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* EvenEvilHasStandards: She's genuinely sad that the Asgardians don't even know who she is, and is also pissed at what Odin did to Fenris and her soldiers, hiding their corpses beneath the grounds of the royal palace. She also, bizarrely, takes a shine to Skurge and seems to genuinely want to help him achieve his ambitions.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: She's genuinely sad that the Asgardians don't even know who she is, and is also pissed at what Odin did to Fenris and her soldiers, hiding their corpses beneath the grounds of the royal palace. She also, bizarrely, takes a shine to Skurge and seems to genuinely want to help him achieve his ambitions.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: She's genuinely sad that the Asgardians don't even know who she is, and is also pissed what Odin did to Fenris and her soldiers, hiding their corpses beneath the grounds of the royal palace. She also, bizarrely, takes a shine to Skurge and seems to genuinely want to help him achieve his ambitions.
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* VileVillainLaughableLackey: Skurge is fairly hilariously useless as lackeys and especially executioners come. He fails in executing a single person the whole movie, and can't even seem to do simple things like ensure that the Bifrost Sword doesn't get stolen from under their nose. All he does is follow Hela around like a lost puppy in absolute terror of her. Loki found this out before Hela did.
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* VileVillainLaughableLackey: Skurge is fairly hilariously useless as lackeys and especially executioners come. He fails in executing a single person the whole movie, and can't even seem to do simple things like ensure that the Bifrost Sword doesn't get stolen from under their nose.noses. All he does is follow Hela around like a lost puppy in absolute terror of her. Loki found this out before Hela did.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Ragnarok isn't completely a 'Saccharine Show', but it's a mostly comedic, brightly-colored, action heavy, 80's inspired space opera in the vein of ''Film/FlashGordon'' and ''Film/BigTroubleIn LittleChina''. Hela in contrast, does have her comedic and LargeHam moments, but is very much a Vile Villain as TheSociopath and an OmnicidalManiac.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Ragnarok isn't completely a 'Saccharine Show', but it's a mostly comedic, brightly-colored, action heavy, 80's inspired space opera in the vein of ''Film/FlashGordon'' and ''Film/BigTroubleIn LittleChina''.''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina''. Hela in contrast, does have her comedic and LargeHam moments, but is very much a Vile Villain as TheSociopath and an OmnicidalManiac.
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** To Loki. She’s what Loki would become if he lacked or rejected his redeeming qualities and allowed his [[AmbitionIsEvil selfish ambitions]] to consume him. Had Loki succeeded in invading New York, he would likely turn into her copy.
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** To Loki. She’s She's what Loki would become if he lacked or rejected his redeeming qualities and allowed his [[AmbitionIsEvil selfish ambitions]] to consume him. Had Loki succeeded in invading New York, he would likely turn into her copy.
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* AmbiguousSituation: ''Thor: Ragnarok'' or it's tie-in merchandise never addresses at any point who Hela's mother is and indeed, whether she could be Frigga or whether Hela came from a time before Frigga was married to Odin. The hidden murals in Asgard's throne room only show Odin and Hela, there is no sign of Frigga or any other female figure who could be interpreted as being Hela's mother. In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Thor eventually refers to Hela as his half-sister, confirming that Frigga is not her mother.
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**''Thor: Ragnarok'' or it's tie-in merchandise never addresses at any point who Hela's mother is and indeed, whether she could be Frigga or whether Hela came from a time before Frigga was married to Odin. The hidden murals in Asgard's throne room only show Odin and Hela, there is no sign of Frigga or any other female figure who could be interpreted as being Hela's mother. In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Thor eventually refers to Hela as his half-sister, confirming that Frigga is not hermother.mother.
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** [[spoiler: Another one, was she actually killed by Surtur, or did she teleport away at the last moment?]]
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* DoingInTheWizard: In the comics and Norse myth, Hela is Goddess of the ''Dead'' and ruler of the land of the dead aka the afterlife. Here though, she is specifically the Goddess of ''Death'' which, despite chucking the previous movies motif that Asgardians are "just" {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s, transforms her into something closer to a PhysicalGod BloodKnight who makes zombies, rather than confirming the existence of life after death in the MCU.
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* DoingInTheWizard: In the comics and Norse myth, Hela is Goddess of the ''Dead'' and ruler of the land of the dead aka the afterlife. Here though, she is specifically the Goddess of ''Death'' which, despite chucking the previous movies motif that Asgardians are "just" {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s, transforms her into something closer to a PhysicalGod BloodKnight who makes zombies, rather than confirming the existence of life after death in the MCU.zombies.
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* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:As the heroes leave Asgard, Hela must fight a reborn Surtur, who aims to destroy the realm.]]
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Her favored method of killing, although she gets a taste of it herself when she is [[spoiler:at the bottom end of Surtur's blade as he impales it in Asgard's ground.]]
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Her favored method of killing, although she gets a taste of it herself or rather, crushed with extreme prejudice) when she is [[spoiler:at the bottom end of Surtur's blade as he impales it in Asgard's ground.]]
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* InsaneAdmiral: Why she was banished -- to her, something is in Asgard's empire, or it needs to be incorporated into it, pronto.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Ragnarok isn't completely a 'Saccharine Show', but it's a mostly comedic, brightly-colored, action heavy, 80's inspired space opera in the vein of ''Film/FlashGordon''. Hela in contrast, does have her comedic and LargeHam moments, but is very much a Vile Villain as TheSociopath and an OmnicidalManiac.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Ragnarok isn't completely a 'Saccharine Show', but it's a mostly comedic, brightly-colored, action heavy, 80's inspired space opera in the vein of ''Film/FlashGordon''.''Film/FlashGordon'' and ''Film/BigTroubleIn LittleChina''. Hela in contrast, does have her comedic and LargeHam moments, but is very much a Vile Villain as TheSociopath and an OmnicidalManiac.
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* OnlyFriend: It's one-sided as Skurge is more in fear of her than receptive to friendship, but Hela seems to treat him as such, confiding in him and even attempting small talk before officially making him her right-hand man, despite the fact that all he did was be smart enough to not challenge her when she arrived in Asgard. [[spoiler:When Skurge later does a HeelFaceTurn, she seems genuinely disappointed before she kills him.]]
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* OnlyFriend: It's one-sided as Skurge is more in fear pants-shitting mortal terror of her than receptive to friendship, but Hela seems to treat him as such, confiding in him and even attempting small talk before officially making him her right-hand man, despite the fact that all he did was be smart enough to not challenge her when she arrived in Asgard. [[spoiler:When Skurge later does a HeelFaceTurn, she seems genuinely disappointed before she kills him.]]
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* EvilReactionary: Her EvilPlan is to revert Asgard back to its dark, blood-soaked, galactic-conquering, imperialistic past and continue its reign of terror on the rest of the universe, no matter how many of her ''own people'' she has to slaughter to do it. She might has well have said "Make Asgard Great Again".
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* EvilReactionary: Her EvilPlan is to revert Asgard back to its dark, blood-soaked, galactic-conquering, imperialistic past and continue its reign of terror on the rest of the universe, no matter how many of her ''own people'' she has to slaughter to do it. She might has well have said "Make Asgard Great Again".
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* EvilReactionary: Her EvilPlan is to revert Asgard back to its dark, blood-soaked, galactic-conquering, imperialistic past and continue its reign of terror on the rest of the universe, no matter how many of her ''own people'' she has to slaughter to do it.
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* EvilReactionary: Her EvilPlan is to revert Asgard back to its dark, blood-soaked, galactic-conquering, imperialistic past and continue its reign of terror on the rest of the universe, no matter how many of her ''own people'' she has to slaughter to do it. She might has well have said "Make Asgard Great Again".
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* CallingParentsByTheirName: Most of the time she just refers to her father Odin by his name.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Following Odin's death, Hela (as his eldest child) is the true heir to the throne of Asgard, and she is also clearly presented as being by far the strongest and most powerful Asgardian.
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* TermsOfEndangerment: Hela calls Thor "darling" right before she destroys his hammer.
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* MakeupIsEvil: She wears more make-up than any female hero, and shares this trait with Wanda / Scarlet Witch in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' who started as a villain in that film.
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* HornsOfVillainy: Her hairdress is decorated with multiple horns. She uses them as projectiles in fight.
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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs:
** She takes over Asgard by killing everyone who would oppose her and claims the royal palace for herself.
** Hela and Skurge (along with some resurrected Asgardian warriors) invade the ancient stronghold where the Asgardian refugees are hiding. Luckily, Heimdall and the refugees are already on their way to the Rainbow Bridge.
** She takes over Asgard by killing everyone who would oppose her and claims the royal palace for herself.
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* LastVillainStand: After Loki summons Surtur on Thor's orders, there is no way left for her to win. She still fights Surtur to the end.
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-->'''Hela''': ''[addressing Thor]'' Odin and I drowned ''entire civilisations'' in blood and tears...And then one day, he decided to become a benevolent king. To foster peace, to protect life. ''[Her lip curls in disgust]'' To have ''[[InadequateInheritor you]]''.
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-->'''Hela''': ''[addressing Thor]'' Odin and I drowned ''entire civilisations'' in blood and tears...And then one day, he decided to become a benevolent king. To foster peace, to protect life. ''[Her lip curls in disgust]'' To have ''[[InadequateInheritor you]]''.
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* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Hela craves absolute power in the cosmos and cares not whether she will make it a [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans better]] or [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans worse]] place -- all she wants is to rule over others.
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* WarriorPrincess: She is not only the princess of Asgard, but also the former commander of the realm's military forces and it's most fearsome and deadly warrior in history.
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* EvilIsHammy: She is prone to {{Badass Boast}}s and EvilGloating, and likes to announce to everyone within earshot that she is the '''Goddess of Death'''. She [[SexyWalk saunters around]] Asgard acting like everywhere is her own personal catwalk. Even her fighting style has an inherent and entertaining flair for the dramatic.
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* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She is a pale-skinned and dark-haired villainess.
