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NARRATOR: Outside of the world you know,
there exists the Realm Eternal: Asgard.
The shining light of the Nine Worlds,
Asgard is home to the gods...
all of whom bow down before the All-Father...
Odin.
Odin's lifeblood flows through Asgard,
and Asgard is Odin.
His power is all,
and he keeps the Asgardian realm safe.
But once each winter, the All-Father must rest
and enter the Odinsleep.
While Odin slumbers,
his absence leaves Asgard vulnerable...
and this is when the wicked
descend upon his kingdom.
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Charge!
[YELLING]
[ALL GRUNTING]
For seven days, an onslaught of trolls,
giants, dark elves and demons
seek to take control of the Nine Worlds.
But they are eternally defeated by him.
[GRUNTS]
My arrogant, oafish brute of a stepbrother,
Thor.
[THUNDER CRASHES]
[GRUNTING SOFTLY]
I don't understand.
Where--? Where am I?
[WHIMPERING]
: Hear me, human.
You have been brought to Asgard
because in all the universe,
only you have ever brought near defeat
to the Mighty Thor.
[WHIMPERING SOFTLY]
What?
I-I-- I couldn't. [GRUNTS]
Not thee, Bruce Banner.
You are but a sniveling, sad creature.
I speak of your other half.
I speak of the Hulk.
[GASPS]
There is one day left of the Odinsleep.
The cycle is nearly complete.
As always, the Asgardians will emerge victorious
against the siege of darkness.
My brother will seek peace, and then...
Then I shall destroy him.
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[COUGHING, GROANING]
[BIRD CAWING]
Verily, ye must say,
that went far better than last winter.
Tell us, Volstagg,
are you going to dispatch that troll beneath you
or are you saving him for dinner?
[GRUNTS]
That all depends on how much mead I partake in.
Did my ears deceive me?
Did Hogun the Grim make a joke?
And here we thought you were still in a foul mood
because you didn't get to slay a frost giant.
I've still slain more than thee, Fandral.
But we shall see whom the maidens reward more.
[LAUGHING]
[CHUCKLING]
[CHUCKLES QUIETLY]
In mere hours, the All-Father will wake,
and then we may rejoice.
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The Lady Sif would know what vexes thee.
Aye. We won the day.
All is well in the realm of Asgard,
but only until the next Odinsleep.
It is as it has always been.
We must learn to savor
the moments of peace.
And accept the cycle of death?
How many of our brothers and sisters
have fallen to this madness?
Must we be chained to this eternal struggle?
Be careful what you wish for, my love,
for when the cycle does break, when things do change,
then comes the end of days.
Then comes Ragnarok.
Perhaps our fates are not ours to choose.
But come.
Let us return to my father's palace
and prepare for his awakening.
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Please, I'm begging you. Don't do this.
I've fought all my life to keep the Hulk inside.
You don't know the destruction he can cause.
[CHUCKLES]
Don't know?
You fool.
I'm counting on it.
Look at you, so weak.
Were it not for you inside the Hulk's mind,
suppressing his power,
he would rule Midgard with his rage.
I won't let him out.
I won't let you do this.
You won't let me?
How amusing you mortals are.
Now, let me see if I recall correctly.
It is anger that unleashes the beast.
[GASPS]
[SCREAMS]
[GRUNTS]
I seem to have forgotten the frailty of mortals.
Look, Amora.
I do believe he's going to weep.
[GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
[ROARING]
[GRUNTING]
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[GRUNTS, PANTING]
No.
It's impossible.
[ROARING]
[GRUNTS]
Now.
[GRUNTING] [GROWLING]
[GROANING]
[GRUNTS]
And so begins the end of Thor.
[GROWLING]
[LAUGHTER]
[DISTANT ROARING]
Yeah. What think thee, Balder?
One last troll with dreams of conquest?
Hmm.
Perhaps. [BIRDS CAWING]
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Come, Hogun, Fandral.
Let us give unto this scoundrel the gift of battle.
[WHINNIES]
Ha-ha!
[ALL LAUGHING]
Hyah!
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Ha-ha!
[ROARING]
[GRUNTING]
[MEN SCREAMING]
[ROARING]
The creature's power is incredible.
Take care, Loki.
My spell bonds you to the creature,
and while you are master to it,
I can feel him fighting you.
You have to listen to me. It can't be controlled!
Do not try my patience, worm,
lest I turn my attentions to thee.
[GRUNTING]
[ROARING]
[CRIES OUT]
Yah! [GRUNTING]
Oh!
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[GRUNTING]
[ROARING]
[GRUNTING]
[WHIMPERS]
You are no troll, monster.
[SOUNDING HORN]
[HORN SOUNDING]
'Tis Balder's horn.
But this is not right.
Asgard's enemies are all defeated.
And yet the alarm has sounded.
Stay at Odin's side.
Should I fail to meet this threat,
you must protect him.
