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Thor (comics)


god Thor is shown in #45, (The Hammer of Thor, 1970) and the Thunderer has a role in #63 (The Valkyrie, 1974), in which the Rode/Red Knight has been chosen by Odin to complete a mission the gods cannot do themselves without causing Ragnarok. Both albums are by Karel Biddeloo. Unlike the Marvel Thor, Biddeloo's Thor is more or less a country boy, with enormous powers but bound by responsibility (avoidance of Ragnarok). The hammer of Thor was a
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fourth "Thor" film by then. By April 2019, Thompson believed that a pitch had been made for a sequel to "Ragnarok" that involved Waititi returning. By July 2019, Waititi had signed a deal with Marvel to write and direct a fourth "Thor" film, titled "Thor: Love and Thunder". It was also revealed that Natalie Portman would return to portray Jane Foster taking on the mantle of Thor, in a manner similar to the comics. Thompson will reprise her role as Valkyrie who,
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revealed that Portman would portray her character taking on the mantle of Mighty Thor, similar to the comics. Thompson's Valkyrie will be the first LGBTQ superhero in the MCU films, with the character's sexuality being featured in the film. As the new King of Asgard, Valkyrie will be searching for a queen; her sexuality was previously hinted at in "Thor: Ragnarok", while a deleted scene explicitly depicted the character as such. "Thor: Love and Thunder" is set to start filming in August 2020,
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assets, as Framestore was primarily responsible for rigging that sequence. Framestore completed nearly 460 shots, which featured digital doubles of Thor and Hela, Fenris, Korg, Miek, the giant Surtur at the end of the film, and over 9,000 buildings for Asgard, based on assets D Negative had from "The Dark World", resulting in over 263 character, vehicle, prop, and crowd rigs. Rising Sun Pictures produced more than 170 visual effects shots for "Thor: Ragnarok". They worked on the Valkyrie flashback
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the founding members of Ragnarok. After Ragnarok is disbanded, six of the eight fists [namely Freya (III), Loki (IV), Siegfried (V), Hermit (VI), Thor (VII) and Valkyrie (VIII) join or ally with the Shinpaku Alliance]. Odin (I) and Berserker (II) join YOMI; later Hermit (VI) does the same. "Voiced by" Jōji Nakata (Japanese), Robert McCollum (English) Shogo Kitsukawa, or Berserker, is the
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After he is defeated by Kenichi, he honors Kenichi's condition for the match, that he quit Ragnarok. He later joins the Shinpaku Alliance as a favor to Siegfried. He participates in the D of D tournament as part of the Alliance and is injured in the attempt to rescue Miu. He is named after Thor, the Norse thunder god. Kisara Nanjō, or Valkyrie, was the most recent member of Ragnarok to be made a Fist. Suspected of being a spy for the Shinpaku Alliance, she is attacked by
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at the "Planet Hulk" storyline and felt it was a "no brainer" to integrate Hulk into the "Thor" franchise, exploring "the idea of a planet where there's gladiatorial games as a Thor predicament. [That storyline] was a really cool idea to us." Feige further explained that initial discussions had focused on doing "something totally different with Thor", and that centered on continuing the relationship with Loki and ideas for Hela, Valkyrie, Balder, and Beta Ray Bill, "but we
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Valkyrie inspired by Tessa Thompson's portrayal of the character in "" would join the "Exiles" in a series by writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Javier Rodriguez. Ahmed said, "Though she's not technically from the Marvel Cinematic Universe reality, she's basically the literalization of the larger-than-her-physical-frame swagger that Tessa Thompson displayed in "Thor: Ragnarok", turned up to 11." Valkyrie was ranked 30th in IGN's list of "The Top 50 Avengers", and 65th in
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" such as having Blanchett as Hela, who was confirmed in the role a month later, and including Hulk, Valkyrie, and Skurge, that he was asked to assemble. Pearson was told not to be restrained by anything from the previous films, and Waititi asked him to make the film fun and have Thor "be the coolest character." Alexander said in early March that she was no longer sure if she would appear in the film, due to scheduling conflicts with her television series "Blindspot". She later
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indicated that this may not be the case, but ultimately was unable to appear in the film due to the conflict. Sif does appear as a character in the play based on the events of "The Dark World", portrayed by Charlotte Nicdao. In April, Tessa Thompson was cast as Valkyrie, with Natalie Portman not returning from the previous films as love interest Jane Foster. Marvel never asked the screenwriters to include the Earth-based characters from the previous films, and Feige said that Foster and Thor have broken up
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Thor and that Ragnarok is unworthy of that name. After Ragnarok knocks out Rage and Slapstick, Debrii has the Scarlet Spiders hack into Ragnarok. However, Ragnarok kills Michael the Scarlet Spider. Ragnarok is about to vanquish Von Blitzschlag with pure physical force, when the crafty Baron dismisses the notion as futile. He states that while he could easily kill everyone here and everyone in the world, he would not change the fact he is, in fact, an android-clone based on the real Thor. Unconvinced, Ragnarok is
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Norns (comics)


, Valkyrie and others have consulted the Norns' wisdom. Thor once consulted them to learn how he could wield Mjolnir. He learns he would first have to face 'Death'. It is revealed this meant the Death-goddess Hela. When Thor offers himself to her in place of Sif, she is so taken by his nobility she cannot bear to kill him and lets both go. During the Siege of Asgard, the Norns confront Daken of the Dark Avengers, wanting him to bring about Ragnarok. The Norns
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Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising


Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising is available free and requires online connectivity to play. Designed to look and feel like the original PC MMORPG "Ragnarok Online". Published by NEOCYON in April 2013. Available on iOS and Android. The game now renamed to Ragnarok: Path of Heroes 1000 years ago... After an exhausting 100-year war with the Demons, the humans of Midgard forged a fragile truce with the scourge of the Underworld. 40 years ago... Valkyrie Randgris threatened the human world using a powerful item stolen from the Underworld,
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Baker served as editors on the film. Waititi described the process of deciding exactly what jokes to keep as "very tricky ... sometimes it would be funny in the beginning of the film and then not funny at all [or] it was funny in the wrong places and in the end, we had to just keep testing jokes and testing parts of the film". "Ragnarok" also clarifies that an Infinity Gauntlet seen in "Thor" was a fake. Feige expanded, saying that it had been included in "
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Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)


Defenders base. When Thor went insane with warrior madness, his insanity manifested as a woman, also called the Valkyrie. This Valkyrie had no relation to the regular Valkyries and had a different appearance. Ultimate Valkyrie is a 19-year-old girl named Barbara Norris who aspires to play the public role of superhero, despite, at first, having no actual powers or skills. She describes herself as a female Thor, only without the hammer, strength, or weather-powers. When Hank Pym was dismissed from the Ultimates,
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scene for "Ragnarok" where Thor meets Benedict Cumberbatch's Stephen Strange. Marvel and "Doctor Strange" director Scott Derrickson felt the scene was "kind of perfect" to show Strange joining the wider MCU, so the scene also appears during the credits of "Doctor Strange". Feige noted that "Thor: Ragnarok" would primarily take place in the "cosmos" rather than on Earth, a departure from the previous "Thor" films. He expanded by saying, "Tonally and geographically there are a lot of
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a very pivotal part" of the film. By October 2015, Taika Waititi had entered negotiations to direct "Thor: Ragnarok". Other directors under consideration included Ruben Fleischer, Rob Letterman, and Rawson Marshall Thurber. Marvel presented the prospective directors with "the ten different ideas that we had for the movie", asking them all to come back with a clearer picture of what the film should be. Waititi created "a sizzle reel for the tone, and some joke stuff" using clips from other films, including
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spirit walking, effectively killing her. Lenneth recruits her, though Odin and Freya refuse to accept Mystina into Valhalla and, like Arngrim, she remains with Lenneth. Playing through the game normally means that Ragnarok is fought at the Jotunheim Ice Fields, where the Æsir army under Thor's leadership charges the Vanir to open a path for Lenneth to storm the Jotunheim Palace and defeat Surt. At the start of the final stage, all surviving einherjar that she has sent to Valhalla rejoin the party. Lenneth and company fight their way
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Ragnarok (comics)


the name Ragnarök (which the Baron had called him, declaring that he would "bring the end of all that is"). Ragnarök was only stopped when Von Blitzschlag, whose electrical powers made him immune to Ragnarök's lightning, arrived on the battlefield. The Baron showed Ragnarök footage of his creation, and showed him that the real Thor had returned and had formed a new Asgard above the city. Disgusted by what he perceived as Asgard's "indignity", Ragnarök left Camp Hammond to confront the real Thor.
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have influenced Hemsworth's portrayal of the character in future films. In "Thor: Ragnarok", Thor refers to an e-mail as an "electronic letter", as he does when writing to Tony in this short, and Doctor Strange references that he does not have a phone, which Thor mentions to Bruce in the short as well. Waititi has expressed that he was glad he made the short since it showed the fans how irreverent he intended to be with "Thor: Ragnarok", and much of Thor
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Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)


elements of the re-toned Thor from that film. Joe Russo said that Thor has "the driving hero's arc of the movie which stands in direct opposition to Thanos' argument" and would have been the main protagonist of the film had Thor killed Thanos. Thor's character in "Infinity War" has been criticized as a step backwards from his portrayal in his previous appearance in "Ragnarok". Thor learns in "Ragnarok" that his power does not come from Mjolnir, only to spend the bulk of "
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San Diego Comic-Con, a physical model of Hulk's gladiator armor was revealed, concept art and rough animatics were shown, and a "mockumentary" short titled "Team Thor" was screened. Directed by Waititi, it showed what Thor and Banner were doing during the events of "Civil War", with Daley Pearson appearing as Thor's Australian flatmate Darryl Jacobson. The short was released online in August 2016, and with the digital download of "Captain America: Civil War" the following month. ""
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Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins. In "Thor: Ragnarok", Thor must escape the alien planet Sakaar in time to save Asgard from Hela and the impending Ragnarök. A third "Thor" film was confirmed in January 2014, with Kyle and Yost beginning work on the screenplay. The involvement of Hemsworth and Hiddleston was announced that October. Waititi joined the film as director a year later, after "Thor: The Dark World" director Alan Taylor chose not to return.
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Thompson, Jeff Goldblum and Karl Urban joined the cast as Hela, Valkyrie, Grandmaster, and Skurge, respectively. A third sequel named "Thor: Love and Thunder" is due to be released on November 5, 2021. Hemsworth and Thompson will both reprise their roles, with Natalie Portman returning after not appearing in "". During Marvel's 2019 San Diego Comic-Con panel it was revealed that Portman would portray her character taking on the mantle of Thor, similar to the comics. Thompson revealed that Valkyrie will
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Thor: Ragnarok


