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'''Thunderstrike''' (real name Eric Masterson) is a [[fictional character]], a [[superhero]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] [[Marvel Universe|universe]]. When [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] briefly disappeared, Eric Masterson was endowed with the ability to take on Thor's powers and physical appearance, and masqueraded as Thor for a time. Once the original Thor returned, Odin then awarded Masterson with his own mace, which possessed similar powers to Thor's mallet Mjolnir; Masterson's new codename and the name of his mallet were both ''Thunderstrike''. Masterson alowed himself to succumb to the homicidal curse contained within Bloodaxe's axe in order to possess enough power to battle and defeat the Egyptian death god Set. Thunderstrike had already chosen to sacrifice himself rather than become a murderer. In a final battle with Thor, Thunderstrike displays tremendous willpower in asking Thor to destroy him. Then the Bloodaxe curse completely overwhelms him. Thunderstrike is smitten by Thor and sent to Vallhalla where Thor meets up with him once again to congratulate him on achieving such an honor. In the end Eric does not want to be in Valhalla and Odin escorts Masterson out of the realm. In the Alternate future of [[MC2]], Eric's son, Kevin Masterson became the new Thunderstrike. This future Thunderstrike would absorb the enchanted mace into his own body in order to prevent it from falling into Loki's hands. |
'''Thunderstrike''' (real name Eric Masterson) is a [[fictional character]], a [[superhero]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] [[Marvel Universe|universe]]. When [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] briefly disappeared, Eric Masterson was endowed with the ability to take on Thor's powers and physical appearance, and masqueraded as Thor for a time. Once the original Thor returned, Odin then awarded Masterson with his own mace, which possessed similar powers to Thor's mallet Mjolnir; Masterson's new codename and the name of his mallet were both ''Thunderstrike''. Masterson alowed himself to succumb to the homicidal curse contained within Bloodaxe's axe in order to possess enough power to battle and defeat the Egyptian death god Set. Thunderstrike had already chosen to sacrifice himself rather than become a murderer. In a final battle with Thor, Thunderstrike displays tremendous willpower in asking Thor to destroy him. Then the Bloodaxe curse completely overwhelms him. Thunderstrike is smitten by Thor and sent to Vallhalla where Thor meets up with him once again to congratulate him on achieving such an honor. In the end Eric does not want to be in Valhalla and Odin escorts Masterson out of the realm. In the Alternate future of [[MC2]], Eric's son, Kevin Masterson became the new Thunderstrike. This future Thunderstrike would absorb the enchanted mace into his own body in order to prevent it from falling into Loki's hands. |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Thor vol. 1 #391 (May, 1988) |
| Created by | Tom DeFalco (writer), Ron Frenz (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Eric Masterson |
| Team affiliations | Avengers, Asgard |
| Notable aliases | Thor (Marvel Comics) |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and speed and, via Mjolnir and later, Thunderstrike, the ability to control weather and fire force blasts. |
Thunderstrike (real name Eric Masterson) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. When Thor briefly disappeared, Eric Masterson was endowed with the ability to take on Thor's powers and physical appearance, and masqueraded as Thor for a time. Once the original Thor returned, Odin then awarded Masterson with his own mace, which possessed similar powers to Thor's mallet Mjolnir; Masterson's new codename and the name of his mallet were both Thunderstrike. Masterson alowed himself to succumb to the homicidal curse contained within Bloodaxe's axe in order to possess enough power to battle and defeat the Egyptian death god Set. Thunderstrike had already chosen to sacrifice himself rather than become a murderer. In a final battle with Thor, Thunderstrike displays tremendous willpower in asking Thor to destroy him. Then the Bloodaxe curse completely overwhelms him. Thunderstrike is smitten by Thor and sent to Vallhalla where Thor meets up with him once again to congratulate him on achieving such an honor. In the end Eric does not want to be in Valhalla and Odin escorts Masterson out of the realm. In the Alternate future of MC2, Eric's son, Kevin Masterson became the new Thunderstrike. This future Thunderstrike would absorb the enchanted mace into his own body in order to prevent it from falling into Loki's hands.
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