- "You think you can come here, become a daddy, get a clean slate? That ain't how it works. You're a destroyer, like me."
- ― Thor to Kratos
Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) is the Norse Aesir God of Thunder, Lightning, Storms, Wrestling, and Strength. He is the son of Odin and Fjörgyn, husband of Sif, older brother of Týr, older half-brother of Heimdall and Baldur. Father of Magni, Modi, Thrúd, step-father of Ullr and uncle of Forseti.
He is renowned across the Nine Realms for being the slayer of the Giant race, and the strongest of Odin's children. Thor serves as Odin's right-hand and primary enforcer, typically being sent as his envoy when intimidation is required. Following the onset of Fimbulwinter, Thor is tasked by Odin to negotiate with Kratos with the goal of preventing Ragnarök.
Thor is briefly introduced at the very end of God of War (2018), and returns as a major antagonist in God of War: Ragnarök. Viewing Kratos as his match and aware of the Spartan’s background, Thor brutally confronts the murderer of his sons in a bloody stalemate. Treated as little more as a henchman by the All-Father, he must also deal with more personal issues, as his loyalty to Odin is being questioned by both his wife and his enemies. Thor then gets the lion share during Ragnarök by successfully defeating Jörmungandr before furiously confronting Kratos one last time. He is however overwhelmed by the Spartan who finally succeeds in making him hear reason, and stop a pointless bloodshed. For this, the God of Thunder ultimately meets his demise by being promptly executed by Odin in front of his daughter.
Description[]
There are many differences between Thor and his brother Baldur. Baldur fought wildly, his motivation to inflict pain. Thor is calmer-his bloodlust is for the fight itself, not for the suffering it inflicts. The full force of his attack is as heavy as any I have felt. The hammer, Mjölnir, only compounds his power...each blow echoes with the death and destruction they have wrought together. He chose to end our fight prematurely. It is good for both of us that it did not reach its conclusion.
-Kratos
Norse Mythology[]
In Norse mythology, Template:Wiki is an Aesir God associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing and fertility. Thor is described as a fierce, red-haired and bearded God who carries a menagerie of magical weapons, from a pair of magical gauntlets to a belt of strength. However, his most notable weapon is the hammer Mjölnir, which is powerful enough to level mountains.
God of War Universe[]
Backstory[]
Thor was born to Odin, king of Asgard, and the giantess, Fjörgyn. He is also older brother of Týr, older half-brother of Heimdall and Baldur. At some point in his life, he would marry Sif and sire a son and a daughter with her. Thor also had another son, Magni, whom Thor was conceived with Járnsaxa.
Odin commissioned Brok and Sindri to build a powerful weapon, Mjölnir, for Thor to use to protect Asgard. Both dwarven brothers would come to bitterly regret making the hammer many years later.
At some point, Odin invited the stone giant, Hrungnir, to Asgard. After getting drunk on mead, Hrungnir was goaded by Odin into making all manner of boasts and antics, all for the amusement of the court. When Thor arrived at the hall, he was unamused by the drunken giant's threats, and proceeds to slam Mjölnir so hard on Hrungnir's head that it smashed to pieces, with chunks of rock ended up lodged in Thor‘s head. Startled by the faceful of rock, he didn't notice Hrungnir’s body falling on top of him. None of the Aesir in the hall were strong enough even to budge the corpse off him. Thor’s sons, Magni and Modi, who at the time were no bigger than shrubs, would come to their father’s aid and managed to lift Hrungnir’s body off him while no one, except for Mimir, was looking. Magni would get all the praise from Thor for being blonder, while Modi became bitter and resentful towards his brother for not getting any credit for his involvement.
After Odin was forced to flee Jötunheim when the Giants discovered him trying to steal their secret knowledge of the future, he furiously ordered Thor to use Mjölnir to slaughter every giant in Midgard that he could find. By the time of Laufey's death, Thor had already slaughtered most of the Giants in Midgard (with the exception of Jörmungandr) and earned a fearful reputation as the strongest Norse God in all the Nine Realms.
At some point in Vanaheim, a drunken Thor had fought with Laufey, contributing to the destruction of the valley they tore apart along with the many lives killed there. Both of them were evenly matched and the fight ended in a stalemate and a frozen lightning bolt.
When the giant Thamur went to Midgard in order to search for his son, Hrimthur, Thor appeared and killed the stonemason by causing him to fall on his own chisel and Thamur's gigantic body crushed the fishing village which worshiped the Vanir God Njörd. Thor would always act like he planned to make the Giant fall onto the village and destroy it, although Mimir states that it was simply just a case of luck and called the God of Thunder as the "sweaty bawbag".
