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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
If they ever want to bring Asgard to Earth like it was in the comics for a time, Thor: Ragnorok would be the time to do it.
Perhaps Thor realizes that the only way to beat Hela and Surtur is to trap them in Asgard's realm of existence by shifting what remains of Asgard (and by extension all of the paths off Asgard) to Earth.
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It could work if they went down a similar route to the JMS/Gillen Thor runs where Asgard is essentially a separate and distinct nation that happens to share space with certain Earth countries. That way the Asgardians as a whole could be regarded the same way as Wakandans/Americans/any other nationalities whereby those who wish to participate actively can and those who want to remain in their own borders are able to.
Not necessarily. If the Asgardians plop on Earth and create their own isolationist embassy sort of place with strict rules about anyone trespassing, then there's no reason that a future story has to involve them beyond acknowledging their existence. It could easily just be another Wakanda.
If the Asgardians plop on Earth and only a select few know about it, even moreso. Though then we probably wouldn't get Bill - Son of Bills - and Kelda.
Most of the characters coming up with movies don't even have reason to be affected: Carol does because she's in the army, and Strange since he's shown interest in keeping Asgardians the fuck off Earth.
edited 6th Jan '17 10:28:16 AM by KnownUnknown
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Again, just copy the JMS approach to the same issue - leave Asgard alone and the Asgardians will leave you alone. Them being a super powered race will only be an issue if you make it one. If anyone does decide to try and pick a fight with them, then they will deal with the repercussions but live and let live is the default stance.
I think it would be understood that the Asgardians would police their own. Also the only hostile Asgardian we saw in Ao S was Lorelai, and she certainly wasn't a normal Asgardian.
I think MCU Earth is likely already more then capable of dealing with your average Asgardian. Any real nasty ones could be handled by Thor.
Also the concept I'm working with is that this would be a last, desperate move to ensure any Asgardians survive Ragnarok at all. Which means there might not be all that many Asgardians left to cause problems.
edited 6th Jan '17 6:08:00 PM by Falrinn
If they put Asgard on Earth, then every time a potentially world-ending crisis comes up, they'd have to address the "why doesn't Asgard take care of it?" question. Even if they're ultra-isolationist, they're not gonna stand by while the planet they're living on is about to be enslaved and/or destroyed. And given that your average Asgardian is stronger than most Avengers, while their technology puts Stark tech to shame, they could quickly make everyone else seem irrelevant.
I'd actually like to see Asgard-on-Earth in the MCU, even if it does beg a lot of questions. If you do need an excuse, if Asgard was destroyed, you'd have a good reason for why there aren't many Asgardians left, and the ones that are there could have an excuse for why they're depowered. Meanwhile, it would probably put the other Seven Realms into panic mode. So where are the Asgardians? Off fighting the trolls.
I would also wonder if getting Asgard out of the way to raise the stakes or Infinity War hadn't been part of the plan all along.
How did the comics handle it when Asgard was floating over a corn state?
Forever liveblogging the AvengersThe pilots for Runaways
and Cloak and Dagger
start shooting in February.
More excited about the former than the latter.
Unless they cut out the future dinosaur for budget reasons in which case its much of a muchness.
Forever liveblogging the Avengers

Yup, posted higher on this page. Might check out This Is Us with that mention, show sounds like it could be pretty interesting.
And yes I expect Asgard might be destroyed at the end of Ragnarok even if most of the main cast survives. It'll be a shame since we never really got a chance to explore the world due to being stuck on Earth too much but it'll allow for a soft reset of the Thor franchise after its mostly rough lifespan.