What The Avengers: Infinity War Cast Look Like In The Comics
28. Eitri
In the Comics:
Eitri appears in both the comics and Chris Yost's Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon series.
He's the proud king of Dwarves in Nidavellir, and a master forger of great and powerful weapons, including Thor's magic hammer Mjolnir.
In both portrayals, Iron Man assists him and his people in great battles, and Eitri rewards him by allowing Tony to forge his own Iron Man armour out of Uru metal, the mystic metal that makes up Thor's hammer.
In the Film:
Portrayed by Peter Dinklage in a role largely shrouded in mystery in the lead-up to Infinity War, the Eitri seen in Infinity War is one devastated after the fall of Asgard, his people left unprotected when Odin died.
Unlike his comics counterpart, this Eitri is laid low, his hands removed by Thanos and replaced with metal ones.
Thanos ransomed the lives of his people and forced Eitri to create the Infinity Gauntlet, to help Thanos wield the stones, but Thanos 'rewarded' him by wiping out everyone but Eitri himself, and leaving the magic forge powered by a dying star cold and lifeless.
When Thor comes to him for a new weapon, Eitri forges Stormbreaker, to help Thor defeat Thanos in battle.