Thor’s New Phase 4 Armor Hints Gorr Is Even More Powerful Than Hela
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is giving Thor new armor in Phase 4, and it hints that Thor: Love and Thunder's villain, Gorr the God Butcher, is more powerful than Hela. For Chris Hemsworth's fourth MCU solo film, Thor will meet possibly his toughest opponent yet in Christian Bale's Gorr the God Butcher. As evident by the character's name, he has a propensity for slaying all-powerful beings. Thor: Love and Thunder appears to be preparing Thor for Gorr by giving him a brand new armor that teases just how strong his new villain is.
After taking down the likes of Loki and Malekith, Thor: Ragnarok brought Odinson face-to-face with his greatest foe to that point. His secret and villainous sister Hela (Cate Blanchett) emerged from her imprisonment following Odin's death. She immediately made her presence felt by destroying Mjolnir, and her reimagined powerset quickly drew comparisons to Gorr, who is now Thor: Love and Thunder's main villain. Thor followed up facing Hela by battling Thanos multiple times, which collectively pushed him to acquire his Mjolnir replacement, Stormbreaker. Thor is now unsurprisingly getting another upgrade in Thor: Love and Thunder, too.
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Official footage for Thor: Love and Thunder shows Hemsworth's God of Thunder in a new blue and yellow armor. It is reminiscent of a costume from the comics known as Thor's Battle Armor, which was forged for Thor to wear against his strongest opponents. Ironically, the comics had the Battle Armor created as a result of Hela, who cursed Thor to make his bones weak and breakable. Since Thor didn't break out the Battle Armor in Thor: Ragnarok to take on Hela, the decision for him to suit
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