The MCU's Official Fat Thor Name Was Always Much Better
Avengers: Endgame saw Thor go through a major physical transformation, making way for Fat Thor, but his official name was a lot better and less problematic. The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first three phases, collectively known as the Infinity Saga, reached their peak with the events of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, which brought major changes to the original Avengers and other well-established characters, and one who went through a surprising and ultimately detrimental change was Thor.
The God of Thunder has had a somewhat complicated history in the MCU, which began in 2011 with his solo movie, and he officially joined the Avengers the following year. His second solo adventure, Thor: The Dark World, left an erroneous impression of him on the audience as he was a very plain character with no development since his first appearance, but it all changed with Thor: Ragnarok. The third Thor solo movie gave the character a personality and sense of humor, positioning him as a new favorite among MCU fans, and while the essence of this new Thor was carried into Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, the latter made a big change to him that ended up backfiring: transforming him into Fat Thor.
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Thor came very close to killing Thanos in Infinity War when he stabbed him in the chest with Stormbreaker, but the Mad Titan was still able to snap his fingers and wipe out half of life in the universe, famously telling Thor that he “should have gone for the head”. Thor did exactly that at the beginning of Avengers: Endgame, but that wasn’t enough to take away the guilt, and so he fell into a deep depression. Five years later, he was found in New
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