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But, I leave you with this thought... it is not the one with the greatest power which is important!! It is the one who uses his power wisely... in the cause of justice!
No matter what the cost, I must again locate the Absorbing Man! For I have pledged my Very life to the defense of Earth! And, so long as the deadly menace exists unchecked, all mankind is in the gravest danger!
Despite my every effort-- He beat me! Loki, with his sinister stones-- His cunning-- His deceit-- Loki has won!
My Hammer!! He Sliced It In Two!! If Fate Decrees That I Do Battle With No Weapon--Then So Be It! But, Though Only Death Can Be The Outcome, I Shall Fight While A Single Breath Remains Within Me!
Somehow, a victory has more meaning when it is won by the force of your own arms, the ingenuity of your own brain! This battle I shall remember for many years to come!
Your labors would be for naught, mortal! All these long centuries, men have told of Asgard--stories have been written--songs have been sung--and still mankind calls it--legend!
The Son of Odin hath known the bitter taste of defeat in the past...but he hath never endured the ignominy of surrender!
The way I see it, you ain't much different than a guy like me! You carry a nutty hammer and wear them wings on yer hat, while I drive me a hack and wear a button on my cap. But, I'll betcha you worry about dames, 'n politics, 'n the World Series just like me 'n everybody else.
The joy in his eyes... in his heart! Even the life of a Thunder God can offer no greater satisfaction than this! For I have helped a fellow man!
By Asgard's golden gates, 'tis she! 'Tis Jane Foster, whom I once did love! But now, my heart rejoices to see that she has found another!
Though thou be truly pure of heart – in thine innocence, thou art fair misguided! The true guru thou seekest doth lie within thyselves! Heed you now these words: 'Tis not by dropping out – but by plunging in – into the maelstrom of life itself – that thou shalt find thy wisdom! There be causes to espouse!! There be battles to be won! There be glory and grandeur all about thee – if thou wilt but see! Aye, there will be time enow for thee to disavow thy heritage – yea, thou mayest drop out fore'er – once Hela herself hath come for thee! But, so long as life endures – thou must live it to the full! Else, thou be unworthy of the title – Man!
Time! The one commodity I never had enough of! The one luxury I was always denied! Now, at last, I can pause... to ponder the paradox of my life!
I have heard enow! If grave disaster hath befallen... then let the God of Thunder strike! The time is come for Thor to fly!!
Beyond yon spires -- I behold a smoldering blaze! 'Tis there methinks the danger lies! And, where danger threatens -- there must go the God of Thunder!
Who speaks of causes that are lost? Who thinks Thor would falter? A man may fight, though hope be dim-- a god will fight when hope be gone!
My father, what hast thou done to me? Hast thou stolen the privilege of fighting by thy side--? -- Hast thous stolen from me, thy dying words? Thy fatherly hand, thy fatherly smile?
... Are we not Asgard's finest warriors -- the greatest of the living great! shall we buckle like weak-kneed children. Or shall we go on -- on to our Final hour ONTO OUR NOBLE DEATHS!
The noble Thor doth move where he doth please, youth. Yet, methinks thou dost speak too familiar ... to a god!
Thy minions did merely annoy me treacherous one. Now nothing doth stand between us --- save the BATTLE and the GLORY!
Overconfidence is thy trademark, it doth seem--and though my trademark be mine enchanted mallet, I much prefer to prove my contention with said finger--or fist!
... I am the god of Thunder, lord of the savage Lightning, the very skies must tremble when speaks The Mighty Thor!
Jane Foster, nurse. What room is she in? Tell me now woman, or by all that the Gods hold holy, thou wilt pay for delaying me!
Four times before have I faced the Destroyer-- --yet never have I seen him more relentless, more filled with such killing fury! In times past, many different spirits hath breathed life into the Destroyer's soulless shell… …a nameless hunter…milady Sif…the earthly professor Clement Holmes…even the unscrupulous Loki himself… …but if mine evil half-brother doth animate the Destroyer now, surely he would voice his animosity! Nay, there be more to this than I as yet understand! But I must not allow confusion to cloud my judgment, lest the armored one become the very death of me! Whoever thou art, Destroyer, the son of Odin is still thy better!
See what thine rampant power hath created! A NEW STAR doth burn in the Negative Zone! Methinks from this day on, that realm shall not be quite as cold.
What place is this? And who hath dared draw the Thunder God here, from the midst of battle 'gainst the foes of Asgard? Speak mortals -- for such I see ye be! Speak -- or face the wrath of Thor!
Strange! Though thou and I be Godlings born, we can see the Future no more clearly than do the Mortals who crawl the Earth below!
From Creation's Dawn to Ragnarok's last Gleaming, Karkas, evil hath e'er mistaken forbearance for weakness... peaceful intent for Cowardice.
All-Father Odin would ne'er have bowed in abject Obedience to thy fellow Celestials as thine Image doth Portray! This be Trickery most Foul!
I come to say farewell...yet somehow, I feel that, whate'er may be the fate of this city thou dost defend... ...we two shall meet again.
Hear me, Eye of Odin! Because I did defeat thee in Combat, thou hast sworn to tell me that which I would know. Keep now thine avowed Word - or by Asgard, I shall make thee wish to Gods unborn that thou hadst!
