History Characters / TheMightyThorGiants

* DeathSeeker: As of his latest resurrection in ''The Immortal Thor''. His death at Gjallerbru was originally meant for Thor, and with this sacrifice Skurge found purpose and wisdom. Yet, as Odin puts it "fate is a cheat that will not be cheated". So when Skurge had a vision of Thor dying in a bridge, he escaped Valhalla to try and thwart destiny once more, and steal Thor's death for him once more.

* BattleButler / TheDragon: To Amora.

* HeroicSacrifice / RedemptionEqualsDeath: After feeling toyed with by Amora for too long, he teamed up with the Einherjar, Balder, and Thor to rescue stolen souls from Hel that had been taken by Hela. After they had retrieved the human souls, the band was pursued by a huge army of the dead. When Thor volunteered to buy time for the other's escape, Skurge knocked him out from behind, and volunteered to hold the bridge of Gjallerbru in his stead. Skurge defended the bridge with a pair of M16's from Earth and unbreakable courage, and none of his opponents set foot on Gjallerbru. He stood alone and died at Gjallerbru, allowing not one of the almost numberless hoard to set foot upon the bridge for as long as he could fight. For this heroic last stand, Skurge found a place among the warriors residing in Valhalla, and to the surprise of many, Amora found herself torn with remorse upon hearing of his demise.

* KilledOffForReal: In fact, later stories established that if he's brought back, the entire universe will collapse.

Hela has appeared in animated form in the DirectToVideo movie ''[[WesternAnimation/HulkVs Hulk Vs. Thor]]'', one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' and two episodes of ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble''. She made her live action debut as the BigBad in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', the 17th film in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, played by Creator/CateBlanchett. The MCU version of Hela differs from her comics counterpart in that she is the daughter of Odin rather than Loki and is therefore also the estranged older sister of Thor and the true heir to the throne of Asgard. She is also notable as being the first major female villain in an MCU film. To see tropes about the MCU version of Hela, visit her own character page just [[Characters/MCUHela here]].

* TheOneThatGotAway: [[spoiler:A twofer for Kid Loki. The first Leah was erased from existence after Hela had healed her hand, while the second Leah was cast away in order to protect her from the original Loki's machinations.]]

* AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed; while powerful, the giants of Marvel are portrayed as gullible and manipulable, being occasionally tricked by Loki, and weak in magic and strategy, prefering brute force over spells. In contrast, in the Norse myths there were some wise and cunning giants with similar powers to the gods, and several of them were highly skilled with magic and sought by Odin. Loki himself had a rough time with some of them in the Eddas, like Þjazi and Geirrod, and many could shapeshift and use powerful illusions that rivaled or surpassed the magic of the Aesir.

* SuperWeight: She is Level 5 as a PhysicalGod, and a particularly powerful one at that.

!!Hela appears in:

[[AC:Notable Comic Appearances]]
* ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery''
* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor''
* ''ComicBook/NewMutants''
* ''ComicBook/XFactor''
* ''ComicBook/FearItself''
* ''Avengers Prime'' [[note]]A five edition mini-series by Creator/BrianMichaelBendis wherein Hela plays the primary antagonist.[[/note]]
* ''ComicBook/AngelaQueenOfHel''
* ''The Unworthy Thor''
* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2019''

[[AC:Film]]
* ''[[WesternAnimation/HulkVs Hulk Vs. Thor]]'' (2009) - Voiced by Creator/JanyseJaud
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse ([[Characters/MCUHela page]]):
** ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' (2017) - Played by Creator/CateBlanchett
** ''Thor: Love and Thunder'' (2022) - Played by Creator/MelissaMcCarthy [[note]]as an Asgardian actor portraying Hela[[/note]]

[[AC:Television]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' (2011) - Voiced by Creator/NikaFutterman
* Creator/DisneyXD's WesternAnimation/{{Marvel Universe|DisneyXD}} franchise:
** ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' (2014) - Voiced by Creator/VanessaMarshall

[[AC:Motion Comic]]
* ''Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers'' (2011) - Voiced by Katharine Chesterton

[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' (2012 - Present) - Appears as a boss in Special Operations 24: Land of Fire and Ice, after forming an alliance with Surtur, Ymir and Malekith the Accursed.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'' (2016 - Present) - Appears as a Universal Hero and World Boss. She can be used in multiple Asgardian team combinations with Thor, Loki, Odin, Sif, Enchantress and Angela.
* ''VideoGame/AvengersAcademy'' (2017 - Present) - Introduced as a non-playable character and the main villain of the ''Thor: Ragnarok'' event in 2017.
* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes2'' (2017) - Appears as a playable character voiced by Kate Kennedy.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions'' (2017 - Present) - Appears as a playable character introduced in the ''Thor: Ragnarok'' tie-in event in 2017 and then alongside Thanos as a major antagonist in the 'Infinity Chaos' event in 2018.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'' (2019) Appears as a boss.

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!!Hela provides examples of:

* AlternateUniverse: In the ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' universe, Hela is the ruler of Valhalla rather than Hel and is also not the daughter of Loki like her 616 counterpart. After Valkyrie died during the events of ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'', Thor petitioned Hela to bring her back to life but Hela would only grant his request if he firstly defeated her undead army and secondly remained in Valhalla in Valkyrie's place, both challenges that he met. Hela then, desiring an heir, asked Thor to give her [[ChosenConceptionPartner her ultimate desire]], with which he seemed ready to comply without raising too much (if any) fuss. Hela later gave birth to her and Thor's son, Modi, who (of course) turned out to be evil and ultimately had to be [[OffingTheOffspring offed by Thor himself]].

* ChainmailBikini: This is pretty much [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Ultimate Hela's]] whole look, complete with a skull motif and a few flimsy pieces of armor over the top.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Hela was much more merciful and sympathetic in her debut appearance, being closer to the myths, in which she is a neutral deity. In the end of the story, she is moved by Thor's attempt of exchanging his life for Sif's and gladly lets them both be free from her domains. It was only in later stories that she became the unapologetically evil recurring supervillainess she is known for.
* [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman Clothes Make the Supervillainess]]: As mentioned above, much of her life essence is found in her cloak and being separated from it weakens her greatly.

--> '''Jamie Madrox:''' ''"Femmes don't get much more fatale than you, do they?"''

* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Hela's [[FormFittingWardrobe skintight]] green and black catsuit, BadassCape and [[CoolHelmet crazy headgear]] have become such an iconic look that it's strange to see her dressed at all differently, such as in the recent ''Journey Into Mystery'' books where she still had the headgear and cloak but swapped the catsuit out for a long green gown. She even kept the iconic look in her first live-action adaptation in ''Film/ThorRagnarok''.

* InTheirOwnImage: She once managed to get her hands on Surtur's fiery 'Twilight Sword' and then used it's immense power to remake the Nine Realms 'in her own image'. Not surprisingly, Hela's version of the Nine Realms was a lot darker and more twisted place.

* MostCommonSuperPower: She is usually drawn as being incredibly uh... well endowed up top. Especially in the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe.
* MsFanservice: She's drawn with a [[FormFittingWardrobe skintight catsuit]] at her most discreet, and titles such as ''Siege'' and ''X-Factor'' give her a NavelDeepNeckline that shows that she got bestowed with the MostCommonSuperPower. Then there's her Ultimate Marvel counterpart, where instead of a catsuit she wears a few pieces of armor and a thong.

* NavelDeepNeckline: In a recent ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'' storyline, Hela wore a long green gown that had a neckline cut all the way down to her navel.

* Creator/DisneyXD's WesternAnimation/MarvelUniverse franchise: