Thor Odinson

## Character

"*I would rather be a good man than a great king.*"
—Thor[src]

**Thor Odinson** is a character on Marvel's *Thor*, *The Avengers*, *Thor: The Dark World* & *Avengers: Age of Ultron*. He first appears in *Thor*. He is portrayed by stars Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Goyo & Jaimie Alexander.

## Biography

### Early Life

Thor had an idyllic childhood, brought up in Asgard as the treasured son of Odin and his wife Frigga. His best friend and playmate was his adopted brother Loki, and though they were rivals for their father's throne, they still remained close companions. Loki was taught magic by their mother, while Thor was taught how to be a warrior by their father.

Brought up in the warrior culture of the Asgardians, Thor valued strength, courage, and loyalty above all else. He desired to be exactly like his father, the war hero, and received the powerful hammer, Mjølnir. Thor often remarked on the monsters he would slay and the wars he would win once he was king.

### Warrior

Thor proved himself a great warrior, often leading his band of warriors, which included Lady Sif, Loki, and the Warriors Three on adventures. However, he was also known to be reckless when Loki jokingly reminded him that he would be dead had he not used a smoke veil to allow them to escape during one battle.

Thor also defeated Imir, a rogue Asgardian who threatened to take control of Asgard and kidnapped several Dwarves. While Imir managed to get the upper hand on Thor, he was eventually defeated when Thor electrocuted him with Mjølnir.

### Loki's Schemes

#### Delayed Coronation

Odin decided to make Thor king and ruler of Asgard as he was about to finally enter the Odinsleep after putting it off for so long. Thor reveled in the ceremony and underwent the passage of becoming king from Odin. As Odin was about to name Thor King, he sensed that Frost Giants had sneaked into Asgard and into his vault to steal the Casket of Ancient Winters.

Odin, Thor and Loki went to the vault to find the Frost Giants had already been slain by The Destroyer. Seeing how close they had come to stealing the artefacts, Thor declared that they must go to Jotunheim and show their strength to ensure the Giants would never trespass in Asgard again. Odin replied that the trespassers were only a few, not an invading force and that they paid for their crime with their lives, but Thor insisted that as King of Asgard he would lead an army to Jotunheim as Odin had done before him. Odin reminded him that he was not King yet and ordered him not to attack.

#### Attacking Jotunheim

In their quarters, Thor began throwing tables around in anger. Loki convinced him that he was right and they must go to Jotunheim to confront King Laufey. As they were talking Lady Sif and the Warriors Three arrived. Thor announced they were going to Jotunheim and that he would lead them to victory, although they were initially skeptical over the risks, Thor reminded them of their past victories and soon changed their minds.

They traveled to the Bifrost Bridge and sought Heimdall's permission for passage to Jotunheim. Heimdall granted it and sent them to Jotunheim, but warned that if they got into trouble they would not be granted entrance back. In Jotunheim, Thor led the warriors to King Laufey's chamber where the giant warned them to leave while he still allowed them. One of the Frost Giants approached Thor before Loki led him away. Thor remained silent until the Frost Giant called Thor a princess. Thor unleashed his anger and the mighty power of Mjølnir and the warriors bravely battled the Frost Giants. Fandral was struck by a Frost Giant and warned Thor to pull back. Thor told them to leave while he battled the Frost Giants alone.

As his friends left and reached the Bifrost Bridge, Thor unleashed the full power of Mjølnir and erupted the ground around him killing hundreds of Frost Giants, before flying at full speed to kill Laufey's beast that was chasing the Asgardians. Laufey and his whole army then surrounded Thor and his friends, who were driven back to the edge of a cliff.Before they attacked, Odin arrived and warned Laufey by telling him to preserve the peace and not respond to the actions of a boy. Laufey said that war had already begun,and Odin transported himself and the other Asgardians back to Asgard.

#### Banishment

Back in the Bifrost, Thor told the Warriors Three to take Fandral to the Healing Room. Odin then chastised Thor for his reckless actions saying that he would sacrifice the lives of innocent people to go to war and that they were not the actions of a King, but a warrior. Thor told Odin he was an old man and a fool. Odin then took Mjølnir from Thor and removed his powers before using the Bifrost to banish Thor to Earth.

#### Exiled to Earth

Thor was sent through the Bifrost Bridge arriving to Earth in a wormhole, which was being studied by Dr. Jane Foster, Dr. Erik Selvig and their understudy Darcy Lewis. Thor stood only to be knocked over by the truck they were driving. He awoke, eventually realizing he was on Earth, and began shouting to Heimdall to open the Bifrost. The humans believed Thor to be crazy and when Lewis threatened Thor with a Taser, he was disgusted at her actions and she tasered him.

He awoke in a hospital with a man over him saying he that was about to take some blood. Unaware of his surroundings, Thor attacked the hospital staff and security guards taking on dozens before being sedated. He awoke again to find himself strapped down but managed to squeeze out of the restraints and headed for the exit before being hit again by a car, again driven by Foster. They took him back to their Wormhole Research Center where Foster gave him some clothes.

#### Misunderstandings

Thor said that he was hungry and they took him to Isabel's Diner. He ate enormous amounts of food astonishing the three before smashing his cup on the floor demanding another drink. Foster told him that if he wanted another he should ask nicely; Thor then overheard Pete and Jake talking about a "satellite" that had crashed to Earth. Thor realized it was Mjølnir and asked for directions. He said goodbye to Foster, Lewis, and Selvig and began to walk to Mjølnir.

Realizing as a mortal the walk was too far, Thor went to the local pet store and demanded a horse. The owner said that they did not have horses only cats, dogs and other house animals to which Thor asked for one large enough to ride; instead all he received was a very confused look from the shop worker. He left unsatisfied only to see Jane Foster again who offered him a ride to the crash site in her car, to which Thor happily accepted.

#### Unworthy

Foster told Thor that S.H.I.E.L.D. had stolen all of her research. Thor promised to tell her everything she wanted to know about the wormholes when he reclaimed what was his. They arrived at the site to find it covered by a makeshift research facility. As they looked over the facility, Thor gave Foster his jacket as he correctly predicted it would begin to rain momentarily. When Foster questioned how he planned to walk out with their equipment, Thor informed her that he intended to fly out.

Thor entered and took down Agents Jackson and Delancey before being noticed and began making his way to Mjølnir. Thor began taking down guard after guard, even without his Asgardian Strength his fighting skills still outmatched many of the Agents. As Thor approuched Mjølnir he was confronted by a particularly big guard whom Thor ultimately defeated outside. Thor was unaware that the entire time Clint Barton was taking aim and preparing to shoot him with an arrow. Finally at Mjølnir, Thor rejoiced before gripping his mighty hammer but could not lift it; using all of his mortal strength, he still could not lift it. Knowing his father had taken his powers away from him, he screamed at the heavens and fell to his knees. As the guards arrested him he noticed a small Asgardian symbol appear on Mjølnir, and became heartbroken that he may never see his home again.

#### Captured by S.H.I.E.L.D.

He was taken for questioning by Agent Phil Coulson but did not respond to any questions, Coulson was convinced he must be special forces due to his remarkable fighting skills. Thor remained silent and refused to answer Coulson's questions; however the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent informed him that sooner or later they would find out what they wanted to know.

When Coulson left for a moment, Loki then arrived in front of him. Thor asked about Jotunheim and demanded to speak to their father; however, Loki informed him that Odin was dead and that in Thor's absence, Loki had been made ruler of Asgard. When Thor asked if he could go home Loki explained that Thor must remain on Earth to maintain peace with Jotunheim, when Thor tried to argue, Loki told him that their mother Frigga had forbidden his return. Thor agreed to the arrangement and said goodbye to his brother, thanking him for coming to him and informing him of their father's death. Agent Coulson then returned to find Thor saying goodbye to thin air.

Dr. Erik Selvig then approached telling S.H.I.E.L.D. that Thor was Dr. Donald Blake, their colleague who was drunk and very upset about the loss of their equipment, and Agent Coulson let him go so that he could follow them. Thor and Selvig went for a drink where Selvig asked Thor to leave in the morning. He agreed and they share another drink. After a few more drinks Thor's drinking prowess led to them getting into a bar brawl and Thor took a heavily drunk Selvig back to Foster's camper.

#### Bonding with Jane Foster

Thor and Foster went to the roof of the Research Center and gazed at the stars. She told Thor about herself and Thor began to tell her about the Nine Realms and Yggdrasil, the World Tree; he explained that her theories were correct and tried to help her understand them better. He also returned her notebook which he had retaken from S.H.I.E.L.D. When she fell asleep Thor ensured that she was warm before watching over her as she slept.

#### Battle of Puente Antiguo

The next day Thor's attitude had taken a change for the better and he made breakfast with Jane Foster when they were interrupted by the Warriors Three and Sif who had found Thor. Thor rejoiced to see them before they informed him that Odin was alive and that Loki was king and had showed the Frost Giants the way into Asgard until they saw another Wormhole in the distance and realized that Loki had sent forces after them.

Thor, Foster, Erik Selvig and Darcy Lewis began to evacuate the town as the Warriors Three and Sif formulated a plan to stop the Destroyer. The Destroyer began attacking the town, destroying everything in its path and knocked back the Warriors Three before being seemingly stopped by Sif's Sword. The Destroyer simply rearranged its body to face Sif and nearly killed her. With this the Destroyer seemed unstoppable.

Thor told them to fall back and that he had a plan. Thor approached the Destroyer and spoke to Loki through it, telling him that he was sorry but that he could not allow him to kill the innocent people and instead to take his life. Loki seemingly relented before using the Destroyer to send Thor flying backwards. With his bones broken, Thor was dying and Jane Foster came to his aid and sat with him before he seemingly passed.

The Destroyer continued to destroy the town before Mjølnir flew to Thor and returned his powers. Thor then created a tornado around the Destroyer and engaged it, deflecting its beams before disabling it. Thor then told Agent Phil Coulson who had arrived that he must return Foster's research if he wanted his help in the future as they fought on the same side and for the same goal. Thor then promised to show Foster the Bifrost Bridge and flew her to the Bifrost site. When Thor asked for the Bifrost to open, Heimdall did not respond. The Warriors Three and Sif arrived and he still did not reply.

#### Fighting Loki

Heimdall eventually answered and the Asgardians prepared to leave earth and return to Asgard. Before leaving Thor took Jane Foster aside and promised her that he would return before passionately kissing her.

Thor then flew to Odin's Thor, Sif and the Warriors Three arrived in Asgard and found Heimdall mortally woulded from an attack by Loki. Thor ordered the team to get Heimdall to the healing room before searching for his brother. He arrived in Odin's Chamber to see his mother Frigga and Loki who was shocked to see him. Thor revealed Loki's deception. Loki said he did it all to impress their father and to be Thor's equal; he promised to destroy Jotunheim using the Bifrost Bridge and attacked Thor, who refused to fight his brother. Loki sent Thor flying through the wall of the chamber and headed to the Bifrost where he began the process of destroying Jotunheim. Thor flew to the Bifrost and engaged Loki.

After a gruesome fight Thor managed to tie Loki down by placing Mjølnir on top of him and went to stop the Bifrost but it was too far gone to stop now. Thor did not want to destroy the Bifrost because then he could not return to Earth to see Jane Foster but for the sake of the Nine Realms, called Mjølnir to him and began destroying the Rainbow Bridge and the Bifrost fell away from Asgard in an almighty explosion and into the abyss of space. Thor and Loki were caught by Odin who had awakened from the Odinsleep and Loki revealed he did it all for him before letting go and falling into the abyss.

### Reflecting on the Future

As the Asgardians celebrated, Thor went to see his father, telling him that he was wrong for his prior actions and that he had a lot to learn from him. Odin in return told Thor that he would be a wise king.

Thor then went to see Heimdall asking if there was any hope of returning to Earth. Heimdall told him there was always hope. Thor asked what Jane Foster was doing and Heimdall replied she was looking for Thor.

### Protector of The Nine Realms

A few days after Thor defeated Loki, Heimdall had discovered that destroying the Bifrost Bridge had put all of the Nine Realms in danger. He informed Odin and Thor of this. Thor feared for his friend Hogun's people in Vanaheim and warned him.

A year later, Frigga successfully managed to contact Loki in the Sanctuary. She informed Thor, Odin, and the Warriors Three of Loki's miraculous survival and that he was planning an attack on Earth involving the Tesseract and an army of Chitauri. Odin called upon the power of dark energy - the very fabric of the universe itself - to send Thor to Earth to stop him, at the cost of his own and Thor's health. An unconscious Thor landed on a mountain, not far from Loki's location, and began searching for his brother as soon as he regained consciousness.

### War for Earth

#### Return to Earth

Thor landed on the Quinjet in which Loki was being escorted back to the Helicarrier by Captain America, Iron Man and Black Widow. He boarded the jet and easily knocked down Iron Man and Captain America before taking Loki from their custody and flying off into the distance.

Once they crash landed onto a mountain, Thor tried to convince Loki to give up his plans and return home to Asgard with the Tesseract, though Loki still resented Thor. Thor attempted to reason with his brother by expressing his relief to learn he had survived and informing him that both he and Odin had mourned his death, although the mention of Odin only angered Loki further as he viewed Odin as only Thor's father and not his. It was during their conversation that Thor learned that Loki was working for another party, although he never learned who it was. When Loki continued to mock him and refused to answer his questions, Thor picked up Mjølnir and threatened him.

