Fandral

Fandral was a highly respected Asgardian warrior, an ally as well as friend of Thor, and a member of the Warriors Three, known for his charm. Alongside all his fellow warriors, Fandral took part in a poorly considered strike against all the Frost Giants of Jotunheim, which soon resulted in King Odin deciding to directly punish Thor by banishing him to the Earth without his powers. When Loki then took the throne of Asgard during Thor's banishment, Fandral and his allies played a key role in saving Thor from the Destroyer before bringing him back to Asgard where he successfully stopped Loki from stealing the throne of Asgard and restoring the peace.
== Biography ==
=== Warriors Three ===
==== Following Thor ====
: "Fandral, Hogun, who led you into the glorious of battles?""You did."
: ―Thor and Hogun[src]
Fandral was an adventuring Asgardian and a good friend of the Asgardian princes, Thor and Loki. Thor eventually got Fandral to meet his other two friends, Hogun and Volstagg. The three became good friends and formed the Warriors Three. Fandral also became good friends with fellow warrior Lady Sif. Known as one of the most charming Asgardians in the Nine Realms, Fandral developed a strong reputation as fierce and brave warrior. Fandral joined Thor, Sif and Loki during their visits to Earth in the 11th century, where he witnessed the Norse people worship Thor as a god due to his abilities.
==== War with the Frost Giants ====
: "We're going to Jotunheim.""What? This isn't like going to Earth, where you summon a little lightning and thunder and the mortals worship you as a god! This is Jotunheim!"
: ―Thor and Fandral[src]
Fandral attended the ceremony of Thor's coronation to support his friend, along with most of Asgard's citizens and the other members Warriors Three and Sif. Before the ceremony, Fandral spent time with several attractive women while admiring himself in the mirror. Fandral then drew Fimbuldraugr and offered the ladies a chance to clean his sword before laughing with the ladies while he walked away to find his place for the upcoming ceremony.
Fandral then joined the other Warriors Three alongside Sif as they all awaited Thor's arrival. Volstagg complained about still being hungry, which Fandral teased him about, with Volstagg then jokingly threatening to hit Fandral as a result of his mockery. Fandral had then begun teasing Hogun by insisting that he consider smiling at least once for the event while Lady Sif then challenged Fandral to at least try and keep his mouth shut during the entire ceremony.
During the ceremony, three Frost Giants broke inside Odin's Vault to steal the Casket of Ancient Winters. Luckily, they are stopped and killed by the Destroyer before they could escape; however, by this time, they had already killed several Asgardian Guards, as a result of the attack, Odin decided not to retaliate against Laufey or make Thor King yet. Thor became so enraged by the interruption to become king that he stormed into the dining hall and overthrew a table.
Before long, the Warriors Three and Sif came in to discover all of the destruction and had found Loki trying to comfort his enraged brother. Thor recommended that they attack the Frost Giants in revenge for their invasion and discover how they had gotten into Asgard without even the knowledge of Heimdall. Although Fandral questioned the chances of their survival, Thor, however, reminded each of his friends of their adventures together leading them all to agree to go.
==== Attack on Jotunheim ====
: "At least he’s been banished, not dead. Which is what we’d all be if that guard hadn’t told them where we’d gone.""How did the guard even know?"
: ―Fandral and Volstagg[src]
The Warriors Three, together with Thor, Sif, and Loki, then journeyed together to the Bifrost Bridge, where Loki attempted to convince the guardian Heimdall to allow them to go past. As Heimdall wished to know how the Frost Giants had managed to enter Asgard without him know, he allowed them all to go past to investigate, with Fandral and Volstagg teasing Loki as they walked past him. Heimdall then warned that they all stood a risk of being trapped there.
Upon arriving in Jotunheim, Fandral then looked around the barren landscape before following Thor as they all continued their mission. Fandral watched while Thor found and challenged Laufey, the Frost Giants' ruler, over the incident in Asgard in which his people had tried to steal the Casket of Ancient Winters. Laufey, revealed that Asgard was full of traitors while he showed he also had strength in numbers and mindful of an ancient truce between the two people.
As more Frost Giants came out of the shadows and surrounded the group, Laufey insulted Thor by calling him nothing more than a boy before he dismissed the Asgardians from his realm, with Loki warning Thor to see that they were vastly outnumbered by Laufey's forces. As they turned to leave, however, Thor was then baited by the mocking heckling of Hailstrum, which Fandral sighed at he knew what was coming next from the highly arrogant and war hungry Thor.
Thor struck Hailstrum with Mjølnir, which plunged them all into mortal combat against all the enraged Frost Giants. Fandral, alongside the Warriors Three and Lady Sif, draw their own weapons and joined the battle, with Fandral taking personal delight in the fight as he drew his sword Fimbuldraugr and laughed while blocking all the enemy blows and killing the Frost Giants. Fandral was disarmed but soon outwitted and killed the Frost Giant attacking him.
