Who is thors father

He loses his powers of the hammer until it returned to him on Earth and he pulls it from the ground. In his fight for his own freedom on Earth, he meets scientist Jane Foster Natalie Portman , and falls in love with her. Thor then battles the evil forces of his brother Loki along with a robotic giant destroyer that attacks a town.

Meanwhile, on Asgard, Thor's devious brother Loki Tom Hiddleston had seized the throne and seeks to help the Frost Giants reclaim their glory. With help from scientist Jane Foster Natalie Portman and her team, Thor must learn the true virtue of being a hero and return home to stop Loki and save Asgard from destruction.

To teach him humility, Odin casts the young warrior down to Earth to live amongst humans. While Loki usurps the throne of Asgard for evil gain and plans revenge, Thor's love for Jane and his lessons of humility turn him into the true hero and legendary and immortal warrior-defender of the people of the Earth, saving them from destruction. Sign In. Edit Thor Jump to: Summaries 5 Synopsis 1. The synopsis below may give away important plot points.

Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. Top Gap. Thor , Odin, and Loki after the attack. Thor was angered by the slaughter, demanding Odin travel to Jotunheim to retaliate for the attack. Odin, however, insisted that the peace with Laufey was still in effect and the attack was not an act of war, but an act of a few Frost Giant rebels doomed to fail, and they should continue to act as though their peace treaty is still in effect.

Odin decides not to allow Thor to be king yet. Seeing Thor's rage and war-hungry ways, Odin chooses not to name him King yet, fearing his uncontrollable rage would cause another war with Jotunheim , causing the deaths of thousands across the Nine Realms. Despite Odin's clear orders, Thor remained furious by this attack, and with his friends, Lady Sif , the Warriors Three , and Loki , he went to Jotunheim to personally confront King Laufey and the Frost Giants to find answers he sought about the attack.

When Odin was warned of his son's actions by a Einherjar guard, he charged forward to Heimdall and used the Bifrost Bridge to rescue Thor and his friends from Jotunheim riding aboard Sleipnir , his eight-legged steed, after Thor went there seeking answers regarding the intrusion. He soon found them in the middle of a fierce battle with a Frost Beast and the Frost Giants ' entire army. Odin tries and fails to make peace with Laufey. Although Thor cheered at his arrival and suggested that together they destroy the Frost Giants, Odin furiously ordered his son to be silent.

Odin tried in vain to rebuild the peace between Asgard and Jotunheim , but Laufey would have none of it, and declared war between their worlds, which Odin had no choice but to accept.

Laufey tried to stab Odin in the back, but Odin was able to use Gungnir to throw Laufey away and escape with his allies. Returning to Asgard Odin ordered Lady Sif and the Warriors Three to take Fandral to the healing room to treat the injuries he had sustained during the battle.

Furious at what had happened and what had now begun, Odin berated Thor for his arrogance and stupidity in starting a new war with one of his greatest enemies, putting millions of innocent lives in harm's way, while Thor claimed that their enemies should fear him and the other Nine Realms were laughing at their inaction. He told Thor he was unworthy of his title and of his family, only for Thor to yell back that his father was nothing more than an old man and a fool for not taking any action against Laufey.

Seeing no alternative, Odin decided that the only possible chance for peace was the banishment of his own son. As he began insulting and degrading his son, Loki tried to step in, but Odin ordered him to be silent. He then stripped Thor of his powers and in the name of his father Bor and Bor's father before him, banished Thor to Earth for his arrogance.

Loki , witnessing his hand turning blue when he was at Jotunheim , decided to confirm his fears by breaking into Odin's Vault touching the Casket of Ancient Winters. Odin discovered his adopted son who confronted Odin about his true origins, having turned blue upon touching the casket. Odin revealed that he not only stole the Casket, but Laufey 's son who was left there to die. Odin collapses and falls into the Odinsleep. As he took in this news, Loki demanded to know Odin's reasons for such a deception, Odin revealed that he wanted to gain a permanent peace between Asgard and Jotunheim by having Loki rule the world of the Frost Giants.

