Barbara Norriss (Earth-1610)

Valkyrie
Name	Barbara Norriss
Current Alias	Valkyrie
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	New Ultimates, formerly Ultimates, The Defenders
Relatives	Thor (Earth-1610) (boyfriend)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Blond
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-1610
Place of Birth	United States of America
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Adventurer
Education	High School
Base of Operations	The Triskelion
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch
First	Ultimates Vol 2 6
First	Ultimates Vol 2 6
Death
Death

History

A 19 year old girl named Barbara Norriss dreamed of becoming a superhero but had no real powers and was a failure in life. She was part of the fanatical Defenders for this reason and gained the alias Valkyrie from Nighthawk for being a fan of Thor. However, this didn't work out too well even when their newest member Henry Pym joined. Valkyrie and Pym had a brief sexual relationship during his tenure on the team.

Following Pym's embarrassing stint, Barbara was approached by the trickster Loki (under the guise of Gunnar Golmen) who offered her and the Defenders the chance of having actual superpowers. Desperate to be a person of importance, Barbara accepted along with the Defenders, who in turn pledged their servitude to Loki, and gained the powers of a goddess. After the Ultimates left S.H.I.E.L.D., Valkyrie joined them. She has a live-in relationship with Thor.

Ultimatum

During the Ultimatum, Valkyrie was killed in the Ultimatum Wave and her soul was about to be claim by the goddess of the death Hela. Instead Valkyrie and the spirit of Captain America were brought back to life after Thor sacrificed his soul to save them. Enraged of at loss of Thor, Valkyrie and the other heroes raced off to battle Magneto.

Post-Ultimatum

Valkyrie is a part of the New Ultimates after Magneto's assault on humanity. She came under suspicion from Captain America after her former team, the then super-powered Defenders stole Mjolnir. When Captain America mentioned Thor and his actions in saving her life, Valkyrie left in great distress.

Valkyrie was sulking on a pier before being met and then manipulated by the Enchantress into serving Loki as she had been told that Thor did not truly love her. She would, together with Carol Danvers and Zarda, defeat the rest of the New Ultimates, taking them as prisoners.

After Carol Danvers had revealed that she was in fact, not under the spell of Amora, the heroes escaped, while Zarda and Valkyrie were left still under her spell. During the fight that ensued, Hawkeye would kill Amora, releasing her of Amora's spell. She would attack Loki, only to be seemingly killed by him with her own sword.

Attributes

Powers

In Ultimates 3, Valkyrie suddenly gets the power of a goddess, including superstrength and limited invulnerability. It is later revealed that here powers were given to her by Loki himself, Thor's trickster half-brother.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Sword

Transportation

Pegasus

Notes

• Before earning her name as Valkyrie, Barbara Norriss suggested the name "Thorgirl" but was turn down by Nighthawk partly due to a possible trademark or copyright infringement.

See Also

• 20 appearance(s) of Barbara Norriss (Earth-1610)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Barbara Norriss (Earth-1610)
• 18 image(s) of Barbara Norriss (Earth-1610)
• 2 victim(s) killed by Barbara Norriss (Earth-1610)

Links and References

References

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