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Good news program Marvel fan : Thor : Ragnarok ’s many Easter Eggs , comic record references , inside jokes and obscure arcanum and clues make it one of the deep trivia hunt in the Marvel Universe . Previous flick in theThorseries give plenty of ammunition for speculation and mysterious connection through Marvel ’s cosmic mythology , from far - off villain and evena reproduction of the Infinity Gauntletbefore fans bed to wait for it . But with the reaching ofRagnarok , director Taika Waititi and cast have taken the Easter Eggs to a raw level .
Fans will already be thrilled by the laughs and action of the Thor / Hulk team - up , and are undertake to take hold of a few longsighted wait references to the richest ( and weirdest)Thorcomics . But with a concluding tally of secret Marvel nod and inside jokes numbering in thedozens , Thor : Ragnarokmight just be the most Easter - Egg - filled MCU movie yet .
So without further hustle - and a warning thatSPOILERSare coming - let ’s get started .
40. Surtur & The Eternal Flame
Fans of theThorfranchise have wait YEARS to finally see the god of thunder travel to the realm of Surtur - having been planned in prior films and video recording game - and inRagnarok , the journey is made . Viewers do n’t actually get to see that journey made , but meet up with Thor after he ’s already been jail in the Hell - similar realm of Muspelheim . It ’s a voluntary imprisonment , as it turn out - all part of Thor ’s outline to get a personal typeface - to - nerve meeting with Surtur himself . And when he does , he discovers the secret of Surtur ’s role in Asgard ’s devastation ( also know as " Ragnarok " ) .
For newcomers or non - Marvel risible lecturer , the motivation or nature of Surtur is impossible to know . But the movie nods to the beginning material , while explaining it a bit more clearly . In the comics , it ’s actually Surtur’ssword , not his ' peak ' that is key to his power . The movie adapts his title that being reunite with the Eternal Flame in Odin ’s vault will grant him unbelievable king - but in the comics , it ’s returning his artillery to the flame that adjudge the secret to his cosmic subjection .
Either way , the fact that the Eternal Flame has been steal from Surtur and hidden in Asgard seems to confirm Odin ’s own origin story . In the funnies , the three sons of Asgard ’s King , Bor , traveled to Muspelheim as part of secure Asgard ’s control of the World Tree . It mean get the better of the ' living ardor ' Surtur and take the source of his power - the Eternal Flame - with them . In the end , two brothers stayed behind to fight and fail … leaving only their brother , Odin , to return with the power of all three .
39. The Director’s First Cameo
It took days to bring Surtur to screen as the last of Thor ’s most iconic nemeses to join the MCU , but it was palm with guardianship . When it come clip to bring the somewhat crippled , lessened , and angry villain to biography in his first meeting with Thor , conductor Taika Waititi handled the labor personally . It ’s Waititi ’s carrying into action capture that the finished Surtur is free-base on , perhaps explaining why the fiery god actually play along with Thor ’s preference to converse while maintaining eye tangency .
The representative was replaced with a carrying into action by oldtimer Clancy Brown , who has performed too many part to ever list in a full kind of Marvel ’s enliven project .
38. Skurge’s Shakeweight is a DC Crossover - Really
When Thor try out to riposte to Asgard with help from Heimdall , the interview get word ( along with the submarine ) that the situation of ' Bifrost Operator ' has been vacated by everyone ’s favorite bronze - eyed warrior . It ’s been fill by Skurge ( Karl Urban ) , who is more concerned with impressing a couple of Asgardian women than monitor the god of roaring ’s whereabouts . principally , by demonstrating that take the ability to go anywhere in the cosmos allows him to acquire " stuff " which he ’s hording nearby . When the activity returns to his location , he ’s even further distracted by using an iconic flake of pop culture , shopping channel gadgetry : the Shake Weight .
The laugh , as explained by director Taika Waititi toFandangois that the source of that Shake Weight is actually a crossing with DC Comics … in a mode . When Waititi was playing the use of Hal Jordan ’s right friend Tom inGreen Lantern(2011 ) the Shake Weight was in its heyday of late night infomercials . Waititi explained to ushowGreen Lanternshowed him the problem with superhero picture , emphasizing his role in the actual production was a minuscule one . So small , it turns out , that the Shake Weight was a prized souvenir - pee-pee its inclusion body in the movie a Marvel / DC movie crossover :
" So I was in New Orleans and I was in Green Lantern , but I was scarce doing anything . I ’d be in my hotel room and it ’d be like 1 AM , and the infomercial for the Shake Weight came on . I was like , ' do it it ! I guess I ’m buying everything I see on idiot box tonight – I ’m gon na buy knives and some sewing affair . ' I bought exercise DVD , too , but the one thing I corrupt that I maintain was that Shake Weight … and then I had it shipped to Australia and I put it in the movie ! "
37. The Hemsworth Brother Cameo
Marvel lover hope to find out just how much scathe had been done to Asgard under Loki ’s ( disguise ) principle got their answer soon inRagnarok , thankfully showing Thor ’s brother was a Billie Jean King of neglect , if anything . Instead of keeping a watch on galactic terror , or realizing what kind of superpower it takes to keep the Asgardian monsters at bay , he enjoyed luxuriousness and the flattery of dramatics . Specifically , a dramatic refreshment of his own ' death ' - at least in the judgement of everyone in Asgard - in the lastThormovie , The Dark World . And famous as he may be for deception , Loki distinctly appreciate the emotion and heartbreak visible in the execution of Thor ’s on - stagecoach stand - in .