Loki was disgusted by his own parentage and claimed that Odin could have never loved him the same way he loved Thor and would have never given him the throne. Overwhelmed by Loki's furious accusations, he fell into the Odinsleep.

Loki and Frigga with Odin in his Odinsleep. While he slumbered, Loki took the throne for himself. Frigga spent much of her time sitting by his bedside, waiting for him to awaken. While living on Earth, Thor proved himself worthy and regained his powers while fighting the Destroyer as Loki carried out his plans to destroy Jotunheim by allowing Laufey to enter into Asgard before killing him, preventing Laufey from stabbing the sleeping Odin, while presenting Loki as the apparent saviour of the King of Asgard.

Odin manages to save both Thor and Loki. The two brothers battled as Loki attempted to destroy Jotunheim while Thor tried to stop such a genocide and eventually caused the destruction of the Bifrost Bridge.

As they were falling off the bridge, Odin, awoken from his Odinsleep by the dangers his sons were in, grabbed Thor's leg just before he fell into the black hole below. As they hung on the edge of the world, Loki desperately tried to explain to Odin that he did everything for his beloved family. Odin could not accept Loki's ideals and simply told him no. Loki, devastated by the rejection, let go on Gungnir and allowed himself to fall into the deep and dark abyss created in the wake of the Bifrost Bridge's destruction.

While Thor screamed out in mourning agony, Odin watched on helplessly as his adopted son fell to his presumed death. Odin then ensured that Thor was safe while the Frost Giants reacted to their near extermination at Loki's hands.

With the threat of the Frost Giants now at an end, Asgard then had a mighty feast, to celebrate the end of the war and the return of Thor. Odin, however, did not attend, instead he looked out into the nine realms, mourning his lost son. Thor joined his father and told him that he now understood why he had been banished and knew he still had much to learn. Odin told Thor that he had already made him very proud and he would make a fine leader someday.

Odin offers Thor some calm and vital advice. As a group of rag-tag invaders called the Marauders started to attack several of the Nine Realms , at the same time, Frigga discovered that Loki was alive and that he intended to conquer Earth. However, there was an amount of time for Thor to get back onto Asgard with Loki. Odin watched Thor's confrontation with Loki through the eyes of Hugin and Munin.

When Thor returned to Asgard with the now captured Loki and the Tesseract , Odin decided to speak with the prisoner. Odin then condemned Loki to an eternal imprisonment inside the Asgardian Dungeons. Approximately a year after Thor helped the mortals in saving Earth from Loki and his army of the Chitauri , the Marauders were still pillaging the peaceful inhabitants of the Nine Realms , and Odin had to send Thor to lead the armies of Asgard against them. During a final battle on Vanaheim , Thor along with Lady Sif and the Warriors Three managed to defeat the Marauders and force them to surrender.

Once Thor had returned from the Battle of Vanaheim , they discussed the newly secured peace across the Nine Realms as Odin thanked his son for everything he had done. Odin then discussed a pressing matter with his son; his infatuation with Jane Foster , recommending that Thor instead seek a romantic relationship with an Asgardian rather than a human, suggesting Lady Sif for Thor's affections as she clearly had strong feelings for him.

Knowing that Thor would not listen, Odin suggested that he at least try to enjoy his victory over the Marauders by joining Fandral and Volstagg for celebrations in an Asgardian bar while having drinks with the people of Asgard. Odin introduces himself to Jane Foster. Thor eventually brought Jane Foster into Asgard , much to Odin's disapproval.

Odin stormed into the room as Eir was conducting tests on a strange illness that had befallen Foster and demanded that she return to Midgard. However, when it was discovered that Foster was carrying the Aether within her veins, Odin was mortified and decided to keep her protected within the Royal Palace of Valaskjalf.