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* RavenHairIvorySkin: Like her father Odin and brother Thor (not to mention a majority of the Asgardian race it seems), she is very good looking and her beauty is certainly emphasized by her pale skin, piercing blue eyes and raven black hair.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Comics Hela is still very much a DarkActionGirl, but she's not presented as being anywhere near as fearsome a physical opponent as MCU Hela is. For instance, she could never take out an entire legion of Einharjar single-handedly without even breaking a sweat like this Hela can. Comics Hela is also usually presented as being of a similar strength and endurance level as Thor (she can fight him to a stalemate but fights between them can go either way), whereas MCU Hela is clearly both much stronger and more resiliant than MCU Thor.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the comics, Hela is usually presented as being a Jotun, being the daughter of Loki and a Jotun sorceress. In the MCU, however, she is a member of the Asgardian royal family.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Comics Hela is still very much a DarkActionGirl, but she's not presented as being she isn't anywhere near as fearsome a physical opponent as MCU Hela is. Hela, who appears to be the most dangerous and ruthlessly effective warrior in Asgard's history. For instance, she comics Hela could never take out an entire legion of Einharjar single-handedly without even breaking a sweat like this version of Hela can. Comics Hela is also usually presented written as being of a similar strength and endurance level as Thor (she can fight him to a stalemate but fights between them can go either way), whereas MCU Hela is clearly both much stronger and more resiliant resilient than MCU Thor.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the comics, Hela isusually presented as being a Jotun, being the daughter of Loki and a Jotun sorceress. LadyOfBlackMagic, Angerboda. In the MCU, MCU however, she is a member of the Asgardian royal family.
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* TheStarscream: She was once TheDragon to Odin during their conquest of the Nine Realms, but her ambition gradually outgrew his and she eventually attempted to violently overthrow his rule and take control of Asgard, which was the final provokation for Odin locking her away and writing her out of the history of the realm.
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* TheStarscream: She was once TheDragon to her father Odin during their conquest of the Nine Realms, but her ambition gradually outgrew his and she eventually attempted to violently overthrow his rule and take control of Asgard, which Asgard. This was the final provokation provocation for Odin locking her away and writing her out of the history of Asgard.
* StatuesqueStunner: Not quite to therealm.same extent as her comics counterpart (who according to some sources is ''7 feet tall''), but MCU Hela still seems to be a similar height to brother Thor who stands at 6' 3″.
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Unbeknown to [[Characters/MCUThor Thor]] and the rest of Asgard, Hela is Odin's first born child and therefore Thor's long-lost half-sister and the true heir to the throne.
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!!!'''Species:''' Asgardian
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/CateBlanchett
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Kerygma Flores (Latin-American Spanish dub), Yūki Amami (Japanese dub), Marie-Andrée Corneille (Canadian French dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/ThorRagnarok''
->''"I'm '''not''' a queen, or a monster. I'm the goddess of '''death'''. What were '''you''' the god of again?"''
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: The Asgardians aren't exactly overjoyed to meet their new queen, understandably so when her method of introduction is slaughtering their entire army single-handedly. They'd rather die than serve her. Some even try to raise a rebellion against her and storm the castle, to absolutely no avail.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the comics Hela's good looks are maintained by her enchanted cape. Without it, the right half of her body will become dead and rotted. This version of Hela has no such problems.
* AdaptationalBadass: Comics Hela is still very much a DarkActionGirl, but she's not presented as being anywhere near as fearsome a physical opponent as MCU Hela is. For instance, she could never take out an entire legion of Einharjar single-handedly without even breaking a sweat like this Hela can. Comics Hela is also usually presented as being of a similar strength and endurance level as Thor (she can fight him to a stalemate but fights between them can go either way), whereas MCU Hela is clearly both much stronger and more resiliant than MCU Thor.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the comics, Hela is usually presented as being a Jotun, being the daughter of Loki and a Jotun sorceress. In the MCU, however, she is a member of the Asgardian royal family.
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:In the comics, Skurge is described as "the one to whom even Hela bows her head" for his last stand at Gjallerbru, and his turning on her was a result of having finally grown fed up with being openly treated as Hela's dumb muscle. In the film... he joins her because he's too scared to challenge her, and she kills him when he finally does.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: ''Thor: Ragnarok'' or it's tie-in merchandise never addresses at any point who Hela's mother is and indeed, whether she could be Frigga or whether Hela came from a time before Frigga was married to Odin. The hidden murals in Asgard's throne room only show Odin and Hela, there is no sign of Frigga or any other female figure who could be interpreted as being Hela's mother. In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Thor eventually refers to Hela as his half-sister, confirming that Frigga is not her mother.
* AmbitionIsEvil: She was once Odin's greatest weapon, leading his armies to subdue the Nine Realms, but Odin eventually turned against Hela and imprisoned her when he realised her appetite for conquest and domination was insatiable.
* AntagonisticOffspring: She's Odin's daughter, who fought on his side during his days as a warlord and later turned against her father for abandoning his ambitions.
* ArchnemesisDad: In Hela's eyes at least. She paints a picture of herself as being Asgard's noble savior who will lead the realm back to universal supremacy, and dad Odin as the foolish old man who locked her away merely because he was threatened by her growing power.
* AscendedExtra: In the original Ragnarok comic story-line Hela only appeared for 3 pages without making much impact on the plot, whereas in ''Thor: Ragnarok'' she's the main antagonist.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Following Odin's death, Hela (as his eldest child) is the true heir to the throne of Asgard, and she is also clearly presented as being by far the strongest and most powerful Asgardian.
* AxCrazy: She is incredibly violent and bloodthirsty and kills en masse whilst showing absolutely no [[LackofEmpathy empathy]] for her victims or [[TheSociopath remorse for her actions]]. By contrast, she seems to actually revel in her own carnage, gleefully exclaiming ''"Oh, I missed this!"'' after slaughtering the entire Asgardian army. And then a few minutes later she's being buddy-buddy with her hand-chosen [[TheDragon dragon]], Skurge.
* BadassBoast: She seems particularly fond of these. After all, she's not a queen or a monster, she's the ''goddess of death''!
-->'''Hela:''' Whatever game you're playing, it won't work. You can never defeat me!
* BadassCape: She sports an awesome dark green ''shiny'' cape.
* BareHandedBladeBlock: She's one [[{{Pun}} hell]] of a melee opponent, and [[NoSell attacking her with sharp weapons seems pointless]]. For instance, she blocks a spear attack by Thor by nonchalantly crossing her arms in what is basically a provocative gesture intended to show that Thor is no match for her. She also blocks a sword attack by Valkyrie with her forearm with ease.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Actually a JustifiedTrope considering Hela is portrayed as being pretty much NighInvulnerable. She fights an entire army single-handedly, gets stabbed right through the chest and blasted with 'the strongest bolt of lightning ever' at different points of Ragnarok, and comes out of all three without so much as a scratch or even a broken nail.
* BeyondTheImpossible: {{Mjolnir}} was forged in the heart of a dying star, and imbued with magic so that only the most worthy of heroes could possibly make it move in any way. Hela catches and then ''crushes'' it with just one hand.
-->'''Thor:''' ''[[ThisCannotBe This is not possible!]]''\\
'''Hela:''' Darling, you have no idea what's possible.
* BigBad: She's the main antagonist of ''Thor: Ragnarok''.
* BigBrotherBully: Or sister in her case. She is Odin's firstborn, older than both Thor and Loki and not only threatens their kingdom, but mocks and belittles them at every turn.
* BloodKnight: The most bloodthirsty Asgardian to have ever lived, she relishes in the slaughter of her victims and is willing to kill anyone in her conquest beyond the Nine Realms, even her fellow Asgardians.
* BlueBlood: As Odin's firstborn, she is the princess and the true heir to the throne of Asgard.
* ButtMonkey: She seems ready for a glorious return to Asgard before discovering that nobody even knows who she is despite listing her titles, accomplishments and status as Odin's firstborn, which is turned into a constant source of jokes at Hela's expense.
-->'''Hela:''' [[KneelBeforeZod Kneel before me and rise into the ranks of my great conquest!]]
-->'''Hogun:''' Whoever you are, whatever you'd done, surrender now or we will show you no mercy!
-->'''Hela:''' ''[sounding incredibly put out]'' ''[[DudeWheresMyRespect Whoever I am?!]]'' [[DudeWheresMyRespect Did you listen to a]] ''[[DudeWheresMyRespect word]]'' [[DudeWheresMyRespect I just said?!]]
* CainAndAbel: To her younger brothers, Thor and Loki, whom she tries to kill. This is ''after'' a bloody conflict with their father.
* CainAndAbelAndSeth: She was introduced long after Thor and Loki made their debut in the MCU. Justified since Odin sealed her away and made her an {{Unperson}}.
* CelebrityParadox: In ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]'', ComicBook/IronMan mockingly calls Comicbook/{{Hawkeye}} Legolas, suggesting that the ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and/or ''Film/TheHobbit'' movies exist in the MCU. Hela's actress Blanchett played Galadriel in those movies.
* ClothingDamage: When introduced, her outfit is tattered and full of holes, likely due to her long imprisonment. Once she replenishes her power by returning to Asgard, her outfit repairs itself.
* ContraltoOfDanger: She has a rather deep, powerful voice for a woman, courtesy of Creator/CateBlanchett, which fits the character's AuthorityEqualsAsskicking status.
* CoolHelmet: She wears her iconic and elaborate antler-style headdress from the comics, and it can also double as a weapon.
* CoolSword: She wields wicked looking short swords with [[SpikesOfVillainy spiked blades]] that she seems to be able to materialize out of thin air. In fact, in her battle against the Valkyrior, she summons ''hundreds'' of them to use as a StormOfBlades on them.
* TheComicallySerious: Her imperious demands for respect bely the [[LargeHam hamminess]] that seems to run in her family.
* CompositeCharacter:
** Hela's backstory of having been imprisoned many years ago and freed during the present day is taken from Cul, Odin's brother from ''ComicBook/FearItself''.
** Skurge the Executioner being subservient to her comes from [[ComicBook/TheEnchantress Amora the Enchantress]].
** According to producer Brad Winderbaum, her ability to manifest weapons was taken from Gorr the God Butcher.
** The twist of the character being [[spoiler:Thor and Loki's [[LongLostRelative long-lost sister]]]] is taken from [[spoiler:[[Comicbook/AngelaMarvelComics Angela]]]].
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: She's the first BigBad of the ''Thor'' films to present a serious physical threat to the title character without outside help; Loki needed a weapon to fight Thor evenly, and even then, he wasn't much of a match for his brother one-on-one, while Malekith needed the Aether to present a real threat to Thor in a fight. Hela, by contrast, is a nigh-unstoppable one-woman army who can not only handle herself in a fight with Thor, but come out on top without a great deal of trouble. In the same vein, both Loki and Malekith were vulnerable to Mjölnir (Loki couldn't lift it and Thor used it to first disfigure Malekith, then defeat him), whereas Hela destroys the hammer with one hand.
* CurbstompBattle: Hela vs. well, pretty much anyone [[spoiler:(bar Surtur at his full strength)]] is a curb stomp battle of epic proportions.
* DaddysLittleVillain: [[spoiler:She had a grand time with her old man as a GalacticConqueror, drenching entire civilizations in "blood and tears". Then he turned good and they had a falling out.]]
* DarkActionGirl: She isn't just your average Dark Action Girl, she's virtually a [[OneManArmy one-woman army]] who can slaughter hundreds if not thousands of soldiers in one go. She's so strong and durable that not even the Mighty Thor can put a dent in her using his strongest lightning powers. Cate Blanchett trained in the Brazilian martial art of capoeira for Hela's fight scenes.
* DarkIsEvil: Hela is raven-haired and wears dark clothing and [[ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow makeup]].
* DeadpanSnarker: When giving her BadassBoast to Thor about being the goddess of death itself, she sarcastically punctuates it with "what were ''you'' the god of again?"
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Her last moments are a final, futile battle with Surtur.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: If you refuse to immediately comply with Hela's demands, you'll likely find yourself ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice without a moment's notice.
* DoingInTheWizard: In the comics and Norse myth, Hela is Goddess of the ''Dead'' and ruler of the land of the dead aka the afterlife. Here though, she is specifically the Goddess of ''Death'' which, despite chucking the previous movies motif that Asgardians are "just" {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s, transforms her into something closer to a PhysicalGod BloodKnight who makes zombies, rather than confirming the existence of life after death in the MCU.
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Before Thor was born, she served Odin, her father, as his 'executioner'. If the Murals she unearths above Odin's throne room are to be believed, she was the original wielder of {{Mjolnir}}]].
* TheDreaded: Initially subverted to her immense annoyance when she discovers that Odin [[{{Unperson}} erased her from history]] and nobody even knows who she is. She makes up for it almost immediately with her EstablishingCharacterMoment where she catches and destroys Mjolnir and single-handedly wiping out the Asgardian army, showing how terrifyingly powerful she is.
* DressedLikeADominatrix: She wears a black catsuit with green elements and high-heeled boots.
* DropTheHammer: [[spoiler:She was the first wielder of Mjolnir.]]
* DualWielding: When going into battle she wields a wicked looking spiked short sword in each hand.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: From her perspective, [[spoiler:her violence, and the conquests she wholeheartedly participated in during Odin's early years, is the very foundation on which Asgard is built. She tells Thor that the gold in the throne room of Asgard came from conquests. And in the end, she was merely cast aside and sealed away, while Odin decided to stop his conquests at Nine Realms, and consolidate his empire. Hela also laments how the warriors who fought and died for Asgard were once honored in the throne room, whereas now Odin buries them deep underground and pretends that it never happened]].
-->'''Hela:''' Whoever I am? Did you listen to a ''word'' I just said!?
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She is a pale-skinned and dark-haired villainess.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Pretty much the first thing she does in ''Thor: Ragnarok'' is destroy {{Mjolnir}} ''with one hand'', immediately setting up how insanely powerful she is and what a terrible threat she is to our heroes.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She's genuinely sad that the Asgardians don't even know who she is, and is also pissed what Odin did to Fenris and her soldiers, hiding their corpses beneath the grounds of the royal palace. She also, bizarrely, takes a shine to Skurge and seems to genuinely want to help him achieve his ambitions.
* EverybodyHatesHades: In Norse mythology, the goddess Hel was a neutral deity who was charged with caring for the dead. Here, she is an evil villainess who is bent upon chaos and domination.
* EvilGloating: This pretty much makes up a majority of her dialogue.
-->'''Hela:''' Do you know the difference between us? I am Odin's firstborn, the true heir to the throne and the ''savior'' of Asgard! And you? Are ''nothing!''
* EvilCounterpart:
** To Loki. She’s what Loki would become if he lacked or rejected his redeeming qualities and allowed his selfish ambitions to consume him. Had Loki succeeded in invading New York, he would likely turn into her copy.
** To Thor, as well. As a former {{Blood Knight}} who once grinned when a Frost Giant gave him a [[DisproportionateRetribution very flimsy]] excuse to attack him, then proceeded to kill him and dozens more Frost Giants in the space of five minutes, he could have likely become much like her if he had stayed on that path. Fortunately, he learned to value life when he was banished briefly and turned into a mortal, and had enough good traits for the lessons he learned then to stick.
* EvilPlan: Hela's is to firstly conquer Asgard (which she does with ease), then raise an undead army and go on to conquer firstly the other Nine Realms and then the rest of the cosmos in a bid for ultimate supremacy.
* TheEvilPrincess: During her warmongering days with Odin, her ambition grew big and she planned to usurp the throne from Odin when he decided to seek peace, but Odin managed to seal her away before her plans came to fruition.
* EvilReactionary: Her EvilPlan is to revert Asgard back to its dark, blood-soaked, galactic-conquering, imperialistic past and continue its reign of terror on the rest of the universe, no matter how many of her ''own people'' she has to slaughter to do it.
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:As the heroes leave Asgard, Hela must fight a reborn Surtur, who aims to destroy the realm.]]
* EvilWearsBlack: Her outfit is a combination of black with green patterns. Even without her pitch-black helmet on she looks remarkably gothic.
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: All part of her [[EvilIsSexy evil, sexy goth]] aesthetic.
* FailedAttemptAtDrama: She attempts a gloriously dramatic speech to the Asgardian army as she prepares to take her position as Asgard's new ruler. When it becomes clear that nobody remembers her she becomes incredibly irritated and drops the hammy speech.
* FemmeFatalons: She has her long nails painted black, as a true fashionable villainess should.
* FlechetteStorm: Her primary form of offense, summoning innumerable spikes, knifes, swords, and anything else sharp and pointy to throw at her opponents.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Loki. Both are ambitious [[spoiler:children of Odin who feel betrayed by their father]] and committed atrocities as retribution for being wronged. They have the same [[GreenAndMean fashion]] [[CoolHelmet sense]] and [[LargeHam flair for the dramatic]]. But Hela [[spoiler:takes over Asgard by force and [[OmnicidalManiac ruthlessly kills]] everyone who openly opposes her, while Loki becomes a FakeKing through trickery, [[PragmaticVillainy exiles those suspicious of him]] and tries to get good publicity with overacted plays. Hela would conquer countless worlds, while Loki doesn't bother even with the Nine Realms. Hela never learns to care for others, while Loki eventually redeems himself.]]
** To Thor. Both are incredibly hot-headed [[spoiler:children of Odin who have [[OneManArmy incredible]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction power]] and [[BloodKnight a violent side]] that frightened their father. Both wielded {{Mjolnir}}, possibly in an attempt by Odin to curb their darker urges and limit their power.]] Both claim the throne of Asgard during ''Ragnarok'', except Thor listens to others while Hela only uses or kills them. Both spent their lives fighting [[spoiler:in service of their father.]] But while Thor [[spoiler:learned humility from the lessons Odin taught him, Hela only knew how to be a warrior because that was all Odin taught her and so could not adapt to peace.]]
* FrontlineGeneral: She was the commander of the forces of Asgard and is shown ([[HorseOfADifferentColor astride Fenris]]) leading an army of Einharjar into battle in the hidden murals in Odin's throne room.
* AGodAmI: Refers to herself as the goddess of death. The film implies there is some truth to this and not merely self-aggrandizing.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: She not only crowns herself Queen through a violent takeover of Asgard, terrifying the populace into submission, she also aims to lead a bloody campaign of conquest on every other realm in existence. See ZeroPercentApprovalRating above.
* GodzillaThreshold: Crosses it so much that [[spoiler:Thor decides ''destroying all of Asgard'' is the only way to take her down.]]
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Implied. She was undoubtedly already a vicious warmonger before her banishment, but thousands of years of being imprisoned against her will seems to have made her even ''more'' twisted and vengeful.
* {{Goth}}: In [[EvilWearsBlack dress sense]] and [[ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow personal stylings]], if not necessarily in demeanour.
* GreenAndMean: Like Loki and her comics counterpart, Hela has an affinity for the color green.
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* HammerSpace: Aside from her powerful Asgardian physical abilities, her primary offensive power appears to be the ability to summon some kind of black matter from another realm, in any shape or size she pleases. This includes Skurge's axe and the spears she uses to kill her opponents, as well as [[spoiler:a small mountain from which she raises out of the sea to battle Surtur.]]
* HealingFactor: She's not invulnerable by any stretch, but any wound she does take seems to heal in seconds. Subtly shown at several points such as when Thor hits her with the "biggest lightning bolt in the history of lightning bolts" and she's temporarily disabled off-screen, but is fine a few minutes later when we see her. Or when he kicks her in the head at the beginning of the film which concusses and stuns her, which realistically would have drastic ill-effects and probably indicate an embolism, but leaves no lasting injury. More blatantly shown when Thor, Valkyrie and one of the Asgardian soldiers respectively all put swords/spears through her chest, and the holes just get patched up in a flash of yellow. [[spoiler:Coming back from her whole body being ''obliterated'' by Surtur is another story.]]
