Thor Odinson (Earth-616)/Quotes

The legend has come true! By the will of the gods, I am alive! I am invincible! I am—Thor!!!

I can not stand by and let anyone perish!...Even you!

I must return to my other life...and to the girl holds my heart...although I'd never dare admit it!

For the love of Asgard!

You win, Zarrko! I will go to the 23rd century with you...and do your bidding!

Let me grasp thee, my beloved Uru mallet! Let me feel thy heft!

I'm in love -- even as you are! Do you hear??? Thor is in love!!

Hyde! Cobra! Show Yourselves! The Thunder God Calls!

But, I leave you with this thought... it is not the one with the greatest power which is important!! It is the one who uses his power wisely... in the cause of justice!

Silence! You will follow us to the police -- in the name of -- the Avengers!

Avengers Assemble!

No matter what the cost, I must again locate the Absorbing Man! For I have pledged my Very life to the defense of Earth! And, so long as the deadly menace exists unchecked, all mankind is in the gravest danger!

Despite my every effort-- He beat me! Loki, with his sinister stones-- His cunning-- His deceit-- Loki has won!

My Hammer!! He Sliced It In Two!! If Fate Decrees That I Do Battle With No Weapon--Then So Be It! But, Though Only Death Can Be The Outcome, I Shall Fight While A Single Breath Remains Within Me!

Somehow, a victory has more meaning when it is won by the force of your own arms, the ingenuity of your own brain! This battle I shall remember for many years to come!

Your labors would be for naught, mortal! All these long centuries, men have told of Asgard--stories have been written--songs have been sung--and still mankind calls it--legend!

Your hunger for battle is a disease--and the hammer of Thor shall supply the cure!

The Son of Odin hath known the bitter taste of defeat in the past...but he hath never endured the ignominy of surrender!

The way I see it, you ain't much different than a guy like me! You carry a nutty hammer and wear them wings on yer hat, while I drive me a hack and wear a button on my cap. But, I'll betcha you worry about dames, 'n politics, 'n the World Series just like me 'n everybody else.

If he wouldst fight as valiantly as he doth snore...!

The joy in his eyes... in his heart! Even the life of a Thunder God can offer no greater satisfaction than this! For I have helped a fellow man!

By Asgard's golden gates, 'tis she! 'Tis Jane Foster, whom I once did love! But now, my heart rejoices to see that she has found another!

Though I face most awesome odds... Thor is helpless... never!

Stay thy hand! 'Tis the God of Thunder who doth command thee!

And now...to the death!

Loki -- in possession of Enchanted Mjolnir? Then the danger is greater than e'er before!

Though thou be truly pure of heart – in thine innocence, thou art fair misguided! The true guru thou seekest doth lie within thyselves! Heed you now these words: 'Tis not by dropping out – but by plunging in – into the maelstrom of life itself – that thou shalt find thy wisdom! There be causes to espouse!! There be battles to be won! There be glory and grandeur all about thee – if thou wilt but see! Aye, there will be time enow for thee to disavow thy heritage – yea, thou mayest drop out fore'er – once Hela herself hath come for thee! But, so long as life endures – thou must live it to the full! Else, thou be unworthy of the title – Man!

Evil One, what profiteth a man to keep his throne -- if he shall lose -- a universe?

None but Thor remain to stop thee... and stop thee I shall... or I be not Son of Odin!

Time! The one commodity I never had enough of! The one luxury I was always denied! Now, at last, I can pause... to ponder the paradox of my life!

Methinks he hath a grim and troubled mien!

I have heard enow! If grave disaster hath befallen... then let the God of Thunder strike! The time is come for Thor to fly!!

Beyond yon spires -- I behold a smoldering blaze! 'Tis there methinks the danger lies! And, where danger threatens -- there must go the God of Thunder!

Thou Shalt Wreck No More!

Though the Black Knight was not one of us when he struck, we now would make him so!

Thou didst act for love -- and verily, there be no higher cause!

Each in his way, must SERVE the Realm... And OURS is the way of... the WARRIOR!

Escape? What need hath Thor of such a word! For Mjolnir once again is mine!

I care not for thy empty threats, for I be the god of Thunder!

Who speaks of causes that are lost? Who thinks Thor would falter? A man may fight, though hope be dim-- a god will fight when hope be gone!

Tis my duty sworn to safeguard all who dwell on earth.

Are we warriors -- or murderers? There be no glory in the death of a defenselss foe.

My father, what hast thou done to me? Hast thou stolen the privilege of fighting by thy side--? -- Hast thous stolen from me, thy dying words? Thy fatherly hand, thy fatherly smile?

... Are we not Asgard's finest warriors -- the greatest of the living great! shall we buckle like weak-kneed children. Or shall we go on -- on to our Final hour ONTO OUR NOBLE DEATHS!

Demon, come thee down. I would speak with thee.

The noble Thor doth move where he doth please, youth. Yet, methinks thou dost speak too familiar ... to a god!

Thy minions did merely annoy me treacherous one. Now nothing doth stand between us --- save the BATTLE and the GLORY!

I shall seek out the false Odin -- This day justice shall be met and done!

All men fear death, Jukka... As do all gods for someday we too must journey to Valhalla.

Let this be thy final lesson monster, -- No man is e'er defeated till his last breath is drawn!

Overconfidence is thy trademark, it doth seem--and though my trademark be mine enchanted mallet, I much prefer to prove my contention with said finger--or fist!

Ulik! For a lifetime have I heard thy name spoken in hushed, fearful whispers! But, ever thought I 'twas merely legend... to frighten young Asgardians into slumber!

Avengers, this day our battle hath dealt the Titan-Lord a sound and satisfying defeat!

... I am the god of Thunder, lord of the savage Lightning, the very skies must tremble when speaks The Mighty Thor!

Steel thyself, Hercules, No dream or memory alone is enought to break a man...

Jane Foster, nurse. What room is she in? Tell me now woman, or by all that the Gods hold holy, thou wilt pay for delaying me!

GET THEE HENCE, CREATURE!

It takes not the presence of Don Blake to know ... An Avenger hath died this day!

I dare thee, Loki -- I dare the this once, to meet me in Combat Unadorned!

Only in death will I surrender ,,, And not even then, if Hela be merciful!

I have sworn that this battle shall be the last 'tween him and us!

Thou and I hand to hand -- shall settle thy fate once and for all.

The other Avengers are mortal as thou sayest --- But I am far more!

There, but for the grace of the all-father, go we... ...But I am reminded that one day, we all shall follow yon warrior-maids to the lands beyond light and darkness! That day shall be Ragnarok, when all of creation shall be swept away!

Thou didst not reckon with the might of Thor, knave!

Thou shalt crave far greater strength if the battle thou desireth comes!

Four times before have I faced the Destroyer-- --yet never have I seen him more relentless, more filled with such killing fury! In times past, many different spirits hath breathed life into the Destroyer's soulless shell… …a nameless hunter…milady Sif…the earthly professor Clement Holmes…even the unscrupulous Loki himself… …but if mine evil half-brother doth animate the Destroyer now, surely he would voice his animosity! Nay, there be more to this than I as yet understand! But I must not allow confusion to cloud my judgment, lest the armored one become the very death of me! Whoever thou art, Destroyer, the son of Odin is still thy better!

Spider-Man, methinks thy knack for the arts of war doth rival that of my comrade Volstagg.

See what thine rampant power hath created! A NEW STAR doth burn in the Negative Zone! Methinks from this day on, that realm shall not be quite as cold.

Balder is dead! Now trully Asgard -- and all the Earth must face the Day of Doom

What place is this? And who hath dared draw the Thunder God here, from the midst of battle 'gainst the foes of Asgard? Speak mortals -- for such I see ye be! Speak -- or face the wrath of Thor!

Strange! Though thou and I be godlings born, we can see the future no more clearly than do the mortals who crawl the Earth below!

Surrender, Varlet - ere thou dost Anger the Son of Odin!

From Creation's Dawn to Ragnarok's last Gleaming, Karkas, evil hath e'er mistaken forbearance for weakness... peaceful intent for Cowardice.

Now you face the Mightiest Avenger of all!