Thor: Ragnarok is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2011's "Thor" and 2013's "", and the seventeenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Taika Waititi from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and the writing team of Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, and stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor alongside Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff
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who forges new uru hammers for Loki's Storm Giant followers and began Ragnarök. Thor learns that Ragnarok was the result of the self-styled "gods to the gods" known as Those Who Sit Above in Shadow, who feed on the cycle. Thor confronts the Norns (Fates), and severs the tapestry of Asgard's existence. After breaking the Ragnarok cycle and being advised by the Odinforce that this was his father's plan, Thor enters into hibernation. With his fate unknown to the Avengers, he is believed
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his interest in Thor. They had discussed what they would want in a potential fourth "Thor" film by then. By April 2019, Thompson believed that a pitch had been made for a sequel to "Ragnarok" that involved Waititi returning. By July 2019, Waititi had signed on with Marvel to write and direct a fourth "Thor" film. Hemsworth and Thompson will both reprise their roles, with Natalie Portman returning after not appearing in "". During Marvel's 2019 San Diego Comic-Con panel it was
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Thor" as an easter egg, since Marvel Studios was "working on "The Avengers" and trying to [put] that all together for the conclusion of Phase One." However, shortly after "The Avengers" released and the studio began to solidify plans for "Avengers: Infinity War", they realized that the gauntlet seen in "Thor" could not be the actual one, creating an internal theory that it was fake; this resulted in the scene in "Ragnarok", which was created "just
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the context of the film, the word Ragnarok means "the end of all things". He felt that "people will [not] read into that title alone what the movie's going to be." In February 2015, Marvel pushed back the release date to November 3, 2017. That April, Feige was expecting a draft for the film soon, and a month later he stated that a director, additional screenwriter, and further casting announcements would be revealed "towards the end of the summer", with
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Thor (Marvel Comics)


Valkyrie. After overpowering everyone who attempts to stop his rampage, Thor is brought by the Eternal and Thanos before Odin, who cures his son of the madness. Thor, together with the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and other heroes, is trapped in an alternate universe after defeating the villain Onslaught. The heroes live alternate lives for a year in what is revealed to be an artificial creation until returning to their own universe. Thor and several members of the Avengers battle the Destroyer. Thor is saved by an enigmatic being
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shown proof that such methods are possible when one of the Scarlet Spiders reveals he and his "brothers" are all clones as well. Blitzschlag tells Ragnarok that the real Thor is living in Asgard, which is now physically in the realm of Earth (or Midgard) where it is floating above Oklahoma. Ragnarok resolves that it matters not whether he is or isn't a clone, but rather that his warrior's resolve is true. He flies off to presumably confront Thor and his fellow Asgardians. Following Ragnarok's attack,
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Ruffalo joined the cast reprising the role of Hulk from previous MCU films, which allowed elements of the 2006 comic storyline "Planet Hulk" to be adapted for "Ragnarok". The rest of the cast, including Blanchett as Hela, was confirmed in May 2016, with Pearson's involvement revealed at the start of filming that July. Principal photography took place in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia, with the film also having exclusive use of Village Roadshow Studios in Oxenford, concluding in October 2016. "Thor: Ragnarok" premiered
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one on the Media Play News rental chart. "Thor: Ragnarok" grossed $315.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $538.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $854 million. In September 2017, a survey from Fandango indicated that "Ragnarok" was the most anticipated fall film. On the weekend of November 3, 2017, the film earned $25.4 million from IMAX showings, surpassing "Doctor Strange" as the largest for a November weekend. The film had earned $650.1
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: Ragnarok" fell to third at the box office, and fourth in its fourth and fifth weekends. The film surpassed its projected total domestic gross of $280 million in its fifth weekend with $291.4 million, "Thor: Ragnarok" was fifth in its sixth weekend, and seventh in its seventh weekend, the final weekend it remained in the top 10. Outside the United States and Canada, the film opened in 36 markets in its first weekend, ranking first in all, and earning $109.1 million, $
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, but did not specify. In January 2018, Hemsworth indicated his interest in continuing to play Thor, despite his contract with Marvel Studios scheduled to end after "Avengers: Endgame", saying the next month "if there's another great script that comes along" he would consider playing the character again, and later added, "I’d play this character for as long as anyone would let me," crediting Waititi for revitalizing his interest in Thor. He and Waititi had discussed what they would want in a potential
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this is] the first "Thor" (2011)." He added that he had seen the other films and respected them, but wanted to focus on making a "standalone film because this could be the only time I do this. I just want to make it [my] version of a Marvel film in the best way possible." This is something Hemsworth had hoped for, looking to have a lighter tone in "Ragnarok" compared to the previous "Thor" films, especially the second one,
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winning project. They were also given the opportunity to demonstrate the project on "Good Morning America". For the week of August 21, "Ragnarok" once again had the most social media conversations, according to comScore and its PreAct service. New clips of Thor and Hulk fighting, released on the same day as the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor fight, helped generate the 57,000 new conversations for the week. From September 25 to October 15, "Ragnarok" had the second-most social media conversations according to
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of brawls, machinations and useful coincidences" but did feel that Hemsworth "looks happier and far more relaxed in "Ragnarok" than he did in the previous Thor vehicles, which is perhaps Mr. Waititi's truest achievement here." By the release of "Ragnarok", Waititi and Marvel had discussed a spin-off Marvel One-Shot short film following the characters Korg and Miek, but it was unfeasible due to Marvel's commitment to producing three feature films a year. Feige said Marvel still had plans for those characters
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Thor


