Are you confused by all those crazy space vikings running around in the Thor trailer ? Do n’t know what a Mjolnir is ? Well , put on some Ride the Lightning , because here ’s a smash grade in all people , place , and things Asgardian .
First off , here ’s the recent trailer ( in lawsuit you have n’t seen it ) .
Also , I ’ve omitted sealed facet of these characters ’ life , as they could be regard spoilers for the film .
Thor ( Chris Hemsworth )
Marvel ’s Thor is based on the thunder god from Norse mythology ( and the namesake of the fifth day of the hebdomad ) and was created by author Stan “ The Man ” Lee , Stan ’s brother Larry Lieber , and illustrator Jack Kirby . The Cuban sandwich debuted in 1962 ’s Journey into Mystery # 83 . Prior to Thor , Journey Into Mystery focused on monsters with such mellifluous names asGruto , Spragg , Shagg , Gomdulla , Zog , Bombu , andRro .
After his first appearance , Thor stories monopolized Journey Into Mystery . Was this a good thing ? It ’s strong to say . In another reality , consultation are enjoying a $ 150 million Rro summer tent - pole celluloid star Gilbert Gottfried . Are we really living in the best of worlds ?
In Marvel continuity , Odin ( Thor ’s father ) tires of his Logos ’s hubris , strip him of his mystical hammer Mjolnir , and exiles him to Earth to find out some manners . Odin transforms Thor into Dr. Donald Blake , a individual with an injured wooden leg that requires him to take the air with a cane .
But Odin the All - Father is forgive and cosmically compels his son toward salvation . While vacationing in Norway , Blake accidentally run into the Stone Men of Saturn ( do n’t ask ) . William Blake takes protection in a nearby cave , happen upon Mjolnir hidden in the chassis of an enchanted joint , and smacks the Stone Men into gravel .
Thor would go on to have many light-haired adventures . He was a ground extremity of Marvel Comics ’ premiere superteam The Avengers , helped saved the universe oodles of times , and even convinced Odin to remove the spell that transform him into Donald Blake . For a while — thanks to S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury ( Samuel L. Jackson in the flick ) — he experimented with a construction actor alter ego , Sigur Jarlson . But most of the time , Thor roll as plain ol’ Thor .
Thor screenwriter Ashley Edward Millerrecently told usthat he and co - writer Zack Stentz drew breathing in from Walter Simonson ’s seminal 1980s run on The Mighty Thor and Mark Millar ’s grittier limning of the hero in The Ultimates .
https://gizmodo.com/fresh-off-thor-and-x-men-first-class-hollywoods-next-5798178
FUN FACT : Garrett Morris from Saturday Night Liveis my favorite Thor .
Asgard
Thor hails from Asgard , a world that is join to Midgard ( a.k.a . Earth ) by the Bifröst Bridge . The Bifröst Bridge — also known as “ the Rainbow Bridge , ” as it resembles the final stage of Super Mario Kart — is guard by the Asgardian warrior Heimdall ( more on him in a minute ) . Asgard and Midgard are but two of the nine world within the greater kingdom known as Asgard ( think New York , New York ) . Here ’s a map , and you could check out more barmy Asgardian cartographyhere .
https://gizmodo.com/awesome-maps-of-the-marvel-universes-mythological-lands-5673004
The Asgardian gods are a superhuman humanoid subspecies who were worshipped by the Viking . They ’re not immortal but hold out for an extremely foresighted clock time . Although you may be familiar with the Æsir ( a.k.a . the Asgardian pantheon of gods that include Odin and Thor ) , know that deal of Asgardians are boring faceless cypher . Oodles of other race be in Asgard , including dwarf , freeze giant ( those nasty blue fellow in the above trailer ) , fire demons , and brownie ( both dark and wakeful ) .
Mjolnir
Mjolnir ( enunciate roughly “ Myawlneer ” ) is Thor ’s mystical hammer which is made of an Asgardian metallic element hump as Uru . Only those hold worthy by Odin ’s exact standards can filch the pounding . Everyday slob like you and me ca n’t thrash about it around , butCaptain America and Supermancan .
https://kotaku.com/10-other-superheroes-who-possessed-the-powers-of-thor-5796229
Mjolnir is an undestroyable Swiss Army knife of powers . It has the power to summons lightning , manipulate atmospheric condition , riposte to Thor like a throw stick , create wizardly vena portae , and deliver comic writers when they write themselves into corners .
Odin ( Anthony Hopkins )
Odin is the father of Thor and Loki and the ruler of all Asgardians . He wield an inconceivable cosmic major power known as the Odinforce but ( like you and me ) must reload with a siesta from time to time . Only he calls his nap the Odinsleep . It ’s all very narcissistic .
Like Thor , Odin has magic weapons . He carries Gungnir the enchanted lance and the scepter Thrudstok . Surprisingly , they are not named “ Odinspear ” and “ Odinscepter . ”
Loki ( Tom Hiddleston )
Loki is Thor ’s crony and the God of Mischief . Loki is normally badly - behaved but will occasionally fight back alongside Thor . But even when he seems to be on the side of Angel , you may trust that it ’s only to advance his own hellish agenda .
Loki is a master of sorcery and fantasy . For example , Loki once inhabited the body of Thor ’s on - again , off - again girlfriend Sif . That wasan ill at ease experience for everyone . His schemes also resulted inthe formation of the Avengers .
Jane Foster ( Natalie Portman )
In the mirthful Christian Bible , Jane Foster was a nanny who worked with Dr. Donald Blake . She had the hots for both Blake and Thor , which led to your distinctive superheroic secret love wile . Odin was irked that Thor had fall in love with a mortal and ( by substance of some Odinforce - brand brainwashing ) eventually broke off their Romance language . In the film , Jane ’s had a life history change — she ’s an astrophysicist .
Frigga ( Rene Russo )
Frigga is an Æsir , Odin ’s married woman , and Thor ’s stepmother . This is n’t a major plot detail , but Thor ’s nascency mother is Gaea , the anthropological living essence of Earth . That ’s correct , Odin ’s so butch he instill a satellite .
Sif ( Jaimie Alexander )
Sif is one of Asgard ’s ok warrior , Thor ’s run a risk fellow traveler , and sometimes his girl . In the comics , Sif has the world power to teleport between Midgard and Asgard .
Heimdall ( Idris Elba )
Heimdall is the ever - argus-eyed Asgardian warrior who guards the entrance to Asgard . From his sentry responsibility on the Bifröst Bridge , he can see and hear anywhere in the nine world , his sentience so herculean they give him boundary line omniscience . Heimdall also possesses Gjallerhorn , a monition horn so booming Thor can get word it on Midgard . White supremacists(and presumptively Omar Little fan ) were upturned that Elba was cast as a cosmic trombone role player who lives on a rainbow .
http://gawker.com/5715490/racists-boycotting-thor-movie-over-black-god
The Warriors Three
Unlike the other Asgardians we ’ve advert , there ’s no analog for the warrior Three in Norse mythology . They ’re a purely laughable book creation and adventure buddies of Thor . Their roster consists of Fandral the Dashing ( Joshua Dallas ) , Hogun the Grim ( Tadanobu Asano ) , and Volstagg the Voluminous ( Ray Stevenson ) . Volstagg ’s particularly beloved by comic fans , as he ’s a fairly , George Herbert Mead - slop dandy who solve his problems by sitting on them .
The Destroyer
The Destroyer is also a innovation from comics continuity . It ’s a near unstoppable enchanted suit of armour that was built by Odin . Inanimate on its own , it ’s deathly in activeness , shooting flaming and crushing skulls with aplomb .
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