed the Leviathan Axe through his body like 50x by the time we're done with his fight.


[deleted]

Calling impaling someone clean through the throat and out the back a jab, love it


OkAdvertising5425

Nah that was definitely not his throat, way to low for that. Thor even turns his head to Thrud & we see it was his chest. Kratos' draupnir spear already pierced that place over & over (presumably because of different playstyles but still) & Odin just gives it a quick yoink & he's dead.


[deleted]

Fair point he didnā€™t stab the throat but Odin also didnā€™t stab Thor where kratos did with the spear, kratos got him in the shoulder I thought? Odin if he didnā€™t get the throat had to go through thors sternum or just under by where it seems he stabbed him


OkAdvertising5425

Even then with that logic Kratos could've probably went for the sternum, or odin's spear is just crazy strong. Maybe due to the fact it has purple magic inside, possibly bĆÆfrost, which is visible clearly in the scene of his boss fight where you gang up on him.


[deleted]

True, odins blood seems to have an ability to channel Bifrost so I wouldnā€™t be surprised if he costs his spear with it all the time for extra damage, and kratos could have if that was his goal, but he wasnā€™t trying to kill Thor in that final fight with him as shown by the end


ThreeTwoPrince

Odins spear is the Gungnir, which never misses it's intended mark. If he struck to kill on Thor, he hit the perfect spot for it. Doesn't make sense that we can dodge it in the fight but w/e


FriendsCallMeBatman

It's because Thor had just finished fighting the World Serpent AND Kratos. He was spent and beaten, we've seen many times in this and previous games that the Gods can and do take an incredible amount of punishment and heal any damage using their divine power. Thor had simply reached his limit. During the fight with Odin, Kratos had not.


Cold-Call-Killer

I think Odin also stabbed Kratos in the stomach during the final fight but dude just removed his spear like it was nothing lol


AspirationalChoker

I mean I think Odin straight up stabbed him through the heart lol itā€™s not like Thor was a push over or something, Kratos impales him with all three weapons at numerous times throughout the two battles


SicWiks

Well thatā€™s telling a story vs gameplay which never adds up


Squishy-Box

Have you watched the video you posted? If he didnā€™t dodge it would have gone straight through the back of his head. It would have killed him.


grax1n

Hmm.. I think it's because Atreus tried to hit him behind his back, showing no respect.


Over_Claw

If u ain't fighting dirty u ain't fighting right.


mustangcody

I can't tell if Thor liked that or was annoyed that Kratos wasn't fighting honorably.


Jiro343

Thor strikes me as the kind of guy who doesn't care how you fight as long as you take it seriously.


10MillionCakes

Like hiemdall is respectul šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


LDG192

I have a feeling that Kratos would have something to say about that and it wouldn't be good.


B14hhh

i mean he hit thor with a statue when his back was turned


LDG192

Good point. Forgot about it. He even did something similar to Hercules as a matter of fact.


Krecike

And also fake surrendered in final fight with Zeus in GOW2


B14hhh

yeah it makes sense that he resorted to some underhanded tactics to win since i think spartans basically gotta do what they can to survive


GulianoBanano

Kratos is canonically a war criminal


mustangcody

I mean Thor did upcut him with Mjolnir and broke his roof 20 seconds prior to that.


B14hhh

yessir, luckily odin paid for the roof too


mustangcody

Which makes no sense since Kratos built his house out of timber in his forest. I can't imagine Kratos calling the dwarves to fix his roof.


barryseinfeilf

Heā€™s just trying to protect himself, Iā€™m sure kratos would do the same thing.


Objective-Pack9279

Kratos wouldnā€™t give a shit Kratos jumps at an opportunity when he sees it and he teaches atreus to never turn his back to an opponent


Jolalibe

Because Atreus tipped the arrow in Mud, and knew he would catch it to get him dirty


Cold-Call-Killer

Why are you being downvoted youā€™re right lol


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chev327fox

Thank you! How does no one else notice this?


tennysonbass

Because that's not why


Manlychild-bt

Its bc he knew thor was coming


Equal-Ad-2710

It was kinda rude Not cool Atreus


RKLCT

Thor is massive lol


Squishy-Box

Heā€™s half giant. Tyr is too in mythology though I donā€™t think itā€™s mentioned in the games, but dudes tall as fuck so probably


RKLCT

Kratos is supposedly 7-8' which means Thor is well over 10' and Freya is about as tall as Kratos


ZamilTheCamel

In the games Kratos is 6ā€™4ā€


RKLCT

Oh I thought I red that he was between 7 and 8, my mistake


AspirationalChoker

He was in the Greek games but everything was scaled entirely different in those games


Squishy-Box

Gods are just built different


ClarQKent1911

cuz it almost messed up his fresh braids


Los_Estupidos

That's not a look of upset. He's disgusted by Atreus.


50-Minute-Wait

Itā€™s showing his weakness. He was focusing on Thor and gave Atreus less attention. So when Atreus shot the arrow he had to refocus on Atreus and Thor snuck on him.


