#24. Kor

Lore

The Boulder

"Listen to the pathetic earthling: 'Ooh, Asgard's golems are sentient.' 'Ooh, they demand rights.' Well, who cares!!?"

– Lord Vraxx


"I enjoy my job as left platform mover in Blackguard Keep. That platform is heavy, but I enjoy the challenge. I try to move it smoothly, so no one wonders why those rocks float."

– Kor

As the story goes...

Long ago, Elven sorcerers built a mighty army of golems. The Elven King marched the golem army against Asgard. Bodvar still cries when he remembers that he was not at the battle that ensued. The Elves were defeated and the Asgardians took the golems as spoils of war. They put the golems to work performing the menial labor of Asgard. But unknown to the Asgardians, the golems were sentient creatures and never forgot that they were made for battle.

Ten thousand years later, Sentinel, investigating the hidden places of the city, discovered secret golem fight clubs. In these arenas, the golems shed their quiet, biddable exterior and rekindled the terrifying ferocity of their warrior days.

And everywhere Sentinel heard whispers of the mighty Kor. Kor the Unvanquished, Kor the Destroyer, Kor the Magnificent. Kor, who all those years ago had led the golem charge right to the steps of Odin's palace and matched fists with Thor himself, was now the greatest golem fighter of them all.

Sentinel, political genius that he is, did not reveal himself, but simply left for Kor a hammer engraved with the Asgardian symbol for justice. Soon after, Kor the Golem entered the Grand Tournament wielding his mighty fists and the hammer. His victories inspire the movement for golem justice, though Kor also continues to enjoy his job as assistant platform mover in Blackguard Keep.

Connections

• Dusk created the golem battalions, so he's responsible for creating Kor
• Has a truly amazing handshake with Rayman that only they can do
• Teaching Wu Shang to move platforms
• Challenged by Xull for leadership of the Golem Underground

Context

Kor is the golem representative in the Grand Tournament. More information about golems (etymology, origin, etc.) can be found on the page about golems.

Gauntlets and hammer seem to be mainly justified by Kor's lore. The secret golem fight clubs are probably fist fights among golems. If they used weapons , the golems would risk getting those weapons discovered. Besides, golems aren't created to wield weapons because their stone or metal fists are more than sufficient for weapons. It seems Kor's gauntlet attacks alone are strong enough to crush and move boulders (just look at his gauntlet sigs).

Kor has a hammer because, as his lore page states, Sentinel secretly gave him a hammer in the hopes that Kor would fight for freedom and justice for his own kind.