Thor: Love & Thunder Can Bring Back Asgard's Own Avengers Team
Thor: Love and Thunder will see the return of the self-styled “Strongest Avenger,” and it may also bring back Asgard’s version of the Avengers. In Thor: Ragnarok, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) was shocked to find that Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), who had been one of Asgard’s elite female warriors, the Valkyries, was living on the planet Sakaar. The reason for his surprise was revealed later through Valkyrie’s flashback that showed how Thor’s sister, Hela (Cate Blanchett), the Goddess of Death, had killed all the other Valkyries. The associated survivor's guilt and trauma subsequently caused her to drink heavily and be reluctant to fight alongside Thor against Hela on Asgard.
Ultimately, Valkyrie joined the fight and helped rescue the people of Asgard before it was destroyed by Surtur. The events of Avengers: Infinity War then saw the tables turned for Thor and Valkyrie. Thor’s guilt at failing to save half the universe from Thanos caused him to retreat into excessive drinking and eating as he hid away in New Asgard. While this was happening, Valkyrie took charge, and following Thor’s redemption and the ultimate defeat of Thanos in Avengers: Endgame, Thor made the wise decision to follow his own path and leave Valkyrie as the King of New Asgard.
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Since appearing in Thor: Ragnarok, the implication is that Valkyrie is the last of her kind. However, there are reasons to believe that the Valkyries could return in Thor: Love and Thunder. The simple reason for this is the recent appearance of creatures and items in the MCU traditionally associated with the Valkyries in the Marvel comic books. At the end of Avengers: Endgame, Valkyrie appears riding on the back
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