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Hrimhari

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Hrimhari
Hrimhari as depicted in War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #3 (June 2019). Art by Pere Pérez (penciller/inker) and Rachelle Rosenberg (colorist).
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe New Mutants Special Edition #1 (December 1985)
Created byChris Claremont (writer)
Art Adams (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoHrimhari
SpeciesAsgardian
Place of originAsgard
Team affiliationsAsgard
X-Force
New Mutants
Xavier Institute
AbilitiesWolf transformation

Hrimhari is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was first introduced in The New Mutants Special Edition #1 (December 1985), and was created by Chris Claremont and Art Adams.

Fictional character biography

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A descendant of Fenris Wolf, Hrimhari is the prince of the wolves of Asgard.[1][2] He presides over all wolves in Asgard, but retains a humble and gentle demeanor not normally associated with royalty. He originally had the ability to change his form from that of a gray wolf to a shape resembling a wolf-human hybrid. He is highly respected by the people of Asgard, and is said to be a true friend of Hogun. However, the giants of Asgard are mortal enemies of the wolf people and hunt them down at every opportunity.

Captured by Loki

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When the New Mutants are magically taken to Asgard, Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) meets Hrimhari in the woods while being chased by giants. Immediately enchanted by her, Hrimhari saves Rahne and the two become almost inseparable. Rahne has similar feelings, but does not know how to deal with them due to her strict upbringing.[3][4] The god Loki manages to capture the two lovers and transformed them into more sinister versions of their wolf forms under his servitude. The two are eventually returned to normal, but are separated when Rahne returns to Earth.[5]

Fighting Hela

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Years later, the death goddess Hela attempts to take over Asgard. Part of her plan to conquer Asgard and kill a then-helpless Odin, using wolves as her scouts and spies. Hrimhari battles Hela's armies for his people's freedom, but he is eventually captured. The New Mutants discover Hela's plan through the link Danielle Moonstar has with the Valkyrior and rescue Hrimhari. Hrimhari travels to get help from Tiwaz, who in turn sends him to free the Warriors Three from the Hive Trolls. Hrimhari recruits the troll queen Ula, who is initially reluctant but agrees to work with him after being convinced that Hela is the true enemy.[6][7]

Back with Wolfsbane

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Hrimhari is killed during the events of Ragnarök, but is later resurrected and gains the ability to assume a human form.[8][9] Hrimhari informs Wolfsbane that the Frost Giants had recently slain his pack to wear their skins.[10] Hrimhari resumes his relationship with Rahne, with the two battling and killing Frost Giants together. Wolfsbane becomes pregnant with a son, Tier, but is told that she will not survive childbirth due to Tier's immense power. Hrimhari sacrifices his soul to resurrect Elixir, who augments Wolfsbane's body so she can survive childbirth.[11][12] As he grows up, Tier is adopted by Werewolf by Night and later killed by Strong Guy during a battle with the Lords of Hell, who seek to harness his magic. Due to dying without leaving a body behind, Tier is unable to be resurrected by the Five, who believe that he may still be alive.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Hrimhari returns in The War of the Realms event, where he and Tier make a deal with the Enchantress that allows them to leave the underworld, but prevents them from interfering in the Dark Council's schemes. The deal is broken when Wolfsbane attacks Sabretooth, forcing Hrimhari and Tier to return to Hel.[19][20]

Other versions

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Hrimhari appears in the What If issue "What If the X-Men Stayed in Asgard?". He and Wolfsbane have three children, who are respectively a full human, full wolf, and hybrid.[4][21]

