Bor Burison (Earth-616)
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History
When his father Buri abdicated the throne, it left Bor as the ruler of Asgard. A born warrior, he led his people in a time of power and prosperity and won their loyalty both through his leadership and also through his triumphs on the field. He was one of the Gods who had created the Universe, and along with his other accomplishments was an unquestioned and powerful ruler.
He took the Goddess Bestia as his wife, and wed her. They had 3 sons, Vili, Ve and Odin who would be Bor's heirs. When Odin was born, Bor paid him special attention, grooming him to one day take his place as King, much as Odin would one day groom Thor. He taught Odin how to fight, how to rule, how to serve, and also how to defend his dreams. Yet he didn't encourage his son to dream on his own, and when Odin went against him he was driven to rage. When Odin created man, not being able to undo his son's actions, in his anger Bor visited every possible horror imaginable upon them.
When the enemies of Asgard, once more threatened them, Bor led his forces against them with his son Odin at his side. Together with his son, they proved to much for the Frost Giants to handle and routed them easily. When one attempted to escape Bor, true to form, pursued his foe and fell headlong into their trap. A powerful sorcerer was waiting for him (who was actually the present day incarnation of Loki in disguise), and knowing he could not match him power for power, caught him unawares turning him into snow. His son came around just in time to watch the last of him blown away, and he begged him to find a magician to free him.
Years passed, and Odin did not attempt to save his father, instead leading Asgard on his own and following his own dreams. At first Bor attempted to convince his son to free him, yet as the years passed and a son was born to Odin, Bor realized that his son would never free him. Seeking revenge, Bor promised Odin that he would bother him no more if he took in the son a fallen king and raised it as his own. Not a week later, Odin killed the father of Loki who was a king. Odin took Loki into his house to appease his father, and set the events of his own doom into motion. What Odin never realized was that the Bor who had been torturing him from beyond the grave was actually just an illusion created by the present-day Loki.
The Dark Avengers arrive to take down Bor and ThorIn the present day, Loki used "her" powers to undo the spell she had used to kill Bor and resurrected him. However, she also distorted his sense of reality thus making it seem as if Bor was in a nightmarish version of Earth overrun by demonic beings. He almost immediately went on a rampage and was eventually confronted by Thor (who did not know Bor's identity at the time). However like everyone else Bor saw Thor as a demonic being and taking into consideration that the Odinforce was emanating from Thor believed that he had killed Odin. Bor lashed out at Thor and a battle of cataclysmic proportions broke out in the streets of New York City.
As the fight raged on Bor was beginning to gain the upper hand as Thor was trying not to kill Bor. Thor knew that he couldn't stop Bor without killing him unless he had help. Thor cried "AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!" into the Heavens, but those who answered the call were not exactly the people Thor had in mind. Instead Bor and Thor found themselves confronted by The Dark Avengers (sans Ares and The Sentry) who upon making their grand entrance went after both of them. However Bor proved to be too powerful a foe for The Dark Avengers and easily defeated those who were left behind after The Iron Patriot was tossed out of the fight by Thor. With The Dark Avengers out of the way Bor and Thor resumed their fight.
Blow after blow neither Asgardian would give in and things only got worse when Bor began unleashing his true power, power that could destroy the entire world, and with Mjolnir having been separated from him during battle Thor was forced to push his way forth against the wave after wave of energy bolts as well as the beyond Hurricane-force winds in order to reach his Hammer. Once Thor had gained Mjolnir back he halted the storm unleashed by Bor's power and at that moment both Bor and Thor came at one another, each prepared to deliver the killing blow.
But in the end Thor was the one who came out the victor and then both Loki and Balder arrived telling Thor exactly who it was he had just killed. When Thor learned of this he was overcome with horror and grief, but it was too late and Bor died. Because of this Thor has been exiled from Asgard forever due to him killing another member of the Royal Family. Should he ever return he will be killed along with any who try to aid him.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Bor is an ancient Asgardian God who commands an unimaginable level of power, power that might rival and perhaps even exceed the Odin Force, power that enhances and increases all of his physical attributes astronomically. With this power he can also control the elements, produce powerful eye-beams and can bring about great cataclysms with just a thought, as he proved not only during his battle with Thor and The Dark Avengers but also when he punished Odin for bringing life to Earth. He was so powerful, that if Thor had not stopped him, he would have destroyed the Earth, with the simple act of unleashing his vast power. Bor is shown levitating in a vision Thor had through the Well of Mimir before the creation of Mjolnir, indicating he is capable of such a feat. Bor is capable of lifting even Mjolnir itself.Abilities
Along with his powers, Bor is a Master among Masters in both unarmed and armed combat, adding greatly to the lethality of the danger one faces while in conflict with Bor.
Bor possess all the powers as Thor.Strength level
Class 100+; Bor posseses vast physical strength, able to lift well in excess of 100 tons[1]. He appeared to be capable of matching Thor pound per pound in their first encounter and seemingly dominate their bout to a certain extent. Thor even comments on Bor's power, as Bor breaks Thor's rib with a single strike from the blunt side of his axe.[2]Weaknesses
Bor does have one weakness to act as a natural counter-balance to the power he wields and that weakness is none other than extremely powerful mystical spells derived from many different ancient forms of the dark arts of Asgard, as proved by Loki when she turned him into snow with but one gesture and thought, without even resorting to spoken incantation.
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