Thor (God of War)

Thor is an antagonist in the latest God of War video game, and is based on the Norse Mythology figure of the same name. Like many of the Greek Mythological figures from the same franchise, he is a far more sinister and cruel figure than his classic Myth counterpart.

He is largely unseen, but appears briefly in the secret ending of the 2018 God of War game.

history
Little is known of Thor's history as yet, but he is the son of Odin and an as-yet unrevealed other God (possibly Freya, who was married to Odin for a time). He was shown to have a violent, brutal, and destructive nature about him, one that his father Odin capitalized on when he had Dwarven brothers make for Thor a hammer named Mjolnir with which to kill all the giants. Having grown paranoid about Ragnarok and determined to prevent it at any cost, Odin ordered Thor to use Mjolnir's power to annihilate the Giant race in the foolish belief that, without the giants, Ragnarok would not occur. Thor eagerly agreed to the task and laid waste to the Giants despite Freya's protests.

Later, Thor and Odin would go on other rampages, abusing their power throughout the Nine Realms and generally making the inhabitants of the different worlds miserable.

In the hidden ending to God of War, after Kratos and his son Atreus return from their long journey to spread Faye's ashes from atop the highest mountain, lightning strikes their house. Racing outside, Kratos and Atreus see that Thor has come to confront them, presumably to end their meddling in his and his father's business.

trivia

 * This is actually not the first time Thor has been depicted as a villain; he was also portrayed as one in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the cartoon Dave the Barbarian, and in the poorly received movie Vikingdom. 
 * Although Freya was Odin's wife for a time in the God of War continuity, it is presently unknown if she was Thor's mother or not. Typically though, Freya is Thor's sister, not his mother.