Thor Ragnarok 4. Easter Eggs You Missed. WARNING This article contains SPOILERS for Thor RagnarokGood news Marvel fans Thor Ragnaroks many Easter Eggs, comic book references, inside jokes and obscure secrets and clues make it one of the richest trivia hunts in the Marvel Universe. Previous movies in the Thor series gave plenty of ammunition for speculation and mysterious connections through Marvels cosmic mythology, from far off villains and even a replica of the Infinity Gauntlet before fans knew to look for it. But with the arrival of Ragnarok, director Taika Waititi and cast have taken the Easter Eggs to a new level. Fans will already be thrilled by the laughs and action of the ThorHulk team up, and are guaranteed to catch a few long awaited references to the richest and weirdest Thor comics. But with a final tally of secret Marvel nods and inside jokes numbering in the dozens, Thor Ragnarok might just be the most Easter Egg filled MCU movie yet. So without further ado and a warning that SPOILERS are coming lets get started. Surtur The Eternal Flame. Things just dont seem to die in the deep ocean well, except for humans. While rockfish around 100 feet below the surface live about 12 years, those living closer. Google Home owners will probably be talking to their living rooms a lot more thanks to an update that lets the voice assistant make phone calls to the U. S. and Canada. Fans of the Thor franchise have waited YEARS to finally see the god of thunder travel to the realm of Surtur having been planned in prior films and video games and in Ragnarok, the journey is made. Viewers dont actually get to see that journey made, but meet up with Thor after hes already been imprisoned in the Hell like realm of Muspelheim. Its a voluntary imprisonment, as it turns out all part of Thors scheme to get a personal face to face meeting with Surtur himself. And when he does, he discovers the secret of Surturs role in Asgards destruction also known as Ragnarok. For newcomers or non Marvel comic readers, the motivations or nature of Surtur is impossible to know. But the movie nods to the source material, while explaining it a bit more clearly. In the comics, its actually Surturs sword, not his crown that is key to his power. Kongregate free online game Now Boarding Episode 1 Get your passengers home before they freak out Expand your business. Renovate your terminal. Play Now. Star Wars The Old Republic, commonly abbreviated as The Old Republic, SWTOR, or simply TOR, is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game MMORPG that was. Now%20Boarding%20Episode%201.png' alt='Now Boarding Game Full Version' title='Now Boarding Game Full Version' />The movie adapts his claim that being reunited with the Eternal Flame in Odins vault will grant him incredible power but in the comics, its returning his weapon to the flame that holds the secret to his cosmic conquest. Either way, the fact that the Eternal Flame has been stolen from Surtur and hidden in Asgard seems to confirm Odins own origin story. In the comics, the three sons of Asgards King, Bor, traveled to Muspelheim as part of securing Asgards control of the World Tree. It meant defeating the living fire Surtur and taking the source of his power the Eternal Flame with them. In the end, two brothers stayed behind to fight and die leaving only their brother, Odin, to return with the power of all three. The Directors First Cameo. It took years to bring Surtur to screen as the last of Thors most iconic nemeses to join the MCU, but it was handled with care. When it came time to bring the somewhat crippled, weakened, and angry villain to life in his first meeting with Thor, director Taika Waititi handled the task personally. Its Waititis performance capture that the finished Surtur is based on, perhaps explaining why the fiery god actually plays along with Thors preference to converse while maintaining eye contact. The voice was replaced with a performance by veteran Clancy Brown, who has performed too many characters to ever list in a wide variety of Marvels animated projects. Skurges Shakeweight is a DC Crossover Really. When Thor tries to return to Asgard with help from Heimdall, the audience learns along with the hero that the post of Bifrost Operator has been vacated by everyones favorite bronze eyed warrior. Its been filled by Skurge Karl Urban, who is more concerned with impressing a pair of Asgardian women than monitoring the god of thunders whereabouts. Mainly, by demonstrating that having the ability to go anywhere in the cosmos allows him to acquire stuff which hes hording nearby. When the action returns to his location, hes even further distracted by using an iconic bit of pop culture, shopping channel gadgetry the Shake Weight. The gag, as explained by director Taika Waititi to Fandango is that the source of that Shake Weight is actually a crossover with DC Comics in a way. When Waititi was playing the role of Hal Jordans best friend Tom in Green Lantern 2. Shake Weight was in its heyday of late night infomercials. Waititi explained to us how Green Lantern showed him the problem with superhero movies, emphasizing his role in the actual production was a small one. So small, it turns out, that the Shake Weight was a prized souvenir making its inclusion in the movie a MarvelDC movie crossover So I was in New Orleans and I was in Green Lantern, but I was barely doing anything. Id be in my hotel room and itd be like 1 AM, and the infomercial for the Shake Weight came on. I was like, Screw itI guess Im buying everything I see on TV tonight Im gonna buy knives and some sewing thing. I bought exercise DVDs, too, but the one thing I bought that I kept was that Shake Weight and then I had it shipped to Australia and I put it in the movie3. The Hemsworth Brother Cameo. Marvel fans hoping to find out just how much damage had been done to Asgard under Lokis disguised rule got their answer soon in Ragnarok, thankfully showing Thors brother was a king of neglect, if anything. Instead of keeping a watch on galactic threats, or realizing what kind of power it takes to keep the Asgardian monsters at bay, he enjoyed luxuries and the flattery of theater. Specifically, a dramatic recreation of his own death at least in the minds of everyone in Asgard in the last Thor movie, The Dark World. And famous as he may be for deception, Loki clearly appreciates the emotion and heartbreak visible in the performance of Thors on stage stand in. It isnt just any actor doing their best impression of Chris Hemsworths god of thunder, though. Its his older brother Luke Hemsworth, long known by primarily Australian audiences before appearing as the head of security in HBOs Westworld. Well let fans decide if the Actor Thor lives up to the standard set by the real thing, and assume Chris kept his other brother away since Liam Hemsworths run at the Thor role almost netted him the part in the first place. Matt Damon Wont Turn Down Work. The fact that the version of Thor being fictionally played in a fictional film is another Hemsworth is an amazing twist, but is obviously not the cameo that will get the most people talking. Game Of Kaun Banega Crorepati 4 more. That honor falls to Matt Damon, making the trip from Earth all the way to Asgard to land the presumably starring role of Loki Laufeyson. Which means Ragnarok and Christopher Nolans Interstellar are probably now tied with Euro. Trip for the most unexpected appearance of the Good Will Hunting star. Fine company. The real question for fans is whether the actor seen portraying the uncredited role of Actor Loki is a resident of Asgard who bears a striking resemblance to Matt Damon or actually IS Matt Damon. Lokis powers of deception and illusion mean its possible that Matt Damon of Marvels Earth was snatched up and brainwashed. Thats the version of the story were holding as canon. Sam Neills Odin. The theories were spinning from the moment it was confirmed actor Sam Neill had a role in Ragnarok, expecting such an esteemed actor to hold a significant place in the MCU.