Changes: Valoric (New Earth)

Believed to be an ancient Viking who fought the Huns, Valoric was one of a tribe ancestral to the Scandanavians of today. Late in the 5th century, a group of Huns, one of the scattered remnants left after the crushing defeat of Atilla's sons, raided Valoric's tribe and carried off King Siggro and his daughter Thella. Valoric led an expedition to rescue them. They got the king and the princess out of the Huns' stronghold, but were met outside by a group of superior Huns. The Nordic warriors fought to the last, and as each died fighting, he was carried off by a Valkyrie to Valhalla.

At last, Valoric was alone. As he fell, a Valkyrie named Fey took him up. She had, however, made a mistake - Valoric was not yet dead. As a result, she could not carry him to Valhalla, but was hurled through a time warp to 1944, shortly after the Allied D-Day invasion of World War II.

His wounds healed by the journey through time, Valoric spied a German force and, mistaking them for Huns, he attacked them. Fey tried to take him to Valhalla, but Odin ruled that she could not do so until he was dead. Fey remained, waiting patiently for the death she was sure would come. Though Valoric could see her, no one else could.

U.S. Major Graham had seen Valoric in action and decided to recruit him to the American side. When Valoric heard the Germans referred to as "Huns" he was eager to engage them in battle. Valoric was nicknamed the "Viking Commando" and given Army training. He received much publicity through Life Magazine, courtesy of reporter Maggie Heywood. Whether or not he disappointed Fey and survived the war has not been made clear.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Longevity

Abilities

Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced): The Viking Commando was an expert hand-to-hand combatant, and was experienced in the use of medieval melee weapons.
Weaponry

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Military issue combat fatigues and equipment

Weapons

Iron Fang (Viking war-axe)
Military carbines of World War II

Notes

Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.
Although born in Europe in another time period, Valoric was a recognized officer of the United States Army.
The Viking Commando's final fate, or if he is even still alive, remains unknown.
The Viking Commando has teamed up with Sgt. Rock on occasion.

