By Jamie Lovett It's right in Mjolnir's marvel listing. He has written two books about comics for Penguin-Random House – Was Superman a Spy? In this scenario, the suit is the tree and the programming to lift the hammer is the enchantment. During the party scene where all the Avengers gathered around trying to lift the hammer, Captain America almost moved the hammer, but it failed. Ray Fisher Shares Why He Believes He Hasn't Been Sued Over Justice League Accusations. Brevoort confirms he can't lift it, but there is an old story where Iron Man can manipulate it in space, so if Red Hulk gets it space he can use it. Near the film’s end Stark speculates why Vision is able to lift Mjolnir. Update 5/16/2019: Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige explained in a reddit AMA that Captain America could actually lift Thor's hammer all along. The reason he cannot summon it after crashing on the field is because it needs to be energized by thunder to to do his bidding, without which it's just a heavy hammer. Iron Man just recently lifted the hammer in the comics. If a person whom the hammer has determined to be unworthy attempts to lift the hammer, thanks to Odin’s enchantment, the Uru metal will dramatically increase the rate of graviton emission. Only an electric force field around the hammer allows it to hover to him. During the battle, he became so annoyed with them all that he decided to just end the fight. One of the cool things about Thor was the enchantment around Mjolnir and the original inscription on it. All rights reserved. It was shown in the first Thor movie that the hammer cannot be separated from the desert ground by machines. So gravitons are responsible for keeping Mjolnir out of the hands of the unworthy. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. This will result in an exponential increase int eh gravitational attractions between the Earth and the hammer, such that it cannot be budged. Comic Book Questions Answered - where I answer whatever questions you folks might have about comic books (feel free to e-mail questions to me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com). Although the ability to lift the hammer is often attributed to the person being noble of heart and such, I feel like there's a lot more to it that is very specifically geared towards Thor. Meaning, Tony being inside the suit wouldn't make a difference. In Avengers: Age of Ultron, there's an entertaining scene in which the Avengers attempt to pick up Thor's hammer.The God of Thunder watches, prideful and amused, right up until the moment Steve Rogers makes an attempt. After the piece I did a couple of weeks ago about whether the Hulk has ever lifted Thor's hammer, reader Darryl M. wrote in to ask: Okay, so how about Iron Man? Avengers: Endgame officially confirmed that Captain America is worthy of wielding Mjolnir — but the film didn't explain why it took so long for him to summon the hammer. 2 level 1 “If a person whom the hammer has determined to be unworthy attempts to lift the hammer, thanks to Odin’s enchantment, the Uru metal will dramatically increase the rate of graviton emission. We know from Thor, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World and Avengers: Age of Ultron that only those judged worthy can lift Mjolnir. - February 11, 2018 09:59 am EST. In What If..? When judged worthy, the hammer gives the lifter the power of Thor. 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Thor places his hammer on a coffee table (actually, as shown below, it is resting partially on some books on the table), and various heroes attempt to pick up the hammer, to no avail. It would not be able to lift the hammer because the enchantment was placed by someone that is not worthy to lift the hammer and wield it. Waid explains the gravitons would also affect the hammer’s inertia. However, Vision was born with a pure heart without having an evil purpose. Who Else Has Lifted It? When Thor grips Mjolnir’s handle, the ‘identity recognition enchantment,’ if you will, causes the graviton emission to cease, and the hammer returns to its normal weight.”. AVENGERS ENDGAME saw Captain America lift Thor’s hammer Mjolnir and The Russo Brothers have revealed he always could but kept the moment for battling Thanos. And who ELSE has lifted Thor's hammer? And Other Amazing Comic Book Trivia! Gravitons are particles (theoretically predicted but, unlike the Higgs boson, still not experimentally confirmed) that mediate the force of gravity, just like photons transmit the force of electromagnetism. Later it was revealed that Steve did it on purpose not to hurt Thor’s ego. In the final battle against Thanos in Avengers: Endgame, we see Thor almost getting killed by Stormbreaker, and the reason why Thanos can pick it up is because it was never imbued with Odin’s magic. Who else has lifted Thor's hammer? His writing has been featured at ESPN.com, the Los Angeles Times, About.com, the Huffington Post and Gizmodo. Marvel Comics has finally offered an explanation for why only the worthy can lift Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir. Comics fans know that Thor is far from the only one to have wielded his hammer, Mjolnir. In Ultimatum #5 and in Ultimates 3 #5, Magneto was able to use his powers of magnetism to control Mjolnir. Has Iron Man ever lifted Thor's hammer? WandaVision: Does Director Hayward Know About Nightmare? Open Thor Policy. Just Why DOES Bazooka Joe Wear an Eyepatch? In the comics mythology, only those deemed "worthy" will be able to lift the legendary hammer, which grants the wielder the ability of flight and weather manipulation. Let's get the Iron Man one out of the way first. He features legends about entertainment and sports at his website, Legends Revealed. If indeed Thor isn’t carrying the hammer in every scene on the helicarrier, for example, then maybe tech can lift it (although Iron Man AND War Machine, working together, could not use their suits to move it, nor could Stan Lee get it to budge with his truck in … How Marvel's Groot from The Avengers was able to lift Thor's hammer in Infinity War (explained).SUBSCRIBE NOW to CBR! Curiously enough, this is the second time in the MCU that Captain America has attempted to lift Mjolnir. David S.: Dear Postman, The Age of Ultron trailer delighted us with a little scene of Cap' trying to lift Thor's hammer – and nearly succeeding by making it jiggle a little. At a Thor Spotlight Panel at Baltimore Comic Con in 2010 Walt talked about the reason why Beta Ray Bill was able to lift the hammer. 5 years ago Molecule Man ended up fighting the Avengers and the Silver Surfer.