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:She kills the Warriors Three once she's back to Asgard. In the past, she wiped out the entire order of Valkyrior, with only one survivor]].
* HomeFieldAdvantage: Her power is increased the longer she stays in Asgard. Even without it, she's already strong enough to lift Mjolnir despite being unworthy and crush it. [[spoiler:This is why Thor decides having Surtur destroy Asgard is the only way to defeat her.]]
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Uses Fenris, her [[CanisMajor giant wolf]], as her mount when riding into battle rather than the normal horses that the rank and file soldiers ride.
* IcyBlueEyes: Which the ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow really brings out.
* ImmuneToBullets: At one point, she is shot at by the Asgardian army's flying ships, to which she wraps her BadassCape around herself and the bullets bounce harmlessly off her body.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Her favored method of killing, although she gets a taste of it herself when she is [[spoiler:at the bottom end of Surtur's blade as he impales it in Asgard's ground.]]
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Comic Hela's IconicOutfit ([[FormFittingWardrobe skin-tight black and green bodysuit]], [[BadassCape badass green cape]] and [[CoolHelmet crazy, antler style headdress]]), one of Creator/JackKirby's most elaborate costume designs for Creator/MarvelComics is lovingly and faithfully re-created here.
* InadequateInheritor: It's made clear that her rule would mean bad news for Asgard and all other realms at large. As Odin believed in being ready for war but not seek it actively, Hela aims to do the complete opposite. Also an example of TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone.
* InsaneAdmiral: Why she was banished -- to her, something is in Asgard's empire, or it needs to be incorporated into it, pronto.
* InvincibleVillain: Nothing seems to even scratch her, be it being stabbed in the chest several times (one time by Gungnir) or being struck by "the strongest lightning bolt in the history of lightning". [[spoiler:It comes to the point that the only way to kill her is to unleash Surtur to destroy Asgard]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: Hela is solely focused on herself and putting the blame on everyone else. She wants to conquer the universe by pretty much killing everything else and cannot comprehend why Odin or other Asgardians oppose her. She also gets frustrated that no one remembers her.
* TheJuggernaut: She is far and away the most powerful Asgardian, except for Odin back in his prime days. [[spoiler:The combined forces of a [[HeroicSecondWind newly empowered]] Thor, Hulk, Loki, Valkyrie, Heimdall wielding [[CoolSword Hofund]], and the rest of the Asgardian army still aren't enough to defeat her, as she draws her power from Asgard. The only way she's defeated is by releasing the {{Kaiju}}-sized Surtur against her, and even then [[CurbStompCushion she still gets in a few good hits before he finally defeats her.]]]]
* KneelBeforeZod: She has a habit of demanding that people kneel before her, she first does it to Thor and Loki and later she demands that Hogun and the Einherjar army kneel upon returning to Asgard.
-->'''Hela''': ''Kneel'', before your Queen!
* KnifeNut: She certainly seems to have a fondness for bladed weapons. She can magic knives and swords (not to mention many other weapons) out of thin air and not only fights with them but [[StormOfBlades throws them at her opponents]], impaling people in all directions.
* KnightOfCerebus: Downplayed. She's a bit of a comedian and prone to DeadpanSnarker humor, but she's extremely efficient and ruthless. Any scene with her is extremely tense and usually carries extremely bad implications for Asgard at large. [[spoiler:She's also one of the few MCU villains to be a HeroKiller, given that she murders the Warriors Three.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Hela displays no empathy at all for any other being save her wolf, Fenris. She wants to rule or kill everything that is not her and will not hesitate to kill entire worlds or her own people.
* LargeHam: Blanchett clearly had fun with the role. Hela speaks in bombastic tones as she struts her way around Asgard. For instance, after she's single handedly wiped out an entire army:
--> '''Hela''': Oh, I've ''missed'' this.
* LeanAndMean: Like Loki, she's thin, wears black and green, and has evil intentions.
* LightningBruiser: Hela is an extremely deadly warrior, using her vast SuperStrength and SuperSpeed against her opponents and employing a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira capoeira]]-like fighting style as well as her ability to [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation create weapons out of thin air]] during battle, making her a nigh-unstoppable force.
* LogicalWeakness: Her power source is Asgard, which effectively renders her immortal and unstoppable. Her weakness? Its destruction.
* MarqueeAlterEgo: In the comics, Hela's face is usually half covered by a mask that is part of her iconic CoolHelmet. Live action Hela keeps the headgear, but is only masked in key scenes so not to hide Cate Blanchett's face.
* MeaningfulName: The Norse goddess that Hela is inspired by is called 'Hel' which is an old Germanic word meaning 'one that hides', rather apt when you consider that Odin 'hid' her away for thousands of years.
* MessyHair: When she first emerges from her imprisonment, her hair is noticeably more unkempt (to go with her [[ClothingDamage ripped and tattered outfit]]) than it is later in the film as she gains power.
* MsFanservice: Downplayed, but that skintight outfit, the poses, the SexyWalk, that voice. Oh lord... (Extends to real life as Blanchett is one of the few performers to ever make the awkward-looking motion capture suits come off as fanservice.)
* MultiversalConqueror: Her ultimate goal is to use the power of the Bifröst to reach and conquer all the realms in existence. [[spoiler:It was always Hela's objective, since the days she fought at Odin's side.]]
* NearVillainVictory: If she had only had the foresight to destroy Surtur's crown or remove it from Odin's vault and hide it somewhere, there would have been no way that Thor and the other Revengers could ever have defeated her.
* NeckLift: She does this to Thor during one of their fights, showing how ridiculously strong she is.
* {{Necromancer}}: Using the power of the Eternal Flame, she raises the corpses of fallen warriors to serve as her army through the movie.
* NeverMyFault: Refuses to accept any responsibility for her imprisonment instead choosing to put the blame entirely on Odin.
* NighInvulnerability: It appears to be impossible to truly harm her in any way (at least as long as she has her connection to Asgard as a power source). Stab her, throw her, kick her, hit her, blast her with lightning. Nothing even leaves a scratch, let alone phases her. It's possible this is a result of the Asgardian's normal enhanced healing abilities taken UpToEleven via her connection with Asgard itself.
* NoSell: Conventional weapons are basically useless against her, as is Valkyrie's kick in her face. And she can stop ''Mjölnir'', of all things. And she shatters it for good measure, leaving Thor (seemingly) much less powerful.
* NotSoDifferent: To Thor, who over time could have easily become as vicious and blood-thirsty as his older sister, had Odin not exiled him to Midgard to teach him a lesson in humility. This is even LampShaded by Thor himself in a scene between he and Hela in Asgard's throne room.
* ObviouslyEvil: It is no surprise that the woman in black armor with a spiked helmet and black eyeshadow turns out to be the BigBad. [[spoiler:She had the outfit since her days of Odin's conquests, which should have been a red flag for the Allfather.]]
* OhCrap: She has the mother of all "Oh, Crap!" moments when she realizes that Thor and co have OutGambitted her by resurrecting Surtur to destroy Asgard.
* OlderThanSheLooks: Looking at Hela, it's easy to forget that she's actually incredibly ancient, even more so than most Asgardians.
* OmnicidalManiac: She certainly has no problem killing literally all of her subjects in her quest to rule Asgard. She even implies she doesn't actually care about the throne, just the war.
-->'''Hela:''' I'll get that sword, even if I have to kill ''every'' single one of them to do it!
* OneManArmy: She can quite literally kill the entire army of Asgard singlehandedly. Even working together, Thor, Loki, and Valkyrie cannot hope to stop her; it takes [[spoiler:the mountain-sized Surtur to take her down]].
* OnlyFriend: It's one-sided as Skurge is more in fear of her than receptive to friendship, but Hela seems to treat him as such, confiding in him and even attempting small talk before officially making him her right-hand man, despite the fact that all he did was be smart enough to not challenge her when she arrived in Asgard. [[spoiler:When Skurge later does a HeelFaceTurn, she seems genuinely disappointed before she kills him.]]
* PeekABangs: Her hair covers half of her face when she destroys Mjölnir.
* PhysicalGod: Referred to as the goddess of death both by herself and Odin. Given the context, her much greater power than other Asgardians, connection to the land, and overall imagery the implication is she is a god.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the comics, as in the original myths, Hela is Loki's daughter. Here she's [[spoiler:Odin's daughter, Thor's sister, and Loki's adoptive sister.]]
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* SealedEvilInACan: She has been imprisoned for millennia until Loki inadvertently manages to release her through [[NiceJobBreakingItHero banishing Odin to Earth, weakening him to the point that he willingly gives up on life]]. Odin was the only being powerful enough to keep Hela at bay and his death means that she finally manages to escape her prison.
* SexyWalk: Not so much a walk as a ''strut'', she almost acts like every part of Asgard (especially the Rainbow Bridge) is her own personal catwalk.
* ShesGotLegs: Her skin-tight outfit perfectly showcases her long, shapely legs. In fact, [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/cb0157130c165c56223de0823a6a2d42/tumblr_oo78btBIy91tkcy1ko1_500.gif the very first shot]] of her in ''Thor: Ragnarok'' focuses exclusively on her legs and thighs as she emerges through a magical portal.
* SicklyGreenGlow: Hela's magic glows a bright green color, seen at the beginning when she emerges out of a swirling green magical portal. Then later in the film when there is a bright flash of green when she resurrects Fenris and the dead Asgardian soldiers, whose eyes also glow green following their re-animation.
* ShadowArchetype: Hela is essentially a pre-CharacterDevelopment Thor if he had never learned humility from his banishment, only embracing her resentment, arrogance, and bloodthirstiness, and Loki if he was truly competent as a would-be GalacticConqueror and did not, as Coulson stated, "lack conviction". Thor [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the similarities before their final battle.
* SlasherSmile: Gives a ''really'' creepy one when [[spoiler:she catches Mjölnir in mid-flight one-handed and then shatters it]].
* SlouchOfVillainy: She drapes herself almost gracefully across Asgard's golden throne when addressing Skurge during a scene in the film.