Following the murder, Odin entered a bet with Hrimthur, who had disguised himself as a mortal, to improve the walls of Asgard within a near-impossible span of time. Odin lost the bet and sent Thor to kill Hrimthur when he discovered stonemasons true nature as a Jötunn. Unbeknownst to Odin, Hrimthur had placed a weakness in the walls and entrusted the secret of his deception only to Freya for the preparation for Ragnarök when Surtr would arrive and burn Asgard to ash.
The giant Thrym once stole Mjölnir and ran off to Jötunheim, while Thor (Mimir describe him as the "thunder lummox") was sleeping. Thor snuck into Jötunheim with Freya into the wedding feast between her and Thrym. When The Giant King revealed Mjölnir during the ceremony, Thor revealed himself, took back his hammer and began slaughtering every Giant present for the festivities, including Thrym by smashing his skull. That is until Freya cast a spell to return Thor and herself back to Asgard, which caused him to hold some form of disdain against her as he was also ordered by Odin to establish a foothold in the realm.
Thor also still trusted his brother Baldur completely, despite the fact that the God of Light had lost his sanity long ago in the eyes of the other Aesir and was regarded as dangerously unhinged.
God of War (2018)[]
Although absent in the main campaign, he is mentioned consistently throughout as a monster who slew every Giant he could find in Midgard to satisfy his blood-lust.
Thor is also mentioned to have fought The World Serpent years ago during his massacre of the Giants. But, instead of emerging victorious, the World Serpent proved to be just as strong as the Thunder God, leading to a stalemate. 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 Ragnarök.
Kratos and Atreus also meet the spirit of a former disciple of Thor, who desires vengeance on the God for wronging his family. After his father died, the spirit's mother built a statue of Thor to watch over his grave and were surprised when the Aesir God himself came to offer condolences. While they were initially thrilled, Thor took advantage of the family's hospitality When the mother begged him to leave, Thor murdered her in a fit of drunken rage. The spirit, throughout his whole life, lived in grief until it turned into rage and hatred.
Before he can leave Midgard to begin his quest for vengeance, he requests that the statue be destroyed, and any valuables in his father's grave may be looted with his blessing. In their boat, Kratos uses the man's story to remind his son of an important lesson: the lives of men mean nothing to the Gods, recounting Kratos' own experience of being betrayed time and again by the Olympian Gods. After the statue was destroyed and the father's grave was looted, Kratos and Atreus returned to the spirit to let him know. Knowing that his bond to Midgard is now severed, he gave the duo his gratitude before leaving, thus beginning his quest. When Atreus amazingly remarked on the spirit's bravery, Kratos called the spirit a fool, as he knew that going off to find and face off against Thor is really foolish, as the God of Thunder is really formidable.
Modi and Magni joined Baldur in hunting Kratos and Aterus, the former of whom killed Magni in a confrontation. A horrified Modi fled to Asgard and reported Magni's demise to Thor, who was furious to learn of his favored son's death. Believing Modi had abandoned Magni and further angered by his failure to avenge his brother, Thor brutally beats him for his cowardice. These wounds would leave Modi severely weakened and later lead to his death at Atreus' hands.
Thor only physically appears in the game's true ending. During a dream about the future, years after the events of the game, Kratos and Atreus were sleeping. Thor arrives and summoned a huge storm outside their house, causing Kratos and Atreus to investigate. When Kratos demands he reveal his identity, Thor silently lifts his cloak, revealing Mjölnir as it emits electricity. The dream ends and is relayed by Atreus to his father after he wakens, theorizing Thor will come to avenge the deaths of both his sons and his half-brother Baldur.
God of War: Ragnarök[]
A few years after Baldur, Magni and Modi's death, Thor brings a giant storm to Kratos's front door so he can unexpectedly share with them a drink of mead. To know that they can trust each other, they put their weapons on the table, and all though Thor doesn't show any violent intent, you can see something's holding him back when he pours some mead into Kratos's cup, saying that he just wants to be polite. It's when Odin visits, that he lets Thor off the leash and permits him to go all out against Kratos because the god of war wouldn't accept the terms given.