It is n’t just any actor doing their best impression of Chris Hemsworth ’s god of thunder , though . It ’s his previous brotherLukeHemsworth , long known by principally Australian audience before appearing as the pass of security in HBO’sWestworld . We ’ll let fan decide if the ' Actor Thor ' lives up to the measure set by the real matter , and acquire Chris kept his other brother aside sinceLiam Hemsworth ’s run at the Thor rolealmost netted him the part in the first place .
36. Matt Damon Won’t Turn Down Work
The fact that the adaptation of Thor being fictionally played in a fabricated film is another Hemsworth is an amazing twirl , but is obviously not the cameo that will get the most masses talking . That honor fall to Matt Damon , making the trip from Earth all the way to Asgard to set down the ( presumptively ) starring role of Loki Laufeyson . Which meansRagnarokand Christopher Nolan’sInterstellarare probably now tie withEuroTripfor the most unexpected appearance of theGood Will Huntingstar . o.k. company .
The real query for fans is whether the thespian seen portraying the uncredited office of ' Actor Loki ' is a house physician of Asgard who bears a striking resemblance to Matt Damon … or actually IS Matt Damon . Loki ’s powers of deception and magic trick signify it ’s possible that Matt Damon of Marvel ’s Earth was snatch up up and brainwashed . That ’s the translation of the storywe’reholding as canon .
35. Sam Neill’s Odin
The possibility were spinning from the here and now it was confirmedactor Sam Neill had a office inRagnarok , expecting such an esteemed histrion to hold a significant spot in the MCU . While a piddling disappointing to fan that no role as an Eternal , or even a cosmic image of authority rests in theJurassic Parkstar ’s future tense , the cameo is a special one . Late to the play , his sizeable whiskers means that some in the consultation might not actually recognise Neill as the theatrical version of Odin Allfather . But Loki has obviously turn to the very right to capture his Fatherhood ’s personality and sense of ceremonial occasion ( better than Loki actually can , as quickly becomes clear ) .
The byssus Neill ’s sporting is surprisingly a stepbackfrom the bushy face - jumper he wore inHunt For The Wilderpeople , the previous movie fromRagnarokdirector Taika Waititi . Neill was obviously called on at least in part because of this recent collaboration , resulting in aJurassic Parkreunion of Neill and Jeff Goldblum ( even if they never get to share a scene ) .
34. Murder By Mjolnir Returning?
At this power point audience have see Thor kill dozens , if not hundred of enemies living , dead , or artificial thanks to the Hammer called Mjolnir that he swing , throws , flies with , and fires lightning through . ButThor : Ragnarokactually finds a Modern room to make Mjolnir murderous , bank on the god of thunder ’s power to call it to his palm no matter where in space it - or he - may be . hurl Mjolnir into the distance and placing his hand on the back of Loki ’s headspring ( whilst masquerade as Odin ) , Thor imperil his brother with the truth : that no power or aim in creation can stop Mjolnir from returning its impossible denseness and weight to Thor ’s palm tree . Since Loki ’s pass stands between the two … you get the estimate .
It ’s a deviously clever intimidation tactic by Thor , just as it was when it appeared in outcome # 359 during the fabled Walt Simonson’sThorrun . In that interpretation of the story it was a far moreromanticsquabble in which Thor and Loki were engaged , but the cognitive operation was the same . Another Easter Egg for the diehard Marvel devotee to enjoy - and a design that worked like a magical spell in both example .
33. Shady Acres Callback
The ruined cut of the film may have removed the New York City scenes fromRagnarok , but some evidence of Thor and Loki ’s head trip persist . What was removed was the pair being reunited with their father , prove as a floater . What stay was the pair being intercepted by Marvel ’s Sorcerer Supreme , Doctor Strangehimself . But not before Loki led Thor to theexactplace that he had leave his male parent when exiling him from Asgard to Earth . unluckily , all that remains is … the remains of the senior life readiness where Odin was drive home - Shady Acres .
That name is a bit of a functional joke in Hollywood , after it appeared as a exceptional care facility inAce Ventura : best-loved Detective(1994 ) . In that movie , it was a play on the theatre director ’s name : Tom Shadyac . In the year since , countless production designers have clearly agreed that ' Shady Acres ' is a pretty secure name for a retreat home , aged bread and butter essence , or any variation thereof .
32. Mjolnir in Disguise
Some will straightaway call into question Thor ’s reason for lend an umbrella on his and Loki ’s misstep to Earth , and others may not find the revealing hum it emit . Doctor Strange sees through the thaumaturgy , though , seeming to recognize that Mjolnir has been given the same bit of civilian ' cloaking ' as Thor and Loki . Transforming Mjolnir into an umbrella is a wise move , but it ’s also a terrific throwback to the original funnies , when Thor carry on a liveliness on Earth as Dr. Donald Blake . The firstThormade the first connexion to the funny fictitious character , touch to Jane Foster ’s ex-husband of the same name , later used as cover for Thor ’s civilian identity operator .
The reasonRagnaroksurpasses that bit of fan help ? In the strip , Donald Blake carried Mjolnir around disguised as a cane . When trouble struck and require the emergence of the god of thunder in all his nimbus , he would tap the cane forcefully to the undercoat and be revealed in a magical burst . When Thor and Loki are waylay by Hela , the hero postdate suit of clothes , slamming down the umbrella and dispelling the illusion in a blast of lightning .
31. Hela Turns Tables on Loki
All thing consider , Thor and Loki take the surprising news that they ’ve got an strange , hole-and-corner , imprisoned , homicidal sis quite well . It ’s a good matter , too , since she show up to examine to defeat them not long after . But not without first giving them the hazard to show their loyalty to her power , make it with a elementary demand:“Kneel . “Thor takes sentence to weigh the situation as it ’s developing … Loki , on the other hand , already know whether or not he ’s able of taking a human knee to a sister he just met . But his exasperated response is also playing on his own foundation way , circaThe Avengers .
For those who may not recall , Loki made the exact same demand when first revealing himself to the mass of Earth in Germany . There was n’t an opposition powerful or majestic enough to give the same incensed response then , but Loki reacts on the dot as one would require . Definitely a more subtle callback than his joy at seeing Thor take a Hulk - pumelling , but just as near .
30. A Song For Frigga
As mentioned before , the decision was made in post - yield to pluck the final conversation between Odin and his two sons . primitively contained in a New York City alleyway with the deposed king fit out in moth-eaten wearing apparel , the photographic film swaps in an idyllic Norwegian cliffside , with Odin dress in crisp linen . The decision was made , according to Waititi to give a second more weighting and emotional note value to the shot , and it ’s easy to see why . When Odin gives his boy a final spot of advice and guidance , he claims his fourth dimension is nearly at an end , before dissolve into a burst of lucky debris , and float off into nothingess . Making it not one , buttwoparents the son have now lose .
Those wishing to see more emotional impact called out with regard to category should pay closer attention on their 2nd screening . Even if the lingering loss of Frigga is n’t call out by the characters , themusicdoes it beautifully . During the play put on by Loki in Asgard , the dying of his fabricated counterpart is accompanied by what sound like Frigga ’s funeral music , as composed by Brian Tyler forThor : The Dark World .
29. Odin’s Infinity Gauntlet is a Fake
Once Hela has tossed aside Thor and Loki like mere nuisances and returned to Asgard - the source of her power - she beings to tear down the myth Odin has build . Down come the painting of the peaceful union of the Nine Realms under Odin ’s sentry , replaced by the blood and war thatreallymade it find . The same goes for Odin ’s famous vault , revealed to be the inverse of its claimed purpose . It is n’t a elbow room built to domiciliate the objects of cosmic chronicle , proudly displayed as will to Asgard ’s sizeableness . It ’s a lie , built over top of the tangible army that consecrate Asgard its position . A lie Hela exposes soon after .
But it ’s not the only prevarication she reveal , strolling past the many artifacts and trinkets in the hurdle with mostly dismission . That includesthe Infinity Gauntlet first teased inThorwhen the approach of Thanos could n’t even be dream of . It became a problem for Marvel Studios overnight , as fans immediately find that the tease did n’t make sense : how could this be THE Infinity Gauntlet when it was a right - handed mitt , not left ? The problem compounded when Thanos was shown to put on the ' correct ' left - handed glove in the post - credits scene ofThe Avengers : Age of Ultron . Hela clear up it up once and for all , criticize the gilded glove to the floor as she submit that it ’s a " false " version , ostensibly placed there by Odin to keep anyone from knowing the truth …
28. The Fenris Wolf
When Hela smashed her way through the story of the vault to drop down to the entombed army below , one soldier stick out apart : the massive , black , skeletal savage that Hela was shown to be tantalize in the paintings above . That Friedrich August Wolf is immediately denote to by Hela as"Fenris,“and functions effectively as her gargantuan attack detent in the film ’s third act . In the mythology of Marvel Comics , though , the story of the Fenris Wolf is alotmore complicated . For starter ? The woman chaser is n’t Hela ’s pet … it ’s herbrother . Even weirder ? They ’re both Loki ’s children .
Shifting Hela from Loki ’s daughter to his and Thor ’s sister may be the biggest change made to Marvel chronicle withRagnarok , make her an equal to them in power - and shifting Fenris even further down . While the flick sees Fenris beaten by the Hulk and washed off of Asgard , the comic book version was as sinewy as Odin ( and the actual Norse analog , Fenrir , was promised to turn large enough to swallow the Sunday ) . The movie Fenris never develop to take a human form , or grow in size as the fight builds . But we suppose battling the Hulk - whoalsogrows with his anger and power - is a bit poetic .
27. Skurge “The Executioner”
The Marvel fan got excite when it was denote that Karl Urban ’s mysteryRagnarokrole was Skurge , an Asgardian warrior who cut through track with all the superheroes involved , and more . Typically , doing so while under the spellbinding thrall of Marvel ’s interpretation of Enchantress , Amora . That piffling line meant that Skurge was hard to classify as a clear ' evil scoundrel , ' which the film capitalizes on . Hela does n’t transport him to her will , but killing Thor ’s best friends right before his middle has an effect all its own . The best moment make out when the character ’s comic mythology is honored as only Marvel can .
While stomach at Hela ’s side after taking Asgard ’s throne elbow room , she lecture Skurge on the need for monarch and leadership to have executioners - not just to executepeople , but action " there ’s drawing card ’s vision . " Skurge meanly accepts the function at Hela ’s side - finally becoming his true comic record name , Skurge the Executioner - and being given the twin - head axe , his signature risible book arm .
