Hela (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

"Darling, you have no idea what's possible."

- Hela to Thor "I'm not a queen or a monster. I'm the Goddess of Death!"

- Hela most famous quote

Hela Odinsdottiris the main antagonist of the 2017 film Thor: Ragnarok . She is the firstborn daughter of Odin and the elder sister of Thor and Loki Laufeyson who is bent on takig over Asgard with her own army of Berserkers at her side and rebuilding it in her own image.

She was portrayed by Cate Blanchett, who also played Lady Galadriel in the Middle Earth Saga, Irina Spalko in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Marissa Wiegler in Hanna, and Lady Tremaine in Cinderella.

Origins
Hela started out as the firstborn child and sold daughter to Odin and Frigga. She served her father as an executioner and leader of the Einherjar in Odin's plot to conquer the Nine Realms. However, as the years go by, Hela start to develop her own ambitions in overthrowing her father and taking control of Asgard to herself. Having noticed his daughter's ambitions, Odin was forced to fight Hela and defeat her by banishing her to a realm called Hel, where his life force would be the only lock to keep her from escaping. Hela also tried to break free from Hel, which prompted Odin to send female Asgardian warriors called the Valkyries to stop her. The plan was a success, though it was at the cost of all the Valkyries, except for one.

Odin then proceeded to write out Hela from all of Asgardian history, even replacing the murals of her conquests with those of his other children.

Return to Asgard
Several years following the deaths of Frigga, Malekith and the Dark Elves, Thor battled against the fire demon Surtur, who foretells him of an event called Ragnarok that will destroy all of the Asgardians once his crown is united with the Eternal Flame within the city. Undaunted, Thor defeats Surtur and takes his crown, believing that he has averted Ragnarok.

However, Odin dies of old age after being found by Thor and Loki, but not before he tells them about the existence of Hela to them. Following Odin's death, Hela was able to escape from Hel before confronting Thor and Loki, demanding her brothers to bow down before her. Thor and Loki angrily refuse before the former throws his powerful hammer (the Mjølnir) at Hela, but unfortunately, she catches the hammer and destroys it with an instant crush. A shocked Thor and Loki then attempt to escape to the Bifrost Bridge, but Hela catches up and easily throws both of them out into space, leaving them to crash-land at a nearby planet named Sakaar (ruled by the notorious Grandmaster.

With both Thor and Loki defeated, Hela took the opportunity to take over Asgard by taking down the Einherjar, and resurrects her dead pet Fenris Wolf and her own army (known as the Berserkers) to cement her new role as Queen of Asgard. She also took the opportunity to appoint a downtrodden Asgardian named Skurge to serve as her Executioner.

With her takeover of Asgard complete, Hela plans to use the Bifrost Bridge to expand the Asgardian empire through the universe, but Hemidall (the sentry of the Bifrost Bridge) steals the sword controlling the bridge before hiding away with the rest of the Asgardian citizens to form a resistance against Hela's reign. A furious Hela then orders her troops to take down the resistance so that she can use Hemidall's sword to activate the bridge.

Final Battle and Death
Eventually, Hela and the Berserkers managed to pinpoint the Asgardian resistance's location before engaging into a fight against them. However, the battle's tide is turned when Thor and Loki returned after defeating the Grandmaster's forces and escaping Sakaar (with the help from the Hulk and several gladiators) on one of the Grandmaster's giant ships. It also turns out that one of the gladiators named 142 happens to be the sole Valkyrie who previously survived Hela's attack during her previous escape from Hel. The Hulk and 142 then proceed to fight against Fenris and the Berserkers while Loki and the gladiators evacuated the remaining Asgardians on the ship.

Following the defeat of Fenris and the Berserkers, Thor engages into a final battle against Hela, but he loses an eye and receives a vision from Odin that only Ragnarok can defeat Hela. It was then Thor realized that the true meaning of Asgard meant for protecting its citizens, not its land. Deciding to let Surtur bring about Ragnarok, Thor, 142 and the Hulk distract Hela while Loki takes Surtur's crown and unites it with the Eternal Flames, causing Surtur to rise up. Realizing that she's been distracted and witnessing the heroes and the remaining Asgardians escaping on the giant ship, an angry Hela attempts to stop them, but a repentant Skurge sacrifices himself to allow their escape. Being left at the mercy of Surtur, a terrified Hela is forced to watch as Surtur proceeded to destroy all of Asgard, and she is incinerated to her death in the process.

With Hela and all of Asgard destroyed, Thor (taking over as the new King of the Asgardians) decides to build a new Asgard for his fellow people on Earth.

Trivia

 * The mainstream Hela was written as Loki's daughter, but this incarnation of Hela is rewritten as Odin's daughter, making her Thor and Loki's older sister.
 * She has some similarities with Kai from Kung Fu Panda 3. Both main colors are green, both are fallen heroes, both have been banished and both can control others souls.