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Mjölnir

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"Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor"
―Odin enchanting Mjölnir[src]

Mjölnir is the primary weapon of Thor Odinson, the Asgardian God of Thunder.

Mjölnir is an enchanted hammer of tremendous power that serve as a conduit that helps Thor to focus his powers of aerokinesis, electrogenesis, electrokinesis and flight against his opponents.

Six years after being destroyed by Hela Odinsdottir, Mjölnir reforged itself to give Jane Foster the powers of Thor with the coming of a new threat.

History[]

Iron Man 2[]

"Sir, we found it."
―Phil Coulson[src]

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson drove to a remote impact crater in the New Mexico desert. Over a phone, he informed Nick Fury that they had found "it". Mjölnir was in the middle of the crater.

Thor[]

Mjölnir is said by the Asgardian king Odin to have been forged in the heart of a dying star and having "no equal as a weapon to destroy or as a tool to build". In Thor's childhood it is seen in Odin's Trophy Room, and in maturity he uses it as his primary weapon.

When Thor disobeys his father's orders and attacks Jotunheim, Mjölnir proves to be useful against the towering Frost Giants, and gives Thor enough power to have slain many of them.

When Odin intervenes, anyway, he chooses to banish his son to Earth, so that he can learn some humility, and casts a spell on Mjölnir, declaring that it won't come back in Thor's hands until he proves to be worthy of it. Sent to Earth along with Thor, Mjölnir lands in New Mexico, where is found inside a crater by some people living nearby. The citizens starts a contest, trying to lift it, with no results; a man tries to move it using his pickup, thus breaking the car. Later, Phil Coulson finds the hammer too, and builds a S.H.I.E.L.D. research center around it.

When Thor arrives to claim his weapon, he cannot lift it either, since he has still to become a humble and noble man, instead of the proud and belligerent warrior he is. Loki then tries to lift it too, hidden from the S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents' sight, but obviously fails. When the Destroyer attacks Earth and Thor sacrifices himself to stop it, Odin's spell is broken and Mjölnir flies to his original wielder. With Mjölnir in his hand, Thor easily defeats the Destroyer and comes back to Asgard, where the last battle with his brother awaits. Using the power of Mjölnir, Thor destroys Bifrost Bridge, thus preventing Loki to destroy Jotunheim.

The Avengers[]

Thor uses Mjölnir against Captain America and Iron Man and it proves unable to break Captain America's vibranium shield. When the Hulk rampages through the Helicarrier, Thor seeks to defeat him. During this fight, the Hulk attempts to lift Mjölnir but is unworthy, therefore making Mjölnir one of the only objects the Hulk cannot lift. Thor uses Mjölnir to great effect during the Chitauri invasion.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.[]

In the episode "0-8-4", Coulson states that Mjölnir was classified as an 0-8-4.

Thor: The Dark World[]

Thor also used Mjölnir against the Marauders during the War of the Realms, notably destroying a Kronan with one hit, as well as the Dark Elves when they invaded Asgard. Mjölnir was also used to throw lightning at Malekith, burning the right side of his face.

When dealing with the Aether, Mjölnir's lightning managed to shatter it into shards, only for it to reform later Mjölnir was also no match against the Kursed Algrim who simply deflected it when Thor summoned it to strike him. Mjölnir, however worked greatly against Malekith on Earth, with Thor being able to deflect many of his Aether powers. The constant shifting of the fighting between worlds caused Thor and the hammer to become separated, but at the battle's apex, as Malekith unleashed the Aether to complete his plan, Thor was able to summon Mjölnir back to his hand and use it to bury the last of Erik Selvig's gravitational devices into Malekith's chest, allowing Jane Foster to transport the Dark Elf warlord to his death on Svartalfheim.

Thinking he was talking to his father though it was Loki in disguise, Thor offered Mjölnir back to "Odin" who refused it.

Thor: Love and Thunder Flashback[]

Thor had Mjölnir with him as he explored a romantic relationship with Jane Foster. One night, Thor asked Mjölnir to promise him to always protect Jane and tapped the hammer, unknowingly enchanting it to always protect Jane.

Avengers: Age of Ultron[]

Mjölnir was used by Thor in conjunction with Captain America's Shield during their raid on Wolfgang von Strucker's HYDRA base in Sokovia, with Captain America holding the shield up and Thor hitting the shield with the hammer, causing a shockwave that incapacitated their enemies.

Following the battle, the Avengers organized a party at the Avengers Tower to celebrate the recovery of Loki's Scepter and the defeat of Wolfgang von Strucker. Some of the Avengers played a game to see if anyone could lift Mjölnir. Only Steve Rogers managed to move the hammer slightly, which slightly discomforted Thor.

Running at superspeed, Pietro Maximoff saw Mjölnir fly past him as Thor threw it during the Battle at the Salvage Yard. Planning to use it against the Avengers, Quicksilver grabbed the flying hammer; it dragged him across the facility until he released it. Captain America was able to use that opportunity to knock out the dazed and confused opponent.

Acting on a vision he had received, Thor used Mjölnir to recharge the cradle containing Ultron's incomplete biological body, resulting in the birth of the Vision. A few moments later, as the Avengers were debating whether they could trust him, the Vision easily lifted Mjölnir and casually handed it to Thor. Since the hammer had judged him worthy, Thor accepted the android as an ally and, later, advised he be allowed to continue to be entrusted with the Mind Stone.

Mjölnir was once again used in conjunction with Captain America's Shield to create a combination attack that destroyed many Ultron Sentries as the Battle of Sokovia waged. Captain America would throw his shield and allow Thor to hit it with Mjölnir, causing the shield to fly faster as a projectile weapon.

Vision's ability to use the hammer was utilized during the Battle of Sokovia, Ultorn not expecting anyone besides Thor to use it thus allowing Thor and Vision to pull a sneak attack. Vision commented that Mjölnir was "terribly well-balanced", which Thor said was necessary so that its wielder did not lose momentum on forward swings. Mjölnir's power, combined with Vision's and Iron Man's repulsors was able to break through Ultron's defense and damage his Prime body, though it was not destroyed. Thor later used a massive blast of lighting from Mjölnir in combination with Iron Man to destroy the giant meteorite Ultron had turned Sokovia into and stop it from destroying the world.

Thor: Ragnarok[]

Mjölnir was used by Thor when he was imprisoned in Muspelheim. He summoned his hammer to get free of his shackles and then fought Surtur's army of Fire Demons with it. Upon returning to Asgard, after learning from Surtur that Odin was no longer there, Thor used Mjölnir to threaten the "Odin" impostor to reveal himself, and as he suspected he was revealed to be Loki. The two brothers went to Earth to find their father, so in order to hide it from the public, Mjölnir transformed into an umbrella.

Thor was aided by Stephen Strange to find Odin. After the latter located him in Norway, Thor summoned Mjölnir to him, breaking many artifacts of the New York Sanctum in the process. In Norway, before his death, Odin revealed to his sons that they had a sister named Hela who would try to rule Asgard by force after his death. When Hela arrived at their location, Thor threw Mjölnir at her, but she managed to block the attack and hold the hammer with her bare hand. Much to Thor's surprise, Hela destroyed Mjölnir without effort

Avengers: Endgame[]

In 2013, Thor takes an alternate timeline version of Mjölnir with him to help combat Thanos and his army. It's later returned to its own time by Steve Rogers.

Loki[]

"Journey Into Mystery"[]

Boastful Loki appears to be carrying a more makeshift version of Mjölnir with him. In addition, when the Loki variants descend into their hideout in the Void, a pruned version of Mjölnir is buried in the ground near Throg.