Relieved that he can do what he wants to do, the thunder god uppercuts Kratos with Mjolnir and it sends him flying right through the roof, and towards the secret chamber in Tyr's temple. While flying, Thor catches up to Kratos and introduces him to a norse tradition they do called "blood payments", where he's allowed to take something from what he took from his family. The two engage in a ferocious combat. During the battle Thor becomes infuriated to hear Kratos telling him that Modi was killed out of fear of his own father, and that he was the one that truly killed his own son with the bruises that he inflicted, though Thor doesn't care less on what Kratos has to say. Resuming the fight on Tyr's bridge, the God of Thunder gains the upper hand and knocks Kratos unconscious, causing the Spartan to be near death. However, Thor, refusing to let Kratos die unless he gets to see him at his best, electrocutes him back to his feet. Gotten ahold of Kratos, Thor finally understands how his sons were defeated, but explains that he is someone totally different who is able to put up a challenging fight against Kratos. He then mentions that Odin has plans for Atreus, and that brings out Kratos's inner-beast, using it to secure a good punch to Thor's face, which chipped one of his teeth. By choice, Thor chooses not to carry on because he's gotten to see Kratos' spartan rage. Satisfied, he states to the Spartan that his blood debt is paid and leaves.
In Asgard, Thor has arrived to stop his younger brother Heimdall from harming Atreus any longer and confirms that he is indeed a guest for Odin, whether he agrees with Heimdall or not. Things get pretty heated between the two when Heimdall teases Thor, and the God of Thunder intimidates him enough to make him give up wanting to fight. Dismissed by Odin to go do something else, Thor says he will gladly and leaves.
Called down to help Atreus with a mission to find the map, the thunder god jump scares Odin from behind in a second. Whether or not it was a fatherly thing to say or an insult, while Odin tells Atreus to take the mask, he includes in Thor and calls him by the name, "This stealthy side of beef". Before they left, directly by command, Thor is told to go easy on Atreus because of the bad blood he has towards the kid. On their mission, Thor helps to clear away enemies and to smash any obstacles in the way, leaving everything else to Atreus. However, without Odin watching them, he threatens Atreus that he would've killed him right now if it wasn't for the command he was given by Odin, no hint of forgiveness being given as he was the one that killed Modi. That said, they go their separate ways for now to finish looking for the mask. Heading back to Asgard, Thor tells Atreus to never test him again and gives another threat that because of his Jötunn blood, he'll revel in killing him. When they returned to Asgard, Thor wasn't given any of the credit by Odin, who doesn't believe that he has taught Atreus anything just like the latter himself said. It's shown then that Thor is treated like nothing by his father, but he's been dealing with it so much he's learnt to go with it.
While Atreus is walking over to Odin, Thor is heard questioning his father on why the young Jötunn is even in Asgard if he was the one who killed one of their own. Thinking that Sif is the one putting these lies into his head, he excludes her from the conversation and says that it's about Modi and Magni. Having had enough of it, Odin sends Thor away to go break something and honestly thought him better when he was drunk.
Sent to find Thor for another mission, Atreus goes to Thrúd for help and they both find her dad in an Asgardian pub, Black Thunder, drinking away his sorrows. Angry at Atreus for bringing Thrúd just to see him like this, he's luckily too drunk to engage in combat so he replies to his daughter that he's relaxing. Asked for him to stop, Thor says that there's not much to stop him doing because he's already drunk, then boastfully declares to the whole Black Thunder that he is good at two things - killing giants and pissing mead, and whoever thinks otherwise will get hit by Mjolnir in the face. Had enough of Atreus's talking, he tells him to to be quiet and throws his cup, Atreus dodging and a drunken Einherjar is hit instead, mistaking Atreus to be the one who threw it. From that, a giant brawl breaks out and Thor joins in. Through the madness, he's seen throwing another of the Einherjar onto a table, beating multiple others, and drinking while ignoring Atreus, but returns to the fight after his mug gets destroyed. If he wanted to or if he was his drunk, he kills an Einherjar captain and saves Atreus who was in his tight drip. After the brawl was over, Thrúd still tries to talk to her father, but Thor doesn't listen and just gulps the last of his drink and collapses on the ground, drunk to the max. Too weak to stand on his own, he has to be helped outside and is yelled at by his own daughter, demanding that he get up and go on the mission with Atreus.