Hear me, Celestial! For too long hast thou stood above all life in thy arrogance! 'Tis time thou wert reduced in stature! AND 'TIS THOR WHO SHALL SEE TO THE TASK!
Now devil -- now thou hast proof that these souls have been falsely claimed...for at least one of them has overcome thy evil and does not belong here! Before you strain my patience to its end, release yon innocents -- or we shall do battle, thou and I, throughout all eternity!
This day Kamo Tharnn, we have recovered a lost friend and made a new friend of an erstwhile foe. It has been indeed a noble and meritorious venture.
No grandfather! You shall not! Do you think that your fate rests within yourself? That I have come all this way to discover a dotard seeking Valhalla through deception? You have called upon the gods of the icy north and they have answered you! Now, your life...is mine!
Hear me, you elements! Hear me, storms! Rise up in your wrath! A warrior hath died this day and you shall carry him to his destiny! No longer Eilif the Lost, but Eilif the Dragonslayer! Strike now! And fire this holy mound!
Time and again have I faced the savage power of the Hulk! In all the world, he was the only mortal to ever truly challenge the might of Thor!
For mine is the swiftness of the very lightning itself! And the fury of the elements is as nothing to the fury of Thor this day! Flee, death! Flee and lick thy wounds, you who are not fit to utter my father's name! And know that Thor shall not be far behind!
Look you, Loki, to the sky! For there soars the hammer of Thor and by royal Odin's decree, it must return to my hand. Nothing may bar its way! Not even the head of Loki!
Still, there is another perhaps more worthy of the throne than I. One whose bravery is the equal of Thor's, one whose nobility surpasses my own. I speak of none other than Balder the Brave! Balder, whose honor is beyond reproach! Balder, whose sense of justice matches that of Odin himself! Surely, the shining Balder would be a ruler worthy of the Golden Realm.
My sire was ruler of the gods, rash Thurse! Odin was my father and the thunder and lightning are by birthright! They speak my name in whispers of the nurseries of thine icy home!
But I have many names, serpent, even as you. Vingthor the Hurler, Longbeard's Son, have I been called. Hrodr's foeman, too. In Tyr's ancestral home, wisest Hymir knew my name as Veur; unhappy Hrungnir's playmate some have called me. East of Elvigar in Gianthome they whisper Hloriddi's name. My father called me son. My mother called me darling. And beneath the vaults of Heaven, I am Thor Odinson, the Thunderer, Jormungand's Fear!
You said it yourself, Jormungand! The trouble with godhood is that it robs you of your finer judgment! And that is why we will never be the same. You are a mighty fighter, but in the end, you are only a selfish creature while heroes...heroes have an infinite capacity for stupidity! Thus are legends born!
We must return to the real world where lies my broken body and your unmoving shell! And only one of us will emerge from this mystic realm alive! To the strongest belongs the victory!
Hear me, Space God! This Planet is under the Protection of Thor, God of Thunder and Prince of Asgard! I order thee to leave this World - and spare its People!
When you first spoke to me about your problems, I had doubts...about you. They were quickly erased...when you lifted Mjolnir...for only a man or god worthy -- pure of heart and noble of mind -- could have done so! ... A sacred bond unites all those who have e'er been privileged to wield Mjolnir! A bond which stretches far into infinity! I salute you, Captain!
Stand fast, woman! I am warning you! No innocents shall come to harm while mine enchanted hammer can still be raised in their defense!
So be it! Thou hast forced me to unleash the most terrifying Asgardian power of all! A power which once hurled back Galactus, the World-eater, and e'en gave pause to an almighty Celestial! I must call forth the god-force which flows within my veins -- and unite it with the irresistible power of mine enchanted Uru mallet! And the God of Thunder shall become one with the hammer supreme! Let the Juggernaut FALL!
The power within Mjolnir doth rage like the winter storms bursting upon the shore in furious assault!
STAY THY HAND, VILLAIN! Turn and face foes more worthy of thy mettle! Those who wield the sacred weapons of Asgard!
I, Thor, god of thunder, do swear to serve and to guard you till time's end -- so long as you do not again set foot on Earth, or dispatch your minions there!
For I am lord of the winds...and the storm! Thunder and lightning are my hunting dogs...the rain is my whip...and when I must, I ride a great and terrible steed...the earthquake! Nothing mortal can stand before it.
No more chains! You are all free! Together we can vanquish the Trolls and restore Asgard! Who is with me?! Uh, wait...the fight is this way...
Thou didst summon the Son of Odin -- immortal of great Asgard! Speak thy piece and let all in attendance know what thou dost require of -- Thor, God of Thunder!
Then my father and brethren are doubtless prisoners! Let them know that there shall be war unto death once more! So swears Thor!
At last, the battle of all battles doth loom o'er us all! And when the courage of Thor doth confront the mad vision of yon lunatic -- THERE WILL COME A RECKONING!
Thou were once an enemy of Malekith, Kurse! Mayhap a fierce thrashing will sever the treacherous elf's sorcerous control of thee!
Whatever play those chooseth Avengers ... Choose swiftly. Our foes have gathered themselves -- And the time for talk is OVER!
