Waititi Confirms Another Key Endgame Character For Thor 4

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One of Thor's funniest friends will return for the Asgardian hero's next cinematic venture. During a recent interview, director Taika Waititi, who helmed the franchise-reviver Thor: Ragnarok and will also direct Thor: Love and Thunder, confirmed the return of a fan-favorite character.

His name, of course, is Korg, and he's coming back to the big screen for more Thor.

Though his conversation with Jimmy Kimmel was mostly about his buzzy new film Jojo Rabbit, Waititi briefly touched on Thor: Love and Thunder, which is when the director made this exciting announcement.

A member of an ancient group of rock-like humanoid entities, Korg made his official debut in Thor: Ragnarok, but he actually wasn't the first Kronan to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU canon details that a prominent member of the Marauders, the coalition of invaders that attacked the Nine Realms including Thor's home world of Asgard, was a Kronan warrior. That Kronan tried to throw down with Thor during the battle on Vanaheim in 2013's Thor: The Dark World, but the God of Thunder took him down. In 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, two Kronans were shown fighting when the Quadrant whizzed past them. Many fans have speculated that one of the two Kronans was Korg, who wound up getting sent to Sakaar and was forced to compete in the Grandmaster's Contest of Champions.

In Thor: Ragnarok, Korg meets Thor in a holding area where the Grandmaster's champions prepare to fight.

The two quickly become allies and Korg ultimately stages a mutiny against the Grandmaster. Korg escapes from Sakaar and pops up again to help defeat the villainous Hela on the Rainbow Bridge leading into Asgard. After the fiery demon Surtur rises again and destroys Asgard at the end of Thor: Ragnarok, Korg sticks around with his godly buddy.

Though he didn't appear in Avengers: Infinity War, Korg emerged as a lucky survivor of Thanos' Snap in Avengers: Endgame. With half the universe's population gone, Korg and Miek reunited with Thor and lived together in New Asgard. For five years, Korg provided emotional support as Thor struggled with his feelings, and Korg even lent a hand in the final fight against Thanos.

All this is to say that Korg has been an important part of Thor's life for many years, and that's not going to change in Thor: Love and Thunder, which will likely start off by filling us in on what's happened since we last saw Korg and Thor. Embracing his bigger body and knowing that he's still worthy of being a hero, Thor joined forces with the Guardians of the Galaxy in the final moments of Endgame, when the galaxy-saving crew were about to ship out in search of Gamora. Meanwhile, Korg headed home to New Asgard, where Valkyrie is now king.

While we can't speculate on what might happen in the upcoming third Guardians of the Galaxy movie which might see Thor in the mix, we can theorize that Thor: Love and Thunder will see Thor returning home to New Asgard and having a happy reunion with Korg and Valkyrie. Waititi has confirmed that Love and Thunder will introduce the MCU's first openly bisexual character in Valkyrie, who will be looking for her queen in the new movie. It seems safe to assume that Love and Thunder might see Korg serving as one of Valkyrie's royal advisors, helping her find a lucky lady to aid in ruling New Asgard. Whichever way the cookie crumbles, Korg is sure to bring plenty of laughs and some rocky shoulders to cry on should anyone need them in the new Thor flick.

The only bad news about Thor: Love and Thunder thus far, however, is that fans will have to wait until November 5, 2021 to see it. Until then, there's undoubtedly plenty of exciting news to come for the God of Thunder.

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