Thori (Earth-616)

Thori
Name	Thori
Aliases	Deathripper, Entrail-Gargler, The Death That Prowls on Four Legs, The Devil Dog, The Atrocity That Walks on Four Legs, God Dog, Dog of Gods,
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Thor Formerly Babysitters Club
Relatives	Parents: Hel-Wolf (father, deceased); Garm (mother) Siblings: Six unnamed littermates Other Relatives: Kid Loki, Leah, Angela Sera, and Leah (Earth-15513) (former owners); Thor (current owner)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Red
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Hel-Hound; son of Garm and the Hel-Wolf
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Hel, Niffleheim
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Asgardian
Occupation	Hel-Hound and pet companion of Thor
Base of Operations	Toothgnasher, Newark Harbor, New York Formerly Asgardia; Old Asgard; Collector's Museum, Collector's Ship; Brooklyn, New York City, New York; Hel, Niffleheim; Leah's Cave, Broxton, Oklahoma; Hel, Niffleheim
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Kieron Gillen, Doug Braithwaite
First	Journey Into Mystery #632 (December, 2011)
First	Journey Into Mystery #632 (December, 2011)

 Hel-Wolf and Garm of Hel had a moment when I was looking the other way. Thori's the result. 

—Kid Loki

History

Origin

Thori was one of the seven Hel pups born to Garm and sired by Hel-Wolf after the pair were left together by Loki. While his siblings inherited their mother's dutiful and loyal nature, Thori inherited his father's vicious and feral nature.

Thori as a pup

With Kid Loki

The litter was given to Loki as a Yuletide gift because Garm did not have time to raise them. However, the All-Mothers ordered Loki to find new homes for the pups. Together with Leah, Loki placed six of the pups with Mephisto, Gaea, Warlock and the New Mutants, Heimdall, Tyr, and a Midgardian animal shelter respectively. Unable to find a home for the final and most bloodthirsty pup, the All-Mothers ordered Loki to destroy him claiming that he was beyond salvation. However, seeing a bit of himself in the dog, Loki ultimately decided to keep it as a pet and named him "Thori".

When Daimon Hellstrom joined Loki to help him defeat Nightmare, Thori quickly became enamored with Hellstrom and asked him to be his master.

Thori was able to lead Loki, Thor, and the Warriors Three to Sigurd and the New Mutants when the Dísir attacked.

While Loki was trapped in Muspelheim, Thori volunteered to act as a decoy to lead Hel-Wolf away. Instead, Thori betrayed Loki and led the Hel-Wolf directly to him. After the end of the war between the Aesir and the Vanir, Thori remained with Hel-Wolf.

Thori being taken to Brooklyn with Angela, Sera, and Leah

With Angela and Sera

Thori accompanied Hela, Hel-Wolf, and the Dísir during their battle with Angela for the soul of Sera and control of Hel. During the Battle, Thori was trapped by Sera after attacking Angela. After Angela took over Hel, resurrected Sera, and abdicated the throne, Thori was reluctantly brought with Angela, Sera, and Leah to Brooklyn.

After defeating the Faustian Queen and living through a seven illusion, Leah took Thori and left New York and Sera and Angela.

Thori attempting to aid the Odinson by retrieving Ultimate Mjolnir

With Thor

At some point during his journeys with Angela and Sera, Thori was abducted by The Collector. Imprisoned in the Collector's Museum, Thori reunited with the Odinson during his attempt to retrieve the Ultimate Mjolnir. Thori escaped with the Odinson and has remained at his side.

Along with Toothgrinder, Thori accompanied Thor to Niffleheim to battle the forces of Sindr, the Queen of Cinders. Thori, Toothgrinder, and Aragorn also rescued Thor, Valkyrie, and Angela from the Prison of Angels.

When the War of the Realms came to Midgard, Thori accompanied Balder and Spider-Man on their mission to protect the infant Laussa.

Personality

Thori is ill-tempered, extremely aggressive, fiercely independent, and obsessed with death and destruction. Despite this, he has become very loyal to his friends and companions.

Attributes

Powers

Thori is a Hel-Hound with the powers and abilities including:

• Fire Generation: Thori and his littermates can exude flames.
• Interdimensional Tracking: Thori has the ability to track beings across dimensional planes.
• Speech: Thori appears to be the only pup of his litter with the ability to produce speech. His speech pattern is usually threatening and grim.
• Interstellar Flight: Thori can travel through the vacuum of space without assistance.
• Enhanced Speed: Thori can move fast enough to keep pace with a Pontiac Firebird.

Notes

• Thori hates to be told what to do.

Trivia

• He was named after Loki's brother, Thor.
  • Interestingly, when Loki named Thori, his memories of Thor had been erased, meaning there was still a part of Loki that remembered his older brother.
• Thori was designed as a cross between "a Terrier, a Husky and a flamethrower."
  • Since reaching adulthood, Thori's appearance more closely resembles a pitbull.
• Thori's favorite name for himself appears to be "Deathripper".

See Also

• 56 appearance(s) of Thori (Earth-616)
• 3 minor appearance(s) of Thori (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Thori (Earth-616)
• 62 image(s) of Thori (Earth-616)
• 3 quotation(s) by or about Thori (Earth-616)