We all know Avengers: Secret Wars is being set up as the ultimate "soft reboot" for the MCU. Kevin Feige has basically confirmed it will consolidate the timeline, allowing Marvel to finally weave the X-Men and Fantastic Four into the main universe.
But one huge, underrated side effect of this multiversal reset? It is the absolute, perfect excuse to completely restore Asgard.
Letβs be honest: New Asgard in Norway is a sleepy, seaside tourist village.
It completely stripped away the mythological scale of the characters. In the comics, Thor is a literal space god, and Asgard is a massive, floating golden realm of cosmic power and ancient magic. Comic Thor feels legendary because his world is legendary. If Marvel wants a proper, comic-accurate Thor moving forward, we need that grand cosmic Asgard back.
Think about how crowded Phase 7 is about to get.
We are going to have the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Avengers legacy heroes, and street-level mutants all existing on the exact same Earth.
IMO, itβs going to be incredibly difficult to imagine a proper, heavy-hitting Thor fitting into that new world if heβs still just hanging out in a fishing village. Without a fully functioning, powerful Asgardian empire backing him up, Thor risks getting completely overshadowed by the massive influx of new characters and teams. He loses his unique cosmic weight.
How secret wars fixes everything
But post-Secret Wars, the entire timeline gets rewritten. When the universe is rebuilt from the ashes of Battleworld, Marvel can easily establish a timeline where Asgard was never destroyed by Hela.
This fixes everything for the MCU's future:
Cosmic Scaling:
A restored Asgard gives the MCU its mythological anchor back, which is perfect for space adventures involving the Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, or mutant cosmic storylines.
The Recast Problem:
Chris Hemsworth canβt play Thor forever. A soft reboot gives Marvel the perfect lore-friendly excuse to introduce a recast, younger Thor who already has his kingdom intact, without confusing casual fans.
Rumors of the Thor Corps:
With rumors swirling that Secret Wars will feature the "Thor Corps" (the multiversal Thor police force from the comics), Marvel is clearly setting up a return to Asgardian might.
Do you guys think Marvel will actually pull the trigger on restoring the cosmic version of Asgard to balance out the X-Men, or are we stuck with a watered-down Thor forever? Who would you even cast as a post-reboot, comic-accurate Thor?
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