Throughout the mission, Thor is angry and frustrated, talking to Atreus in a tired tone, yet still helps him in finding the last piece of the mask. After the mask is fully restored, Odin appears and congratulates Atreus only, not giving Thor the time, to which the latter actually says "you're welcome" because he wished to be somewhat credited. Sif and the valkyries Hrist and Mist arrive and she demands that Atreus be arrested because they found proof that he took part in Heimdall's death, though Odin commands that he be left alone. The two argue, with Sir including that Atreus had made her husband depressed and Odin reveals to his wife that he was drinking on his own, which he didn't approve of. Alone for a moment, Sif reminds Thor of the good times they had with Magni and Modi in the past, wondering if Thrúd would be the next one to die. Worried for his daughter's safety, Thor is completely done with Atreus being in Asgard and points Mjonir at him, blaming him for everything and almost strikes him down, even with Odin demanding him to stop, luckily it doesn't happen as Atreus escapes in the nick of time.
Much later, Thor is seen battling the world serpent Jörmungandr during Ragnarök. Mimir hoping in the distance that the giant serpent can be the distraction they need. Hours later, Freyr, who tried with the two combatants, claims to Kratos and Atreus that Thor and Jörmungandr didn't want to listen and kept fighting. Thor immediately wins the fight against the World Serpent by striking him in the head, splintering Yggdrasil and sending his enemy back in time, and goes to fight Kratos demanding him to stay away from Thrúd, who tries to call him off. Tackling Kratos, Thor screams that he's done with him and Atreus, confirming that he's allowed to kill him this time.
Battle-hardened, Kratos gains the upper-hand and impales Thor's hand to the ground. After he was told that his daughter became a friend to Atreus, his hand is set free, but Thor still wants to continue fighting because they can't fight who they are, destroyers. Kratos insists that they must change themselves for the future of their children, and through the Spartan's words, Thor hesitates to fight. Seeing this, Odin appeared to berate Thor for his hesitation, telling his son that he is not supposed to think and he must kill who he tells him to kill. Realizing that Odin never cared about him, Thor dropped Mjolnir and openly refused his father. An enraged Odin immediately used his spear to impale his own son through the chest, killing the God of Thunder, just as Thrud and Atreus arrived. In his dying moments, Thor looks at a horrified Thrúd one last time and holds out his hand calling to her before fading away.
Appearance[]
Thor's full appearance is not fully shown in God of War, though he is seen possessing blue eyes, red hair, and a thick beard which seems to be braided (as mentioned in The Lost Pages of Norse Myth: Episode 4). He is exceptionally tall and muscular, roughly equal to Kratos in terms of body stature and height. He wears a black hooded cloak fastened together with a yellow leather chord and armor, the latter of which consists of a decoratively embossed dark-colored chestguard and matching vambraces worn over a long-sleeved shirt. He seems to have a cold-blooded and serious expression very similar to Kratos himself in the past. According to Mimir, Thor also has several pieces of the stone giant Hrungnir embedded in his skull.
It is shown in God of War: Ragnarok that Thor's appearance is similar to what was shown in the ending of God of War, but that he is burly and thick waisted; with a large, rather obese but still muscular and heavily built figure, perhaps accurately depicting his description by Mimir as a "fat dobber". Thor is also shown to tower over Kratos in height. He is unarmored across his bare chest and has a large belly but wears plated pauldrons and bracers on his arms and sports leather armor around his waist to protect his upper legs and hips. He also sports tattoos similar to, though not as extensive as, those of his brother, Baldur. Similar to Kratos, Thor bears a scar over his right eye. Although unconfirmed, this scar could be the result of Hrungnir’s corpse falling on him immediately after his murder at the hands of the God of Thunder. After his first fight with Kratos, Thor has a scar on his stomach from Kratos' axe.
Personality[]
- "WE don't change. We...are destroyers."
- ― Thor to Kratos
Thor was widely feared throughout the Nine Realms for his cruelty, violent temper, brutality, and sadism. He is utterly ruthless, showing no mercy to his enemies, and his bloodlust was noted by Mimir to be the only thing greater than Odin's paranoia, and many consider him the worst of the Aesir gods. Despite being half-giant himself, Thor took a sadistic pleasure in killing any giant he could find, as he believes them to be nothing but a 'blight' to the realms. This shows that Thor has strong prejudice against his own half-kind, even though his mother Fjörgyn is one of them. Despite being seen as a monster throughout the Nine Realms, Thor was, however, in truth, a tragic individual, as he was raised by Odin just to be his greatest combat asset and was emotionally abused and warped into becoming unquestionably loyal, and Thor knew fully well what he has done is far from being right and suffered from guilt for what he has done, yet he saw no chance to change his ways and become better. He was finally able to achieve this, albeit briefly, during Ragnarök, which would eventually cost him his life as when he finally stood up towards his father, Odin killed him for disobedience.