'Tis the saddest of all occasions which draws us together. The greatest of the great -- the most splendid of the splendid - hath been taken from us. Thus do we gather in respect for Odin. His word was law. His judgment sound. His honor unequaled. Without him, we are less than we were. As his son -- we begin these days of mourning and observance.
Thou mayest look like Skurge. Thou mayest sound like Skurge. Thou mayest e'en wield his weapon. 'Tis clear, though -- thou art not Skurge!
Living as a mortal -- abiding by the civilized laws of Midgard -- hath tamed me! Here -- and fore'ermore -- does that affliction end!
Clearly, thou has heard of the Bloodaxe of Skurge the Executioner, Desak! Fitting, sure -- for it will be the death of thee!
Let the eyes of Midgard turn fore'er upward to a new dawn! Let their vision be fore'er influenced -- graced -- and filled with aspiration -- by the glory and eternal richness of Asgard!
We came in peace, Spider-Man, yet thine own kind would annihilate millions to do away with us. And thou darest claim thou needst no guidance?
I cannot help but wonder...if this nameless mortal, in his death, has set into motion events that will affect all that which is yet to come?
I saw times long past......and the essence of the All-Father's puissance which lives within me tells me... 'tis true. An injustice was done...but so much time passed that it diminished in importance to Odin...and then, eventually......became his secret shame.
'Tis New York, Sigrid. And in all the world, and in all the heavens, there is naught one-tenth as wondrous as the sites on which thou gaze.
Once we were children. Balder, Loki, Vidar and I. Sif would play with us. Loki is my brother and...I once loved even his mischievous nature. It seems now he is doomed to it.
What was the meaning of their words? Must I die again in order to become worthy? Surely this cannot mean I'm doomed?! But the Fates never lie!
Go back to your people, Bill. Without you and my friends on Midgard, there would be no one left to tell the tales of our deeds. Go with my love and blessing. Go now and honor us with memory.
I am THOR! Son of Odin, god of thunder, who commands the lightning and the storm! I am THOR! And I...wish...to live. To live...and breathe...and fight...again.
Sif. Heimdall. Balder. Fandral. Volstagg. Can your souls hear me? Do my words find you, in the hearts of mortals? If they do, then hear this vow. I shall find you, though I comb the four corners of the earth in my quest. I shall find you.
I do not know if I can do this, Blake. I do not know if I can survive doing this. I do not know the consequences, whatever and whoever may be summoned forth...whether I will live or die in the effort. I only know that I must try. If I should fall, find Sif. Tell her I love her. Tell her...tell her...that I fell loving her above all risk, all danger, all consequence. Tell her goodbye.
Bad days are coming. We have seen worse. What they did to Bill was a message to all of us -- a threat. This menace is very real. It is very powerful. And it is traveling a very long way to destroy us all. We will raise our defenses. We will fight them to the last. And we will defend those that cannot defend themselves. ... Today we fight, brothers and sisters. Today we stand up and never, ever relent. Brothers and sisters -- prepare yourselves. Today we go to WAR.
Thou art mighty, beast...mighty enough to slay a god! But I am the Odinson...defender of Asgard...and master of Mjolnir! I am Thor...god of thunder...and of lightning!
As a founding member of the once-great Avengers, I say to thee, I have fought alongside Janet Van Dyne in many a battle. Battles that have saved this world from destruction. It was my honor to call her teammate and friend. The halls of Asgard share your grief today, and they shall sing praise and rejoice that such a warrior ever walked this earth. The gates of Valhalla are richer today.
Whatever his legend may be... The honored dead should remain just that: honored...and dead. No matter how our hearts might ache.
For now and forever anyone who needs to know will know, that Asgard and Earth are allies, attempt to defile one and incur the wrath of the other. And let it be known, Avengers, one and all, if the call is given. I will join your ranks once more.
You collective disbelief...is palpable. Perhaps it is beyond your capabilities to truly comprehend the realms that exist far beyond the fields you know. So be it. Mine own path, then, becomes painfully obvious... ... Never have I placed such trust in warriors that do not share my immortal blood. Perhaps it is not prudent to start now.
The fates have smiled on you, Loki...they have provided you with yet another opportunity to slay me. You wanted me so desperately. Now you have me. Do your worst.
Stupid Spider-Thing. You like old things so much? Take...Mjlo...Mljoni...Mlenn...Odin's hammer. Now Thor's. It very old.
Indeed...but let them tremble when the clarion call sounds! The revelation of our very existence will strike like the mightiest thunderclap! Out victories shall be the stuff of legend! Our triumphs shall echo throughout the nine worlds -- 'tis endeavors such as these where the warrior ideals of god and man intersect to produce something greater than the sum of its parts. On this day, we have declared war...and we shall avenge the evils perpetrated by those who would oppose us. We shall...avenge them all.
I fear we are in the bowels of Hel, my friends. I fear we have died. And this is the punishment for all our sins and the sins of our fathers.
I am Thor Odinson of the Vikings, giant. I am not the god of reason and understanding. I am the god of Thunder and Lightning!!!
When day breaks, my friends and I will seek out the lady Death to undo whatever we must to make things right. For that, I will need an army. I will need you to gather and join me in battle... All of us. For no one of us could do this alone.
Waves are but water. Wind but air. And though lightning be fire...yet it must answer thunder's call.
