In “Thor: Ragnarok,” the Grandmaster’s games take the form of a gladiator tournament on the planet Sakaar. He’s been known, in the comics, to take superheroes from one era and pit them against heroes from another, like sending modern Avengers back in time to fight superheroes during World War II. It helps that the Grandmaster has the power to travel through time and dimensions. Usually, they have some kind of cosmic significance, and, often, the participants don’t even know they’re players in these games. Specifically, he likes to invent his own games and tournaments. His species is long extinct and his home galaxy is destroyed. As a side note, we’ve already met an Elder before in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: The Collector, Benicio del Toro‘s character in “Guardians of the Galaxy,” is also one of those ancient beings.Īlso Read: A Complete Timeline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Photos)Įach of the Elders has a “thing” they do - the Collector collects things, obviously, and the Grandmaster is all about games. He is counted as one of the Elders of the Universe, meaning that he has been around for billions of years. Here’s everything you need to know about the Grandmaster and where he could show up next in the MCU.Īlso Read: 'Thor: Ragnarok': What's the Deal With Thor's Eye? What’s the Grandmaster’s deal?įirst off, the Grandmaster is old. And it’s a fair bet that he could be back in future movies, since there are plenty of comic book stories in which he’s involved. He’s actually extremely old, incredibly powerful, and linked to the ubiquitous Infinity Stones that have tied all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies together so far.
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The Grandmaster is more than just a rich tinpot dictator with a gladiator arena and a lot of free time, though. He’s one of those characters that Marvel refers to as “eccentric” - and since most Marvel characters are eccentric by normal standards, you know he’s really crazy. In the comics, the Grandmaster is usually is dressed like he is in the picture above. Even if you’ve seen “Thor: Ragnarok” and Jeff Goldblum’s hilarious role as the Grandmaster in the movie, there’s a fair chance that unless you’re a big Marvel Comics fan, you probably still don’t know what the hell this “Grandmaster” is all about.Īs audiences have discovered by seeing the movie, the Grandmaster is exactly the kind of odd character that you’d want Goldblum to play in your space fantasy adventure.