His infamous reputation was somewhat similar to Ares - who was considered the worst among the Olympian Gods and Kratos - who was feared through out Greece era for his genocidal act against the Gods. What makes him only different from Ares, however, is that he seems to possess a sense of honor, as he dislikes cowardice. When Modi fled after Magni, his favorite son, died; Thor was enraged, and subsequently beat his surviving son for fleeing from Kratos and deemed Modi a coward.
He also somewhat cares for his worshipers, as when one of his faithful followers died he made time to visit the family, although even then he still could be enraged easily, especially while drunk, and ended up taking advantage of his higher status.
His overall intelligence could be called into question, as many a time has Thor been made a fool of himself or made stupid, reckless mistakes (quite comparable to his sons, in fact). Kratos called Thor as a fool when hearing not even Mjölnir in hand will break the ice to reach Thamur's magical chisel. Mimir called Thor for the destruction upon the Jötnar as sweaty bawbag, fat dobber, thunder lummox and the biggest butching bastard in the Nine Realms. Brok considered him the big idiot, and Atreus also called him an idiot when hearing about how he got crushed by Hrungnir's body. Most of all, Thor had his legendary hammer stolen by the giant Thrym, when he was carelessly sleeping. However, Thor is clever enough to know his limit and not try to challenge Starkaðr alone, knowing very well that he might die if do so. It seems this is due to Odin instilling inside Thor the idea that he was born and lived to fight, not to think.
In addition, Thor is extremely arrogant, typical for an Aesir, as he would go to great lengths to cement his reputation amongst the Nine Realms and be respected, as well as feared. An example being the destruction of the village when Thor battled Thamur, Thor claimed credit for the giant's death and the village's destruction, despite the fact that Thor was merely lucky in both actions.
To aid his reputation as one of the most hated and feared Gods of the Nine Realms, Thor’s overall demeanor seems to revolve around him being cruel and sadistic simply for the sake of it. An example of this could be seen when Thor needlessly murdered Hrungnir even though the stone Giant was merely amusing the Aesir and was a threat to no one.
Thor's only outward expressions seem to be of rage and smug arrogance due to his abilities. An example of this is seen when Thor was the only God not amused by Hrungnir’s foolish performance in Asgard, preferring to outright murder the Jotun seeing as how the simpleton had nothing to offer him other than his death.
Thor’s cruel nature can come out even when he is trying to be friendly towards others or when he gets drunk. After a wayward spirit's father had passed away, his mother built a statue of Thor to watch over his grave. Appearing to the family, Thor offered his condolences for their loss. Although they were overjoyed at first with the God's presence, he took advantage of their hospitality and quickly became drunk. Distraught, the mother asked him to leave to which Thor responded by brutally murdering her in a drunken rage before leaving the son behind, who continued to curse the God of Thunder, even after his death.
Thor had a bad habit of drinking as he would often go to a pub/bar or anywhere and drink as much mead as he wants. which can lead him into getting really intoxicated. He also enjoyed getting involved in or watching a fight, as when he unknowingly started a pub brawl with several Einherjar, which caused them to think that Atreus was responsible, this resulted in total chaos in the Black Thunder pub in which Thor also joins in, as well as watching the fight go on while he drinks.
- "Sif was right about you. I just didn't wanna see it."
- ― Thor to Odin
Despite his dark side, Thor has proven to deeply care and trust his family and was, like his wife Sif,, strongly protective of his daughter Thrúd, ever since Magni and Modi were killed at the hands of Kratos and Atreus. Despite all that Odin put him through, Thor was blindly loyal to Odin for most of his life and desperately sought to earn his father's approval. He was close with Baldur, comforting him in his depression over being unable to feel and trusting him with his life, despite the latter's insanity and disgust towards the former's bloodlust. Magni points out that he and Modi have to trust Baldur because their father believes in him, despite Modi proclaiming that their uncle had not been sane for a while. Thor was also known for being furious at Magni's death, tragically lashing out and beating Modi almost to death. When Kratos reminded Thor of his beating of Modi, this angered the God of Thunder, as he only took this as an insult. This shows that Thor had strongly refused to accept the fact that it is his own fault for having mistreated Modi into becoming fearful of his own father's wrath, which ultimatedly led him to his death.
