Contains Spoilers for Immortal Thor #15!Thor has confronted down many different gods in his time, however one Avengers villain may simply trump all of them, at the least in accordance with her. This God of Darkness has an extended resume of killing Gods, however in Marvel’s multiverse, good at all times triumphs over evil, so there’s solely a lot she will ever do.

In The Immortal Thor #15 by Al Ewing, Jan Bazaldua, Matt Hollingsworth, and Joe Sabino, Nyx, Olympian Goddess of Darkness, brags that in her new realm, even an overcharged Thor is not any match for her.

In Immortal Thor #14 by the identical group, Hercules provided Nyx dominion over an empty dimension full of darkness the place a corrupted Zeus had beforehand been banished in Guardians of the Galaxy #12 by Ewing and Juann Cabal. In Immortal Thor #15, Hercules then begs Nyx to cleanse that very same corruption from Thor. The goddess refuses, bragging that even a twisted Thor is not any match for her now that she has a full universe to name her personal.

The Goddess Nyx Is Confident She Could Beat Thor

And She’s Probably Right

Nyx was the primary of the Olympians. However, the emergence of the opposite Olympians, first amongst them Zeus, valued mild, and the whole lot it represented, as did their followers, whose myths metaphysically twisted Nyx right into a villain. As the antagonist of the Avengers miniseriesAvengers: No Road Home by Ewing, Mark Waid, Jim Zub, Paca Medina, Sean Izaakse, Carlo Barberi and extra, Nyx and her youngsters murdered all the opposite Olympians in addition to Hercules with little effort, although flashbacks within the sequence additionally set up that the Olympians had bested them earlier than, trapping her in an analogous empty realm.

Avengers: No Road Home proved that in opposition to a singular god, Nyx would come out on high, however Thor is not any regular god. Thor’s use of the All-Power all through Immortal Thor has seen him defeat larger foes than himself – by outthinking them. Nyx might need the benefit in opposition to him in a pure battle of energy, however the Gods’ energy comes from story and phrases. If Thor may provide you with a intelligent trick, then Nyx may very well be sure as soon as once more. Not that the 2 get an opportunity to check this speculation, as Thor and Hercules depart Nyx to her realm peacefully.

Nyx’s Powers and Weaknesses Are Intertwined with Her Godly Nature

What Does This Mean for Thor?

The smartest thing about Nyx is how her powerset interacts with a metaphysical understanding of the Marvel Universe. In No Road Home,she’s defeated by Vision when he channels the only biggest supply of sunshine in all of Marvel: heroism. This is the extent that the Gods function on. Who cares if Nyx may beat up Thor? In a multiverse actually constructed on heroes beating villains, mild will at all times metaphysically conquer darkness ultimately. Nyx’s earlier defeat additionally completely reveals the metaphysical distinction between Superheroes and Gods at Marvel.

Some Gods, like Thor and Hercules, are additionally superheroes, however Gods are ideas and concepts made into literal beings. The Greek, Norse and different classical cultures created their gods partially to clarify the pure world and to assign life to nature. It simply occurs that within the Marvel Multiverse, these tales really formed the Gods, and vice versa. What Ewing understands is that godly fights are literal battles of concepts. Nyx may have the ability to greatest Thor, however so long as there may be hope, darkness won’t ever win over mild for too lengthy.

The Immortal Thor #15 is obtainable now from Marvel Comics.

Thor

Associated with the legendary realm of Asgard, Thor is a Marvel Comics hero who channels the ability of thunder to slay their foes. Though the identify is mainly tied to Thor Odinson, a number of different characters additionally tackle the position of God of Thunder, together with Odinson’s love curiosity, Jane Foster. Odin is portrayed as a bodily imposing hero with unbelievable energy and sometimes wields the dwarven cast hammer, Mjolnir.

First Appearance

Journey into Mystery

Alias

Thor Odinson, Eric Masterson, Kevin Masterson, Beta Ray Bill, Thordis, Throg, Red Norvell, Jane Foster

Alliance

Avengers, Warriors Three, Thor Corps, God Squad

Race

Asgardian, Human

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