Odin tells Thor and Foster about the Aether. Odin showed Thor and Foster the Book of Yggdrasil and explained the history of the Dark Elves , a race of creatures that was believed to be extinct for thousands of years ever since Odin's father King Bor defeated them during the First Battle of Svartalfheim.

However, Odin knew that as the Aether had finally been found, the army of the Dark Elves, led by Malekith the Accursed would return seeking to finally reclaim their most powerful weapon once again. Odin speaks to Frigga for the final time. Along the way, he came across Frigga and Jane Foster ; he assured Frigga that there was nothing to fear and smiled as she showed her fear for his safety. Odin said that even after he had survived so many previous battles, his wife still worries for him; she reminded him that it was due to her worrying that he had survived for so long.

Odin witnesses the attack of the Dark Elves. When Odin, Lady Sif and their squad of Einherjar soldiers returned to the upper chambers, they discovered that the army of Dark Elves had successfully invaded the palace and killed dozens of the Asgardian soldiers and destroyed Odin's own throne with a Black Hole Grenade.

Once Odin had dispatched one fleeing Dark Elf with a single powerful blast from Gungnir , Odin realized that the Dark Elves would likely attack Frigga to get to Foster and steal the Aether. Odin quickly went to their aid but was too late, and discovered that his beloved wife Frigga had been murdered by Malekith and Kurse while protecting Foster with her magic.

Upon discovering her body, Odin fell to his knees and cradled his beloved wife, devastated by the loss of the woman he truly loved so dearly while Thor looked on. Odin arranged for a ceremonial funeral for Frigga and the soldiers who died in the attack.

Odin wore an all black armor and oversaw the ceremony where his wife's body was placed into a ship and transformed into glittering mist resembling stars in the universe. Odin remained silent during the ceremony, silently mourning his beloved wife.

Every resident of Asgard , including Heimdall and Lady Sif , showed their respect for their queen and the soldiers. Odin vows to destroy Malekith and his army. Desiring to destroy the Dark Elves once and for all, Odin met with Fandral and Volstagg to discuss military plans only to learn that they were almost completely defenceless against this threat.

Interrupting the meeting, Thor tried to convince his father to allow him leave Asgard with Jane Foster and draw Malekith away, but Odin declined, stating that he was powerful enough to defeat Malekith himself, and insisted they simply wait.

Odin said he was willing to sacrifice every soldier needed to avenge Frigga and defeat Malekith. Odin learns Heimdall has helped Thor escape. Thor defied Odin's own orders and enlisted Heimdall , Lady Sif and the Warriors Three in helping him, Foster and Loki escape Asgard with the intention of using the Aether to draw Malekith into the open and destroy him and his weapon.

Heimdall then sent for Odin and confessed his disobedience. A slightly surprised Odin simply ordered his guards to stop Thor, who was escaping on a Dark Elf Harrow , by any means, but they were too late and quickly lost him. When the guard returned, he approached Odin with news that they had discovered Loki 's body. The guard, however, was actually Loki in a disguise. Some time later, the throne of Asgard was usurped by Loki who had disguised himself as the Allfather, allowing himself to rule Asgard as he had desired and send Thor to Earth.

The appearance of Odin was used by Loki to rule the Asgardians for some time after Loki's faked death on Svartalfheim. Some time after Odin was left on Earth, his retirement home was destroyed and he eventually overcame Loki's strong enchantment. Doctor Strange contacted Odin during this time, however, Odin chose to stay on Earth instead of returning to Asgard. He subsequently traveled the Earth and enjoyed his time. When Thor exposed Loki's deceptive rule to the people of Asgard, Thor ensured his brother would aid him in his quest of finding their father.

