Of Mortal Coil

The duality of mortals and gods has crafted tales of mythological epics and suspenseful wars. Gods are worshipped by mortals, while mortals are but playthings in the hands of legends. In the world of comic books, there is one character who divides this concept. Today we will be exploring the little known origin of The Mighty Thor.

Don't let the movies fool you, Thor's beginnings as a hero were much different than simply landing on Earth. Thor's father Odin sought to teach his arrogant son humility, to do this Odin created a human body for Thor and placed the thunder god into this body. Now with no memory of his Norse God status, Thor believed himself to be Donald Blake, a handicapped medical student born and raised on Earth. After ten years living as Donald Blake and earning his doctor's license, the brainwashed god received a mental suggestion to vacation in Norway. Once there he stumbled upon a group of aliens planning an attacking. Blake retreated into a nearby cave-secretly the birthplace of Thor-and discovered a mysterious cane. Blake became angered and confused by his mental suggestions and struck the cane against a boulder. The strike triggered the cane's transformation into Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor. Donald Blake became the God of Thunder Thor, defeated the invaders and went on to become protector of Earth. Later becoming a founding member of The Avengers.

As time went on, Blake regained memories of his life as Thor until Odin finally revealed the truth. Despite this, Thor's experience of being a weak mortal had taught him to appreciate being a human. As Donald Blake, he had fallen in love with a mortal woman and saved numerous patients as a medical professional. Thor had felt a responsibility to be both Doctor Donald Blake and The Mighty Thor. Eventually, Thor gave up his human body and returned to being purely a god, but a god with the humility of man.

This backstory for Thor is no doubt my favorite, as it displays a strong lesson in humanity. Only by being weak and small, can someone appreciate being big and strong. And once being a cripple, Thor learned how difficult it is to be weak and how even humans hold love and respect to each other in the same manner as his Asgardian peers. Many secret identities create the idea that being a hero is more fun than being a normal person, but when your civilian identity saves as many lives as your superhero identity it only shows that despite what name you carry you're stay the same person through and through. Honestly though, with so many superheroes who yell a word or perform a stance to become heroic, I can understand why Marvel Studios just kind of plopped Thor in Mexico. Originality, folks. Thanks for reading!