Heimdall was a valiant Asgardian warrior. After another attempt by the Storm Giants to storm Asgard, Odin decided to chose a warrior to guard the Rainbow Bridge Bifrost, which connects Asgard (Home of the Aesir) to Midgard (Earth). He invited three warriors to prove their prowess, Agnar the Fierce, Gotron the Agile and Heimdall. Heimdall was chosen because of his powers of perception, being able to see and hear across time and thus predicting a coming attack by the Storm Giants. After the attack was repulsed and their King captured, Odin chose Heimdall to be the guardian of the Raibow Bridge forever^[2].

His first known failure as guardian of Bifrost came when the air spirit Vanna, who was considered uncatchable, slipped by him on its mission to spy on Asgard for Brimer, King of the Storm Giants. Heimdall was so ashamed of his failure that he reported it to Odin at once, enabling the All-Father to catch the spy^[3].

After Thor reappeared on earth in the human guise of Don Blake, Heimdall accidentally freed Loki from his entrapment into a tree. Odin had decreed Loki would remain imprisoned until another Asgardian would weep a tear for him. When Heimdall passed under the tree, Loki made a leaf fall, striking Heimdall in the eye, shedding the required tear^[4].

In Oklahoma, he searched the Earth for his fellow Asgardians.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

Heimdall possesses all the typical superhuman attributes common go the Gods of Asgard.

Superhuman Strength: Like all members of his race, Heimdall is superhumanly strong. He is somewhat stronger than the average male Asgardian and is capable of lifting about 50 tons.^[5]

Superhuman Speed: Heimdall, despite his great size, can run and move at speeds superior to that of the finest human athlete

Superhuman Stamina: Heimdall's musculature produces considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a human being. He can physically exert himself at peak capacity for about 24 hours before the build up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him. Heimdall never sleeps.^[6]

Superhumanly Dense Tissue: The tissues of Heimdall's body have about 3 times the density of the bodily tissues of a human being. This contributes, somewhat, to Heimdall's superhuman strength and weight.

Superhuman Durability: Heimdall's body is much harder and more resistant to physical injury than the body of a human being. Heimdall can withstand high caliber bullets, falls from great heights, exposure to temperature and pressure extremes, and powerful impact forces without sustaining injury.

Superhuman Agility: Heimdall's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are all enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete.

Superhuman Reflexes: Heimdall's reflexes are similarly enhanced and are superior to those of the finest human athlete.

Extended Longevity: Heimdall, like all Asgardians, ages at a rate that is considerably slower than an ordinary human. However, the aging process of the Asgardians isn't completely halted as it is with some other of Earth's god pantheons.

Regenerative Healing Factor: Despite his resistance to injury, Heimdall can sustain physical injury if exposed to a sufficiently powerful force or weapon. However, if injured, his godly life force and metabolism enables him to rapidly regenerate damaged tissue much faster and more extensively than a normal human. However, Heimdall isn't able to regenerate missing limbs or organs.

Superhumanly Acute Senses: Heimdall's post as Sentry of Asgard is due in large part to his extraordinarily acute senses. Heimdall's sight, hearing, and smell are enhanced to the point that they qualify as extrasensory. Heimdall can see and hear as far as creation.^[7] He can look acros time and space^[8] and is able to detect the approach of most beings within hundreds of miles. Heimdall can sense the life force of Asgardian gods thoughout the Nine Realms and can willingly focus his senses on certain sensory information and selectively block the rest of it from his consciousness.^[5] Otherwise, he would be mentally and physically overwhelmed by the extraordinary amount of input generated by his extremely acute senses. Certain magical spells can block his sensory powers and his sight is limited if his eyes are damaged.^[9]

Avatar Projection: Heimdall has the ability to project an avatar of himself to converse with Thor from Broxton to Manhattan.^[10]

--Formerly--Odinforce: Before Odin was about to enter the Odinsleep, he gave a portion of the Odinforce to Heimdall to act as his Regent unitl he awoke. Heimdall used the Odinforce to recreate the Bifrost Bridge.^[11]

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Official Ratings^[12]

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Abilities

Heimdall's duty requires him to be one of Asgard's most formidable armed and unarmed combatants. He is particularly skilled with bladed weaponry.

Strength level

Class 50, Heimdall is strong enough to lift 50 tons^[5]

Weaknesses

Heimdall's senses, as extraordinarily acute as they are, can be blocked by certain magical spells.

ParaphernaliaEdit

Transportation

His steed Gulltopp

Weapons

He carries the Gjallerhorn, used to signal when he sees any impending attacks on Asgard.

Hofund: Heimdall carries an uru sword enchanted by Odin.^[13] With his sword Heimdall can command cosmic forces into his sword to strike down a half powered Thor from entering Asgard,^[14] he can also use his sword to wield blue flames from countless cosmic stars,^[15] and the ability to mystically disguise himself as a mortal human while he was on Earth.^[16]

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