Why are Heimdall's eyes orange?

Also, Heimdall has glowing orange eyes, which is the color of the Soul Stone. And glowing eyes do seem to be a symptom of Infinity Stone possession. In Thor: The Dark World, Heimdall says he can see all the souls in the nine realms, explaining his omniscience.
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How did Heimdall get his eyes?

Heimdall accidentally freed him when Loki caused one of the leaves of the tree to poke him in the eye.
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Why is Heimdall all seeing?

Heimdall sees and hears all thanks to his extrasensory capabilities. His sight can extend across all Nine Realms and from the Bifrost Observatory, he can see 10 trillion souls.
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Is Heimdall blind?

"In Norse mythology, Odin gives him his sight. Heimdall's eyes are orange. In Thor: The Dark World, he is quoted saying he can see all the souls in the nine realms. And in Thor's vision in Age of Ultron, Heimdal is blind.
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What color was Heimdall?

High says that Heimdall is known as "the white As", is "great and holy", and that nine maidens, all sisters, gave birth to him. Heimdall is called Hallinskiði and Gullintanni, and he has gold teeth.
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What Nobody Realized About Heimdall In Marvel's Avengers Infinity War And The Thor Movies



Is Heimdall the whitest of the gods?

Heimdall, Old Norse Heimdallr, in Norse mythology, the watchman of the gods. Called the shining god and whitest skinned of the gods, Heimdall dwelt at the entry to Asgard, where he guarded Bifrost, the rainbow bridge.
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How is Heimdall black?

In the movie Thor Heimdall is portrayed by Idris Elba, who happens to have dark skin. In the newer Thor series, Heimdall is drawn with black skin in the comics. But I know that originally he had pale skin, like Thor himself.
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Can Heimdall see the Infinity Stones?

Please note that 'keeping all stones at one place' is NOT the point, the main point is Using Hiemdall's vision, he is capable of seeing every SOUL throughout the Universe, his vision doesn't work on things, and objects. So, he can't actually see the stones floating around or kept somewhere.
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Why does Heimdall say dark magic?

Dark Magic: Heimdall possessed dark magic which allowed him to channel an esoteric energy to summon the Bifrost and transport others across the universe, which he used to teleport Hulk to Earth when confronted by Thanos and the Black Order in order to have him warn Earth due to the Rainbow Bridge being destroyed.
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How did Heimdall not see Thanos coming?

Introduced in Thor, Heimdall was the guardian of the Bifrost Bridge and due to his incredible senses, he was able to hear and see anything that happened in all of the Nine Realms. His abilities made him the perfect gatekeeper for Asgard, as he was supposedly able to sense any incoming threat.
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Why is Heimdall so cool?

He was the one that saved the Asgardian people from Hela and her forces in the first place. He was charming, badass and fierce. And Idris Elba portrayed him amazingly. He had possibly the most important job in Asgard, as the gatekeeper and with his gift to see everyone.
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How does Heimdall have 9 mothers?

Scholars have debated what being "born of nine mothers" implies and have sought to connect the notion to other European folk motifs. Scholars have theorized that Heimdallr's Nine Mothers may be identical to the Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán, who personify waves. In turn, Heimdallr would be born of the sea.
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Why did Heimdall save Hulk and not Thor?

As an Asgardian and Thor's trusted friend, Heimdall knew he would prefer to meet an honorable death while saving his people instead of being saved at the cost of their lives. In turn, Heimdall chose to save Bruce Banner because, even in his Hulk-induced rage, he knew where his allegiances laid.
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What was Heimdall the god of?

Heimdall or Heimdallr is the God of Foresight and the vigilant of the Aesir.
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Is Heimdall eyes the soul stone?

"The Soul Stone is with Heimdall," suggested reader Justin Ryne Short. The Soul Stone is the last remaining Infinity Stone, and the only one that hasn't been seen outside of the "origin of the Infinity Stones" flashback.
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Can Heimdall see the TVA?

Heimdall is one of the Marvel characters who we haven't seen enough of. But what we saw is enough to make us realize that if there's one character in the MCU who might have some advance notice of the TVA and the organization's alteration of the timeline, that's Heimdall. Heimdall sees and hears everything.
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What does Heimdall say before he dies?

Heimdall

“Allfathers, let the dark magic flow through me one last… time.” Heimdall, the unofficial guardian of the Odinsons, uses his last words and the last of his abilities for an altruistic act that's very much in character.
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How old is Heimdall in MCU?

Even though he is more than a thousand years old, Heimdall still looks like a young man by Earth standards.
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What is Heimdall's power?

Superhuman Strength and Wicked Senses

Heimdall has super human strength and Asgardian durability, plus extraordinarily acute senses, bordering on the extrasensory. He can hear leaves falling and grass growing, can sense the life essences of Asgardian gods throughout Asgard's Nine Worlds.
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Who stabbed Thor in the eye?

Hela then commented that her victory was so obvious even a blind man could see it before slashing at Thor's face, resulting in the loss of one of Thor's eyes. Seeing this, Hela merely winced before commenting that without one of his eyes Thor finally looked a lot more like their father.
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Is Heimdall Odin's son?

Sources. According to Snorri Sturluson, the 13th-century Icelandic scholar and author of the mythological textbook The Prose Edda, Heimdall belongs to the Æsir family as a son of Odin and is known as the white god, whiteness in Old Norse being linked to beauty and uprightness.
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Is Heimdall alive after endgame?

Heimdall and Loki were killed in the opening scenes, Gamora was sacrificed on Titan, the Mind Stone was torn from Vision's forehead, and finally Thanos snapped away half the living creatures in the universe - including the likes of Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and most of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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How much can Heimdall lift?

Superhuman Strength: Like all members of his race, Heimdall is superhumanly strong. He is somewhat stronger than the average male Asgardian and is capable of lifting about 50 tons.
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Is Heimdall more powerful than Odin?

When his father Bor passed, Odin took leadership of Asgard and never looked back. He is the strongest Asgardian of them all, much stronger than Thor or Heimdall, and it is not just his strength. His magical powers know almost no limits, and his knowledge allows him to win almost any fight and see any outcome.
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