How did Hela break free?

Odin had been able to keep Hela imprisoned for centuries, but his death would lower the enchantment placed on her prison, thus freeing her. After her arrival, Thor throws Mjolnir at her, only for the Goddess of Death to catch and shatter it into pieces.
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How was Hela freed?

When Odin had a change of heart and wanted peace, he could not stop Hela's ambition and bloodlust; he imprisoned her. With Odin's passing, his power over her waning, Hela freed herself from Hel to take what she sees as rightfully hers—first, Asgard, then all Nine Realms.
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How did Hela break out?

But recognizing his daughter was a bloodthirsty warlord as he was losing his way, Odin banished her and placed the enchantment on the hammer for the Worthy to pick it up later on. This opens up the possibility Hela might have retained some hold over the faithful hammer, enabling her to break it.
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Why was Hela able to break Mjolnir?

The Theory — Redditor u/kamikazeads believes the reason Hela was able to destroy Mjolnir so effortlessly in Thor: Ragnarok was because Odin (Anthony Hopkins) died just moments before she did it.
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Why was Hela locked away?

I couldn't stop her, so I imprisoned her.

Reasoning, based on the quotation, is that Hela's own magic was related to distance from Asgard so it seems likely that whatever "prison" was used was sufficiently far away from Asgard to weaken it so that she couldn't override Odin's.
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How Hela BROKE Mjolnir in THOR: RAGNAROK!



Can Hela lift Mjolnir?

Before the movie thor 1 any body could lift thors hammer,thus Hela was able to hold it and after Odin banished thor he put an enchantment to the hammer. And only after this period no one could lift Thors hammer.
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Is Surtur stronger than Hela?

Ultimately, Hela wasn't more powerful than Surtur, but the timing was on Thor's side when he was imprisoned in Muspelheim, and as much as he tried to protect his homeworld, Asgard had to be destroyed in order to save its people and defeat Hela.
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Can Loki lift Mjolnir?

However, it turned out there was someone in the land of Frost Giants who could lift Mjolnir -- its king, Loki. After the hammer crashed into his throne room, he lifted and briefly held Mjolnir before it flew out of his hand and back to Thor.
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Why did Hela turn evil?

Hela was a wonderful wartime leader, or executioner as she called herself; proudly serving as Odin's general in conquest. However, when Odin transitioned into a peace-time King, Hela refused to oblige to this as her cruelty grew to become a threat to his new society.
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Can Hela lift Stormbreaker?

Though incredibly strong and queen of Hel (has rulership over the dead), she's not physically strong enough to destroy mjolnir with her bare hands and has never done it in comics. Therefore, hela cannot destroy stormbreaker by any chance which has all the power of the mjolnir but none of its limitations.
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Could Hela have beaten Thanos?

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She destroyed Mjolnir and defeated Thor more than once. They might have all been asgardians, but Hela was in a league of her own, which makes it entirely possible that -- were she to have faced up to him -- she would have been able to defeat Thanos.
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What is Hela's power?

She possesses superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes and durability at levels far surpassing those of the vast majority of either race. Her vast strength has allowed her to engage in sustained hand-to-hand combat with Thor. Like all Asgardians she has resistance to magic.
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Who killed Hela in Ragnarök?

Eventually, however, Thor then returned with the newly formed Revengers and then reengaged Hela, which had then resulted with Loki unleashing Surtur, who then destroyed Asgard by finally causing Ragnarök and killed Hela as a result.
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How did Loki release Hela?

The death of Odin signals the release of his secret daughter Hela, Goddess of Death, and when Loki instinctively attempts to use the Bifrost to return to Asgard, it allows Hela to return with them.
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Is Odin stronger than Hela?

Also. Odin was lot stronger than Hela.
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Who can defeat Hela in Marvel?

The Goddess of Death is so powerful, even Thor himself frequently fails to defeat her, often only surviving her wrath out of sheer luck or a stroke of mercy. After all, even the mighty Thor cannot defeat death itself. But there is one god powerful enough to defeat Hela with ease: Thor's father, Odin.
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Who is Marvel's greatest villain?

1 Thanos Is The Marvel Universe's Biggest Threat

Thanos is currently considered one of Marvel's greatest villains, and his history is an interesting one. Creator Jim Starlin made him into the ultimate cosmic Marvel bad guy before his death and then brought him back in a big way in Infinity Gauntlet.
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Who is the weakest villain in Marvel?

The 10 Weakest Villains In The MCU
  • Ronan. ...
  • Crossbones. ...
  • The Vulture. ...
  • Yellowjacket. ...
  • Ghost. ...
  • The Grandmaster. ...
  • Justin Hammer. ...
  • Zemo. Zemo is a master manipulator at times, doing a decent job of pitting Iron Man and Captain America against each other, even if the plan was riddled with plot holes.
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Who is the scariest Marvel villain?

10 Scariest Marvel Villains (That Have Yet To Appear In The MCU)
  • 8 8. Mad Jim Jaspers.
  • 7 7. Shuma-Gorath.
  • 6 6. The Brood.
  • 5 5. The Skinless Man.
  • 4 4. Annihilus.
  • 3 3. Mr. Sinister.
  • 2 2. Nightmare.
  • 1 1. Carnage.
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Is Black Panther worthy of Mjolnir?

In a remarkable twist, this week's Avengers #36 reveals Black Panther is one of the few people considered worthy by Mjolnir. Jason Aaron's current Avengers run has been carefully weaving his Thor lore into the wider history of the Marvel Universe, revealing the first Avengers were formed 1,000,000 years ago.
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Is Spider Man worthy of Mjolnir?

If Marvel fans have ever wondered if Spider-Man was worthy of lifting Thor's hammer, the answer is yes.
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Is Odin worthy of Mjolnir?

As the Allfather and ruler of Asgard, Odin Borson is naturally worthy to wield Mjolnir. It was Odin who commissioned the Dwarves of Nidavellir to forge the hammer in the first place. "As a weapon to destroy or as a tool to build. It is a fitting companion for a king," Odin decreed of Mjolnir.
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How did Surtur know Odin wasn't on Asgard?

The reoccurring dream. Thor himself kept having a premonition dream of Surtur and Ragnarok. If he was having that dream it's very possible Surtur was having it too. Surtur having it would mean he would know Ragnarok was close and combined with the above facts he probably worked out Odin wasn't present anymore.
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What is Surtur the god of?

(or Surtr), in Norse mythology, a fire demon or fire giant who ruled in the fiery wilderness called Muspelheim. Surt was the guardian of Muspelheim. He stood at the border, brandishing a flaming sword. At the time of Ragnarok, the end of the world, Surt was destined to lead the fire giants into battle against the gods.
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Why does Surtur hate Asgard?

In his rage, Surtur tells Thor that Ragnarok will happen when his powers are restored by lighting his crown (his horns) with the Eternal Flame, conveniently being held in the vaults of Asgard. It is Surtur's destiny, he believes, to destroy Asgard completely and reduce the planet to nothing but ash and dust.
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