However despite Thor's abusiveness towards his son for his cowardice, he was shown to still care about Modi as he was enraged at Atreus for his death and even attempted to avenge both him and Magni. Despite his loyalty towards his father, Thor would secretly go against Odin's orders just to try and get his revenge on Kratos and Atreus for his sons' deaths. Despite his hatred of the former, Thor was shown to be in awe over the Spartan's reputation of being both a Godslayer and a Destroyer of Worlds, and would even go as far as to try to force Kratos into unleashing his former self.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Being both half-giant and Odin's firstborn son, Thor is the second most powerful of the Aesir (and the physically strongest Aesir), surpassed only by his father. His power is great enough for having slaughtered almost all the Giants living outside of Jötunheim, whilst being recognized and feared by most alongside his brutality. Mimir himself stated that he does not know whether Kratos can kill Thor, with the God of Thunder later proving to be a close match for the Ghost of Sparta in their fights.
- Immeasurable Strength: As the God of Strength and half-giant, Thor is the strongest of the Aesir Gods, surpassing that of Týr, Heimdall, Baldur, Magni, Modi, and even Odin himself in terms of brute force and physical strength. His strength is so great that he was able to singlehandedly slaughter the Jötnar to near extinction, even shattering the head of the immensely durable Hrungnir the Brawler with a single blow. Jörmungandr is one of the few Jötnar strong enough to contend with Thor's strength; His first battle against the World Serpent was felt across all the Nine Realms, and Thor later battled Jörmungandr at Ragnarök, with his final strike on the World Serpent violently shaking and splintering Yggdrasil, sending it backward through time before his own birth, a feat which even Kratos deemed as madness. Only Starkaðr, the strongest of the Giants, proved to be too much for Thor to defeat or even fight alone, requiring the aid from the combined armies of Asgard, Vanaheim and Midgard to subdue him, although Thor was still strong enough to rip his arms off after Starkaor had sustained severe injuries. Thor's immense strength proved comparable even to that of Kratos: At no point in their first fight was Kratos able to overpower Thor despite him holding back at that time, with Thor evenly holding back Kratos's shield from striking him when they were both using two hands at once before quickly pushing him back when he tried to summon his axe and evenly locking Mjölnir with the Leviathan Axe as they fought over the air. He could casually lift and throw Kratos over his head with a single hand, even choke and lift him off his feet with a single hand, with Kratos showing visible struggle in breaking free from his grip. Thor's strength allows him to create shockwaves simply by clapping his hands or punching the ground, and he could easily send enemies, even Kratos himself, flying several feet away with simple punches and kicks. He is also able to easily jump high into the air while simultaneously carrying Atreus. With Mjölnir, Thor was able to hit Kratos with sufficient force to send him flying high into the air and great distance away, even shattering the Guardian Shield with only a few blows. Kratos noted in the Codex that the full force of Thor's attack is as heavy as any he had felt.
- Superhuman Speed and Reflexes: Despite his massive size and overweight body, Thor has proven to be able to move at extremely fast speeds, with stupendous reflexes, being able to evenly match Kratos in direct combat and repeatedly catch Kratos off-guard to physically man-handle him as well as easily react to Kratos's attacks.
- Superhuman Agility: Thor has extraordinary agility, capable of easily jumping great heights and distance and landing without any problems. Despite his massive figure, Thor's can appear and disappear so unreasonably fast he even startled Odin when he come to his father's call.
- Superhuman Stamina: As the physically strongest of the Aesir, Thor possesses a tremendous amount of superhuman stamina. He fought continuously throughout Ragnarök, fend off large numbers of Nine Realms reinforcements, battling both young Jörmungandr and Ragnarök at the same time then went on to fight Kratos immediately after sending Jörmungandr back to the past.
- Superhuman Durability/Nigh-Invulnerability: As the physically strongest of the Aesir Gods, Thor possesses tremendous superhuman durability, which must have helped him in his massacre of the Jötnar, as he would have to be able to easily withstand their attacks with little to no damage. During his fights with Kratos, Thor was able to easily shrug off powerful blows from the Ghost of Sparta with only little blood and no significant injuries, showing incredible resistance to blunt trauma. After being slashed by the Leviathan Axe on the abdomen, Thor got stabbed to the same spot by both the Blades of Chaos and Draupnir Spear later, but he showed to be more angered rather than harmed. However, he still can be incapacitated, such as when the colossal body of Hrungnir fell on him, he was unable to remove the corpse himself until his sons removed it for him. After his final fight with Kratos, Odin was also able to impale and kill him, albeit Thor was exhausted and wounded.
- Tempestakinesis: As the God of Storms, Thor has the ability to summon harsh lightning storms at whim. He displayed this power when he caused a giant storm to occur to wake Kratos and Atreus up.
