Enchantress (Marvel Comics)

Fictional character biography

Amora, an Asgardian whose parents are unknown, has a sister named Lorelei. She studied magic under Karnilla, the Norns' queen, until her banishment. After that, she taught herself by charming other magic users and taking their knowledge. She grew into a powerful Asgardian sorceress, especially skilled at enchanting and controlling minds, a talent aided by her famous beauty.

Odin first sent her to get rid of Jane Foster, whom he considered a distraction, and Amora also wanted Thor for herself. She used Skurge the Executioner, who loved her, as her muscle, manipulating him with her charms. Working with Loki, she tried to seduce Thor in his Don Blake form and ordered Skurge to kill Jane. Skurge trapped Foster in another dimension, but Thor freed her by giving up his hammer.

When Amora started turning Skurge into a tree, he broke their pact in exchange for Thor's help. Amora then tried to turn Thor's hammer into a snake, but her magic failed. Thor sent both her and Skurge back to Asgard.

Reception

Drew Atchison of Screen Rant referred to the Enchantress as one of the best Thor villains from the comics, writing that magic is used a lot in comics and many use it for good but some like Amora the Enchantress use it for far more villainous and vile reasons. A powerful Asgardian witch, Amora has cast powerful spells over Thor, Asgard, and other characters, making herself an iconic foe that the thunderer always seems to face at some point. Sara Century of Syfy called the Enchantress a feminist dreambae, saying that Amora first showed up way back in Journey Into Mystery #103 (1964) and has been punking most of the Marvel Universe ever since.

Amora arrived on the scene to assist Loki in taking Thor down, and their inevitable failure kicked off a long and storied career for her as a bae with a dark side. As one of mainstream comics' few female characters fully in control of her own sexual agency, and one of the Thor series' most sympathetic villains, Amora hasn't always been written perfectly, but she's definitely always been an object of our affections. Being bae is quite literally her superpower.

Jesse Schedeen and Joshua Yehl of IGN said that Thor is happy to battle Frost Giants, Fire Demons, and dragons all day long, but that is why the Enchantress is one of his greatest villains; her schemes can't be overcome simply by swinging at it with Mjolnir. A skilled trickster and sorceress, the Enchantress won't rest until she possesses everything she desires, and it just so happens that she desires the god of thunder.

In other media

Amora the Enchantress has been voiced by several actors across various animated series. Nonnie Griffin provided her voice in The Marvel Super Heroes. Grey DeLisle voiced her in an episode of The Super Hero Squad Show. In The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Kari Wahlgren voiced her as a founding member of the Masters of Evil.

Fryda Wolff voiced her as a member of the Cabal in Avengers Assemble. For Marvel Future Avengers, Ayumi Yonemaru voiced her in Japanese and Kari Wahlgren in English, again as a Masters of Evil member. Wahlgren also voiced Amora in Hulk vs. Thor, while Ashleigh Ball voiced her in Thor: Tales of Asgard. The character Sylvie from the MCU series Loki was inspired by the Sylvie Lushton version of the Enchantress.

In video games, she appeared as a boss in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, voiced by Gabrielle Carteris as a lieutenant in Doctor Doom's Masters of Evil. Grey DeLisle voiced her again in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online. She was a boss and later playable in Marvel: Avengers Alliance. A teenage version appeared in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by Laura Bailey.

She was both a boss and playable character in Marvel Future Fight, and a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers via the Masters of Evil DLC. The Enchantress received a figurine in The Classic Marvel Figurine Collection.

Hasbro released a figure of her in the Marvel Universe line as part of a two-pack with Thor, and another in the Super Hero Squad line. Two Marvel Legends figures were made, the first in the San Diego Comic-Con 2016 exclusive The Raft set. She also appears in the HeroClix miniatures game and has been announced for Marvel Crisis Protocol.

Did You Know?

• Unlike many of Marvel's Asgardians, Amora is not based on a goddess from Norse mythology.
• In the limited series Thor: Ages of Thunder the Enchantress is said to have been referred to by many names throughout history including Freyja, Gefn and Iduna.
• A zombified alternate universe version of the Enchantress from Earth-2149 appears in Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness.