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Name: Deb
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IC:
Character name: Thor Odinson
Fandom: Thor (Marvel Movieverse)
Timeline: After the end of the movie
Age: Not stated in canon, but he's probably over 1,000 years old. (Assuming time in Asgard moves at the same rate as time on Earth.)
~*Magical*~ abilities and strengths: Thor is the Norse God of Thunder from myth and legend. As with anyone from Asgard, he's stronger and more resilient than the average human, with superhuman reflexes. He's not immortal, but he ages very slowly. He's resistant to injuries and to diseases. In addition to his own physical attributes, he is the bearer of the magical hammer Mjolnir, which only he can lift. The hammer allows him to channel lightning, create windstorms and tornadoes, and also gives him the ability to fly. If he throws Mjolnir, or if it is located somewhere else, it will always return to his hand at his command.
How would they use their abilities?: To defend others or himself, or to make it rain.
Appearance: He's 6'3", has blue eyes and blond hair, he's "pretty cut", has shiny armor and a helmet with wings, and wears a red cape without looking ridiculous. Pretty much your standard Norse god. Age-wise he looks like he could be in his mid to late twenties.
THE MIGHTY PICTURE
Background/Personality:
Background:
In Norse mythology, the Nine Realms are found in the branches of Yggdrasil, the World Tree. The gods (aka the Aesir) live in Asgard, the mortal humans live in Midgard, and the Frost Giants live in Jotunheim. Asgard is ruled by Odin All-Father. Thor is Odin's first-born son and heir to the throne.
All his life, Thor has been told that one day he will be king of Asgard. That day has finally arrived, and Thor enters the hall for the coronation ceremony to a cheering crowd. Just before Odin names him king, they are interrupted. Odin has sensed Frost Giants invading Asgard, attempting to steal the Casket of Ancient Winters, which Odin took from Jotunheim long ago.
The Frost Giants are killed by the metallic guardian called the Destroyer, but Thor is angry and says this is an act of war by the Frost Giants. Odin disagrees, and when Thor argues, Odin reminds him that he is not king yet.
Thor stomps off to flip tables and brood. His brother Loki finds him there, and tells him he agrees with Thor, that the Frost Giants are a threat. Loki says there is nothing Thor can do without disobeying their father, which gives Thor an idea. He decides they should go to Jotunheim and demand answers from the Frost Giants. Running off to Jotunheim is apparently forbidden, but Thor eventually convinces his friends Lady Sif and the Warriors Three (Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg) to go with him and Loki.
To get there they must travel the Bifrost, a rainbow bridge that connects Asgard to the other Nine Realms. The bridge is guarded by Heimdall, who supposedly sees all. He already knows where they want to go, and that they're not supposed to go, but he too wants answers, since the Frost Giants slipped past his watch. He opens the Bifrost to them, but warns them that if their return would threaten the safety of Asgard, he will not open it again. He cannot leave the bridge open because the build up of energy would destroy Jotunheim.
Once on Jotunheim, Thor and Loki confront Laufey, King of the Frost Giants. Laufey doesn't give them an answer as to how the Frost Giants entered Asgard, but he does hint that the house of Odin may have a traitor. This angers Thor. Loki attempts to talk him down, since they are completely surrounded by Frost Giants. Thor reluctantly agrees and starts to walk away, until one of the Frost Giants calls him "little princess". Thor grins and starts attacking the giants with his magic hammer, Mjolnir.
The others attempt to defend themselves and their prince, with varying levels of success. Eventually they retreat back to where they entered, but the Bifrost doesn't open. The Frost Giants catch up to them and surround them again.
Luckily at that moment Odin appears. He attempts to convince Laufey that Thor is just an irresponsible boy, but Laufey insists this incident means war between their races again. Odin takes his people back to Asgard, where he reads Thor the riot act for doing something so stupid. Thor yells back, and calls his father an old fool. Odin hesitates, then agrees that he was a fool to think Thor was ready for the throne. While a shocked Loki looks on, Odin takes away Thor's armor and Mjolnir, stripping Thor of his Asgardian power. Odin opens the Bifrost and banishes Thor to Midgard. After Thor has disappeared, Odin throws Mjolnir after him, after first intoning "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor."
Thor lands on Midgard (Earth) and is immediately struck by a van. Two scientists, Jane Foster and Erik Selvig, and their assistant Darcy Lewis, were out in the New Mexico desert studying wormhole phenomenon. The storm they were tracking was actually caused by the Bifrost opening. They're a bit confused to find a six-foot blond guy wandering around in the desert.
Thor calls out to his father and to Heimdall, demanding they open the Bifrost again. The humans think he's drunk or crazy, and when he angrily advances on Darcy she shoots him with a taser, knocking him out. The humans take him to a hospital and drop him off.
When Thor awakens, he immediately starts throwing doctors and nurses around and demanding to know what is going on. The doctors hit him with a shot to knock him out again. When he wakes up a second time, he's strapped down to a hospital bed. This doesn't hold him for long, although it holds him longer than it should. Thor realizes he's no longer a god, just a very strong man. He eventually slips his straps and walks out into the hospital parking lot, where he's accidentally hit by Jane's van again.
Darcy had noticed the silhouette of a man in the photos they had taken of the storm, and Jane had decide they needed to go back to the hospital and find the strange blond guy who called himself Thor. She thinks he can give her answers that could help her wormhole theory, since he apparently has first-hand experience of being in one.
The humans take Thor back to their lab, where Jane gives him some clothes to wear. He says he's hungry, so they take him to a diner for food. They're amazed at the amount of food Thor manages to eat, and confused by his strange behavior. (He indicates he wants more coffee by smashing the coffee cup on the ground and yelling "Another!") When some locals come in and tell everyone about a satellite that crashed in the desert and is too heavy for anyone to move, Thor realizes it must be Mjolnir. He asks the man for the location and leaves the restaurant.
Jane runs after him, and Thor tells her he will give her all the answers she wants, if she will drive him to the location of this supposed satellite crash. Jane is willing, but Erik talks her out of it. He still thinks Thor is crazy, since he recognizes Thor's ranting as bits of the Norse tales he was raised on as a child. Jane reluctantly tells Thor she can't help him.
A little later, while Thor is attempting to find other transportation to the crater site, she comes back. When she returned to her lab, she found government agents from SHEILD confiscating all her equipment and data. Thor is now her only lead to move forward with her work. She drives him out to the desert, and they see that SHEILD has put up temporary buildings around the location of the "satellite crash".
Thor tells Jane he's going in to get what is his, and confidently tells her he will bring her equipment with him when he flies out. She doesn't really believe him. Thor goes in anyway, and starts throwing government agents around.
At the center of the temporary base, Thor finds Mjolnir resting on a pillar of rock. Since no one can lift it, the SHEILD agents have been studying it on the spot where it landed. Thor walks up to his hammer and grabs the handle to pick it up, only to find that he can no longer lift it either. Apparently he is no longer worthy to be its bearer. He sinks to the ground, devastated by the realization, and he's handcuffed and led away by the SHEILD agents.
Agent Coulson attempts to question him, but Thor just stares at him blankly and doesn't speak. When Coulson briefly leaves the room, Loki appears. Thor is glad to see his brother, until Loki tells him that their father is dead, overcome with grief over Thor's betrayal. Thor asks if he can come home, and Loki tells him their mother has forbidden Thor to return to Asgard, because his banishment is a condition of their new truce with the Frost Giants. A tearful Thor apologizes to Loki for his behavior and thanks him for coming to tell him. Loki says farewell and leaves.
Meanwhile, Jane has convinced Erik to try and get Thor out of custody. Erik goes out to the SHEILD base and tells them Thor is actually Dr. Donald Blake, one of their colleagues who was upset about their stuff being taken. Coulson doesn't believe him, and the ID Erik provided is obviously faked, but he lets Erik take "Donald" anyway, because he wants to see what "Donald" will do.
Erik takes Thor to a bar, and Thor confesses that he has no idea what to do next. His whole attitude has changed since he realized he has truly lost everything. Erik is sympathetic, but tells Thor he wants him to leave town, because he's worried about Jane's interest in him. Thor agrees, grateful for what they've done for him so far. They drown their sorrows in a few beers. Erik attempts to keep up with Thor, which is a bad idea since even as a mortal Thor can drink him under the table. Thor ends up carrying an extremely drunk Erik back to Jane's place.
Jane invites him to stay, and they go up on the roof to talk. She tells him about her wormhole theory, and he tells her he's from a place where magic and science are the same. She's still skeptical, but desperate for answers, so he tells her about Yggdrasil and the Nine Realms. The next morning Thor is helping her serve the group breakfast when suddenly Sif and the Warriors Three arrive.
Thor is overjoyed to see them but can't understand why they want to take him back to Asgard, since his father is dead and he can't go home. Sif tells him Odin still lives. He is in a coma-like state called the Odinsleep, and Loki is now king. Thor realizes that Loki lied to him. Before they can return to the Bifrost site and Asgard, the Destroyer attacks the town. Loki sent the Destroyer to kill Thor and prevent him from returning.
Unable to stop the Destroyer since he's only mortal, Thor helps to evacuate the town. When his Asgardian friends aren't able to stop it either, Thor tells them to stay back. He walks up to the Destroyer and speaks through it to Loki. He apologizes for whatever he did to offend his brother, and asks Loki to take his life and spare the town and people. Loki apparently agrees, because the Destroyer backhands Thor, sending him flying back down the street, and starts walking back out of town.
Thor tells Jane that she will be safe now, and apparently dies in her arms. At that moment, Mjolnir suddenly frees itself and flies through the air to Thor's hand. He comes back to life with his armor and power restored. By sacrificing himself, he proved he was once again worthy to bear Mjolnir. Thor makes short work of the Destroyer after that. They return to the Bifrost site, and Thor tells Jane he must return to Asgard and confront his brother. He promises to return to her, and they kiss.
