Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008 Video)

Brenna O'Brien: Torunn

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Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  James Rogers : Can we hear it again? Please.

  Torunn : More - tell us the story more! Please.

  Tony Stark : Okay, one more time and then it's off to bed.

  [Tony tells the story] 

  Tony Stark : And there came the day, unlike any other. When Earth's mightiest heroes were united against a common threat. The Soldier, the God, the Knight, the Spy, the Giant, the King, the Pixie, the Ghost, and the Archer. On that day, the Avengers were born. To fight foes that no single hero could withstand: time-traveling conquerors, alien invaders and masters of evil. The Avengers vanquished them all. And finally, when the world was at peace, the heroes built lives of their own. The Soldier and Spy fell in love, as did the Giant and Pixie. The King found his Queen. And the Thunder God returned to his kingdom far away from the world of man. And one by one, the children of the Avengers came to be. Children who would one day become a new generation of heroes. But in time, evil returned. An evil called Ultron. Ultron wanted nothing less than total dominion over the world. But the Avengers stood in its way. Sadly, their defeat was inevitable. But before they fell, the Avengers hid their children in a faraway place, where they would grow up safe from Ultron's grasp. Because the Avengers knew that as long as their children were alive, there was hope. Hope for the future.

• Azari : This plan seemed a lot better when Torunn and the Hulk were involved.

  Tony Stark : Whether you know it or not, you've prepared for this all your lives.

  Torunn : [raises sword]  Aye, we did! And today we meet our destinies!

  Hawkeye : She means that in a good way, right?

  Azari : Probably better if we don't know.

• Torunn : [praying]  Father, please help us. I'm scared for my brothers, for Tony, for Hawkeye. They need me. If you ever cared for me, please help me now. Help me save my family. I'm begging you. Lend me your strength.

  [Torunn's sword flies to her] 

  Torunn : Thank you, Father. Thank you.

• [Torunn appears in Asgardian armour] 

  Torunn : Dad said hi.

• [Azari, Pym and Torunn look at a sleeping James] 

  Torunn : Does he get the sword, the spark, or the sting today?

• Pym : I think I can get him up and running. I'll need to reconfigure his power matrix.

  Torunn : I say thee nay! I will not run and I will not hide! I am the daughter of Thor and Ultron will pay for what he's done!

  Azari : James?

  James Rogers : I led Ultron to our home. Tony's gone because of me.

  Torunn : No! We're going after Ultron. Pym, take the controls and head for this Ultra City.

  Pym : I'm on it, Torunn!... Uh, two questions: How do you fly this thing and where is Ultra City?

• [Torunn is revived by her father] 

  Thor : Rest, my child. Thee have earned it.

  Torunn : Father?

  Thor : You have done me proud, Thorunn. In facing your mortality, you have learnt the same lesson that Odin strove to teach me: to learn what it meant to be human. That is why I left you with the Avengers. Because in all the gods of Asgard, none had the humanity that make a true hero. Come home, Torunn. Come home to Asgard.

  Torunn : Home... Oh, Father. I can't believe I'm saying this, but my home is with my family on Earth.

  Thor : I know, my daughter. But know that the doors to Asgard are always open to you, and when the time comes, you will be welcomed.

• Torunn : Ultron! We would have words with thee!

• Torunn : Why didn't my father help?

  Tony Stark : Thor left the Avengers when his father Odin died. He said Asgard was his responsibility from then on, not Earth.

• James Rogers : Welcome back.

  Torunn : You know I wouldn't miss a fight.

  James Rogers : Verily!

• Torunn : Have at thee!

• Torunn : Hereth be the plan.

  Pym : I don't think 'hereth' is right...

  Torunn : Shut up, Pym! Here's the plan: we fight our way through the city, get to Ultron, smite him, free Tony.

  James Rogers : That plan is insane on several levels. We can't beat Ultron.

  Torunn : I am immortal and invulnerable. Ultron holds no fear for me. Besides, my father watches over me.

  James Rogers : You don't know that you're invulnerable.

  Torunn : FOR ASGARD!

• Torunn : I dreamt of Asgard again, Father. The Bifrost Bridge stretched out to me and I could see the glow of the realm eternal. I know thee to be real, Father, and hope that one day soon you will come for your daughter.

• Azari : That's not how tag works, Torunn. You're supposed to run from Pym, not attack us.

  Torunn : That's a human rule. An immortal Asgardian warrior runs from no one! You, Pym, and James are about to taste my sword's wrath! Hey... I mean forsooth!

• Azari : What is your problem, James? You've been sleeping all day, missing training, blowing off your chores, and generally being a real pain.

  James Rogers : Who cares. What, am I gonna miss laundry day? So what if we don't do the chores and train? For what? Seriously, nothing's ever going to happen in this place. You can act like a king, Pym can play superhero, and Torunn can live in a fantasy land saying 'aye' and 'verily' till she's blue in the face! What's the point?

  Torunn : The point is to not be such a jerk!

  James Rogers : Oh, right, sorry. There's no point for us 'cause our parents are dead. Your dad just abandoned you, so there's still hope.

• Torunn : We should be out there with Tony, not hiding!

  Pym : Maybe this is a new training drill. Maybe... maybe it's Ultron.

  James Rogers : What? That's ridiculous! It's not Ultron! It's probably something stupid like a fire on the machine level or that time Jocasta went nuts because of a water main leak! It's not Ultron...