Troll (Marvel Comics)
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Troll is a fictional character
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 that appears in comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. The character first appeared in Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...

#145 (August 2010) and was created by writer Jeff Parker and artist Kevin Walker

Fictional character biography

Troll is the offspring of an Asgardian
Asgard (comics)
Asgard is a fictional realm within the Marvel Comics universe based on the Asgard of Norse mythology and is home to the Asgardians and other beings of Norse mythology...

 mother and Troll
Troll
A troll is a supernatural being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In origin, the term troll was a generally negative synonym for a jötunn , a being in Norse mythology...

 father. She was originally held prisoner in Asgard
Asgard (comics)
Asgard is a fictional realm within the Marvel Comics universe based on the Asgard of Norse mythology and is home to the Asgardians and other beings of Norse mythology...

, until the Siege of Asgard
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 destroyed her jail cell. Apprehended by the Thunderbolts, Troll was placed in a cell on The Raft
The Raft (comics)
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 despite protests by Valkyrie that she should be returned to Asgard. Thor
Thor (Marvel Comics)
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also visited Troll in her jail cell to offer her a place at Asgard, but she rejected his offer telling him that she was not Asgardian.

Recently, Troll was recruited to join their Beta team of the Thunderbolts nicknamed 'The Underbolts'.

Powers

Troll has been shown to have superhuman strength, displayed by bending the metal bars on her jail cell and wielding a battle-axe that mortal men find impossible to lift.
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