TheMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)has a complex history, but it’s just made things significantly more confusing for one character due to appear inThor 5. Over the course of the MCU, we have been introduced to the Nine Realms, different eras of time, and even alternative realities.
The story of the Nine Realms has principally been told in theThormovies, and theend ofThor: Love & Thunderappeared to set up a fifth chapter. It saw Zeus commission the heroic Hercules to kill Thor, a plot that seems unlikely to be continued elsewhere.
The problem, though, is thatthe various mythological hints are beginning to raise major questions about the MCU timeline.
The MCU’s Newest Release Just Made Thor 5’s Villain Even More Confusing
While Thor’s story has been one that covers a large expanse in the MCU, it hasnever veered out of the reality where Earth-616 resides. Even inThor: Love and Thunder, when Thor approaches the Pantheon of the gods, all of this appears to take place in one version of reality.
But,Eyes of Wakandarecently took the MCU hundreds of years into the past as they unpacked stories from myth and legend, including the Battle of Troy. While the truth of these events in real life is heavily mixed with fictional stories from the Epic Cycle and Homer’s writings, theMCU appears to confirm that they are factually correctin this timeline.
Now, whether this is the same timeline as the rest of the stories from the MCU thus far is not explicitly stated, but assuming it is,Eyes of Wakandacomplicates the storyof Hercules, who debuted in the post-credits ofThor: Love and Thunder, and is set up as a villain inThor 5.
If the Battle of Troy is a historical fact in the Sacred Timeline, how many other mythological stories are actually real? We already know Thor to be a source for human’s belief in many Norse mythologies, but thelines are now blurred between what is myth, legend, and what is actually true.
Thor 5 Has The Perfect Opportunity To Answer All Of These MCU Questions
Thor 5is now in a position to add contextand clarify what is true and what is simply legend in the Sacred Timeline. As far as humans are concerned and their connection to the gods of myth, this needs to be explained.
As a god who has chosen Earth as a secondary home,Thor’s connection to humans and their broader connection to godsis a story worth exploring for Thor’s next, and potentially last, solo outing. However,Thor 5could take place in a whole new realitydepending on the events ofAvengers: Secret Wars.
Whatever the case,Thor 5seems like the perfect place to clarify where the history and myth connect, and what remains in the future of the MCU.