One lie -- or ten thousand! It makes no difference -- to the light of truth! To the divine lightning -- that burns away lies!
Storms weather rock, given long enough...and just as surely, no matter how long it takes, my force of will shall always summon the might of Mjolnir.
Father, there are times I hate you with a passion of ten thousand suns. But I will escort to Hel personally anything that torments you more than I.
My name is Thor. I am the God of Thunder. I may be the only thing in-- or outside of-- creation that knows that. And the only thing standing between me and going home... a cosmic deity that feeds on lost gods like me. So be it. Open wide...
Sorry? Not yet... But it will come. The form you have chosen was a close friend to me. You molest his memory by stealing his visage. Seeing his proud face distorted in this a way raises such a fury on my soul--I WILL SMASH HIS FEATURES FROM YOUR SKULL!
Perhaps you're right. Perhaps this is a mistake. But if it's not...if my one life can prevent the untold deaths that will result from their war -- then I have to do it.
There was a time I might have killed you for an insult such as that, old man. I save your world and you dare doubt me?
...You have made a war so you may fight. You have made a war so you may murder. Which begs the question...have you become the enemy? The woman who was your ally will die for you. It is almost certain she will be sentenced to death. Is that a righteous sacrifice? Is that what you have fought for? You are a warrior who has lost himself in battle, Punisher. I leave you with your honor, and the knowledge of what you must do. It is time to hang up your weapons...to let your war end.
Ah! You suppose you hold the hammer of Thor! Ha! 'Twas merely returning to its prince on command, dragging your bulk like an overloaded sled.
Out there are gods and men and all creatures in between. They were born and will die, but each one... with a purpose. Surely I tell you that the universe has conspired to put the world in our very hands. It is a test for titans... and only we can save it. Your entire life has led to this day. You were born for this. As was I. Will you join me in teaching the oldest lesson of all?
League of Realms! Let this be the day they remember us for! Let all nine worlds echo with our fury! Let Malekith know his reckoning has come!
There is a saying among the super hero community that has even reached the hallowed halls of Asgard... "With great power comes great responsibility." The question is... what happens when the power is too great? What should be thy responsibility then?
Mother! I would speak to thee of visions. Visions granted me by the burning eye of a dead Watcher! Visions of cosmic war at the dawn of time! Of Nine Realms torn with fire and blood and secrets! I know, mother! There is a Tenth Realm!
If this is our fate, so be it. But if I am to die, let it be with lightning and thunder... and the power of Thorr.
Aye, she's a war before her, but not against the likes of you, elf. Unhand my hammer, woman. Or know the wrath of Thor.
I am Asgardian-born. The blood-son of Odin. The Lord of the Storm and the Raging Thunder. And I'll be damned if I need a hammer in order to raise some Hel. But this day I will claim one nonetheless. No matter how much blood I must wade through. So swears the Unworthy Thor.
Gods... are vain and vengeful creatures. Always have been. The mortals who've worshipped us for centuries... would all be better off without us. We gods do not deserve their love. No matter how much we fight to fool ourselves. We are all unworthy.
Teaching is perhaps not my greatest skill, but I can spin a drunken yarn -- round the bend, back again, and most of mine are true.
The dragon is not merely a beast. There is a good person inside the beast. You of all people should relate.
Now, Mjolnir, may your strength be greater than the universe itself -- else we have already perished!
I've butchered more giants and trolls and wicked Gods than you could ever imagine. I might mourn your death for a thousand years. But if you insist on doing all you threaten... I will kill you.
"Whosoever holds this hammer... if they be worthy... shall possess the power of Thor." Allow me to introduce myself, knave. My name is Thor!
This war. The War of the Realms. It will not be the end of Midgard. So swears the God of Thunder. Even if it be the end of me. If that happens... I will join you in fire, Mjolnir. And we'll be reunited at last, my friend. Until then... Thor has a war to fight.
What I truly am, Malekith, now and forevermore... is the God of the Unworthy. And the end of this Thor-damned war.
I know it had to be done. But that makes it no better. So know this, Galactus... when the Winter is clear, you will answer for the people of Kryo. And for all the lives you have stolen before it.
You have lied to me! Played me like a pawn in a battle I did not begin. I am the son of Odin. King of Asgard. Ruler of the Ten Realms. God of thunder and the storm. And you... you are just the errand boy of a hailstorm.
I told you, Bill... something is wrong. I have sensed it for too long... something broken inside Mjolnir. And, for too long, I have tried to ignore it. To run from it. To cast it out of my mind. Today I will run no more. Today... I will face it. Mjolnir has grown heavier since I have taken the throne. And though I do not know how this is possible... I believe I know why. In my heart I know it is true. I have feared that I would soon be unable to lift Mjolnir. That somehow... it has grown tired of me... or that I have again become unworthy... but the truth... the truth is much worse... it is not only that I struggle to lift Mjolnir... it is also everyone else does not.
Tony... listen to me very carefully... do not mistake wielding my hammer... for wielding my power. Mjolnir or not, I am still a god. And you... are a tin man in a lightning storm.
I am Thor Odinson. Thunder father of Asgard. And I despise the Phoenix. Even if I cannot remember... exactly why.
I have lost so many here...And I have missed their passing...Missed entire lives--entire lifetimes while I was out playing soldier for my father amongst the realms...
