Thor: Ragnarok – Who is the Grandmaster and What is the Contest of Champions?

Oh hell yeah, Jeff Goldblum is now part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Get ready to meet the Grandmaster in Thor: Ragnarok.

He might look like a stretched out Smurf, but Grandy is a badass on the ultimate cosmic level.

The first thing you should know is that fans already met Grandmasters brother in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In this debut, Grandmaster challenged the arch Avengers villain Kang the Conqueror to a contest.

If Kang won, his beloved Ravonna would be resurrected.

Grandmasters games took him around the known galaxy as he continued to use the Avengers as pawns.

But it was the invidual contests and the high stakes that made this series so unforgettable.

Oh, lest we forget,Contest of Championswas also Marvels first mini-series!

And what a mini-series!

Appreciating the rules of the game, Grandmaster nobly gave his existence so his brother might live.

But do you think Grandmaster stayed dead?

And if you think Contest of Champions was huge, listen to this madness.

Yes, Grandmaster is so cosmically powerful that he even used his the powers to bypass Warner Brothers lawyers.

And now this master of all games is coming to the big screen.

Will the MCUs Grandmaster measure up to his comic book counterpart when it comes to raw power?

Thor: Ragnarokopens on November 3.

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