Honir (Earth-616)

Honir the Hunter
Name	Honir
Current Alias	Honir the Hunter
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Asgardians
Relatives	Parents: Odin (father) Siblings: Balder (brother)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Blond
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Asgardian
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Citizenship	Asgardian
Base of Operations	Asgard
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
First	Journey Into Mystery #106 (May, 1964)
First	Journey Into Mystery #106 (May, 1964)

History

Honir was a brother of Balder and the champion spear thrower of Asgard. When Odin ordered Balder's execution after Balder had deserted a battle to return a fallen bird to its nest, he ordered Honir to throw his spear at Balder's unprotected chest. Before the spear could hit Balder, a plant shot up from the ground and deflected the spear - as was revealed, Odin himself had caused the plant to act this way, only wanting to test Balder's braveness before granting him invincibility.

When Thor had decided to reveal his secret identity to his beloved, Jane Foster, Odin removed his powers temporarily. Honir was sent to restore Thor's powers when he was attacked by the Grey Gargoyle.

Attributes

Powers

• Asgardian Physiology: Honir possesses the common abilities of of an Asgardian god, however, as a son of Odin, some of them are more developed than the majority of his race.
  • Superhuman Sense of Smell: Honir possesses an extremely sharp sense of smell that he can use to track his targets.
  • Superhuman Speed: Honir can move at great speed and is able to shoot multiple arrows in the span of a moment.

Abilities

• Tracking: Thanks to his senses Honir is a skilled tracker.
• Archery: Honir is a skilled archer.

Notes

• Journey Into Mystery #106 mentions that Honir is Balder's brother. It is unknown whether he is a full brother by Odin and Frigga (which would also make him Thor's half-brother), a half-brother from only one of these sides or an adopted child.
  • The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #29 entry of Balder list Honir as "alleged brother".

See Also

• 4 appearance(s) of Honir (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Honir (Earth-616)
• 4 image(s) of Honir (Earth-616)