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 | Image                   = Viking Commando 1.jpg
 | RealName                = Valoric
-| CurrentAlias            = Viking Commando
+| MainAlias               = Viking Commando
-| Distinguish1            = Viking
-| Distinguish2            =
 | Aliases                 =
 | Identity                = Secret
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 | Affiliation             =
 | Relatives               =
-| Universe                = New Earth; Earth-One
+| Universe                = Earth-One; New Earth
-| BaseOfOperations        = Western Europe from 1944-1945
+| BaseOfOperations        = Western Europe (1944-1945)
 | Gender                  = Male
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 | Education               =
-| Origin                  =
+|  PlaceOfBirth            =
-| PlaceOfBirth            = Place of birth unknown; possibly Scandinavia
 | Creators                = Robert Kanigher; George Evans
 | First                   = All-Out War #1
+| Overview                = '''Valoric''' is a time-displaced Norseman. Stranded in [[World War II]], he became the '''Viking Commando'''.
-| HistoryText             =
+| HistoryText             = Believed to be an ancient Viking who fought the Huns, Valoric was one of a tribe ancestral to the Scandanavians of today. Late in the 5th century, a group of Huns, one of the scattered remnants left after the crushing defeat of Atilla's sons, raided Valoric's tribe and carried off King Siggro and his daughter Thella. Valoric led an expedition to rescue them. They got the king and the princess out of the Huns' stronghold, but were met outside by a group of superior Huns. The Nordic warriors fought to the last, and as each died fighting, he was carried off by a Valkyrie to Valhalla.
+At last, Valoric was alone. As he fell, a Valkyrie named [[Fey (New Earth)|Fey]] took him up. She had, however, made a mistake - Valoric was not yet dead. As a result, she could not carry him to Valhalla, but was hurled through a time warp to 1944, shortly after the Allied D-Day invasion of [[World War II]].
-Believed to be an ancient Viking who fought the Huns, Valoric was one of a tribe ancestral to the Scandanavians of today. Late in the 5th century, a group of Huns, one of the scattered remnants left after the crushing defeat of Atilla's sons, raided Valoric's tribe and carried off King Siggro and his daughter Thella. Valoric led an expedition to rescue them. They got the king and the princess out of the Huns' stronghold, but were met outside by a group of superior Huns. The Nordic warriors fought to the last, and as each died fighting, he was carried off by a Valkyrie to Valhalla.
+His wounds healed by the journey through time, Valoric spied a German force and, mistaking them for Huns, he attacked them. Fey tried to take him to Valhalla, but Odin ruled that she could not do so until he was dead. Fey remained, waiting patiently for the death she was sure would come. Though Valoric could see her, no one else could.
-At last, Valoric was alone. As he fell, a Valkyrie named Frey took him up. She had, however, made a mistake - Valoric was not yet dead. As a result, she could not carry him to Valhalla, but was hurled through a time warp to 1944, shortly after the Allied D-Day invasion of [[World War II]].
+U.S. Major Graham had seen Valoric in action and decided to recruit him to the American side. When Valoric heard the Germans referred to as "Huns" he was eager to engage them in battle. Valoric was nicknamed the "Viking Commando" and given Army training. He received much publicity through ''Life Magazine'', courtesy of reporter Maggie Heywood. Whether or not he disappointed Fey and survived the war has not been made clear.
-His wounds healed by the journey through time, Valoric spied a German force and, mistaking them for Huns, he attacked them. Frey tried to take him to Valhalla, but Odin ruled that she could not do so until he was dead. Frey remained, waiting patiently for the death she was sure would come. Though Valoric could see her, no one else could.
+| Powers                  =
-U.S. Major Graham had seen Valoric in action and decided to recruit him to the American side. When Valoric heard the Germans referred to as "Huns" he was eager to engage them in battle. Valoric was nicknamed the "Viking Commando" and given Army training. He received much publicity through ''Life Magazine'', courtesy of reporter Maggie Heywood. Whether or not he disappointed Frey and survived the war has not been made clear.
+* {{Immortality|Longevity}}
+| Abilities               =
+* {{Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)}}: The Viking Commando was an expert hand-to-hand combatant, and was experienced in the use of medieval melee weapons.
+* {{Weaponry}}
-| Powers                  = The Viking Commando possessed no superhuman abilities.
+|  Weaknesses              =
+| Equipment               =
-| Abilities               = The Viking Commando was an expert hand-to-hand combatant, and was experienced in the use of medieval melee weapons.
+* Military issue combat fatigues and equipment
-| Strength                = Valoric possessed the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engaged in intensive regular exercise.
-| Weaknesses              =
-| Equipment               = Military issue combat fatigues and equipment
 | Transportation          =
+| Weapons                 =
-| Weapons                 = Valoric utilized a Viking war-axe which he named ''Iron Fang'', a durable weapon of high-tensile steel that could cleave through body armor. He also wielded standard-issue military carbines of [[World War II]] era design.
+* '''Iron Fang''' (Viking war-axe)
+* '''Military carbines''' of [[World War II]]
 | Notes                   =
 {{Multicont Earth-One}}
 * Although born in Europe in another time period, Valoric was a recognized officer of the United States Army.
 * The Viking Commando's final fate, or if he is even still alive, remains unknown.
+* The Viking Commando has teamed up with [[Franklin Rock (New Earth)|Sgt. Rock]] on occasion.
-* The Viking Commando has teamed up with [[Sgt. Rock]] on occasion.
 | Trivia                  =
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 | Wikipedia               =
 | Recommended             =
-* {{c|All-Out War #1}}
+* {{vnst|All-Out War Vol 1}}
-* {{c|All-Out War #2}}
-* {{c|All-Out War #3}}
-* {{c|All-Out War #4}}
-* {{c|All-Out War #5}}
-* {{c|All-Out War #6}}
-| Links                   =
+| Links                   = }}
-* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=vikingcommando Viking Commando biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
-*[[Who's Who - The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe 25|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #25]]
-* [http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/03/27/thursday-whos-who-viking-commando/ MightyGodKing] entry on the Viking Commando
-}}
 {{World War II}}
-[[Category:Human With No Superhuman Capabilities]]
-[[Category:Category:Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)]]
 [[Category:Military Characters]]
-[[Category:1979 Character Debuts]]
+[[Category:Time Displaced]]

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