Marvel's Thor: Love and Thunder took the God of Thunder in some surprising new directions. Throughout the movie, Thor is persistently challenged by Gorr the God Butcher (played by a delightfully wicked Christian Bale), who forces him to reconsider his identity in the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe. As the credits began to roll, much had irreparably changed for Thor: worlds were destroyed, gods were slain, and a new hero was introduced to the MCU -- one who may have a shocking connection to Marvel Comics.
Love and Thunder found Thor where Endgame left him, on a vague quest to find himself with the notoriously dysfunctional Guardians of the Galaxy. But, when Gorr began his universe-wide massacre of the gods, Thor was forced to leave the Guardians to assemble his own team to stop Gorr. Along the way, he reunited with Jane Foster, who now wielded Mjolnir to stave off her terminal cancer diagnosis. The pair fought their way through selfish gods and monsters with Korg and Valkyrie at their side, only to find that Gorr planned to use the cosmic entity Eternity to wipe out every god for good. Jane sacrificed herself to save Thor, who, in turn, accepted his coming death and embraced her. Moved by this show of love, Gorr chooses not to kill the gods, instead reviving his dead daughter.
Gorr's Daughter Is the Heart of Thor: Love and Thunder
Despite only being present for a few minutes, Gorr's daughter was, in many ways, the heart of the story. Played by Hemsworth's real-life daughter, India Rose Hemsworth, Gorr's child died in Love and Thunder's opening moments, cradled by her father (a genuinely moving scene carried by Bale's impressive performance). Soon after, the Necrosword called to Gorr, bringing him face to face with the careless god responsible for his daughter's death. Under the influence of the black blade, Gorr killed the god and pledged to do the same to every god in the universe.
At Love and Thunder's climax, however, he chose differently and asked Eternity to bring his daughter back; surprisingly, it seemed Eternity imbued her with gifts during her resurrection. As Gorr died from the Necrosword's curse, he pleaded for Thor to watch over her. Months later, Thor and Gorr's daughter grew closer as they fought together to save the world, with Korg revealing via narration that they are known as "Love and Thunder."
Is Gorr's Daughter in Marvel Comics?
At first glance, the answer would seemingly be no. While Gorr does have multiple children, there is no character named "Love" raised by Thor in Marvel canon. However, Thor's name is not really "Thunder," perhaps signaling that "Love" is merely a nickname as well. Thus, she may actually be a prominent character from the comics.
For a split second after her resurrection, Gorr's daughter looked like she was embodied by the cosmos, appearing identical to the comic book character Singularity. Not much is known about Singularity's comic book origin, except that she is a powerful cosmic entity with powers very similar to "Love" in the film; this ambiguity could allow the MCU to give her a different origin, perhaps as Thor's daughter. Given their closeness in appearance and powers, it's not out of line to theorize that she could be this powerful Marvel Comics character fans know and love.