Thor: Love and Thunder[]

Mjölnir's shattered remains were kept in a small grassy dome in New Asgard, on display for everyone to see while the residents hold a play acting out the events of Odin Borson's death and Mjölnir's destruction. Even in its shattered form, Mjölnir remained immovable to those that it deems unworthy.

After learning that the hammer granted enhanced strength and stamina, the terminally ill Jane visited New Asgard in search of it. When Jane approached the dome after watching the play, the hammer pieces started glowing in response to her presence and Mjölnir reforged itself, giving Jane the power of Thor to fight against Gorr the God Butcher, Thor having unknowingly enchanted it to always protect her years earlier. When Thor returned to New Asgard to help, he was shocked to find the hammer being wielded by Jane. In its reforged state, Mjölnir could separate into its fragments to hit multiple targets at once before reforming. However, Jane's use of the hammer eventually drained her greatly with one more use likely to hasten her death from terminal cancer. Nevertheless, Jane helped Thor battle Gorr and destroy the Necrosword.

After Jane and Gorr's deaths, Thor began once again wielding Mjölnir while leaving Stormbreaker to Love.

Overview[]

Capabilities[]

Mjölnir was forged in the heart of a dying star, Thor's mystical hammer Mjölnir, which resembles a mallet rather than a war hammer, is stupendously powerful, rivaled only by Gungnir as Asgard's most powerful weapon ever created. It has a number of elemental powers. It has been stated be Odin himself that Mjölnir's power has no equal. Mjölnir itself is extremely durable like the metal Adamantium, and combined with the various enchantments placed upon it by Odin, it is, for all intents and purposes, indestructible. It has deflected three blasts from the Destroyer (which was able to disintegrate anything that it hit) and return the blast back into the Destroyer. Thor often uses the hammer as a physical weapon, with almost nothing being capable of withstanding a hammer blow or throw. At least some of these abilities appear to be available to anyone capable of using Mjölnir as seen with Vision, Steve Rogers and Jane Foster. A few examples of the abilities Thor has seen with Mjölnir;

