Everything You Need To Know About Gorr the God Butcher

Thor Love and Thunder have already been confirmed and will release on July 22, 2022. This movie brings some returning characters like Thor God of Thunder, Jane Foster, and many more. The main villain will be Gorr the God Butcher, the person who wants the extinction of gods.

Trailer Thor Love and Thunder explains Thor on a journey to find inner peace. But his journey was interrupted by a God killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, for this battle, Thor asked Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to help him.

Unfortunately, the trailer doesn’t give us so much clue about Gorr the God Butcher, but we can know about him through Marvel Comics.

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Gorr the God Butcher Origin in The Comics

Gorr’s first appearance is in the 2012 Comics Thor God of Thunder #1.

In the comics, Gorr grew up on a nameless barren planet where earthquakes, lack of water, and wild animals are common. Gorr always believes God will help until his mother, mate, and children died, he thought that God doesn’t exist. Because of that he left his planet and explore the galaxy.

When knows the truth that Gods exist but don’t help Gorr’s planet when they need it, Gorr has decided to kill all Gods (Including Thor God of Thunder).

To achieve his goals, Gorr acquires the Necrosword after witnessing Knull in Combat with a Golden God. He even meets Thor when he was young in Medieval Iceland, At that time Gorr almost success kill Thor but the Vikings of Asgard come to help Thor in the battle and make Gorr escape with his arm cut off.

After that, Gorr realizes that he need help, so he created an army of shadow berserkers and kill more and more gods one by one. Until he finally called Gorr the God Butcher.

Gorr the God Butcher Power and Abilities

Gorr has the weapon called Necrosword, the blade was forged by Knull known as the “God of Symbiotes” and is the creator of the Symbiotes species that existed before the universe. The blade can create wings that can make the user fly at extreme speeds.

The weapon also can make a berserker shadow army and create sharp tendrils that can kill any god including Asgardians. Gorr also create the Godbomb, an anti-divinity armament that is designed specially to kill a god.

Gorr’s abilities are superhuman strength, durability, endurance, and immortality. He has at least three thousand years of combat experience and is highly skilled enough with weapons to kill a god.

Gorr the God Butcher Weakness

Gorr the God Butcher weakness is Fire and Sonic, despite All-Black being ostensibly susceptible to heat and sonic vibrations. But however, Gorr has survived submersion in lava and stellar plasma unscathed.

Besides that, Gorr’s power is dependent on his Symbiote which will get more strong if get the blood of the Gods. The more Gods got killed by Necrosword, the more power it can be.

is Gorr the God Butcher a Villain?

Gorr the God Butcher is a supervillain that shows up in Thor Love and Thunder cast by Christian Bale.

Is Gorr the God Butcher a Symbiote?

Gorr the God Butcher is correctly not a Symbiote but he has a weapon called Necrosword that can make Symbiote and use it as his power.

Can Gorr the God Butcher Lift Thor Hammer?

Gorr the God Butcher cannot lift Thor Hammer, but he was responsible for Thor becoming unworthy and being unable to lift Thor Hammer or Mjolnir.

Why is Gorr Called the God Butcher?

Gorr is called the God Butcher because he is a serial killer who only targets gods. All his power and abilities are very effective to kill a god.

So that’s all the information about Gorr the God Butcher Origin, Power, and Weakness we can give to you. If there are questions or other things that you want to tell, you can write them in the comments below.

Reference: Marvel Comics