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Captain America is able to call down a massive lightning blast on Thanos, while wielding Mjolnir

posted 5 years ago by TMC-4 (20181)
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How did he do that? After Hela destroys Mjolnir in Ragnarok, Odin tells Thor that the hammer is not the source of his power.

[–] Honeywolf3 (41) 5 years ago

did you not see thor call the hammer while talking to his mother. He took it with him to the future. Capt can use the hammer cause he was now worthy of it. Odin put a chant on it that whomever is worthy can weld the hammer.

[–] ExTechOp (2770) 5 years ago

More to the point, Rogers wields lightning because of the hammer's enchantment: "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor"

This probably means "Thor, Prince of Asgard" not "Thor, King of What's Left of Asgard and Wielder of Stormbreaker."

[–] Costumer (1824) 5 years ago

Exactly. Thor's power isn't in Mjolnir. But whoever wields Mjolnir (and you have to be worthy to do so) has access to the power of Thor, so Cap can call lightning.

[–] Forky (1739) 5 years ago

STOOPID!

[–] Costumer (1824) 5 years ago

Why? That is the enchantment Odin put on Mjolnir. That has been the terms of the enchantment since Thor first appeared around sixty years ago.

Deities enchanting objects with godly powers is a very common theme in many cultures.

[–] Forky (1739) 5 years ago