Statesman, The

undefined The Statesman is a fictional space vessel featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It first appeared in the 2017 feature film Thor: Ragnarok. It made a brief appearance in the 2018 movie Avengers: Infinity War.

The Statesman was a flagship vessel owned by the Grandmaster who was based out of the planet Sakaar. After Thor Odinson, Loki Laufeyson, Valkyrie, and the Hulk escaped from Sakaar, they stole the vessel and journeyed to Asgard to liberate it from Hela. In order to defeat Hela, Asgard itself had to be sacrificed. The ship then became the home for hundreds of Asgardian refugees including Thor's longtime ally, Heimdall.

Journeying through space, the Statesman was overtaken by Thanos's warship, Sanctuary II. Thanos boarded the ship, killing and brutalizing many Asgardians, including Heimdall, whom he impaled with a spear. He knew that the Asgardians knew where the Tesseract was kept and threatened to kill Thor unless Loki surrendered it to him. The Hulk attempted to stop Thanos, but the Mad Titan easily beat him into submission. Before expiring, Heimdall mustered up enough strength to spirit the Hulk away upon the Bifrost to Earth.

Thanos used the Power Gem to torture Thor, forcing Loki to give up the Tesseract. Loki tried to kill Thanos with a hidden blade, but Thanos grabbed the Asgardian by the throat and crushed his neck. Thanos then destroyed the ship, but Thor miraculously survived the explosion.