26. Valkyrie’s Ship is The Māori Flag
In the marketing direct up to the firing ofRagnarok , the spaceship pirate by the ' Revengers ' ( owned by the Grandmaster and used to fly back to Asgard ) perplex most of the attending , take by many to be Valkyrie ’s ship . The former extremity of Asgard ’s elite sentry go has a ship all her own when she first enters the story though , and it is n’t her murderous , arm - controlled cannon that should be observe . Instead , it ’s the paint strategy : red , white , and black .
Those just so happen to be the colors of the Tino Rangatiratanga flag , the symbol adopted by the Māori of New Zealand ( Waititi included ) to defend the island ’s native people . The colors are a musing of the Māori Creation account , represent the Earth and Sky , and the tier of Light Within and being that was produce when they were separate . The colors can most understandably be seen when Valkyrie land in the scrapyard to capture Thor , as she departs her ship by walking down its Allium tricoccum .
As an added bonus , the ship the paladin afterwards take to the woods on is also painted in the colors of the Australian Aboriginal flag !
25. The Bilge Snipe Finally Revealed?
Valkyrie makes quite an entrance with her spaceship , but her fondness for potable shortly undercut it well . After taking just a few stone’s throw out of the ship ’s doorway , she leans to one side and drunkenly falls into a pile of shabu . The material gag come when she tries to right herself , planting a hand on an object at her side … only to have the branch pushsickeningly into the clay of the unidentified animal left to molder in Sakaar ’s wasteland . But the animate being might not be a mystery at all - in fact , it could be a species teased eld earlier in one of Thor ’s musings on his war ways .
We mouth , of track , of the legendaryBilge Snipe . It ’s the animal Thor compared himself and his brother to when verbalize with Phil Coulson after first embarkment the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier inThe Avengers . He soon learned that people on Earth"don’t have those,“describing them as repulsive , and having"huge , scaly , boastful antlers"that trample everything they take on . That ’s a good verbal description of the horned animal Valkyrie meets up close , and if it is the privileged joke it is likely , then the MCU ’s Bilge Snipe are repulsive even in death .
24. Beta Ray Bill Finally Cameos
The dark-green - skinned HULK of Earth may be the Grandmaster ’s current champion when Thor arrives on the satellite Sakaar , but he ’s not the first . It was apparently too in effect a chance for Taika Waititi and the Marvel team to resist pay tribute to other Marvel warriors , specifically those who could halt their own in a fight . When Valkyrie ’s aircraft makes its way towards Grandmaster ’s towboat , his love for combat can be seen in the monolithic faces beautify the exterior of his home - the Hulk ’s under - construction bust showing these to be former paladin .
Among the faces is the unmistakable shape of a Korbinite skull , a race of thinking , humanoid aliens with question shaped closer to that of a horse than a human being . Which intend at long lost , theThormovies have corroborate the creation of Beta Ray Bill in the Marvel Universe . For those who do n’t known him , it was Beta Ray Bill who wielded Mjolnir for a time , prove himself worthy of Thor ’s power until the Odinson return to tariff . At which point Bill was given a power hammer of his own from Odin , becoming a longtime ally - or in the MCU , an unmistakable predecessor as Sakaar ’s star topology gladiator .
23. Marvel’s God of War
The alien faces on the outside of Grandmaster ’s tower may be hard for any but the most devoted Marvel fan to espy ( and even then , some exceptional memory is a must ) . But one profile is promiscuous to decipher , clear depicting a human face inside a helmet mould after those of Ancient Greek soldier . And as substantial as it may be to spin out a possibility on how an ancient human soldier could fall through a wormhole into an alien landscape painting , the response isprobablyeven cooler . Because the helmet carry picky resemblance to the actual helm of Ares , Marvel ’s version of the Greek God of War .
Mass hearing will be most intimate withDC ’s translation of Ares , the villain ofWonder Woman , but both major risible record publisher have open their own twisting on the classic deity . For Marvel , Ares was just one of the Olympians , not god but existence that possessed the ability to subsist and travel across proportion . Since he ’s more faithfully in pursuit of a fighting than either heroics or villainy , it make perfect sense that he would thrive in Grandmaster ’s arena .
22. The Mighty Bi-Beast
It is n’t just supporting character and villains ofThorcomics that get a yell out inRagnarok , but those of his atomic number 27 - star , too . It ’s for that rationality that the face– blue , facesof another champion seem to have been built too unaired together . In truth , they ’re the twin faces of Marvel ’s unforgettable Bi - Beast , introduced as an enemy of the Hulk . And although he may look like an foreign , Bi - Beast is actually an android , designed by an out race with two heads to process the world around it . The top head is the one in charge of fight and war , the bottom focused on polish . The icon above certify how well the plan worked out .
A gigantic villain at first , Bi - Beast would eventually shrink nigher to Hulk and mellow out as a more graspable antagonist , at least . Which raises the question : which edition fought in Sakaar ’s gladiator secret plan ? Were both minds equally beatify by the combat and champion condition ? Is it even reasonable for alien combatant to be thrown into fight against a mammoth mechanical man withtwobrains ?
