In Thor: The Dark World, Malekith launches a Trojan horse attack on Asgard through his loyal lieutenant Algrim, who becomes the beastly Kurse in his assault on Thors home realm. This power up enables him to break free from his prison cell and free his fellow prisoners, leading to havoc across the godly home of Thor. Algrims transformation into Kurse was undertaken at great risk, and the devotion to Malekith is evident through Algrims willingness to give everything for his leader. The sequence in which this happens occurs when Algrim is intentionally caught, and then uses his power-up to wreak destruction in his escape from incarceration. Although the villain being intentionally caught had been done before, with Loki opting to use this tactic in The Avengers, Algrims power up enabled the escape to be fresh and distinct from previous films which had used a similar premise. In terms of transformation, this is perhaps the biggest power-up, fundamentally altering the character and allowing unprecedented levels of chaos and destruction to be unleashed upon the godly realm of Asgard. This shows that Kurse had one of the greatest impacts on the storyline as well; Deadpool was a minor inconvenience in comparison to the plot-shaking impact of the Dark Elves assault on Thors home.
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