Tyr
Thor fighting Tyr on the cover of The Mighty Thor vol. 1, #312 (October 1981). Art by Keith Pollard.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Journey into Mystery #85 (Oct 1962)
Created by	Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby
In-story information
Full name	Tyr
Species	Asgardian
Place of origin	Asgard
Abilities	Superhuman strength, stamina, and durability.

Tyr is a fictional character, an Asgardian god in the Marvel Comics Universe, loosely based on the Norse god of the same name. Along with Thor and Balder, he is one of Odin's biological sons.^[1]

  Fictional character biography

Tyr is the Asgardian god of war. Tyr was renowned throughout Asgard as being the only god brave enough to place his hand in the mouth of the wolf-god Fenris during the latter's binding which Fenris would not allow unless a god placed his hand in his mouth; his left hand is missing as a result, having been bitten off by Fenris, and is now usually covered by a metal cup. He has fought in the defense of Asgard numerous times. He has several times rebelled against Odin due to his love of battle and fought Thor due to resentment of Thor's relationship with Sif and the fact Thor usurped his role as Asgard's greatest warrior. Once he was nearly exiled for this, but Thor pled for mercy.

Tyr battled with Asgardian forces against a false Ragnarok which Odin had engineered to delay the real Ragnarok.^[2] He later lost a friendly wager to Thor over whether his strength had declined after battling the Celestials.^[3] Tyr later allied with Loki against Odin, and captured the goddess Idunn and her Golden Apples of Immortality, without which the gods would grow old and perish. He unleashed the Midgard Serpent on Earth when it had been strengthened by the Apples, and it is used as a bridge by their army to attack Asgard. With the enemies of Asgard, he followed Odin and the other gods to Earth, where he was betrayed by Loki and defeated by Odin.^[4] Alongside Beta Ray Bill, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the Asgardian forces, Tyr battled Surtur's demons on Earth; Tyr then returned to Asgard.^[5] He also fought in the defense of Asgard against the Egyptian death-god Seth.^{[volume & issue needed]}

During the events of Ragnarok, Tyr fought alongside Beta Ray Bill and the armies of Asgard against Surtur, the Fire Demons, trolls and giants, and perished during battle.^[6]

During the Siege of Asgard, Tyr was present with the Asgardians when news of Volstagg turning himself over to the Broxton authorities reaches Asgard.^[7] He assumes command of the Asgardian forces when Balder takes leave but is seriously wounded by The Hood's Norn stones.^[8] Tyr then leads the spirits of the fallen Asgardians, but it is revealed that he is not dead, but close to it.^[9]

  Powers and abilities

Tyr is a member of the race of superhumans known as Asgardians, and therefore has superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes, and has an extremely long life span and immunity to all Earthly diseases as well as some resistance to magic. Tyr, being the god of war, is not only highly skilled at hand-to-hand combat but proficient with all forms of Asgardian weaponry as well. Even after the destruction of Asgard, Tyr has revealed a special ability, a hidden power enabling him to summon forth "the soul of the God of War", releasing destructive energies through his severed hand.^[10]

He usually carries a sword and shield. Tyr once stole the Mace of the Myth-Wars, a weapon once wielded by Odin and possessing powers similar to Thor's hammer Mjolnir, as well as the ability to teleport between adjacent universes, such as Midgard and Asgard. Tyr believed that the enchanted mace was "equal to the challenge of mystic Mjolnir" and has shown itself capable of knocking back even Thor. During the combat, the Mace is destroyed by Thor using his lightning.^[11]

  In other media

  Video games

• Tyr appears in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, voiced by Trev Broudy. He was seen defeated and was being guarded by the Scorpion and the Lizard with him hanging over lava. The player must battle through Tyr's personal workshops in order to free him and has to cool the lava before lowering him.

  References

  External links

• The Official Site for Thor Comics
• Tyr at the Marvel Universe wiki
• Tyr at MarvelDirectory.com
• Tyr at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe