Every Character Who Lifted Thor's Hammer Mjolnir

From Captain America to Superman, here are the Marvel and DC characters worthy of lifting Mjolnir.
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[@CommanderBohn]

Fact: In the actual myths, Mjolnir could be used by Thor because not of the whole worthiness thing but because of his magic gloves and belt that allowed it to use it safely.

[@kewllink3586]

It's like that in D&D too. You don't even need to be attuned to the gauntlets and belt to attune to the hammer. Just wearing them.

[@sametsahin6863]

Thor's hammer is fatter than ur mom

[@saverofthehumens]

The Járngreipr were used to either have him not break the thing, or to protec this hands from the weapon itself?

[@lordnul1708]

Not only that, but the handle actually broke during the forging process in the myth (or a larger one couldn't be made because of Loki pranking Brok and Sindri, depending on version) and Thor was the only one who could use it effectively because of the unwieldy handle size and safely because of what you mentioned.

[@triadicoder7106]

I thought it was just so heavy that only he could lift it, and even to do that he needed those magic items

[@ClockworkEngineer]

The enchantment on Mjolnir isn't about being a super good guy, it's about being worthy to rule Asgard according to Odin's ideals. Doom is worthy of ruling everything, as he's proven on multiple occasions.

[@DivineEnclave22]

Pretty sure not all universe have the need to be worthy

[@inappropriateusername1917]

Venom has gone from having to team up with spiderman to kill carnage, to casually killing gods

[@mcbuttstuff]

Venom has gone from city block level to multiversal kinda weird ngl

[@looneymar9153]

@@mcbuttstuff venom as a sole symbiot+host pair is still a city level being, one who has ascended was Brock himself, and we count him out as a host since post-KiB his son is the venom's main host

[@noirbe238]

versions of hulk have actually lifted the hammer! the way it works in the comics is that it continuously gains mass whenever the person trying to lift it is unworthy. hulk tries to lift it, it gains mass, he gets frustrated and angry. the more angry he gets, the stronger he becomes. it’s gets to the point where hulk’s rage/strength outgrows the increase of mass.

[@kingcookie9777]

Imagine if he were to drop it while it's mass is super high and it just falls through the earth

[@robertnelson9599]

Sounds like a fun little trip for Thor.

[@Spiderwing2047]

*Thor calls up the hammer and it destroys the earth*

[@42lilmike]

Right! so what about world breaker hulk?

[@Spiderwing2047]

@@42lilmike He'll be able to lift it, but it'll keep getting heavier

[@alexandero7045]

Squirrel Girl lifts Mjölnir in Squirrel girl beats the Marvel universe, to defeat her evil clone. Because nobody is able to stop Squirrel Girl except herself with an upgrade.

[@abukissjackson]

She is low-key one of the most powerful. With the comic coming out I really hope some media is otw

[@andrewdarrow4542]

Zeus has an interesting design, because he’s actually more accurate to how Thor looks in north mythology

[@ryansmith-jr4gn]

@Kevin Weathers what do you mean?

[@Dragonfire-ir5ln]

@@ryansmith-jr4gn he is making a joke because the original comment said north instead of norse

[@LunaroseClaire]

@@Dragonfire-ir5ln but the original comment doesn't even have edits...

[@Dragonfire-ir5ln]

@@LunaroseClaire what?

[@LunaroseClaire]

@@Dragonfire-ir5ln misread north as norse in the original comment, thought you were making a joke that was inaccurate, but I just read it wrong.

[@Anyone690]

Doom is able to lift is because he is truly worthy. It’s revealed that in the future Doom was right about everything and no one listened to him :/

[@santyMacias]

Soooo... The hammer can see the future?

[@nickowen7406]

@@santyMacias its not about the future, or even doom being correct. It deems him worthy because he truly stands by his convictions

[@Ronabo]

so trump would lift Mjölnir

[@Spiderwing2047]

@@santyMacias It's not about Doom being right about the future. It deems him worthy because he qualifies to wield Mjolnir under Odin's spell

[@tevinstrachan1421]

@@Ronabo possibly cause the man did what he said he would do

[@jacobharrison1512]

You can't mention Loki wielding the hammer in the Cates run without ALSO mentioning the small town mechanic that wielded it just a couple issues later.

[@EinDose]

There's also I believe a nameless paramedic at one point. Worthiness to wield Mjolnir is not owed exclusively yo characters of importance. I like that.

[@o-manthehuman7867]

Fun fact: The way gravity works is that it imparts a force on things within it's influence, and the way that you can stay still is with an object exerting force back. This means any inanimate object is capable of lifting mjolnir. In this essay I will

[@osciemon]

And because anyone who can lift mjolnir is worthy of ruling asgard all objects on earth can take the throne of odin

[@MightyAnik]

@@osciemon not just earth

[@osciemon]

@@MightyAnik true

[@clericofchaos1]

technically everyone who's ever picked up thor *while* he was holding the hammer, has also picked up the hammer. That's called the transitive property. So basically everyone thor has ever fought has picked up the hammer at least once.

[@imbreaden]

So you’re saying if I gave Chris Hemsworth a piggyback on the set I would have lifted Mjolnir? Hell yeah

[@StraightEdgeHeathen]

Everyone Thor has ever fought has picked him up? There's some major gaps in your logic there.

[@clericofchaos1]

@@StraightEdgeHeathen I said "basically". That means everyone with super strength, telekinesis, or some other ability to pick up throw thor around.