21. Grandmaster’s a Willy Wonka Fan
Even without his orangish skin , it ’s gentle to see why a character likeRagnarok ’s Grandmaster would draw parallel of latitude to the confect magnate ofWilly Wonka & The Chocolate Factory(or the child ’s Bible upon which it is based ) . Both revel a luxurious life of delight and odd eccentricity , surrounded by paint underlings to satisfy his every whimsy . But when Thor first arrives on Sakaar , he ’s given the paired creation to Grandmaster thatWonkafans might expect . He does n’t enclose himself , but relies on a computer program to fill Thr in on the status of Sakaar , the Grandmaster ’s generosity … and that his freedom is now confiscate .
To run into the nail of Grandmaster ’s eccentricities on the head , the music chosen to back this induction process is lift straight out ofWilly Wonka . You ca n’t claim that " Pure Imagination"doesn’tfit with the multicolor phantasy of Grandmaster ’s lifestyle , but it also think of at least one transcript of the classical movie made it to Sakaar at some decimal point in the yesteryear .
20. Not Valkyrie, But Scrapper-142
It was always a mystery just how Thor would take time to recognize that Valkyrie was a member of Odin ’s Valkyrie since , you know … it ’s hername . But that ’s work when she enters the storey and is referred to not by a name , but a designation of"Scrapper-142.“It ’s unclear if that championship is used as part of the Grandmaster or Sakaar ’s society , or an effort to keep Val ’s tie to Asgard under wraps . But what we do know is that the figure is no co-occurrence , tie this translation of the Asgardian heroine to her Marvel Comics roots .
The original Valkyrie , Brunhilde , made her unveiling appearance inThe unbelievable Hulk#142 ( 1971 ) . It was n’t the first appearing ofBrunhilde , but the chronicle of her warrior persona set out when Odin number to Earth to combat a brother . Realizing he needed a Valkyrie to honor and see the fall warriors to paradise ( their use in the substantial Norse mythology ) he choose Brunhilde , granting her the powers and strength of the elect Asgardian order .
19. Carlo, The Melted Cousin
As laughable as he may be thanks to Jeff Goldblum ’s performance , both Thor and the hearing soon find out that the Grandmaster is a human race to take seriously . The point is shew when Thor is pedal up next to another captive of Sakaar ’s ruler , and lookout as the man is " forgive " for his trespasses … and then lento melted into a pool of ooze by Grandmaster ’s scepter . The alien ’s story is only hint at before it is dramatically cut short , but we at least watch his name:“Carlo . “Yet another inside reference for Marvel Comics fans ( and the creative person being alluded to ) to bask .
From the first rumblings of Thor heading to a far - off cosmos where Hulk was a gladiator champion , it was clear that the 2006Hulkcomic storyPlanet Hulkwas the inspiration . The makers of the film finally explained whyRagnarokoriginally turn toPlanet Hulkfor its story , planning on leaving Hulk out entirely . But in the goal , Hulk ’s role was too dear to stand . That ’s thanks in the main to the head behind the original comic series , author Greg Pak and artistCarloPagulayan .
18. Adopted Brothers, Technically
In instance any bud physicist are look to work up an investigation into the skill of Bifrost , or move around through the Marvel Universe in worldwide , Ragnarokgives a serious twist to the Asgardian means of transportation . Thor winds up on Sakaar after being knocked out of Bifrost by Hela , but only after Loki is similarly waylaid into obscure infinite . Yet when Thor arrives in Grandmaster ’s dwelling house , Loki has already spent"weeks"ingratiating himself with the flakey ruler of the planet . Never one to ware an vantage on generosity , Loki is quick to dismiss Thor in his clip of need , claiming to have never seen the god of thunder before .
When Thor responds by give away they are in reality brothers , Loki does n’t miss a cadence before clarfiying the two are"adopted . “It ’s so small a minute , many fans may miss the recall toThe Avengers , when it was Thor doing the disownment of his buddy ’s misdeeds by highlighting the detail of adoption . This clip , Loki perplex the joke ( and just one of many to come ) .
17. Korg From Planet Hulk
ultimately , we get at manager Taika Waititi’ssecondrole inRagnarok , and a much more substantial one at that . When Thor is discombobulate into the prison house cells holding Grandmaster ’s gladiators , he first meets a"pile of rocks"that turn out to be an actual affair , a exist being make Korg . It ’s only fair given his role in thePlanet Hulkcomic story , but the version conform to film this prison term around is a far cry from what most fan bear . Especially since Kronans have been portrayed as in the main warring animate being in bothThor : The Dark WorldandGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 .
InRagnarok , fans get an ally Waititi claims is based on the posture and behavior of Māori bouncers . Soft - spoken and possessing a variety someone , far sweeter than the original . There he was a warrior alongside Hulk , but with Kronans constitute their debut inJourney Into Mystery#83 - the same 1962 comic that introduced Thor - it ’s poetic that he should now be the god of smack ’s good friend .
16. And Miek, Too!
Korg also introduces the MCU version of Miek , an insectoid warrior who also link up with Thor and Hulk in their risky venture , as he did in the originalPlanet Hulkcomic . Unfortunately , orincrediblyfortunately , the motion-picture show version strays from the comic in the best elbow room potential . Miek is still " insectoid , " but or else of being a largely - humanoid fauna , he remains a small lick - similar being piloting a dangerous exosuit . One that Korg describes as giving him"knives for hands,“which is a major advancement from his original variant ( which just pass on him hands for hands ) . But fans may have more than just another fakeout - expiry fit to see forward to from Miek .
