Hello, and welcome once again to the Blog Of Hell’s Kitchen. This week, we have a Character Of The Month about Hela, the psychical embodiment of death for Asgard in the Marvel Universe. Hela will be appearing in November’s Thor: Ragnarok as the main villain of the film, which is why I’ve selected her for this Character Of The Month article. Hela has never before appeared in live-action but has previously shown up in animated Marvel shows such as The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Avengers Assembled. However, as per usual, this article will only go over the featured character’s history from the comics, and not what they’ve done in other film and television projects. So, without further ado, let’s get to it.
Hela was born in the Realm of Jotunheim, home of the Frost Giants, to Loki, Thor’s adoptive brother. There is one problem with that, and that is that the Loki that is Hela’s father is actually the Loki from a time before the Thor and Loki we all know and love. See, every few thousand years, an apocalypse called Ragnarok wipes out that era’s Asgard and kills that era’s Asgardians in return. After Ragnarok, Asgard and its citizens, such as Thor and Loki, are reborn. Hela survived the Ragnarok that killed her father and is older than all other Asgardians.
When she came of age, she was appointed by Odin as the queen and ruler of Hel and Niflheim. That also came will the title and powers of the Goddess of the Dead. She would often try to extend her reign to Valhalla, which is for Asgardians that died in battle fighting for Asgard, while Hel is meant for everyone else, with sections meant for the good and the bad Asgardians. She would often come into conflict Odin and Thor because of this, considering Odin is the direct caretaker of Valhalla. She once attempted to tempt Thor into Valhalla after the Wrecker dropped a building on him while he was depowered, but he was able to resist, and he eventually healed from his wounds.
Once, when the lover of Thor’s long-lost sister, Angela, was sent to Hel, Angela petitioned Hela for the soul of the lover, whose name was Sera. Hela denied Angela’s request, and in turn, Angela decided to conquer all of Hela’s realms, including Hel and Niflheim. Angela ended up completing several trials and did indeed become the new Queen of Hel. She resurrected Sera with her newfound powers, but soon abdicated her throne to Balder, one of the Warriors Three. She returned to Asgard with Sera, and Hela later used Thanos to reclaim the throne of Hel.
Alright, thank you so much for reading. If you want to see more of Hela, you can find her in Thor: Ragnarok, which will debut in theatres November 3rd. Please remember to tune in Monday for Featured News for September 2017, and next Friday for my continuation of Horror Month 2017, and Friday’s article for that event will be a Ghostbusters 3 Fancast, which will follow in continuity with the original Ghostbusters films. Thank you again for reading, and remember, have a nerdy day.
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