Thor: Ragnarokâs Valkyrie is a proper badass who doesnât really need weapons to beat folks into a pulp, but she does seem to be rather fond of bladed weapons during the movie. In newly-released concept art for the character, though, sheâs wielding a pair of weapons that would have been way cooler.
Illustrator Andy Parkâs art has had a huge influence on the look and feel of many Marvel movies and Ragnarokâs no exception. One of his more drastic visions for Hela ended up making its way into the film, and he played a somewhat similar, albeit smaller role in designing Valkyrieâs aesthetics. Yesterday, Park took to Twitter to share images of some of his earliest concepts for the Asgardian warrior and revealed that at one point, director Taika Waititi was playing around with the idea of giving Valkyrie mace gauntlets. Again: Mace. Gauntlets. As in gauntlets that are also maces.
According to Park, this version of Valkyrieâs design came along before Tessa Thompsonâs casting, which is why his illustrations donât quite look like the actress. (Other concept art of Valkyrie rendered by other artists appear to have been produced after the announcement of Thompsonâs casting.) As intense as Valkyrieâs scavenger look in the film ended up being, itâs tough not to imagine what it might have been like to see her powering up those mace gauntlets and wailing on Hela with them.
But who knows? Maybe weâll end up seeing her wield them during Infinity War or the next time she decides to pop up in the MCU.
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