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Why was Thor worthy to lift Mjolnir?
At the beginning of the movie Thor, Mjolnir is not enchanted. It's just Thor's war hammer, built for him by whoever makes Asgardian weapons. He uses it because it's his, with no other particular ...
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Was Mjolnir ever used for building something?
There are certainly a few examples from the comics:
Thor uses Mjölnir to hammer a shaky pillar back into the ground in Thor #267
He uses his hammer to build a trench in Avengers #98
He also uses ...
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Was Mjolnir ever used for building something?
Vision.
In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor uses Mjolnir to bring Vision to life.
It is a loose definition of "build" but I would consider this to be what Odin had in ...
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Why did Odin cast Mjolnir to Earth?
It was indeed a “test” for Thor to see if he would become worthy and so worthy to rule Asgard and return. We get a hint at this later on when Odin is talking to Frigga about it.
Frigga: You can bring ...
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Was Mjolnir ever used for building something?
In the comic Thor #377 (March 1987, written by Walt Simonson), Thor uses Mjolnir to smith a new suit of protective armor.
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Who is the scientist referenced in Thor that had all his stuff taken by SHIELD?
I’ve always believed it to be Bruce Banner as chronologically it’s the one that makes sense.
This is heavily implied during the events of The Avengers when Black Widow states “we never lost you” as ...
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Why was Thor worthy to lift Mjolnir?
Odin fully believed Thor was worthy to take his place on the throne as King. It was only once Odin deemed Thor unworthy of being King that he lost the ability to wield Mjolnir.
Previously, both ...
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Why are there so many Dutch tilts in Thor?
In the commentary track for Thor, Director Kenneth Branagh says that the dutch angles in the film were inspired by the style of comic books.
They were there because that’s how I received the ...
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Why did Odin cast Mjolnir to Earth?
According to the Guidebook to the Marvel Cinematic Universe - Marvel's Thor, Odin tossed Mjolnir to Earth after Thor, so that it'd be available to him when he'd learned humility.
Declaring Thor ...
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Was Mjolnir ever used for building something?
It was used to rebuild Asgard.
In a comic from 2004, Asgard was destroyed. Then in a truly wonderful sequence from a comic in 2007, Thor rebuilt the city of Asgard in Oklahoma by waving Mjolnir ...
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Who is the scientist referenced in Thor that had all his stuff taken by SHIELD?
This is almost certainly a reference to Bruce Banner as he is an expert in gamma radiation.
Bruce Banner: What does Fury want me to do? Swallow it?
Natasha Romonaff: Well, he wants you to find it. It'...
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Does the MCU version of Mjolnir carry the "Whosoever holds this hammer..." inscription?
No
There are a bunch of Nordic symbols on the edges, and the special symbol that appears when Odin enchants it.
This symbol appears only a few times, both faces of the hammer are normally blank.
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Why are Loki's eyes blue in The Avengers?
Loki's eyes are actually blue. In the comics, Loki's eyes are green, but it is unclear in the films what eye colour Loki has because they seem to change from blue to green. However, the actor, Tom ...
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Why does cartoon vs live-action Loki look so different?
At the start of the What If... episode, we learn that Odin never took Loki from Jotunheim, instead returning him to Laufey, whereas in the live-action film Thor, he appears to be using some sort of ...
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Was Mjolnir ever used for building something?
Trust
In Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Vision picks up Mjolnir to gain Thor and the Avengers' trust.
The Vision: ...But there may be no way to make you trust me
*picks ...
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In the movie Thor, why are there several scenes where they ride horses?
According to the film's maker, Kenneth Brannagh, his primary reason for wanting to include horses was that it would be an iconic scene, something that's so unusual that it would be instantly memorable ...
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Does Thor's hammer give power or channel it?
The two are not contradictory, but more of a contextual plot point for their individual movies.
Let's first ignore the specifics of "What is the power of Thor". We may assume it comes with increased ...
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Why did Loki lie to Thor that Odin was dead?
The goal was to prevent Thor from making any attempt to return to Asgard, at least while Loki conducts his semi-coup and conspires to have Odin attacked so that he can rescue him (and hence become ...
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Why did Odin cast Mjolnir to Earth?
According to the film's novelisation, Odin didn't do this on a whim. He had carefully considered the nature and location of Thor's punishment and concluded that Midgard was the sole place he could ...
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Did Loki actually let the Jotuns into Asgard?
Later in the film he straight up admits to Heimdall that he used one of his "secret paths" to get the Frost Giants into Asgard.
HEIMDALL: Tell me, Loki, how did you get the Jotuns into ...
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Does the MCU version of Mjolnir carry the "Whosoever holds this hammer..." inscription?
It does not.
When Odin places the enchantment on it, this triquetra symbol appears briefly.
The other side is blank
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Was Mjolnir ever used for building something?
In "The Truth of History" (2008), Thor and the Warriors Three find themselves way back in Ancient Egypt. Thor lends a hammer to help slaves cutting giant stones for a pyramid.
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How did Loki touch Mjolnir in Thor (2011)?
Loki is physically there. He's travelled to Earth to speak to Thor (by commanding Heimdall to transport him by Bifrost), noting that his next stop is to go visit Laufey on Jotunheim, then return (...
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Who was the colleague that Erik was going to contact for help?
Whilst the existing answer with the original script is perfectly clear in Erik referring to Bruce Banner and Hank Pym I have found the below interview where Feige clearly spells out it is those two.
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How was Loki able to visit Earth without using the Bifrost?
He did use the bifrost.
We cannot know for sure, but it seems Loki did use the bifrost in this instant - he just disguised himself so as to prevent Heimdall from seeing him.
My reasoning is as follows:...
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Do average Asgardians have superhuman strength in MCU?
When Thor was stripped of his power in Thor (2011), he was reduced to human level strength and durability, as he acknowledges when he tells Sif, Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun that he's "just a man&...
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What is the time difference between Thor and The Avengers?
2 years
According to the official chronology of the MCU, as presented by Marvel Studios’ The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline, there is a 2-year gap between Thor and The Avengers. The ...
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Does Thor's hammer give power or channel it?
Admittedly, it is fairly ambiguous what the benefits of "being worthy" are. In Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Thor says that if any of them (the other Avengers in the room) could lift Mjolnir, they would ...
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Where does a worthy person get Thor's power from?
In Thor (2011) there was the implication that Thor's powers came from an external source via Asgardian technology.
ODIN (CONT'D)
You are unworthy of this Realm...
Odin RIPS a disc ...
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How does Loki survive his fall at the end of Thor?
The thing Loki falls into off of the Rainbow Bridge at the end of Thor is a wormhole. It's not entirely clear here that this is the case but it is obviously something a bit different than "normal ...
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