Thor: Ragnarok
Thor ’s mastery over lightning , last seen in his fight against Hela ’s undead army inThor : Ragnarok , would be the idealistic sign of a last triumph in his MCU journey . The character arc view throughoutThor ’s various MCU appearanceshas focused on his worthiness . From believing himself to be the lawful heir to the Asgardian stool to losing everything and finally overcoming defeat , Thor ’s ontogeny has progressed a great deal , to say the least . By the timeThor : Love and Thunderrolls around , Thor will likely have recover most of his fall back confidence . However , there may be many more lessons Thor needs to learn before he really becomes the God of Thunder .
Ever sinceThor : Ragnarok , the fabled Mjolnir has miss its might . Hela destroy Thor ’s hammer effortlessly , and Odin helped Thor actualise that his exponent actually come from within . Thor rule lightning and cut through Hela ’s soldiers like a knife through hot butter , proving just how potent he really is . However , Asgard ’s destruction and Thanos ' arrival at the beginning ofAvengers : Infinity Warseemingly caused Thor to take some footmark back , as he then put all his exertion intoforging Stormbreaker at Nidavellirin order to face the unrestrained Titan . Thor ’s guilty conscience over not killing Thanos had an even large disconfirming encroachment on his mental res publica , as he decapitated a weakened Thanos , but he finally was n’t capable to do much damage to the scoundrel ’s meter - displaced variant during theAvengers : Endgamefinale .
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Dealing with trauma is a long and gruelling unconscious process , and even though Thor seem to have left his dependence on food and alcoholic beverage behind inThor : Love and Thunder , he still seems to bank on Stormbreaker to properly convey his power . This crutch is a bully direction to keep the competitiveness betweenThor and Gorr the God Butcherfairly balanced , but it ’s also a subtle fashion to prove that Thor did n’t just forget about his painful sensation overnight . Thor may look sound with a leaner physique , cleaner tomentum , and shiny new armour , but the aftermath of the Infinity Saga may still injure him underneath that facade . finally , the God of Thunder must face his insecurities head word - on , and the good clue that could prove that he has finally reconciled with his past is seeing him once again wield lightning without the usage of a arm .
One aid that could prompt Thor of his tendency to rely on a arm is the wad of a repaired Mjolnir . Jane Foster is put to wield MjolnirinThor : Love and Thunder , where the broken pieces of the pound will somehow bind together and concede Jane the power of Thor . With his X - lady friend owning the hammer , armor , and helmet he once pride himself in , Thor may realize that there ’s still a farsighted room to go before he reaches the definitive climax of his journey , just like Steve Rogers did . But unlike the original Captain America — whose inner private road was always to find heartsease with his loved one — Thor ’s conclusion could be his transformation into a amply - fledged God of Thunder , eventually dominate lightning without a throne or a artillery to channelize his might .
Whether Thor ’s word of farewell entails a final ritual killing or a peaceful retreat to Valhalla , the end to his MCU story feels distant at the moment . For now , Thor : Love and Thundercontinues the Asgardian hero ’s character development with a Thor who does n’t utilize his full power . Still , his awe - prompt abilities in the final battle ofThor : Ragnarokremain a small taste of what he could eventually become .
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