* SmugSuper: She gloats constantly, because she knows full well she's not making empty boasts and it's damn hard to even scratch her, let alone leave a permanent injury.
* TheSociopath: Let's see... LackOfEmpathy? Check. ConsummateLiar? Unknown. She very well may be an UnreliableNarrator when it comes to her and Odin's past, spinning it in her favor. Pathological Need for Stimulation? Seemingly. She constantly seems bored of everything and everyone around her, the only thing that seems to make her happy is killing, so she's definitely AxCrazy. Grandiose Sense of Self-Worth? ''Definitely''. ItsAllAboutMe? Another check; the only regard she shows for anything but herself is for Fenris, her wolf. But that could easily be interpreted as her appreciating Fenris as a useful tool of war rather than having genuine affection for the creature.
* SpikesOfVillainy: Her iconic headdress has huge spiky, antler-like horns.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: She's capable of manifesting weapons from her body.
* TheStarscream: She was once TheDragon to Odin during their conquest of the Nine Realms, but her ambition gradually outgrew his and she eventually attempted to violently overthrow his rule and take control of Asgard, which was the final provokation for Odin locking her away and writing her out of the history of the realm.
* StormOfBlades: She can summon hundreds or even thousands of her short sword WeaponOfChoice at once, which she can then send out as a wall of missiles, or a tornado of death.
* SuperMode: Hela is always powerful, but whenever she is gearing herself up for a fight, she smooths her hands over her hair and magically transforms it into her spiky, black battle helmet.
* SuperStrength: Like all Asgardians, but taken UpToEleven. She is seemingly even stronger than Thor himself considering that she has the ability to throw him like he is little more than a toy. She can also lift Mjolnir with sheer brute force despite being unworthy.
* TaintedVeins: If you look closely, you can see that Hela has faint but visible black veins on her shoulders, forehead and around her eyes and jawline. This is presumably to represent that she's maybe not fully alive (as the goddess of death) and is maybe a mild homage to the goddess Hel appearing as half alive and half dead in the original Myth/NorseMythology.
* ThreePointLanding: To access the vaults below Odin's treasure room, Hela breaks through the floor, drops backwards through the hole (deliberately!), falls gracefully through at least 500 feet of blackness, flips over and then lands perfectly in this style.
* TimeAbyss: As one of the oldest Asgardians, she is thousands of years old.
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Asgard goes from Odin disguised Loki's lax but seemingly mainly benevolent rule to Hela's violent coup and takeover. She seems determined to revert Asgard back to it's blood-drenched, imperialistic past.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:It is left [[AmbiguousSituation fairly ambiguous]] as to whether Hela dies at the end of ''Thor: Ragnarok'' or not. The last we see of the character is her seemingly exploding into a blast of green energy directly before Surtur plunges his sword into the ground and Asgard implodes. But considering that Hela first appears out of a similar cloud of green energy at the beginning of the film, it could be interpreted that she simply teleported away at the last moment...]]
* UnPerson: What Odin did to her. No one knew that she existed, despite her [[TheDragon integral part]] of his conquest of the Nine Realms.
* UnreliableNarrator: Claims Odin was once a ruthless conqueror not any different from her before inexplicably having a change of heart and deciding to stop. Given her ego, ambition, and blame on others, it's unknown if Odin really changed or she was too blind to see he was never as power-hungry as she was.
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: As noted above, [[spoiler:she's Loki's daughter in the original myths and the comics, whereas here, she's Odin's.]]
* VileVillainLaughableLackey: Skurge is fairly hilariously useless as lackeys and especially executioners come. He fails in executing a single person the whole movie, and can't even seem to do simple things like ensure that the Bifrost Sword doesn't get stolen from under their nose. All he does is follow Hela around like a lost puppy in absolute terror of her. Loki found this out before Hela did.
-->'''Hela:''' Skurge, where's ''the sword''??
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Ragnarok isn't completely a 'Saccharine Show', but it's a mostly comedic, brightly-colored, action heavy, 80's inspired space opera in the vein of ''Film/FlashGordon''. Hela in contrast, does have her comedic and LargeHam moments, but is very much a Vile Villain as TheSociopath and an OmnicidalManiac.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:She has one when she sees Surtur restored and grown to giant size, knowing he was going to destroy Asgard and cause Ragnarok. [[SubvertedTrope She regains her composure]] to [[DefiantToTheEnd attack him]].]]
* VillainousCheekbones: Courtesy of Creator/CateBlanchett.
* VillainousValour: Barely flinches when faced with [[spoiler:[[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever a newly resurrected Surtur]] and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the prophesized destruction of Asgard.]]]] Say what you want about her, but that takes [[NervesOfSteel nerves of steel.]]
* VillainHasAPoint: Hela points out that Odin had a nasty habit of trying to cover up his past and lying about damn near anything important, which causes lots of problems down the line. Thor agrees.
* TheWorfEffect:
** Throughout the previous two Thor films, the Einharjar (Asgard's elite army) has been portrayed as being a mighty, unstoppable force that has won countless wars against fearsome enemies and helped maintain the peace of the Nine Realms. To show how crazy powerful Hela is, she is not only capable of only taking on the entire army ''single-handedly'', but also ''winning''. Not to mention that she's also sufficiently powerful enough to destroy an enchanted, supposedly indestructible weapon with little to no effort. All of this serves to show how powerful she is and how pointless direct confrontation against her will be [[spoiler:and thus providing the justification for The Godzilla Threshold.]]
** [[spoiler:Hela herself suffers this when Surtur is reborn. After spending the entire movie defeating everyone in sight with no trouble, she is almost completely outmatched by the demon (she manages to give him pause by impaling him multiple times, but he's still able to move enough to deliver his final attack). This proves Surtur's claim that he wasn't at full power now.]]
* TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: She states to have a claim to the throne since she is Odin's firstborn. Though Thor says he would give his throne to someone else, he says she is the worst candidate for the job.
-->'''Hela:''' You're in my seat.\\
'''Thor:''' I would love for someone else to rule but it can't be you. You're just... the ''worst''.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: She doesn't hesitate to impale Skurge on a giant spike once he pulls his HeelFaceTurn and therefore ceases to be of use to her.
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!!!'''Species:''' Asgardian
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/CateBlanchett
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Kerygma Flores (Latin-American Spanish dub), Yūki Amami (Japanese dub), Marie-Andrée Corneille (Canadian French dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/ThorRagnarok''
->''"I'm '''not''' a queen, or a monster. I'm the goddess of '''death'''. What were '''you''' the god of again?"''
Odin's firstborn child and the ruthless and powerful goddess of death whom he locked away thousands of years ago and, upon escaping from her prison, brings unprecedented levels of chaos and destruction to Asgard.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: The Asgardians aren't exactly overjoyed to meet their new queen, understandably so when her method of introduction is slaughtering their entire army single-handedly. They'd rather die than serve her. Some even try to raise a rebellion against her and storm the castle, to absolutely no avail.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the comics Hela's good looks are maintained by her enchanted cape. Without it, the right half of her body will become dead and rotted. This version of Hela has no such problems.
* AdaptationalBadass: Comics Hela is still very much a DarkActionGirl, but she's not presented as being anywhere near as fearsome a physical opponent as MCU Hela is. For instance, she could never take out an entire legion of Einharjar single-handedly without even breaking a sweat like this Hela can. Comics Hela is also usually presented as being of a similar strength and endurance level as Thor (she can fight him to a stalemate but fights between them can go either way), whereas MCU Hela is clearly both much stronger and more resiliant than MCU Thor.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the comics, Hela is usually presented as being a Jotun, being the daughter of Loki and a Jotun sorceress. In the MCU, however, she is a member of the Asgardian royal family.
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:In the comics, Skurge is described as "the one to whom even Hela bows her head" for his last stand at Gjallerbru, and his turning on her was a result of having finally grown fed up with being openly treated as Hela's dumb muscle. In the film... he joins her because he's too scared to challenge her, and she kills him when he finally does.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: ''Thor: Ragnarok'' or it's tie-in merchandise never addresses at any point who Hela's mother is and indeed, whether she could be Frigga or whether Hela came from a time before Frigga was married to Odin. The hidden murals in Asgard's throne room only show Odin and Hela, there is no sign of Frigga or any other female figure who could be interpreted as being Hela's mother. In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Thor eventually refers to Hela as his half-sister, confirming that Frigga is not her mother.
* AmbitionIsEvil: She was once Odin's greatest weapon, leading his armies to subdue the Nine Realms, but Odin eventually turned against Hela and imprisoned her when he realised her appetite for conquest and domination was insatiable.
* AntagonisticOffspring: She's Odin's daughter, who fought on his side during his days as a warlord and later turned against her father for abandoning his ambitions.
* ArchnemesisDad: In Hela's eyes at least. She paints a picture of herself as being Asgard's noble savior who will lead the realm back to universal supremacy, and dad Odin as the foolish old man who locked her away merely because he was threatened by her growing power.
* AscendedExtra: In the original Ragnarok comic story-line Hela only appeared for 3 pages without making much impact on the plot, whereas in ''Thor: Ragnarok'' she's the main antagonist.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Following Odin's death, Hela (as his eldest child) is the true heir to the throne of Asgard, and she is also clearly presented as being by far the strongest and most powerful Asgardian.
* AxCrazy: She is incredibly violent and bloodthirsty and kills en masse whilst showing absolutely no [[LackofEmpathy empathy]] for her victims or [[TheSociopath remorse for her actions]]. By contrast, she seems to actually revel in her own carnage, gleefully exclaiming ''"Oh, I missed this!"'' after slaughtering the entire Asgardian army. And then a few minutes later she's being buddy-buddy with her hand-chosen [[TheDragon dragon]], Skurge.
* BadassBoast: She seems particularly fond of these. After all, she's not a queen or a monster, she's the ''goddess of death''!
-->'''Hela:''' Whatever game you're playing, it won't work. You can never defeat me!
* BadassCape: She sports an awesome dark green ''shiny'' cape.
