| Troll | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Thunderbolts #145 (August 2010) |
| Created by | Jeff Parker Kevin Walker |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Gunna Sijurvald |
| Species | Asgardian/Troll Hybrid |
| Team affiliations | Thunderbolts |
| Abilities | Super-strength |
Troll (Gunna Sijurvald) is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
The character first appeared inThunderbolts #145 (August 2010) and was created by writerJeff Parker and artistKevin Walker.
She has appeared as a regular character inThunderbolts since issue #157, and has remained with the team since the title transitioned intoDark Avengers beginning with issue #175.
Troll is the offspring of anAsgardian mother and a male member of the MagziTroll tribe.[1] She was originally held prisoner inAsgard until her cell was destroyed during theSiege of Asgard. Apprehended by theThunderbolts, Troll is placed in a cell on theRaft despiteValkyrie requesting that she be returned to Asgard.[1]Luke Cage advisesSongbird to orientate Gunna for the duration of her stay and more importantly, teach her not to eat anybody.[1] During a prison riot in which the power was knocked out, Gunna saves Songbird from a group of female prisoners.[2]
After Gunna gets into a fight with a trio of male prisoners, one of the Raft's guards decides that she is too powerful to be held in a juvenile facility, but too young to continue staying in the Raft. Gunna is recruited into a backup Thunderbolts team that will operate if the primary team is killed.[3]
Gunna and several other inmates of the Raft are transported throughout time due to the teleportation technology within Thunderbolts Tower failing. First, they end up in the time ofWorld War II, where they work with theInvaders to battle Nazi forces.[4] The group is later transported toVictorian London, the time ofKing Arthur, and the era of the original Thunderbolts team, before returning to the present.[5][6][7][8]
When the Mother Parasite plots to take over the world, Troll assists theYoung Avengers in fighting the Mother Parasite, as children and those who are young at heart can see the Mother Parasite's machinations.[9]
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. She appears to have the ability to call the axe to her mentally as shown when she fought an army ofDoombots inLatveria.[10]