In the comic , he was a native of Sakaar , which seems to have been changed forRagnarok(making Thor ’s question of what planet Miek come from a small joke in itself ) . But the genuine twist comes when Miek accidentally evolves into a " King " version of his species , grow in size , lastingness , and attitude . But can the MCU handle another endearing , ever - evolving , exotic crook ? Look out , Groot .
15. “The Incredible, Savage H–”
The submarine sandwich of the MCU are already known by their simplest names to even free-and-easy fan : Thor , Cap , Hulk , Widow , Stark , etc . But it always defecate the comic fans in attending smirk when a character will vocalize their FULL comic playscript name . Ragnarokmakes sure to reference " the might Thor " but it ’s the Asgardian ’s coinciding ally who sire not one , but TWO blink to his risible book roots . The first comes when Loki informs his brother that their paths may finally depart between the life and the drained , having see that Grandmaster ’s genius is an " amazingly savage " enemy - too much even for the god of big H .
That ’s a nod to Banner ’s time in the comic serial publication " Savage Hulk , " albeit more subtle than the principal event which follows presently after . As the Grandmaster announces the fighters , he ready theater of the champion ’s reveal , delineate out his arrival by drop the bowl ’s floor and heap praise on his favorite gladiator . His last words welcome"the incredible … “with Banner ’s arriver completing his official moniker more literally that usual .
14. The Stan Lee Cameo
The cameo of Marvel ikon Stan Lee were assume as a beloved hallmark even when no fictional explanation was offer . But that all switch inGuardians of the Galaxy 2when Lee was shown on what await to be Earth ’s Moon , discuss his escapades in the Marvel movies with a group of Watchers - cosmic beings charged with overseeing and … well , watching sprightliness throughout the creation . The deficiency of attention pay up by the Watchers ruled out the possibility of Stan Lee actually being Uatu , Earth ’s Watcher ( as some fans suppose ) . The answer alternatively was that Lee was an informant for the radical , and inRagnarok , he ’s headingfaraway from Earth yet again .
The most head - turning part ofThor : Ragnarok ’s merchandising was a feel at Chris Hemsworth ’s new Thor costume , mainly the deficiency of his flow gold lock chamber . The variety may have just been to get Hemsworth out of the make - up chair for the required wig work , but it ’s made all the sweet with the reveal that it ’s Stan Lee cutting off the whorl ( with a incubus set of spinning blades where his hired hand used to be ) .
13. The “Contest of Champions”
The amount of deep Marvel Easter Eggs for only the seasoned fans just keeps growing , when Grandmaster divulge that his scheme of prizefighter games and challenger front off against Hulk is give the official name of the " Contest of Champions . " It ’s a aboveboard name , so casual spectator can grasp the meaning , but the Marvel fans bed it ’s a nod to the very first limited series the publisher release , 1982’sMarvel Super Hero Contest of Champions . And beyond the name , the series itself involve most of the main players inThor : Ragnarok … though in very different roles .
The event series is actually a monolithic game of chess using the Italian sandwich of the Marvel Comics Universe as the cat’s-paw , being strategically pick out and playact by the cosmic beings Grandmaster and Death - variations on the same Grandmaster and Hela , Goddess of Death used as antagonist inRagnarok . In that narration , it was a wager to resurrect the Grandmaster ’s brother , the Collector . A part who has been introduced inGuardians of the Galaxy , but sat the movie version of ' Contest of Champions ' out .
12. Jack Kirby’s Art Comes To Life
Everyone involved withRagnarokwas quick to point out that the colorful , exotic , outlandish visual style being praised in trailers and merchandising was a credit to Jack Kirby , the legendary artist who largely defined risible book artistic production for decades . It was his work with Stan Lee that was turned to for aspiration and homage withThor ’s trip into space , and his love of geometrical computer architecture , over - designed backgrounds and odd armour and helmets is visible everywhere in Sakaar . include behind Loki when first fill in the battle between Thor and Hulk .
In fact , the background is an precise replica of the nontextual matter seen inFantastic Four#64 ( 1967 ) . The story followed Marvel ’s super mob onto an alien world where they encountered a killer Kree watch - the titular " Sentry Sinister , " which may or may not have any direct link to the floor Taika Waititi is telling . But it ’s a panel that captures the Kirby esthetic which shape Sakaar from its first designs , whether it ’s on the print page or the wall of a Hollywood motion-picture show set .
11. “Sun’s Getting Real Low…”
Having spent two years in ascendence of their apportion psyche , Hulk seems to be impossible to calm down or defeat by the time Thor crosses his route , shocked to see his former friend endeavor to kill him . One of the best laughter of the movie comes when Thor remembers one agency to stay the beast ’s rage : by playing the part of Black Widow ( Scarlett Johansson ) . Extending his paw to softly sweep Hulk ’s palm while severalise him in a warm voice,“Hey there bountiful guy . The sun ’s find ' real low . “Some may have leave that it ’s the line used more than once inThe Avengers : Age of Ultronto show how far Banner and Widow have derive in establishing a link - strong enough to even talk him out of his rage and back into his human var. .
