Last week, in celebration of Thor: Love and Thunder’s arrival in theaters (it’s out now!), we asked you to help us decide which character featured in the first three Thor movies was the best of them all and is just as worthy as Thor himself to wield Mjolnir (well, metaphorically at least!). Now, after thousands and thousands of battles with matchups like Thor vs. Loki and Valkyrie vs. Jane Foster, the ultimate Thor movie character has been chosen.
So, who claimed the top spot for the best Thor movie character? Was anyone able to take down Thor in his own face-off? Drumroll please…
Unsurprisingly, the answer was no. Thor Odinson, the God of Thunder and once and future King of Asgard, took down all his other challengers with ease and won 91.5% of his matchups. Since 2011, Chris Hemsworth has embodied the legendary Avenger and has helped save our universe alongside Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, and many more in his own films and others.
Loki Prime – not to be confused with the Loki Variant that starred in Disney+’s Loki series – placed second just behind his big brother. The God of Mischief also first appeared in 2011’s Thor and has gone from a villain who invaded New York with the Chitauri to an anti-hero who tried to take Thanos out in Avengers: Endgame before meeting an untimely end.
Everyone’s favorite angry green Avenger placed third, as The Hulk won 82.3% of his battles. We just had to include him as he played such a big part in Thor: Ragnarok. Just behind him was the lovable Korg, who is voiced by director Taika Waititi, and Thor’s best friend Heimdall rounded out the top five.
Disney+’s Loki placed sixth and was joined by Hela, Odin, Valkyrie, and The Grandmaster in the top 10. Jane Foster only managed to make 13th place, but we have a feeling her return as Mighty Thor will do wonders for her popularity.
On the other side of the Rainbow Bridge was Ian Boothby, who only managed to win 16.1% of his battles. The unpaid intern and love interest of Darcy Lewis placed last in our face-off, and fell just behind the “I’ve Fought Bigger” guy from the original Thor to secure that unfortunate placing.
Eir, Richard Madison, Hugin & Munin, Bor Burison, the Kronan Marauder, Kurse, Topaz, and Malekith filled out the bottom 10. Eight of these challengers were either introduced or featured in Thor: The Dark World, the MCU film we ranked 21/23 in our list of the Infinity Saga films.
Are you wondering where your favorite Thor movie character landed, like maybe Korg’s dear friend Miek? (He took spot #20!) For all the rankings you can check out the full list of where all 41 characters who competed in this Face-Off ended up.
For more, check out our Thor: Love and Thunder review, our look at the strange journey of Thor on the big screen, our explainer of the film’s ending and post-credits scenes, and why the film’s big change from the comics has consequences.
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.