Thor: Ragnarok - 10 Reasons To Be Excited

In short, Cate Blanchett's Norse Goddess of Death Hela has the potential to be the greatest Marvel Cinematic Universe villain since Loki; maybe even better than him.

Not only does she look and sound the part, oozing dark malevolence in every scene, she raises the stakes much higher than Loki or Malekith before her.

"Oh, I've missed this," she chillingly declares upon invading Asgard, showing off her chilling vocal capacity.

If Hela succeeds in her diabolical scheme, Ragnarok, the Norse version of the apocalypse will engulf Asgard, so it can be remade in her deathly image.

Part of us hopes she pulls it off, if only because Armageddon in the MCU is bound to be an absolute spectacle, which brings us on to our next point...