material stemming from Scandinavia, provides numerous tales featuring the god. In these sources, Thor bears at least fifteen names, is the husband of the golden-haired goddess , is the lover of the , and is generally described as fierce eyed, red haired and red bearded. With , Thor fathered the goddess (and possible valkyrie) ; with , he fathered ; with a mother whose name is not recorded, he fathered , and he is the stepfather of the god . By way of Odin, Thor has numerous brothers
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film, with Feige again producing; the story was being outlined that July. At the end of October 2014, Feige announced that the film would be titled "Thor: Ragnarok", with a scheduled release date of July 28, 2017. Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston were set to return as Thor and Loki, respectively. Hemsworth earned $15 million for the film. Feige added that the film would be "very important" in Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and also confirmed that, in
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's earnings on Sunday ($32.1 million), was the second-best Sunday in November after "" (2013) ($34.5 million). The film had been projected to gross $100–125 million in its opening weekend. "Ragnarok" remained the number one film in its second weekend, having earned a total of $211.6 million, which surpassed the entire runs of "Thor" ($181 million) and "The Dark World" ($206.4 million). In its third weekend, "Thor
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villainous Hela and the impending Ragnarök. In January 2014, Marvel announced that a third "Thor" film was in development, with Craig Kyle and Christopher L. Yost writing the screenplay, and was officially announced as "Thor: Ragnarok" in October 2014. By October 2015, Taika Waititi entered in negotiations to direct "Thor: Ragnarok". In December 2015, Stephany Folsom was hired to rewrite the script. A year later, in January 2017, it was revealed that Eric Pearson wrote the screenplay, with Kyle,
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(2016), and cited Kurt Russell's portrayal of Jack Burton from "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986) as an influence on the character. The events of "Infinity War" come right on the heels of "Ragnarok", finding Thor in a "very profound... very interesting place" with "real emotional motivation". At the recommendation of Hemsworth, writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely consulted "Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi and screenwriter Eric Pearson to help carry over the comedic and tragic
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production was to spend over $100 million in Queensland and employ 750 Queenslanders. Hemsworth had asked Marvel to produce the film in Australia, where he lives. At the end of November 2015, Stellan Skarsgård, who portrayed Erik Selvig in the previous "Thor" films, said that he was contracted to appear should Marvel want to include him, but he was uncertain at the time if they did. He later confirmed that he would not appear in "Thor: Ragnarok". The next month, Stephany Folsom was hired
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"Most Valuable Blockbusters". "Thor: Ragnarok" earned $46.8 million on its opening day in the United States and Canada (including $14.5 million from Thursday night previews), and had a total weekend gross of $122.7 million, which was the top film for the weekend, the sixth-best November opening, and the largest opening for all "Thor" films. IMAX contributed $12.2 million, which was the second-best IMAX opening of 2017 and its third-best November opening. The film
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magazine stated negatively that ""Thor: Ragnarok" is packed tight with zooming space vehicles and noisy thunder battles, but the movie's extravagant excess is more narcotizing than energizing." Zacharek further added that "Even poor Thor seems lost in all of it, and he's supposed to be its star" while criticizing the film's visual effects as being "an instance of fun overkill" and "a special-effects coma". Manohla Dargis of "The New York Times" called the story "an uninteresting thicket
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by two aliens named Korg and Miek, stage a revolution. Loki again attempts to betray his brother, but Thor anticipates this and leaves him behind, where Korg, Miek, and the gladiators soon find him. Thor, Banner, and 142 escape through a wormhole to Asgard, where Hela's forces are attacking Heimdall and the remaining Asgardians in pursuit of the sword that controls the Bifröst. Banner transforms into Hulk again, defeating Fenris, while Thor and 142 fight Hela and her warriors. Loki and the gladiators arrive to
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was attacked by Thor-Girl who he beat after a long and heavy fight above Camp Hammond. Even a trick of Trauma (posing as the real Thor) was ineffective. Outside Gorilla Girl, on her way back home, got out of her car and opposed Ragnarok. As she was about to lose the fight a light appeared. The former New Warriors (now called Counter Force) appeared, ready to fight. The fight with the Thor clone rages on as Justice tells Ragnarok that he had worked with the REAL
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Tyr (Marvel Comics)


to resentment of Thor's relationship with Sif, and the fact Thor usurped his role as Asgard's greatest warrior. Once he was nearly exiled for this, but Thor pleaded for mercy. At a time before the loss of his hand Tyr is one of the executioners chosen to slay Balder for the crime of ignoring his comrades on the battlefield. Tyr fires an arrow, which is snatched away by an eagle. Tyr battled with Asgardian forces against a false Ragnarok which Odin had engineered to delay the real Ragnarok. He later
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Thor: Ragnarok (soundtrack)


Thor: Ragnarok (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the Marvel Studios film "" composed by Mark Mothersbaugh. Hollywood Records released the album digitally on October 20, 2017, with a physical release on November 10, 2017. By August 2016, Mark Mothersbaugh was hired to score the film. Mothersbaugh was influenced by a video essay from the YouTube channel Every Frame a Painting, which criticized the scores from previous Marvel Cinematic Universe films for their lack of memorability, to make the score for "Thor:
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Odin (comics)


Thor the Odinsword, named Ragnarok (which was forged to end all things). While Thor kills the Serpent at the cost of his own life, Odin frees those affected by the Hammers of the Worthy, and returns to Asgard with the corpse of the Serpent sealing off Asgard from Hermod and a number of other Asgardians left on Earth. During the "Original Sin" storyline, it is revealed to Thor that Angela is the daughter of Odin and Frigga; "killed" as an infant during Asgard's war with the
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Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)


Valkyrie is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, based on the Norse mythological figure Brynhildr, was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema. First appearing in "The Avengers" #83 (December 1970), Valkyrie became a mainstay of the superhero team known as the Defenders and a close ally and one-time love interest of the superhero Thor. Valkyrie, also known by her Asgardian name Brunnhilde, was selected by Odin to lead his personal unit of shield-maidens,
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Valkyrie by Amora where Thor is making love with Hela, as he had no other choice. Thor then demands his freedom, however he is informed another deed is still required to release him. Thor, being incapable of killing Hela, is released instead by Valkyrie who is killed in battle with the Defenders, who now have superpowers due to Loki's intervention. After she discovers that Thor had murdered their son, Modi, Hela displayed an immense fit of rage; Thor explained to her that Modi had been corrupted by the
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on top of each other now in Phase Three." The events of "Ragnarok" also set up "Avengers: Infinity War", and Hemsworth spoke to "Infinity War" directors Anthony and Joe Russo before receiving the script for "Ragnarok" to see how it would link to "Infinity War". He said "Ragnarok" "definitely bleeds nicely into those [films]", and Winderbaum likened "Ragnarok"s impact on the larger MCU to that of "" (2014), saying it would break down
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the final battle against Ragnarok by breaking her staff, after which Freya concedes the fight. After Ragnarok disbands, Nijima conducts numerous attempts to recruit Freya to the Shinpaku Alliance, succeeding after he tells her that the Alliance is preparing to battle YOMI. Freya fights with the Alliance during the D of D tournament. She later graduates from high school and enrolls in a university. She is named after Freyja, a Norse fertility goddess and leader of the Valkyries. Renka is Ma Kensei’s 16-year-old daughter. In chapter 313
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realizes all the lies that are being spread about him and the other Asgardians. The sheriff sets him up in front of a webcam, and Volstagg sends out a video to the world about what really happened in Chicago. Word quickly spreads, and people everywhere are beginning to question Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R.'s attack on Asgard. As Volstagg is leaving the police station, Thor lands in front of him and smacks him to the ground. Volstagg realizes that this is not the true Thor; this is the clone, Ragnarok.
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Revengers