However, Shady Acres Care Home was bulldozed and destroyed, upon arrival. Doctor Strange , having detected the presence of Asgardians in his city, stepped in and volunteered to help Thor find his father on the condition that Loki leaves Earth thereafter. With the aid of several tomes within the New York Sanctum , Doctor Strange used Thor's hair to mystically pinpoint Odin's location and create a portal to Odin in Norway.

Odin sits down with Thor and Loki. When his sons found him, Odin was nearing the end of his long life. He commented that Norway was beautiful and revealed it took him a while to break Loki 's spell over him, noting that Frigga should be proud of him.

He revealed that he could feel his time coming to an end by saying that his wife was calling out to him. When Thor insisted to take him back to Asgard, Odin instead took to resting on a rock. Telling his sons he loved them, Odin finally died and his spirit ascended to Valhalla. Upon his death, Hela was finally freed from her banishment. Thor was devastated by his father's death and mourned him when he was imprisoned in Sakaar. Even Loki was also saddened and showed remorse for his death. However, Hela rejoiced at his demise, commenting that she would have loved to see it.

Thor's first vision of Odin allowed him to quickly gain the upper hand over Hulk and this allowed him to survive the Tournament , the only person to have ever done it, although he did not win thanks to the Grandmaster interfering. Thor saw his father one more time when he was being easily defeated by Hela and had lost his eye in the process.

When seeing Odin, Thor desperately admitted that he could not defeat Hela without his hammer , which she destroyed, and that he is not as powerful as Odin was. Odin telling Thor that he is stronger than him.

This vision allowed Thor to fight back against Hela alongside Valkyrie long enough for Loki to revive Surtur and destroy both Hela, and Asgard itself. Odin was a patient, just, and wise king. He strived to maintain the peace between the Nine Realms and was thoughtful of the lives of the innocent. Despite his enemies warring against him and his willingness to cause mass destruction when needed, he was compassionate enough to not seek the obliteration of the innocents of the opposing force.

He even adopted Loki , the abandoned son of his old foe Laufey , and raised and loved him as his own son, although he initially did this as a way to unite Asgard and Jotunheim.

Nevertheless, Odin was firm in his rule and did not hesitate to mete out justice on those who threaten the peace, even if those individuals were his own children. Odin was considered to be the wisest king in Asgard's history, admired by all for his leadership, and was thus an exceptional leader.

He had effectively led the Einherjar into victory in countless wars over all the Nine Realms. His skills allowed him to conquer the Nine Realms when he sought to conquer all the Realms. However, after realizing peace would be the only way to truly unite the Realms, Odin became the benevolent, peace-loving, nearly all-powerful and all-knowing ruler of Asgard and the guardian of the Nine Realms.

As such, he was wise and honorable. He was dedicated to using his power for keeping the peace between the Nine Realms. He believed in being responsible in terms of being careful and responsible for one's actions , duty in terms of the protection of and keeping the peace between the Nine Realms , and honor always being a man of his word. However, when angered or upset, he could be very stern to the point of ruthlessness when necessary.

As Frigga stated, "everything he does, he does with a purpose. While he was a good king who cares about the peace of the realms, the ghosts of his past self and his initial anger that once controlled him can show, as he was willing to sacrifice as many Asgardians as necessary if Malekith had attacked again, showing to be just as ruthless as Malekith at the time, as Thor noted, due to the intense grief, rage, and need for revenge coursing through him after Frigga's death.

Even when Thor asked what would make Odin different from Malekith, Odin merely laughed and said the difference was that he would win. It was from this that Thor realized that Odin, due to his lust for vengeance, was not thinking straight and under his rule, Malekith would be able to destroy Asgard.

In his youth, Odin was a ruthless war king who had no qualms violently conquering the Nine Realms with his daughter, Hela. After conquering the Nine Realms, Odin underwent a change upon realizing that only through peace can the Nine Realms truly be united and desisted with further conquest. He then made a transition both societal and personal, shifting from a ruler of a war-seeking realm into the wise and benevolent king his sons grew up knowing.