Surtur

One of the first rumors concerning Thor: Ragnarok saw Surtur as the main antagonist of the movie. As the Marvel Cinematic Universe unfolded and as we found Loki on the throne, the rumor changed and the devilish Muspelheim fire demon is said to be the representative of another race of Giants trying to take over Asgard.

And this seems repetitive – doesn’t this resemble the plot of the first Thor flick?

In any way, Surtur does possess the raw power with which he can defeat the united forces of Thor and the Hulk. But where does that leave Thanos? We can all assume, at this moment, that the Fire Demon from the MCU won’t be in any way like the one from the comics. At which point we can even say that he will be the distraction used by the Mad Titan in order to reach the Tesseract – as the two Avengers battle this new threat, he can just sneak in. Although this will be, once again, another missed opportunity of showcasing why he is the most powerful threat (yet) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In any way, if at first this rumor had some credibility, we can safely assume that it doesn’t any longer – if it will be so, then Thor: Ragnarok will once again present another barely sketched supervillain based on a tremendous threat of the comics.