Donald Blake (Earth 1)

## Dr. Donald M. "Don" Blake

> You... You have never faced anything like him, Hyde... He is the dragon now. And yet... he is so much more... He will take... everything... Everything... you have ever... loved... will **burn**.
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**Donald Blake** is an Odinforce construct created by Odin for his grandson, Erik Hyde.

## History

### Host to Thor

**Dr. Donald Blake** was created by Odin to be the host for his grandson Erik.

Odin decided that it was time Thor learned humility. Odin had Thor surrender his hammer to him, and then sent him to Earth in the mortal guise of a crippled young Harvard University medical student named Donald Blake, stripped of his memory of his true identity. As Blake, Thor learned the value of humble perseverance in dealing with his injured leg, and he came to care for the sick and dying, first as a medical student, and later as a successful physician. After leaving medical school, Blake opened a private practice in New York, and quickly gained renown as a great surgeon.

After Thor had spent ten years in the role of Blake, Odin planted within Blake's mind the suggestion to take a vacation in Norway. There, Blake encountered a party of alien Kronans, also known as the Stone Men from Saturn. Blake fled from the Kronans into a cavern, the very same one that had served as Thor's birthplace millennia ago, where Odin had left Thor's hammer in the enchanted form of a wooden cane. Trapped in the cavern by a great boulder, Blake struck the boulder with the cane in frustrated anger and was transformed back into his true godly form of Thor. As Thor, he escaped the cavern and drove off the Kronans.

At first Thor still had no memory of his past life as an Asgardian demigod, although as months passed, more of his memories returned. Finally, a few years later, Odin revealed to him the false nature of the Blake identity and the reason for it.

Thor maintained his Blake identity on Earth and continued his medical practice. Part of his affinity for Earth was his subconscious realization that his maternal heritage was on this world. The other part was simply his love for humanity and his need to experience those things that only mortals could know. Thor came to divide his time between Earth and Asgard.

For years, Thor was in love with Jane Foster, who worked as a nurse for Blake. Odin disapproved of Thor's love for this mortal, but eventually the romance between Thor and Foster came to an end, and Thor renewed his past relationship with Lady Sif. Thor was a founding member of the team of superhuman champions known as the Avengers, and continued to serve with the team from time to time.

Thor eventually gave up his identity as Donald Blake. With the aid of Nick Fury, Public Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Thor adopted a new "secret identity", that of construction worker, Sigurd Jarlson.

### After Ragnarok

Some time after the apparent end of the Ragnarok cycle, Donald Blake resurfaced as the sole remains and, through him, Thor was reborn, the two once again sharing a body, though now they would converse when the other was in control.

### Shattered Heroes

After Thor's death at the hands of the Serpent, Donald Blake somehow became a separate entity from Thor. When the Odinson returned to life, Blake was distressed to discover that his life had never happened.

Later, he asked Enchantress to help him gain his divine power back. She managed to give him a Golden Apple of Idunn, to which he reacted violently. Enchantress used this opportunity to decapitate Blake and, through her magic, give life to a construct god she named "the Keep".

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When they arrived in Asgardia, Thor was already waiting for them. Blake's head confronted him and after Thor understood and dispatched the Keep, Blake was given a new life within a dream crafted by the Mares.

### Shadow of Thunder

While conversing with his brother, Thor revealed to him that Blake was currently residing in a dreamscape hidden underneath the World Tree, one that appears as an idyllic neighbourhood. As Thor hasn't swapped places in some time, Blake had been blissfully unaware as years went by, but the isolation had a negative effect on his psyche.

While Blake was wandering through his neighborhood, oblivious to everything that happened during his absence, the Midgard Serpent arrived and revealed the truth about his fake life, in an attempt to make Blake his pawn against Thor. Gifting him some of his power, the Midgard Serpent proposed they work together, but instead however, Blake attacked the serpent and took his power for himself, which combined with what Odinforce he possessed for himself.

