Thor Girl

Thor Girl
Thor Girl Art by Tom Raney
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Thor vol. 2, #22 (April 2000)
Created by	Dan Jurgens John Romita, Jr.
In-story information
Alter ego	Tarene Tara Olson
Team affiliations	The Initiative
Notable aliases	The Designate, the Supreme, Hammer Girl, Thorita, Hammerette, Thor Lass, Asgard Lass, Thoretta, Hammer Lass, Thunder Girl
Abilities	Asgardian superhuman strength, durability and endurance Healing factor Immunity to all Earthly diseases Near agelessness Via golden hammer: Flight Energy projection Weather manipulation Dimension travel Formerly: Virtually limitless cosmic power via the use of the Chalice of Ruins and the Illumination Stone

Thor Girl, a.k.a. Tarene Olson, is a fictional superheroine appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Dan Jurgens and artist John Romita, Jr., she first appeared in Thor "Tears of the Gods" Vol. 2, #22 (April 2000).

Created by writer Dan Jurgens and artist John Romita, Jr., Tarene first appeared in Thor "Tears of the Gods" Vol. 2, #22 (April 2000). Thor Girl was one of the feature characters in the 2011 six-issue limited series Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt.

In the beginning of time, an alien sorcerer named X'Hoss foretold the creation of the Designate, who will help evolve sentient beings to the next level of existence. Billions of years later, Tarene is born. She is told about the fate of the evil Destroyer and together with others seeks a way to stop him. In the meantime, Thanos obtains X'Hoss' knowledge and destroys Tarene's home-world. She gains the help of Thor and Orikal in defeating the villain.

Tarene later transforms herself into an Asgardian goddess and becomes Thor's loyal ally, taking the name "Thor Girl" and the human identity of Jake Olson's "cousin" Tara. She tries to assist Thor in his adventures, aiding him in his confrontations with Gladiator, and Nullitor. She is transferred into the shell of the Destroyer by Loki, causing her to fight Thor. With the help of Amora, they find Tarene's body and Odin casts her back into her body, where she takes her vengeance on Loki. In a later battle against a revived Surtur she sacrifices nearly all of her cosmic powers to contribute the additional power needed to defeat him. Upon Odin's apparent death, Thor Girl loses most of her cosmic powers. She retains the powers she had as Thor Girl. She returns to Earth in an attempt to live a normal life as Tara Olson, but is also seen adventuring occasionally. She knows that she is destined to, and one day will, regain her full power and then some, to become the Designate.