34 Facts About Volstagg

Volstagg is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Volstagg is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers and supporting cast of Thor.

Volstagg is not taken from Norse mythology but is an original creation, modeled on Shakespeare's Falstaff in character and name.

Volstagg is fairly advanced in age for an Asgardian, and it has been suggested that he was a highly respected and feared warrior in his prime.

Volstagg then helped repel the attack of the Flying Trolls of Thryheim, although he cowered for much of the fight.

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Volstagg was lured into a trap by the dragon Fafnir who used an illusion.

Real change to Volstagg's character came in the early seventies, when Thor and the Warriors Three were battling the interstellar parasite Ego-Prime in the streets of New York City: hiding behind a festering heap of garbage, Volstagg saw a group of extraterrestrial monstrosities preparing to devour a little girl, a sight which drove him to a remarkable display of courage and resolution.

Hrimhari, wolf-prince of a far-away tribe of wolf-people, tells the children that tales of Volstagg's children were told to his people and it was an honor to be in their debt.

The sheer girth of Volstagg is enough to delay the plans but Tiwaz provides a magical spell to temporarily shrink the enormous warrior.

Volstagg then helped defend Asgard against the forces of Seth.

Volstagg attempted to prevent the second Thor from entering Asgard.

Volstagg was used primarily as comedy relief in the same way Falstaff, who Volstagg was modeled on, was comedy relief in Shakespeare's Henry IV.

Volstagg's name is derived from Falstaff and the Volsunga Saga of Norse mythology.

Volstagg seems to know more about raising a mug than raising a sword .

Volstagg later is granted a second of these weapons, one used by Ulik, another vanquished enemy.

Volstagg is essential in distracting the Super-Skrull sent to destroy Asgard; the aliens are defeated.

Volstagg is later responsible for setting events in motion that would allow the Siege of Asgard to occur, after he heads to Chicago seeking to have adventures like those of Thor.

However, Volstagg was framed, making it seem as if his incompetence killed innocents.

Ben Urich and Will Stern, reporters from New York and Chicago, later encounter Volstagg who is returning to Asgard to turn himself in after what happened at Soldier Field.

Volstagg stops though, when he realizes all the lies that are being spread about him and the other Asgardians.

The sheriff sets him up in front of a webcam, and Volstagg sends out a video to the world about what really happened in Chicago.

Volstagg realizes that this is not the true Thor; this is the clone, Ragnarok.

When Odin plans to destroy the Earth to save the rest of the known Worlds from the Fear Serpent, Volstagg is forced to be one of men keeping Thor under control.

In Journey Into Mystery, Volstagg protects the de-aged Loki despite his misgivings about his former foe.

Volstagg takes up liaison duties between Broxton, Oklahoma and his reformed homeland, now called Asgardia and ruled by the All-Mother.

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When Volstagg thinks Loki is part of it, a suggestion to imprison the trickster leads Thor to battle the Warriors Three.

Volstagg tries to give a pardon to the All-Mother but they refuse, saying the people's trust do not match Volstagg's.

Volstagg possesses a number of superhuman attributes conventionally possessed by all Asgardians.

Volstagg is extremely long lived, although not truly immortal, and ages much slower than a human being.

Volstagg has demonstrated the ability to increase his mass to make himself nearly unmovable.

However, Volstagg is still capable of using his sheer bulk to his advantage in combat situations.

Volstagg appeared again to deny Doctor Strange's army passage to Lord Odin's castle.

An older version of Volstagg has appeared in the alternate future series called Last Planet Standing.

Volstagg was one of many who fought the Beyonder and died in the Mutant X universe.