Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-7657843-20161018162435/@comment-27020644-20161019143430

Alexj98 wrote: yeah but heimdall only attacks as a last resort But most of the time, he is by himself. And in Thor: The Dark World, he was the first into combat.

And you said Heimdall only attacks as a last resort, which means he doesn't always attack.

If he doesn't attack, the enemy could capture or kill him and take the stone. If he does attack, he could die in combat and the enemy could take the stone.