Tanat the Defiant: Staying True To Oneself: Thor film informatics Part 21A: Thor's allies on Earth

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Thor film informatics Part 21A: Thor's allies on Earth

When Thor was banished to Earth for nearly causing a war between the Asgardians and the Jotuns with his recklessness, he was discovered by a group of scientists whom he has since considered his friends and allies. Later on, he would encounter the members of S.H.I.E.L.D. when he tried to reclaim his hammer Mjolnir from the secret base.

When Asgard discovers Loki is upon Earth, seeking the Tesseract, Odin uses dark sorcery to send Thor to Earth to stop him. Thor lands on the jet in which Loki is being escorted back to the Helicarrier by Captain America, Iron Man and Black Widow, and takes Loki from their custody. Thor tries to convince Loki to give up his plans and return home to Asgard with the Tesseract, though Loki still resents him. After a confrontation with Stark and Rogers, Thor agrees to take Loki to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s flying aircraft carrier, the Helicarrier. The team initially have difficulty and refusal to obey each other; for example, Tony Stark is reluctant to working under the command of Captain America, Thor demands that Loki is his responsibility, and the team is uncomfortable with the presence of Bruce Banner, whose alter ego The Hulk could threaten the safety of everyone on the Helicarrier. When Loki attempts to destroy the team and promote his godlike supremacy to Earth in a public way, the Avengers depart from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s command and rally in defense of New York as it is invaded by the extraterrestrials known as the Chitauri. Captain America takes command of the team and they each work to supress the invasion force.

After closing the portal, the team take Loki as their prisoner, and Thor takes both Loki and the Tesseract back to Asgard, where Loki would have to answer for his crimes. The team disbands, but agrees to reassemble, should another global threat require their combined efforts.