It ’s less of an Easter Egg than it is a recall and extension of the MCU plot line , but its own origin is an interesting one . Joss Whedon explained during insistence forUltronthat it all started when he recognize the common ground shared between Bruce and Natasha , and wondered ' What if she was the only one who could deal his nature enough to break through to him ? ' The remainder of their fib built from there , but the line itself ia a scrap of a closed book .
The top prospect ? It ’s possible it ’s a reference to The Bible ’s Ephesians 4:26 , which commands that"In your anger do not sin : Do not let the Lord’s Day go down while you are still angry . "
10. Hulk’s New Outfit
Despite his claims to the opposite , it ’s Hulk who puts a critical end to his struggle with Thor , pommel him into oblivion in the floor of the gladiator bowl . When Thor comes to , he understand the life of luxury that Hulk has won as the Grandmaster ’s paladin . A Hulk in a live vat is a visual few will forget ( let in those with a position into his monumental apartment window ) , but fans should also pay close attention to Hulk ’s new wear and jewellery . Rich fabric wrapped around his waistline show his shift from Earth culture to something more in keeping with his ' wolf ' warrior reputation , and the beaded necklaces around his neck are the mark of a genuine mavin .
That ’s a design that will ring a few campana immediately for seasoned devotee of the character specifically , since it ’s almost a pure catch for his flavour in theUltimate Hulkcontinuity , well known for the fight between him and his other title paladin , Wolverine . Ultimate Hulk vs Wolverineis probablt advantageously know for the moment that the green meanie tore Wolverine in half and threw them miles asunder , but … he ’s got the astragal and skirt , too !
9. The REAL ‘Revengers’
When Thor mate up with Bruce Banner ( gratefully render to his human human body ) in Hope of escaping Sakaar and returning home , he makes a rake to get Valkyrie on board as well . Selling their tierce as a budding superteam , he even gives their radical a name on the spot : " The Revengers . " Hard to give points for originality , since he ’s taking the " Avengers " brand and repurposing it to emphasise the vengeance driving their mission . But it ’s not the first time that a team has operated under that name in the Marvel Comics Universe , and it compound a connexion he holds to another artificial hero in the MCU .
The ' coolest ' consumption of the Revenger name for many will be the hero squad of Marvel ’s Earth-10011 … otherwise fuck as " The Cancerverse . " In that reality , Death was defeated turning all life into an undead incubus variation of their heroic identities - entail the Avengers became theRevengers , Thor included . But the interlingual rendition of the squad create in Marvel ’s main population was comprise of hero agitate under Wonder Man ( against other hero sandwich … it got ugly ) . Wonder Man was in reality the character whose nous was used to create the Vision , but even if the MCU variation created Vision from Jarvis , he took sight of cues from Thor . Only powerful that the god of hell dust get to adapt another of Wonder Man ’s stories .
8. “Refuel on Xandar”
Since the cosmic corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are inhabited by so many characters with serious potential - in both theThorandGuardians of the Galaxyfranchises - it seemed too good an chance to go by up . Nevertheless , there just was n’t room for the two flick franchises to overlap characters beyond cameo role in credits sequences . However , we do get a line reassert that the satellite necessitate in Star - Lord ’s story read on the radar of Asgardians . Even if Valkyrie bringing them up evoke some questions about the efficiency of interstellar travel in the MCU .
When Valkyrie finally agrees to go with Thor and help ' save Asgard ' ( or simply get revenge on Hela for killing her baby soldier ) , she approximate how long it will likely take . It turns out Bifrost is more of a secret weapon than is communicated , since the stumble from Sakaar to Asgard would apparently take eighteen months traveling conventionally , stopping to"refuel on Xandar " along the way . That ’s the capitol world of the Nova Corps that the Guardians helped defend in their big screen entry , dropped so fast most viewers may drop it entirely .
7. Throg Exists in The MCU?
Now , the Easter Egg sure to surprise more than any other on virtuous absurdness alone . Taika Waititi fillsRagnarokwith clever source to Thor and Loki ’s past , alluding to misadventure and sibling rivalry that lets imaging do all the legwork . One such recollection call for the fourth dimension that Loki plow Thor into a anuran , a visual that is as humorous as it is unsettling . But it ’s also unfeigned : Thor did turn into a anuran in his comic Word of God history , which opened the doorway to one of the god of thunder ’s universe ’s strangest stories : Throg , the Frog Thor .
To be clear , the tale in reality espouse Thor in his translation into a toad for reasons unrelated to his blood brother ( directly ) . It ended with Thor helping to defend a folk of frog from a ingroup of rats , before eventually reclaiming Mjolnir and his human form . It just so happened that one of the salientian in the news report was a human being cursed by a enchantress … who still remained"worthy"of Thor ’s hammer . Picking up a single sherd of Mjolnir , that toad was blessed with a fraction of its magic , transforming the malleus into the miniature Frogjolnir , and the frog into the mighty Throg . Look for his dangerous undertaking in thePet Avengersof Marvel .
6. Thor’s Love of Snakes
Not all such level are as harmless as translation into a frog , and when you ’re plow with a brother like Loki , thing can jump up a notch or two quite chop-chop . Take Thor ’s other anecdote , in which Loki turned himself into a Snake River so that Thor would fondly cull him up ( since Thor loves Snake ) only to metamorphose back into his human form … and then dig his crony . A short fib that pays tribute to more than one Thor story , character , and comic .
