What If…?
Summary
Marvel Studios’What If … ?season 2 expand on the backstory of a herculean Thor villain in theMCU , but there are still many mystery pertain Hela ’s backstory . Cate Blanchett debuted asHela , the Asgardian Goddess of Death , in 2017’sThor : Ragnarok , introduced as Odin ’s firstborn child , only girl and confidential sibling to Chris Hemsworth ’s Thor and Tom Hiddleston ’s Loki . Hela get a significant scourge to the God of Thunder , and her unveiling also began to bring out the verity about Odin ’s violent seduction across the Nine Realms . However , there are still many questions surround the Goddess of Death , andWhat If … ?season 2 brought one major whodunit back into the limelight .
During 2017’sThor : Ragnarok , Hela was revealed to have fought alongside her beginner , Anthony Hopkins ' Odin , prior to the births of Thor and Loki . Together , the span subjugated the Nine Realms under Asgard ’s principle , with Odin wielding Gungnir , and Hela being the original owner ofThor ’s enchanted hammer , Mjolnir . After Odin became a benevolent rule , however , Hela was ostracize to Hel , but was eventually released from her prison follow Odin ’s death . Thor , Loki and the Revengers handle to defeat Hela with Surtur ’s help during Asgard ’s Ragnarok event , but a variant of the formidable supervillain returned in 2023’sWhat If … ?season 2 , installment 7 , " What If … Hela Found the Ten Rings ? "
Cate Blanchett has returned as Hela to the Marvel Cinematic Universe , and the persona ’s unexampled appearance confirms a dark Sojourner Truth about Odin .
What If…? Reiterates That Hela’s Mother In The MCU Is Still Unknown
Odin usher in Hela inRagnarokas his firstborn , Thor and Loki ’s sister , but Hela ’s origin are very different . DuringAvengers : Infinity War , Thor bear on to Hela as his half - baby , as they share the same father , but while Thor ’s female parent was Rene Russo ’s Frigga , Hela ’s mother has yet to be revealed in the MCU . This mystery was all but forgotten beforeWhat If … ?season 2 see Hela bring up to Frigga as her father’s"new girlfriend,“reiterating that Frigga is not her mother , but once again raise the question as to who could have mothered the Goddess of Death . Hela ’s origins have already been drastically exchange from Norse mythology and Marvel Comics .
Both in Norse mythology and in Marvel Comics , Hela is the daughter of Loki and the giantess Angrboða , and the sister of Fenrir the Friedrich August Wolf and the Midgard serpent Jörmungandr . Evidently , Loki is not Hela ’s father in the MCU , but it ’s potential that Hela ’s mother could still be bring out to be Angrboða , who may be a phallus of the Frost Giants . This would explain Loki and Hela ’s exchangeable appearances , while Thor gestate resemblance to both Odin and Frigga . Hela ’s female parent has now been directly mentioned twice in the MCU , but her individuality is still very much a mystery , which could become important for the future ofMarvel Studio’sThor enfranchisement .
What If…? Suggests Hela’s Mother Could Be Important To The MCU
The fact that Hela was eliminated inRagnarokmeans that her female parent ’s individuality is perhaps inconsequent . However , Hela ’s mother being mention again inWhat If … ?season 2 has reignited involvement in this mystery , and hints at Hela ’s mother give birth an significant role in the MCU ’s time to come . It ’s potential that Marvel Studios will before long introduce Hela ’s mother to the MCU , perhaps as thevillain more powerful than Hela forThor 5 . After Cate Blanchett ’s reappearance inWhat If … ?season 2 , it would be great to see her reprise the office of the Goddess of Death , or even the new Goddess of Life , in the resilient - action MCU , in the end answer this mystery .
