Appearing in "Valor's Cauldron"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Heimdall
- Odin
- Cyra (First appearance)
- Uatu the Watcher
- Marnot (Death)
- Jane Foster
- Sif
- "Keith Kincaid"
- Thor Girl (Tarene)
Antagonists:
- The Destroyer animated by Tarene
- Loki
- Karnilla
- Surtur
Other Characters:
- Tarene (Vision or hallucination)
- Thor (Vision or hallucination)
- Balder (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Sven (Body possessed by Surtur)
- Ulik (Invoked)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Asgardians
- Watchers
- Ravens
- Unidentified alien species
- Frost Giants
- Fire Demons
- Jutefiosk
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth-53973
- "The Reigning" (Mentioned)
Items:
Synopsis for "Valor's Cauldron"
In Norway, Sven has converted several hundred people to his cause, and an enormous bonfire burns in the middle of town. Sven then steps into the fire saying that they await his arrival. In Asgard, Odin and Cyra discover that the Watcher has appeared among them, alerting them that they are at a crossroads of the future. If Thor defeats the Tarene-animated Destroyer, the future Reigning will come to pass and mankind will not evolve like it should. Inside the Destroyer armor, Tarene tries to fight the armor's destructive impulses, but to no avail, while Loki and Karnilla watch. Thor and the Destroyer continue to battle, and the Destroyer grabs Mjolnir away from Thor, and begins to beat the thunder god with it. Among the debris of battle, Keith finds Jane and tells her to run and get help. After she leaves, Marnot sees Keith and tells him that he knows who he really is. Marnot tells him that he might wear a mortal form, but it's not mortal life inside, and Keith then grabs Marnot and kills him. Thor and the Destroyer continue their battle, but without Mjolnir, Thor is helpless before the Destroyer. Back in Norway, Sven steps back out of the fire, transformed into a fire demon, and tells the others that their master, Surtur, has arrived.