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Did you know that the totally made-up-by-medieval-drunks gods of Norse mythology were all white? Literally none of them were African. We didn't know that, but thanks to the prodigious efforts of the Council of Conservative Citizens and their friends at Boycott-Thor. The CCC's unhappiness with Elba's appearance in Thor jibes with the material on its Statement of Principles page, where they assert that "the United States is a European country and that Americans are part of the European people As part of its tireless efforts to those ends, the CCC -- recognized as a genuine hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center -- wrote on its website that Marvel has "declared war on Norse mythology" with "an insulting multi-cultural makeover.

Marvel is similarly criticized on the politically conservative Boycott-Thor. Marvel is headed by radical left-wingers who insert their ideologies and agendas into their comic books and movies. Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Qesada publicly defended the issue. Marvel creator and front man Stan "Lee" Lieber is a notorious left-winger and financier of left-wing political candidates.

For his part, Idris Elba has playfully acknowledged the obvious incongruity between his complexion and what is conventionally thought to be the true appearance of a made-up mythological god who never existed.

Obviously a fierce Googlebater, the Boycott-Thor author has kept track of his site's mentions in the media , and will no doubt read this ComicsAlliance post as well. While they spoke, Thor quietly asked Heimdall to side with him on his mission to secretly hide Jane Foster , who was carrying the Aether in her body and was therefore Malekith's target.

Heimdall insisted that he could not go against the orders of Odin, but Thor insisted that he did not have to directly disobey his King.

Knowing that if he were to return, Malekith would undoubtedly destroy Asgard, Heimdall then reluctantly agreed to help with Thor's secret mission. Joining Thor for a secret meeting with those who also desired to help him, Heimdall explained that there were other ways off Asgard beside the Bifrost Bridge, which Loki was now the only one who could show them due to his previous journeys to Jotunheim , much to the horror of Volstagg. Heimdall listened while Fandral insisted that Loki would betray them if freed, but Thor insisted it was the only way, ordering Lady Sif to free Foster while the others aided in their escape.

Heimdall surrenders himself over to King Odin. Seeking to distract him while the others could successfully break Loki out of the Asgardian Dungeons to make their escape, Heimdall called Odin to Himinbjorg , claiming he needed to discuss an urgent matter with his King.

When Odin arrived, Heimdall confessed to treason and offered over Hofund. When Odin was told by Tyr that Foster was missing, Odin looked disappointingly at Heimdall before ordering the Einherjar to take Heimdall into their custody.

Heimdall saw a Kree arrive on Earth and, because of the enmity between the races, alerted the King. Heimdall opened the Bifrost Bridge and Sif was sent to investigate. After her assignment was completed, Sif called Heimdall to reopen the Bifrost so that she and the Kree Vin-Tak could return to Asgard and Hala respectively. As a result, Heimdall was replaced with Skurge as Gatekeeper.

Heimdall steals Hofund from Himinbjorg. Heimdall made a swift return to Asgard when he discovered the realm had been taken over by Hela. His first act in securing the safety of Asgard, as well as potentially the rest of the galaxy, was stealing Hofund before Hela could use the Bifrost Bridge to access other planets.

Heimdall successfully stole the sword without Skurge realizing. Heimdall protects Asgardians from Berserkers. As Hela tightened her rule on Asgard , Heimdall began to protect his fellow Asgardians. In the wilderness beyond the city, he established a refuge in an ancient Asgardian stronghold and began gathering refugees fleeing the city. While on one such mission, Heimdall was contacted by Thor who was imprisoned on Sakaar. Thor sought to see what was transpiring on Asgard, and Heimdall used his powers to allow Thor to see what was happening.

Heimdall communicates with Thor on Asgard. Seeing Thor in front of him, Heimdall expressed his sight despite knowing that he is too far away.

In an utterly dire situation, Heimdall was being forced to evacuate the Asgardians before Hela to imprison or execute them, having already slaughtered the Warriors Three while Thor had been gone. While Thor expressed his desire to return to Asgard, stop Hela, and keep the people safe, Heimdall further explained that Hela was planning to use her newly regained power to consume all the Nine Realms. Heimdall telling Thor how to get out of Sakaar. Suggesting that Thor could possibly be able to get out of Sakaar, Heimdall tells him that he needs to go through the many of the gateways that littered the sky.

As Heimdall drew Hofund due to being attacked by Hela's Berserkers, Thor questioned which one of the holes to use to escape, saying he was on a world surrounded by gateways, and he needed to take the largest one to get back to Asgard.

Eventually, Hela learned of Heimdall's refugees and set out to deal with them. Sensing her approach, Heimdall informed them that she was coming. He then began evacuating the Asgardians from the Hidden Stronghold with the intention of sending them across the Bifrost Bridge so they could flee Asgard. As he led them across the bridge, they were confronted by Fenris and the Berserkers.

