Modern Influence
Baldr has been depicted in modern fiction.
- Balder the Brave is a character in comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Journey into Mystery #85 (October 1964).
- Shadow is the main character in the 2001 novel American Gods by Neil Gaiman; Shadow is the son of Mr Wednesday (Odin) and was confirmed to be Baldr in a sequel.
- Olaf Johnson is a character in the 2011 TV series The Almighty Johnsons featuring Norse gods in modern New Zealand. He is the incarnation of Baldr, the family oracle and apparently unaging.
- Baldur is the protagonist of the video game Too Human developed by Silicon Knights
- Baldur is a character on the TV show "Supernatural" appearing in the episode "Hammer of the Gods", in which he is responsible for bringing the pagan gods together to fight Lucifer.
- Baldr (spelled Beldr) is one of the antagonists in the 2009 game for Nintendo DS Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor.
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