Thor Love & Thunder Merch Shows New Asgard Attacked by a Giant Monster

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A recently discovered Thor: Love and Thunder LEGO set teases Thor and Jane Foster holding back an unknown giant monster attacking New Asgard. The upcoming Thor sequel will see Chris Hemsworth's hero return under the direction of Thor: Ragnarok's Taika Waititi. Alongside Hemsworth, Waititi, and Tessa Thompson, Thor: Love and Thunder will star Christian Bale and see the return of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster.

 

First seen in Avengers: Endgame, the city of Tønsberg was repopulated by the survivors of Asgard following the actions of Thanos (Josh Brolin). After surviving the destruction of their home by Surtur and the decimation of half their population at the hands of the Mad Titan, the Asgardians settled into the coastal settlement, renaming it New Asgard. While Thor dealt with his depression, Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) took leadership, with the Avenger eventually coronating her as the new king. After the reveal of the "Thor's Goat Boat" LEGO set amongst other pieces of merch, a newly discovered unannounced LEGO set hints at a terrifying threat for Thor's new home.

 

Shared by Thor: Love and Thunder News on Twitter, the new LEGO set was discovered in Europe and originally posted by LEGO fan account the.brick.wolf. Priced at €20 (around $22 in US currency), the LEGO set titled "Attack on New Asgard" not only features a Minifigure of Thor in his new outfit holding Stormbreaker, but also Portman's Jane Foster wielding Mjolnir, as well as Bale's Gorr the God-Butcher. The set's main build feature is a gigantic green brick-built monster covered in black spikes, with scorpion-inspired claws and green tendrils. Check out Thor: Love and Thunder News' original post below.

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While it wasn't revealed alongside the other recent pieces of merchandise, "Attack on New Asgard" is one of the fans' first glimpses at the new film. Recently revealed figures of Thor and Jane gave fans their first clearer looks at the two hero's new outfits following prior promotional art leaks. Thor's new outfit swaps out the darker blacks and silvers seen throughout Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame for brighter blues and golds, all while retaining his longer hair and red cape. Jane's costume is a faithful adaptation of the Mighty Thor armor she donned throughout her time wielding Mjolnir, starting with Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman's Thor Volume 4 in 2014. The LEGO sets also offered a tease of Gorr, a character who had only prior been glimpsed at through photographs of Bale in costume taken during filming.

 

While the LEGO set may spell out a terrible ordeal awaiting the citizens of New Asgard, this piece of merch must be taken with a grain of salt. In many cases, merchandise like LEGO can feature cut content like Throg's presence in LEGO's Marvel Studios Minifigure series, or the release of the "Tony Stark Sakaarian Iron Man," a LEGO set depicting a cut episode from the first season of Marvel's What If..?. While answers may be uncertain at the time of writing whether the monster will be in Thor: Love and Thunder, footage from the film's first trailer could possibly confirm if this creature is present and will spell doom for New Asgard.

 

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