Stormbreaker (Marvel)

Stormbreaker Is a weapon that features in Marvel Comics.

History

Stormbreaker was a mighty hammer that came into creation following the fight between Thor and Beta Ray Bill at Skartheim. After the battle, Bill began to feel guilt over his victory, now feeling that Mjolnir was Thor's by right. In a compromise, as Bill fairly won the battle, Odin had the Dwarves of Nidavellir create a new hammer made for the cyborg Korbonite warrior, crafted from the same Uru metal as Mjolnir. With the assistance of Eitri and other dwarf blacksmiths, they forged Stormbreaker. (Thor v1 #339)

During a conflict between Beta Ray Bill and Thor, who had been turned into an Herald of Galactus, Bill prevented Mjolnir from returning to its bearer's hand. Seeing no options to reach an agreement, Thor called Stormbreaker and destroyed it by hitting it against Mjolnir. (Thor v6 #3)

Users

• Beta Ray Bill :

Notes

• Stormbreaker was created by Walter Simonson where it made its first appearance in Thor v1 #339 (October, 1983).

In other media

Television

• In The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Stormbreaker appeared in the setting of the animated television series.

Films

• In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Stormbreaker made a number of appearances in the shared continuity:
  • In Avengers: Infinity War, Stormbreaker made its first live-action film. Stormbreaker was designed by the dwarves of Nidavellir to be the greatest weapon in Asgard's history, designed for their king and capable of summoning the Bifrost Bridge on its own. However, it was never forged, and the dwarves had been pushed to near-extinction by Thanos, with Eitri as the sole survivor. In 2018, Thor, Rocket, and Groot went to Nidavellir to forge a weapon. Upon arriving, the typically lively forges of Nidavellir were cold and barren, littered with broken parts. Eitri appeared before them and learned that Thor needed a weapon, so he decided to forge Stormbreaker. With Thor and Rocket's help, Eitri opened the cage around Nidavellir and re-lit the forge, melting down ingots of Uru and pouring it into a mold. He then shattered the mold, revealing the axe's blade and weight, but misplaced the handle for the weapon. Seeing that Thor was close to death after taking the brunt of the power, Groot decided they could not wait for Eitri to find or create a metal handle; he grasped the red hot pieces of metal with one of his arms and then cut the arm off to serve as the handle, truly finishing Stormbreaker whereupon the weapon then revived Thor. Stormbreaker was used by Thor to summon the Bifrost Bridge to Wakanda. It was then used during the battle against the Outriders, augmenting Thor's own lightning massively. It was also used to destroy the Outrider Dropships and the remaining Threshers. Notably, it was the only weapon to severely injure Thanos by impaling him in the chest soon after the Infinity Gauntlet was completed. However, Thor intentionally aimed for Thanos' chest, which allowed Thanos the chance to activate the Infinity Gauntlet and eliminate half of all life in the universe. As Thanos teleported away in a wormhole, Stormbreaker fell out of his chest and to the ground, smeared with his blood.

Appearances

• Thor v1: (1983)

External Link

• Marvel Universe Entry
• Marvel Database Entry
• Comicvine Entry

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