#### Meeting the Avengers

Iron Man suddenly attacked him and threw him off the cliff, telling him not to take his stuff, although Thor argued that Iron Man clearly had no clue what he was getting involved with. Seeing that Iron Man would not listen, Thor attacked and fired a blast of lightning at the Avenger, which only served to power his suit to incredible levels. Iron Man fought back and the two traded blows, flying across mountain ranges and destroying much of the forest in a desperate attempt to stop the other.

When Captain America intervened and broke up the fight, he pointed out that they should not be fighting with each other, demanding to know what Thor was doing there. When he asked Thor to put Mjølnir down, Thor erupted into a rage and in response, Thor knocked Iron Man back and brought his hammer down on Captain America, who blocked it with his shield which absorbed the impact, sending Thor flying backwards. As the three warriors recovered from the shockwave, Thor realized - upon seeing the destruction he had helped to cause - that they had the same goal to stop Loki's plan and protect Earth, so stopped fighting and formed an alliance.

### Working with S.H.I.E.L.D.

They returned to the Helicarrier, where Loki was put into a cell designed to hold and dispose of Hulk if necessary. After watching Nick Fury question Loki, Thor was quick to point out that while Loki was unstable, he was his brother, though Black Widow brought up that Loki had killed several people, so Thor quickly reasserted that Loki was adopted.

Later he asked Agent Phil Coulson about Jane Foster and was told that she was moved to a secure location when Loki returned and Erik Selvig was put under his control. Thor personally thanked Coulson for this action to protect the woman he loved and expressed his displeasure at the way the Asgardian Wars of often were fought on Earth, leaving the humans to pay the price and even compared Asgardian wars to the fights of the Bilgesnipe, but he did have to explain to Coulson what the Bilgesnipe were and how they trample everything in their path. Nick Fury then approached and asked what Thor was prepared to do in order to keep Loki's plans from reaching fruition, though Thor told him he was unsure. Fury noted that Loki clearly had a plan as he appeared to be the only person onboard the Helicarrier who wanted to be there.

#### Attack on the Helicarrier

Later as Thor and the others argued, Hawkeye, under Loki's mind control, blew up one of the Helicarrier's engines and helped free Loki, also triggering Banner to transform into the Hulk. Thor found the Hulk moments before he would have killed Black Widow; Thor fought the Hulk, being the only one who could match him for strength. Hulk started to gain the upper hand against Thor, and threw him around like a ragdoll, until a S.H.I.E.L.D. jet shot at Hulk and caused him to leap from the Helicarrier.

Thor went to make sure that Loki was still contained. When he arrived the cell door was open and Loki was leaving, Thor tried to stop Loki from leaving but it turned out to be an illusion and Thor became trapped in the cell. Thor tried to break the glass but this caused the cell to almost fall from the sky. Loki threatened to drop the cage when Coulson confronted him with a gun made from the Destroyer. Loki used another illusion to get behind Coulson stabbed him through the heart. Thor looked on helplessly as Loki dropped him out of the Helicarrier.

As he plummeted towards Earth, Thor was thrown from side to side and was unable to hit the glass, but he managed to smash free from the cell just in time to avoid the impact. He landed heavily in an empty field, dropping Mjølnir on his landing. Afterwards when he tried to pick his hammer up again he learned his connection to Mjølnir had temporarily been severed due to his rage after witnessing Loki murder his friend. He calmed himself down and then picked up the hammer and regained his power, new battle armor then fell from the heavens and wrapped itself around Thor.

#### Battle of New York

After recovering, Thor used Mjølnir's powers to replenish his strength before he went to New York City to confront Loki. Arriving at Stark Tower once Loki had used the Tesseract to open a portal allowing the Chitauri and Leviathan to invade Earth, Thor again tried to convince him to stop, since the Chitauri were destroying the world he wanted to rule. Failing, he briefly clashed with his brother before Loki fled on a Chitauri Chariot. Thor joined Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye on the battlefield, and started helping to fight the Chitauri, before Iron Man and Hulk joined them.

Captain America took command of the Avengers and gave them each their mission plans for the battle, ordering Thor to use his power of lightning to stem the flow of enemies coming through the portal. Thor flew to the top of the Chrysler Building where he used the building to charge his lightning bolts before unleashing them onto the portal, destroying much of the oncoming army, causing massive explosions that killed many of the incoming Leviathan creatures. However this incredible use of power took its toll on Thor and he was forced to stop and continue the battle on the ground alongside his fellow Avengers.

While flying around in New York City, Iron Man asked Thor if he had ever seen *Game of Thrones*, saying he reminded him of it. Thor then asked Iron Man how he could make jokes in the middle of a war. He was then eaten by a Leviathan. In a blind rage, Thor used Mjølnir to get out of the Leviathan. He later helped Hulk bring down a Leviathan; they fought the Chitauri army on top of the beast until together they ripped out a section of it's armour and rammed it into its skull, killing the beast and causing it to crash into Grand Central Station. Though when they were done and were taking a moment to catch their breath and overlook the destruction, Hulk punched Thor across the room in revenge for their earlier fight, chuckling to himself.

Thor then joined forces with Captain America during a skirmish with a unit of Chitauri soldiers. During the fight Rogers received a shot to his side which knocked him down, Thor defended his fellow Avenger by using Mjølnir to throw a car at the incoming soldiers before throwing it in the opposite direction to knock out other soldiers. He then offered his hand and helped Rogers to his feet, once he was standing Thor asked Rogers if he was ready to continue fighting, to which Rogers jokingly asked him if he was sleepy. Seeing that Rogers was indeed prepared to fight until the end, Thor reclaimed Mjølnir and prepared to continue fighting.

Soon the World Security Council made the decision to send a nuclear missile into the heart of the city, intending to destroy the portal at the sacrifice of everyone in the city. Iron Man sent the missile intended for the city through the portal, which destroyed the Chitauri Command Center, cutting off the forces from their power source and killing them, while Black Widow closed the portal. Thor and Captain America watched as Iron Man fell from the sky, before Thor could fly through the air and catch him, Hulk launched through the air and caught Stark before dropping him off at the Avengers feet. Thor ripped off Stark's mask and for a moment it appeared he had been killed; however, a roar from the Hulk soon awoke him. Thor deemed them not to be finished until Loki was captured, although Stark requested that they go eat Shawarma as soon as possible.

Once the crisis was over, Thor joined the other Avengers in confronting Loki, who had already been heavily wounded and battered by the Hulk, and took him into custody.

#### Returning to Asgard

Then, Thor and the other Avengers went to the Shawarma Palace and ate silently. They were interrupted by War Machine, who arrived too late to help fight in the battle. After claiming the Tesseract, Thor said goodbye to his fellow Avengers and Erik Selvig before taking Loki with him back to Asgard to await his trail by opening a portal with the Tesseract and leaving the other Avengers in Central Park.

### Marauders' War

#### Joining the Battle

After bringing Loki back to Asgard, Thor discovered that Vanaheim was getting slowly taken over by Marauders. Thor gave Heimdall the Tesseract so he that could remake the Bifrost Bridge and the Asgardians could help protect the Nine Realms again. He then, with an army of Asgardians, went to end the threats controlling the Nine Realms.

#### Battle of Vanaheim

In 2011 a group of ragtag invaders known as the Marauders started a war across all the Nine Realms. Thor, now a full-time general of the Asgardian army, bravely led his forces in a fight against the attackers. With Sif, Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun, they teamed up to and fought the invading army. When Thor arrived in the battlefield in Vanaheim, Hogan's home world,, the battle was already underway and Thor used his lightning to create a shockwave that knocked down a small band of the Marauders. Lady Sif insisted that she had the situation completely under control, but Thor teased her by noting that the entire battlefield was on fire.

As the battle continued, Thor and Sif fought side by side and saved each others lives on several occasions. Eventually the battle paused when a giant rock monster called Korg appeared and challenged Thor to single combat. The Marauders celebrated as they believed Thor would be unable to defeat the monster. Sif allowed Thor to fight it alone and Thor calmly joked that he accepted it's surrender. When the monster appeared to still want to fight Thor killed it with a single powerful blow from his hammer, which caused all the other invaders to surrender.

With this final victory, the two-year war with the Marauders was over and the Asgardians were able to claim victory and restore peace to the Nine Realms. After the battle was won the surviving invanders were captured and taken to a Asgardian prison. As the people of Vanaheim recovered and returned to their homes, Thor spoke to Hogun, telling him to stay there with his people, as the rest of them went back to Asgard, for which Hogun was very grateful. The pair shook hands before Thor then left Vanaheim via the Bifrost Bridge, which was repaired with the power of the Tesseract.

#### Celebration

A party was held for Thor for restoring the peace in the Nine Realms. Volstagg and Fandral remained in high spirits, drinking and telling war stories with beautiful women, but Thor left quickly. He was stopped by Lady Sif who asked him if he would have a drink with her; he kindly refused and thanked her for her company. He walked to the end of the Bifrost, wanted to ask Heimdall how Jane Foster was doing. The next day Odin told Thor that he should not hold on to Foster too much since she would die long before Thor.

### Second Dark Elf Conflict

#### Return of the Dark Elves

With Thor returning to see Jane Foster, Foster noticed a circle of rain around her; then Thor beamed down. Foster slapped him in the face to check if he was real, and then one more time for taking two years to visit her even though he was on Earth during the battle of New York. When one of the officers at the scene attempted to arrest her for trespassing, he was blown back by the Aether; Thor grabbed Foster to return to Asgard with her.

Eir analyzed Foster's condition upon Thor's request, but Odin arrived to tell him to take Foster back to Earth despite his protests. However, when the guards attempted to remove her and were once again blown back by the Aether. Seeing the potential danger, Odin explained to them that the Aether was created by the leader of the Dark Elves, Malekith. He allowed Foster to stay until it could be safely removed from her. Thor and Foster spent time together in Asgard and Thor explained to her the story behind the Convergence which had caused her to come in contact with the Aether. They shared a kiss and were interrupted by Thor's mother Frigga. Thor made introductions but was distracted by an alarm at the dungeons.

#### Sacking of Asgard

When Malekith invaded Asgard, Thor flew into battle and ordered the prisoners to return to their cells, when they refused Thor battled them alongside Volstagg, Fandral and the remaining prison guards. After helping to quell the riot, Thor felt the entire palace shake as Malekith's ship crash landed into the Great Hall. He ran to the aid of his people and arrived just in time to witness his mother, Frigga, fall down bleeding on the ground from being stabbed by Algrim. In anger, Thor burned half of Malekith's face with a lightning bolt and threw his hammer, Mjølnir, into Algrim and Malekith, sending them back to their ship and repelling the invasion.

#### Escape from Asgard

A funeral was later held for the dead Asgardians and Frigga. Thor attended and with Jane Foster by his side, he watched his mother transform into stars in the universe as the Asgardians showed their respects to their late Queen.

Thor knew that Malekith would return for Jane Foster, and he learned that Odin had locked Jane away in Asgard. Thor desperately tried to convince Odin that Malekith would return and destroy Asgard, he explained his plan to trick Malekith and destroy the Aether, but, blinded by hate and grief, Odin would not let Thor move her. Odin told Thor that he planned to fight a new war with the Dark Elves until they were wiped from existence. However during their argument it became clear that Odin was becoming weaker and uneasy on his feet. Thor knew that they would not win a war with the Dark Elves.

Thor then devised a plan to move her even if he would then commit treason and in the worst case get them killed. He asked Heimdall if he could keep quiet. Since Loki managed to get three Frost Giants into Asgard, Thor hoped that he could take them to Svartalfheim. Thor traveled to the dungeons and spoke to Loki. He knew that Loki was maintaining an illusion and forced him to reveal the truth, that Loki had trashed his cell in grief when he learnt of Frigga's death. Thor promised Loki that he he agreed to help then he would free him from his prison cell and grant him revenge for their mother's death. Loki agreed.

Thor and Loki made their escape through the halls of Asgard, to remain unnoticed Loki disguised himself as a guard. However, when it became clear he was annoying Thor with his constant talking, Loki decided to have more fun and changed Thor's appearance into Lady Sif and his own into Captain America, mocking Thor as he went. Thor pinned Loki against a wall when he spotted some guards, Loki requested his dagger but Thor instead gave him a new pair of handcuffs. Foster and Loki then boarded the Dark Elf Harrow.

While Sif and Volstagg delayed the guards, Thor flew out beside the Bifrost Bridge, pushed out Loki and jumped out himself with a sick Foster in his arms. They all landed on a smaller Asgardian Skiff that Fandral had been driving. They were hunted by an Asgardian patrol but Fandral went over to their ship and knocked out the soldiers. Loki then drove through the secret passageway that took them to Svartalfheim.

#### Fighting Malekith

The trio successfully landed in the wastelands of Svartalfheim and Jane Foster regained her strength. Loki began to mock Thor about his love for a mortal woman; this lead to an intense argument between the two leading to Thor nearly punching his brother. He stepped back when he thought how Frigga would not want them to fight. Loki however said she would not be surprised. They shared a laugh and started to talk about wanting to trust Loki; Loki told him to trust his rage.

They made their way through Svartalfheim and saw Malekith leaving his ship. Loki once again asked Thor if he trusted him, when Thor asked if he would trust himself, Loki said he could not and used his dagger to stab Thor in the side and throw him off a cliff. He kicked and beat Thor before cutting his hand off. Malekith had been there waiting for them; Loki told him that all he wanted in return for Foster was a good spot where he could see Asgard burn. Algrim remembered seeing Loki in a prison cell, so he told Malekith that Loki was an enemy of Asgard.

