The main character of *Thor: Ragnarok* (2017) is **Thor Odinson**, portrayed by **Chris Hemsworth**. In this film, director Taika Waititi reinvented the character, shifting him from a stoic Shakespearean figure to a more comedic, charismatic, and self-aware hero.
His most memorable lines often blend the film's signature humor with Thor’s growing maturity and his evolving relationship with his brother, Loki.
### 1. "He's a friend from work!"
* **Context:** When Thor is forced into the Grandmaster’s gladiatorial arena on Sakaar, he is terrified until he sees his opponent is the Hulk. Instead of fighting, he screams this to the crowd with pure joy.
* **Specific Detail:** This line has become the most iconic of the film. Notably, it was not in the original script; it was suggested by a **Make-A-Wish child** who was visiting the set that day. Chris Hemsworth loved the idea and incorporated it into the scene.
### 2. "Because that’s what heroes do."
* **Context:** Thor says this to Valkyrie while trying to convince her to help him save Asgard. He attempts to make a dramatic, heroic exit by throwing a ball to break a window, but the ball bounces off the glass and hits him square in the face.
* **Specific Detail:** This line perfectly encapsulates the film's "anti-cool" tone—setting up a traditional superhero trope only to immediately undercut it with physical comedy.
### 3. "Get Help!"
* **Context:** While trying to escape the Grandmaster’s palace, Thor convinces a reluctant Loki to perform a "classic" childhood distraction called "Get Help." Thor carries a "fainting" Loki toward guards, yelling "Get help! My brother is dying!" before literally throwing Loki into the guards like a projectile.
* **Specific Detail:** The scene was largely **improvised** by Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston. It served to show that despite their millennia of conflict, the brothers still have "short-hand" and a shared history of mischief.
### 4. "The Snake Story"
* **Thor:** *"There was one time when we were children, he transformed himself into a snake, and he knows that I love snakes. So, I went to pick up the snake to admire it, and he transformed back into himself and he was like, ‘mleh, it’s me!’ and he stabbed me. We were eight at the time."*
* **Context:** Thor shares this anecdote with Bruce Banner and Valkyrie to explain why Loki cannot be trusted.
* **Specific Detail:** This monologue was another **unscripted moment**. Waititi gave Hemsworth several different versions of a "childhood memory" to try, and the snake story—complete with the "mleh" sound effect—was the one that made it into the final cut.
### 5. "I choose to run toward my problems and not away from them."
* **Context:** Thor delivers this line during a serious moment of self-reflection. It marks his transition from the "spoiled prince" of the first film to a true leader.
* **Specific Detail:** This line leads into the film's climax, where Thor realizes that "Asgard is not a place, it's a people," showing his growth in understanding that his responsibility is to his citizens, not just a throne.
### 6. "The Revengers"
* **Context:** When Valkyrie asks Thor if he’s forming a team, he hesitantly names them "The Revengers." When she asks why, he fumbles, saying, *"Because I’m getting revenge, you’re getting revenge... you want revenge?"*
* **Specific Detail:** This is a meta-joke referencing his membership in **The Avengers**. It highlights Thor's lack of planning and his desperate, "fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants" attitude throughout the movie.