Balor (comics)
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Avengers #225 (Nov 1982) |
| Created by | Steven Grant and Greg LaRocque |
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| Alter ego | Balor |
| Species | Fomor |
| Team affiliations | Fomor |
| Abilities | giant strength and durability |
Balor is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
Balor is a giant red-skinned, yellow-horned, one-eyed member of the Fomor, extra-dimensional beings from the dimension of Avalon. Balor is 66 feet tall (unlike most Fomor, who are human-sized), has pointed ears, goat-like legs, and three fingers on each hand.
Balor was the god of death, husband of Cethlann, son of Buarasainech, and was grandfather of the Celtic god Lugh. Lugh later killed him at the Second Battle of Magh Tuiredh. Balor, however, was returned to life.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
In 12th century A.D., Balor and the Fomor battle Amergin, with the heroic Black Knight and the Avengers in Avalon. Contact with the Evil Eye magically transmutes Balor into pure energy, which is then absorbed by the Eye. His magical energy is then employed by the Black Knight to transmute his own stone body back to flesh.[1]
In the 20th century on Earth, Balor is freed from the Evil Eye by Morgan le Fay. He battles the Avengers-ally Doctor Strange, the Black Knight, and Victoria Bentley. His body dissipates when the Black Knight destroys the Evil Eye.[2]
Balor later aids Morgan le Fay and Mordred the Evil in a plot to take over and reshape Earth.
[edit] Powers and abilities
Balor's physical might has been augmented by magic. He has superhuman strength, stamina, and durability. He also has extensive experience in brawling and warfare and is an accomplished warrior.
Balor possessed enormous mystical power, which he projected through his single eye. This force can be used as a concussion blast, a heat ray, and as a teleportation beam.
