24 Facts About Kurse

1.

Kurse was created by G Willow Wilson and Takeshi Miyazawa and first appeared in Ms.

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2.

Kurse has a staff that emits a unique energy signature capable of vaporizing people.

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3.

Kurse has proved to be an enemy of Asgard, allying with Loki, though she is deeply in love with Balder the Brave.

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4.

Kurse says the reason was that like everything that existed in Asgard, with the exception of mistletoe, she promised to protect Balder.

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5.

Kurse then allied with Loki, and tricked Sif into animating the Destroyer.

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6.

Kurse then saved Balder and the Warriors Three from the Thermal Man.

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7.

Kurse finally forced Balder to renounce Odin and serve her.

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8.

Kurse then joined in an alliance of Loki and Tyr against Odin.

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9.

Kurse was then captured by Utgard-Loki and the Frost Giants, who tormented and humiliated her by cutting her long black hair down to a flat top and forcing her to be their slave.

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10.

Kurse was rescued by Balder and Agnar and returned to Nornheim.

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11.

Kurse's allies included the Warriors Three, the wolf-prince Hrimhari, various troll races and the mortal New Mutants.

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12.

Kurse possesses additional powers through her manipulation of the forces of magic, including the enchantment of physical and sensory abilities, physical malleability, temporary paralysis or sleep, inter-dimensional teleportation, energy projection and deflection, elemental conversion, and illusion-casting.

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13.

Kurse's favor is sought through light-hearted games of wrestling and sparring.

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14.

Kurse was an officer of Soviet Russia during World War II.

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15.

Kurse survived impalement by Elektra and continued to pursue the female assassin after a short recuperation.

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16.

Kurse is a Sorcerer Supreme in the Earth-691 timeline of the fictional Marvel Universe.

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17.

Kurse agrees to become Strange's apprentice and learn the ways of magic.

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18.

Kurse is a freelance espionage operative, and has been both an enemy and ally of Shang-Chi.

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19.

Kurse is a master thief whose skill in martial arts equals Shang-Chi's.

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20.

Kurse's name comes from the Babylonian god Marduk, and the Greek word ??????.

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21.

Kurse was originally the most powerful of a race of Dark Elves and known as Algrim the Strong He is coerced by the Dark Elf ruler Malekith the Accursed to fight the Asgardian God of Thunder and superhero, Thor.

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22.

Kurse later confronts and severely beats Loki, who had been disguised as Malekith.

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23.

Kurse is designated as the guardian of the children of Asgard after helping to protect Volstagg's daughter and adopted sons during a plague, and loyally serves Asgard until the time of Ragnarok.

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24.

Kurse is later captured by Malekith, who strips him of the armor.

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