Ultimate Thor is a superhero in the Ultimate Marvel Universe based on the Marvel Universe version of Thor. Thor is the Asgardian God of Thunder based on the deity of the same name of Norse mythology.
Thor was adapted from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's comic book version of Thor by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch, first appearing in The Ultimates. Unlike his counterpart in primary Marvel continuity, Ultimate Thor has no human alter ego. In his 616 version, Thor shares a body with a human called Donald Blake, but in the "Ultimate" universe Blake's his brother, Balder. Ultimate Thor is the Norse warrior-God of Norse legend, reincarnated on Earth as a mortal called Thorleif Golmein who wields technology that grants him his powers (eventually, Thor reclaims the "original" mallet-shaped Mjolnir of supernatural origin). The "Ultimate" redesign of the character also reduces the number of Thor's powers, and reduces the character's reliance upon his hammer, Mjolnir, as a source of power. Perhaps most significantly, the Thunder God's long-established personality is drastically altered, changing him from an eager and willing divine combatant into an ecocentric, arguably unstable, and somewhat reluctant warrior.
Though the initial run of The Ultimates and its sequel The Ultimates 2 are written in such a way as to leave the reader uncertain about Thor's true divinity, it is finally confirmed in The Ultimates 2, #13 that he is the genuine Norse God.
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