Thor will show you the anger of the storm! Howling like a thousand hurricanes! Thor is the god of the sky rage!
Mjolnir!!! You have killed in my name. Brought misery to my home! You have taken my father!!!
Now we put the hammer down.
Now we put the hammer down.
You are powerful, Mjolnir. You are the lightning that walks. A great and dreadful storm. But a storm nonetheless. And I am still your god.
Banner is not to blame for what happened in El Paso. But he knows the world would forever doubt his innocence...I have lived behind Banner's eyes. I have felt his rage and his pain. I share in those things more than I wish. So I must respect his will. And maybe someday...he shall find healing as well. He deserves it. We all do.
You are Jane Foster. You are a doctor, a cancer survivor, a Valkyrie, you are ever worthy... and you have always, always had thunder in your veins. There is no version of you I would not love.
We are not measured by strength, nor by raw power. The measure of us is what we do... when the need for action lies with us... and the hammer is in our hand.
A dream. Nightmare, you have taken a terrible liberty. My friends are some of the mightiest mortals ever assembled. But they are mortals. Like all mortals, they are at the mercy of their dreams. But I am a god. And what is a god if not a dream that mortals have ever been at the mercy of?
When they called to me in the ancient times--as rain lashed and lightning struck, as the roof fell in and the longboat capsized--what power did they invoke? Did they wish the storm to rage on, more terrible each moment than the last? I say thee nay. The power of Thor...is the power to hold the storm back.
Who?! I am the champion of Midgard! The realm you endangered! I am the Avenger of those you have wronged! I am your child!
Eitri. Forgemaster of Nidavellir. Brother to Buri and Brokk. Husband to Egvanda. Father to -- father to Kindra... He who birthed Mjolnir into the world from wrought Uru... King amongst the dwarves.
Folkbern Logan... you are finest there is at what you choose to do. But what you do be not very kind.
All the power of the storm, from all the world, flows through my veins, and can be summoned by mine hammer at any time, wherever it is. A lightning storm in Japan? Mine. A hurricane off the coast of Barbados? Mine again. A brace of tornadoes in Kansas? Aye... mine. All that might, all that destructive force, mine to command. Channeled and guided through the mystic might of this hammer, guided right at thee!
Alfheim. Realm of the Elves. Ice Elves and Spice Elves. Air Elves in their wondrous flying machines. Sea Elves in their coral castles along the Hummingbird Bay. Triple-jointed Pleasure Elves. Elves of the Vale with their herds of wild 'corns. Moon Elves all aglow with Firefly Wine. Together they form the Light Elves. A Kingdom of enchanted forests and natural champagne springs and more gardens than there are stars. A kingdom of Faeries and candy farmers, of Mermaids lagoons and orchards the size of oceans. A place of peace otherworldly wonder. An Elvish Paradise.
Builder | Yo...you...you don't understand... This...this...means...everything dies. |
Thor | You first.[1] |
Caretaker | Unforeseen complications, Builders...this world resists. |
Builders | They all resist.[2] |
Captain America | Understand, people, this is real, it's headed our way, and it's scary enough to make space empires scramble. Ex Nihilo. These people--your Builders--created you and your sister, Abyss. What chance would we have if they make it to Earth? |
Ex Nihilo | Captain, the measuring of probabilities is-- |
Abyss | The answer is none. If that fleet reaches this system, the next step in human evolution is extinction.[2] |
Kl'rt | I have received grave news, fellow warlords...the invaders have claimed another world. Two hundred billion souls...gone. |
My'rl | And did you summon us here to prattle while Skrull warriors die...or are we going to meet them in battle? |
Kl'rt | You think I run from glory, My'rl? If there was glory to be had, I would surely beat you there. No, you are here because...there is going to be a gathering. A war council on Nomad. Word has spread of this invading fleet. I wish for us to go in the hopes we can...prevent what looks inevitable.[3] |
Gladiator | NO!! |
Supreme Intelligence | Probablility of survival approaching zero if we do not withdraw from this theater. We've lost a third of the fleet in under a minute. |
Ronan | We have to retreat. Now! Run! RUN! RUN![3] |
Jerran Ko | Well, when I die, I will be gone forever. And it seems in death, our masters see fit to make a mockery of all that I have done and all I am. |
Aleph | Declarative: Triumph before all, Jerran Ko. Declarative: Complete your maker's commands...in defeat, at the very least, we wound. |
Jerran Ko | I remember a time when this symbol on my chest meant life. Record my words for the code, Aleph...tell everyone that Jerran Ko said those were better days...and that they are now long gone.[4] |
Builders | What we want is the preservation of our universe. What we want...is to destroy a world. Earth. |
J'son | What? I knew it! All of this...over a useless, backwater...I...I could give you Earth. I believe I could do that if it means you would leave my empire alone. I would do that if it would stop this war now. |
Builders | Oh, you insignificant creature...this is not a war, it is a cleansing...[5] |
Ex Nihila | You must leave as well, Creator...this ship will not last long against the great weapons. |
