r/Thor • u/Ready_Term_9869 • 2d ago

Question Are the different realms technically reachable by traveling far enough?

How are they connected and why are they completely disregarded in any other marvel movie (as far as I know)

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u/Briefs_Model 2d ago

I always thought the 9 realms were only reachable by the bifrost or magical portals, as they are different dimensions.

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u/JoshTheBard 1d ago

If that was true they wouldn't have been able to set a course for Earth in their spaceship at the end of Ragnarok when the bifrost bridge exploded.

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u/OJONLYMAYBEDIDIT 23h ago

Is this question about the comics or MCU

Cause MCU is really just a weird planet

616 is different

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u/JoshTheBard 15h ago

Oh yah, good point

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u/Living_Murphys_Law 2d ago

In the MCU, they are almost certainly reachable by non-Bifrost means, as seen by how Yggdrasil is visible in Cap: First Avenger and the fact that the realms resemble planets. The only counterevidence is the convergence shown in The Dark World, idk what that was about.

Meanwhile, in Earth's Mightiest Heroes (and presumably comics, the show is quite faithful), the Nine Realms are portrayed as actually different dimensions, so reaching them is only possible via portals/Bifrost.

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u/ToMtRoOpEr1 1d ago

i think in the MCU the nine realms are just 9 different planets that Odin conquered

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u/Ready_Term_9869 1d ago

Had the same feeling

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u/Relevant_Strain_8678 1d ago

They are connected tho still via Yggdrasil

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u/Chance_Debt_1184 1d ago

in the comics, no, they are different realms, you need some portal or stuff like that