'Tis with yon Mammoth Space God that Thor must deal... not with thee, who be merely his Creation.

All-Father Odin would ne'er have bowed in abject Obedience to thy fellow Celestials as thine Image doth Portray! This be Trickery most Foul!

I come to say farewell...yet somehow, I feel that, whate'er may be the fate of this city thou dost defend... ...we two shall meet again.

Do what thou wilt, Eye of Odin!

Hear me, Eye of Odin! Because I did defeat thee in Combat, thou hast sworn to tell me that which I would know. Keep now thine avowed Word - or by Asgard, I shall make thee wish to Gods unborn that thou hadst!

Hear me, Celestial! For too long hast thou stood above all life in thy arrogance! 'Tis time thou wert reduced in stature! AND 'TIS THOR WHO SHALL SEE TO THE TASK!

Now devil -- now thou hast proof that these souls have been falsely claimed...for at least one of them has overcome thy evil and does not belong here! Before you strain my patience to its end, release yon innocents -- or we shall do battle, thou and I, throughout all eternity!

Spare me thy riddles! I have withstood much from thee, dark one! I would repay thee -- with battle!

There clearly be villainy afoot.

This day Kamo Tharnn, we have recovered a lost friend and made a new friend of an erstwhile foe. It has been indeed a noble and meritorious venture.

No grandfather! You shall not! Do you think that your fate rests within yourself? That I have come all this way to discover a dotard seeking Valhalla through deception? You have called upon the gods of the icy north and they have answered you! Now, your life...is mine!

Hear me, you elements! Hear me, storms! Rise up in your wrath! A warrior hath died this day and you shall carry him to his destiny! No longer Eilif the Lost, but Eilif the Dragonslayer! Strike now! And fire this holy mound!

Time and again have I faced the savage power of the Hulk! In all the world, he was the only mortal to ever truly challenge the might of Thor!

The Casket of Ancient Winters has been broken, and all who live are imperiled!

For mine is the swiftness of the very lightning itself! And the fury of the elements is as nothing to the fury of Thor this day! Flee, death! Flee and lick thy wounds, you who are not fit to utter my father's name! And know that Thor shall not be far behind!

Look you, Loki, to the sky! For there soars the hammer of Thor and by royal Odin's decree, it must return to my hand. Nothing may bar its way! Not even the head of Loki!

Ribbit!! Ribbit!!

Still, there is another perhaps more worthy of the throne than I. One whose bravery is the equal of Thor's, one whose nobility surpasses my own. I speak of none other than Balder the Brave! Balder, whose honor is beyond reproach! Balder, whose sense of justice matches that of Odin himself! Surely, the shining Balder would be a ruler worthy of the Golden Realm.

Come, bold assassins! You shall find the son of Odin waiting for you in the dark.

My sire was ruler of the gods, rash Thurse! Odin was my father and the thunder and lightning are by birthright! They speak my name in whispers of the nurseries of thine icy home!

But I have many names, serpent, even as you. Vingthor the Hurler, Longbeard's Son, have I been called. Hrodr's foeman, too. In Tyr's ancestral home, wisest Hymir knew my name as Veur; unhappy Hrungnir's playmate some have called me. East of Elvigar in Gianthome they whisper Hloriddi's name. My father called me son. My mother called me darling. And beneath the vaults of Heaven, I am Thor Odinson, the Thunderer, Jormungand's Fear!

You said it yourself, Jormungand! The trouble with godhood is that it robs you of your finer judgment! And that is why we will never be the same. You are a mighty fighter, but in the end, you are only a selfish creature while heroes...heroes have an infinite capacity for stupidity! Thus are legends born!

We must return to the real world where lies my broken body and your unmoving shell! And only one of us will emerge from this mystic realm alive! To the strongest belongs the victory!

Olympus shall know our wrath! Yea, and you shall learn why we be called AVENGERS!

Hear me, Space God! This Planet is under the Protection of Thor, God of Thunder and Prince of Asgard! I order thee to leave this World - and spare its People!

Nothing can compare with the limitless Power of the Celestials!

I shall destroy yon Brain, e'en if I must rip it apart with my bare Hands and Teeth!

When you first spoke to me about your problems, I had doubts...about you. They were quickly erased...when you lifted Mjolnir...for only a man or god worthy -- pure of heart and noble of mind -- could have done so! ... A sacred bond unites all those who have e'er been privileged to wield Mjolnir! A bond which stretches far into infinity! I salute you, Captain!

Stand fast, woman! I am warning you! No innocents shall come to harm while mine enchanted hammer can still be raised in their defense!

Annihilus must fall! And fall he shall -- ! So swears the God of Thunder!

So be it! Thou hast forced me to unleash the most terrifying Asgardian power of all! A power which once hurled back Galactus, the World-eater, and e'en gave pause to an almighty Celestial! I must call forth the god-force which flows within my veins -- and unite it with the irresistible power of mine enchanted Uru mallet! And the God of Thunder shall become one with the hammer supreme! Let the Juggernaut FALL!

The power within Mjolnir doth rage like the winter storms bursting upon the shore in furious assault!

STAY THY HAND, VILLAIN! Turn and face foes more worthy of thy mettle! Those who wield the sacred weapons of Asgard!

I, Thor, god of thunder, do swear to serve and to guard you till time's end -- so long as you do not again set foot on Earth, or dispatch your minions there!

For I am lord of the winds...and the storm! Thunder and lightning are my hunting dogs...the rain is my whip...and when I must, I ride a great and terrible steed...the earthquake! Nothing mortal can stand before it.

No more chains! You are all free! Together we can vanquish the Trolls and restore Asgard! Who is with me?! Uh, wait...the fight is this way...

I wouldn't change a thing.

Thou didst summon the Son of Odin -- immortal of great Asgard! Speak thy piece and let all in attendance know what thou dost require of -- Thor, God of Thunder!

Then my father and brethren are doubtless prisoners! Let them know that there shall be war unto death once more! So swears Thor!

'Tis music to mine ears! Come, milady... Let them taste the might-- Of the Avengers!

Ultron. We would have words with thee.

At last, the battle of all battles doth loom o'er us all! And when the courage of Thor doth confront the mad vision of yon lunatic -- THERE WILL COME A RECKONING!

With the evil vanquished, I have no reason to stay -- and even less interest in thy motley crew!

Thou were once an enemy of Malekith, Kurse! Mayhap a fierce thrashing will sever the treacherous elf's sorcerous control of thee!

And so I have come. Just do not ask of me to be nice to reporters.

Whatever play those chooseth Avengers ... Choose swiftly. Our foes have gathered themselves -- And the time for talk is OVER!

Be it known that these folk be under the protection of the Mighty Avengers.

'Tis the saddest of all occasions which draws us together. The greatest of the great -- the most splendid of the splendid - hath been taken from us. Thus do we gather in respect for Odin. His word was law. His judgment sound. His honor unequaled. Without him, we are less than we were. As his son -- we begin these days of mourning and observance.

With thy countenance, I'll serve thee all with pride and honor -- as monarch!

Thou mayest look like Skurge. Thou mayest sound like Skurge. Thou mayest e'en wield his weapon. 'Tis clear, though -- thou art not Skurge!

Living as a mortal -- abiding by the civilized laws of Midgard -- hath tamed me! Here -- and fore'ermore -- does that affliction end!

Clearly, thou has heard of the Bloodaxe of Skurge the Executioner, Desak! Fitting, sure -- for it will be the death of thee!

Let the eyes of Midgard turn fore'er upward to a new dawn! Let their vision be fore'er influenced -- graced -- and filled with aspiration -- by the glory and eternal richness of Asgard!

We came in peace, Spider-Man, yet thine own kind would annihilate millions to do away with us. And thou darest claim thou needst no guidance?

I cannot help but wonder...if this nameless mortal, in his death, has set into motion events that will affect all that which is yet to come?

My father never knew mortals such as the Avengers, Balder.

I saw times long past......and the essence of the All-Father's puissance which lives within me tells me... 'tis true. An injustice was done...but so much time passed that it diminished in importance to Odin...and then, eventually......became his secret shame.