References

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  1. ^ Thor Annual #12 (December 1984)
  2. ^ Prom, Bradley (July 20, 2022). "Thor: 10 Best Asgardians Not Yet In The MCU". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 27, 2024. Throughout Thor: Love and Thunder there were several different wolf-related characters – including the wolf-lady played by Chris Hemsworth's wife Elsa Pataky. These inclusions could be a reference to characters like Werewolf by Night or even Hrimhari, a relatively unknown Asgardian werewolf. He is descended from Fenris, the giant monstrous wolf seen fighting Hulk in Thor: Ragnarok.
  3. ^ The New Mutants Special Edition #1 (December 1985)
  4. ^ a b Zachary, Brandon (July 8, 2020). "What Happens When the X-Men Become... Asgardians?!". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024. Wolfsbane forms a romance with Hrimhari, a wolf prince...Eitri and Hrimhari are killed in the battle, making Cannonball the new king of the dwarfs and Wolfsbane the new Wolf Queen.
  5. ^ X-Men Annual #9 (December 1985)
  6. ^ The New Mutants #80 - 87 (October 1989 - March 1990)
  7. ^ Fulton, James (March 16, 2017). "Retro Review: The New Mutants #55-86 By Simonson, Blevins, A Little Liefeld & Others For Marvel Comics". Inside Pulse. Retrieved April 2, 2025. They disguise themselves and discover that Hrimhari, Rahne's wolf-prince friend, is also a captive. They rescue him too.
  8. ^ Thor (vol. 2) #85 (December 2004)
  9. ^ X-Force (vol. 3) #10 (February 2009)
  10. ^ X-Force (vol. 3) #13 (May 2009)
  11. ^ X-Force (vol. 3) #21 - 23 (January - March 2010)
  12. ^ Bacon, Thomas (January 3, 2020). "Who is Wolfsbane, The New Mutants' Possibly LGBT Superhero?". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 27, 2024. Wolfsbane's most prominent lover, however, is not human at all. Rather, he is the Asgardian wolf-prince Hrimhari. The two first encountered one another while Rahne was just a teenager, and she was troubled by the fact she was drawn to him. Decades later, when Rahne's animal self was rising to the fore, they met once again and became lovers. Rahne was left pregnant with Hrimhari's child, but the hybrid fetus threatened her life, and Hrimhari had to make a deal with Hela - the Asgardian Goddess of Death - to save both his lover and his child.
  13. ^ X-Factor (vol. 3) #256 (May 2013)
  14. ^ Allan, Scoot (January 13, 2019). "The 25 Most Powerful Moms In Marvel, Officially Ranked". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024. The former New Mutant lycanthrope was involved in a complicated love triangle between teammates Rictor and Shatterstar when her pregnancy was first revealed, though the father was actually Asgardian wolf prince Hrimhari...Unfortunately, Rahne lost Tier during a war between Hell Lords over her powerful child.
  15. ^ Zachary, Brandon (January 29, 2021). "X-Men: New Mutants Sets Up the Return of a POWERFUL Mutant God". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024. Tier is the son of Wolfsbane and the Asgardian Wolf Prince, Hrimhari, and was born during Peter David and Emanuela Lupacchino's run on X-Factor...However, the mystical properties of the pregnancy threatened Wolfsbane's life -- resulting in Hrimhari sacrificing himself to Hela in exchange for Elixir being revived from the land of the dead... [Tier] almost claimed the throne of hell for himself, only for his mother's X-Factor teammate Strong Guy to strike from behind and stab him with a trident...Since Tier died without leaving a body to identify, the Five in good conscience can't restore him out of fear that he could still exist elsewhere.
  16. ^ Zachary, Brandon (February 1, 2021). "X-Men: New Mutants Looks Back at Marvel's Most Unhealthy Relationship". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024. Although many mutants have been reborn on Krakoa thanks to the actions of the Five, there are still some notable figures who haven't been reborn, including Tier, the son of Wolfsbane and the Asgardian Wolf Prince Hrimhari. Killed shortly after his birth by Strong Guy to briefly cement his control of Hell, Tier disappeared in a flash of light in 2013's X-Factor #256, by Peter David and Emanuela Lupacchino.
  17. ^ Shayo, Lukas (April 9, 2023). "10 X-Men Plots Marvel Comics Never Resolved". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024. After falling in love with the Asgardian wolf god Hrimhari, Wolfsbane gave birth to his son, a demigod named Tier. After Tier was killed by Wolfsbane's own teammate, she has been desperately working to reunite with her son. With Krakoan resurrection available, Wolfsbane has petitioned the Council numerous times to restore Tier's life. Yet each time, Wolfsbane has been refused, as Cerebro seems to indicate that Tier is still alive.
  18. ^ Walker, Gary (February 12, 2019). "Marvel's New Mutants: Where Are They Now?". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024. During the events of Necrosha the wolf-prince Hrimhari, who she was betrothed to at the time, sacrificed himself for Elixir, so the healing mutant could heal a fading Rahne and their child. Her child was later born violent and lethal, and escaped for a time. Though Wolfsbane tracked down her wayward son, not too long afterwards he was seemingly destroyed by her current New Mutants teammate, Strong Guy.
  19. ^ Franey, Christopher (June 26, 2019). "War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #3 Review: The X-Men hold their own as New York freezes over but they pay a price". AIPT Comics. Retrieved April 2, 2025. Sabretooth has brokered a deal with Hrimhari and the Enchantress to get Magik as his prisoner and hopefully gain favor with Malekith in the process.
  20. ^ Terror, Jude (June 23, 2019). "Sabretooth Gets a Raw Deal in War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #3 (Preview)". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved April 2, 2025. Magik is held captive by Sabretooth, who made a deal with formerly deceased Asgardian wolf god Hrimhari so that Hrimhari could be reunited with his baby mama, Wolfsbane. But Wolfsbane wants Hrimhari to renege on that deal...
  21. ^ What If (vol. 2) #12 (April 1990)
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