Malekith then began to draw the Aether from Foster but while he was still absorbing it, Thor shouted Loki's name. Loki had only created an illusion of cutting off Thor's arm and Thor called for Mjølnir. He then shot a lightning bolt on the Aether, causing it to explode. Loki jumped on top of Foster to prevent the Aether explosion from hitting her. Malekith had already absorbed enough power and he left, telling Algrim to take care of the rest.

Algrim threw a Black Hole Grenade in the air; Loki almost got sucked in but Thor managed to save him. Algrim started to beat up Thor but Loki then stabbed him in the back with a sword. Algrim, being "the last of the Kursed", was not injured and he grabbed Loki and pushed him towards his chest. The blade sticking out of Algrim's chest then pierces Loki's solar plexus. Loki managed to press one of Algrim's implosion bombs and Algrim was killed in the ensuing explosion. Loki then seemingly died in Thor's arms.

#### Return to Earth

Thor and Jane Foster then entered a cave that seemed to have all the objects that did not come back when Ian Boothby, Darcy Lewis and the kids played at the storage house. Foster grabbed Boothby's car keys and, as she and Thor continued into the cave, they were transported back to the storage house in London. Later, an Einherjar Guard arose from the same place where Loki had died with a green light around him, hinting that Loki might still be alive. The guard returned to Asgard to tell Odin that Loki's body had been found.

#### Battle of Greenwich

When they got to Earth the worlds were almost in line and Malekith had landed. Thor and Malekith met each other on the battleground and exchanged threats before Malekith attempted to kill Thor with the Aether's power. Thor was able to use Mjølnir to deflect the attacks and mocked Malekith's lack of strength and knocking him back with a hit from Mjølnir.

The Asgardian and the Dark Elf began to fight and the Battle took them through many different worlds, although their equally matched strength meant neither could kill the other. The Dark Elves began to invade Greenwich but Erik Selvig's devices teleported some of them away. Thor and Malekith crash landed in Svartalfheim where Thor lost Mjølnir through a portal, leaving him near defenceless from Malekith's attacks. When they landed on Jotunheim they were nearly killed by a Jotunheim Beast before they were teleported to separate parts of London, with Thor being forced to use the subway to make his way back to Greenwich.

Malekith, now back on Earth and next to his ship, started to release the Aether. Thor found Foster and Selvig. They told him that neither of them could get close to Malekith, but Thor could. Thor took Selvig's devices and threw them onto Malekith's arms, teleporting them to Svartalfheim. Then he threw the last one in Malekith's chest, teleporting him to Svartalfheim. But now Malekith's ship had started to fall down on to their heads. Luckily, Selvig's devices teleported the ship away and it crashed down on Malekith, killing him.

### Rejecting the Throne

After the battle, Thor returned to Asgard and talked with Odin (who was actually Loki using a magical disguise). He spoke about Loki's sacrifice and how he believed his brother had died a hero. He then explained his desire to return to earth and be with Jane Foster, and renounced his claim to the throne. He offered Odin Mjølnir which he refused (as Loki would have been unable to lift it). He then returned to Earth and was reunited with Foster.

### Off the Grid

Soon after, when S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson and his team were investigating the discovery of a lost Asgardian artifact known as the Berserker Staff, he sought to consult with Thor, but was informed by S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury that Thor had taken himself "off the grid".

Phil Coulson told Sif, when she came to Earth chasing Lorelei, that it would be better if he told Thor himself that he was alive.

### Avengers Reassemble

#### Battle of Sudan

Thor was with Jane Foster at the University of London, as he was informed by J.A.R.V.I.S. that the Avengers were reunited to assist Black Widow in a situation in Sudan. Thor and his teammates fought against HYDRA and Doctor Jensen and defeated the HYDRA soldiers.

#### Attack on the HYDRA Research Base

With the assistance of Phil Coulson and S.H.I.E.L.D., Thor and the Avengers located Loki's Scepter at a secret HYDRA base in Sokovia. While searching for the Scepter, Thor and the Avengers battled countless HYDRA operatives with highly advanced weapons and armor designed from Chitauri technology. Thor noted that HYDRA would not have built such powerful technology without the use of the Scepter.

During the battle the group was attacked by Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, twin siblings that had volunteered for HYDRA's experiments and gained incredible powers as a result. Clint Barton was injured during this attack and so Thor offered to get him back to the relative safety of the Quinjet. Thor and Steve Rogers used their combined strength to destroy the HYDRA Tanks before Thor went to collect Barton. Eventually Tony Stark located the Scepter, Rogers captured Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and HYDRA was finally defeated, although the Maximoff twins escaped.

On the Quinjet, Natasha Romanoff asked Thor for an assessment of Bruce Banner's skills on the battlefield; Thor commented on the Hulk's violence having resulted in the deaths of dozens of HYDRA soldiers. Seeing that this upset Banner, Thor told him that many of the injuries he inflicted on the soldiers were nonfatal. Tony Stark asked Thor to allow him to analyze the Scepter before Thor took it back to Asgard; he agreed. Stark then suggested that they Avengers hold a party to celebrate their victory which both Thor and Steve Rogers agreed to.

#### Party

Thor attended a party at Avengers Tower to celebrate their victory over HYDRA and the capture of the Scepter. Thor and Steve Rogers drank an Asgardian drink; when an old man asked to drink it, Thor warned it would be too powerful, but the man insisted and was later escorted home, barely able to stand. Later, Thor listened to James Rhodes unimpressive war stories about lifting a tank and joked with Tony Stark about whether Jane Foster was a more impressive girlfriend than Pepper Potts.

As the party came to an end and most of the guests returned home, Thor challenged the other Avengers, Maria Hill and Helen Cho to lift Mjølnir, as many claimed it was merely a trick and lifting it would not be difficult. Clint Barton was the first to try and fail; Tony Stark attempted with the help of James Rhodes and their Iron Man Armors. Only Steve Rogers was able to move it ever so slightly, which made Thor nervous for a moment. When all the Avengers who had attempted had failed, Thor implied that it was simply because they were unworthy.

### War against Ultron

#### Attack on Avengers Tower

Suddenly a loud noise rang in the teams ear as they were greeted by heavily damaged Iron Legion drone that accused them of being killers. When Thor asked the drone who sent the robot replayed an audio tape of something Stark said revealing himself as Ultron an Artificial Intelligence made by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner meant to safeguard humanity.

Ultron told them he was on a mission to bring peace and then attacked the group and in the ensueing conflict one of the drones stole the Scepter. Eventually the drones were all destroyed. When Ultron told them that the only way to ensure peace was to destroy the Avengers ,Thor destroyed his body only for Ultron to download his body to another area. Thor proceeded to track down the drone that stole the Scepter only to lose his trail.