Young maiden of Midgard, thy language leaves something to be desired.

'Tis New York, Sigrid. And in all the world, and in all the heavens, there is naught one-tenth as wondrous as the sites on which thou gaze.

a... a... a... Avengers... assemble...

For us, there is no afterlife. In death, we cease to be.

Once we were children. Balder, Loki, Vidar and I. Sif would play with us. Loki is my brother and...I once loved even his mischievous nature. It seems now he is doomed to it.

Only death can save us now...and I will bring it. Ragnarok shall be by my hand!

Then... Perhaps this was an alliance made in haste...

What was the meaning of their words? Must I die again in order to become worthy? Surely this cannot mean I'm doomed?! But the Fates never lie!

Thou art truly Masters of Evil!

Go back to your people, Bill. Without you and my friends on Midgard, there would be no one left to tell the tales of our deeds. Go with my love and blessing. Go now and honor us with memory.

I am THOR! Son of Odin, god of thunder, who commands the lightning and the storm! I am THOR! And I...wish...to live. To live...and breathe...and fight...again.

Sif. Heimdall. Balder. Fandral. Volstagg. Can your souls hear me? Do my words find you, in the hearts of mortals? If they do, then hear this vow. I shall find you, though I comb the four corners of the earth in my quest. I shall find you.

I do not know if I can do this, Blake. I do not know if I can survive doing this. I do not know the consequences, whatever and whoever may be summoned forth...whether I will live or die in the effort. I only know that I must try. If I should fall, find Sif. Tell her I love her. Tell her...tell her...that I fell loving her above all risk, all danger, all consequence. Tell her goodbye.

Nay, father. Some of us have been killing giants today and aren't in the mood to have a tea party.

Bad days are coming. We have seen worse. What they did to Bill was a message to all of us -- a threat. This menace is very real. It is very powerful. And it is traveling a very long way to destroy us all. We will raise our defenses. We will fight them to the last. And we will defend those that cannot defend themselves. ... Today we fight, brothers and sisters. Today we stand up and never, ever relent. Brothers and sisters -- prepare yourselves. Today we go to WAR.

Bill. Stand down, brother. It's okay. I'm here.

Thou art mighty, beast...mighty enough to slay a god! But I am the Odinson...defender of Asgard...and master of Mjolnir! I am Thor...god of thunder...and of lightning!

Villain. Yield. I will not order you again.

I will avenge thee, fair Janet.

As a founding member of the once-great Avengers, I say to thee, I have fought alongside Janet Van Dyne in many a battle. Battles that have saved this world from destruction. It was my honor to call her teammate and friend. The halls of Asgard share your grief today, and they shall sing praise and rejoice that such a warrior ever walked this earth. The gates of Valhalla are richer today.

Whatever his legend may be... The honored dead should remain just that: honored...and dead. No matter how our hearts might ache.

For now and forever anyone who needs to know will know, that Asgard and Earth are allies, attempt to defile one and incur the wrath of the other. And let it be known, Avengers, one and all, if the call is given. I will join your ranks once more.

You collective disbelief...is palpable. Perhaps it is beyond your capabilities to truly comprehend the realms that exist far beyond the fields you know. So be it. Mine own path, then, becomes painfully obvious... ... Never have I placed such trust in warriors that do not share my immortal blood. Perhaps it is not prudent to start now.

I say as long as two Asgardian brothers stand together, Asgard stands too.

The fates have smiled on you, Loki...they have provided you with yet another opportunity to slay me. You wanted me so desperately. Now you have me. Do your worst.

Very well then. Let us rescue my -- our friend.

Thor is the strongest one there is.

So...you slipped her a roofie? I do not approve.

Stupid Spider-Thing. You like old things so much? Take...Mjlo...Mljoni...Mlenn...Odin's hammer. Now Thor's. It very old.

Indeed...but let them tremble when the clarion call sounds! The revelation of our very existence will strike like the mightiest thunderclap! Out victories shall be the stuff of legend! Our triumphs shall echo throughout the nine worlds -- 'tis endeavors such as these where the warrior ideals of god and man intersect to produce something greater than the sum of its parts. On this day, we have declared war...and we shall avenge the evils perpetrated by those who would oppose us. We shall...avenge them all.