Back in Asgard, Thor returns to the palace and confronts Loki about his lies. Loki knocks him through a wall, and then runs off to the Bifrost chamber. He opens the bridge to Jotunheim and uses magic to lock it open, which will eventually destroy the Frost Giants and their entire world. Thor catches up to him, and they fight, although Thor is obviously reluctant to fight his brother. Loki taunts Thor that he was never his brother, but he doesn't explain that while Thor was gone, Loki discovered that he is actually a Frost Giant, taken from Jotunheim as a baby by Odin. When Thor objects to killing all the Frost Giants, Loki accuses him of going soft, and threatens to pay Jane a visit to see how she managed to tame Thor.
That threat makes Thor fight Loki in earnest and he eventually knocks him down, setting Mjolnir on his chest to keep him down. Thor realizes that the only way to stop the Bifrost from destroying Jotunheim is to break the bridge itself and summons Mjolnir back to his hand. His blows start to crack the Bifrost, and also awaken Odin from his sleep. Thor pauses once to apologize to Jane for breaking his promise, and then with one final blow, shatters the Bifrost.
Loki and Thor are flung into the air by the explosion of the shattering bridge. Thor manages to catch Loki's spear, and Odin arrives just in time to catch Thor. A tearful Loki pleads with Odin, telling him that he did it all to keep Asgard safe and to prove to Odin that he is worthy. Odin sadly replies that Loki wouldn't have succeeded. Thor calls out to Loki, but Loki lets go of the spear and lets himself fall into the void between the worlds.
Later Thor leaves a celebration. Sif tells his mother, Frigga, that Thor mourns for his brother and misses the mortal woman he met on Midgard. Thor goes to speak with Odin, telling him that he realizes now how much he still has to learn, and hopes to make Odin proud of him one day. Odin tells him he already has.
Thor goes back to the Bifrost and asks Heimdall if Earth is lost to them. Heimdall tells him there is always hope, and also tells him that Jane is still looking for him to return. Thor smiles.
Personality:
Thor starts out as an arrogant, spoiled brat of a prince. He has everything going for him and he knows it. He just assumes he will get his way in everything, and that everyone will go along with his plans. When things don't go his way, he throws a temper tantrum. He picks a fight on Jotunheim because he wants even more glory. He's so busy fighting Frost Giants and laughing about it that he barely notices in time that his friends are about to be killed.
Even after he's exiled to Earth, he doesn't take it seriously. He smirks about his punishment, treats the mortals who are helping him like they're his servants, and laughs about it all...right up until the moment he realizes he can't lift Mjolnir. That's when the reality of his situation finally hits home. And then on top of that, Loki shows up to tell him his father is dead because of him, and he can never go home again. Thor realizes he's lost his home, his friends, and his family, and all through his own arrogance and stupidity. He's hit bottom.
After that, Thor's attitude changes. He realizes he's no better than the other mortals on Earth, and starts trying to fit in. When he's leaving the SHEILD base, he grabs Jane's notebook off a table, because he promised her he would bring her things back. He thanks Erik and Jane for the help they've given him. He helps evacuate the people when the town is attacked by the Destroyer. Ultimately he sacrifices himself to save everyone else, and he even apologizes for his behavior to his brother who is trying to kill him.
When he gets back to Asgard, he confronts Loki, but holds back from fighting him. Thor wants to stop him, but he doesn't want to hurt him. He doesn't understand why his brother is so angry. When Loki apparently falls during their battle and is hanging from the side of the bridge, Thor barely hesitates before going to pull him up. Even at the end he still tries to stop Loki from letting go and leaving them.
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1st person sample:
[Audio only. The distinctive voice of a Vogon can only be heard faintly, probably asking questions. The Vogon is answered by a new refugee with a booming voice.]
No, I did not write the name of this vessel by mistake, my name is Thor.
Yes, Thor. I am the God of Thunder, the first-born son of Odin Allfather, and bearer of the mighty hammer Mjolnir.
No, I don't have any identification to prove that. Why would I need such a thing? Everyone in Asgard knows who I am.
Good... sir, I realize you are only carrying out your duties and that you require proof, but unfortunately I have none. I swear to you that my name is Thor.
...I could call the lightning and thunder if that would help expedite this process?
3rd person sample:
The view out the windows of this strange ship make him long for home. The vast field of stars reminds him of the views from the palace in Asgard, and of a night in New Mexico when he looked up at the stars and wished he could return home.
At least when he had been exiled before, he had known that Asgard was still there. Now he doesn't even have that assurance. Thor isn't sure what to believe. The aliens creatures who seem to love paperwork told him one story, but he's heard other stories from other refugees.
The first time he'd heard the word "wormhole" it had given him pause. That was the word Jane had used to describe the Bifrost, before she had learned what it really was. Was it possible that there was a way to use these wormholes to bridge the distance between this ship and the Nine Realms?
The only problem is, he's no scientist. Jane's drawings and equations had never made much sense to him, and she had only been able to observe, not control. There's a chance that somehow Loki's magic might be able to help, but that would require Loki being willing to help, and that's not very likely. As happy as he was to see his brother here, he's not sure Loki feels the same, and Loki has little reason to want to return to Asgard.
Thor turns away from the windows and turns his mind away from thoughts of home. This is yet another exile, and he must learn to make the best of this situation, just as he did on Midgard. He has little choice in the matter, after all.
Questions?: Nothing I can think of.
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