Bifrost (Marvel)

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The Bifrost in Mighty Thor v2 #15.

The Bifrost is a structure that features in Marvel Comics.

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History

Travelling through the Bifrost in Avengers Prime v1 #2.

It served as a way of connecting distant Asgard with that of Earth. (Journey into Mystery v1 #349) At some point, Hela was said to had used her magic to hide the bridge from the Asgardians. It was during this time that she forged an alliance with the greater demon king Skald in order to invade Asgard through Midgard. To stop them, Thor made a perilous crossing to Midgard where he aided a tribe of Vikings that were being attacked by the demons. (Thor: Wolves of the North v1 #1)

Upon freeing himself from his prison in a tree, Loki used the Rainbow Bridge to go to Earth in order to battle his brother Thor. (Journey into Mystery v1 #349)

With the devastation of Asgard, the Rainbow Bridge was shattered where fragments and pieces of it was scattered across the nine realms. All of them led back to Midgard with Thor finding a piece in Asgard that took him to Chicago on Earth. Once there, he made his way to Avengers Mansion to warn his compatriots in the Avengers of the threats that had come to the planet. (Avengers v3 #1)

During the Siege, the forces of Norman Osborn struck at Heimdall's observatory leading to it being heavily damaged and in a state of ruin. Whilst checking the damage, the rainbow bridge activated which sent Thor Odinson, Tony Stark and Steve Rogers split among the Nine Realms. (Avengers Prime v1 #1)

When the Serpent was freed, the world fell into the grip of the events of Fear Itself with the Avengers battling Skadi of the Worthy. After her forces were defeated, she used the power from the ruined observatory to teleport away from the scene. (Avengers v4 #17)

A Roxxon Energy Corporation scientist by the name of Karver was looking into creating an artificial version of the Bifrost Bridge but was killed by Black Ant. (Illuminati v1 #2)

The Mangog in his quest for revenge against Odin decided to strike at Asgardia where he arrived on the Rainbow Bridge and brutally beat Heimdall after which he shattered the Bifrost. (Mighty Thor v1 #703)

A fragment of the Bifrost was obtained by Angela and used to power a spacecraft giving it interstellar travel capabilities allowing for her along with her team of Asgardians to stop Nebula from acquiring the Naglfar Armada. (Asgardians of the Galaxy v1 #1) To aid Odin, King T'Challa dispatched John Jameson of the Agents of Wakanda for the task of recovering the broken shards of the bridge so that they could work to reassemble it. (Avengers v8 #12) Heimdall himself sought to restore the Rainbow Bridge by the time the War of the Realms came to Earth in order to give forces of Midgard an advantage over the Dark Council. To that end, he confiscated the fragment of it that was powering the interstellar drive of the Asgard's Reach that was being used by Angela. (Asgardians of the Galaxy v1 #8) The Rainbow Bridge was then restored but Heimdall's sight was still affected which meant he could not serve as its guardian. This led to Daredevil volunteering to take the role as he took Heimdall's sword and was transformed into the God Without Fear. With his new god power, he could open the Bifrost allowing for Earth's heroes to respond to the invasion with them being transported to various sites. This included responding to Malekith's attack in England, sending a rescue team to Jotunheim to save Thor and to dispatch a strike force to destroy Malekith's Black Bifrost. However, the Dark Elves learnt of the Bifrost's restoration and sent forth saboteurs who used swamp bombs to destroy it once again. This forced Freyja's strike force being forced to defend the Black Bifrost as it was the only means of transporting their forces with the armies of the Dark Elves attempting to reclaim it. (War of the Realms v1 #3)

After Heimdall's departure, Sif came to replace him as the custodian of the reformed Bifrost Bridge. (Thor v6 #1) During this time, Thor was transformed by the Power Cosmic into one of the Heralds of Galactus in order to replenish the World Devourer's strength so that he could stop the coming Black Winter. Thus, King Thor sought out five special worlds whose energies would replenish the power of Galactus. One of these worlds was inhabited with Thor fighting back the World Devourer so that he could send word via his ravens to Lady Sif so that she could use the Bifrost to transport the inhabitants of that planet away to Asgard. This allowed them to survive whilst Galactus came to consume their world and replenish his energy. (Thor v6 #2)

Overview

In appearance, the multi-hued bridge resembled a rainbow which was why it was also known as the Rainbow Bridge. Those that used it were able to traverse across dimensions at the speed of thought. (Journey into Mystery v1 #349)

It was based at Heimdall's observatory from where the rainbow bridge allowed travel from one realm to another. (Siege v1 #2)

Users

  • Heimdall :
  • Daredevil : serving as a replacement for Heimdall, he took the Asgardian's sword and was transformed into the God Without Fear allowing him to be gifted with the sight to see everything and thus become the Guardian of the Bifrost Bridge. (War of the Realms v1 #3)
  • Sif : female Asgardian who replaced Heimdall after he passed into the after life. (Thor v6 #1)

Notes

  • The Bifrost was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby where it made its first appearance in Journey into Mystery v1 #85 (October, 1962).
  • It was based on Bifrost of Norse Myth.

Alternate Versions

  • In Infinity Wars: Iron Hammer v1 #1 (2018), an alternate world was created when Gamora using the Infinity Stones used its powers to merge various individuals with one another leading to Iron Man along with Thor combined into a single entity that had his own unique backstory. Sigurd Stark in his Iron Hammer armor was able to open the interdimensional rainbow bridge which was called the B.I.F.R.O.S.T.. After regaining his memories, he used this to return to Asgard and used it again to help free his comrades from Malekith.

In other media

Television

  • In The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Bifrost Bridge made multiple appearances in the animated television series.

Films

  • In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Bifrost made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting:
    • In Thor, the Bifrost made its first appearance in the live-action film where it was described as being a Einstein-Rosen Bridge that formed a wormhole between two different locations for quick travel. It was located in a special chamber in Asgard and managed by Heimdall who operated as the Gatekeeper with him opening it through his sword.
    • In Thor: The Dark World, the Bifrost returned in the live-action where it was used by the Asgardians.
    • In Thor: Ragnarok, the Bifrost returned in the live-action sequel where it was still used by the people of Asgard.
    • In Avengers: Infinity War, the Bifrost briefly appeared in the live-action film where it was used by Heimdall to send Hulk back to Earth after he was badly wounded by Thanos.

Video games

  • In Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, the Bifrost appeared in the setting of the Wii video game. Thor summoned it to take him and his fellow heroes to safety to Asgard when they were trapped in Hel. However, Surtur was accidentally transported as well where the demonic ruler of Muspelheim attempted to shatter the Rainbow Bridge. The heroes worked together where they managed to dislodge Surtur causing him to fall into the void of space but he vowed to return to get his revenge on the Odinson.

Appearances

The damaged Bifrost in Thor v5 #10.
  • Journey into Mystery v1: (1962)
  • Thor v1:
  • Avengers v3:
  • Thor: Wolves of the North v1:
  • Siege v1:
  • Avengers Prime v1:
  • Mighty Thor:
  • Thor v5:
  • Asgardians of the Galaxy v1:
  • Avengers v8:
  • War of the Realms v1:
  • Thor v6:

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