#### Argument

As the team regrouped and tried to figure out their next move, a infuriated Thor grabbed Tony Stark by the throat before being calmed down by Steve Rogers. When Thor told Stark that the entire situation could have been avoided if he had not toyed with the power of the Scepter, an object unknown to him, Stark defended his decision claiming that while they could deal with forces such as HYDRA and arms dealers with ease, beings like the Chitauri were beyond them.

#### Battle at the Salvage Yard

The Avengers eventually found Ultron in Johannesburg purchasing a supply of Vibranium from arms-dealer Ulysses Klaue, whom he attacked after being insulted. Thor, Captain America and Iron Man confronted Ultron and his companions, Wanda and Pietro Maximoff. However when it became clear that Ultron had no intention of keeping the peace, the teams began fighting, with Hawkeye and Black Widow fighting Klaue's soldiers.

As the fight neared its end and the Avengers seemed victorious, Wanda Maximoff snuck up behind Thor and used her abilities to warp his mind before attacking the other Avengers. Although he intially believed he was too mighty to be affected, Thor began to suffer from visions of the citizens of Asgard dying in some kind of a war which seemed to involve the Infinity Stones. He was confronted by the ghostly figure of Heimdall who blamed him for killing them all. Still suffering from the effects along with the rest of the team, Thor was forced to make a quick escape to the Quinjet to recover his mind.

#### Clint Barton's Home

Clint Barton piloted the Quinjet and took the Avengers out of harm's way. With Thor, Captain America and Black Widow suffering from visions and Tony Stark and Bruce Banner recovering from a massive fight they had had in the centre of Johannesburg, Barton flew the Quinjet to the only place he knew they would be safe, his home. Barton introduced the Avengers to his family, including his pregnant wife Laura Barton and his two children; while talking, Thor accidentally stepped on one of the Cooper Barton's toys and awkwardly hid it under the table. Thor chose not to stay at the house and informed Rogers and Stark that he would go to learn more about the Infinity Stones he had seen in his vision.

### Water of Sights

Wanting not to draw attention to himself, Thor put on a hooded jacket and found Doctor Erik Selvig outside his university where he was teaching. Thor asked for his assistance to finding the "Water of Sights". Selvig happily agreed despite Thor's warnings that it could prove to be dangerous.

Upon finding the pool with Selvig's help, Thor undressed and entered the pool and the water sprites allowed him to revisit his nightmare. He saw nightmarish visions of the destruction of Asgard and the deaths of all of his friends including Heimdall, causing Thor to lose control of his ability to create lightning and almost kill Selvig. He also saw strange visions of the Infinity Stones and the birth of a new being which could help them destroy Ultron. With this information, Thor flew back to the Avengers Tower to inform the team of what he had learned.

#### Birth of Vision

As Thor was on his way back from London, the other Avengers argued over the uploading of J.A.R.V.I.S. into an android body made by Ultron using the Mind Stone. This lead to a fight between the team. As this was happening, Thor arrived and cast a bolt of lightning at the machine that contained the android. The android, now sentient, released himself from the container. Confused about his surroundings as he glanced around, the being's gaze immediately focused on Thor. He leaped towards him, planning to attack. Thor was able to counter by tossing him out a glass window, but the being was able to stop himself in mid-air.

The being then took the time to examine himself on the reflection of the glass window while also gazing out into the city. The being apologized for its actions and then offered his gratitude to Thor before taking a similar appearance to the God of Thunder's outfit, mainly the cape and gauntlets. Thor explained that he witnessed a vision where the Earth will be destroyed and at the center of it is the Mind Stone, which is implanted on the android's forehead. Captain America, confused as to why the android sounded like J.A.R.V.I.S., allowed Stark to explain that he reconfigured his matrix to create "something new". The android, eventually going by the name of Vision, stated that he is not a child of Ultron, Ultron himself, or J.A.R.V.I.S.; he is his own entity entirely.

The Avengers, along with the Maximoff twins, remained skeptical as to which side the Vision was on; the android explained that he was on the side of life while Ultron was not, and then went on to say that Ultron was waiting for the Avengers, especially Tony Stark, in Sokovia. He then stated that Ultron was in pain, and that he would spread his rage and pain all across the globe. After finishing, he casually lifted Mjølnir and offered it back to Thor, much to the bewilderment and surprise from everyone in the room, before leaving.

### Battle of Sokovia

Thor joined the rest of the Avengers to Sokovia, while Captain America organised the evacuation of the civilians, Thor assisted Bruce Banner in the rescue of Natasha Romanoff, as she had been captured by Ultron. Once Romanoff had been found and rescued, she forced Banner to turn into the Hulk before they rejoined the rest of the team in the battle against the Ultron Sentries, who had been alerted to the team's presence.

Ultron then unvealied his master plan, using a device to lift the city of Novi Grad high into the sky, planning to drop it onto the earth and cause a massive explosion which would destroy much of the world and kill everyone on it, leaving on Ultron and his army left. Thor assisted Captain America when he attempted to save a woman in a car from falling to her death, as she became trapped on the edge of the city when it into the sky. Due to Rogers being unable to reach her in time, Thor flew down after her and managed to throw her to Rogers, who lifted her to safety. At the same time Thor managed to grab another falling car and drop it back onto the city, saving the life of the man inside, however the man could not stop himself from throwing up due to the experience.

As the battle against the Ultron Sentries became more intense, Thor was attacked by Ultron himself, who now with his new Vibranium body, the metal war-monger proceeded to beat the God of Thunder into submission, causing him to drop Mjølnir. However, noticing that Vision had arrived, Thor distracted Ultron with an overdrawn speech before Vision used Mjølnir to hit Ultron out of the church. Vision then handed the hammer back to Thor and they briefly discussed its great balance, with Thor noting that this helped him get a better swing.

#### Protecting the Key

Having found the Key which Ultron would use to drop the city onto the Earth, Thor gathered with the rest of the Avengers to protect the key and ensure Ultron was unable to get close to it. As Ultron hovered above them, Thor roared at him, asking if this was the best he could do to defeat them. Ultron responded by unleashing his entire army of Ultron Sentries to attack the Avengers. Captain America turned to Thor and commented that Thor had to provoke the war mongering A.I. before they prepared for their last stand.

Ultron sent in his army and the Avengers put all their might into keeping him away from the key, ripping apart hundreds of his clones in the battle. As the Avengers gained the upper hand in the battle against the seemingly never ending army of Ultron Sentries, Ultron himself was knocked outside and Thor joined Vision and Iron Man in using lightning and energy blasts to damage and melt Ultron's Vibranium armor. With Ultron now too weak to stand he attempted to reason with the Avengers, but before he could Hulk appeared and punched him across the city.

#### Destroying the City

With most of the Ultron Sentries now destroyed, Thor re-teamed with Captain America and observed as the final citizens of Novi Grad were loaded onto the Transporter ships to be taken to safety on the Helicarrier. As they watched, Iron Man worked out a plan to destroy the city at the risk of his and Thor's deaths, but neither showed any hesitation if it meant stopping Ultron's plans to kill all life on Earth. Without warning, Ultron fired a barrage of bullets at the pair from the Quinjet he had stolen, before they could stop him, Ultron killed Quicksilver by shooting him multiple times.

In a final desperate attempt to destroy all human life, Ultron finally managed to activate the key and began to process of dropping Novi Grad onto Earth. With seemingly no other alternative, Thor and Iron Man flew into the machine itself and in an attempt to destroy it While Iron Man cooled the internal engine to reduce the size of the explosion, Thor held Mjølnir over the key and waited until Iron Man gave him the order. Thor then smashed his hammer onto the key, causing the entire city to explode before it could hit the ground, saving billions of lives in the process.

### Search for the Stones

With Ultron finally defeated, and the world once again saved from total annihilation, Thor regrouped with his fellow Avengers at the New Avengers Facility. After a friendly debate with Steve Rogers and Tony Stark over how Vision was worthy enough to pick up Mjølnir, Thor decided that he must leave Earth. Still haunted by the visions Scarlet Witch had shown him, Thor felt it was his duty to better research and understand the Infinity Stones, realizing that someone was behind the scenes, manipulating events, since four of the six Infinity Stones have been recently involved in major events. Telling Stark and Rogers that he will eventually return, Thor called Heimdall to open a portal from the Bifrost and returned to Asgard.

## Personality

Initially before his banishment Thor was conceited, arrogant, immature and stubborn. He had proven to to be very bloodthirsty and craved war, in his childhood if he became king he jested that he'll hunt down the Frost Giants and slay them all. His adoptive brother Loki even comments that Thor would have killed the entire race of Frost Giants with his bare hands.

Thor appeared to be aggressive and reckless after the vault on Asgard was broken in, Thor and his friends launched an all-out attack on Jotunheim, ignoring the fact that they'd be sorely outnumbered which seems to stem from his arrogance. Thor was quick to anger, when the Frost Giants had ruined his coronation he was seen angrily flipping over a table. When he was later insulted by a Frost Giant on Jotunheim he decapitates the rather using Mjølnir.

Due to coming from royalty, Thor showed a complete lack of manners, he had destroyed a cup of a drink that he liked while bellowing "another." And while at the pet store he demanded a horse. Thor was shown to be somewhat egotistical while being restrained by doctors and guards at a hospital he describes himself as "mighty." He was also left dumbfounded when he found himself restrained only claiming in disbelief "it's not possible."

When his irresponsibility and arrogance placed his home and the nine realms his father, Odin banished him to Earth and stripped him of all his powers. He was then placed into a state of depression when he had discovered that he was no longer worthy of Mjølnir's power however during his time on Midgard Thor fell in love with the human Jane Foster and finally learnt humility, honor and bravery. After his adoptive brother Loki sends the Destroyer to kill him, he selflessly gave his own life for the town and finally became worthy of Mjølnir.

Given Malekith's quest for the Aether, Thor had become more responsible as once the Bifrost was destroyed the Nine Realms fell into chaos and he was tasked with cleaning up the world, he still appeared to be hot-tempered as when he met with Iron Man the first time and the two battled in the woods. Thor was destined to become the King of Asgard however he realized that he couldn't protect the Realms from the throne and denied his birthright. After defeating Ultron, Thor left the Avengers to find the rest of the Infinity Stones.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

As the first born son of Odin, Thor possesses a number of superhuman attributes common among the Asgardians. However, some of his attributes are considerably more developed than those of the vast majority of his race. Thor is the second most powerful Asgardian in the Nine Realms, second only to his father, Odin the All-Father. Thor is a Norse warrior god, trained and skilled in the arts of battle, which he has practiced for thousands of years. He is recognized to relying solely on his superior fighting ability, strength, and nigh invulnerability. Following his banishment to Earth, Thor greatly withholds his power unless fighting someone with similar strength and durability. Due to his immense power and disciplined perspective, Thor often has to hold back during a fight due to the destruction his strength my cause to his surroundings, such as his fight on the Helicarrier with Hulk. When he does let loose with his powers, Thor is capable of decimating much of his surroundings, such as when he shattered an entire ice shelf during a battle on Jotunheim.

