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Hela

Hela, Goddess of Death

Hela, Goddess of Death (Cate Blanchett) was the main villainess from the 2017 film, Thor:  Ragnarok. She was the revealed first born offspring of Odin, and the older sister of Thor and Loki.

Backstory

Hela's backstory revealed that she served as Odin's strongest warrior--Hela herself stated that she was the executioner. She stood by her father's side as he ruled nine realms by with bloodshed; killing many in their path. At one point, Odin decided to become a more benevolent king and ruled with peace, which dismayed Hela. Hela planned to continue her megalomaniacal quest, which included killing all of the Valkyrie, except for one who escaped and went into hiding. Hela ended up banished by Odin, whose very presence kept her from returning.

Events

Once Thor and Loki find Odin in Norway (with Doctor Strange's help), Odin revealed Hela's existence and her relation to the boys, while also revealing that he was dying. After Odin passed on, Hela broke free from her prison and encountered her brothers; while expressing dismay in not seeing Odin die. Her power was displayed early on, as she not only caught Thor's hammer easily, she destroyed it. She later pursued Loki and Thor as they tried to escape, and managed to banish them to the planet Sakaar, while she returned to Asgard.

After arriving, Hela introduced herself as the true heir to the throne of Asgard, but after her introduction was responded with vocal unrecognition, the villainess fought against and killed the entire crowd one by one, saving the vocal opposer for last. Hela later took her new ally, Skurge, back to the palace, and became enraged over her past with Odin being covered up. She revealed her plan to again attempt to rule all realms, and she used the Eternal Flame to resurrect the soldiers who fought along herself and Odin, along with her pet wolf Fenris. Hela planned to use the Bifröst in her quest, but Heimdall stealing the sword that controls the bridge served as a slight flaw in her plans.

Hela again encountered Thor after he escaped from Sakaar with Valkyrie and The Hulk, leading to another violent battle between the siblings, with Hela gouging Thor's right eye. She later took him over the palace's ledge and continued to mock Thor, whose powers emerged in full force and subdued Hela, sending her falling from the palace. Hela survived due to her presence on Asgard being the source of her power, leading to Thor coming to the realization that the only way Hela could be destroyed is to have allow Ragnarok (the premonition of the destruction of Asgard) happen. He sent Loki to place Surfur's crown in the Eternal Flame; which resurrected Surfur. Surfur began destroying Asgard, while Thor escaped with Valkyrie, Hulk, Loki, and all of Asgard's people. The completed destruction of Asgard ended up literally weakening and killing Hela.

Trivia

  • Hela made history as the first major female villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which began in 2008--the same year that Cate Blanchett played villainess Irina Spalko in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
  • Cate Blanchett also appeared as the evil Marissa Wiegler in 2011's Hanna, and played Lady Tremaine in the 2015 live-action adaptation of Cinderella.

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