Who Is Thunderstrike? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Thunderstrike is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Eric Masterson, with over 365 comic issue appearances. Eric Masterson was an architect who became the successor to the Mighty Thor before adopting his own identity as Thunderstrike. As both a replacement Thor and his own hero, Thunderstrike was one of Earth's greatest defenders and a powerful member of the Avengers.

Who is Thunderstrike?

Origin Eric Masterson Eric Masterson was a humble architect who stumbled upon a fight between Thor and the Mongoose , who was using a new high tech laser which had proven dangerous even to Thor. When Mongoose stood over Thor and was about to deliver the killing blow, Eric grabbed Thor's hammer, Mjolnir , without thinking and charged at Mongoose. Unimpressed, Mongoose proceeded to blast Eric, nearly killing him. However, the distraction allowed Thor to recover and defeat Mongoose. Feeling guilty for what happened to Eric, especially since he had shown such courage, Thor begged Odin to save Eric's life. Odin instead merged the two together, similar to how Thor was bonded with Donald Blake. Later, when Loki attacked and Thor killed him, Odin banished Thor as punishment, leaving Eric whole again, but with Mjolnir and the powers of Thor. Eric began a long quest to find Thor and bring him back, even traveling to Mephisto 's realm, where he saw a bag with a glowing image of Thor on it before he was brought back from Mephisto's realm by Doctor Strange .

Key facts

Thunderstrike is of human origin and first appeared in "The Madness Of Mongoose!". The character is published by Marvel. With 365 recorded issue appearances, Thunderstrike ranks among the most featured characters in comics.