Ian McAllister (Earth-11584)

History
"'Look...if you don't want to expect anything out of tonight then don't. Just consider it dinner between two new friends.'"Ian McAllister was an economics professor at the University of London. At one time he was a colleague and student of Dr. Erik Selvig, attending his lectures on astronomic phenomenon (though McAllister later admitted that was only because of the girl he was dating at the time.) Ian later ran into Selvig again when the latter was helping Dr. Jane Foster perform some of her experiments concerning the Field Bridge technology she was developing. Eager to try and get Jane's mind off what he considered fanciful dealings, he set up Ian on a blind date with Foster.

The first date between Ian and Jane started off well enough, with both of them admitting that they were rubbish at this sort of thing and engaging in small talk. As soon as Jane began speaking about her work, though, she seemed to answer a problem that she had been having and rushed off to experiment, ending the date prematurely. Later, after Jane had inadvertently absorbed the Aether, a second date between the two went off worse, with Jane's emotional state accidentally setting off an explosion of traffic lights in London. Ian was last seen looking in awe at Thor as he took Jane away to Asgard.

Powers & Abilities
Ian possesses no special powers and abilities outside of his normal fields of expertise.

Weaknesses
Ian possesses no special powers or abilities that make him less susceptible to physical harm. He also is admittedly not successful with women, as evidenced by his awkward dates with Jane Foster.

Film Details
Ian appears in the following films within the Earth-11584 continuity. In all cases he is portrayed by actor Chris O'Dowd.
 * Thor: The Dark World (2013)