before becoming the leader of the most secretive organization in the country. First joining up during World War II, when he led a team called The Howling Commandos, he quickly rose in the ranks, graduating to the C.I.A. Jackson, Colonel Nick Fury is the black duster-and eye-patch-wearing director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Because he broke the truce between the Asgardians and the Frost Giants, Thor’s father, Odin, takes way Thor’s power and banishes him to Midgard until he can learn humility. In the beginning of the film the Frost Giants try to retrieve the Casket of Ancient Winters from Asgard, which, in turn, leads Thor and his friends to lead an attack in Jotunheim for revenge.

How Does It Fit? Lucky for you, one need not memorize all nine worlds in order to understand what’s going on in Thor, just three of them: Asgard, Midgard and Jotunheim. Heimdall also has the ability to see into other worlds. Assigned with guarding this incredibly important landmark is Heimdall, who is the bridge’s sworn protector and is played by Idris Elba.

Vanaheim: Land of the Vanir, a “sister race” of the Asgardians.Ĭonnecting all of these worlds is the Bifrost Bridge, also known as the Rainbow Bridge.

Midgard: Also known as Earth, where we live.

Asgard: Land of the Asgardians, including Thor, Odin and Loki.

What Is It? In both Norse mythology and the comics there nine worlds that make up existence. and tells her that she will give him a call to see if he can help. Erik Selvig, played by Stellan Skarsgård, tells her that he knows a fellow scientist who works in gamma radiation that has previously dealt with S.H.I.E.L.D. Trying to calm her down, Foster’s associate, Dr. (more on them later) breaks into the lab run by astrophysicist Jane Foster – played by Natalie Portman – and steals all of her research, believing that she may know something about the strange cloud formations over the New Mexico desert and the mysterious hammer buried in the ground. How Does It Fit? At one point in the film the government agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Banner is forced to go on the run from the army and the government, who want to militarize the power inside him. Things end up going horribly wrong, and Banner is turned into The Hulk, a giant green, uncontrollable monster. Bruce Banner – played by Edward Norton in The Incredible Hulk and set to be played by Mark Ruffalo in The Avengers - was studying the effects of gamma radiation when he decided to use himself as a guinea pig. What Is It? For this one we have to jump out of the world of Thor and into the world of Hulk. Situated high in a crow’s nest with his bow drawn, he awaits the call from the higher ups to let him know if he should fire. compound in order to retrieve Mjolnir, the hammer that can restore his powers. First revealed in a clip released last month, Agent Coulson calls on Barton to try and control the situation when Thor breaks into the S.H.I.E.L.D. How Does He Fit? If you’re concerned that you’ve never heard of Hawkeye in this particular run of movies before now, don’t worry: Thor actually marks the character’s first appearance. In the Marvel films he is portrayed by Jeremy Renner. In addition to never missing his shot, Hawkeye also uses a variety of trick arrows. who’s most notable asset is his incredible skills with a bow-and-arrow. Much like Black Widow, who was first introduced in Iron Man 2 and played by Scarlett Johansson, Hawkeye, also known as Clint Barton, is a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. Who Is He? While Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and Hulk may make up principal cast of The Avengers, they aren’t the only ones in the group.

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