I fear we are in the bowels of Hel, my friends. I fear we have died. And this is the punishment for all our sins and the sins of our fathers.

I am Thor Odinson of the Vikings, giant. I am not the god of reason and understanding. I am the god of Thunder and Lightning!!!

The customs of Asgard and Midgard may bring cheer...but perhaps 'tis time to start a new tradition.

When day breaks, my friends and I will seek out the lady Death to undo whatever we must to make things right. For that, I will need an army. I will need you to gather and join me in battle... All of us. For no one of us could do this alone.

I will spit my defiance at you -- with my last breath!

Waves are but water. Wind but air. And though lightning be fire...yet it must answer thunder's call.

One lie -- or ten thousand! It makes no difference -- to the light of truth! To the divine lightning -- that burns away lies!

Storms weather rock, given long enough...and just as surely, no matter how long it takes, my force of will shall always summon the might of Mjolnir.

You want to die on Mars? I have no problem killing you on Mars...

The fate of your planet rests not in the hands of gods. It rests in the hands of mortals.

Father, there are times I hate you with a passion of ten thousand suns. But I will escort to Hel personally anything that torments you more than I.

My name is Thor. I am the God of Thunder. I may be the only thing in-- or outside of-- creation that knows that. And the only thing standing between me and going home... a cosmic deity that feeds on lost gods like me. So be it. Open wide...

The city stands. That is your win.

Sorry? Not yet... But it will come. The form you have chosen was a close friend to me. You molest his memory by stealing his visage. Seeing his proud face distorted in this a way raises such a fury on my soul--I WILL SMASH HIS FEATURES FROM YOUR SKULL!

Perhaps you're right. Perhaps this is a mistake. But if it's not...if my one life can prevent the untold deaths that will result from their war -- then I have to do it.

Good, good. Think hard. I shall be out there, fighting and dying.

There was a time I might have killed you for an insult such as that, old man. I save your world and you dare doubt me?

...You have made a war so you may fight. You have made a war so you may murder. Which begs the question...have you become the enemy? The woman who was your ally will die for you. It is almost certain she will be sentenced to death. Is that a righteous sacrifice? Is that what you have fought for? You are a warrior who has lost himself in battle, Punisher. I leave you with your honor, and the knowledge of what you must do. It is time to hang up your weapons...to let your war end.

Ah! You suppose you hold the hammer of Thor! Ha! 'Twas merely returning to its prince on command, dragging your bulk like an overloaded sled.

For Asgard! Nay-- FOR MIDGARD!

Out there are gods and men and all creatures in between. They were born and will die, but each one... with a purpose. Surely I tell you that the universe has conspired to put the world in our very hands. It is a test for titans... and only we can save it. Your entire life has led to this day. You were born for this. As was I. Will you join me in teaching the oldest lesson of all?

League of Realms! Let this be the day they remember us for! Let all nine worlds echo with our fury! Let Malekith know his reckoning has come!

By the power vested in me by the throne of Asgard, I, Thor, God of Thunder... condemn thee to die.

There is a saying among the super hero community that has even reached the hallowed halls of Asgard... "With great power comes great responsibility." The question is... what happens when the power is too great? What should be thy responsibility then?

Mother! I would speak to thee of visions. Visions granted me by the burning eye of a dead Watcher! Visions of cosmic war at the dawn of time! Of Nine Realms torn with fire and blood and secrets! I know, mother! There is a Tenth Realm!

If this is our fate, so be it. But if I am to die, let it be with lightning and thunder... and the power of Thorr.

Aye, she's a war before her, but not against the likes of you, elf. Unhand my hammer, woman. Or know the wrath of Thor.

One sibling this annoying is misfortune! What warlock has cursed me to have two?

She is worthy. That is all I know.

I am Asgardian-born. The blood-son of Odin. The Lord of the Storm and the Raging Thunder. And I'll be damned if I need a hammer in order to raise some Hel. But this day I will claim one nonetheless. No matter how much blood I must wade through. So swears the Unworthy Thor.

