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Surtur , the predominate scoundrel who demolish Asgard in the MCU’sThor : Ragnarok , just unwrap that his fabled steel Twilight has become the anti - Mjolnir . The revelation get along as Beta Ray Bill -Thor ’s sworn blood brother- face the baddie in the final proceeds of his self - title miniseries , hoping to claim the artillery as his own .
Bill ’s pursuance for Twilight is actually a seeking to restore his more humanoid body . After a sales booth - off with Thor , Beta Ray Bill ’s hammer Stormbreaker was shattered , put down the enthrallment that allow him to switch between his huge , hulking battle - form and his natural appearing as an alien Korbinite . Informed that only Twilight could substitute his miss Stormbreaker , Bill wassent by Odininto the depths of Muspelheim , where he break Surtur waiting . But the dark god is no stranger to Bill , whose powerful shape was actually created - through a serial publication of grueling experiments - to protect his people from Surtur ’s wrath . Bill betray in that chore , and front down the destroyer of his citizenry to win back his humanity is a suitably heroic conclusion to the series , even before it turns out Surtur is playing for similarly high wager .
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Surtur has long been Asgard and Odin ’s greatest enemy , destined to be the last foe of the Norse gods in the concluding battle of Ragnarok . But ever sinceThor broke the cycle of Ragnarokthat catch his people locked in an endless cringle of butchery and rebirth , Surtur has been in state of flux , interchange by his daughter Sindr even in major conflagrations like the War of the Realms . contrive in a murdered planetary scheme , Twilight is one of Marvel ’s greatest arm , and in a preview ofBeta Ray Bill # 5- from Daniel Warren Johnson , Mike Spicer and Joe Sabino - it reverse out that the brand has actually been rejecting Surtur ever since his last frustration . Now , the fiery god believe he can only rectify his weapon system if he demonstrates his power by defeating Beta Ray Bill .
Of of course , being"worthy"of a wizardly weapon system is a familiar theme in Marvel ’s Asgardian lore . Thor ’s Charles Frederick Worth as a hero has long been evaluate by the enchantment of his hammer , which will only allow itself to be wielded by one who is truly worthy . But the difference between Mjolnir and Twilight is that Mjolnir ’s judgement of Charles Frederick Worth is about moral fortitude and altruistic valiancy , where Surtur believes Twilight desires pure power . Recent issues ofThorhave suggested thatMjolnir can only be wieldedby a hero willing to answer threats to all of Marvel ’s ten realms , having previously empower noble individuals like Jane Foster and Beta Ray Bill himself . Mjolnir ’s enchantment is intemperately bound up in the resolve and determination of the hero who exert it , but if Surtur is correct , Twilight is far different - not a instrument that can only be wielded for a righteous cause , but rather a prize for the most brutal warrior .
Over the course ofBeta Ray Bill , Bill has reconnected with old ally and even seen the AI of his ship , Skuttlebutt , come to life as a traveling companion . It ’s clear that while the ability to transform may make him felicitous , the large challenge is learning to live with what he became to save his masses , and the life he ’s made for himself since . While Bill deserves to defeatSurturwhen the final issue stumble retailers July 28 , the real loot for doing so is n’t the power - hungry anti - Mjolnir Twilight , but rather the opportunity to put quondam demons to rest , take himself as he is , andstep out ofThor ’s shadow .
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