* BareHandedBladeBlock: She's one [[{{Pun}} hell]] of a melee opponent, and [[NoSell attacking her with sharp weapons seems pointless]]. For instance, she blocks a spear attack by Thor by nonchalantly crossing her arms in what is basically a provocative gesture intended to show that Thor is no match for her. She also blocks a sword attack by Valkyrie with her forearm with ease.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Actually a JustifiedTrope considering Hela is portrayed as being pretty much NighInvulnerable. She fights an entire army single-handedly, gets stabbed right through the chest and blasted with 'the strongest bolt of lightning ever' at different points of Ragnarok, and comes out of all three without so much as a scratch or even a broken nail.
* BeyondTheImpossible: {{Mjolnir}} was forged in the heart of a dying star, and imbued with magic so that only the most worthy of heroes could possibly make it move in any way. Hela catches and then ''crushes'' it with just one hand.
-->'''Thor:''' ''[[ThisCannotBe This is not possible!]]''\\
'''Hela:''' Darling, you have no idea what's possible.
* BigBad: She's the main antagonist of ''Thor: Ragnarok''.
* BigBrotherBully: Or sister in her case. She is Odin's firstborn, older than both Thor and Loki and not only threatens their kingdom, but mocks and belittles them at every turn.
* BloodKnight: The most bloodthirsty Asgardian to have ever lived, she relishes in the slaughter of her victims and is willing to kill anyone in her conquest beyond the Nine Realms, even her fellow Asgardians.
* BlueBlood: As Odin's firstborn, she is the princess and the true heir to the throne of Asgard.
* ButtMonkey: She seems ready for a glorious return to Asgard before discovering that nobody even knows who she is despite listing her titles, accomplishments and status as Odin's firstborn, which is turned into a constant source of jokes at Hela's expense.
-->'''Hela:''' [[KneelBeforeZod Kneel before me and rise into the ranks of my great conquest!]]
-->'''Hogun:''' Whoever you are, whatever you'd done, surrender now or we will show you no mercy!
-->'''Hela:''' ''[sounding incredibly put out]'' ''[[DudeWheresMyRespect Whoever I am?!]]'' [[DudeWheresMyRespect Did you listen to a]] ''[[DudeWheresMyRespect word]]'' [[DudeWheresMyRespect I just said?!]]
* CainAndAbel: To her younger brothers, Thor and Loki, whom she tries to kill. This is ''after'' a bloody conflict with their father.
* CainAndAbelAndSeth: She was introduced long after Thor and Loki made their debut in the MCU. Justified since Odin sealed her away and made her an {{Unperson}}.
* CelebrityParadox: In ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]'', ComicBook/IronMan mockingly calls Comicbook/{{Hawkeye}} Legolas, suggesting that the ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and/or ''Film/TheHobbit'' movies exist in the MCU. Hela's actress Blanchett played Galadriel in those movies.
* ClothingDamage: When introduced, her outfit is tattered and full of holes, likely due to her long imprisonment. Once she replenishes her power by returning to Asgard, her outfit repairs itself.
* ContraltoOfDanger: She has a rather deep, powerful voice for a woman, courtesy of Creator/CateBlanchett, which fits the character's AuthorityEqualsAsskicking status.
* CoolHelmet: She wears her iconic and elaborate antler-style headdress from the comics, and it can also double as a weapon.
* CoolSword: She wields wicked looking short swords with [[SpikesOfVillainy spiked blades]] that she seems to be able to materialize out of thin air. In fact, in her battle against the Valkyrior, she summons ''hundreds'' of them to use as a StormOfBlades on them.
* TheComicallySerious: Her imperious demands for respect bely the [[LargeHam hamminess]] that seems to run in her family.
* CompositeCharacter:
** Hela's backstory of having been imprisoned many years ago and freed during the present day is taken from Cul, Odin's brother from ''ComicBook/FearItself''.
** Skurge the Executioner being subservient to her comes from [[ComicBook/TheEnchantress Amora the Enchantress]].
** According to producer Brad Winderbaum, her ability to manifest weapons was taken from Gorr the God Butcher.
** The twist of the character being [[spoiler:Thor and Loki's [[LongLostRelative long-lost sister]]]] is taken from [[spoiler:[[Comicbook/AngelaMarvelComics Angela]]]].
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: She's the first BigBad of the ''Thor'' films to present a serious physical threat to the title character without outside help; Loki needed a weapon to fight Thor evenly, and even then, he wasn't much of a match for his brother one-on-one, while Malekith needed the Aether to present a real threat to Thor in a fight. Hela, by contrast, is a nigh-unstoppable one-woman army who can not only handle herself in a fight with Thor, but come out on top without a great deal of trouble. In the same vein, both Loki and Malekith were vulnerable to Mjölnir (Loki couldn't lift it and Thor used it to first disfigure Malekith, then defeat him), whereas Hela destroys the hammer with one hand.
* CurbstompBattle: Hela vs. well, pretty much anyone [[spoiler:(bar Surtur at his full strength)]] is a curb stomp battle of epic proportions.
* DaddysLittleVillain: [[spoiler:She had a grand time with her old man as a GalacticConqueror, drenching entire civilizations in "blood and tears". Then he turned good and they had a falling out.]]
* DarkActionGirl: She isn't just your average Dark Action Girl, she's virtually a [[OneManArmy one-woman army]] who can slaughter hundreds if not thousands of soldiers in one go. She's so strong and durable that not even the Mighty Thor can put a dent in her using his strongest lightning powers. Cate Blanchett trained in the Brazilian martial art of capoeira for Hela's fight scenes.
* DarkIsEvil: Hela is raven-haired and wears dark clothing and [[ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow makeup]].
* DeadpanSnarker: When giving her BadassBoast to Thor about being the goddess of death itself, she sarcastically punctuates it with "what were ''you'' the god of again?"
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Her last moments are a final, futile battle with Surtur.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: If you refuse to immediately comply with Hela's demands, you'll likely find yourself ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice without a moment's notice.
* DoingInTheWizard: In the comics and Norse myth, Hela is Goddess of the ''Dead'' and ruler of the land of the dead aka the afterlife. Here though, she is specifically the Goddess of ''Death'' which, despite chucking the previous movies motif that Asgardians are "just" {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s, transforms her into something closer to a PhysicalGod BloodKnight who makes zombies, rather than confirming the existence of life after death in the MCU.
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Before Thor was born, she served Odin, her father, as his 'executioner'. If the Murals she unearths above Odin's throne room are to be believed, she was the original wielder of {{Mjolnir}}]].
* TheDreaded: Initially subverted to her immense annoyance when she discovers that Odin [[{{Unperson}} erased her from history]] and nobody even knows who she is. She makes up for it almost immediately with her EstablishingCharacterMoment where she catches and destroys Mjolnir and single-handedly wiping out the Asgardian army, showing how terrifyingly powerful she is.
* DressedLikeADominatrix: She wears a black catsuit with green elements and high-heeled boots.
* DropTheHammer: [[spoiler:She was the first wielder of Mjolnir.]]
* DualWielding: When going into battle she wields a wicked looking spiked short sword in each hand.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: From her perspective, [[spoiler:her violence, and the conquests she wholeheartedly participated in during Odin's early years, is the very foundation on which Asgard is built. She tells Thor that the gold in the throne room of Asgard came from conquests. And in the end, she was merely cast aside and sealed away, while Odin decided to stop his conquests at Nine Realms, and consolidate his empire. Hela also laments how the warriors who fought and died for Asgard were once honored in the throne room, whereas now Odin buries them deep underground and pretends that it never happened]].
-->'''Hela:''' Whoever I am? Did you listen to a ''word'' I just said!?
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She is a pale-skinned and dark-haired villainess.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Pretty much the first thing she does in ''Thor: Ragnarok'' is destroy {{Mjolnir}} ''with one hand'', immediately setting up how insanely powerful she is and what a terrible threat she is to our heroes.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She's genuinely sad that the Asgardians don't even know who she is, and is also pissed what Odin did to Fenris and her soldiers, hiding their corpses beneath the grounds of the royal palace. She also, bizarrely, takes a shine to Skurge and seems to genuinely want to help him achieve his ambitions.
* EverybodyHatesHades: In Norse mythology, the goddess Hel was a neutral deity who was charged with caring for the dead. Here, she is an evil villainess who is bent upon chaos and domination.
* EvilGloating: This pretty much makes up a majority of her dialogue.
-->'''Hela:''' Do you know the difference between us? I am Odin's firstborn, the true heir to the throne and the ''savior'' of Asgard! And you? Are ''nothing!''
* EvilCounterpart:
** To Loki. She’s what Loki would become if he lacked or rejected his redeeming qualities and allowed his selfish ambitions to consume him. Had Loki succeeded in invading New York, he would likely turn into her copy.
** To Thor, as well. As a former {{Blood Knight}} who once grinned when a Frost Giant gave him a [[DisproportionateRetribution very flimsy]] excuse to attack him, then proceeded to kill him and dozens more Frost Giants in the space of five minutes, he could have likely become much like her if he had stayed on that path. Fortunately, he learned to value life when he was banished briefly and turned into a mortal, and had enough good traits for the lessons he learned then to stick.
* EvilPlan: Hela's is to firstly conquer Asgard (which she does with ease), then raise an undead army and go on to conquer firstly the other Nine Realms and then the rest of the cosmos in a bid for ultimate supremacy.
* TheEvilPrincess: During her warmongering days with Odin, her ambition grew big and she planned to usurp the throne from Odin when he decided to seek peace, but Odin managed to seal her away before her plans came to fruition.
* EvilReactionary: Her EvilPlan is to revert Asgard back to its dark, blood-soaked, galactic-conquering, imperialistic past and continue its reign of terror on the rest of the universe, no matter how many of her ''own people'' she has to slaughter to do it.
* EvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler:As the heroes leave Asgard, Hela must fight a reborn Surtur, who aims to destroy the realm.]]
* EvilWearsBlack: Her outfit is a combination of black with green patterns. Even without her pitch-black helmet on she looks remarkably gothic.
