John Q.T. Nguyen
May 13, 2004, 04:55 pm
<B>Real Name:</B> Balder
<B>Group Affiliation:</B> Aesir
<B>Height:</B> 6'4"
<B>Weight:</B> 720 lbs.
<B>Eyes:</B> Blue
<B>Hair:</B> White, Formerly Brown
<B>Powers:</B> Balder possesses the conventional superhuman physical attributes of an Asgardian including being extremely long-lived, superhumanly strong, and immune to all diseases. Because of spells placed on him, Balder cannot suffer injury by any living or non-living thing while he is in the Asgard. He is a brilliant warrior, greatly skilled in hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, and horsemanship.
In our reality, Balder the Brave is noblest of all the Gods of Asgard and its greatest warrior next to the thunder god Thor. Because of prophecies that Balder's death would help trigger the coming of Ragnarok, the destruction od Asgard and its inhabitants, Odin, ruler of Asgard, commanded his wife Frigga to make Balder invulnerable to harm, although he was vulnerable to mistletoe for some time. When Loki, the god of mischief, learned of the prophecies tying Balder's death to the coming of Ragnarok, and also learned of Balder's vulnerability to misletoe, Loki tricked the Blind god Hoder into firing an arrow tipped with mistletoe wood at Balder. Balder was fatally wounded, but Odin's power prevented him from actually dying and instead kept him in a state resembling suspended animation. Nevertheless, Balder's spirit journeyed to Hel, one of the Asgardian realms of the dead. There Balder was appalled at seeing the horrors endured by the spirits of so many of those whom he had slain in battle. Odin finally restored Balder fully to life, but Balder's hair turned white as a result of his experiences in Hel.
<B>Appearances:</B>
Exiles #22
For more information about this character in the mainstream universe, please refer to ComiX-Fan's <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=47" TARGET="blank">S.H.I.E.L.D. Files</A>.
The following entries are made for appearances in various alternate realities. Brief descriptions of the alternate realities are made in parenthesis. For further comments about these alternate reallities, please refer to the <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27020">Alternate Realities Thread</A>:
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<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #22
One of the Gods of Asgard that heeded the cries of Rachel Summers and came to help save the Midgard of this realm that was being overrun by Vi-Locks.
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<B>Group Affiliation:</B> Aesir
<B>Height:</B> 6'4"
<B>Weight:</B> 720 lbs.
<B>Eyes:</B> Blue
<B>Hair:</B> White, Formerly Brown
<B>Powers:</B> Balder possesses the conventional superhuman physical attributes of an Asgardian including being extremely long-lived, superhumanly strong, and immune to all diseases. Because of spells placed on him, Balder cannot suffer injury by any living or non-living thing while he is in the Asgard. He is a brilliant warrior, greatly skilled in hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, and horsemanship.
In our reality, Balder the Brave is noblest of all the Gods of Asgard and its greatest warrior next to the thunder god Thor. Because of prophecies that Balder's death would help trigger the coming of Ragnarok, the destruction od Asgard and its inhabitants, Odin, ruler of Asgard, commanded his wife Frigga to make Balder invulnerable to harm, although he was vulnerable to mistletoe for some time. When Loki, the god of mischief, learned of the prophecies tying Balder's death to the coming of Ragnarok, and also learned of Balder's vulnerability to misletoe, Loki tricked the Blind god Hoder into firing an arrow tipped with mistletoe wood at Balder. Balder was fatally wounded, but Odin's power prevented him from actually dying and instead kept him in a state resembling suspended animation. Nevertheless, Balder's spirit journeyed to Hel, one of the Asgardian realms of the dead. There Balder was appalled at seeing the horrors endured by the spirits of so many of those whom he had slain in battle. Odin finally restored Balder fully to life, but Balder's hair turned white as a result of his experiences in Hel.
<B>Appearances:</B>
Exiles #22
For more information about this character in the mainstream universe, please refer to ComiX-Fan's <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=47" TARGET="blank">S.H.I.E.L.D. Files</A>.
The following entries are made for appearances in various alternate realities. Brief descriptions of the alternate realities are made in parenthesis. For further comments about these alternate reallities, please refer to the <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27020">Alternate Realities Thread</A>:
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<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #22
One of the Gods of Asgard that heeded the cries of Rachel Summers and came to help save the Midgard of this realm that was being overrun by Vi-Locks.
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