Thor: Ragnarok
Thor : Ragnaroknot only mark the culmination of the journeying for the God of Thunder across his first set of films , but weave in and out the history of Thor , Loki , Hulk , Odin , and Asgard across the MCU so far . With director Taika Waititi bringing his idiosyncratic vision to the property , the motion picture marks something of a new starting point for many of the type as well .
We ’ve see that , rather than makeThor 4,Waititi wants to makeRagnarok 2 . Furthermore , we knowThor 3kicks offa new trilogy for Hulkthat will wager out inAvengers : Infinity WarandAvengers 4 . So while many of the characters in Marvel ’s most late film are n’t new , they ’re feed very dissimilar arc and even personality inThor : Ragnarok . As such , there are naturally some deviations from the source material . That ’s especially true for all the young heroes and scoundrel that Waititi and the author ofThor 3manage to bring into the moving picture , some of which will probably be stick around the MCU for a while .
Though the mind behind the movie did a great job incorporating a number of electric arc and stories from the comics , Thor : Ragnarokand the MCU as a whole have made plenty of change from the pageboy . Here’sHow 15 fiber liken to the Comics .
Hela
Like many Marvel characters , Hela was written by Stan Lee . likewise , cosmic mastermind Jack Kirby designed the character .
Hela debut in 1964’sJourney into Mystery#102 and is a powerful being who serve as the Queen of Hel . While her expression is deadened - on from the comics , it ’s not clear if all of her powers carry over . Typically , she can do everything from teleport to end and create aliveness , and her role of thaumaturgy seems to be changed to non-finite weapon creation in the film . She ’s also said to be Odin ’s first child , whereas in the funnies she ’s the daughter of a frost heavyweight and Loki ( when he travels back in fourth dimension , naturally ) .
alternatively , she basically takes the situation of Angela , Thor and Loki ’s babe who was kidnapped by the exiled Angels of the Tenth Realm .
Surtur
fan have long been hoping to see Thor typeface Surtur , the fervent lord of Muspelheim . Though he ’s not the big bad , his look and powers are pulled directly from the comedian and he gets two earnestly heroic scene inThor 3 .
voice by Clancy Brown , the cinematic Surtur is part of the legendary Ragnarok , just like in the comics . Created by Lee and Kirby , his comic vis-a-vis appeared in 1963’sJourney into Mystery#99 after a cameo two issues in the first place . Since then , he ’s regularly come to gust with Thor and could well do the same in next MCU films .
Like a number ofThorcharacters , he ’s also establish on Norse mythological chassis . In this typesetter’s case , it ’s Surtr , a trolling - like being who does battle with the Supreme Being using his flare sword and represent a major role in Ragnarok .
Grandmaster
Despitethe Grandmasterseeming like a character pulled right from the mind of Jeff Goldblum , he ’s in reality a long - standing comic al-Qur’an baddie .
Like his pal the Collector ( toy by Benicio del Toro inGuardians of the Galaxy ) , the Grandmaster is an Eternal and possess untold top executive . As his name involve , he prefers to play games with the cosmos , regularly plucking heroes and villains from across time and outer space to vie in his Contest of Champions .
In the flick , most of his M.O. stay , though Sakaar and its gladiator pits become his playing field . The fiber also loses his blue skin , which he ’s had since his debut in 1969’sThe Avengers#69 .
Though his fate seems sealed at the end ofThor : Ragnarok , Kevin Feige has sound out he ’d love to seethe Grandmaster and the Collector join forces in a future film .
Odin
We do n’t get to see much of Odin inThor 3 , and even some of that is actually Loki in disguise . Still , there ’s some key remainder between his incarnation in Waititi ’s film and in the comics .
Based on the business leader of the graven image from Norse mythology , the Odin from the comics , and the MCU all share a lot in common . There ’s the eye - patch , the opinion of Asgard , the untold power , and the two ravens that serve as his spies . In the comics , however , Odin has been a royal pain since his unveiling in 1962’sJourney into Mystery#85 by Lee and Kirby .
The MCU Odin can be stern , but he ’s regularly show to be a loving father underneath . In fact , he ’s downright cordial as he says goodbye to his kids . But the Odin in the strip is neither understanding nor fond to his baby . A powerful warrior prone to rage and wrath , the Odin on the page is more like the All - Father Hela trace from her memory .
Hulk
We ’ve seen a flock of the Hulk and Bruce Banner in the MCU , butThor : Ragnarokoffers a number of elements of the lineament out of hisPlanet Hulkincarnation .
Written by Greg Pak , thePlanet Hulkstory recreate out between 2006–07 and see the character ship off world by the Illuminati following a rage - filled flak on Las Vegas . finally , he winds up on Sakaar and becomes the star prizefighter in the planet ’s brutal rival .
