Random Fan Theories About Hela That Actually Make A Lot Of Sense (15 items)

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  (#2) Hela Is Not Frigga's Daughter

  From Redditor u/HighTreazon:

  My personal theory is that Hela isn't actually Frigga's daughter, but rather the child of a different woman sired by Odin. Not only does Hela have a complete lack of semblance to Frigga, but she was born during Odin's darker and more bloodthirsty days of conquest. I like to think that Odin went away on a campaign and returned with Hela, who grew up somewhat resented by Frigga, and became a literal reminder of Odin's past sins. Odin was never perfect, and I think that this reading adds a nice nuance to Hela's story.

  In fact, for a long time (before IW or Endgame) I fancied that Hela's mother was the ACTUAL Lady Death, hence her morbid godhood and evil whims. In a way it makes Odin's story a sort of Faustian one.... where Death gives him a child with which he can conquer the 9 realms, but the child will of course be Asgard's undoing.
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  (#15) Loki Is Hela's Son

  From Redditor u/ThaliusThalius:

  Loki is Hela's son. In Thor: Ragnarok the stylistic similarities between Loki and Hela are very obvious. In the Nordic myths Hel is a daughter of Loki. (p.s. Hel is not only the model for Hela, who was inspired by her ruled and named after her underworld Christian hell.) Loki in the Marvel universe is the son of the king of ice giants, while his mother is unknown. I think the authors of Ragnarok just wanted to lay a little Easter egg to Nordic mythology with the similarity, but imagine what if my theory were true.

  Loki would be Odin's grandson. Everything would be different if this relationship were known! Also for the background for Hela, if she had had an affair with the ice giant, we would have heard. But what if she had been attacked by him? That would explain her irrepressible anger. And as a proud warrior it would not be unlikely that she would feel shame and therefore say nothing. Odin is not necessarily the most sensitive, and his exile only makes her anger more explainable.
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  (#1) Hela Knew The Gauntlet Was Fake Because She Was Helping Odin Track Down The Infinity Stones

  From Redditor u/bubonis:

  Years and years ago, Odin learned about the Infinity Stones through his father, Bor, who was responsible for taking the Reality Stone from the Dark Elves. After his death and Odin's subsequent rise to power, he (with Hela at his side) began conquering all the realms in order to locate and claim the Stones. Odin found the Space Stone first and this allowed Odin and his armies to travel between realms and conquer them very quickly. the Bifrost is essentially an Asgardian reproduction of the power of the Space Stone (EDIT: Never mind that bit.) During this he commissioned Nidavellir to create a device which would allow him to control all the Stones at will: the Infinity Gauntlet. They created the mould for it and made one casting as a test fit for Odin, complete with fake Stones to give Odin an idea of the grandeur of the finished Gauntlet.

  However, at about this time he discovered the whereabouts of the Soul Stone and what was required of him to get it: He'd have to sacrifice that which he loved the most, which was Hela. He found he couldn't do it and in that moment Odin stopped being a conquerer and started being a king. Hela didn't understand this change of heart; she knew what the Infinity Stones were because Odin specifically told her that's why they were conquering all the realms, and Hela believed in that power more than anything else. So she and Odin fought; Odin won and that's when he imprisoned her in Hell. Odin put the fake Gauntlet in his treasure room as a reminder of both what he'd done and what he'd lost, and swore that he would protect all that he had conquered.

  [Read the full theory here]
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  (#7) Hela Didn't Go After The Infinity Stones Because She Was Already Powerful Without Them

  From a Redditor :

  Why didn't Hela go after all 6 infinity stones? In the MCU, she's obviously equal to or more powerful than Thanos. She doesn't even have to be in Asgard to he powerful. Also, being a goddess herself, she could probably wield all 6 stones with ease. I also have a theory Odin is the one who hid all 6 stones from Hela hundreds of years before Ragnarok. Wouldn't the task of collecting all 6 stones be easier for Hela with her undead Asgardian army and giant dog?

  From Redditor u/Anlashok2016:

  Her and Odin managed to conquer the Nine Realms without any Infinity Stones so the thought of using them probably never crossed her mind. Also, she probably would have viewed just snapping your enemies away to be the act of a weakling.

  From Redditor u/billbapapa:

  I also get the impression she takes pleasure in the killing/fighting - a snap would be boring and anti-climatic for her. Also as you say she didn't need them - I believe at the time of Thor 3 they still have an infinity stone on Asgard - she obviously knows about them and doesn't bother with them so I think that helps back up theory that collecting them doesn't even register with her as anything but a waste of time.
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  (#3) Loki Looks Like Hela Because Of Odin

  From Redditor u/JessiLeighArt:

  TL;DR: Loki looks like Hela because when Odin changed Loki's Jotun form to an Aesir form as an infant Odin was thinking of his imprisoned eldest child, Hela.

  I'll start off by saying, if you've watched even the first Thor movie, you know Loki is adopted, which explains why Loki and Thor don't quite look alike.However, when watching Thor: Ragnarok you more than likely noticed that when Hela appears and we first see all the siblings together, Loki and Hela look like they could actually be siblings and Thor looks like the adopted one.

  This is a little odd, isn't it? Well maybe not.

  We find out in Ragnarok that Odin had imprisoned his eldest child Hela, when he became fearful of her ambition and willingness to kill in order to control more realms. He felt this act was necessary, but was still saddened by the fact that he had to lock away and basically erase the existence of his beloved eldest child.

  [Read the full theory here]
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  (#10) Hela Was Able To Crush Mjolnir Because Odin Was Dead

  From Redditor u/TheOrdinaryCritic:

  TL;DR Odin’s enchantments are what makes Mjolnir nearly unbreakable. When Odin dies his enchantments are lifted, allowing Hela to easily crush the hammer.

  Mjolnir is often portrayed as a perfect, indestructible weapon with no equals, so it was a huge surprise to me when Hela crushed it in Thor: Ragnarok with little effort. How was she able to do this? Here’s my theory on how it happened. First we need to review why Mjolnir is so strong in the first place. The Hammer was forged in the heart of a dying star by the dwarves in Nidavellir. This alone makes the hammer incredibly powerful, but wait, there’s more! Mjolnir also benefited from a host of enchantments from the All-Father himself. The hammer had an enchantment of controllable infinite density, and a clause that only those deemed worthy could wield the weapon.

  [Read the full theory here]

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