Builders | We have been stung here today...it is an insult I will not forget. Scuttle the ship. Then join the third wing in the battle. Make your end mean something, Ex Nihila.[6] |
Ronan | There are hundreds of Council ships in orbit around Hala. Ships that defeated your fleet. Ships contained by great warriors who certainly see the military significance of this empire and are not afraid to act on it. Why do you stay? |
Builder | Because this is my world. Because you bent the knee. And you do not realize your position...Supremor. Tell your Accuser how beaten we Builders are. Tell him what happens next. |
Supreme Intelligence | Based on observed behavior...99.7% chance that the scattered Builder fleet reassembles. Reassembly a certainty, there is a 72.5% chance that the Builder fleet continues on along their previously projected path. There is a 27% chance that the Builder fleet returns to deal with the remaining Council armada. Such a conflict would result in Council defeat in 83.2% of simulated battles. |
Builder | Yes. And under all of these scenarios, what is the projected percentage that you Kree remain under Builder control? |
Supreme Intelligence | Assuming natural attrition of insignificant worlds and prioritizing the significant world groups...70.1%. |
Builder | I stay...because this world is mine.[7] |
Annihilus | Hssssssss! |
Gladiator | The drones are attacking one another. I can't believe...that was...that was it...our last gambit. Our final effort. All we had left. Mentor, summon my son. Rally all the Super- and Subguardians. |
Mentor | Majestor-- |
Gladiator | No. Not Majestor...I will die as I lived. As Gladiator, praetor of the Imperial Guard. This is the end, my friend...unless saved by some unforeseen miracle, we die...and I would face it head-on.[8] |
Captain Universe | Why? When did death become your way, my child...? Even when you stopped worshipping me, you revered life...why this? |
Builders | Because the universe is dying. |
Captain Universe | I know. |
Builders | All the universes are dying, and there's only one way to save this one. Destroy the axis point...and perhaps save them all.[8] |
Builders | You must know by now that the Earth is the axis point for the death of everything...you must know what conclusion must be drawn from this fact. |
Reed Richards | No, that's not true. The cascading effect of other dying universes is increasing. The rate of all things dying. Killing a single Earth is like comparing a pebble to a planet. You're thinking too small. |
Builders | Oh, I agree. Incrementalism is a waste a time, but ask yourself...what if we killed all the Earths? All of them. We believe that would save everything, and if not save it, then at least prolong it, perserving a more natural end to our existence.[9] |
Oracle | Take a look. |
Captain America | Whose idea was that? Why would-- |
Oracle | Why? This war was not won by an empire, ours or any other. It was not won by the Council, who broke. No, every time the battle turned, it was you Earthers, you...Avengers...that won the day. You held at the Behemoth...you turned the World Killers on their masters over Hala...and then you broke the enemy with a single man and a hammer that was thrown around the sun...we rallied to you, good Captain. We rallied to your standard...Dockrum VII is free again...and it is an Avengers World.[10] |
Black Swan | And just how did you solve this incursion, Reed Richards? |
Iron Man | We didn't have to. |
Black Swan | You're making my point for me. |
Beast | Actually, it's interesting...they were a multi-universal, ancient civilization called Builders. Who it seemed-- |
Black Swan | HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! The Builders, you say...how very ominous. That is indeed some threat. |
Iron Man | I don't think you understand what we're talking about. Perhaps you don't know what all we--and our friends--have just been through. |
Black Swan | System-creating, universal migrants. Creators and Engineers...more than capable of destroying worlds. Did you not find it strange that they were limited in how they moved throughout your universe? That a race so advanced was limited to traveling in what was essentially a straight line? It's because their vessels were not built for traveling great distances outside of their Superflow. See...they invested heavily in their conduit, and now without it, they are trapped and unable to elude Rabum Alal--just like you, just like me. Tell me, Stark...do I sound like I know what I am talking about? [...] Are you aware that these Builders are confined to under five thousand realities? Who worries about a kalbi when facing an idimmu? [... "Who worries about a dog when facing a demon?" ...] |
Reed Richards | I understand. There are worse things out there. |
Black Swan | No, you haven't been listening at all...there are worse things coming. You fret Builders...but what if it had been the Mapmakers? Not just their Sidera Maris...but the masters themselves? What if it had been the Black Priests? And what if it had been the Sinnu Sarrum? The Ivory Kings? What would you have done? All of this...like children...playing. What you just went through...it only had the appearance of finality--it lacked the effect. That ends now.[11] |
Ant-Man | Wait! Before we separate, the Wasp and I have something to say! Each of us has a different power! If we combined forces, we could be almost unbeatable! |
Iron Man | Work as a team? Why not? I'm for it! |
Thor | There is much good we might do! |
Hulk | I'm sick of bein' hunted and hounded! I'd rather be with you than against you! So, whether you like it or not, I'm joining the... the... Hey! What are you callin' yourselves? |
