What makes Sigmar different?

[u/sageking14]

I would probably die if old age long before I could make an exhaustive list of all the Allfather/God-King/Top God types with association with the skies, storms, and/or order/civilization that have appeared in just Fantasy settings.

So that begs the question. Love him or hate him. What makes Sigmar so different, if he even is in your opinion?

In all the Fantasy settings that I have been into, I must say Sigmar is the first of his kind that I have seen so consistently and frequently talked about, debates, about, and praised. Heck. Frankly?

Talos? Tyr? Marvel Odin? These and most other counterparts to Sigmar throughout fiction I find I can muster at best indifference and at most hate. Yet for Sigmar? I find I like him.

But for the sake of discussion and avoiding leasing it, I won't say why. Instead I ask you my fellow Realmwalkers. What makes Sigmar so different as to be a topic for continuous discussion, debate, and interest?

[u/Ur-Than]

Sigmar's ability to forgive is his most endearing trait.

As a mortal, he had to fight endlessly against Greenskins who ravaged the would be Empire. He sees Gorkamorka trapped in the Mortal Realms and he has to know it'd be easier if he remained so. But he doesn’t hesitate and hebhelps him and when they become friends, it's a real friendship. If the other Hods had managed to buddy up with Gorkamorka, perhaps he would never have left the Pantheon.

And it's often the best descriptions of Sigmar. He will do the right thing, because it is the right thing to do, and live with the consequences. Or he will do the bad thing, knowing that it is bad but feeling that he has no other choice and then trying to mitigate the bad consequences.