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: All part of her [[EvilIsSexy evil, sexy goth]] aesthetic.
* FailedAttemptAtDrama: She attempts a gloriously dramatic speech to the Asgardian army as she prepares to take her position as Asgard's new ruler. When it becomes clear that nobody remembers her she becomes incredibly irritated and drops the hammy speech.
* FemmeFatalons: She has her long nails painted black, as a true fashionable villainess should.
* FlechetteStorm: Her primary form of offense, summoning innumerable spikes, knifes, swords, and anything else sharp and pointy to throw at her opponents.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Loki. Both are ambitious [[spoiler:children of Odin who feel betrayed by their father]] and committed atrocities as retribution for being wronged. They have the same [[GreenAndMean fashion]] [[CoolHelmet sense]] and [[LargeHam flair for the dramatic]]. But Hela [[spoiler:takes over Asgard by force and [[OmnicidalManiac ruthlessly kills]] everyone who openly opposes her, while Loki becomes a FakeKing through trickery, [[PragmaticVillainy exiles those suspicious of him]] and tries to get good publicity with overacted plays. Hela would conquer countless worlds, while Loki doesn't bother even with the Nine Realms. Hela never learns to care for others, while Loki eventually redeems himself.]]
** To Thor. Both are incredibly hot-headed [[spoiler:children of Odin who have [[OneManArmy incredible]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction power]] and [[BloodKnight a violent side]] that frightened their father. Both wielded {{Mjolnir}}, possibly in an attempt by Odin to curb their darker urges and limit their power.]] Both claim the throne of Asgard during ''Ragnarok'', except Thor listens to others while Hela only uses or kills them. Both spent their lives fighting [[spoiler:in service of their father.]] But while Thor [[spoiler:learned humility from the lessons Odin taught him, Hela only knew how to be a warrior because that was all Odin taught her and so could not adapt to peace.]]
* FrontlineGeneral: She was the commander of the forces of Asgard and is shown ([[HorseOfADifferentColor astride Fenris]]) leading an army of Einharjar into battle in the hidden murals in Odin's throne room.
* AGodAmI: Refers to herself as the goddess of death. The film implies there is some truth to this and not merely self-aggrandizing.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: She not only crowns herself Queen through a violent takeover of Asgard, terrifying the populace into submission, she also aims to lead a bloody campaign of conquest on every other realm in existence. See ZeroPercentApprovalRating above.
* GodzillaThreshold: Crosses it so much that [[spoiler:Thor decides ''destroying all of Asgard'' is the only way to take her down.]]
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Implied. She was undoubtedly already a vicious warmonger before her banishment, but thousands of years of being imprisoned against her will seems to have made her even ''more'' twisted and vengeful.
* {{Goth}}: In [[EvilWearsBlack dress sense]] and [[ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow personal stylings]], if not necessarily in demeanour.
* GreenAndMean: Like Loki and her comics counterpart, Hela has an affinity for the color green.
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* HammerSpace: Aside from her powerful Asgardian physical abilities, her primary offensive power appears to be the ability to summon some kind of black matter from another realm, in any shape or size she pleases. This includes Skurge's axe and the spears she uses to kill her opponents, as well as [[spoiler:a small mountain from which she raises out of the sea to battle Surtur.]]
* HealingFactor: She's not invulnerable by any stretch, but any wound she does take seems to heal in seconds. Subtly shown at several points such as when Thor hits her with the "biggest lightning bolt in the history of lightning bolts" and she's temporarily disabled off-screen, but is fine a few minutes later when we see her. Or when he kicks her in the head at the beginning of the film which concusses and stuns her, which realistically would have drastic ill-effects and probably indicate an embolism, but leaves no lasting injury. More blatantly shown when Thor, Valkyrie and one of the Asgardian soldiers respectively all put swords/spears through her chest, and the holes just get patched up in a flash of yellow. [[spoiler:Coming back from her whole body being ''obliterated'' by Surtur is another story.]]
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:She kills the Warriors Three once she's back to Asgard. In the past, she wiped out the entire order of Valkyrior, with only one survivor]].
* HomeFieldAdvantage: Her power is increased the longer she stays in Asgard. Even without it, she's already strong enough to lift Mjolnir despite being unworthy and crush it. [[spoiler:This is why Thor decides having Surtur destroy Asgard is the only way to defeat her.]]
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Uses Fenris, her [[CanisMajor giant wolf]], as her mount when riding into battle rather than the normal horses that the rank and file soldiers ride.
* IcyBlueEyes: Which the ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow really brings out.
* ImmuneToBullets: At one point, she is shot at by the Asgardian army's flying ships, to which she wraps her BadassCape around herself and the bullets bounce harmlessly off her body.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Her favored method of killing, although she gets a taste of it herself when she is [[spoiler:at the bottom end of Surtur's blade as he impales it in Asgard's ground.]]
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Comic Hela's IconicOutfit ([[FormFittingWardrobe skin-tight black and green bodysuit]], [[BadassCape badass green cape]] and [[CoolHelmet crazy, antler style headdress]]), one of Creator/JackKirby's most elaborate costume designs for Creator/MarvelComics is lovingly and faithfully re-created here.
* InadequateInheritor: It's made clear that her rule would mean bad news for Asgard and all other realms at large. As Odin believed in being ready for war but not seek it actively, Hela aims to do the complete opposite. Also an example of TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone.
* InsaneAdmiral: Why she was banished -- to her, something is in Asgard's empire, or it needs to be incorporated into it, pronto.
* InvincibleVillain: Nothing seems to even scratch her, be it being stabbed in the chest several times (one time by Gungnir) or being struck by "the strongest lightning bolt in the history of lightning". [[spoiler:It comes to the point that the only way to kill her is to unleash Surtur to destroy Asgard]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: Hela is solely focused on herself and putting the blame on everyone else. She wants to conquer the universe by pretty much killing everything else and cannot comprehend why Odin or other Asgardians oppose her. She also gets frustrated that no one remembers her.
* TheJuggernaut: She is far and away the most powerful Asgardian, except for Odin back in his prime days. [[spoiler:The combined forces of a [[HeroicSecondWind newly empowered]] Thor, Hulk, Loki, Valkyrie, Heimdall wielding [[CoolSword Hofund]], and the rest of the Asgardian army still aren't enough to defeat her, as she draws her power from Asgard. The only way she's defeated is by releasing the {{Kaiju}}-sized Surtur against her, and even then [[CurbStompCushion she still gets in a few good hits before he finally defeats her.]]]]
* KneelBeforeZod: She has a habit of demanding that people kneel before her, she first does it to Thor and Loki and later she demands that Hogun and the Einherjar army kneel upon returning to Asgard.
-->'''Hela''': ''Kneel'', before your Queen!
* KnifeNut: She certainly seems to have a fondness for bladed weapons. She can magic knives and swords (not to mention many other weapons) out of thin air and not only fights with them but [[StormOfBlades throws them at her opponents]], impaling people in all directions.
* KnightOfCerebus: Downplayed. She's a bit of a comedian and prone to DeadpanSnarker humor, but she's extremely efficient and ruthless. Any scene with her is extremely tense and usually carries extremely bad implications for Asgard at large. [[spoiler:She's also one of the few MCU villains to be a HeroKiller, given that she murders the Warriors Three.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Hela displays no empathy at all for any other being save her wolf, Fenris. She wants to rule or kill everything that is not her and will not hesitate to kill entire worlds or her own people.
* LargeHam: Blanchett clearly had fun with the role. Hela speaks in bombastic tones as she struts her way around Asgard. For instance, after she's single handedly wiped out an entire army:
--> '''Hela''': Oh, I've ''missed'' this.
* LeanAndMean: Like Loki, she's thin, wears black and green, and has evil intentions.
* LightningBruiser: Hela is an extremely deadly warrior, using her vast SuperStrength and SuperSpeed against her opponents and employing a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira capoeira]]-like fighting style as well as her ability to [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation create weapons out of thin air]] during battle, making her a nigh-unstoppable force.
* LogicalWeakness: Her power source is Asgard, which effectively renders her immortal and unstoppable. Her weakness? Its destruction.
* MarqueeAlterEgo: In the comics, Hela's face is usually half covered by a mask that is part of her iconic CoolHelmet. Live action Hela keeps the headgear, but is only masked in key scenes so not to hide Cate Blanchett's face.
* MeaningfulName: The Norse goddess that Hela is inspired by is called 'Hel' which is an old Germanic word meaning 'one that hides', rather apt when you consider that Odin 'hid' her away for thousands of years.
* MessyHair: When she first emerges from her imprisonment, her hair is noticeably more unkempt (to go with her [[ClothingDamage ripped and tattered outfit]]) than it is later in the film as she gains power.
* MsFanservice: Downplayed, but that skintight outfit, the poses, the SexyWalk, that voice. Oh lord... (Extends to real life as Blanchett is one of the few performers to ever make the awkward-looking motion capture suits come off as fanservice.)
* MultiversalConqueror: Her ultimate goal is to use the power of the Bifröst to reach and conquer all the realms in existence. [[spoiler:It was always Hela's objective, since the days she fought at Odin's side.]]
* NearVillainVictory: If she had only had the foresight to destroy Surtur's crown or remove it from Odin's vault and hide it somewhere, there would have been no way that Thor and the other Revengers could ever have defeated her.
* NeckLift: She does this to Thor during one of their fights, showing how ridiculously strong she is.
* {{Necromancer}}: Using the power of the Eternal Flame, she raises the corpses of fallen warriors to serve as her army through the movie.
* NeverMyFault: Refuses to accept any responsibility for her imprisonment instead choosing to put the blame entirely on Odin.
* NighInvulnerability: It appears to be impossible to truly harm her in any way (at least as long as she has her connection to Asgard as a power source). Stab her, throw her, kick her, hit her, blast her with lightning. Nothing even leaves a scratch, let alone phases her. It's possible this is a result of the Asgardian's normal enhanced healing abilities taken UpToEleven via her connection with Asgard itself.