Gods... are vain and vengeful creatures. Always have been. The mortals who've worshipped us for centuries... would all be better off without us. We gods do not deserve their love. No matter how much we fight to fool ourselves. We are all unworthy.

Teaching is perhaps not my greatest skill, but I can spin a drunken yarn -- round the bend, back again, and most of mine are true.

How... are you holding Mjolnir?

The dragon is not merely a beast. There is a good person inside the beast. You of all people should relate.

Now, Mjolnir, may your strength be greater than the universe itself -- else we have already perished!

F-forgive me, Amadeus.

I've butchered more giants and trolls and wicked Gods than you could ever imagine. I might mourn your death for a thousand years. But if you insist on doing all you threaten... I will kill you.

"Whosoever holds this hammer... if they be worthy... shall possess the power of Thor." Allow me to introduce myself, knave. My name is Thor!

Nay! Cease thy civil warring! This is most verily unproductive! This is not how Avengers behave!

If we fall, we fall together. How does it work, Stark?

So this... is an angel's idea... of foreplay?

This war. The War of the Realms. It will not be the end of Midgard. So swears the God of Thunder. Even if it be the end of me. If that happens... I will join you in fire, Mjolnir. And we'll be reunited at last, my friend. Until then... Thor has a war to fight.

What I truly am, Malekith, now and forevermore... is the God of the Unworthy. And the end of this Thor-damned war.

You live again thanks to your heroic deeds.

C-captain Marvel? Carol? What madness is this? What black magic has so bewitched you?

In the past, you and I have fought and been equal. This will not be that.

I know it had to be done. But that makes it no better. So know this, Galactus...when the Winter is clear, you will answer for the people of Kryo. And for all the lives you have stolen before it.

You have lied to me! Played me like a pawn in a battle I did not begin. I am the son of Odin. King of Asgard. Ruler of the Ten Realms. God of thunder and the storm. And you...you are just the errand boy of a hailstorm.

I told you, Bill... something is wrong. I have sensed it for too long... something broken inside Mjolnir. And, for too long, I have tried to ignore it. To run from it. To cast it out of my mind. Today I will run no more. Today... I will face it. Mjolnir has grown heavier since I have taken the throne. And though I do not know how this is possible... I believe I know why. In my heart I know it is true. I have feared that I would soon be unable to lift Mjolnir. That somehow... it has grown tired of me... or that I have again become unworthy... but the truth... the truth is much worse... it is not only that I struggle to lift Mjolnir... it is also everyone else does not.

Tony... listen to me very carefully... do not mistake wielding my hammer... for wielding my power. Mjolnir or not, I am still a god. And you... are a tin man in a lightning storm.

I am Thor Odinson. Thunder father of Asgard. And I despise the Phoenix. Even if I cannot remember... exactly why.

I have lost so many here...And I have missed their passing...Missed entire lives--entire lifetimes while I was out playing soldier for my father amongst the realms...

They were killed by a hammer. By Mjolnir.

Thor will show you the anger of the storm! Howling like a thousand hurricanes! Thor is the god of the sky rage!

Mjolnir!!! You have killed in my name. Brought misery to my home! You have taken my father!!!
Now we put the hammer down.

You are powerful, Mjolnir. You are the lightning that walks. A great and dreadful storm. But a storm nonetheless. And I am still your god.

Banner is not to blame for what happened in El Paso. But he knows the world would forever doubt his innocence...I have lived behind Banner's eyes. I have felt his rage and his pain. I share in those things more than I wish. So I must respect his will. And maybe someday...he shall find healing as well. He deserves it. We all do.

You are Jane Foster. You are a doctor, a cancer survivor, a Valkyrie, you are ever worthy... and you have always, always had thunder in your veins. There is no version of you I would not love.

I say to thee succotash! It just rolls off the tongue...

I bring you your daughter. The Goddess of Death.

Personally, I think Kate Bishop, Private Eye of Asgard, has a nice ring to it.

You wait here with Trjegul.

We are not measured by strength, nor by raw power. The measure of us is what we do... when the need for action lies with us... and the hammer is in our hand.

