Erik Selvig

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Erik Selvig (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Marvel Cinematic Universe character
Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig in Thor
First appearanceThor (2011)
Created by
Portrayed by
Astrophysicist
Affiliation

Erik Selvig is a

S.H.I.E.L.D. To tie into these appearances, the character is seen in several MCU tie-in comics. The character also appears in other media, including non-MCU comics published by Marvel Comics
. He was also the main protagonist of the 2018 tie-in prose novel The Cosmic Quest Volume Two: Aftermath.

Fictional character biography

Early life

Erik Selvig was born in 1953. Being of Scandinavian origin, Selvig grew up hearing stories about the legends of

Bifrost. In adulthood, he became a professor of Theoretical Astrophysics at Culver University, where he met Bruce Banner. During his tenure as a university professor, he met Jane Foster
, whose father was his colleague, and took her under his wing.

Helping Thor

Selvig, Foster, and

Tesseract
, while unknowingly being under Loki's control.

Under Loki's control

While researching the Tesseract, Loki opens a portal and arrives on Earth. Loki kills multiple S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and takes Selvig and

Chitauri, who began invading New York City. There he was confronted by Tony Stark, who knocked him out. Now freed from Loki's mind control, he told Natasha Romanoff that they could use Loki's scepter to disable the portal. Romanoff disables the portal while the other Avengers
manage to stop the invasion. Afterwards, Selvig is comforted by Thor, to whom he give the Tesseract.

Stopping the Convergence

A year later, the effect's of Loki's mind control affected Selvig deeply, causing him to have a mental breakdown. Thor comes to ask for his help, as

realm
. Thor defeated the Elves and sent them back to their realm.

Later life

By 2015, Selvig had fully recovered from his breakdown. While leaving after giving a lecture, Thor asked for his help, to continue the vision given to him by

Avengers Compound
and began his work to assist the Avengers in keeping the world safe.

In 2018, Selvig is killed by

Einstein-Rosen bridges.[b]
Later, Jane consults him for her cancer treatment but he says that the treatment is ineffective.

Concept and creation

I chose Thor because of [director] Kenneth Branagh ... I try to pick different films, I go and do those big ones and having done that I can usually afford to go and do some really small obscure films and experiment a little.

—Skarsgård's reasoning for joining Thor[1]

In October 2009,

Avengers: Infinity War
.

Appearances

Feature films

Tie-in comics

Selvig appears in the MCU tie-in comics The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week and Thor: The Dark World Prelude in the same capacity as he does in the films.

Tie-in novel

  • Erik Selvig was the main character in the 2018 novel The Cosmic Quest Volume Two: Aftermath, which takes place after the events of Avengers: Infinity War.[6][7][8] In the novel, Selvig survives the Blip,[9] although in Avengers: Endgame it was revealed that he was exterminated by it.

Other appearances

  • Dr. Selvig appears as a playable character in the 2016 video game Lego Marvel's Avengers.
  • During the 2016 "Avengers: Standoff!" storyline that ran in the comic books published by Marvel Comics, the Earth-616 version of Dr. Erik Selvig made his debut. He is a Danish doctor and undercover Hydra Agent within S.H.I.E.L.D. who is positioned in the gated community of Pleasant Hill.[10] He and Baron Helmut Zemo are teleported to the Himalayas by Kobik.[11] Selvig is later revealed to have been converted to Hydra by Kobik, and later sacrifices himself in an attempt to protect her from Steve Rogers.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ As depicted in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
  2. ^ As depicted in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

References

  1. ^ Cheney, Alexandra (December 29, 2010). "Stellan Skarsgard on 'Thor,' 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' and Swedish Films". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  2. ^ O'Hara, Helen (October 5, 2009). "Stellan Skarsgard Joins Thor". Empire. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  3. Marvel.com. January 7, 2010. Archived
    from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Leane, Rob (February 25, 2016). "Stellan Skarsgård is in Avengers: Infinity War, but not Thor 3". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Hewitt, Chris (May 20, 2011). "Stellan Skarsgard Talks Thor Sting". Empire. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "MARVEL's Avengers: Infinity War: The Cosmic Quest Volume Two: Aftermath". Marvel.com. November 27, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Fleenor, S.E (May 7, 2019). "The Cosmic Quest Gives Us The Queerer, More Diverse Avengers We Deserve". SyFy Wire. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Sandwell, Ian (December 3, 2018). "Two more Marvel female characters confirmed to have survived Avengers: Infinity War snap". Digital Spy. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  9. .
  10. Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hill
    #1 (April 2016). Marvel Comics.
  11. Acuña, Daniel
    ; Unzueta, Angel (p). Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega #1 (June 2016). Marvel Comics.

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