First Appearance: Thor
#134Origin Issue: Thor #134
Died in Issue: Thor #343
FAFNIR
First Appearance: Thor
#134
Origin Issue: Thor #134
Died in Issue: Thor #343
Real Name: Fafnir
Aliases: none known
Height:
Weight:
Eyes: Red
Hair: None
Distinguishing Features:
Occupation: Dragon; (former)
King of Nastrond
Citizenship:
Place of Creation/Birth: Nastrond, in the dimension of
Asgard
History: An unknown number of centuries ago, Fafnir was the king of Nastrond, a land on the otherdimensional continent of Asgard. Fafnir was named after Fafnir the Frost Giant, who transformed himself into a dragon to guard his wealth, including the Ring of the Nibelung. King Fafnir of Nostrand was the most evil of the people that lived in that land, who were infamous for their malevolent, immoral ways. Under King Fafnir's leadership, the people of Nostrand defied Odin, monarch of Asgard, in a way that has not been revealed. Odin's wrath at this unknown provocation was so great that he used his vast power to lay waste the entire land of Nostrand, rendering it barren and incapable of supporting life. It has been said that Odin destroyed Fafnir's subjects. As for Fafnir himself, Odin sentenced him to death. Fafnir was to remain in Nastrond, where it was assumed he would die of starvation. But Fafnir did not die there. A mystical radiant pool within Nastrond's Cave of the Ancients transformed Fafnir into a being capable of surviving in this now desolate land. Over the centuries, continual exposure to the radiant pool further altered Fafnir's form and gave him tremendous power, so that the once humanoid king of Nastrond became a gigantic, immensely powerful dragon. Despite his physical transformation, Fafnir retained his full intelligence, his ability to speak, and his desire for vengeance upon Odin. Odin wished to restore fertility to the land of Nastrond, but he believed that Fafnir was still alive there. Odin either could not or would not return fertility to Nastrond until Fafnir was defeated. Odin therefore sent his son Thor, god of thunder, to Nastrond. Thor was accompanied there by his friends Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg, who are collectively known as the Warriors Three. Fafnir used an ability given him by the radiant pool to create the image of an aged man and used it to lure Volstagg to the Cave of the Ancients. There Fafnir captured Volstagg, but the dragon's main intent was to take vengeance on Odin by slaying his son Thor. Fafnir tore mountains asunder in his attack on Thor. But Thor, using the power of his enchanted hammer, created an electrical storm and caused the lightning to open a chasm beneath Fafnir's feet. The dragon plunged down the chasm and was trapped deep underground. Thor then freed Volstagg. Rain poured down upon the land of Nostrand, from which Odin now lifted his curse, and vegetation eventually began o grow there once more. In recent years an earthquake released Fafnir, who subsequently battled the Warriors Three. Later, Fafnir came to Earth, determined to take revenge on Thor. Thor's evil foster brother Loki directed his ally Lorelei to Fafnir's hiding place in New York City. There Fafnir used his hypnotic powers to put Lorelei under his control. The dragon then used the captive Lorelei as bait to bring Thor to him. Fafnir and Thor had a tremendous battle, but the dragon finally retreated underground. Afterwards, Thor met Eilif, the last survivor of a lost colony of Vikings who worshipped the Norse gods into the twentieth century. Eilif's spear was granted great mystical power by Odin, and Eilif accompanied Thor into battle with Fafnir, who was rampaging through New York City's South Bronx. Thanks to the power that Odin had given Eilif's spear, Eilif was able to plunge into Fafnir's nearly invulnerable back, wounding the dragon. Enraged, Fafnir delivered a death blow to Eilif. Then Thor used his great strength to drive Eilif's spear further into Fafnir's body with his hammer, thereby slaying the dragon at last. In the days of the Vikings, a dog was placed at the feet of a deceased Viking warrior before that warrior's corpse was burned on a funeral pyre. To give the brave Eilif a Viking's funeral, Thor placed Fafnir's enormous corpse at the deceased warrior's feet. Then, Thor summoned lightning to create a flaming funeral pyre for Eilif. Fafnir's body was consumed by the great fire.
Strength level: As a dragon, Fafnir possessed extraordinary superhuman strength, said to surpass even that of Thor, who possesses Class 100 strength.
Superhuman powers: As a dragon, Fafnir possessed vast superhuman strength and was virtually invulnerable to injury. He could exhale mystical flames with great destructive power. The temperatures that the flames could reach were quite high but their exact maximum level is unknown. Fafnir would magically project illusions affecting both sight and hearing and could take control of the minds of sentient beings whose wills were not as strong as his own. Fafnir cold exist indefinitely without food, water, or oxygen.
