Hela

Hela? But you thought this list was only going to include supporting characters and not major villains? Well, the fact is that Surtur is going to be the major villain in 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok, so Hela is likely to be a supporting, secondary antagonist, and therefore first the bill for this list.

Hela is the Asgardian goddess of death and the rule of the place known as Hel in Asgardian lore – which is basically what most people know as Hell. She’s an incredibly powerful sorcerer and someone with whom Loki has a lot of links.

There are rumours that The Aviator star Cate Blanchett could be playing the character and, while that’s not confirmed, that would be a very exciting prospect.