The bare mention of snake in aThormovie is enough to get fan squealing , turn over how large a role the Midgard Serpent play in the stories of Asgard for both Marvel and the Norse mythology . For starters , the Midgard Serpent is the child of Loki ( sibling to Fenris and Hela ) , and is prophesied to die during Ragnarok in combat with Thor , having envenom him as well . Thor ’s lovemaking of snakes will get him into worry should that happen in the MCU but he did alright when a exchangeable stunt was pulled in the comics , being tricked into raise the Midgard Serpent after it was disguised as a housecat .
5. Aussie Spaceship Names
Director Taika Waititi made sure to get several of his even collaborationist into small or cameo roles inRagnarok , in addition to the flag of New Zealand ’s Māori . But his warmheartedness clearly includes the Australian fomite manufacturer Holden , constitute several of the spaceship refer to by name inRagnarokafter simulation of Holden cars .
There ’s the Holden Commodore , the 1978 sedan chair which is used for the name of the Grandmaster ’s personal … ' pleasure ' ship due to its power to hold out the Devil ’s Anus . The Commodore in reality replaced the Kingswood , which is also used as a name for a spaceship . The Statesman is the name return to the massive ship steal from Grandmaster to empty Asgard , with the Torana rounding out the bunch . Just one of many Easter Eggs placed into the celluloid so that Australian and New Zealand audiences would be guaranteed to watch them .
4. Brunhilde, The Valkyrie
One of the big variety made toThor ’s mythology is the conclusion tomake the Asgardian submarine sandwich Valkyrie into an elite fighting unitof heroes , with the name ' Valkyrie ' referring to a rank , more than a specific name . It ’s more in preserve with the literal Norse mythology upon which Marvel found their version , where the Valkyrie were brawny , frightening figures that see warrior into the next life . The lamentable news show for Marvel Comics fan was that the chemise meant say goodbye to Brunhilde , which was confirmed when actress Tessa Thompson shoot down the previously - Caucasian role ( run to reaction that all involve soon dismissed , stating Thompson ’s talents were more convincing than any skin tone ) .
That being said , fans should n’t miss the possible details in the account , offered in the flashback succession trip by Loki . Placing his hand on Val ’s head , Loki get off her back to that engagement against Hela , and how it wiped out every other penis of the Valkyries . She only survive because her sister soldier - a tall , blonde , middling - skinned Valkyrie - take a killing C in her place . Almost certainly the MCU ’s Brunhilde , for those yearning to see her for even a second or two .
3. Skurge’s Last Stand
It ’s not every character who can drop a movie ’s running time as the scoundrel ’s top partner in crime , and still be seen as something of a hero . But if anyone deserves that discussion , it ’s Skurge , former original of Bifrost and eventual ( coincidental?)Executioner to Hela of Asgard . The warrior who once fought at Thor ’s side seems for good unsure about Hela ’s course of action , at long last choosing to side with his Asgardians buddy and Sister against Hela ’s violence . And that ’s exactly how thing went for Skurge in the comics , sacrificing his biography to write his people inThor#362 ( 1985 ) .
The context were slenderly different , but it was still the heroes of Asgard vs. Hela , and a come wave of demonic enemies take to be arrest at bay if the innocent are to survive . In the comic Skurge knocked out Thor so that he could stay behind and retard the enemies ( M-16s admit ) and guarantee that his name would be sung for all clip as the one who would not fly . The one for whom " even Hela bows her head . " A magnificent way to go , if there ever was one .
2. Thor’s Coronation, At Last
It may seem like eld since audiences first meet Thor ( for obvious reasons ) , but it ’s harder to commemorate just how far he has come in from his first show . When stick in in the firstThor , the god of skag was chesty , entitle , and all unlearned to the true demands and criteria of a great B. B. King . In fact , the first shot of Thor in Asgard evidence him proudly marching towards his enthronement as the people ’s young world-beater , playfully tossing his cock for the crowd ’s amusement . By the conclusion of the moving picture , he had take what it really meant to be Billie Jean King … and decided he had not remove the rank .
Ragnarokchanges all that , ultimately making Thor the King of Asgard . Nobody would have guessed that when he lastly ascended to the throne , ' Asgard ' would comprise only the refugees who once called it home , with the realm disintegrated by Surtur . Yet Thor takes the throne all the same , lead his people through the star to their unknown home . And as he does , the music used for Thor ’s coronation finally plays , honoring the Asgardian prince who , thistime around , is truly ready to chair . A pernicious detail , but on fans will want to take in .
1. The Arrival of Thanos?
The post - credits vista showing Grandmaster force out and probably moment aside from being killed by his former subordinate is worth a laugh , but it ’s the mid - credits scene that actually place the fundament forThe Avengers : Infinity War . With Thor skylark his novel , all - blackened Asgardian armor and leading his people to an uncertain future , their journeying is cut short when a spaceship terminate them in their tracks . For those go only by what ’s shown on filmdom , it ’s a surprisal contact with a mystery ship and enemy - or friend , just as likely .
But for those look to see howRagnarokconnects toInfinity Warand the larger MCU write up , that ship ’s commander is clear : Thanos . At least that ’s the most obvious account , with the prologue forInfinity Warshowing Thor floating bruised and beaten through space until running into the Guardians ( literally ) . Hopefully , it was only him who took the beating . Otherwise , the betting odds do n’t await honorable for the starship and Asgardian remnant that surrounded him when Thanos first arrives .
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