All The Ways Marvel Has Tortured Thor

At this point, the snowball effect of Thor's various calamities is clear. And it's no surprise that in Infinity War, directing duo the Russo brothers let Thor off the leash, allowing him to pour out his unadulterated rage on the one being in the universe that could take it: Thanos. But once again, the Marvel gods dealt a cruel blow during Thor's epic showdown with Thanos in Wakanda.

When the Mad Titan finally got his hands on all six Infinity Stones and prepared for his long-awaited snap of doom, the last gasp of resistance came courtesy of Thor — and what a gasp it was. In spite of Thanos' newly acquired power, Thor still managed to cut his way right through the blast of the Infinity Gauntlet, landing a solid blow to Thanos' chest. Only (let's say it all together now) he should have gone for the head. In a final twist of the back-stabbing dagger that has been Marvel's torturous treatment of Thor, the god mistakenly struck at the villain's big, purple chest, giving Thanos just enough time to turn back the clock and undo the blow — and just like that, half of the universe was gone.

While Endgame will certainly bring us some sort of resolution to the Thanos problem, an interesting sidebar to the whole universe-saving theme will be the burning question of whether Thor will finally find some peace and quiet from his tumultuous, pain-inducing adventures. Or will the calamities and misfortunes just keep on rolling? Could Marvel really be that cruel?