Devastated by his inability to stop Thanos from wiping out half of all life in existence in Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame kicked off with Thor beheading the Mad Titan after learning he'd destroyed the Infinity Stones.
Five years later, we saw that the God of Thunder had let himself go in a big way and it wasn't until he was reunited with his mother in the past that the hero got his groove back. When a Variant of Thanos arrived on Earth, Thor suited up as a badass Viking to take the fight to the Avengers' deadliest foe.
Now, some newly revealed concept art shows just how different the Asgardian could have looked in the wake of that battle. Boasting shorter hair and unique white armour, early plans called for Thor to don an Avengers: Endgame-inspired suit in last year's Thor: Love and Thunder.
"Character design for Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder. Keeping [Chris Hemsworth's] likeness and working on a casual outfit," artist Aleksi Briclot explains. "Not the big epic and colorful armor in this case. Something with some zen vibes."
"I was working from the armor he was wearing in Avengers: Endgame, getting from black to white (following the character evolution in the story, it’s another new step in his path) and I was also referring the scales on the torso of Captain America."
It's a cool design with a lot of depth and one which arguably works better than the snazzy blue and gold number Thor donned in an effort to not be overshadowed by Jane Foster's Mighty Thor!
Check out this new Thor: Love and Thunder design in the Instagram post below.
The movie finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced – a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods.
To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.
Directed by Taika Waititi, the movie stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Russell Crowe, Jaimie Alexander, Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, and Sean Gunn among others.
Thor: Love and Thunder is now streaming on Disney+.