Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!boyajian@akov68.DEC (JERRY BOYAJIAN) From: boyajian@akov68.DEC (JERRY BOYAJIAN) Newsgroups: net.comics Subject: re: Who will rule Asgard? Message-ID: <3724@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Sat, 17-Aug-85 13:06:47 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.3724 Posted: Sat Aug 17 13:06:47 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 07:12:09 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 73 > From: Pucc-H:pur-phy!dub (Paul Simmington) > Since reading Thor #361 I have made some insights of > my own into who is going to rule Asgard. Some characters have been > eliminated for various reasons listed below. > The first candidate would be Beta Ray Bill, but he must > protect his race from attack, so he could be discounted. > Odin could return, but wouldn't Thor have gone down > to Musspheheim if he "even suspected" Odin was still alive? > Therefore, we can eliminate Odin from the ruling of Asgard. > Of course, his other son, the one who is part frost- > giant, is a possibility, but very unlikely. > There is also Loki, but I imagine that all of Asgard > would not agree to that and not even his magical powers are > that strong! > The obvious and logical choice would be Thor. Of course, > it would constrain him to Asgard and he would seldom be able to > return to Earth. It's rather odd as well that he's been injured > in the same region of the face (in his fight with Hela) that > Odin was injured. It could be an omen of sorts. I'm surprised that no one seems to have thought of the obvious. OK, just to keep the suspense, I'll eliminate the other members of the THOR cast. Heimdall, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg are all out --- they just aren't politically important in Asgard. Beta Ray Bill is out, for reasons that Paul mentioned above. Frigga is out. Regardless of the respect everyone holds for her as the consort of Odin, and their acceptance of her as regent for the nonce, the society is too macho to accept a woman ruler. Loki is out, for the reason Paul mentioned. Of course, he could end up reforming, but that's highly unlikely. Thor is the logical choice, of course, but he's out too. He wouldn't be able to stand just sitting around in the high seat passing judgements when he wants to go out and kick some ass. The book would be really dull if he takes the job. Odin could crawl back out of Muspulheim, but I doubt it. Simonson wouldn't pull that so soon. Even if he did at some later point, he'd likely just slink off in retirement, not letting anyone know he was back. Maybe he'd end up as Tiwaz's roomie. Tiwaz is a good possibility, but he seems to be content to live out his life as a hermit. Not likely. Thor's older half-brother (can't recall his name --- Vidar?) is also a good possibility. He seems to like the recluse life, too, but we don't really know enough about him to say one way or another for sure. Someone to keep in mind. Sif is a possibility, though not likely, for the same reasons as Frigga. On the other hand, I wouldn't put it past Simonson to pull a fast one like this. Who does that leave? Balder, that's who. Look, after Odin and Thor, Balder is the most loved, trusted, and respected god in Asgard. He's also the best warrior (after Odin and Thor). And is it mere coincidence that his mini-series will parallel the THOR continuity, leading up to the election of the new ruler of Asgard? Coincidence, hell! It's all a set-up to make Balder a shoo-in for All-Father. I'll predict that at the upcoming God Party Convention, Thor nominates Balder, and Balder wins by a landslide. Then of course, Loki will get pissed because he feels that he is the rightful heir, and he'll become even nastier than he already is. Comments? Nay-sayings? --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Acton-Nagog, MA) UUCP: {decvax|ihnp4|allegra|ucbvax|...}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-akov68!boyajian ARPA: boyajian%akov68.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA