Why did heimdall send Hulk instead of Thor?

As the Mad Titan declared that there were two more stones on Earth, Heimdall gave Earth an advantage by sending Hulk to warn them and prepare them for what lay ahead. The fact that Bruce was a human, an intellectual academic and one of Earth’s Avengers was another reason that Heimdall chose him.

Why didn’t heimdall save Thor?

Originally Answered: Why didn’t Heimdall send Thor to Earth instead of the Hulk? Heimdall knew that Asgard needed to send a messenger to warn Earth about Thanos. He elected not to send Thor, because as the leader of a besieged people, his job was not done – he had to remain with the Asgardians till the very end.

What happens to the Asgardians in Infinity War?

In Thor: Ragnarok, many Asgardians are killed; all surviving members of the race that we know of escape on a space ship. At the start of Avengers: Infinity War we see that they were almost immediately intercepted by Thanos, who slaughters many and blows up their ship.

How many Asgardians did Thanos kill in Infinity War?

According to dialogue in Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos only slaughtered half of the surviving Asgardian refugees. That’s perfectly in character for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s version of the Mad Titan, whose goal is literally to kill off half the life in the universe.

Where did the Asgardian refugee ship come from?

After all, the Asgardian refugee ship originated from the junkyard world of Sakaar. By the time the Guardians of the Galaxy arrive, all escape ships – and, indeed, escape pods – are clearly gone.

Did Thanos attack the refugee vessel in Infinity War?

A flashback sequence revealed that, even before he acquired the Infinity Stones, Thanos led attacks upon countless worlds – and consistently massacred half of their population. It would make sense for him to have done the same to the refugee vessel.