. The Revengers is the name of a team that appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe 2017 film "". The team is assembled by Thor out of necessity to escape the Grandmaster's domain and includes Thor himself, Valkyrie, Hulk and Loki with Korg, and Miek as associates. Thor appears to make up the name on the spot as he tries to reason that they all want revenge, though Banner claims that he is "undecided". After making it to Asgard and confronting Hela, who makes short work of them
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film from becoming "predictable", there was "definitely a goal to do something unexpected...I think we want to get back to more of a sense of adventure and fun". The events of "Ragnarok" are set four years after the events of "Thor: The Dark World", two years after the events of "Avengers: Age of Ultron", and around the same time as the events of "" (2016) and "" (2017), with Winderbaum noting that "things happen
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transported Thor to a place where Frost Giants live; they proceed to harm Thor. With Thor gone, Malekith plans to wage war on Earth/Midgard. In The Bronx, Spider-Man encounters Thor's mother Frigga's fighting against Malekith's assassins. Sif and her Valkyries meet up with Frigga as most of the Asgardians now live on Earth as refugees. Valkyrie sends out a signal that Malekith is coming, which is heard by Doctor Strange, Wolverine, Daredevil, Punisher, Blade, Ghost Rider, and the Avengers
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Hela, to escape from a prison she was sealed in long ago. She appears, destroying Mjölnir, and forces the escaping Thor and Loki from the Bifröst out into space. Thor crash-lands on the planet Sakaar, and is captured by the slave trader Valkyrie, a former member of the ancient order of Valkyries defeated by Hela. After fighting Hulk, the champion of the Grandmaster, Thor finds the Quinjet that brought Hulk to Sakaar. A recording of Natasha Romanoff helps Hulk transform back into Bruce Banner (after two
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, Thor finds that Captain America's soul is also there, having been killed in the real world as well. Thor and Capt. America win the challenge and Hela grants Thor's request, but with the catch that once a soul has entered Hela's realm, it cannot leave without being substituted, so Thor gives up his soul so that Valkyrie may live and Hela returns her to Earth, whole and unharmed (Capt. America is given a reprieve on his soul as well and is returned to the land of
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Kirby was one of Waititi's major visual inspirations for the film. Winderbaum also called Walt Simonson's "Ragnarok" story arc an inspiration for "really fun elements ... both stylistically and narratively", as well as "Thor: God of Thunder" by Jason Aaron, which was the inspiration for Hela's design and abilities. Waititi said the planet Sakaar, which is featured in the "Planet Hulk" storyline, was "the biggest shift for the film and these characters", with Winderbaum describing it as "the
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of fallen warriors to reach Valkyrie. Captain America suddenly appears in Valhalla, implying that he has died. In Valhalla, Thor sacrifices himself to save Valkyrie and Captain America from Hela and this allows them to go back to live. In "New Ultimates" #1 he is shown still imprisoned, demanding Hela returns him to Earth and to Valkyrie. She tells him she will give him whatever his heart desires in exchange for a son. The next issue has a vision shown to Valkyrie by Amora where he is making love
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders a foot in the door of the film industry". In mid-September 2016, concept art seen during a set visit indicated Midgard Serpent would appear, and that Sif and the Warriors Three, allies of Thor in the previous two films, would be addressed in "Ragnarok". Towards the end of the month, Sam Neill, who worked with Waititi in "Hunt for the Wilderpeople", revealed he had a role in the film. Shortly after, Waititi teased the inclusion of the
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against Loki (portrayed by Richard Grieco). When the demon god Loki (Richard Grieco) wipes off the city of Valhalla to steal the Hammer Of Invincibility, only the young hero Thor (Cody Deal) can recover the cities from evil. When Thor's father and older brother are killed in a futile attempt to retrieve the hammer from Loki, a Valkyrie named Jarnsaxa (Patricia Velásquez) attempts to train a naïve and inexperienced warrior Thor to fight Loki. This leads them on a short quest from their training camp,
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worthy to wield Thor's hammer Mjolnir when the former is no longer able. During this period, she adopts the name Thor, the Goddess of Thunder, and joins the Avengers. This storyline ends with the character sacrificing her life to defeat a dangerous adversary, and the reverting of the mantle Thor to its original bearer. After Brunnhilde and the rest of the Valkyrior are killed in The War of the Realms, during which Foster briefly acts as another Thor, Jane Foster takes up the mantle of Valkyrie. Jane Foster has
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Ragnarok" as distinctive as possible. The score was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The synthesized score is influenced by the work of Jean-Michel Jarre. Mothersbaugh combined synthesizer keyboards he used from his days with the band Devo with a 100 piece orchestra. Patrick Doyle's themes from "Thor" and Brian Tyler's themes from "" and "", as well as Joe Harnell's "The Lonely Man" theme from "The Incredible Hulk" series, are also used in the film. Director Taika Waititi would
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off". Principal photography wrapped on October 28, 2016. Second unit filming took place on Dirk Hartog Island off the coast of Australia, and in the South Island of New Zealand. According to Waititi, 80 percent of the dialogue in "Thor: Ragnarok" was improvised, in order to create a "very loose and collaborate mood" among the cast, and as an attempt to replicate the tone and sensibility from his previous films. He stated, "My style of working is I'll often be behind the
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, 2017, with additional international releases on October 25, and in Australia on October 26. The film was released in the United States and Canada on November 3, in 4,080 theaters, of which over 3,400 were 3D, 381 were IMAX and IMAX 3D, and 204 were D-Box. The film opened in 1,187 IMAX theaters globally, which was a November opening weekend record. It was originally scheduled for release on July 28, 2017. "Thor: Ragnarok" was released on digital download by Walt Disney Studios
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million), the United Kingdom ($40.4 million), and South Korea ($35.1 million). The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 93% approval rating with an average score of 7.52/10, based on 390 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Exciting, funny, and above all fun, "Thor: Ragnarok" is a colorful cosmic adventure that sets a new standard for its franchise—and the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned
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of the ensemble cast "outstanding" and Waititi's direction "goofy and campy and marvelously self-referential". He also said the soundtrack that was used in the climactic battle sequence, particularly Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" as being "perfectly synced". Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three out of four stars, positively comparing Hemsworth's performance to Cary Grant: "Hemsworth's charisma holds ["Thor: Ragnarok"] together whenever it threatens to spin apart". Justin Chang of "Los
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Comics characters Thor and Captain America. Just as World War II began to turn against them, the Nazis were suddenly championed by the Norse pantheon. However, Loki joins the Allies, and they prepare a last-ditch sneak attack against Valhalla called Operation Ragnarok. The story follows Captain Chris Turing, who is part of the team which is going to attack Valhalla and starts out with them traveling to their attack destination in a group of submarines hoping that what remained of the United States Surface Navy would be able to distract the
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deceased Valkyrie. Hela tells him that if he manages to defeat her army, she will revive Valkyrie, but for a price. In "Ultimatum" #3, after her army is defeated, she reveals that the price is Thor's soul. He agrees, and the souls of both Valkyrie and the also-deceased Captain America are released. She appears in "Ultimate Comics: New Ultimates", telling Thor she will release him in exchange for giving her a son. The next issue has a vision shown to
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it is revealed that Takeda, like Kenichi, is enamored of Miu. Hibiki Kugenin, or Siegfried, was the Fifth Fist of Ragnarok. He is called "the immortal composer" because he composes music, using his battles as inspiration for his melodies. He has a tendency to hum or sing classical music during his fights, and his attacks are named after different musical scores and compositions. After his defeat by Kenichi, he joins the Shinpaku Alliance. Yūma Chiaki, or Thor, was the Seventh Fist of Ragnarok.
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their ranks. With Norman Osborn taking control of the Initiative, the New Warriors return to Camp Hammond to reveal the truth of MVP's death, but they find themselves forced to defend the Initiative from the reactivated Thor clone (now called Ragnarok). During the battle, the Warriors suffer another casualty when Ragnarok kills one of the Scarlet Spiders. The new New Warriors now call themselves the Avengers Resistance and are fugitives, being accused of releasing the clone of Thor. They work alongside Gauntlet and Tigra. The Avengers Resistance later
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as part of the "Asgardians" entry in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition" #1. According to "Thor" #295, Erda is Volla's sister. Volla dies after making known her prophecies of Ragnarok. Those with the courage and bravery to journey into the Realm of the Dead may still obtain her predictions. There she exists as a simple wraith. In Thor #276 Loki reveals Hela summoned up her spirit so she and Loki could hear how to cause Ragnarok. Volla has precognitive
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. Due to the Comic-Con presentation, "Thor: Ragnarok" generated over 264,000 new conversations on social media from July 17 to 23, the most out of any film during that time period, according to comScore and its PreAct service. It remained the most-discussed film on social media for two more weeks. In August 2017, Marvel partnered with car manufacturer Renault on a commercial supporting the release of the Kwid in Brazil. Directed by Jonathan Gurvit and shot in São Paulo, it features the Hulk destroying a
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"4D" version of the film, which was actually a stage play. The cast performed various scenes from the film live in low-budget costumes and with cardboard stage props. Additional promotional partners of the film included Red Robin, United Healthcare, and Screenvision Media. "Thor: Ragnarok" had its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on October 10, 2017, and its Australian premiere took place on October 13, on the Gold Coast. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 24
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during its first week of release, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and a dedicated Blu-ray disc sales chart. Blu-ray accounted for 83% of unit sales, with 11% coming from Ultra HD Blu-ray. "Thor: Ragnarok" also debuted second on the Media Play News rental chart behind "Coco". In its second week, the film fell to number two on the NPD VideoScan chart, coming in behind "Justice League", but rose to number
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only allow the chain to be put on him if one of the Gods put their hand in his mouth. It is prophesied that when Ragnarok occurs, Fenris Wolf will devour Odin. Hela one time unchained Fenris Wolf to bring about Ragnarok only to be thwarted by Thor. A giant offspring of Fenris Wolf, named Hoarfen, once battled the Hulk and his Pantheon allies. The battle goes poorly for Hoarfen, causing him many injuries. Loki later unchained Fenris Wolf to aid him, Ulik, and Hyrm in attacking Asgard using
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now wields Thor's hammer. She loses it in battle with the Defenders who now have superpowers due to Loki's intervention. She is killed in the battle which allows Thor to resurrect and face Loki. During the battle, Loki is suddenly killed by a spear thrown by Valkyrie. Although apparently alive again, she reveals that she is now a servant of Hela and departs with Loki's body but not before asking Thor to defend the Earth to which she once belonged. In January 2018, Marvel announced that a version of
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Team Thor: Part 2


opposed to his previous appearances, where he was more serious and defined by his arrogance. In addition to this, Thor continues to make direct parallels to both "Team Thor" shorts in dialogue. In "Thor Ragnarok", his derisive description of Darryl's job is appropriated into a dismissal of Banner to comfort Hulk. "Avengers: Endgame" also features two nods to this short, first when Hulk repeats Thor's description of Asgard as "golden castles", and then again when Thor is discussing the events of
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The Hammer of Thor: The Game of Norse Mythology


The Hammer of Thor is a 1980 board game published by Nova Game Designs. "The Hammer of Thor" is a game in which the object is to be victorious at Ragnarok, the final battle. W.G. Armintrout reviewed "The Hammer of Thor" in "The Space Gamer" No. 43. Armintrout commented that ""Hammer of Thor" was a labor of love on the part of the designer. Too bad Nova didn't assign him as a developer. The game is not playable as published, nor are
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name New Warriors to battle a rampaging clone of Thor, Ragnarok. In "Avengers: The Initiative" #22, Scarlet Spider Michael is killed by the Thor clone. During the next issue, in the aftermath of the battle, Patrick, the last surviving Scarlet Spider, publicly unmasks himself, revealing to the media that the Initiative had secretly cloned MVP. He continues to defy Osborn with the Avengers Resistance, and even participates in the attack on Camp HAMMER during the siege of Asgard. He is seen again with the
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". In particular, "The Dark World" was criticized for adding "absolutely zero development or growth for its main character", resulting in "little enthusiasm for Thor from either audiences or Marvel". "Thor: Ragnarok", however, was much better received, to the extent that it has widely been described as saving the "Thor" franchise. In his review of "", Joe Morgenstern of "The Wall Street Journal" acknowledged "Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, endearing despite some ragged material and the
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2017. A sequel, "Thor: Love and Thunder", is in development with Waititi returning to write and direct with a scheduled release date in 2021. Two years after the battle of Sokovia, Thor is imprisoned by the fire demon Surtur, who reveals that Thor's father Odin is no longer on Asgard. He explains that the realm will soon be destroyed during the prophesied Ragnarök, once Surtur unites his crown with the Eternal Flame that burns in Odin's vault. Thor frees himself, defeats Surtur and takes his
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footage from "". While promoting the release of "Thor: The Dark World" in October 2013, Chris Hemsworth expressed willingness to portraying Thor for as long as "people wanted more", adding that he was contracted for another "Thor" film and two more "Avengers" films. Producer Kevin Feige stated that the next "Thor" would build from elements at the end of "The Dark World". In January 2014, Marvel announced that Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost would write the screenplay for a third
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'. The clone's remains were taken to Camp Hammond and stored in the laboratory for experimentation. Baron Von Blitzschlag tells Pym he admires his work, showing the Thor clone to demonstrate this. During the "Secret Invasion" storyline, it was revealed that the Hank Pym who helped create the clone was actually the clone of a Skrull impostor named Criti Noll who had placed a program into the cloned Thor's remains as a contingency in case of the invasion's failure. Unless a special code which only the Skrull knew was
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Bruce Banner (Marvel Cinematic Universe)