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But if Thor should fall,
what hope has Asgard?
[HULK ROARING]
[GRUNTING]
You will have to kill me, monster.
For I shall not yield.
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[THUNDER CRASHING]
[GROWLS]
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[GRUNTING]
Thor...the creature.
Like nothing I have ever seen.
Aye, my friend.
This is no immortal evil that we face now.
The Hulk has come to Asgard.
[ROARING]
[GRUNTING, THOR CRIES OUT]
Dr. Banner.
Can you hear me inside the beast?
[GROWLING]
[GRUNTING]
Why have you come here?
Why, to kill you, of course,
dear stepbrother.
Loki?
[GRUNTING]
I have waited an eternity for this.
To crush you with my bare hands.
To match your might.
To feel your life fade away,
as my hands wrap around your throat.
[ROARING]
Never!
[GROWLING]
[GRUNTING]
[ROARING]
Come to your new master, Mjolnir,
and let us smite my stepbrother,
for there are none stronger than Loki now.
[GROWLING]
Rise, cursed hammer!
Loki, enough. Your own rage fuels the beast.
I can feel the spell breaking.
I will...
have this hammer!
[GROWLING]
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Nay. You will have its thunder.
[SCREAMING]
[ROARING]
For Odin. For Asgard!
[ROARING]
[CRIES OUT]
[YELPS, GRUNTS]
[AMORA GRUNTING]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
The monster...
it is rage incarnate.
It has shattered the spell.
[SIGHS]
The Hulk...
is free.
[GRUNTING]
Will thou yield, Loki?
[GROWLS]
[ROARING]
[SCREAMS]
[GRUNTING]
[LAUGHS]
Truly, this is the best of both worlds.
I need not control the beast
to enjoy its wrath.
Goodbye, brother.
This...
This is not what I wanted.
There's no going back, Amora.
After all, if not for your black, broken heart,
none of this would have been possible.
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You don't know what you've done.
With no one to reign the Hulk in,
he'll tear down
your entire world.
I find your prattling useless, mortal,
just as you are now useless to me.
[SCREAMING]
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[ROARING]
[GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
[ROARING]
[GRUNTING]
[ROARING]
[GRUNTING]
For Odin.
For Asgard!
[GRUNTING]
[COUGHS]
[ROARING] [GRUNTING]
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[GRUNTING]
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[ROARING]
FEMALE VOICE: Thor.
[THOR GRUNTING]
[GASPS] Thor.
My love. I...
I was angered...
when you chose Sif over me.
I did not-- I wanted thy love, not your death.
Please.
Please come back to me.
Mm.
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Amora. - Yes, my love.
Where...
is Loki?
[HULK ROARING]
[GRUNTS]
LOKI: What is that monster doing?
It travels towards Odin.
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Loki.
I would have words with thee.
No. You were at Hela's door. I defeated you.
[GRUNTING]
You. You dare cross the god of--
[CHOKING]
The Hulk will be sent back to Midgard,
and then you will answer to Odin.
Fine. Take the creature.
It provided me with amusement enough
seeing it pummel you nigh unto death.
AMORA: Loki, you-- You fool.
You killed him.
Do you know what you've done?
Because the mortal died here,
Hela claimed his soul.
Without his soul,
I cannot return him to Midgard.
Without Bruce Banner,
the Hulk cannot leave Asgard.
[GRUNTS]
[METAL CLANGS]
[HORSE WHINNIES]
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[WHINNYING]
[ROARING]
Valkyries, warriors...
your seats in Valhalla are promised.
Protect Odin with your lives.
For Asgard!
[ROARING] [GRUNTING]
I saw the beast's eyes, brother.
It will not stop until all of Asgard is destroyed.
Until Odin is broken.
You have brought a new Ragnarok down upon us all.
[GRUNTING]
[CHOKING] It's possible I made a poor choice.
Amora, I need you
by Odin's side.
Protect him, along with Lady Sif.
[SIGHS]
As...you wish.
Loki,
you will send whatever dark forces you have left
to battle the Hulk.
Then you and I, we go unto Hel this day.
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Rest your weapon, shield maiden.
I have come to aid thee in Odin's defense
at Thor's request.
His request, you say?
More likely his penance, witch.
No doubt he saw your hand in this attack.
A punishment more cruel than you can imagine, cow.
[HULK ROARING]
[HORSE WHINNYING]
[GRUNTING]
[ROARING]
[GRUNTS]
Loki, the god of mischief,
bids you death, mortal creature.
[ROARING] [GRUNTS]
Long have I wished never to see this realm.
I always forget what a busy time
the Odinsleep is for my daughter.
Dost thou see any newly arrived friends here, brother?
Have a care, Loki, lest ye stay here.
[GRUNTING]
[SCREAMS]
[GASPS, PANTING]
Wh--? Where am I?
