![]() ![]() (Avengers III#1) - Nidhogg was sent to Earth by Morgan Le Fay to provide a menace which would draw the Avengers back together. (Thor I#487) - When Nidhogg threatened a passing jet, Thor flew after it and struck it down with a blast of lightning, sending it back to Hel. (Thor I#486) - Nidhogg was released from Hel by Kurse along with a score of other monsters to oppose Thor and Sif on Earth. (Thor I#339, 340 (fb) ) - After Balder descended into Hel, he witnessed Nidhogg devouring the dead, and was horror-stricken at the sight. Nidhogg's body, connected to Nazi technology, remained trapped under the island for decades. Eventually the island became the birthplace to living aerial drones (the Ice Harriers) and their grandchildren Alex Herne and Debra Lightfoot (apparently offspring of Nidhogg as well) turned Hereward into a worldwide military contractor. They founded the weapon business Hereward to profit from the wars to come by selling the munition bred on the island through Nidhogg, whose body got linked to the Nazi technology on the island. Bob Herne and Johnny Lightfoot, who had witnessed the event while on a mission with Captain America, returned to Skrekklandet to search for the treasure in the pit and discovered the body of Nidhogg woven into the island and the monster's eggs. Thor's attack also destroyed the Nazi base on the island and their prototype technology for artificially intelligent machines sunk down into the icy pit with Nidhogg where the monster got connected to the technology.Īfter World War II Sgt. Nidhogg defended its nest, but driven by rage Thor fought the monster, destroyed many of its eggs and seemingly slew Nidhogg with a lightning blast. Thor hunted Nidhogg down and found it laying eggs in the icy depths hole on Skrekklandet created by Nidhogg's arrival. Making its way up the center of Yggdrasil Nidhogg arrived on Midgard digging his way through the Norwegian island Skrekklandet. ![]() (Avengers: Endless Wartime#1 (fb) ) - Nidhogg bit a weakened root of Yggdrasil and escaped its prison. (Marvel Graphic Novel#15: The Raven Banner) - On his way to face Hela the Asgardian Greyval Grimson witnessed Nidhogg devour the undreaming dead in Hel. Nidhogg was fated to survive the events of Ragnarok, to feast upon those slain during the events. Their gossip was spread by the squirrel Ratatosk. Nidhogg often bickered with an eagle which lived at the top of Yggdrasil. Nidhogg also nibbled upon the roots of Yggdrasil, always threatening to destroy it. History: (Norse/German Myth) - Nidhogg was a dragon who dwelled within Hel, where it feasted upon the dead. One of Nidhogg's various forms resembled a giant, grey insect of several hundred feet length with six short appendages and a wormlike, tentacled tail. It had powerful jaws with sharp teeth, claws on its appendages, and was a capable swimmer. Powers/Abilities: Nidhogg stood several stories high, and possessed wings enabling it to fly. Known Relatives: Ice Harriers, Alex Herne, Debra Lightfood (offspring)Īliases: "Tearer of Corpses," "Evil-Blow"įirst Appearance: Thor I#339 (January, 1984) Affiliations: Brün, Blackbone, Fafnir the Dragon, Fafnir the Giant, Forsung, Frost Giants, Gar-Toom, Hela, Kurse, Lady Allmour, Midgard Serpent, Morgan Le Fay, Spiders of HelĮnemies: Black Panther (T'Challa), Demons of Muspelheim, Hulk (Bruce Banner), Sif, Sindr, Thor (Odinson) ![]()
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