r/respectthreads • u/rangernumberx ⭐⭐ Professional Request Fulfiller • May 09 '20
movies/tv Respect Malekith (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
"Needn't have come so far, Asgardian. Death would have come to you soon enough."
Millennia ago, before there was anything else, there was darkness. Then came light, and all those who followed, but the Dark Elves that lived in the darkness wished for things to return to how they were. To do this, their leader Malekith created a relic from the darkness that could turn matter into dark matter: The Aether. The intent was to use it at the moment of the Convergence, the instant where the nine realms were at their closest to destroy everything, only for the Aether to be taken away at the last second by Odin's father. Driving his ships into the ground to kill as many Asgardians as possible, Malekith went into a hibernation, waiting for the Aether to resurface. When it did, days before the next Convergence, Malekith set out to finish what he started.
Feats achieved prior to taking the Aether into himself are marked 'Base'. Feats marked 'Comic' come from Thor: Ragnarok Prelude, a comic where the events of Thor: The Dark World are recounted.
Strength
- Throws a dagger into the chest of an Asgardian soldierBase
- Punches Thor, sending him tumbling back
- After blocking a strike with crossed arms, sends Thor flying by throwing his arms out, the Asgardian crashing through stone in the process
Durability
- Gets slashed by FriggaBase
- Gets zapped by Thor's lightning, though this knocks him out and burns half his face. He then gets knocked through a stone barrier through Kurse being hit by Mjolnir, but this doesn't seem to have any further effect on himBase
- Hit by Mjolnir, going through several dark elves, smashing through a stone pillar, and into a taxi hard enough to crumple it and make it skid back a short distance. He stands up before tanking lightning that had been sent through the ground
- Gets struck in the chest by Mjolnir infused with electricity, getting sent flying back into his ship before being teleported away
- Is hit by Mjolnir travelling with enough force for the wind to knock several cars into a portal, falling a great distance and immediately getting up
- Blocks a strike from Mjolnir with crossed arms, the blow sending electricity through Malekith, cracking the ground for a large distance, and shattering the large windows of a nearby building
Speed / Skill
- Dodges the sword strikes of an Asgardian soldierBase
- After immediately being disarmed, avoids most of Frigga's attacks, though he's forced to constantly backpedal while doing soBase
- Kills three Asgardian soldiersBase
- Catches a thrown piece of scientific equipment
- Dodges a thrown MjolnirComic
Aether
- Can turn matter into dark matter
- While the Aether was inside her, Jane seems to accidentally create a heavy rainstorm with a clear circle which moves with her. The rain later stopped suddenly
- When used by Malekith, he creates shadow tendrils and only shadow tendrils, capable of sending Thor flying back
- Standing at a precise point when the Convergence is at its peak, with all the realms aligning, Malekith creates a giant mass of Aether tendrils which spread through the sky portals to the other realms. It's said that he intends to return the universe to darkness, though exactly how he plans to achieve that is unclear
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u/rangernumberx ⭐⭐ Professional Request Fulfiller May 09 '20
No, I'm not making anything up, this guy did exist. And don't pretend that you won't forget he ever existed again a few minutes after you see this thread.
Also, Christopher Eccleston played this guy. He only gets one season as the Doctor, plays the most forgettable villain in the MCU from an equally forgettable movie, and was the villain in the live action G.I. Joe sequel. Dude can't catch a break.