  • Channeling: Mjölnir can serve as a conduit that helps Thor Odinson to focus his supernatural attributes.
  • Power Bestowal: Mjölnir is able to bestow other non-extra-terrestrial beings with the same physical and supernatural attributes that Thor Odinson possesses, this was demonstrated when Mjölnir reforged itself to give Jane the powers of Thor, as her presence activated the hammer.
  • Physical Augmentation: Mjölnir can amplify the physical attributes of other non-extra-terrestrial beings to immense superhuman levels, this was demonstrated when Captain America wielded the 2013 Mjölnir against the 2014 Thanos, as his strength was on par with the titan's.
  • Mystical Strength: Mjölnir was immensely powerful and thus; possesses incredible strength, despite it's size. It's strength was enough to shatter Frost Giants, subdue Hulk and create violent shockwaves with a single blow. The hammer's strength was not entirely infinite, as Captain America's vibranium shield and Gungnir were both able to endure going blow-to-blow with it, albeit with immense shockwaves as a result. By gathering enough momentum, Thor could use this weapon to destroy powerful giants with a single strike.
  • Invulnerability: Due to Mjölnir being comprised of Uru, it was almost completely indestructible, for example, it was able to withstand an energy blast that was created by the Destroyer.
  • Mystical Speed: Thor is capable of hurling Mjölnir at great speed. In Thor, he bashes the Frost Giants around him, then throws Mjölnir, making it hit several Frost Giants in it's path in mere moments.
  • Weather Manipulation: Wielding Mjönir grants Thor the ability to control the base elements of a storm. It can control the elements and can create giant raging electrical storms complete with thunder, lightning, hurricane-force winds, tornadoes, tidal waves, earthquakes and torrential rains at a moment's notice. He summoned a class 5 tornado to battle the Destroyer, but making it so it did not damage the town that the Destroyer was attacking. His use of powerful lightning bolts allowed him to destroy a large piece of landscape in Jotunheim, blast away and incapacitate Loki as the latter was surrounding him with decoys, and even destroy multiple Leviathans moving through a Tesseract portal over New York. He is remembered in myth and legends by the mortals of Midgard as the Norse Thunder God who used Mjölnir to summon rain, wind, thunder, lightning and more.
  • Lightning Manipulation: Thor's main weapon using Mjölnir as a lightning bolt or thunderbolt. He summoned a lightning bolt strong enough to destroy a large piece of landscape in Jotunheim, a lightning bolt to knock down Loki on the Bifrost bridge, shot a lightning bolt at Iron Man that boosted his armor's power reserve to +400% and took down a Chitauri with a single thunderbolt. Thor also shot a massive lightning bolt at the portal of the Chitauri to prevent anymore re-enforcements.
  • Worthiness Enchantment: After Thor disobeyed Odin and nearly caused a war between Asgard and Johtumheim, Odin banished Thor to Earth without his powers. Odin also placed an enchantment on the hammer Mjölnir. "Who so ever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor". This enchantment surrounding Mjölnir prevents it from being wielded by anyone save those who have been found worthy. When Thor sacrificed himself to protect Earth from The Destroyer he proved himself worthy to wield Mjölnir and gained full use of his powers. He also used it to trap Loki on the Bifrost, as those who aren't worthy cannot lift it. In The Avengers, Thor used this power to distract the Hulk in their battle, who became so focused on trying to lift the hammer that Thor was able climb onto his back and attempt to choke him into submission. When Vision proved to be able to casually lift Mjölnir, it was enough to prove to the Avengers that they could trust him. In Thor: Love and Thunder, it's mentioned that even Mjölnir's shattered remains can't be lifted by those unworthy of its power.
  • Material Transformation: By summoning lightning from the sky into Mjölnir, Thor's uniform was transformed into his battle armor.
  • Mystical Link: Mjölnir obeys Thor's commands as though it were alive. Mjölnir went to Thor when it was in a crater from miles away. It came to him in seconds. Mjölnir will return to Thor when he throws it at an opponent. In The Avengers, while battling the Hulk in a hanger of the Helicarrier, Thor summoned Mjölnir from another room and it came crashing through the Helicarrier to get to him. This ability appears to extend to any user of the hammer as Steve Rogers could also call Mjölnir to him while using it against Thanos.
  • Flight: Thor is capable of hurling Mjölnir with great force and, by holding onto the leather thong, is capable of flying through the air at tremendous speed. How fast is not specified, but he was able to fly at tremendous speed in Johtumheim to kill a Frost Monster, fly in the middle of a Class 5 tornado, fly from the small New Mexico town to the closet Bifrost site, fly from Heimdall's Observatory to the main hall of Asgard and later from the hall back to Heimdall's Observatory. All of this in mere seconds. Thor is also seen flying during The Avengers, mainly when he fought against Iron Man and during the battle of New York. In Avengers: Endgame, by webbing himself to a flying Mjölnir, Peter Parker was able to go flying a fair distance.
  • Energy Projection: With Mjölnir, Thor can project blasts, waves and bolts of electricity and lightning of various sizes and intensities. While the hammer can generate electrical energy, it can channel more energy from the lightning storms it creates to summon it's lightning for powerful energy attacks. With Mjölnir, Odin projects a powerful beam of golden light, using it to take away all of Thor's superhuman powers and destroys what was left of Thor's armor after stripping much of it off of him. It also blasted Thor through the air at great speed and into the Bifrost.
  • Self-Reforging: In Thor: Love and Thunder, with the approaching threat of Gorr the God Butcher, Mjölnir magically reforged itself after detecting Jane Foster nearby, having been unknowingly enchanted by Thor to always protect Jane.

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

Iron Man 2[]

Thor[]

Promotion, Filming and Concept Art[]

The Avengers[]

Avengers: Age of Ultron[]

Ant-Man[]

Promotion, Filming and Concept Art[]

Thor: Ragnarok[]

Thor: Love and Thunder[]

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