Gorr the God Butcher

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Gorr the God Butcher
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Gorr (left) fighting Thor in the textless cover of Thor: God of Thunder #5 (April 2013).
Art by Esad Ribic.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThor: God of Thunder #1 (January 2013)
Created byJason Aaron
Esad Ribic
In-story information
Alter egoGorr
SpeciesUnknown alien race
Place of originUnnamed planet
Notable aliasesGorr the Redeemer, Killer of Gods, Butcher of Gods, the Black Butcher
AbilitiesAlien symbiote grants:
  • Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and durability
  • Virtual immortality
  • Limited shapeshifting and camouflage
  • Symbiote's autonomous defense capabilities
  • Replication of symbiote
  • Regenerative healing

Gorr the God Butcher is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The character will make his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), portrayed by Christian Bale.

Publication history[]

Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic decided to relaunch the Thor franchise during the Marvel NOW! initiative. Gorr first appeared in Thor: God of Thunder #1 (January 2013).[1]

Fictional character biography[]

Gorr grew up on a nameless barren planet where earthquakes, lack of water, and wild animals are common. No gods helped his people, but they still trusted blindly in their faith. When his mother, mate, and children died, he thought gods could not exist, and because of that, he was outcast by his tribe. When he learned gods did exist but did not help those in need, such as his dying family, he vowed to kill them all. He then acquired All-Black, the Necrosword, from Knull after witnessing Knull in combat with a golden god.[2][3] He eventually finds young Thor Odinson on Earth in Medieval Iceland. He nearly killed the God of Thunder, but a band of Vikings came to assist him in their battle. While Gorr escaped with his arm cut off, he soon learned he needed help, so he created an army of shadow berserkers, then slowly and quietly eliminated more and more gods. Eventually, in the present day, Thor noticed the missing gods and investigated their disappearances. This brought Gorr and Thor to another battle, but Gorr then teleported into the future, where an aged Thor was the last Asgardian defending the realm against the shadow berserkers. Gorr also brings the young Thor into the future, where his wife and children have seemingly been resurrected and is about to set off the Godbomb. Gorr's son is actually a construct made out of All-Black the Necrosword and despises what his father has turned into, so it gives Thor the power to absorb the blast. Thor from the present then uses the two Mjolnirs to kill Gorr.[4]

Powers and abilities[]

Main article: Symbiote (comics) § Biology

Gorr possesses "All-Black the Necrosword", which according to Galactus, "carved the first dawn from the stone of the endless night."[5] The blade was forged by Knull, the progenitor of the symbiotes, using the head of a slain Celestial.[6] The blade allows its user to create wings that allow the user to fly at extreme speeds, weapons, and a shroud of Berserkers constructed out of darkness. He can create sharp tendrils that can kill any god, including Asgardians. The blade is later banished into a black hole, but an elderly King Thor uses it to battle Galactus.[7] Gorr also created the Godbomb, an anti-divinity armament designed to kill every god who had existed or ever would exist.[8] Gorr possesses superhuman strength, durability, and endurance and is also virtually immortal.[9][10]

In other media[]

  • Gorr will appear in the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), portrayed by Christian Bale, who will be the second former Batman actor to portray a Marvel villain; the first being Michael Keaton, who portrayed the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).[11]

References[]

  1. ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
  2. ^ Thor: God of Thunder #6
  3. ^ Venom (vol. 4) #4
  4. ^ Thor: God of Thunder #11 (October 2013)
  5. ^ Thor: God of Thunder #23
  6. ^ Venom (vol. 4) #4
  7. ^ Thor: God of Thunder #23
  8. ^ Thor: God of Thunder #11 (October 2013)
  9. ^ Marvel Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded ()
  10. ^ Marvel Encyclopedia: Fantastic Four. Marvel Comics
  11. ^ "Christian Bale Joins Cast of 'Thor: Love and Thunder' As Gorr the God Butcher". Marvel.com. December 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

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