What You Should Know About The New Characters In The Upcoming Marvel Movies - Thor The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

Malekith the Dark Elf (Christopher Eccleston) – “Malekith the Accursed ruled the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim. Svartalfheim is one of the nine worlds of Asgard. Malekith mastered sorcery, making him a formidable ally to the other enemies of Asgard. He formed an alliance with the god of mischief Loki on behalf of Surtur. Not long after that agreement, he used a special food provided to him by Hela. The food contained some sort of magic, which gave him control of the humans of Earth. While continuing his quest, he took the life of Eric Willis, guardian of the Casket of Ancient Winters. Before his death Willis conveyed the Casket's location to Loki. Not willing to give up his quest, Malekith Kidnapped the Asgardian Lorelei in order to gain control of the god of Thunder. Thor discovered that he had been tricked into falling for a stack of wood, and became enraged as he learned that the real Lorelei was being held captive by Malekith. Lorelei was eventually freed but, Thor was forced to battle Algrim the Strong. Malekith attempted to destroy both combatants by plunging them into a pit of molten magma; subsequently Malekith retrieved the Casket of Ancient Winters, from the being known as Jagrfelm. Shortly after Jagrfelm's death, Malekith released its power upon Asgard in his quest to rule all nine worlds.”

Algrim/Kurse (Akinnuoye-Agbaje) - “The being called Kurse was originally Algrim the Strong, one of the Dark Elves of the extra dimensional realm of Svartalfheim who served the Dark Elves' ruler, Malekith the Accursed. Malekith captured Lorelei, an Asgardian woman who had used a magical potion to make the Asgardian thunder god Thor fall deeply in love with her. To rescue Lorelei, Thor went to he English Cotswolds, where stood the faerie castle that serves as a nexus between Earth and the other dimensional faerie realm of Svartalfheim. Thor broke through into the world of faerie and seeing Lorelei menaced by Malekith, became oblivious to everything else. Hence, he was easily ambushed by the superhumanly strong Algrim, who stood in shadow wearing ebony armor. Malekith had told Algrim he had chosen him to defeat Thor. But while Thor and Algrim fought each other, Malekith ordered that a pitfall be opened beneath their feet. Thor and Algrim fell down a great chasm toward a lake of molten lava. Thor summoned his magic hammer Mjolnir, which carried him to safety, but Algrim plunged into the magma.

The magma's tremendous heat left Algrim on the brink of death. He would have been killed outright except that his enchanted armor protected him from the magma's full effects, and that his desire for vengeance for Thor gave him the will to live. In fact, the shock of the intense pain the magma caused him rendered Algrim amnesiac; not remembering the real reason why he fell into the lava, he knew only that Thor was somehow to blame. Algrim's hatred of Thor was sensed by the incredibly powerful In New York City, Kurse mistook Beta Ray Bill for Thor and attacked him. Bill escaped death at the far stronger Kruse's hands by reverting to his original, non-super-powered form, in which he no longer resembled Thor. Driven by insane hatred, Kurse wreaked havoc in Manhattan as he searched for Thor.

In the process he severely injured Margaret Power, mother of the superhuman children known as Power Pack, who had since recovered. Power Pack sought out Kurse and succeeded in burying him alive by causing the collapse of a building under construction. But Kurse succeeded in freeing himself that very same day, found Thor, and attacked him. Kurse was now stronger than Thor, so Thor donned his belt of strength, which doubled his strength.

The observing Beyonder then vastly increased Kurses' strength so that it again greatly surpassed Thor's. Beta Ray Bill and Power Pack then arrived to join the battle. Thor used his hammer to project intensive heat at Kurse. The heat, reminding Kurse of the lava pit, reawakened his memories of how he came to fall into it. AT last Kurse realized that it was not Thor but Malekith who was responsible and his hatred therefore shifted from Thor to Malekith. On Thor's instructions, Energizer, a member of Power Pack, absorbed energy from both Thor's and Beta Ray Bill's enchanted hammers and then fired a tremendously powerful ball of energy at Kurse, which rendered him unconscious. Thor then suggested to the Beyonder that Kurse be transported to Hel, the realm ruled by the Asgardian death goddess Hela, to search for Malekith, who might be there. Thor was hoping that Kurse would cause trouble for Hela while he was there. The Beyonder agreed, and teleported Kurse to Hel.

Kurse wreaked havoc in Hel looking for Malekith, who was not there, and Hela had Kurse driven into Asgard itself. There Kurse finally found Malekith, who had used his shape-changing powers to become a double for the Asgardian Balder. Kurse slew Malekith and then, his mission of vengeance finally fulfilled, he became peaceful and submissive.

Later, Kurse aided Balder in the successful defense of Asgard during the attack of Utgard-Loki and the Frost Giants. Following this, Volstagg noted that Kurse was not a fit name for an Asgardian, and he was renamed Valgoth.”

Warriors Three

- Volstagg (Ray Stevenson) - "Volstagg is the large and boisterous member of the Warriors Three, which were among the many champions of Asgard. Their heroic exploits brought them notoriety. The Warriors Three membership also consists of Hogun, and Fandral. These three adventurers fought many battles to protect their beloved Asgard. Volstagg was the heart of the group, though his boisterous nature often brought trouble to himself and the others. Together, they often fight by the side of Odin's son, Thor God of Thunder. Together they have thwarted the schemes of the lord of lies Loki many times. While on a mission to find the missing god Odin, Volstagg and his band of merry men battled Sporr, the Stone Men of Saturn, Grey Gargoyle, Soul-Survivors and the massive entity known as the Soul Eater.

Volstagg and his band, were presumed dead, after the trigger of "Ragnarok" by Thor. In reality his soul, like all the others who perished in the Ragnarok, somehow got trapped within a human being. When Thor returned from the dead and started to bring the other Asgardians back. Volstagg was among the first found and freed, along with his two friends Hogun and Fandral. He now resides in new Asgard, which Thor reconstructed near the old Route 66 in Oklahoma."

- Fandral (Zachary Levi) - "Fandral was a charter member of The Warriors Three, which also consisted of the Asgardians, Hogun and Volstagg. He fought alongside Thor, on numerous occasions for the safety and well being of Asgard. He was known for his superior swordsmanship, bravery, ego and extreme optimism. No matter the consequences he would always do the right thing, even if the result was death. His ego was more of a disadvantage than an asset. His good looks and suave charms made him the ladies man of The Warriors Three but his tendency to court more than one woman at a time got him into trouble.

Fandral was presumed dead following the events of the recent Ragnarok. In reality his soul, like all the others who perished in the Ragnarok, somehow got trapped inside a human being. When Thor returned from the dead and started to bring other Asgardians back. Fandral was among the first found and freed with his two friends Hogun and Volstagg. He now resides in new Asgard build by Thor near old Route 66 in Oklahoma."

- Hogun (Tadanobu Asano) - "Hogun is the most reasonable member of the "Warriors Three," which consisted of the Asgardians, Fandral (the Dashing) and Volstagg. These three warriors have fought valiantly alongside vaulted the heroes, such as Lady Sif, Balder the Brave, Heimdall, and the Thunder God Thor.

Hogun and his band were presumed dead, after the trigger of "Ragnarok" by Thor. In reality his soul, like all the others who perished in the Ragnarok, somehow got trapped within a human being. When Thor returned from the dead and started to bring the other Asgardians back. Hogun was among the first found and freed, along with his two friends Volstagg and Fandral. He now resides in new Asgard, which Thor reconstructed near the old Route 66 in Oklahoma."

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