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[BIRDS CHIRPING]
No. It doesn't make any sense.
Huh. - Bruce?
[GASPS]
Are you okay? - Huh?
Betty? Uh--
I thought... - Heh.
I don't understand. I--
I was alone, and then-- - You're not alone, Bruce.
Mm.
Not anymore.
BOY: Daddy.
Come play with me.
[WHIMPERING]
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Hail Hela, goddess of the dead.
We seek an audience.
[GROWLING]
The sons of Odin risk much
entering my realm.
The Nine Worlds of Asgard are in great peril, mistress,
including Hel and Niflheim.
A new Ragnarok is upon us, and we need your help.
We need Bruce Banner.
The mortal's soul is mine, Asgardian,
as yours nearly was this very day,
and may well be again.
You would risk everything for the sake of one soul?
Just as you would, Odinson.
But you do not have one soul, daughter.
You have half a soul.
You have Bruce Banner.
You need the Hulk to complete your prize.
[HULK ROARING]
[GRUNTING]
[ROARING]
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[SIGHS]
Are you all right?
I feel...
I feel great.
[SIGHS]
I can't imagine anything better.
FEMALE VOICE: Bruce Banner.
[THUNDER CRASHES]
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Wake from this dream.
BRUCE: Betty?
Betty? Where are you?
HELA: The world of the living has need of you.
[YELPS]
Who are you? What do you want with me?
Not I. He.
Friend Banner, for the sake of all of Asgard,
you must become the Hulk once more.
Betty.
Where--?
Where--? Where's--?
No.
No!
[ROARING]
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[SQUAWKING]
[ROARING]
[MEN SCREAMING]
[GASPS, GRUNTING]
[GRUNTING]
No. No, you can't ask me to do that.
I finally had peace.
You don't know what you're asking.
Your time in Hel
certainly has not made you
less of a worm, mortal.
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[GRUNTING]
[SCREAMS]
[GRUNTING]
THOR: Bruce Banner,
I know thee to be a man of honor.
I know thee to be a hero.
The lives at stake are not your concern,
not even human...
but I ask you anyway.
Be that hero now.
No.
I can't.
SIF: Die, beast.
[SCREAMS] [GRUNTING]
The Hulk's soul is
rightfully yours, daughter.
Take it. Bring the Hulk to Hel.
Merge the two halves of his soul...
and claim him.
[ROARING]
HELA: Bruce Banner,
I will not force you to forsake
the rewards of the afterlife.
But you must be whole.
No. I won't!
You don't understand.
[ROARING]
[GRUNTING]
No!
[SCREAMING]
[ROARING]
Mm?
[GRUNTING]
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[HULK GRUNTING]
Curse you, Loki,
for convincing me to bring
this creature to my realm.
Stay thy hand, Hela.
We shall retrieve the Hulk.
"We?"
The Hulk's fists have addled your mind, thunderer.
Fight with me, brother, or die alone.
Not much of a threat,
considering we're already in Hel.
[ROARING]
Have at thee!
[BOTH GRUNTING]
[SCREAMING]
[ROARING]
[CHUCKLES]
My apologies.
I was enjoying the performance.
[HULK GRUNTING]
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[ROARING]
Hulk!
Let them go! I'm the one you want.
[ROARS]
Come on.
THOR: Dr. Banner.
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Hulk...tired.
[PANTING]
You called him weak, Loki,
but there is more strength and courage in that man
than you will ever know. - Hm.
HELA: This soul is too dangerous to keep in Hel
and too valuable to lose to Valhalla.
I will return him to Midgard.
[SPITS]
Enough of this ridiculousness.
To think that Loki, prince of darkness,
should waste his time with defending Asgard.
Nay, brother!
We leave together,
for you still have much to answer for.
Indeed, you both do.
For today, Hela has relinquished a soul,
and she demands one in exchange.
You may try to take my soul, death goddess,
but I will make you fight for it.
And your realm has suffered much already this day.
HELA: You speak the truth.
So I shall take his soul instead.
What?
[WHIMPERING]
Thor. Thor!
I helped you. I--
[MUFFLED YELLING]
I could fight you
for Loki's soul.
Will you?
No.
He is my father.
His stay will not be eternal.
But know this, Odinson.
Your soul will be mine.
And I will keep it forever.
Your fate is inescapable.
We shall see.
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Thus, the cycle begins anew.
Asgard is safe once again,
defended to the end by its heroes.
I am proud of each of you that stand before me.
The day was saved by loyalty and sacrifice.
We honor those who fought beside us,
those who are no longer with us.
And we defy those who would see us brought to ruin.
And while the rewards of Valhalla
await all of Asgard's heroes,
this day we honor a hero of Midgard.
A mortal who sacrificed everything
for a land not his own.
This day, a human showed the gods
what legends are made of.
Hail the mortal, Bruce Banner.
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Subtitles by LeapinLar