| “ | Thor: Sif was right about you. I just didn't wanna see it. Odin: What is this? Are you broken? I'am your father. Take the hammer and kill who I tell you to kill! Thor: No. |
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–Thor finally standing up to his abusive father Odin. | ||
| “ | I didn't want this. I did not want this. | ” |
The death of Thor, the Aesir God of Thunder, was a minor event in God of War Ragnarök. During Ragnarök, the All-Father, Odin, killed his own son Thor, after the God of Thunder turns against him, as he was convinced by Kratos to change himself for the sake of his daughter Thrúd. With Thor's death, Thrúd succeeded her father as the owner and wielder of the hammer Mjölnir.
Norse Mythology[]
In Norse Mythology, the death of Thor is a major event during Ragnarök, The Twilight of the Gods. It was foretold that Thor, described as protector of the earth, would engage in a final battle with his long-time enemy, Jörmungandr, the World Serpent. After furiously battling the monstrous serpent, Thor was victorious over his enemy but soon after Jörmungandr was slain, Thor, after taking nine steps, would die from the serpent's venom.
In the God of War Series[]
Shortly after Atreus, with Sindri's help, exploited Hrimthur's flaw which made an opening in the walls, allowing the group to advance inwards towards the The Great Lodge, hoping to find Odin inside. They fight through waves of Einherjar as Thor and the World Serpent battle. When they reached the city of Gladsheim, Thor sends Jörmungandr back in time. Witnessing this, Kratos orders Thrúd to take Atreus and Odin's mask to safety. Thor, enraged to see Kratos with his daughter, proceeded to tackle him and send the Spartan and himself towards the Great Lodge, where they once again engaged in an intense and ferocious battle.
Kratos eventually gains the upper hand and impales Thor's hand to the ground with his knife. After he was told that his daughter became friends with Atreus, Kratos removes the knife in Thor's hand, but the God of Thunder still wants to continue fighting because he states that the two of them are destroyers and they can't fight who they are. However, he finally listens when Kratos quietly refuses and insists that they must change themselves for the better and the future of their children. Seeing this, Odin appeared and demanded that Thor kill whomever Odin pointed him at, but Thor, finally realising that Odin cared nothing for his family, let Mjölnir fall from his grip and openly refused.
An enraged Odin immediately used his spear to impale his own son through the chest, killing the God of Thunder while claiming that he "didn't want" his death, just as Atreus and Thrúd arrived. Odin tries to pin the blame on Kratos and Atreus for Thor's death, but a horrified and enraged Thrúd refused to believe the obvious lie and rushed for Mjölnir to attack her grandfather. However, Odin reaches it first and throws it to her chest to send both flying far away from the battlefield. The All-Father turned his attention back to Kratos and Atreus, hypocritically deflecting all the blame on them for his family's downfall, before personally engaging the duo in combat.