* **Asgardian Physiology**: As an Asgardian, Thor has several superhuman abilities.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: As an Asgardian, specifically the son of Odin, Thor is the strongest Asgardian alive, apart from Odin himself. His incredible superhuman strength enables him to overpower normal humans, Frost Giants, Chitauri aliens, Dark Elves, Ultron Sentries, and various other species within or beyond the Nine Realms. He can lift or move immensely heavy objects effortlessly and can tear through traditionally durable objects, such as Iron Man's gauntlets, like crushing paper. Thor's strength extends to his ability to leap great distances. With his strength, Thor is able to take on multiple enemies at once, using Mjølnir to send large groups of enemies, like the Frost Giants, the Chitauri, or Ultron Sentries flying one by one with each strike. Using his weapon Mjølnir, Thor's strength is compounded, as he is able to swing his mighty hammer with great speed and force. Thor's strength is so great, that he can throw his hammer with enough force to break through nearly any barrier, whether it be stone, metal or dark energy. His strength is so great, that strikes with Mjølnir are usually fatal, knocking out opponents with one hit, and only beings of incredible power, like Hulk and Malekith, can take multiple direct hits from Thor. Hence, Thor was able to shatter a massive Kronan, take down a Leviathan, and even break the Bifrost Bridge, all with only several blows of his hammer. Thor's immense strength also enabled him to break out of an extremely durable confinement capsule (specifically designed to hold the Hulk), stop a mighty punch from the Hulk with his own hand, and punch the latter in the face hard enough to make him stagger. Thor also went toe-to-toe in a prolonged battle against Malekith, whose strength was greatly compounded by the Aether, and ultimately defeated him. During the Battle of Sokovia Thor was able to easily catch a falling car with one arm, saving the family trapped inside it.
	+ **Superhuman Speed**: Thor can move at extreme superhuman speeds. Thor tackled the Hulk through the wall of the Helicarrier in a split second, visibly appearing as a blur. Using Mjølnir, Thor can fly at high speeds, moving across the New Mexico desert in a matter of seconds. While flying Thor can use his speed to strike enemies with immense force, such as when he killed a large creature on Jotunheim by flying through it's skull. He can also swing Mjølnir at such high speeds that it seems like a blur to the naked eye.
	+ **Superhuman Agility**: Thor's agility, balance, and bodily coordination make him a great warrior for battle. He moves with incredible grace and speed despite his considerable size and body density. He was able to dodge the wing of a jet fighter thrown at him by the Hulk while they battled in the hangar bay of the Helicarrier.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: Thor's skin, muscle, and bone tissue have many times the density of the same tissue in the body of a human being, making him nigh-invulnerable. Even when he was stripped of his powers, Thor was still amazingly resilient due to his dense body, withstanding several energy blasts from the Destroyer. When he is at full power and armed with Mjølnir, Thor possesses nigh-invulnerability, including resistance to powerful energy blasts, immense blunt force trauma, falls from great heights, explosions and various other opposing forces. He survived a direct near point blank range blast from Gungnir blasting him out of Odin's chamber, and falling several hundred feet to the ground, showing no visible signs of injury. Thor withstood a 400%-charged repulsor blast from Iron Man, was barely affected by Quicksilver smashing into him at supersonic speeds, and even a mighty punch from Hulk only gave him a nosebleed. During his final battle with Malekith, Thor was even able to survive being hit by quite a few tendrils of the Aether Infinity Stone energy, without any permanent damage. When he is injured, Thor's physique allows him to shrug off minor injuries such as small stab wounds from Asgardian blades, or allows him to withstand a direct blow in the face from a massive Frost Giant and laugh afterwards. However, when matched with a rare enemy that is stronger than himself, like the Kursed Algrim, Thor will eventually sustain injuries and increasingly show signs of exertion and fatigue.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**: Thor's advanced musculature is considerably more efficient than that of a human and most other Asgardians. As a result, his muscles produce practically no fatigue toxins during physical activity compared to those of humans and most other members of his race. His virtually inexhaustible stamina enables him to exert himself at peak capacity for an undefined period of time without tiring at all.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**: Despite his astounding resistance to injury, it is possible to injure Thor. However, due to his Asgardian physiology, Thor is able to heal at a rate much faster than a normal human being. After seemingly being killed by the Destroyer and proving himself worthy of Mjølnir once again, Thor regained his full power and immediately healed himself in seconds. Despite receiving mild to sever stab wounds from Asgardian blades on several occasions, after working past the initial pain of the injury, Thor was able to quickly recover and continue fighting. After the brutal beating he suffered from Algrim on Svartalfheim, upon arriving to Earth, he had nearly completely recovered.
	+ **Longevity**: Thor, like all other Asgardians, is not truly immortal as it is possible to kill an Asgardian and other beings in the Nine Realms. More accurately Asgardians are extremely long lived beings. Thor ages at a pace far, far slower than a human being as he is at least 1,000 or more years old; more than likely born shortly before the last great war between the Asgardians and the Jotuns.
	+ **Weather Control**: Thor, as an Asgardian and the son of Odin, was born with the natural ability to control weather even though his relying on Mjølnir has caused a lack of practice, and so he has displayed weather control only few times without relying on the hammer. This power is seemingly also tied to his emotions. So far, he has only displayed creating rain and electricity without Mjølnir.
		- **Electrokinesis**: As a part of his weather control powers, Thor can generate electricity from his body without relying on Mjølnir.

### Abilities

* **Master Combatant**: Thor is the greatest and most powerful warrior in Asgard since Odin, and is one of the most skilled fighters to ever walk the planet. Thor is a superbly skilled warrior trained in the arts of war and various fighting techniques by his teachers in Asgard. He is proficient, even masterful in numerous areas of combat, including hand-to-hand and various forms of weaponry available in Asgard, including spears and swords with over centuries of combat experience. He is known to be very cunning and intuitive in battles and in warfare, having fought and defeated over a hundred warriors in Nornheim and battle hordes of Frost Giants with great ease in Jotunheim. He was able to fight and gain the advantage with nearly a dozen S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives, while powerless weakened and mortal, with only his vast fighting skills and experience, as Phil Coulson stated "he made [his] men, some of the most highly trained professionals in the world, look like a bunch of minimum wage mall cops." He was able to maneuver around the larger Hulk and strike him with ease. He also went toe to toe with the highly skilled Dark Elf Malekith, and ultimately defeated him after a prolonged battle. During the Battle of Sokovia, Thor fought and destroyed many Ultron Sentries effortlessly, prompting an irritated Ultron to tackle him away and deal with him personally.
* **Hammer Mastery**: After centuries of practice wielding his hammer, Thor is a master of fighting with Mjølnir and is proficient in hammer throwing. He can even block several energy shots with Mjølnir, from the Destroyer, Loki's Scepter and Chitauri weaponry.
* **Master Tactician**: For centuries he has led Asgard, including highly skilled warriors such as Lady Sif and the Warriors Three, into battle against forces with great leadership and employing strategies and tactics adapted from various civilizations across the Nine Realms, including forgotten ones.

## Appearances

* *Thor, The Mighty Avenger*
* *The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week*
	+ *Thor* (concurrent events)
* *The Avengers*
	+ *Iron Man 3 Prelude* (concurrent events)
	+ *Thor: The Dark World Prelude* (concurrent events)
* *Iron Man 3* (mentioned)
* *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*
	+ *Season One*
		- *Pilot* (mentioned)
* *Thor: The Dark World*
* *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*
	+ *Season One*
		- *The Well* (mentioned)
		- *Repairs* (mentioned)
		- *The Bridge* (mentioned)
		- *Yes Men* (mentioned)
	+ *Season Two*
		- *Who You Really Are* (mentioned)
* *Avengers: Operation HYDRA*
* *Avengers: Age of Ultron*

## Trivia

### Comic Notes

* In the non-canon comic *Captain America & Thor: Avengers!* Thor and his friends sneak into Svartalfheim to free Fandral who is captured by the Dark Elves led by Queen Alflyse.
* In the comics, Thor was the son of Odin and the primeval Earth goddess Gaea, not Frigga.

### Character Notes

* Thor is, to date, the only past or present member of the Avengers who had never appeared in another Avenger's solo film.

### Behind the Scenes

* Chris Hemsworth's brother, Liam Hemsworth, was originally on the shortlist to play Thor. After Kenneth Branagh decided to change the shortlist, he decided to consider Chris. Liam gave Chris tips on how to get the role.

## References

1. ↑ http://static.legiaodosherois.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10897103\_896229920411043\_8994669529301231824\_n.jpg
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 *Thor*
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 *Thor: The Dark World*
4. ↑ *The Avengers: The Avengers Initiative*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 *Thor: The Dark World Prelude*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 *The Avengers*
7. ↑ *The Avengers* Post-credits Scene
8. ↑ *Iron Man 3 Prelude*
9. ↑ *Thor: The Dark World* Post-credits Scene
10. ↑ *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 1.08: The Well*
11. ↑ *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 1.15: Yes Men*
12. ↑ *Avengers: Operation HYDRA*
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 *Avengers: Age of Ultron*