Thor is a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers, and has played a significant role in Marvel crossover events, including Avengers Disassembled (2004), Siege (2010), Fear Itself (2011) and "The War of the Realms" (2019).

Thor Odinson is a fictional character portrayed by Chris Hemsworth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name and the Norse mythological god of thunder.

Alongside the Avengers, Thor is a leader, master hand-to-hand combatant, and talented swordsman. Thor, son of Gods, has enhanced longevity, augmented by the Golden Apples of Idunn. He also possesses superhuman strength, speed, …

Thor Odinson is the Asgardian God of Thunder, the former king of both Asgard and New Asgard, a founding member of the Avengers, and a former member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Thor Odinson wields the power of the ancient Asgardians to fight evil throughout the Nine Realms and beyond. As Doctor Strange attempts to become Sorcerer Supreme of Asgard, revisit some of his previous adventures with Thor, Loki, and Valkyrie. Learn more and join the Marvel Super Heroes VS Villains Group in the ESPN Tournament Challenge App!

Leaping from the legends of Norse mythology, the Asgardian God of Thunder, Thor Odinson, is the son of Odin the All-Father and Jord, Elder Goddess and spirit of the Earth. He frequently stands alongside the Avengers in the defense of the people of Midgard (Earth), often against the schemes of his adopted brother Loki .

Descended from Norse gods, Thor had many adventures in Earth's past. Around the year 1000 CE, he faced Hercules and time travelling Greek warriors, the vampire Varnae, the Annunaki deity Marduk, the troll Grylak the Greater, giant rats in an Atlantean outpost, visted the sons of one of the men killed by the rats, and battled Dromedan.