

You can still catch a glimpse of Bill, in statue form, outside the Grandmaster’s palace.

Creator Walt Simonson envisioned Bill as a kind of alien everyman, whose strange and equine-like appearance would throw readers off from his noble and honorable nature.īill was originally set to appear in Thor: Ragnarok but was cut due to time, with producer Kevin Feige noting that he hoped the character could be introduced in the future. Bill was granted his own hammer courtesy of Odin, Stormbreaker, which possess similar powers to Mjolnir. While Thor and Beta Ray Bill originally began as adversaries, they soon became frequent allies and friends. Here are a few guesses for likely characters worthy of Christian Bale’s talent.Ī character oft-requested by fans, the alien super-soldier of the Korbinite race was the first hero outside of the gods to prove worthy of lifting Mjolnir. So with a new Thor, a new leader of Asgard in the form of Valkyrie, and the Odinson on a quest to find his place in the universe, where does Bale fit into all of this? There’s early speculation that he’ll be playing the film’s villain, but there’s also potential for new and fan-favorite allies in this fourth Thor installment, especially if our heroes are looking for love among the stars. He will survive Ragnarok, as will Hodor.Taika Waititi, 'Thor: Love and Thunder' Stars on Raising the 'Ragnarok' Bar: "Is It Possible to Top That? We Did" A god of harmony, light, reconciliation, and sacred wells (compare Apollo). At his funeral it is said that even earth, stones, trees, and metals wept dew for his passage. Loki tricked the blind god Hodor into firing it. "Baldur: bright and wise son of Frigga and Odin, master of the hall Breidablik ("Broad Splendor"), killed by a mistletoe arrow and resurrected.

She was tasked with using her magic to hide him from everyone and them from him. Odin hid him away.Īnd that could work Enchantress into it too. And this is who Heimdall is protecting.Īgain, in the comics Odin hid Balder to keep the prophecy from coming true, maybe that is why he hasn't been there this whole time. An idea I have about the new Thor movie is that maybe that is who Helga sends her undead army to find. in the comics Helga must kill Balder to create Ragnarok. This is Liam Hemsworth as Thor's brother Balder.