- Electrokinesis: As the God of Thunder, Thor has absolute control over electricity and lightning, with it being an innate power inherited by his sons, although Thor's electrokinetic powers has show to far surpass theirs. During his attack on Kratos and Atreus, Thor was capable of causing bolts of lightning to constantly rain down on their house by simply willing it. He was able to imbue Mjölnir with lightning to throw it and cast waves of electricity. He could rain down bolts of lightning that left behind fields of lightning for some time just by striking the ground with his hammer. While fighting the World Serpent and Surtr, Thor manipulated powerful lightning strikes and disorient Jörmungandr before delivering the blow that send him through time.
- Electric Armor: Thor can infuse electricity into his own body. When he uses this form, his body appear to be cloaked by lightning and eyes glows blue, with his strength, durability and speed increasing, make it almost look like he can teleport.
- Electrokinesis: As the God of Thunder, Thor has absolute control over electricity and lightning, with it being an innate power inherited by his sons, although Thor's electrokinetic powers has show to far surpass theirs. During his attack on Kratos and Atreus, Thor was capable of causing bolts of lightning to constantly rain down on their house by simply willing it. He was able to imbue Mjölnir with lightning to throw it and cast waves of electricity. He could rain down bolts of lightning that left behind fields of lightning for some time just by striking the ground with his hammer. While fighting the World Serpent and Surtr, Thor manipulated powerful lightning strikes and disorient Jörmungandr before delivering the blow that send him through time.
- Immortality: As with all Gods, Thor is immortal and cannot be killed by anything not powerful enough.
- Flight: Thor could levitate and fly through the air at extreme speeds using his lightning powers.
Abilities[]
- Master Combatant: Thor is the mightiest warrior in Asgard. As such, he is an extremely skilled fighter with hundreds of years worth of training and experience. He single-handedly killed countless Giants on Midgard and many other powerful beings. Thor's martial prowess is so great, that Mimir is uncertain that Kratos can even defeat him in battle. His fighting style skilfully combines hand-to-hand combat with his usage of Mjölnir. Thor's fighting prowess proved to be a near-indomitable opponent for Kratos, being the only person that was able to fight Kratos to a stalemate in their first fight and only narrowly losing to him in their second fight.
- Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Despite having one of the most powerful weapons in the Nine Realms, Thor is also an exceptionally proficient martial artist, masterfully mixing his unarmed combat with his skill in using Mjölnir, performing powerful, swift and precise punches and kicks as well as being proficient in wrestling and grappling, capable of even supplexing and throwing Kratos around. In the first round of their fight, Thor's unarmed fighting skills alone proved enough to put Kratos with his shield on the ropes and even fought him using his axe for some time before eventually having to use his hammer.
- Hammer Mastery: Thor is incredibly skilled in using his hammer Mjölnir, having used the weapon in battle for centuries and caused mass genocides on the Giants with devastating ease. During his fights with Kratos, Thor was able to evenly match his usage of the Leviathan Axe with his hammer and deliver repeated blows on him, even managing to destroy the Guardian Shield. Further more, Thor can pull himself toward Mjölnir with lightning speed, he often use it to pass through terrain or quickly close the gap between him and his opponent.
Weapons[]
- Mjölnir: Forged by Brok and Sindri, this special one-handed hammer is Thor's weapon of choice when killing giants and other foes. When thrown, Mjölnir always hits its target and returns to Thor's hand. It is also described as a "super-weapon" by Mimir and as such is one of the most powerful weapons in all of the Nine Realms. The only weapons capable of opposing its immense power are the Leviathan Axe, Surtr's Sword, and possibly the Blades of Chaos.
Trivia[]
- Thor is the third character to successfully kill Kratos after Ares and Zeus.
- Notably Thor is the only one of the three to do so in a fair fight. Both Ares and Zeus resorted to cheating using trickery to defeat him, with Ares killing Kratos with a pillar from a long distance and Zeus waiting until Kratos was significantly weakened and incapacitated before making his presence known to finish him off.
- Ironically he was also the only one to resuscitate him seconds later.
- In God of War, Thor features a visibly different design than the one used in God of War Ragnarök. This design features a less detailed beard and more elaborate outfit that covers his still-visibly barrel-chested physique. As Thor's screentime in God of War is very limited, this design was used as a placeholder, only being used for the statue destroyed by Jörmungandr and the teaser featured at the end of the game.
- In Ragnarök, Atreus asks Mimir why the statue looked different than Thor's actual appearance. Mimir states that the first version of the statue looked closer to him, however Thor wanted something different.