After realizing that his life was nothing but a simulacrum, Blake begged for Thor to help him. However, when Thor never responded, Blake was disillusioned by the god of thunder and went mad, killing the simulations of people within his dreamscape, including the Midgard Serpent. When Thor swapped places with Blake in an attempt to fix Mjolnir, Blake was finally free of his false life. Blake then faced off against Loki, easily defeating him, while stating that he would never be Thor ever again, breaking the cane he used to switch into Thor. Blake then went on to defeat Sif, Beta Ray Bill, the Warriors Three, and many Asgardian soldiers and banished them to the Dimension Blood with Hofund. Afterwards, he pledged to kill all who had carried the mantle of Thor, starting with Roger "Red" Norvell by mutilating him, before proceeding to attack Throg.

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Throg was aided in his fight against Blake by the Inhuman dog Lockjaw and were able to defeat Blake. Throg and Lockjaw then took Blake to the Sanctum Sanctorum to be interrogated by Doctor Strange. However, Blake regained consciousness and easily overpowered Strange, stealing the Asgardian power Strange used to fight Loki when he took the title of Sorcerer Supreme from him. Blake also discovered where Strange got that power: Yggdrasil. After defeating Strange, Throg, and Lockjaw, Blake went to Yggdrasil and began cutting it down with Jarnbjorn to absorb its lifeblood.

Blake was eventually confronted by those from Asgard he had banished after they were freed by Doctor Strange as well as Odin after he was told by Valkyrie of his action. Things got worse for Blake when Thor arrived with his spirit piloting the Destroyer Armor. After Donald was defeated, Thor decided to spare his life. Asking Loki what to do, Loki decided to make Donald the new God of Lies.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Odin-Force Construct:** As a construct of Odin, Donald contains the Odinforce, and when it interacted with Jormungand's own power, it became amplified and corrupted, resulting:

* **Superhuman Strength:** Don has enough strength to take on Asgard's forces, seriously wound the world serpent, defeat Loki, the Warriors Three and Sif effortlessly.
* **Superhuman Durability:** Blake was able to withstand Throg's lightning attacks.
* **Asgardian Magic:** Able to operate the Bifrost to send the Asgardians realms away using Hofund, as well as remove Beta Ray Bill's worthiness and power.
	+ **Asgardian Magic Absorption:** He is capable of absorbing "Odin-magic" from a variety of sources, including the Midgard Serpent, Beta Ray Bill's enchantments, the powers of various Thors, and Asgardian magic used by Doctor Strange before trying to take it directly from the lifeblood of Yggdrasill itself.

**Mjolnir Capabilities:**

* **Electricity Generation:**
* **Storm Manipulation:**
* **Energy Projection:**
* **Weight Manipulation:**
* **Flight:**
* **Weapon Calling:**
* **Armor Creation:**
* **Self-Resurrection:**

**Black Rainbow Ax Capabilities:**

* **Black Bifrost Summoning:** Blake used the Black Rainbow Ax to travel to Asgard by hitting it againt the ground, and later to attack Hyde.

### Abilities

Blake also has all the knowledge and skills that Thor has, claiming whatever Thor can do, he can do better. This was shown when he defeated Sif, the Warriors Three, and many Asgardian soldiers.

* **Above Normal Intelligence:** Blake has above normal intelligence.
	+ **Medical knowledge:** Considered to be one of the best doctors and surgeons in the country.
	+ **Master Combatant:** Trained in the arts of war, Blake is a highly skilled warrior, proficient in unarmed combatant, and proficient with most Asgardian weaponry. Blake has enough skill to battle against foes with millennia experience such as Hercules in numerous occasions.
	+ **Expert Strategist:** Blake is an excellent strategist due to centuries of combat training and experience.

## Equipment

**Donald Blake's Armor:** A handmade armor Blake made out of Jormungand's hide.

### Transportation

* **Mjolnir:**
* **Black Rainbow Ax:**

### Weapons

* **Mjolnir:**
* **Black Rainbow Ax:**
* **Scalpels:**

### Former Weapons

* **Mjolnir:** As Hyde, he wielded Mjolnir.
* **Jarnbjorn:** After returning from his dreamscape, Donald took Jarnbjorn from Asgard's armory.
* **Hofund:** Hofund after defeating Sif. Eventually, he lost both weapons.