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Name: Tea
Age: Old. 25+
Contact: teaandreveries; pawprintsinsnow @ gmail.com
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Character Basics:

Character Name: Thor
Journal: allegorical
Age: mid-30's, plus the memory of a past life as a god.
Fandom: Marvel 1610 (Ultimates)
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Personality:

Thor is, or should be, a simple person. Born a Norse god, he often reflects the values of the people he originally came from. He's a warrior—willful, stubborn, and proud—and in many ways lives by the traditions he once grew up with. He takes life in a very straightforward manner. Drinking is a part of celebration and the use of force can be a friendly bout as well as a violent skirmish. Either way, he doesn't think too deeply about the implications of it, and he values strength, both physical strength and strength of character. Even in the modern world, Thor tends to respond to situations with the sentiment of an old world mind. In conflicts, he goes in for the fight. Even when he had his falling out with the Ultimates and with his son, Modi, Thor opted to stand his ground and go into battle rather than wait or negotiate. He tends to be very hard-headed and forward on that front, holding onto his Norse god of thunder heritage no matter what condition he's in.

However, he isn't as simple as all that. Thor has been forced to change thanks to his time as a mortal. After the first destruction of Asgard, Thor was reincarnated and grew up as a man named Thorlief, a regular human who had no godly powers. Even though he had some memories of his past, that wasn't validated for him completely until he grew up. He lived like everyone else and even when he did gain some validation by meeting the reincarnation of his brother, he couldn't prove that he was a god. During that period of his life, Thor adapted to his situation through modern means. He wrote books on environmental protection and against government industrial-military corruption. His belief that he was a reborn god meant to purify and reform the world took the shape of modern activism, and for the most part he became a pacifist rather than a fighter. His old Norse value of strength of character made him vehemently against modern governments that he viewed as preying on the weak. And all the while Thor was trying to reconcile his new life with his past identity.

They don't always harmonize well. Thor has a habit of hesitating, due to a combination of his own self-doubt and the doubt that the world has had in him. Emotional pressure tends to throw him, and he has repeatedly left the Ultimates and gone into seclusion to mourn his losses, as well as refusing to fight as he did when he was defeated in Reed's City. Thor struggles with his sense of self, periodically resorting to prayer and appealing to Odin even after Asgard is destroyed as he tries to find answers. His life is a constant struggle for faith—in himself and in the world. There are repeated references to faith and keeping faith made by and to Thor, making it a central part of his life. He tries to keep faith, but he often finds himself in need of direction. He doesn't know what to do with himself, and he often does turn to Steve and Tony for the current mission plan in order to have someone give him a purpose. After the second loss of Asgard, he has pretty much abandoned morally reshaping the world and settled for protecting it with the Ultimates. He's lost his home, his family, and his essential purpose. As he tells a vision of Odin, “You died. Everyone died. And something in me died as well.” Thor is no longer a god, and the human Thor—the one trying to exist in the modern world—suffers from a lot of doubt.

Even after losing Asgard, though, the old ways still shape a lot of his personality. He sees himself as Thor, the god of thunder. With or without powers, he has a lot of personal pride that he's not afraid to defend. He holds onto filial loyalty, and that value is what drives him to keep fighting. Thor continues to be a warrior even with the modern part of him that is in conflict with that decision. The spirit of Odin tells him that he is the last part of Asgard that remains, and Thor takes that responsibility to heart. He continues to live with the identity of the god of thunder, even though he acknowledges that in essence he is no longer a god. That doesn't stop him from charging in to protect his new home or challenging enemies. And in place of the Asgardians, he has adopted the Ultimates—particularly Steve and Tony—as his fighting brothers. The loyalty, pride, and combative values of Asgard are all strong parts of his personality and mindset.

Because of Thor's attachment to tradition, he tends to be impatient and easily goaded. He can also get pretty sarcastic when he's in a bad mood. When Sue Storm and he accidentally end up in an enemy base and have to fight their way out, they end up having to explain themselves to SHIELD, during which Thor is less than helpful. Sue explains, “Thor grabbed the gems... and yelled at them. Because he was bored.” And Thor adds:

“I was very bored. And then we appeared here, as if teleported to this Hydra [enemy] base. And I didn't like the way they yelled at Susan. So I started hitting things. And I was no longer bored.”

He doesn't like to wait around, and when the going gets tough, Thor subscribes to the “death before dishonor” school of combat more than anything. However, he's not so far gone that he can't be reasoned with. It takes some convincing (and it helps if you have pull from someone he feels loyalty to such as Steve or Tony), but he can be made to retreat if the logic outweighs his passion. Part of that is probably the modern side of him that is forced to accept that the mortal world is different from Asgard's time of warriors and monsters. And his ingrained loyalty to friends and family keeps him from going too far over the edge to defend his own pride as well.

And Thor has a strong attachment to his family and friends. It's difficult to get close to him, but those few who have get strong preferential treatment. Having lost virtually all of the people he cared about and looked up to, Thor holds the those few remaining lives in huge regard. Everyone else comes in second, and he's not so congenial that he won't show them disdain. He's honorable and fair, of course, but being a god-born warrior means he's likely to look at everyone with a little disdain. He's friendly and open to good-natured teasing, but he still has his pride. And sometimes that pride gets in his way.

So Thor is somewhat simple in his approach, but not simplistic. He's an old world god facing modern problems, and his nature contradicts itself at times. He craves action, but harbors doubt in himself. He's generally very accepting of allies, but he's slow to trust and sometimes the traditional side of him shows through as disdain for others. Now and then, he's shown as being disdainful toward women, even though he shows respect to women of leadership such as Monica Chang and teammates like Wanda Lensherr. He seems to have slip ups, just as his language slips between modern speech and the Shakespearean patterns that Asgardians use. Stress can bring out those old impulses, but there are modern aspects to his personality that lend them balance.

As for Teleios, Thor will be intractable toward someone else telling him what his supposed crimes are since he's got a proud streak, but he tends to be amenable for the most part. He'll probably be very vocal in disagreeing with having the city authorities mandate their judgment, but play it by ear for the sake of peace and his friends. He might resist somewhat, but he will go along with the ride if he does agree with some of the charges. Most of the differences are just a matter of context for him. He doesn't think killing in fair battle counts as murder, and revenge isn't something he feels bad about. But overall he doesn't necessarily like killing on a moral level.

Powers/Abilities:
Thor has superhuman abilities that are tied to his bio-mechanical suit. Previously, he had innate godly powers, but after the destruction of Asgard, he lost a lot of that and has to rely on artificial means. He possesses a great deal of physical strength, making him comparable to the Hulk with aid from his equipment, although without it he is definitely weaker and it does not have the same level of power as his godly strength had. However, with it, he can rival speedsters like Quicksilver in agility and reflexes, taking on the fellow Ultimate when they turned against him. He was able to respond and tag Quicksilver, who moves at 600 miles per hour, so he's definitely capable when he has his full strength. He is able to withstand blows that would kill a normal human and even withstand bullet force impacts and energy blasts.

Tied directly to his suit and hammer are the ability to control the weather, including causing storms and summoning lighting for attacks. The lightning power requires atmosphere to work, but as long as he is not in a vacuum, it will function. The hammer also gives him the ability to teleport himself and other objects or people to different places, although this is limited by distance. He can also use the equipment to let him fly by levitating himself and propelling using the power of the hammer.

Appearance:
If hippie!Jesus and Paul Bunyan merged with Techno!Santa Claus, you'd get Ultimate Thor.

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