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Template:Infobox godsThor is the Norse God of strength, thunder, lightning, and the storm, a son of Odin, husband of Sif and the father of Magni and Modi.

Biography

Early life

Thor was born as the son of Odin and Fjörgyn and brother to Tyr and half-brother to Baldur. At some point in his life he became the husband of Sif they had two sons together Modi and Magni. He also at one point slaughtered all the giants of Jötunheim and earned a fearful reputation as the strongest Norse God.

God of War

Although not appearing in the main campaign, he is mentioned consistently through the game as being a monster who killed all the Giants to satisfy his bloodlust.

Thor is also mentioned to have fought The World Serpent years ago during his massacare of the Giants but instead of emerging victorious, the World Serpent managed to escape. Thus, Thor was forced to return to his father Odin empty-handed. As a result, Thor and The World Serpent have hated each other ever since. It is also said that their rivalry will not end until the coming of Ragnarok.

Thor only appears at the very end of the game in a dream about the future, in which, as Kratos and his son were sleeping, Thor attacks their house with thunderbolts and summons a huge storm to wake Kratos and Atreus and force them to come out and confront him. When Kratos demands he reveals his identity, Thor lifts his cloak, revealing his hammer as it emits electricity, and attacks them, as said by Atreus after he woke up from the dream, possibly to avenge his sons and his brother who they killed.

Personality

Thor is said to be incredibly cruel, ruthless and bloodthirsty, showing little to no mercy to his enemies.

He seems to be somewhat honorable, however, as he dislikes cowardice strongly to the point that when Modi left Magni, his favorite son, to die, Thor was angered greatly and beat his younger son for fleeing from Kratos. His attack on Kratos and Atreus proves that Thor did care for his sons despite his dark side and seeks vengeance for their deaths.

Powers and Abillities

As he is a son of Odin, Thor is among the most powerful Norse Gods. His power is great enough for having slaughtered all the Giants by himself and being feared by all for his immense power. He is possibly surpassed only by Odin himself and possibly rivaled only by Kratos, Jörmungandr and Baldur and is certainly far stronger than his sons, as he effortlessly defeated Modi, who could hold against Kratos.

  • Superhuman Strength: As the God of Strength, Thor has an immensely vast level of superhuman strength, as he was able to easily beat Modi, who is strong enough to hold his own against Kratos, to a bloody state and leave him weakened. His strength is so great that he was able to single-handedly slaughter the Giants and only Jörmungandr was able to survive his massacare. Possibly unmatched in strength in the Norse pantheon, only Odin seems to be stronger than Thor and with Kratos, Jörmungandr and Baldur being to only known beings to rival him.
  • Electrokinesis: As the God of Thunder, Thor has absolute control over electricity and lightning. During his attack on Kratos and Atreus, he was effortlessly able to cause bolts of lightning to constantly rain down on their house without even needing to move his arm. His electrokinetic powers are clearly far greater than that of his sons and it is safe to assume that they inherited a portion of Thor's electrokinetic powers
  • Atmokinesis: As the God of Storms, Thor has the ability to summon harsh lightning storms at whim. He displayed this power when he effortlessly caused a giant storm to occur to wake Kratos and Atreus up.

Weapons

  • Mjölnir: Forged by Brok and Sindri, this special one handed hammer is Thor's weapon of choice when killing giants and other foes. In Norse mythology it is said that when thrown, Mjölnir always hits its target and returns to the wielders hand, and that it is capable of crushing mountains in a single blow. It is also described as a "super weapon" by Mimir and as such is the most powerful weapon in all of the 9 realms.

Trivia

  • His Greek equivalent (in terms of abilities) is Zeus.
  • Thor is much like Zeus as they both beat their own sons to a bloody pulp, Zeus beat down Hephaestus for lying to him about Pandora's Box being safe on the back of Cronos, while Thor beat his son for thinking he left his better-received brother Magni behind to die to Kratos.
    • Thor and Zeus in the series were both seen as monsters, Zeus imprisoned the Titans because of Cronos, while Thor killed and murdered Giants simply due to his father's orders.
    • Both have parents they treated wrongly; Zeus condemned his father to die in the desert to let the sands rip his flesh, while Thor killed his own mother, a giant herself.
  • While his face is covered in darkness, pausing the image when thunder strikes reveals a man with blue eyes and a red beard, as he is commonly described in Norse mythology.
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