Fandral the Dashing was a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers consisting of himself, Hogun the Grim, and Volstagg the Voluminous. Fandral was a strong and brave and a good friend to Thor. He fought in countless battles with his friends, to preserve and protect his people. He has been described as one of the most good-looking Asgardians which along with his charm, gave him the reputation as a ladies' man. Besides his looks, Fandral is also known for his skills in swordsmanship and bravery. He and Thor first met when the Warriors Three joined the Thunder God on an expedition to restore the Odinsword that had become cracked.
Allegedly, Volstagg the Staggeringly Perfect led the youth Hogun the Good, Fandral the Quite Plain, Thor and Loki in Hel, fighting against all of its hordes for forty days and nights. Eventually Hogun was hurt and forced to retreat, helped by Fandral.
Due to the battle, Hogun the Good became Hogun the Grim, and for some reason, Fandral the Quite Plain became Fandral the Dashing later, while Volstagg started eating every time and Thor was deemed worthy of Mjolnir.
In the 13th Century; Fandral was being chased by a Storm Giant through a forest in Asgard when he fell through a portal. He landed on Midgard in England in an area known as Nottingham. He took down a group of soldiers who were harassing the locals for taxes. It was then that he met a woman named Marian. It was love at first site and she told him of the local governor who was stealing from the poor. He helped where he could robbing the rich to give to the poor. Over time he formed a band of Merry Men to help him. Working together he took down the governor and the false king as the true king returned to the throne. He married Marian and they settled in a home not far from Nottingham. However due to her mortal nature she aged and died while Fandral remained unchanged. After her death he returned to Asgard through a portal. It remained unclear if he truly was the inspiration for the legend of Robin Hood.
Fandral and the Warriors Three accompanied Thor on a ship as they journeyed through the Sea of Fear and through the Pillars of Utgard, tossed by violent waters. Loki staged a mutiny with the aid of the dissenting Kroda and Magrat, splitting the crew in half and starting a fight between the two factions.
Fandral and the Warriors Three sided with Thor and battled on as the ship headed toward the Dragon's Jaws. As their ship entered this lethal region, the battle was broken off by the sound of Balder, who had climbed to the top of the ship's masthead with a great horn, in hopes that its power might steer them to safety. Balder succeeded and the Jaw was blown to bits, allowing their ship to pass onto the next leg of their journey. Detecting the ship, Queen Ula of the Flying Trolls sent a squad to raid the ship. Balder the Brave had collapsed in exhaustion from using the giant horn. He was then nursed back to consciousness by Fandral and Hogun. Fandral led the Warriors Three in a counter attack to defend their ship from the looting Trolls. Loki unleashed a potion into the air that poisoned the Trolls. With the battle over, Loki took all the credit and gloated. Ula had anticipated this move and ordered her men to prepare a fitting welcome for the sons of Odin. Loki was captured by Ula, and Thor left to rescue him. Before Fandral and the Warriors Three were able to leave for a rescue attempt Thor and Loki appeared on the ship. Odin then appeared in a blinding flash and informed them that their quest was done and that they could return to Asgard.
The Warriors Three returned home to learn news that Ragnar�k loomed for Asgard. Odin showed them visions of their destruction. With the visions over, Odin asked all gathered what they thought about what they had seen as it was said Loki would be the cause of Ragnarok.
Loki was tossed into the Well of Eternal Sleep, thereby preventing the coming of Ragnarok. Odin then called for his son and the Warriors Three. He requested they travel to Muspelheim and retrieve the Warlock Eye from the Temple of Mystics as it too was prophesied to be used to bring about Ragnarok. However the Warlock Eye had been taken by Harokin. He used the Eye's power to destroy the Fire Demons. As this battle raged on, Fandral and his friends began their journey. Fandral and the group fought Harokin's forces, and during the battle Thor sneaked into Harokin's chambers, knocked him out and took his place to retrieve the Eye. Posing as Harokin, Thor ordered Harokin's army to take the Warriors Three as live prisoners. With Harokin's army defeated, and the Warlock Eye in their possession, the friends traveled home.
Fandral helped Hogun in defeating the conqueror Mogol of the Mystic Mountain who had slaughtered his people.
Fandral once joined Thor on an odd mission to find a sorcerer named Ulagg. Using a twig of the World Tree Yggdrasill, they restored life to a ravaged world that had continental configurations resembling that of modern day Earth that had hosted a race of "evil mortals".
He along with the other Asgardians, was thought to have been killed after the events of Ragnarok. The Asgardians, however, ended up being trapped inside the bodies of people around the world. After Thor's rebirth as Dr. Donald Blake, he went looking for the other Asgardians in order to restore Asgard in the city of Broxton, Oklahoma.
When Dr. Blake, traveled to Africa on behalf of the Doctors Without Borders, an organization dedicated to providing medical care to people who cannot get it. There a doctor introduced him to three soldiers of fortune: Rolf Mueller, an imposing, long-winded native of Berlin; the short-spoken Leo Kincaid of San Francisco; and Trevor Newly, a beret-wearing lightweight from London. All three had joined two years previous, specifically requested this posting, and been eagerly awaiting Blake's arrival. The conversation was interrupted by a Ngare attack, and Dr. Lereaux was rendered unconscious or dead by a suicide bomber. Blake, caught in the blast, belatedly warned the guards as several Ngare attacked with automatic weapons and rocket launchers. The guards entered the battle, but were outmatched until Blake reached his cane and transformed into Thor. Unprepared to deal with the god, the Ngare retreated.
Thor then confronted the three guards, and questioned them on the events that brought them here. Observing that "there is no such thing as a coincidence," he used Mjolnir to restore the Warriors Three from the guard's bodies. Thor suggested that they pursue the Ngare, but were stopped by a village elder who said that Africa's problems could only be solved by Africans, not by white men or even Gods. Thor decided to give the village some peace, and called on the power of his mother, Jord, to separate the two villages with a great chasm. After the exile of Thor from Asgard, the Warriors Three decided to also go on some of their own adventures around on Midgard.
When the Serpent returned, Fandral, along with Sif and the rest of Asgard only watched in shock as Thor battled his father over whether to leave Midgard or not.
