Hela

Lastly, there is Hela, the Asgardian goddess of Death and one of the most frequent enemies of Thor. Pretty much like Enchantress, we did believe we saw her in the Age of Ultron trailers – namely in the scene in which Thor visit the Norn cave. Eventually, the scene ended on the cutting room floor, with Kevin Feige saying about it that it was nothing than eye-candy, with no real impact for the plot.

We don’t believe him and we are still convince that she was Hela. Of course, a different version of the character from the comic books – while in the comics she is the daughter of Loki, it won’t be so in the MCU.

Thor: Ragnarok is the perfect chance for introducing this character – and she needs to be introduced, since she could play the most important role in the Mad Titan’s search for the Infinity Stones. If in the comics Thanos wanted to wipe all life in the universe after becoming infatuated with Mistress Death herself, the MCU might just want to present an altered story.

Hela could be the reason why Thanos searches for the ultimate weapon – the Asgardian goddess of Death could be the perfect replacement for the Mistress Death of the comics. Thus, we won’t just get a first female supervillain antagonist, but we will also get a reason for the existence of the entire MCU.