* NoSell: Conventional weapons are basically useless against her, as is Valkyrie's kick in her face. And she can stop ''Mjölnir'', of all things. And she shatters it for good measure, leaving Thor (seemingly) much less powerful.
* NotSoDifferent: To Thor, who over time could have easily become as vicious and blood-thirsty as his older sister, had Odin not exiled him to Midgard to teach him a lesson in humility. This is even LampShaded by Thor himself in a scene between he and Hela in Asgard's throne room.
* ObviouslyEvil: It is no surprise that the woman in black armor with a spiked helmet and black eyeshadow turns out to be the BigBad. [[spoiler:She had the outfit since her days of Odin's conquests, which should have been a red flag for the Allfather.]]
* OhCrap: She has the mother of all "Oh, Crap!" moments when she realizes that Thor and co have OutGambitted her by resurrecting Surtur to destroy Asgard.
* OlderThanSheLooks: Looking at Hela, it's easy to forget that she's actually incredibly ancient, even more so than most Asgardians.
* OmnicidalManiac: She certainly has no problem killing literally all of her subjects in her quest to rule Asgard. She even implies she doesn't actually care about the throne, just the war.
-->'''Hela:''' I'll get that sword, even if I have to kill ''every'' single one of them to do it!
* OneManArmy: She can quite literally kill the entire army of Asgard singlehandedly. Even working together, Thor, Loki, and Valkyrie cannot hope to stop her; it takes [[spoiler:the mountain-sized Surtur to take her down]].
* OnlyFriend: It's one-sided as Skurge is more in fear of her than receptive to friendship, but Hela seems to treat him as such, confiding in him and even attempting small talk before officially making him her right-hand man, despite the fact that all he did was be smart enough to not challenge her when she arrived in Asgard. [[spoiler:When Skurge later does a HeelFaceTurn, she seems genuinely disappointed before she kills him.]]
* PeekABangs: Her hair covers half of her face when she destroys Mjölnir.
* PhysicalGod: Referred to as the goddess of death both by herself and Odin. Given the context, her much greater power than other Asgardians, connection to the land, and overall imagery the implication is she is a god.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the comics, as in the original myths, Hela is Loki's daughter. Here she's [[spoiler:Odin's daughter, Thor's sister, and Loki's adoptive sister.]]
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* SealedEvilInACan: She has been imprisoned for millennia until Loki inadvertently manages to release her through [[NiceJobBreakingItHero banishing Odin to Earth, weakening him to the point that he willingly gives up on life]]. Odin was the only being powerful enough to keep Hela at bay and his death means that she finally manages to escape her prison.
* SexyWalk: Not so much a walk as a ''strut'', she almost acts like every part of Asgard (especially the Rainbow Bridge) is her own personal catwalk.
* ShesGotLegs: Her skin-tight outfit perfectly showcases her long, shapely legs. In fact, [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/cb0157130c165c56223de0823a6a2d42/tumblr_oo78btBIy91tkcy1ko1_500.gif the very first shot]] of her in ''Thor: Ragnarok'' focuses exclusively on her legs and thighs as she emerges through a magical portal.
* SicklyGreenGlow: Hela's magic glows a bright green color, seen at the beginning when she emerges out of a swirling green magical portal. Then later in the film when there is a bright flash of green when she resurrects Fenris and the dead Asgardian soldiers, whose eyes also glow green following their re-animation.
* ShadowArchetype: Hela is essentially a pre-CharacterDevelopment Thor if he had never learned humility from his banishment, only embracing her resentment, arrogance, and bloodthirstiness, and Loki if he was truly competent as a would-be GalacticConqueror and did not, as Coulson stated, "lack conviction". Thor [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the similarities before their final battle.
* SlasherSmile: Gives a ''really'' creepy one when [[spoiler:she catches Mjölnir in mid-flight one-handed and then shatters it]].
* SlouchOfVillainy: She drapes herself almost gracefully across Asgard's golden throne when addressing Skurge during a scene in the film.
* SmugSuper: She gloats constantly, because she knows full well she's not making empty boasts and it's damn hard to even scratch her, let alone leave a permanent injury.
* TheSociopath: Let's see... LackOfEmpathy? Check. ConsummateLiar? Unknown. She very well may be an UnreliableNarrator when it comes to her and Odin's past, spinning it in her favor. Pathological Need for Stimulation? Seemingly. She constantly seems bored of everything and everyone around her, the only thing that seems to make her happy is killing, so she's definitely AxCrazy. Grandiose Sense of Self-Worth? ''Definitely''. ItsAllAboutMe? Another check; the only regard she shows for anything but herself is for Fenris, her wolf. But that could easily be interpreted as her appreciating Fenris as a useful tool of war rather than having genuine affection for the creature.
* SpikesOfVillainy: Her iconic headdress has huge spiky, antler-like horns.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: She's capable of manifesting weapons from her body.
* TheStarscream: She was once TheDragon to Odin during their conquest of the Nine Realms, but her ambition gradually outgrew his and she eventually attempted to violently overthrow his rule and take control of Asgard, which was the final provokation for Odin locking her away and writing her out of the history of the realm.
* StormOfBlades: She can summon hundreds or even thousands of her short sword WeaponOfChoice at once, which she can then send out as a wall of missiles, or a tornado of death.
* SuperMode: Hela is always powerful, but whenever she is gearing herself up for a fight, she smooths her hands over her hair and magically transforms it into her spiky, black battle helmet.
* SuperStrength: Like all Asgardians, but taken UpToEleven. She is seemingly even stronger than Thor himself considering that she has the ability to throw him like he is little more than a toy. She can also lift Mjolnir with sheer brute force despite being unworthy.
* TaintedVeins: If you look closely, you can see that Hela has faint but visible black veins on her shoulders, forehead and around her eyes and jawline. This is presumably to represent that she's maybe not fully alive (as the goddess of death) and is maybe a mild homage to the goddess Hel appearing as half alive and half dead in the original Myth/NorseMythology.
* ThreePointLanding: To access the vaults below Odin's treasure room, Hela breaks through the floor, drops backwards through the hole (deliberately!), falls gracefully through at least 500 feet of blackness, flips over and then lands perfectly in this style.
* TimeAbyss: As one of the oldest Asgardians, she is thousands of years old.
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Asgard goes from Odin disguised Loki's lax but seemingly mainly benevolent rule to Hela's violent coup and takeover. She seems determined to revert Asgard back to it's blood-drenched, imperialistic past.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:It is left [[AmbiguousSituation fairly ambiguous]] as to whether Hela dies at the end of ''Thor: Ragnarok'' or not. The last we see of the character is her seemingly exploding into a blast of green energy directly before Surtur plunges his sword into the ground and Asgard implodes. But considering that Hela first appears out of a similar cloud of green energy at the beginning of the film, it could be interpreted that she simply teleported away at the last moment...]]
* UnPerson: What Odin did to her. No one knew that she existed, despite her [[TheDragon integral part]] of his conquest of the Nine Realms.
* UnreliableNarrator: Claims Odin was once a ruthless conqueror not any different from her before inexplicably having a change of heart and deciding to stop. Given her ego, ambition, and blame on others, it's unknown if Odin really changed or she was too blind to see he was never as power-hungry as she was.
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: As noted above, [[spoiler:she's Loki's daughter in the original myths and the comics, whereas here, she's Odin's.]]
* VileVillainLaughableLackey: Skurge is fairly hilariously useless as lackeys and especially executioners come. He fails in executing a single person the whole movie, and can't even seem to do simple things like ensure that the Bifrost Sword doesn't get stolen from under their nose. All he does is follow Hela around like a lost puppy in absolute terror of her. Loki found this out before Hela did.
-->'''Hela:''' Skurge, where's ''the sword''??
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Ragnarok isn't completely a 'Saccharine Show', but it's a mostly comedic, brightly-colored, action heavy, 80's inspired space opera in the vein of ''Film/FlashGordon''. Hela in contrast, does have her comedic and LargeHam moments, but is very much a Vile Villain as TheSociopath and an OmnicidalManiac.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:She has one when she sees Surtur restored and grown to giant size, knowing he was going to destroy Asgard and cause Ragnarok. [[SubvertedTrope She regains her composure]] to [[DefiantToTheEnd attack him]].]]
* VillainousCheekbones: Courtesy of Creator/CateBlanchett.
* VillainousValour: Barely flinches when faced with [[spoiler:[[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever a newly resurrected Surtur]] and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the prophesized destruction of Asgard.]]]] Say what you want about her, but that takes [[NervesOfSteel nerves of steel.]]
* VillainHasAPoint: Hela points out that Odin had a nasty habit of trying to cover up his past and lying about damn near anything important, which causes lots of problems down the line. Thor agrees.
* TheWorfEffect:
** Throughout the previous two Thor films, the Einharjar (Asgard's elite army) has been portrayed as being a mighty, unstoppable force that has won countless wars against fearsome enemies and helped maintain the peace of the Nine Realms. To show how crazy powerful Hela is, she is not only capable of only taking on the entire army ''single-handedly'', but also ''winning''. Not to mention that she's also sufficiently powerful enough to destroy an enchanted, supposedly indestructible weapon with little to no effort. All of this serves to show how powerful she is and how pointless direct confrontation against her will be [[spoiler:and thus providing the justification for The Godzilla Threshold.]]
** [[spoiler:Hela herself suffers this when Surtur is reborn. After spending the entire movie defeating everyone in sight with no trouble, she is almost completely outmatched by the demon (she manages to give him pause by impaling him multiple times, but he's still able to move enough to deliver his final attack). This proves Surtur's claim that he wasn't at full power now.]]
* TheWrongfulHeirToTheThrone: She states to have a claim to the throne since she is Odin's firstborn. Though Thor says he would give his throne to someone else, he says she is the worst candidate for the job.
-->'''Hela:''' You're in my seat.\\
'''Thor:''' I would love for someone else to rule but it can't be you. You're just... the ''worst''.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: She doesn't hesitate to impale Skurge on a giant spike once he pulls his HeelFaceTurn and therefore ceases to be of use to her.
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