However, as the battle raged on, Fandral was grievously injured when a Frost Giant impaled him and had to be carried clear. As Volstagg carried Fandral away, they were then chased down by an Frost Beast which was killed by Thor. Before Laufey's forces could finish them off once they had them cornered, the Asgardians were saved by the timely arrival of Odin on Sleipnir, who intervened and quickly had them all quickly withdraw back to the safety of Asgard.
==== Thor's Banishment ====
: "Our dearest friend banished! Loki on the throne! Asgard on the brink of war! Yet you managed to consume four wild boars, six pheasants, a side of beef and two caskets of ale! Shame on you! Don't you care?"
: ―Fandral to Volstagg[src]
They used the Bifrost Bridge to return home and Volstagg carried the wounded Fandral to the healing room. As punishment for causing this second war between Asgard's forces and Jotunheim, King Odin chose to banish Thor onto Earth without his powers or Mjølnir. While Volstagg and Fandral had their injuries from the battle treated, they discussed how King Odin could have discovered their plans.
To their great surprise, Loki then revealed it was, in fact, he who had informed the Einherjar guard of all their schemes, resulting in Thor's banishment. Although Loki insisted that he loved Thor more dearly than any of them, he still claimed that he was reckless and a danger to all of Asgard. Once Loki had left, Sif and the Warriors Three then discussed whether or not he could be a spy for Laufey, unnerving the group as Fandral warned that this talk could be treason.
Seeking to return Thor to Asgard, the Warriors Three and Lady Sif went to speak to King Odin to try and convince him to change his mind, however when they arrived they discovered that Loki had taken the throne as his father had fallen into the Odinsleep, of which he noted that Frigga feared he may never recover. Accepting their new king with suspicion of his true motives, they all then requested that he consider ending Thor's banishment to the Earth.
Loki refused as he claimed to be unable to contradict his father's final order as King. Loki argued that as they were now on the brink of war against Jotunheim, the people of Asgard now needed a sense of consistency during such difficult times. When Lady Sif attempted to confront Loki, Fandral grabbed her arm and advised them all to leave before they angered their new King. Despite this, Volstagg still tried to speak out but Loki then demanded that they all leave him.
==== Disobeying the King ====
: "I am bound by honor to our king. I cannot open the bridge to you.""Complicated fellow, isn't he?"
: ―Heimdall and Fandral[src]
Concerned over Loki claiming the throne of Asgard and what all his plans with the power would be, the Warriors Three and Lady Sif had then discussed what they should do next. With tensions rising, Fandral accused Volstagg of not caring enough and having more of a focus on food, leading to a standoff between the two friends. Hogun suggested that their next step had to be to disobey their own King and find Thor on the Earth to finally bring him back home.
As they discussed this, Fandral warned that Heimdall might still be listening in to their conversation, at which point a Einherjar guard informed them that Heimdall was demanding to see them. Arriving at Himinbjorg, Fandral and the other Warriors Three discussed their plan with Heimdall who, also untrusting of Loki on the throne, allowed them to use the Bifrost Bridge to go to Earth, although he noted that he could not actively do it himself to leave them.
They arrived at Thor's last known location in Puente Antiguo and searched for their friend. As they all walked through the town they attracted many strange looks from the locals due to their armor and weapons, with a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. referring to Fandral as Robin Hood. Eventually, the Warriors Three had managed to find Thor with his new friend Jane Foster delighted to see each other, the friends hugged and laughed together.
Although he had expressed his delight and seeing his dearest friends once again, Thor told them that they should not have come for him. When Fandral informed Thor that they were there to take him home, Thor told him that Loki had claimed that Odin was dead, meaning that he could not return to Asgard as they had desired. However, Sif revealed to Thor that his father was still alive and they realized that Loki had lied to them all before Thor agreed to come home.
==== Battle of Puente Antiguo ====
: "And then, with a mighty bellow, I flew into the giant metal beast and laid it low.""Is that another way of saying you fell on your huge ass?"
: ―Volstagg and Fandral[src]
While the group was still in Puente Antiguo, they then faced another unexpected threat when Loki dispatched the Destroyer to kill Thor and his friends in order to keep all of his secrets from being exposed. While Fandral delighted at the thought of going into battle, Thor revealed that he was powerless and could only help to get the innocent civilians of the town to safety while Sif and the Warriors Three battled the attacker.
With Sif asking for a distraction, Fandral and Hogun then proceeded to throw Volstagg at the Destroyer, to which he responded by hitting Volstagg across the street. While the Destroyer was distracted, Sif stabbed the machine through its neck. While Fandral celebrated, this had barely slowed it down, however, and the battle continued. They proved to be no match for the construct, as it battered them without much effort, forcing Fandral to rescue the injured Volstagg.
Eventually, as Fandral was pulled Volstagg out of the burning cafe, Thor ordered them all to leave now, assuring them that he had a plan. Instead of engaging the Destroyer, however, Fandral watched while Thor walked up to it without any weapons and begged Loki to let the innocent people of Earth live. Thor then allowed the Destroyer to kill him in exchange for peace, as Fandral watched helplessly as his dear friend died in Jane Foster's arms, satisfied he had saved them.
However, Thor's self-sacrifice proved that he had become worthy of his power as Mjølnir launched out of the Crater Site and resurrected the God of Thunder with all his powers, allowing him to defeat the Destroyer while Fandral and the others watched on in delight. The team then finally returned to Asgard and discovered Loki had nearly killed Heimdall, so while the Warriors took Heimdall to the Healing Room, Thor went to personally confront his brother.
Thor and Loki battled across Asgard, leading to the destruction of the Rainbow Bridge and Loki's apparent death when he fell into a black hole while trying to destroy all of Jotunheim. With Odin having awoken from his Odinsleep and reclaimed the throne of Asgard, the Warriors Three, and Sif gathered them together at the banquet to celebrate the return of Thor. Volstagg entertained the guests with the tales of his battles with the Frost Giants and the Destroyer.
== Personality ==
: "Do we have a plan here?""Stand and fight!""Have you considered turn and run?"
: ―Fandral and Hogun[src]
Fandral is one of the most skilled warriors in Asgard. He is loyal to his friends and fearful to his enemies, but he is extremely polite, even on the battlefield. Although he is often irritated by Volstagg's endless appetite, he would give his life for his teammates and Asgard itself, as seen with his rather careless attitude in committing treason to free Loki. Fandral is also exceptionally handsome and charming, giving him a reputation for being a womanizer. He can be seen as a balance between Hogun's perpetual grimness and Volstagg's perpetual jovial attitude, although he mostly characterizes himself with his witty retorts. He is an incredibly skilled swordsman with centuries of experience in hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship, his weapon of choice being a rapier.
== Powers and Abilities ==
=== Powers ===
* Asgardian Physiology: As an Asgardian, Fandral possessed all of the various superhuman attributes common among his people, including superhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, stamina, reflexes, healing, and was extremely long-lived.
** Superhuman Strength: Like all Asgardians, Fandral possessed great superhuman strength, being was able to hold his own against Frost Giants and Marauders and single-handedly throw the heavy Volstagg at the Destroyer.
** Superhuman Durability: Fandral was resistant to physical damage, however, he was still stabbed in the chest by an ice shard created by a Frost Giant.
** Superhuman Speed: Fandral could run and move at great superhuman speed. This helped in battle when fighting enemies.
** Superhuman Agility: Fandral was one of the most agile warriors in Asgard, able to evade multiple attacks from an army of Frost Giants in the midst of battle, and skillfully handling his sword Fimbuldraugr.
** Superhuman Stamina: Fandral's endurance allowed him to exercise his maximum capacity for an extremely long period of time without tiring at all. This ability helped him through countless battles without getting tired.
** Regenerative Healing Factor: Despite his body's resistance, Fandral could still be injured like any other Asgardian. However, his metabolism enabled him to regenerate damaged bodily tissue at rapid speeds. During the attack on Jotunheim, Fandral was pierced by ice shards created by a Frost Giant. However, he survived his injuries and was brought back to Asgard, where he was fully healed within hours.
** Longevity: Like all Asgardians, Fandral aged at incredibly slow speeds, being able to live for thousands of years. Even though he was more than a thousand years old, Fandral retained the appearance of a young man by Earth standards.
==== Abilities ====
* Master Combatant: Fandral is a highly skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant, having received extensive training in unarmed combat as well as having centuries of combat experience, making him one of the most powerful and best warriors in Asgard. His fighting style was swift and agile, making him a dangerous opponent.
* Sword Mastery: Fandral was highly skilled at using a sword in combat, with centuries of training and experience in wielding it, ranking him amongst Asgard's foremost warriors. His sword is his primary weapon against his enemies as he trains the most with it.
== Weapons ==
* Fimbuldraugr: Fandral's weapon of choice was a rapier. A talented swordsman, Fandral was both gifted and deadly in battle.
== Relationships ==
=== Allies ===
* Asgardian Royal Family
** Odin - King
** Frigga - Queen
** Thor - Close Friend
* Warriors Three - Teammates and Close Friends
** Volstagg
** Hogun
* Sif - Close Friend
* Einherjar‏‎
* Sleipnir
* Heimdall
* Jane Foster
=== Enemies ===
* Frost Giants
** Laufey - Attempted Killer
* Loki ? - Former King
* Destroyer †
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