Wasp | That's right! We need a name! It should be something colorful and dramatic, like... the Avengers, or... |
Ant-Man | "Or" nothing! That's it! The Avengers!! |
Iron Man | We'll fight together, or separately, if need be! |
Hulk | I pity the guy who tries to beat us! |
Thor | We'll never be beaten! For we are... the Avengers! |
Iron Man | I tell you we've got to find the Hulk! So long as he's running wild, there's no telling what he'll do! |
Thor | Iron Man is right! So says Thor! |
Wasp | But how do we find him?? |
Giant-Man | He's one joker you can't find in the classified ads! |
Thor | Get thee hence, fair Sif! For, though thy heart is gallantry itself... still art thou merely a woman! |
Sif | I say thee nay, God of Thunder! Though my form be female, I do fight for Asgard... and if need be, so shall I die! |
Super-Skrull | How did this happen? What did I do that was wrong? |
Thor | Thou didst attack the God of Thunder! |
Thor | What manner of mortal art thou? |
Daredevil | Well, my friends call me a real pussycat -- but they may be prejudiced! |
Thor | Mangog! I have found thee, at last! |
Mangog | Nay, Son of Odin... 'tis I who have found thee! And now... prepare to die! |
Princess Python | You fool! I could have given you -- my heart! |
Thor | But to what avail -- if thy soul be a serpent's? |
Odin Borson (Earth-616) | Now bend thy knees... For ye be in the presence! |
Thor Odinson (Earth-616) | All homage to the true Lord of Asgard! |
Thor | My father farewell. We have fought the good fight! The battle hath ended |
Odin | As thou wert fearless in life...so art thou still--in death. Thou wert a god to the end. |
Thor | But, there'll be no more bloodshed here this night. Not whilst Thor hath the power to prevent it. |
Ares | Ah, but thou hast not that power, thunder god... nor ever truly did! |
Thor | What--? You! Ares... the Grecian god of war! |
Pluto | There stands not a god alive who dares deny Pluto his burning will! |
The Mighty Thor | Not true, Deathgod. The god of Thunder dares. |
Mephisto | Look to the south, noble Asgardian... look to the south... and see your DOOM! |
Thor | Not all the hordes of Hell -- not thee or any demigod -- can drag me to my doom -- for doom is Thor's to give! |
Swordsman | Cap's right. If I were planning a sneak attack, I'd have you cold! |
Thor | Who? |
Swordsman (Jacques DuQuesne) | So fleeting is fame, eh? Don't tell me you've forgotten -- The Swordsman! |
Odin | Thy mallet Mjolnir -- Make use of it! |
Thor | Odin commands. His son obeys! |
Lady Sif | Milord--we feared for thy life! When I saw these Demons overwhelm thee, I thought--! |
Thor | 'Twould take more than these to defeat me, milady! Thou didst fear for naught. |
Hercules | These are odds for a God! -- No paltry group of Trolls, but a full army! Ah, it makes the blood sing, Asgardian! It makes a man feel Alive! |
Thor | It can also make a man dead, Olympian. Let these demons get close enough and they'll slit thy throat as soon as look at thee! |
Hercules | I'd like to see them try Blondhair -- Ah, I'd like to see them TRY! |
Libra | ... For Libra would remain the balance between forces, and freeing you was a mistake! |
Thor | Mistake? |
Libra | You see, I thought Mantis had been trapped with you -- And I am her father! |
Don Blake | I've never really been Don Blake... |
Thor | ...Only Thor...who stands ever alone |
Thor | "Tis a SIN for Asgardian to raise sword against Asgardians -- A SIN! May thy soul rot forever, Loki! May thy eyes burn -- Thy flesh rot -- that thou should bring me to THIS! |
Loki | Brother mine, you are a sentimentalist, 'Tis a flaw you may well find fatal! |
Thor Odinson | By Heimdall's eyes! 'Tis Fandral the Dashing, Hogun the Grim, and the voluminous Volstagg! Sooth, their talent for plunging headlong into disaster never ceases to amaze me! How did they manage to entangle themselves in such a sorry situation this time? |
Jane Foster | They're your friends, darling——you tell me. You're not going to leave them in that mess, are you? |
Thor Odinson | Milady, thou knowest not how sorely I am tempted! |
Silver Surfer | It is made of solidified air molecules... Hardened to an unbelievable degree! |
Thor | My uru hammer barely chips the surface! |
Iron Man | Magnetic repulsor rays have no effect! |
Captain America | The edge of my super-hard shield doesn't even dent it! |
Tigra | If you guys think I'm going to break my pretty claws trying to scratch my way in... go fish! |
Odin | For Asgard! |
Thor | For Midgard! |
Loki | For myself! |
Thor | By Ymir's frost-covered beard, art thou mad? I create a new secret identity as Sigurd Jarlson-- I entrust one Avenger with my address-- Thou com'st hither to ask my aid-- and then thou wouldst consume fried fowl ere returning to our allies! By my troth, Olympian! Every time I consider thee a full-fledged god, thou remindest me of thy half-human heritage! |
Hercules | It has been a long night, Thor! I need strength to exact revenge! |
Thor | I need strength to deal with thee! |
Thor | Did you ever hate me, Enchantress? |
Amora | No. You always did what you felt was right. You angered me, yes, and I was childish in that anger, yes. When young, I probably broke a lot of things I loved in tantrums. I'm flawed. We may be gods, but in all the ways that count, we are very human. |
Thor | For honor, for glory -- FOR ASGAARRRD! |
Hercules | And the splendor of Olympus which thou didst seek to destroy! |
Destroyer (Preston Case) | Nuts to that. This -- is for life! |
Thor | Given his skills with robotics, I wonder... Did we ever face the true Doctor Doom at all?! |
Doctor Doom | You may never know, Asgardian. You may never know... |
Thor | I was needed, father--needed here! I am sworn to protect humanity--and a life was in danger through my inaction! I had to stay until-- |
Odin | Thy duty is to thy father, unruly one! And in this, thou hast failed most grievously! But never more! I strip from thee thy mortal guise--and make thee thy true self once more! Thy true self! Thou wouldst do well to remember that--for I return thee now to Asgard's gleaming halls, and thou shall see Midgard--never again! |
Priest | It's one thing to feed people and free them from the shackles of poverty. But playing with life...and failing in the process...that frightens us all. |
Thor | What about you, priest? Do I frighten you? |
Priest | To the very depths of my soul. |
Loki | If you knew something bad was happening. What would you do? |
Thor | I would prevent it. |
Loki | But if something bad was happening, and it had to happen, and if it didn't happen, something even worse would happen...what would you do? |
Thor | ...I would make sure it happened. |
Loki | Even if it cost you everything? |
Thor | Aye. But Loki, what are you planning? |
Loki | What needs to be done, brother. If you would do it, I should too -- no matter what it costs me. |
Thor | Give, cur! Fall to thy betters! |
Y Ddraig Goch | I...will...not...fall... |
Odin | And what a weapon he has left us. |
Thor | Father! We dare not use it! Its own creator could not control it! |
Odin | Its creator was not a god. |
Thor | And would you be a god of death? |
Odin | I would not waste this gift that has fallen into our hands. |
Thor | Nor would I waste all of creation to feed my own ambition. It must be destroyed! |
Thor | I have faithfully served! I have proved myself worthy, even unto you! I have done what no other could! |
Odin | Thor, you heed your duty to Asgard but will not be tutored by it. You grow headstrong and boastful. I indulged that you might learn! ... You have sought conflict where there was none! |
Thor | For Asgard! Tell me, father! Whereof have I lacked?! |
Odin | Judgment and humility! And by my beard, Thor -- You will learn it! I banish you to Midgard, to reside these many years within a mortal shell, that you will be humbled, that you may persevere. That through his travails you shall learn the true measure of endurance. |
Tutinax | It doesn't seem fair, does it, thunder god...not only am I many times more powerful than you...not only are my naked arms more than a match for yours clutching your pitiful mallet...but you can't even look at me without a disabling shudder of fear. I was made that way...bred so that the mere sight of me can cripple armies...rendering them helpless while I rip them into tatters. |
Thor | No...don't fear you...Asgardians...never fear... |
Tutinax | Maybe not. But don't tell me Asgardians never die. Because I'm about to prove it... |
Thor | Sigurd. He still lives. |
Tyr | The legend of legends... alive! |
Frandal | The first hero. In the flesh! |
Volstagg | The blade of Bor! |
Loki | For reals. |
Ikol | "For reals". Oh woe. |
Thor | Oh... Oh that is very good indeed... |
Loki | What, brother? What? |
Thor | Why Loki... We're going to trick them. |
Peter Parker's consciousness | Ohhh What I wouldn't give for some ghost-popcorn right now. |
Thor | Whoever thou art, stand down! Or face the wrath of the Mighty Avengers! |
Wolverine | What he said. But me? I'm hopin' you put up a fight. 'Cause I'd just love to carve you a new one! |
Spider-Man | Very well. Do your worst! |
Maria Hill | Exactly where were all of you three hours ago? |
Black Widow | I was doing my nails, you? |
Captain Marvel | Working out. |
Smasher | Also working out. |
Thor | Drinking. |
Iron Man | Having my nails done. |
Brün | Whether Asgardian false or Asgardian true. Call our name and we come for you. Do you need this "Angela" alive? |
Odinson | My father does not wish the traitor dead... But she has no need to walk ever again. |
Hyperion | Will you wait for me in Valhalla? |
Odinson | Brother...this day, I will race you there. |
Ultimate Thor | Rune Thor! You're under arrest. For the murders of Jane Foster and Donald Blake. And the murder of my partner, Beta Ray Thor. |
Unworthy Thor | And also resisting arrest. Please, resist arrest. |
The Unseen | I saw a new Thor rise, burdened with secrets. While an old one fell, beneath the weight of a whisper. I saw worlds die. All the worlds that ever were. And then I saw them born again. But all was not as it once was. From the ashes of those dead heavens, I saw something fall. |
Odinson | You speak nonsense. |
The Unseen | I know of what you seek, son of Odin. I know the dreams that keep you awake at night. You think it lost forever. But as I said, there is another. |
Odinson | Another what? |
The Unseen | Another hammer. |
Living Tribunal | We see, Thor, that one past scheme of Loki's led to your joining forces with several mortal heroes -- to form the Avengers. A team ever-growing... ever-changing... ever-united against common threats... |
Thor | 'tis true. |
Captain Marvel | And we intend to keep doing so! |
Captain America | As long as one of us yet lives. |
Iron Man | We'll never give up. |
Wasp | And you won't stop us! |
Emily Bright | No way! Are you-- |
Thor Odinson | Thor? Yes, I am. And you are? |
Emily Bright | ... |
Thor Odinson | Strange, it seems your student is broken. |
Thor | Thou speaketh spider? |
Spider-Boy | Yeah. I do. |
Thor | Asgardian spider? |
Spider-Boy | I doth. |
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