- His Greek equivalent (in terms of abilities) is Zeus. However, in terms of ruling Zeus' equivalent was Odin. Thor's bloodthirsty nature also makes him like Ares, even though they are not counterparts. His reputation as the most vicious of his pantheon would make him a counterpart of sorts to Kratos during his time as the Ghost of Sparta.
- In Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars, Thor is referred to as Vulcan (whose Greek counterpart is the God Hephaestus). Vulcan and Hephaestus, like Thor, were Gods associated with thunder: Hephaestus (or Vulcan) was said to use his hammer to craft Zeus's (or Jupiter's) thunderbolts. As with Hephaestus, Thor is described in Norse mythology as a benefactor to mankind, bringing gifts to men, a protector of artisans and freemen. Finally, As with Thor, Vulcan and Hephaestus were Gods associated with snakes, fertility and healing.
- 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 Modi under the assumption 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 due to his bloodlust and Odin's orders.
- Another similarity was that they both had more than one lover in their lives, whom they fathered Demigod children with, though Thor only ever had two outside of his marriage with Sif, whereas Zeus had several lovers.
- Faye, Atreus's mother, considered Thor to be the worst of the Aesir. It is understandable for her to think that way, as Thor was considered the most dangerous enemy toward the giants and Faye herself was a giantess.
- According to Mimir, Thor wished to fight Faye as she was rumored to be a great Jotunn warrior who foiled many of the Aesir's plans. However, Faye effectively eluded him for her whole life, which angered him greatly.
- Mimir says that during his fight with the World Serpent at Ragnarok, their battle will be so brutal, that the Yggdrasil will splinter, sending the World Serpent back in time before his birth.
- Both he and Atreus have Jötnar mothers and are part Gods.
- Atreus has a wooden figure of Thor.
- According to The Lost Pages of Norse Myth: Episode 6; Thor's rampage across Midgard against the Jötnar went on for thirty years.
- This is contradicted by Mimir according to him Thor's rampage against the Jotnar in Midgard lasted for 60 years. This is later explained in Lore & Legends as Thor having committed two genocides, before and after the meeting with the Giant-Kings.
- When telling Kratos of what he knows of Magni and Modi, Sindri mentions both brothers are of different mothers and it was a "sordid story".
- In mythology, Thor was shown to have an association with goats, as shown by his goat-drawn chariot. In the game, this is seemingly reflected with Mjölnir as its hilt is designed with goat heads. In "The Lost Pages of Norse Myth" cinematic, the Mjölnir symbol is designed with goats. Finally, the "Grip of Tanngiost" (which was made in honour of Thor) has a goat head design.
- The soundtrack during the epilogue of God of War (2018) refer to Thor as Banamaður Þórr (Slayer/Killer/Murderer Thor), referring to his role during Odin's genocidal campaign against the Jötnar.
- According to God of War: Lore and Legends, Mimir is unsure about whether or not Kratos can beat Thor.
- Thor is 7'0 and left-handed.
- Thor while fighting Kratos, teases him by reminding him of his achievements over time. That also happens in the ending of Uncharted 4, when Nathan Drake faces Rafe Adler as the final boss.
- Thor would often snap his fingers as a gesture to cause Mjölnir to return to him, although this was not necessary.
- When intoxicated, Thor proved to be unable to properly handle Mjölnir's ability to return to him, with the weapon hitting him in the head rather than returning to his hand.
- After Thor and Kratos created a frozen lightning bolt, as a result of clashing their weapons together, the former would state that it looked familiar. This shows that Thor has little memory of his fight with Laufey, due to being really drunk at the time, which caused that memory to become blurred.
Gallery[]
| God of War | ||
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| Main | Greek era | God of War (2005) • II (2007) • III (2010) • Ascension (2013) |
| Norse era | God of War (2018) • God of War Ragnarök (2022) | |
| Other games | Betrayal (2007) • Chains of Olympus (2008) • Ghost of Sparta (2010) • Secret Level (2024) | |
| Characters | Kratos • Atreus • Athena • Ares • Zeus | |
| Universe | Blade of Olympus • Blades of Chaos • Greek World • Nine Realms | |
| People | David Jaffe • Cory Barlog • Stig Asmussen • Andy Park • Marianne Krawczyk | |
| Developers | Santa Monica Studio • Ready at Dawn • Javaground • Bluepoint Games • Sanzaru Games | |
| Other media | Comics (2010 comic series • 2018 comic series) • Collections • Novelization • Rise of the Warrior | |
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