Hela

"I'm not a queen or a monster. I'm the Goddess of Death."

- Hela to Thor

Hela is the Asgardian Goddess of Death who was imprisoned for millennia. Released early by mistake, she immediately sought her revenge against those who had imprisoned her for all those years, battling against Thor who had challenged her freedom.

Biography
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Personality
"Asgard is dead and it will be reborn in my image."

- Hela

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Powers

 * Weapon Manifestation: Hela can manifest weapons out of different parts of her body, such as her sword.
 * Superhuman Strength: Hela is strong enough to effortlessly catch Mjølnir with one hand after it was thrown point-blank at her with full speed. She also crushed it with no effort. Whether she crushed it through magical or physical means remains to be seen.

Abilities

 * Expert Combatant: Hela is a highly skilled combatant, capable of slaying and overpowering multiple Einherjar in battle.

Equipment

 * Necroswords: To be added

Allies

 * Skurge
 * Fenris Wolf
 * Berserkers

Enemies

 * Thor
 * Odin
 * Bruce Banner/Hulk
 * Loki
 * Doctor Strange
 * Valkyries
 * Brunnhilde

Trivia

 * In Norse Mythology, as in the comics, Hela is the illegitimate daughter of Loki. She was raised in the care of Asgard for a time until she was appointed as ruler of Hel and Niflheim by Odin.
 * Additionaly, several element the Marvel Cinematic Universe's version of Hela presents some elements of Gorr, the God Butcher, a vengeful killer of gods who has the power of the All-Black the Necrosword.
 * Hela is the first female main antagonist in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film.

Behind the Scenes

 * To prepare for her role as Hela, Cate Blanchett studied, a Brazilian martial art.
 * Cate Blanchett accepted a role in this movie to please her children, who are Marvel comics fans. Blanchett's eldest son Dashiell John Upton suggested she take the role of Hela, saying it'd be a career boost.