Though the logical thinking was unlike , a mountain of the general melodic theme from the storyline play out inThor 3 . Naturally , many of the smaller present moment are n’t included — like Hulk ’s love interest and eventual son . Instead , we get to see a new side of Bruce Banner that ’s unlike anything we ’ve witnessed in the comics .
Still , the rip between Hulk and Banner and the evolution of the other guy ’s intelligence activity has been explored many times in the past .
Korg
Korg was first named in thePlanet Hulkstoryline , but his race , the Kronans , go out back to 1962’sJourney into Mystery#83 .
After his mass tried to overrun Earth and were stopped by Thor , Korg finish up on Sakaar in the Red King ’s gladiator matches . Though he ’s yellow in the comics , his overall look is fairly similar to the Thomas Nelson Page and the Kronan that appeared inThor : The Dark World .
InRagnarok , he ’s brought to life by Waititi himself , adding his usual brand of humor to the film . Korg steal many of the best moments in the movie and even gets to rebel against the games with his fellow hard worker like in the comics . Though many moment fromPlanet Hulkdidn’t make it toThor 3 , one of Korg ’s fellow traveler did .
Miek
Like Korg , Miek debut in 2006’sThe unbelievable Hulk#92 as a prizefighter on Sakaar during thePlanet Hulkstory . We do n’t recognise much about him in the celluloid , but in the comic strip he ’s a native to Sakaar and an insectoid as Korg channelise out . On the Sir Frederick Handley Page , Miek appears as more of a humanoid insect , butRagnarokswitches up his design a bit .
In the pic , he ’s a grub - like brute whose body is mostly cybernetic parts . Thanks to mechanically skillful peg and his signature leaf blade arms , he takes on an appearance closer to his look in the beginning material . And while we do n’t get much out of the character besides some perfumed moves , Feige has confirmed bothKorg and Miek will show up in next Marvel movies .
Loki
We ’ve assure Loki a phone number of time before in the MCU , andRagnarokdoesn’t do much to radically change the character . In fact , Thor even points out how he ’s one of the few electrostatic characters he knows .
While this may be a subtle variety of comment on how much Thor and Hulk disagree inRagnarokversus other films , it actually points to one of the chief issue with Loki in the MCU : he ’s not very similar to the comics .
On the surface , the Loki on the screen matches his mirthful and fabulous vis-a-vis as a trickster and castor of illusions . The Loki in the comedian , however , is a fascinatingly complex theatrical role who has shift indistinguishability , genders , ages , and on a regular basis alters clip and reality . We ’ve hear some of that dally out in the photographic film , but Loki is commonly presented a duplicitous snake who ’s easily thwarted by Thor .
certainly , he always end things with one more scheme , but we ’ve yet to see the sheer byzantine nature of Loki ’s misrepresented machinations from the cartoon strip .
Topaz
Topaz is an deterrent example of something unco common when it comes to funny book films and shows : the name - only adaption .
play by frequent Waititi collaborator Rachel House , Topaz inThor : Ragnarokis the Grandmaster ’s right handwriting and worldwide . She ’s both a redoubtable warrior and an enemy of Valkyrie , and House ’s performance is a keen contrast to Goldblum ’s Grandmaster . In the funnies , however , Topaz is wildly different .
debut in 1974’sWerewolf by Night#13 , Topaz is an Indian thaumaturge with mightiness of empathy , telepathy , and all sorts of dark legerdemain . All tell , she ’s a comparatively unknown character with no connector to any of the heroes or villains inThor 3 .
Why the thinker behindRagnarokdecided to include her and completely alter her is unclear , but it ’s doubtful there are any hardcore Topaz fan who will be miffed .
The Warriors Three
ThoughLady Sif oddly sits out ofRagnarok , it ’s believably for the just considering what happen to Thor ’s other friends .
While Hogun the Grim , Fandral the Dashing , and Volstagg the Voluminous had a large function in the firstThorfilm , their part inThe Dark Worldwas seriously belittle along with Sif ’s .
InThor 3 , Volstagg merely bewilder to ferment Heimdall ’s steel before Hela kills him , with Fandral die with even less screenland meter . Hogun at least gets to put up a minute of a fight before dying , but the film basically just cleans house when it come to these character .
While they ’re all still awake in the comedian , most everything else about the eccentric remains true to the Sir Frederick Handley Page . Both their personality and costume are surcharge direct from the germ fabric , and the trinity have been fighting at Thor ’s side since they debuted in 1965’sJourney into Mystery#119 by Lee and Kirby .
