#Valkyrie thor full#

She also has a Twilight Zone-like “Purple Testament” ability to see a glow of approaching death around someone, which makes her really fun at parties she can even give that person a lift to the netherworld.

#Valkyrie thor full#

Powers and AbilitiesWe’ve been here before, so let’s take as read that when she’s in full Valkyrie mode, she possesses the standard superhuman/Asgardian abilities like strength, agility, general immunity and near immortality, and so on. Her persona is distinguished by her strength of character and keen awareness of her equality and power as a woman, which has played an important thematic part in many of her adventures over the years. When she incarnates, she usually adopts the same general look of a statuesque blonde (often with braids) in silver armor with a blue cape. Parrington became the conduit for Valkyrie on several occasions, but the goddess also worked with her long-time teammates in the Defenders while in the body of Barbara Norris. Valkyrie was later given form via the body of wealthy socialite and avowed feminist Samantha Parrington. She fell into a partnership with Amora the Enchantress, but the evil sorceress turned on Valkyrie and imprisoned her spirit in crystal. Ferrying the honored dead from Earth and Asgard to Valhalla, Valkyrie was angered when Earth was closed to her after Odin made a deal with the Celestials. The BasicsValkyrie is in fact Brunnhilde, a Norse warrior goddess chosen by Odin to lead the Valkyrior or “Choosers of the Slain” (there’s also a whole bunch of back story about her and Siegfried from the Volsunga Saga, but honestly, if you want that kind of detail, go read a book on Norse mythology).