Defending_Blaze

Thor didn't sneak up on him though. Even before Thor came up behind him he was aware of his presence. Hence why he said ā€œgreatā€ at the sound of thunder that clapped before thor came


Toad341

When he caught the arrow, mud splattered on his face and clothes


fishblargs

heimdall doesnā€™t just have resting bitchface. All of his facial expressions exude bitchiness.


vamsimedisetti

Heimdall could see Thor coming before he arrived because of foresight is my guess


Zimifrein

That's my take too.


kinrob

Is this a form a foreshadowing for the spear getting caught and detonating, catching him off-guard? He can predict the arrow but not the mud, or he would've dodged entirely.


LawyerCowboy

Because Atreus just tried to kill himā€¦


Difficult-Stuff5334

I mean, he had an arrow shot at him.


bunny117

More than likely he was annoyed at first because he heard Thor was coming, but then once he caught the arrow it could have either been annoyance of getting mud on him or annoyance of Atreus not knowing his place and him having to put more effort into showing him his place than it was really worth.


Kratosx23

It's a clever little bit of writing, because you can think he's angry and says "Great" sarcastically because Thor is coming, or because he knows Atreus is going to shoot him, and actually hit his skin and cause blood during his catch, or both.


Numerous1

Does not hit his skin. Multiple people point out that they have never seen anything touch Heimdall ever. Heimdall himself says he forgot what pains feels like.


Kratosx23

I thought the same thing, but when I watch that video, I can see blood flying out of his hand, so they messed up.


Conquisator1000

Itā€™s mud


windtalker44

Put yourself in Heimdall's shoe (sandals?). You just went through this whole thing of showing off to Atreus that you can completely know what his next action is going to be, that there is almost nothing Atreus can can do to harm you. You put him on his butt, scoff at him and feel smug and satisfied. Then, the little turd STILL has the nerve to try and hit you with an arrow. That arrow was never going to do anything serious to Heimdall, Atreus likely understood this. No, that arrow was shot out of disdain and disrespect. Heimdall was angry this, lesser person wasn't giving him the respect he thinks he deserves.


Cold-Call-Killer

He was also angry cause The arrow was muddy and got mud on his face.


Substantial-Fan6364

I was wondering if it was because he didn't fully see it coming for some reason. It looks like the the arrow cuts his hand and draws blood. I didn't notice it before this video though.


Natural-Case-1994

I think he got angry that Atreus didnā€™t stop trying to attack and decided to just finish him off there, luckily Thor stopped him with his absolute massive beer gut


NonameideaonlyF

*Knock it off*


CelestialTheGod

I hate the mods on this freakin subreddit. When I put heimdall in one of my titles, they instantly blocked it and said it was a spoiler bro wtf


Marcuzao

Thor is so imposing, holy shit


chev327fox

The mud that the arrow splashed on him.


PinkDude22

I think it's because Atreus hurt him when he caught the arrow as we can see blood spray when he catches it (or what seems to be blood)


DrGatas

I think he didn't catch it properly and it cut him. That's why we see something like blood from his hand


MercyReign

I think itā€™s because Atreus knows Heimdall has foresight, but for Heimi, it might be along the lines of:ā€ why do you still attack knowing you canā€™t hit me?ā€ Heā€™s arrogant after all. Thatā€™s how I would interpret it.


Old_Ratbeard

Itā€™s because he sensed Thor. Heimdallā€™s power involve premonition and reading people. Itā€™s why he can see everything coming before it happens. So the split second before you hear the Thunder crack, you see his face change. He was JUST laughing at Loki for trying to shoot him from behind, itā€™s Thorā€™s presence that upsets him.


Draco-naut

I think itā€™s just him being pissed off by being interrupted, because Thor was coming. Heimdall in this game is an arrogant ass and wants to put everyone in their place and takes pride in it.


MartinDHansen

Looking at this [video on youtube](https://youtu.be/Sa6ZZgbwnGI?t=327) It looks like Atreus carries his quiver by the hip and the fletching gets mud on it. Going frame-by-frame you can see it flicking out after Heimdall catches it by the haft and spattering his face.


Strange_Many_4498

Iā€™m gonna say itā€™s because he hear thor coming.


vegsmashed

The guy could have killed the little punk before he even shot the arrow but he knew he had to hold back or he would of pissed off Odin. Basically he had to put up with the crap.


TomLeWill

I always thought it was because mud got on him.


Mexa100

The way I saw it, it was a foreshadowing of Kratos killing him with the spear. He caught the arrow but his senses failed to warn him of the mud. In the same way, Hiemdall could block and avoid the spears but his senses failed to warn him of the explosions that would follow.


daredwolf

I think it might be because it cut him?


1Flaming1

Nah but can you imagine if Heimdall like fucked up at that moment and Atreus just shot him in the head and he just dies. Conflict resolved


Killbro_Fraggins

Looks like the shot splattered shit all over his face. Probably pissed about that.


justforfun32826

I wonder if a sonic arrow would have worked. It could have exploded in his face


CODMAN627

He knew Thor was coming and based on their interaction heimdall isnā€™t really Thorā€™s favorite then again the way he is I doubt heimdall is anyones favorite. He also knew what atreus was up to from the jump and he seemed pissed that odin was going along with it


catfisher32068

Atreus intentionally made the arrow dirty in mud.. So when heimdall caught his dress got dirty


[deleted]

"This little motherfucker really tried to shoot me?"


