Zeus (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Evil-doer

Full Name

Zeus Panhellenios

Alias

God of Lightning

God of the Sky
The Man, The Myth, The Legend (by Thor)
Mighty Zeus
Zeus the Afraid (by Thor)
Father (by Hercules)

Origin

Thor: Love and Thunder

Occupation

King of the Gods

Ruler of Mount Olympus
God of Lightning
God of the Sky
Leader of Council of Godheads

Powers / Skills

Genius-level intelligence

Extremely high status
Leadership
Charisma
Master tactician
Master combatant
Olympian Physiology :
Superhuman strength
Superhuman durability
Superhuman speed
Superhuman stamina
Superhuman reflexes
Immortality
Regeneration
Electrokinesis
Aerokinesis
Telekinesis

Hobby

Ruling Omnipotence City.

Displaying his powers.
Partying and having sex with other gods.

Goals

Prevent Thor and his allies from confronting Gorr (failed).

Force mortals to fear the gods once more.
Have Hercules kill Thor for humiliating him (both ongoing).

Crimes

Abuse of power

Attempted murder
Corruption
Fraud

Type of Villain

Hedonistic Deity

“	Zeus: It used to be that being a God...meant something. People would whisper your name before sharing their deepest hopes and dreams. They'd beg you for mercy without ever knowing if you were actually listening. Now...you know they look to this guy. They don't ask us for lighting, they don't ask us for rain, they just want to see one of their so-called superheroes...when did we become the joke? No...no more. They will fear us again, when Thor Odinson falls from the sky. Do you understand me, Hercules? Do you understand me, my son? Hercules: Yes, father.	„
	~ Zeus orders his son Hercules to kill Thor, and his most famous quote.

Zeus Panhellenios is the secondary antagonist of the 2022 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Thor: Love and Thunder, the fourth installment in the Thor film series.

He is the Greek God of the Sky and the head of the Council of Godheads in Omnipotence City, and the former idol of Thor Odinson.

When Thor, Jane Foster, Valkyrie, and Korg visit Omnipotence City to raise an army of gods to fight Gorr the God Butcher, Zeus refuses his assistance and attempts to kill them, only to be defeated and have his weapon, Thunderbolt, stolen from him. While recuperating from his defeat, Zeus, dismayed that the gods are no longer feared by mortals, decides to send his son Hercules to kill Thor.

He was portrayed by Russell Crowe, who also played SID 6.7 in Virtuosity, Ben Wade in the 2007 3:10 to Yuma remake, Inspector Javert in Les Miserables, Mayor Nicholas Hostetler in Broken City, Pearly Soames in Winter's Tale, the title character in Noah, Mr. Hyde in The Mummy, Tom Cooper in Unhinged, and Nikolai Kravinoff in Kraven the Hunter.

Biography[]

Zeus is the king of Olympus. He refused to help Thor by giving the army of gods after hearing Gorr was slaughtering the low-ranking gods. As Thor defied him, Zeus sends his guards to kill Thor and his allies, however Thor got his lightning bolt and threw it at him, presumably killing him.

In the mid-credits scene, Zeus is revealed to have survived from the attack. Recovering from his wounds, Zeus vows to get revenge on Thor and make people fear the gods with his son, Hercules.

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Trivia[]

Zeus' cowardly and perverted traits are akin to his original Greek mythology counterpart. However, unlike the original mythological tales, Zeus here is depicted to be in charge of all the gods in the universe rather than just of the Greek pantheon.
During the production of the film, Crowe reunited with his friend Christian Bale, whom he starred with in the film 3:10 to Yuma.
Russell Crowe was initially casted to portray Satan, with various pieces of concept art depicting different designs of the character, before the character was eventually changed to Zeus in later development.

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