Since they planned to install a puppet leader, Angela was naturally the first choice.
Angela's status as Odin's daughter was right there, and now she had reunited with her family. There were simply too many ties that could be used to restrain her. Besides, for someone who pursued "glory," she was not much smarter than Thor.
Controlling someone like that was easy.
Su Ming, Gwenpool, and Daisy could all influence Hela. With Hela and Frigga, they could restrain Loki. His mother and brother could be used to sway Thor, while Gullveig was extremely important to Frigga. At the same time, Gin, as a former Valkyrie, could influence her old colleague Sif.
The Sorcerer Supreme had said long ago that making a living in this world was not just about fighting and killing. One also needed connections and social savvy.
The relationships within the Aesir were a giant web, but if he held tight to the rope, could the fish in that net still get away? Wouldn't they end up in the pot sooner or later?
So the plan needed to achieve the following goals.
First, kill the Angel Queen and her diehard militarist faction, and exterminate Malekith and the Dark Elves in his fleet. Those were prerequisites. After all, some blood debts had to be repaid in blood, and someone had to take the blame.
The next few goals were simpler: help Oshtur eliminate any potential threats to her reputation; return Hevenheim to her once Yggdrasil revived; and establish a puppet regime here that was controlled by Deathstroke's own influence.
As for acquiring technology, conducting biodiversity experiments, and opening up free trade, those were merely minor details.
If they were making plans in that direction, Deathstroke could not show himself directly. As a human, appearing in Hevenheim would make him