Thor: Ragnarok Easter Eggs

Loki makes Valkyrie have a flashback as they fight.RagnarokShe relives her first battle with Hela when her warrior sisters, the Valkyrior, all die. One tall, blonde warrior dives in front of Valkyrie to shield her from a killing blow, sacrificing herself. This heroic warrior is implied to be the original Valkyrie.Brunnhilde.

When Hulk sheds his armor on Sakaar, he wears relaxed clothes, bead necklaces, and a lower body wrap. This leisure warrior gear directly honors his outfit from Ultimate Hulk.

Korg the Kronan is an ape-like pile of rocks first shown in the "Planet Hulk" story. He has a knife-wielding buddy,Miek. The two act friendlier in the movie than the comics, but they remain endearing.

During Loki's move toward the start ofThor: Ragnarok, characters mention Loki turning Thor into a frog. This is not made up; it references a character namedThrog, the frog version of Thor.

The Eternal FlameThis source fuels Surtur the fire demon's power, and inThor: RagnarokThe fire comes from Muspelheim and sits in Odin's vault. Surtur must get the fire (his crown in the movie, his sword in the comics) to get real power.

The fire being in Asgard suggests something else. In comics, Odin's father, King Bor, sent his three sons to Muspelheim to defeat Surtur by stealing his power source. Odin was the only son who lived and brought back the Eternal Flame, making him the only heir to the throne. His origin story seems the same inThor: Ragnarok, or the presence of the Eternal Flame in Asgard suggests this.

Thor calls his Sakaaran outlaw group the Revengers. This is not new (he copies the Avengers), but a team named the Revengers exists in Marvel lore.

One Marvel Universe reality is "The Cancerverse," named because Death was defeated. This leaves undead versions of beings roaming Earth, including zombie Avengers called theRevengers.

Thor returns to Asgard and finds Loki pretending to be Odin, enjoying the people's praise. Thor sees the trick fast and plans a smart, harsh way to make Loki reveal himself. He grabs Odin/Loki's head and summons Mjolnir, meaning, "Tell the truth or you're done."

The God of Thunder has done this before, at least in the comics.Thor#359, Thor does the same thing to Loki, forcing the God of Mischief to drop a spell he cast on his brother.

The Grandmaster calls his fighting contest the "The Contest of Champions was a major comic storyline.The Grandmaster participated in a Contest of Champions against Death in a 1982 storyline. The two immortal beings chose Marvel champions, putting the Collector's fate on the line.

While Thor and his crew flee Sakaar, Valkyrie states reaching Asgard takes 18 months. They must refuel on [missing text].XandarXandar first appeared in the MCU in Guardians of the GalaxyXandar is home to the Nova Corps. This small mention shows Xandar exists near the Asgardians' areas.

SkurgeThe movie showed Skurge's eventual redemption. Clues from his origins suggest this outcome in the comics. In comics, Skurge is a Thor antagonist bordering on an anti-hero, and he fights as a hero sometimes.

Skurge faces Hela's forces, holding a bridge while mowing down her warriors with M16s, just like in the movie.Thor: RagnarokThe Bifrost is the bridge in the movie. The comics use Gjallerbru, the bridge to Hel, where Hela rules.

Before Valkyrie's identity is revealed inThor: RagnarokShe uses the codename Scrapper 142. Brunnhilde was the first Valkyrie in the comics. She met the angriest Avenger inThe Incredible Hulk #142Tessa Thompson's character name in RagnarokValkyrie is her name in a group of Asgardian warrior womenBrunnhilde leads these women in the source material.

On planet Sakaar, the Grandmaster honors his champions by building huge busts of them on his tower. From top to bottom, they are Man-Thing, Ares, Bi-Beast, and Beta Ray Bill.Man-Thingis Marvel's Swamp Thing version.Aresis the Greek god of war. Bi-Beast is the two-headed android.Bi-Beastis a two-headed android.

Beta Ray Bill is perhaps the most famous.Beta Ray BillHe comes from planet Korbin. However, in the source material, he fights for Asgard after wielding Mjolnir and gaining Thor's power. After returning the hammer, he gets Stormbreaker, which he uses in solo fights and sometimes with Asgardians.

A lot of elements from the classic "Planet HulkThe comics storyline brings elements into Thor: RagnarokHulk's armor and weapons come straight from the book. The gladiator arena matches too. Much of what happens on Sakaar involving Hulk is a shortened version of the arc, including Korg and Miek.

When Thor and Loki seek their father in New York City, they dress like humans. Thor even carries an umbrella. This seems like a smart move, but it honors the source material. Early in Thor's comic history, he posed as human Donald Blakehis alias in the first Thor) and carried a walking stick, which was Mjolnir disguised magically.

InThor: RagnarokHela unearths Odin's entombed army, including a giant wolf named Fenris. The comic book wolf's name is not Fenris; he is known as theFenris Wolfand he is Loki's son. Loki actually had two sons with the sorceressAngerbodaBoth sons were bestial: Jormungand the Midgard Serpent and the Fenris Wolf. Sorcerers make them nonhuman.

HelaHela was Loki's daughter in the comics, but the movie casts her as his sister.

Viewers saw a striking easter egg inThor: theInfinity Gauntletin Odin's vault. Superfans claimed it was the wrong hand (right, not left). More questions arose after a mid-credits scene inGuardians of the Galaxyshowed Thanos holding the Gauntlet.

Hela answers these questions inThor: RagnarokHela casually knocks the Gauntlet off its pedestal in her father's vault and calls it fake. This fixes a continuity error.

InThor: RagnarokSkurge plays an opportunist who took Heimdall's post as Bifrost Gatekeeper for personal gain. Skurge is not evil; he is just a weasel. He switches sides when Hela calls, using a double-bladed ax she gives him as his executioner.

In the comics, Skurgeis an ax-wielding Asgardian enemy of Thor called The Executioner.

The mid-credits scene ofThor: Ragnaroksignals bad news for the new King of Asgard and his people. The ship carrying Asgardian refugees escapes their world's destruction and seeks a new home. They meet a massive ship, almost certainly captained by Thanos. TheInfinity Waris about to start.

When Thor joins the Avengers while Loki causes chaos on Earth, he clarifies Loki is adopted, trying to separate himself from his murderous brother.

On Sakaar, Loki flips the situation. The Grandmaster brings Thor to him as a prisoner. There, Thor sees his brother enjoying himself in the VIP section. Loki tries to pretend not to know Thor, but Thor names him as his brother. Loki quickly states he is adopted. That is how THAT feels, Thor!

Loki watches the fight between Thor and Hulk on Sakaar. He gets a great gift. Hulk grabs Thor's ankle and slams him into the ground repeatedly like a doll.

If that sounds familiar, it is. This happens in the final battle ofThe Avengers, Hulk treats Lokiwith the same care. Seeing this happen to his brother, Loki jumps up, pumps his fist, and shouts, "That's how it feels!"

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