Toranos was an Elder God who was formed during the formation of the Earth by the Demiurge, embodying both the storm and the cycles of fate.^[5] Fearing for his life against the Demogorge, he hid away in Utgard, along with his brother Utgard-Loki and three others: Kemur, Mejed, and Nrgl. Gaea, who had been given a key to Utgard^[4] later freed him and he went Midgard to attack New York City, where he battled Thor while his siblings watched.^[2] Using the Thorforce, Thor was able to blow Toranos through a portal to the Far Shore, sparing the city.^[3]

Toranos eventually found his way back and tracked Thor to the Gray Area of the Moon. To fight him, Thor shared his power with his allies and reformed the Thor Corps.^[1] Thor defeated Toranos by luring him into claiming Mjolnir for its power. When he did so, Thor bestowed upon him "the power to hold the storm back", the compassion Thor had learned through his life. Tortured by his new conscience, Toranos revealed that Gaea and the Utgard-Loki had sent him to destroy the Earth before fleeing.^[5]

Elder God Physiology: As an Elder God, Toranos is a being of inmense power.^[6]

• Atmokinesis: When he arrived in New York, Toranos created a powerful storm that caused widespread destruction. Thor could not command this storm.^[2]
• Lighting Generation and Manipulation: Toranos can direct lightning to strike where he wills. One bolt was able to destroy the Statue of Liberty.^[2]
• Superhuman Strength: Toranos is strong enough to stay in place even when blown by Thor's strongest winds.^[3]
• Superhuman Durability: Toranos withstood a barrage of attacks from multiple wielders of Mjolnir and experienced no significant pain.^[5] A lightning bolt backed by the Allpower also did not hurt him.^[3]
• Superhuman Speed: Toranos quickly returned to Earth's vicinity from the Far Shore, the edge of the multiverse itself.^[1]

Toranos carries an immense wooden wheel that he uses as a weapon. He refers to this wheel as the "Wheel of Fate",^[3] a concept other deities have referenced.^{[7] [8]} This wheel represents the cyclical nature of fate, which he embodies.^[5]

• Toranos was designed by Alex Ross.^[9]
• He shares his name with the real-life Celtic god. However, there is already a pre-existing Taranis in Marvel Comics. This is possibly similar to how Set, the Elder God, is a separate character from Seth, the Egyptian deity.
  • The Utgard-Loki noted that some beings used their names as signifiers of power, like how Ulik corrupted the name into "Tanarus."^[2]