Spoilers ahead for Immortal Thor #15!thor He’s faced many other gods in his time, but one Avengers villain can trump them all, at least according to him. This God of Darkness has a long resume of killing Gods, but in Marvel’s multiverse, good always triumphs over evil, so there’s only so much he can ever do.
in Immortal Thor #15 Al Ewing, Jan Bazaldua, Matt Hollingsworth, and Joe Sabino, Nyx, the Olympian Goddess of Darkness, boasts that in her new realm, Even an overcharged Thor is no match for him.
in Immortal Thor #14 By the same party, Hercules offers Nyx rule over an empty dimension filled with darkness where a malevolent Zeus had previously been banished. Guardians of the Galaxy #12 by Ewing and Juan Cabal. in Immortal Thor #15, Hercules then begs Nyx to clean up that same corruption from Thor. Devi refuses, brags Even a twisted Thor is no match for him now that he has a full universe To call him his own.
The goddess Nyx is confident that she can defeat Thor
And he’s probably right
Nyx was the first of the Olympians. However, the rise of other Olympians, Zeus first among them, valued light and all that it represented, as did their followers, whose myths metaphysically turned Nyx into villains. As the antagonist of the Avengers miniseriesAvengers: No Road Home By Ewing, Mark Waid, Jim Zub, Paca Medina, Sean Izaakse, Carlo Barberi and more, Nyx and her children killed the other Olympians besides Hercules with little effortAlthough flashbacks in the series also prove that the Olympians did their best before, leaving him trapped in a similar empty state.
Nyx may have the advantage against him in a pure battle of power, but God’s power comes from stories and words.
Avengers: No Road Home proved that Against a single god, Nyx will come out on topBut Thor is no ordinary god. Thor’s use of omnipotence is everywhere Immortal Thor Saw him defeat enemies bigger than himself – thinking of them. Nyx may have the advantage against him in a pure battle of power, but God’s power comes from stories and words. If Thor can come up with a clever trick, Nyx can be bound again. Not that the two get a chance to test this hypothesis, as Thor and Hercules leave Nyx peacefully in her kingdom.
Nyx’s powers and weaknesses are tied to her godlike nature
What does this mean for Thor?
The best thing about Nyx is how her powerset interacts with a metaphysical understanding of the Marvel Universe. in home no roadHe was defeated by the vision when he channeled the single greatest source of light All in Marvel: Valor. This is the level that God works on. Who cares if Nyx can beat Thor? In a multiverse built on heroes literally beating up villains, light will always triumph over darkness spiritually. Nyx’s previous defeat also perfectly demonstrates the metaphysical difference between superheroes and gods in Marvel.
Some gods, like Thor and Hercules, are also superheroes, but gods are ideas and concepts made into literal beings. The Greeks, Norse, and other classical cultures created their gods in part to explain the natural world and to assign life to nature. It just so happens that in the Marvel Multiverse, those stories actually shaped God and vice versa. What Ewing understands is that the divine battle is a literal battle of ideas. Nyx might be able to do the best thorBut as long as there is hope, darkness will never win over light.
Immortal Thor #15 Available now from Marvel Comics.
thor
Associated with the mythological world of Asgard, Thor is a Marvel Comics hero who channels the power of lightning to slay their enemies. Although the name is primarily associated with Thor Odinson, several other characters also play the role of the God of Thunder, including Odinson’s love interest Jane Foster. Odin is depicted as a physically imposing hero with incredible strength and usually wields the dwarven forged hammer, Mjolnir.
- first appearance
- Journey into mystery
- nickname
- Thor Odinson, Eric Masterson, Kevin Masterson, Beta Ray Bill, Thordis, Throg, Red Norvell, Jane Foster
- alliance
- Avengers, Warriors 3, Thor Corps, God Squad
- race
- Asgardian, human