Avengers: Infinity War
WARNING : This article hold potential SPOILERS forThe Avengers : Infinity War
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Thor : Ragnarokset the phase for Marvel’sInfinity War , and its first poke just revealed the tragic terminate that followedRagnarok ’s cliffhanger mid - credits scenery . That ’s certainly what the footage seems to show , at any rate , after leave the future of Asgard in the hands of Thor - one - eyed , capeless , and without a dwelling house to jell foot on . The next chapter of Thor ’s life was always going to be his most interesting in the MCU so far , but it attend like he may have to walk it alone … as the last king of a dead people .
We should intend , given the betrayal and cataclysm that many fan see inLoki turning the Tesseract over to Thanos- also revealed in thefirst preview forInfinity War , and explaining how Thanos sire at least one of the Infinity Stones embedded in his notorious gantlet . That actuallyisn’tthe twist that we ’re referring to ( since many assumed Loki took the Tesseract inRagnarok ’s concluding enactment ) . No , the real calamity ofRagnarok ’s mid - credits view is that it did n’t rag a coming threat , a return foe , or even a recall gag .
If theInfinity Wartrailer shows what we believe it does , that mid - credit scene will forever read as the precursor of Asgard ’s day of reckoning - and its total defunctness .
The Ragnarok Cliffhanger Ending
For those who may not recallthe ( many ) endings ofThor : Ragnarok , it seems that being absolutely destroyed and sprinkle to the idle words is becoming a clearly Asgardian trait in the MCU . After battling his mode home and realizing it was impossible to defeat Hela , Thor add up to realise the wisdom of his father ’s words:“Asgard is not a place , but a people . “Triggering Ragnarok with help from Loki , Hulk , and Valkyrie , the remain population of Asgard take flight the realm in a massive ship ( courtesy of Jeff Goldblum ’s Grandmaster ) . Thor finally accepted his part as leader of his people , swapping a toilet out for a Captain ’s chair , and chat a class for his people - with Loki by his side .
That is , until the mid - credits scenery . In it , Thor and Loki stand at the ship ’s monumental observation window , musing about their future when on the spur of the moment , a monolithic spaceship materializes in front of them . prompt the baleful medicine , and the most knowing in the theater inform their friend that the shop likely belong to Thanos . Since Marvel teased rooter with footage ofthe Guardians finding Thor floating in infinite , and with all kinds of discussion aboutRagnarokleading straight intoInfinity warfare , it seems the logical choice .
Unfortunately , the trailer for the next Avengers show what happen to Thor ’s ship , multitude , and perchance even blood brother shortly after the mid - credits conniption finish . And no , it is n’t a meeting with Thanos .
What Happened Next…
The shot inInfinity War ’s dawdler showing unidentified foot plunk their way through the dead is n’t shocking for a film as massive as this , or an enemy as famously ruthless as Thanos the frantic Titan . But with the next shot uncover Loki with decoration outstretched , offering the Tesseract in a gesture of compliance , some might usurp it ’s his foot stepping through the carnage ( they ’re definitely not Thanos ’s , whose legs are three time the size of a regular someone ’s ) . But liken the legs to the villain designs , and it ’s clear they belong to toEbony Maw - a tyke of Thanossent to terrorize , destroy , torment , and pop in the name of his begetter . And judging by the body … he ’s done just that to the Asgardian refugees .
The woman in the photo is weary the exact garb of the Asgardians rush en masse shot to Bifrost by Heimdall , and the shoes of the next farthest consistence are also a match . But the hard grounds comes with the sleeveless soldier whose trunk paint and turgid headdress are an exact match for one of the prizefighter who aided Loki and Korg after escaping Sakaar . All beat , scattered across the floor of what can now be seen as the tattered cadaver of Thor ’s ship . The most disturbing detail is that Ebony Maw ’s natural endowment is n’t execution , but compulsion : he can make masses do matter they never would in their normal lives . He could even turn a Heron into a killer , if the circumstances were right .
And considering how many powerful warriors were on display board the ship at the closing of Ragnarok … well , we wo n’t twist the knife by speculating on the person or person responsible for the slaughtered Asgardians . Whoever did it , it leaves Loki quite possibly solicit for his life - or mayhap the lives of the surviving Asgardians , as he finally chooses a heroic path over ego - suffice illusion . We know Ebony accepts anddelivers the Infinity Stone to Thanos … but the fate of the ship and its passengers are shrouded in mystery story for now .
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Thor Stranded as The Last Asgardian?
We know that whatever path Thor walks , he wind upon board the Milano with the Guardians of the Galaxy . But it ’s what happens between Ebony Maw ’s arrival on his ship and being run into by the Guardians that seems the real mystery . As we point out in ourbreakdown of theAvengers : Infinity Wartrailer , there are several shots of Thor that beg account . He can be see on a ship that does n’t depend like the Milano , and then by and by assay to will a spaceship ’s doors shut out through nothing but his biceps ( judging by the solar light and heat blasting through the grow gap ) .
Does Thor find himself accept prisoner by Thanos ’s child , only to escape and contact up with the Guardians ? Is his commission to preclude the obliteration of the Asgardian survivor , or impart on the ship ’s end conform to their death to vote out Thanos ’s servant ? Normally , we would expect Thor to simply bereactingto the villain . But having find out howThor has been hunting Thanos and the Infinity StonessinceCivil War , he may be the one hero who could get a footfall ahead of the foeman . In which case , those Guardians ca n’t get him back to Earth fast enough .
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