Kevin Feige Explains the Fates of the Warriors Three in THOR: RAGNAROK
Spoilers ahead. Pretty major ones if you are a fan of the Warriors Three. Because they do something so awesome, that barely anyone else in the whole MCU has been able to commit to it.
They died. Totally dead. Not even like a huge noble awesome death, just sort of... "Hey, you can't be here" kinda dead. This has some people upset. Having just watched Thor: The Dark World right before Thor: Ragnarok, it didn't disappoint me too much. I mean I love the Warriors Three in the comics and the role they play, but they were a bit too camp, even in a movie filled with camp.
Either way, Kevin Feige has recently come forward and explained why what happened to them happened. While talking to ScreenRant, he said:
"Well, it was a – they, they had noble ends – mainly to serve the arrival of Hela, the arrival of the biggest villain into the MCU, who within the first five minutes destroys the hammer, kicks Loki and Thor out of Asgard, and kills almost anyone we’ve ever met before in the other movies. Which is really – we want it to start with a bang."
It makes sense, especially in a cinematic world that has only recently been willing to kill off main characters. I don't count Coulson, because they brought him back on TV, and I don't count Quicksilver because, I mean... come on. We have to care about someone to have their death affect us. A great moment of Guardians of the Galaxy 2 was the death of a character, who, I mean, it's Yondu, if you haven't seen Guardians 2, it's your own fault. If you are behind in watching the Marvel movies, you shouldn't be reading spoiler material.
For me, the biggest problem with the deaths of the Warriors Three, honestly, is how quickly it happens. I mean Hela shows up and kills them faster than Stormtroopers in a Jedi Temple. While I appreciate the pace not slowing down to show their deaths, it's still pretty shocking. After all they are a pretty major staple in the Thor franchise.
It definitely gives gravitas to Hela though. She kicks so much ass. Hopefully, in the next Thor movie, there will be #JusticefortheThree. Thor and Nancy from Stranger Things can go on a mission and expose Asgard for the cover up.