Erik Selvig

Erik Selvig is an astrophysicist and mentor of Jane Foster and Darcy Lewis. Dr. Selvig is a Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics at Culver University. His notes on thermonuclear astrophysics are key to understanding the Tesseract. When Erik Selvig was a child, he heard stories about Thor, the Bifrost, and Loki. Erik Selvig previously worked with Bruce Banner before the Gamma accident. He also has connections with Hank Pym.

Erik Selvig is a brilliant scientist, deeply honest and a loyal friend. He's not as much idealistic as his young colleague, Jane, and immediately surrenders when S.H.I.E.L.D. arrives and takes away their research, but he surely believes in the necessity of his work. He's very protective towards Jane, and considers her some sort of a daughter. Selvig, being of Scandinavian descent, said that he grew up listening to the legends of Thor and Asgard as a child. When Thor's human incarnation appears and claims to be Thor, Selvig immediately assumes the man is insane. Jane tries to convince Selvig to imagine the scientific possibility of the Norse gods existing and their magic having some distant scientific formula behind it, but he still regards Thor as being delusional.

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Thor : Erik Selvig
Version : Thor
Alter Ego :
Known As :
- Dr. Erik Selvig
- Professor Selvig
- Dr. Selvig
Type :
- Mentor of Jane Foster and Darcy Lewis
- Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics at Culver University
- Member Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Relative :
Affiliation : S.H.I.E.L.D.
Gender : Male
Origin : United State
Season :
First Appeareance : Thor
Last Appeareance :
Number of Appeareance :
Potrayer : Stellan Skarsgård
Main View : Full Movies

Thor

Erik Selvig was travelling in a van with his colleague Jane Foster, and their assistant Darcy, when the mysterious weather event subject of Foster's research unexpectedly resulted in a powerful vortex before them. As they struggled with the zero-visibility conditions, the van collided with a man who had stumbled out of the dust into their path. The man, who only announced himself as Thor, was injured again when Lewis tazered him, prompting them to take him to hospital.

Thor : The Dark World Prelude #1

Erik helped Jane in trying to bring back Thor to Earth. He told her that he had started to have some headaches.

Fury's Big Week

One year later, Selvig was still under Loki's influence. He states that he remembers Clint Barton from New Mexico, after he was assigned to guard the Tesseract at Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S..

The Avengers

While studying the Tesseract at Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., Selvig finds an unusual energy peak coming from it. He immediately alerts S.H.I.E.L.D., and Nick Fury and Maria Hill and on the place at once. While Selvig is explaining to them the situation, his bodyguard, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Barton, suggests that, since the Cube is a multi-dimensional object, it could be manipulated from the other side: in that very moment, Loki Laufeyson appears thanks to the Cube energy, kills the majority of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents present, wounds Fury and takes control of Selvig's and Barton's minds. Selvig flees along with Loki after giving him the Cube.

Thor : The Dark World Prelude #2

After Thor had left Earth, Jane Foster and Darcy Lewis returned to New York and met Erik in hospital. He wanted Jane to leave, because he was worried for her safety because Loki knew about her. Then he remembered that the battle was already over. He told Jane that Thor wanted to tell her something, but he couldn't remember what it was. When Jane asked Erik where Thor is, Erik told her he was outside the window.

Thor : The Dark World

Dr. Erik Selvig is a fellow astrophysicist and mentor to Jane Foster and was with her when Thor arrived on Earth. Selvig’s mind was possessed by Loki, who forced him to aid in his invasion of Earth. Loki’s mind control was lifted after Thor and the Avengers defeated him, but Selvig’s mental state has deteriorated due to Loki’s influence. Selvig now finds himself at the center of cosmic events once again as two worlds collide.

Avengers : Age of Ultron

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