Heimdall leads the Asgardians to safety. As Fenris charged towards them, Heimdall attempted to retreat, but he found his way blocked by Skurge and more Berserkers. Skurge called out to Heimdall and ordered him to hand over Hofund in exchange for the safety of the Asgardians. Knowing that Hela would have access to the Nine Realms if he relinquished Hofund, Heimdall began fighting against the Berserkers. As Fenris lunges towards the Asgardians , Heimdall, armed with Hofund, prepared to fight back.

Heimdall prepares to battle against Fenris. Before he could attack Fenris, Bruce Banner hit the bridge in front of him, which made Fenris pause and sniff at Banner's unmoving body to see if he was dead or alive. Showing no signs of it, she continued lunging towards the rest of the Asgardians as Heimdall officially prepared himself to attack the wolf. Before he could attack, Heimdall and the rest of the Asgardians were suddenly saved by Hulk , who dragged Fenris back by her tail to prevent her from attacking.

Heimdall was eventually pinned down by the Berserkers and almost killed by one until he was suddenly saved by Korg. Korg and Miek then introduced themselves to Heimdall before pointing him in the direction of the Statesman , which was being piloted by Loki and the Sakaaran Rebellion , which would evacuate them off Asgard.

Heimdall then reunited with Loki as he noted that he had seen him coming to Asgard. Standing alongside Loki, Korg, Miek, and the rest of the Sakaaran Rebellion, they then began fighting against the Berserkers as the Asgardians were evacuated to the Statesman , and they eventually found themselves being overwhelmed until suddenly, Heimdall witnessed a massive lightning blast destroy much of the Royal Palace of Valaskjalf.

Much to the surprise of Heimdall, out of the lightning came Thor , who charged through the Berserkers army and aided his allies, all while Hulk fought with Fenris , giving Heimdall and the others a clear advantage. After battling against the Berserkers, Heimdall began evacuating the Asgardians onboard the Statesman while Thor, Loki, and Valkyrie prepared to confront Hela , in which the Goddess of Death still managed to subdue the two Asgardians.

Heimdall witnesses Asgard 's destruction. While Thor and Valkyrie fought against Hela, Thor told Heimdall to go ahead and board the Statesman with the rest of the Asgardian refugees. Before they could take off, however, Hela launched several massive Necroswords out from the water which pierced the underside of the Statesman.

Heimdall stands by Thor 's side on the Statesman. This ended up preventing them from escaping as it caused the ship to be unable to leave as even more Berserkers then began attacking.

They were all then saved by Skurge , who began gunning down the Berserkers and destroying the Necrosword , allowing Heimdall and the people to successfully escape Asgard before being killed by Hela.

Some time later, Thor officially became the King of Asgard aboard the Statesman , and he was given a throne. Heimdall then asked Thor where their next destination was. Initially, Thor thought of the Asgardians settling in Miek 's home world, who was believed to have been dead by Korg. Heimdall stood by his King's side. Heimdall was incapacitated during the assault, and his sword, Hofund , was left broken and unusable as a weapon. Heimdall was helpless to watch as Thor was tortured with the Power Stone by the Mad Titan to lure Loki into relinquishing the Tesseract , which he stole from Odin's Vault prior to the Destruction of Asgard.

Heimdall uses the Bifrost Bridge to save Hulk. With Thor restrained and Thanos in possession of the Space Stone, Heimdall witnessed Thanos soundly defeat Hulk in a fight, throwing him to the ground.

In order to save Hulk's life, Heimdall asked the Allfathers to bestow upon him dark magic to harness the Bifrost Bridge one last time, which he used to send Hulk to Earth , specifically to the New York Sanctum. This heroic action saved Hulk and allowed him to warn Earth of Thanos' conquest.

Heimdall is stabbed in the heart by Thanos. Noticing the Bifrost whisking Hulk to safety, an angered Thanos made his way to Heimdall. Taking Corvus Glaive 's glaive , Thanos informed Heimdall that his actions were a mistake and proceeded to stab Heimdall in the heart for saving Hulk. With one final look at his king who was in anguish after having witnessed the fall of Asgard and the slaughter of his people, Heimdall took his last breath and died.

As Heimdall was Thor's best friend, the Asgardian King took his death the hardest out of the deaths of the Asgardians , surpassed only by the grief he felt for Loki, who died soon after Heimdall.

Thor even vowed to kill Thanos after the latter killed Heimdall, despite having been incapacitated. Loki and Heimdall's deaths would lead Thor to forge Stormbreaker to kill Thanos. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.

Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. When did Heimdall get dark skin? Ask Question. Asked 3 years, 6 months ago. Active 10 months ago. Viewed 1k times. I want to know when this change happened and if there was an in-universe explanation. Improve this question. SK19 SK19 4 4 silver badges 16 16 bronze badges.

Adamant Actually Nick Fury's appearance did not really change in the comics, it's rather so that an additional Nick Fury appeared from another dimension and took the place of the old one, who is currently cursed to walk on the moon as punishment for a crime. Alas, if you can say for certain that Heimdall changed after the cast for the movie Thor or after its release, please make that an answer.

And mutant powers changing is basically part of their job description.