Loki has been back on our screens for a few weeks now. The God of Evil, played by Tom Hiddleston, tries to protect different timelines in Season 2, where he notably faces several versions of Kang the Conqueror, Marvel’s New Phase Big Bad.
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In Episode 3, when he is walking through the World’s Fair with Mobius (Owen Wilson), the two friends find themselves in front of a diorama consisting of three statues dedicated to the gods of Asgard: of course, there is Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and a certain … Balder. A name that fans of the Marvel movies and series may not know, but it’s a (quite) important character in the lore: he’s Thor’s half-brother.
Nickname Brave was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1962. He was born from a secret union between Odin and Frigga and raised by the former as his own son. He has the peculiarity of being almost immortal: in fact, it is from his death that Ragnarok must occur, and in order to prevent this cataclysm, his mother casts a spell on him that makes him almost invincible. His only weak point? hamster. He died twice, killed by Loki himself.
What about the Marvel movies?
Thus, Balder is a character closely related to Thor, but he is not mentioned anywhere in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Even when Ragnarok hits Asgard in part three and Hela returns.
Thor’s saga costume designer, Graham Churchyard, Revealed in 2022 He worked on the design of a superhero. It is implied that he was supposed to appear in the franchise with Chris Hemsworth.
Rumors even claim that Balder was supposed to be part of the Illuminati in Doctor Strange 2, an assembly of superheroes responsible for protecting the planet, and that Daniel Craig (James Bond) was supposed to take on his traits…
Failing that, the Norse god offers himself a (small) revenge thanks to Loki (ironic given their relationship in the comics), who is not lacking in sarcasm: “Why were they included? nobody knows him”We hear him say it in the given passage.
The Loki series is available on Disney+.
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