FENRIS THE WOLF

BIOGRAPHY

Fenris the Wolf (Norse Gods)

PERSONAL DATA

Aliases: Fenrir; The Wolf; The Wolf Who Devours; Berumir
Occupation: Norse God of Destruction
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: Loki (father, deceased); Angerboda (mother); Hel (sister, deceased); Jormungund the World Serpent (brother); Bergelmir (uncle)
Base of Operation: Mobile
Group Affiliation(s): The Jötun
Gender: Male
Height: Variable
Weight: Variable
Eyes: Gray
Hair: Black/brown/gray

"I am destruction. Remember it." - Fenris Quote taken from Lucifer #65 (October 2005)

OVERVIEW

Fenris the Wolf is the Norse god of destruction, foretold to be the bane of all-father Odin himself during Ragnarök, the twilight of the gods. In modern times, creation started to crumble when Yahweh left his heavenly throne, and Fenris decided to speed up the decay by corrupting the world-tree Yggdrasil and destroying the throne of God. Fenris was thwarted and finally killed by Lucifer Morningstar, the fallen angel.

HISTORY

Fenris the Wolf (also known as Fenrir), is the son of Loki, Norse god of mischief, and the giantess Angerboda. Although possessing a human form, Fenris favors his gigantic wolf-form when fulfilling his function as god of destruction and lord of entropy. According to the prophecies of Ragnarök, the end of the world according to Norse myth, Fenris will be the one who kills and devours skyfather Odin. Trying to stall Ragnarök, the Aesir gods therefore bound Fenris in the underworld and put a sword between his jaws to prevent him from biting.

900 years ago, Fenris escaped and hatched a long-term plan to conserve his energies for the end of the world. He staged a reconciliation dinner for his enemies the Aesir and tricked them into eating pieces of his own flesh and drinking his blood, thereby storing his memories and powers in godly vessels. According to Fenris himself, he did this to protect his essence from his own nature, to prevent himself from turning upon himself and devouring all of his own resources before it was time to launch his final attack on creation.

Fenris’ whereabouts until modern times are unknown. A few years ago, the Norse skyfather Odin created a pocket dimension wherein he played out different Ragnarök scenarios, and where the Justice Society of America faced off against the forces of evil, including Fenris, but his Fenris may have been merely a magical construct. [Last Days of the Justice Society of America #1 (1986)]

Still later, Rockstar Adam Case encountered Fenris, bound in the underworld, but this may or may not have been an illusion or an image from the distant past. [Mythos: The Final Tour #3 (1997)]

When Fenris finally decided to launch his grand plan, he allied himself with two fellow malevolent deities, Abonsam of West Africa and Bet Jo’gie Etta Hi Ee of the Navajo. Fenris sought out his uncle Bergelmir, and coerced him into naming the attendants at the reconciliation dinner 900 years earlier. Through the trickery and deceit, Abonsam and Bet Jo’Gie Etta Hi Ee helped Fenris to find and devour his old enemies. (Most of these enemies were minor Norse deities, which would explain why Fenris was able to slay them so effortlessly. It seems as if the more powerful gods, such as Odin and Thor, were never invited of never attended the dinner.)

Slowly, victim by victim, Fenris regained his old power, purpose and cunning. Using the criminally insane Charlie Gilmour as a vehicle, Fenris and his friends journeyed to Yggdrasil, the World Tree, to destroy it, apparently by forcing Charlie to kill the family he thought he had already killed. Abonsam had plucked them out of the timestream right before they allegedely were killed and replaced them with dummies, so that Charlie now could commit the worst of all crimes – killing his kin at the roots of Yggdrasil, thereby corrupting it.

When Lucifer Morningstar, the archangel Michael and his daughter Elaine arrived to stop Fenris, they were powerless to stop Fenris’ true plan. 900 years earlier, Abonsam willingly ate Fenris’ flesh so that Fenris in modern times would be able to cut up Abonsam's body and feed his blood to Lucifer. Intoxicated by Fenris’ blood, Lucifer committed fratricide at the roots of Yggdrasil by killing Michael. [Lucifer #51–55 (2004)]

Next, Fenris joined the demon horde called the Lilim in their assault upon the Silver City of Heaven and another foundation of creation, the Primum Mobile – the throne of God. Fenris was finally vanquished through the sacrifice of Christopher Rudd (the new ruler of Hell) and a powerful blow by Lucifer. With Elaine installed on the Primum Mobile by right of lineage, the destruction of all worlds was averted. [Lucifer #64–69 (2005–06)]

Whether Fenris is permanently eliminated or not remains to be seen. Ragnarök, should it ever come to pass, might play out differently without Fenris the Wolf to devour Odin.

POWERS AND WEAPONS

Like many gods, Fenris is a shapeshifter. Although he has been observed taking on the forms and characteristics of a stone, a black lightning and mist, Fenris has two primary forms, a human and a wolf. As a human, he is both taller and bigger than an average man, and his skin is covered with tribal tattoos. His appearance is feral even as a human, with excessive body hair, fangs and claws. As a wolf, he is gigantic compared to average wolves. Fenris seems to prefer his wolf-form in battle.

As the lord of entropy, Fenris fed off of conflict and destruction. Realizing that his own nature would eventually consume him before the world ended, Fenris staged a reconciliation dinner for his enemies the Aesir and tricked them into eating pieces of his own flesh and drinking his blood, thereby storing his memories and powers in godly vessels. In modern times, Fenris was able to regain his powers and his memories merely by consuming the flesh of those who had consumed his own body 900 years earlier.

Fenris was immortal and nearly impervious to harm, but was nevertheless killed by one powerful blow from Lucifer Morningstar.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Fenris the Wolf in chronological order click here