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Destroyer (Thor)
The Destroyer is a fictional magical character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Usually depicted as an opponent of the Thunder God and hero Thor, it is a suit of Asgardian armor created and animated by magic. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #118 (July 1965) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the Destroyer is featured in over four decades of Marvel continuity and other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated television series, live-action films, video games, and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards.
The Destroyer is an enchanted suit of armor forged by the King of the Norse gods, Odin. When it first appeared, it was hinted that the Destroyer had been created as a weapon to face an unspecified menace. First seen in the Temple of Darkness in Asia, the Destroyer is used by Thor's arch-foe Loki against him. Animated by a nearby life force, it battles Thor to a standstill, Loki is forced to intervene and stop the Destroyer using lethal force when Odin threatens to kill him. Thor then buries the armor under a mountain slide.
The armor is briefly used again by Loki in a failed bid to kill Odin, before being salvaged by Karnilla, queen of the Norns, and animated by Thor's companion Sif, who attempts to use it to battle the Wrecker when Thor is temporarily deprived of his godhood and powers. The Destroyer attacks Thor, with the battle ending when Sif breaks her connection with it.
Thor later offers the armor to Galactus in exchange for releasing his current herald, Firelord. Galactus accepts and the Destroyer acts as his herald, going on to battle the Fantastic Four. The Destroyer is finally recaptured for reuse by Loki.
It is later revealed that the Destroyer was created to combat the Celestials. Odin enters the Destroyer armor and then absorbs the life essences of all present in Asgard (with the exception of Thor), growing to a colossal size. However, the Celestials melt the Destroyer armor into slag, scattering the life forces of the Asgardians. The initiative of the Skymother goddesses pacifies the Celestials, and Thor revives his people via Odin by using a fraction of the gathered power of the other Skyfathers.
Loki eventually finds the remains of the Destroyer and reforms it in a bid to destroy Thor, who has been reduced to pulp after a battle with the Midgard Serpent. The Destroyer, however, cannot kill Thor due to a curse induced by Hela that made his bones brittle and incapable of healing or dying. Thor wrests control of the armor from the host—an enthralled Frost Giant named Siggorth—through sheer force of will and goes on to defeat Loki. The Destroyer - depicted as sapient and capable of speech - tries to take back control from Thor, but fails. Wearing Thor's raiment and wielding his hammer Mjolnir, the Destroyer confronts Hela and forces her to restore Thor to normal.
The Destroyer is later deployed by trolls, who empower it with the spirit of the Maestro, an evil future version of the Hulk. Unable to physically stop the Destroyer, the Hulk enters the armor on the mental plane and banishes the Maestro back to his weakened original body. Thor has two more encounters with the Destroyer, with the armor almost killing him on the first occasion and breaking his jaw on the second. The armor is eventually retrieved by Loki and occupied by the entity Desak. However, Thor decapitates it with one throw of Mjolnir, instantly killing Desak.
Destroyer (Thor)
The Destroyer is a fictional magical character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Usually depicted as an opponent of the Thunder God and hero Thor, it is a suit of Asgardian armor created and animated by magic. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #118 (July 1965) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the Destroyer is featured in over four decades of Marvel continuity and other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated television series, live-action films, video games, and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards.
The Destroyer is an enchanted suit of armor forged by the King of the Norse gods, Odin. When it first appeared, it was hinted that the Destroyer had been created as a weapon to face an unspecified menace. First seen in the Temple of Darkness in Asia, the Destroyer is used by Thor's arch-foe Loki against him. Animated by a nearby life force, it battles Thor to a standstill, Loki is forced to intervene and stop the Destroyer using lethal force when Odin threatens to kill him. Thor then buries the armor under a mountain slide.
The armor is briefly used again by Loki in a failed bid to kill Odin, before being salvaged by Karnilla, queen of the Norns, and animated by Thor's companion Sif, who attempts to use it to battle the Wrecker when Thor is temporarily deprived of his godhood and powers. The Destroyer attacks Thor, with the battle ending when Sif breaks her connection with it.
Thor later offers the armor to Galactus in exchange for releasing his current herald, Firelord. Galactus accepts and the Destroyer acts as his herald, going on to battle the Fantastic Four. The Destroyer is finally recaptured for reuse by Loki.
It is later revealed that the Destroyer was created to combat the Celestials. Odin enters the Destroyer armor and then absorbs the life essences of all present in Asgard (with the exception of Thor), growing to a colossal size. However, the Celestials melt the Destroyer armor into slag, scattering the life forces of the Asgardians. The initiative of the Skymother goddesses pacifies the Celestials, and Thor revives his people via Odin by using a fraction of the gathered power of the other Skyfathers.
Loki eventually finds the remains of the Destroyer and reforms it in a bid to destroy Thor, who has been reduced to pulp after a battle with the Midgard Serpent. The Destroyer, however, cannot kill Thor due to a curse induced by Hela that made his bones brittle and incapable of healing or dying. Thor wrests control of the armor from the host—an enthralled Frost Giant named Siggorth—through sheer force of will and goes on to defeat Loki. The Destroyer - depicted as sapient and capable of speech - tries to take back control from Thor, but fails. Wearing Thor's raiment and wielding his hammer Mjolnir, the Destroyer confronts Hela and forces her to restore Thor to normal.
The Destroyer is later deployed by trolls, who empower it with the spirit of the Maestro, an evil future version of the Hulk. Unable to physically stop the Destroyer, the Hulk enters the armor on the mental plane and banishes the Maestro back to his weakened original body. Thor has two more encounters with the Destroyer, with the armor almost killing him on the first occasion and breaking his jaw on the second. The armor is eventually retrieved by Loki and occupied by the entity Desak. However, Thor decapitates it with one throw of Mjolnir, instantly killing Desak.