5 Massive MCU Mysteries That Were Answered In The Comics

Peter Dinklage’s cameo in the Nidavillier sequence of Infinity War was a great moment in the film, and the scene explains how Thanos came to have the Infinity Gauntlet, as well as adding a further obstacle in Thor’s quest for a Thanos killing weapon. However, it does raise the question of how Thanos could possibly have managed to attack Nidavillier, kill all the dwarves there aside from Eitri, and deactivate the forge all without anyone noticing. Nidavillier is supposed to be under the protection of Asgard after all.

Well as a matter of fact, the vulnerability of Nidavillier was hinted at way back in 2013. After we see the Bifrost temporarily destroyed in the first Thor film, the comic Thor: The Dark World Prelude explains that the dwarves fear that with the Bifrost gone the Asgardians will be unable to protect the forges. Turns out that they were right, and the damage to the Bifrost, fracturing the connection between the realms and Asgard, followed by all the confusion with Hela and the events of Thor: Ragnarok, ultimately provided Thanos with enough cover and time to launch an attack on Nidavillier and craft the Infinity Gauntlet, while remaining under the radar.