Everybody Missing From Thor: Love & Thunder’s Valhalla

Warning! SPOILERS ahead for Thor: Love and Thunder.

Returning as Thor for his fourth MCU solo movie, Chris Hemsworth is ed on his latest adventure by Korg (Taika Waititi), King Valkyrie (Tessa Thomspon), and his ex-girlfriend-turned-superhero Jane Foster aka Mighty Thor (Natalie Portman). Directed by Waititi from a script co-written with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Thor: Love and Thunder finds the space Viking in a battle to stop Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale) from killing all gods.

In the fight against Gorr, two Thors are better than one. Though her time as Mighty Thor is slowly killing her, Jane still gives her all and ultimately sacrifices herself to destroy Gorr's Necrosword. She then dies in Thor's arms and fades to gold dust. Come Thor: Love and Thunder's post-credits scene, it's revealed Jane has gone to Valhalla—the afterlife with which all worthy Asgardian warriors who die in battle are rewarded. There, she's greeted by Heimdall (Idris Elba), but no other fallen Asgardians appear.

Heimdall is by no means the only dead Asgardian in the MCU. Early on in Thor: Love and Thunder, there's even a recap of all the deaths of Thor's friends and family. Yet, most do not appear in Valhalla during the post-credits scene. Here's why that may be the case.

Why Aren't Odin & Frigga In Thor: Love & Thunder's Valhalla?

Renee Russo as Frigga and Anthony Hopkins as Odin in MCU

The simplest reason why Odin and Frigga do not appear in Valhalla when the dead Jane Foster arrives is because Anthony Hopkins and Renee Russo either weren't asked back or were unavailable. Thor: Love and Thunder's post-credits scene is also rather short, and only so much time can be spent introducing Jane to eternal paradise. As such, having her met by just a single character, in this case Heimdall, makes the most sense. Not to mention, Heimdall has a more direct link to Thor: Love and Thunder's story thanks to the introduction of his son, Axl Heimdallson, so his inclusion over Odin or Frigga works better to tie the post-credits scene back to the film.

While they do not appear in Thor: Love and Thunder's post-credits scene, both Odin and Frigga are surely in Valhalla. A large hall can be seen off in the distance, and this hall is most likely where Odin—having finally succumbed to death in Thor:Ragnarok—now presides over a feast for all his chosen warriors. As for Frigga, she is almost certainly at his side. She died in battle protecting Jane from the Dark Elves, and during her funeral, her body transforms into gold dust and floats to the heavens, similarly to how Odin and Jane's bodies disappeared when they died.

Where Are The Warriors Three In Love & Thunder's Valhalla?

Thor's friends from the first two movies—Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun, collectively known as the Warriors Three—all met their demise in Thor: Ragnarok while defending Asgard from Hela. When Jane arrives in Valhalla in Thor: Love and Thunder's post-credits scene, none of the Warriors Three are there to greet her. The reason why is likely not all that different from why Odin and Frigga do not appear: the actors were either unavailable or it was decided the characters weren't necessary to the scene.

Still, the Warriors Three are surely in Valhalla since they were brave Asgardians who died in battle. Most likely, the three men can also be found in Odin's great hall, feasting alongside their fellow fallen Asgardians. Volstagg, especially, is unlikely to miss out on a feast, and Fandral and Hogun are sure to be by his side. (Though which version of Fandral, the one from Thor portrayed by Josh Dallas, or the Zachary Levi version from Thor: The Dark World, remains a mystery.)

Did The MCU's Main Loki Go To Valhalla After His Death?

Also missing from Thor: Love and Thunder's Valhalla is Loki, the first version introduced in the MCU who was killed by Thanos at the start of Avengers: Infinity War. However, whether this version of Loki would be welcomed to Valhalla following his death might not have been clear before. While Valhalla might have seemed like a place where only Asgardians who die in battle go, Thor: Love and Thunder shows that these rules have wiggle room. Heimdall's appearance in Valhalla demonstrates that the definition of battle is loose and Loki's attempt to stab Thanos likely counts, just as Jane's continued argument with Gorr still counts as battle. Similarly, Jane Foster appearing in Valhalla shows that non-Asgardians are welcome there, which is in line with the comics in which Jane, Frank Castle, and Flash Thompson are all able to go to Valhalla, despite not being Asgardian.

It is possible that the MCU characters missing from Valhalla are setting up a larger storyline even than the return of the MCU's main Loki Variant. In the Marvel comics, when Odin arrives in Valhalla, he finds that the gates have been destroyed and the mead halls are all empty, and instead ends up residing in Mjolnir. While Heimdall is present, the other missing characters from Valhalla might simply be because the actors were not available for the brief Thor: Love and Thunder post-credits scene, however, it could be the start of a much more important story.

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