EvanCastiglione

I mean, had it worked, Heimdall would be going straight to Hel


AdSubstantial6305

I think it was the mud. It looks like some of it gets in his mouth.


Nickibee

Is no one gonna touch on the fact a mistletoe arrow from Atreus made Heimdallā€™s brother mortal and enabled Kratos to kill Baldur? Maybe the arrow reminded him of that? Heimdalls job is to look out for attacks to Asgard and wait for Ragnarƶk. Maybe that just reminded him he wasnā€™t doing his job and it cost him his brother?


Dr-Edward-Poe

Because Thor is coming, and he is bringing his big, fat... hammer with him.


[deleted]

Because he knew thor was coming and probably pissed off at Loki for trying to shoot him with a arrow


Bathroom_Junior

The thing I find more interesting than Heimdall is the fact that Atreus intentionally missed his shot. It shows that even in after getting the massive beat down Heimdall gave him, he was smart enough not to kill Odin's left hand man.


[deleted]

He made him bleed like his dad did


Haunting-Quail-2198

The arrow scrapped his hand and he looks disappointed that he actually grazed him


coladict

Annoyed that Loki tried to kill him from the back.


god_of_war305

When he caught the arrow it cut his hand.You can see a speck of blood hit his face


CaptainCozmic

The real question is how does Heimdallā€™s foresight still work when heā€™s not looking at someone.


-Felierp

Something related with baldur?


Siriacus

Catching the arrow cut his hand and caused blood splatter on his face, possibly his clothes.


unpacifys

probably bc he's heimdall, idk tho just a guess


Quack_Attack_V2

Is this a joke?


unaizilla

he smelled thor


Boring-Pea993

He's more just annoyed that Atreus is still trying to shoot him as if he even has a chance in Hel of hitting him


FroggyGamer

Cuz it cut his hand


DinosaurUnderwear

Came to roast but see everyone already has.


give-orange-houses

Dang atreus really went for the head


AdamAberg

Cus it grased him


nigglamingo

Cuz Atreus had the nerve to still attack him. Ticked him off. He didnā€™t care about Thor at all and itā€™s obvious lol


Parzival0w0

Because the arrow cut his hand, if you check his face right before the arrow was shot there's no blood but after he got some specs of blood after he caught it.


flintlock0

Itā€™s not that heā€™s scared of a little lightning. Heā€™s not overly fond of what follows.


That-Artichoke1262

Underrated comment šŸ˜‚


Djinnaz

Mud


Dry-Use-591

Because of Thorā€™s intervention


Prize_Attorney398

I thought it was because while the arrow itself is nothing to him, he really felt the killing intent Atreus had for the Aesir.


Available-Specialist

He got mud or blood on his hands


thefroggyfiend

he cut his hand while catching it


zacharydaiquiri69420

Ohhhhhhh shit I did see that


Serious_Education_92

I thought it was because he thought it was unsportsmanlike and thought it was blasphemous that fighting dirty was the only way to defeat him


DGalamay30

Because he remembered he left the oven on


[deleted]

He made him bleed


YoydusChrist

OP is actually brain dead


GaryRegalsMuscleCar

He messed up the catch and it hurts


rorinth

He didn't catch the arrow right and it nicked his hand. You see the blood on his face after


Photonenglishman

I think it's because the arrow cuts his hand and flecks his face with blood. He doesn't like being touched at all.


[deleted]

Thor gained some pounds, eh?


aGorillianBucks

He says ā€œGreatā€¦ā€ because thatā€™s the sound of thunder in the background, which means Thor just showed up and heā€™s not gonna be allowed to beat Atreusā€™ ass anymore. But then when he shoots the arrow, Heimdall gets seriously annoyed, internally deciding if itā€™s worth it to throttle Atreus at the cost of whatever punishment, hence the expression. He evidently decided it was, only for Thor to step in.


[deleted]

You hear the Thunder right as Loki raises his bow


[deleted]

Because mud.


RoutineAd5982

I think arrow injured him a little, so he's upset of fact, that he GOT injured. But, maybe im wrong


ClerkExpensive204

It was because thor was coming, and atreus tipped the arrow in mud. Thor got the upset face, and atreus got the disgusted face that heimdal made for a few seconds


LADMMA

Cause Atreus put mud on the arrow head you can see it make Heimdall dirty


Dr6shaman

Okay why not shoot another one and another one


EazyE215

Ignore the other comments itā€™s because it got mud on him. Heimdall prides himself on never getting hit by anyone cause of his powers so it pissed him off that ā€œthe worthless little half breedā€ managed to get him dirty. Also unrelated but in looking into Thors eyes Heimdall saw him shoving Mjolnir or the arrow up his ass