Thorlief Golmen was a psychiatric nurse chosen for a European super-soldier program designed to grant an individual incredible powers through the use of an advanced bio-mechanical harness; unfortunately, he was institutionalized a short ways into the testing process when he began claiming to anyone who would listen to him that he was really Thor, the Norse God of Thunder. Over a year later, he was released back into the program's custody to resume testing on a probationary basis; unfortunately, he violated this probation almost immediately by flying away with the equipment.
Since early 2012, he has begun to make a name for himself by participating in environmental rallies and anti-war protests all over the world, as well as interjecting in the occasional superhuman-sized brawl or disaster—all while proudly proclaiming his heritage and answering to no name but 'Thor'.