A dream. Nightmare, you have taken a terrible liberty. My friends are some of the mightiest mortals ever assembled. But they are mortals. Like all mortals, they are at the mercy of their dreams. But I am a god. And what is a god if not a dream that mortals have ever been at the mercy of?

When they called to me in the ancient times--as rain lashed and lightning struck, as the roof fell in and the longboat capsized--what power did they invoke? Did they wish the storm to rage on, more terrible each moment than the last? I say thee nay. The power of Thor...is the power to hold the storm back.

Who?! I am the champion of Midgard! The realm you endangered! I am the Avenger of those you have wronged! I am your child!

I am embroiled in...difficulties. I have been falsely accused of murder. It weighs heavily upon me. And that is why I am taking my leave of the Avengers. My fellows deserve not to be tarred with the same brush I am. And I mustn't allow my distraction to them in danger. Accept the invitation, Ororo Munroe. Become, once more, an Avenger. Speak for your people. And ensure that a god of thunder rides with the Avengers still.

Broxton...lives again.

Doom has much in common with Loki. They are beings who hide behind the trickery of words-- --and as such, they will always have a particular advantage over those who value honor in our dealings. But that does not mean we compromise, Stephen. It simply means we must work harder than they do.

... And what does a child deserve? What do they deserve who have fought tooth and nail? Who fight on still? Am I to surrender before they do? What would that make me? I say thee nay, nothing-believer. I say never. If there are but a thousand on the Earth who embrace the warmth in their souls--Who seek kindness, who share justice and love--I will fight for that thousand! If there are but a hundred, I will fight! If there are ten--I will fight! If there is only one soul remaining upon the whole Earth who knows love, I will battle to the end for that one! And they for me! To say otherwise is to give up! And I will not give up, Thanos. I cannot give up. We cannot give up.

I thought us allies, Hulk. Yet now you protect this foul creature, born from the defiled bones of my kin. Surrender the beast named Lycana... lest her fate be yours, as well.

You say I am too much the immortal, as you yourself embrace the role Loki set for you--as I now see the spell Loki wove around me. For if we are both gods and neither mortal... then between the two of us...there is a human soul that goes spare. A human life. Let there be a new sacrifice then! A sacrifice of all power and pride! Of myself to myself! A sacrifice beyond mere death! Let the winter of gods come--and let it come now!

Did you not say Thor was angry? That Thor wished to punish the unrighteous? Then tell your friends... that THOR is coming.

Bury your dead. Bury your dead and change your life. All of you, change your life. Or I will come back.

Eitri. Forgemaster of Nidavellir. Brother to Buri and Brokk. Husband to Egvanda. Father to -- father to Kindra... He who birthed Mjolnir into the world from wrought Uru... King amongst the dwarves.

Folkbern Logan... you are finest there is at what you choose to do. But what you do be not very kind.

All the power of the storm, from all the world, flows through my veins, and can be summoned by mine hammer at any time, wherever it is. A lightning storm in Japan? Mine. A hurricane off the coast of Barbados? Mine again. A brace of tornadoes in Kansas? Aye... mine. All that might, all that destructive force, mine to command. Channeled and guided through the mystic might of this hammer, guided right at thee!

Alfheim. Realm of the Elves. Ice Elves and Spice Elves. Air Elves in their wondrous flying machines. Sea Elves in their coral castles along the Hummingbird Bay. Triple-jointed Pleasure Elves. Elves of the Vale with their herds of wild 'corns. Moon Elves all aglow with Firefly Wine. Together they form the Light Elves. A Kingdom of enchanted forests and natural champagne springs and more gardens than there are stars. A kingdom of Faeries and candy farmers, of Mermaids' lagoons and orchards the size of oceans. A place of peace otherworldly wonder. An Elvish Paradise.

Its people welcomed me and the other Asgardians who returned after Ragnarok as though we were family. There was love and care here. Its destruction by the God of Hammers served no purpose. It was random and petty, destroyed only to bring grief to me. The attack came without warning, in stealth, and scores of innocents died as a result. I believe you know well what that grief feels like... and what it does.

I heard your prayer little one. And what kind of God would I be if I did not answer prayers?