What If…?
Warning : This article contains spoilers for What If … ? time of year 2 .
Summary
Marvel Studios’What If … ?season 2 revealed that Odin would have model a major terror to one of the newest champion in theMCU , had he survived the events ofThor : Ragnarok . Legendary actor Anthony Hopkins brought Odin to lifespan in 2011’sThor , enter as the King of Asgard and father toChris Hemsworth ’s Thor and Tom Hiddleston ’s Loki . Odin was shown to be the openhearted ruler of Asgard , but he was n’t always this way , as he had previously led a seduction alongside his girl Hela to extend Asgard ’s conglomerate and repress the Nine Realms under his rule . This viciousness could have made Odin a hefty scoundrel in the MCU .
Anthony Hopkins made several appearances as the MCU ’s Odin , debuting inThor , but returning in 2013’sThor : The Dark Worldand 2017’sThor : Ragnarok . Ragnarokmarked the end of his live - action MCU journeying , however , as the former King of Asgard passed away after speaking to his sons in Norway , and while this allowed the terrifying Hela to break free from her exile , Odin ’s demise free the MCU of a much solid character reference . Odin ’s death inThor : Ragnarokperhaps lost the Avengers a powerful friend in the battle against the Mad Titan Thanos only moments later , but also potentially meant Marvel Studios mislay a unnerving villain in the MCU ’s Phase 4 .
Thor was the expected successor to Odin following his decease , but Loki Season 2 confirmed it was a different character who took Odin ’s place .
What If…? Season 2 Revealed Odin Knew About The Ten Rings
Jeff Bergman voice Odin duringWhat If … ?season 2 , episode 7 , " What If … Hela Found the Ten Rings ? " The episode focused on Hela , the Asgardian Goddess of Death , with Cate Blanchett reprising her part fromThor : Twilight of the Gods . In a standardized style to the opening of 2011’sThor , Odin banished Hela to Earth , inWhat If … ?season 2 , where she would suffer Feodor Chin ’s Xu Wenwu . Hela and Wenwu built a strong connection , especially after Hela received warlike arts preparation in Ta Lo . This led to a fight against Odin , wherethe Allfather expressed his anger at a human manage the knock-down Ten Rings , confirming he have sex of these ancient relic .
Why Odin’s Stance On The Ten Rings Could’ve Easily Made Him A Phase 4 Villain
While the Odin ofWhat If … ?season 2 , episode 7 , was younger and less passive than Anthony Hopkins ' live - military action loop , the fact he know of the Ten Rings ' existence propose the MCU ’s original Odin also did . What If … ?‘sOdin ’s anger at a human wielding the Ten Rings implies that Hopkins ' Odin also would have protested Xu Wenwu using the relics in the bouncy - action mechanism MCU , which could have set him up as a major scoundrel in the MCU ’s Phase 4 , had he survived the events ofThor : Ragnarok . It ’s likely that Odin would have deemedSimu Liu ’s Shang - Chiunworthy of wielding the Ten Rings , especially since he recognise little about them .
Odin would have battled the new hero for ownership of the Ten Rings .
Odin may have been killed off inThor : Ragnarokto rid Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes of a powerful ally inInfinity War’sbattle against Thanos , but Marvel Studios may have also removed Odin to avoid this impending conflict . Had Odin crossed paths with Shang - Chi , his distaste for human beings shield the power of the Ten Rings would have surely bring the Norse god to odds with the new MCU hero . Shang - Chi is expected to be a major player in the MCU ’s upcoming adventures , butWhat If … ?may have intimate that Odin would have combat the new hero for ownership of the Ten Rings , which could have taken Shang - Chi off the board .