Hulk's dialogue spontaneously, saying, "What makes the Hulk so hard to write is that you're pretending he's a werewolf when he's a superhero. You want it vice versa... So the question is, how has he progressed? How can we bring changes on what the Hulk does? And that's not just in the screenplay, that's moment to moment." When the character next appears in "Thor: Ragnarok", two years have passed since "Age of Ultron", and Hulk has
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Gauntlet (1985 video game)


: Thor, a Warrior; Merlin, a Wizard; Thyra, a Valkyrie; or Questor, an Elf. The characters are named on the cabinet artwork, but in-game they're referred only by the title of their classes. Each character has his or her own unique strength and weaknesses. For example, the Warrior is strongest in hand-to-hand combat, the Wizard has the most powerful magic, the Valkyrie has the best armor, and the Elf is the fastest in movement. The characters are
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Home Entertainment on February 20, 2018, and on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and On-Demand on March 6. The digital and Blu-ray releases include behind-the-scenes featurettes; audio commentary; deleted scenes; a blooper reel; and "Team Darryl", a continuation of the "mockumentary" short films "Team Thor" and "Team Thor: Part 2", in which the Grandmaster moves in with Darryl after Thor leaves. In one of the deleted scenes
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Asgard


Thor is a god as well. Long descriptions of the gods follow. Among the more memorable details are the Valkyries, the battle maidens whom Odin sends to allot death or victory to soldiers. Section 37 names 13 Valkyries and states that the source as the Poetic Edda poem "Grímnismál". Odin's residence is Valhalla, to which he takes those slain in battle, the Einherjar (Section 20). Snorri quips: "There is a huge crowd there, and there will be many more still ..." (Section
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Strange", instead putting together his own presentation, with concept art and storyboards by himself and professionals he hired, to sell himself and his vision of the film to Marvel. In contrast, Marvel shared several different ideas for what "Thor: Ragnarok" could be with prospective filmmakers, who then went away and developed what they thought the film should be from that. Taika Waititi created a sizzle reel using clips from other films to present his vision based on Marvel's ideas, a practice that Marvel discourages as they "
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a legendary force of female warriors who were killed fighting Hela eons ago. Thor is forced to compete in the Grandmaster's Contest of Champions, facing his old friend Hulk. Summoning lightning, Thor gets the upper hand, but the Grandmaster sabotages the fight to ensure Hulk's victory. Still enslaved after the fight, Thor attempts to convince Hulk and 142 to help him save Asgard, but neither is willing. He soon manages to escape the palace and finds the Quinjet that brought Hulk to Sakaar. Hulk follows Thor to the
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the films and the comic books, where Stormbreaker was forged under the command of Thor's father, Odin. , the character is a central figure of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having appeared in eight films of the series (including a brief cameo in "Doctor Strange"). Although the first two "Thor" films have been among the less well-liked films in the MCU canon, "Thor: Ragnarok", with its substantial reinvention of the character, has been held up as one of the best Marvel
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to be the reborn Balder and tells the scientists that his examination suggests that Thor is who he says he is. Balder tells Thor that, despite Ragnarok destroying Asgard, the Gods live on in the hearts of mortals and are yet to be reawakened. This, in addition to the financial costs that went into the super soldier program, convinces the scientists to complete the work that turns Thor into a super soldier. He is given a suit designed to heighten his strength significantly, leaving him practically unbeatable, along with being equipped
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story". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences placed "Thor: The Dark World" on its shortlist of potential nominees for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects but ultimately did not nominate it. "Thor: Ragnarok" was released on November 3, 2017, directed by Taika Waititi. Eric Pearson and Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost wrote the screenplay, with Kevin Feige again producing. Hemsworth, Hiddleston, Hopkins, Elba, Asano, Levi, and Stevenson reprise their roles as Thor, Loki, Odin,
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. He and Hulk escape the destruction of Asgard with the surviving Asgardians, including Loki, Heimdall and Valkyrie, in a ship stolen from the Grandmaster, but they are confronted by Thanos' ship "Sanctuary II". Shortly after in "", the Asgardian's ship is attacked by Thanos and his children, the Black Order, who slaughter half of the Asgardians aboard. The other half escape with Valkyrie while Heimdall, Loki, Thor and the Hulk fight Thanos. Thanos kills Heimdall - whose last act is to send
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Loki (comics)


. In revenge against Thor, Loki impales Valkyrie with a sword, to which is restored by Hela as a real Valkyrie and takes vengeance on Loki, banishing him to Hel. Loki and every other Asgardian, excluding Thor were killed by the Children of Tomorrow (led by Reed Richards) when Asgard was destroyed. "" elaborates Loki's backstory. Loki is the son of Odin and the giantess Laufey, who procreated him as part of a peace settlement between Asgard and Jotunheim. Loki was always jealous of his older brother
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work harder to bring new elements to the character to avoid repeating himself saying that it "gave us room to kind of make him a little more grounded and human and have him in some civilian clothes and mixing it up at a party". Hemsworth noted that Thor's motivations in this film were completely different, as it was the first MCU film where he did not play against Loki. By the events of "Thor: Ragnarok", Thor has become a "lone gunslinger" searching for the Infinity Stones. Hemsworth
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