[@teenagemoonknightproductio7358]

@@imbreaden Oh god grow up. Marvel is garbage and they ruined Moon Knight. The New MCU costume looks like shit

[@teenagemoonknightproductio7358]

@@StraightEdgeHeathen THE MCU SUCKS AND THEY RUINED MOON KNIGHT

[@DanBrownPierces]

In Mark Waid’s Indestructible Hulk run, Hulk managed to lift Mjolnir by getting angrier and stronger than the hammer’s spell could defend against

[@andrewcopple7075]

All I learned here is that it's impossible to have a consistent ruleset for a universe with this many authors.

[@mkcstealth7624]

Venom's time was such a flex. He didn't just pick it up, he literally SUMMONS IT OUT OF ODINSON'S HANDS

[@lordnul1708]

Mr Fred Rogers can easily lift and wield it, while making a lesson about life itself comparing it to lifting the hammer (broad strokes: some find it easy, some find it hard, but ultimately, everyone is strong in different ways). He wouldn't lift it, but he could, and in an (obviously non-canon) fan comic, this actually happened. context: Thor was installing lightning rods in the Neighborhood on behalf of Shield, to "protect it from any storms (he) may be involved in".

[@Adam-gm6of]

You forgot one, Magneto. Kept bringing up how certain people didn't really wield it, especially for Hulk in space, but Magneto used his power to use the hammer. I thought Black Widow did at some point, but I guess not.

[@Crossfire145]

I’m early finally!!! Btw love your vids keep up the good work

[@SlowmovingGiant]

You missed a kind of obvious and big one in this list- Big Daddy Odin.

[@qpN4SiRqp]

He totally.coverd Odin in the first 2 minutes ...bruh did you even watch the video ?

[@SlowmovingGiant]

@@qpN4SiRqp just watched the 1st 2 mins again - twice.. i see Beta Ray Bill and Zeus, no Odin. So yeah bruh, i did watch the video before making my original comment.

[@ultrafaga1947]

He missed another big one: The lady who destroyed the hammer

[@heedmywarning2792]

If the molecule man had the enigma force.... would he be on par with the one above all?

[@jojohill27]

Great video topic

[@majinriley9776]

7:13 The whole point of that story was that Doom ended up not being able to lift the hammer. Does whoever makes these do any research because i still remember when they showed a frame of Superman Prime and called it Ultraman

[@timothylewis2527]

They got your view. Unfortunately, that's all they care about.

[@paulocardoso3078]

And he didn't even lift it in hell. He saw it fly by, opening a rift to the mortal world, and jumped in it's trail. He didn't hold it. This is ... just wrong.

[@Meteo_sauce]

The best moment is when Eddie Brock welds the Surfers board and Mjolnir at the same time, in order to slay the king in black

[@muthaducker6662]

Moon Knight recently picked up the hammer because it’s made of moon rock in that Avengers vs Moon Knight story

[@toprakatao]

Where can i get that please tell me

[@muthaducker6662]

@@toprakatao Avengers 33 which came out in May 2020 thru Avengers 37 October 2020, can’t remember which one specifically is where he picks up the hammer but it was a good little story

[@toprakatao]

@@muthaducker6662 thank you

[@obsidianthe7th]

God the King in Black ending was the most 90's thing to happen outside of the 90's, AND THEN, AND THEN VENOM FUSES TWO OF THE MOST POWERFUL THINGS IN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE AND STRAIGHT UP BECOMES A TODD MCFARLANE TOY. But DAMN it was cool.

[@redpyramid9697]

You forgot about Magneto, the Master of Magnetism. He was able to lift Mjolnir, via his magnetic powers. All he had to do was reverse the polarity, like the human magnet that he is.

[@familyaccountgilbert7781]

Best part in King In Black was when Venom evaporated All Black.

[@abukissjackson]

What's more op than an nigh-industructible alien organism? One that combines two of the most powerful artifacts in the mcu

[@markdaza8425]

I've a question: do you guys think a hero like Daredevil could be worthy to lift the hammer? Someone with a strong sense of morality but with whole lot of self-doubt and demons he's constantly battling internally. Could he do it? Why or why not?

[@samuelsullivan3362]

Black Panther has also lifted Thor’s hammer. One of his ancestors used it before T’chala was born

[@jugemujugemu4690]

that was very dumb though, thats why nobody liked it

[@ANKYLOVER3647]

Zeus was an act of pure might, Dr Doom had it manipulated, Red Hulk had used the manipulation of gravity and strength, Hulk was just manipulating the momentum and allowed Thor to still hold so it wasn’t heavy, Storm used her own lightning powers and strength also with Thor still carrying the hammer deflected it on to Thor’s head and broke it, and Silver Surfer picked up Thor’s hammer because in the end he had a last ditch effort of pure heroism to defeat Thanos and became worthy at the time

[@striker-zq1040]

That venom bit was freaking awesome

[@numberbndl3763]

I hope Miguel o Hara is on this list, cause it was cool when he did that

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

You missed *Vision* who technically lifted it without effort, a fantastically funny moment in the McU!!🤗🤗

[@doctorshane2086]

I don't think their counting anything from the MCU just comic moments

[@wyattperkins7478]

The reason it’s not counted is because he’s a robot no soul, so the rules do not apply to him the same way as a human

[@wyattperkins7478]

And the awesome Android they call it a loophole

[@noirbe238]

this is whatculture comics, focusing only on comics.

[@michaelkeller5927]

@@wyattperkins7478 "an elevator isn't worthy"

[@thomascrownrg]

Nice!

[@ryanranga8484]

Plenty of Erik in Norse history lol

[@MrEric622]

Well, my name is Eric, soo...invalid point.

[@plush1563]

If Marvel were to ever to a crossover with Shonen Jump, I'd really like to See Jonnathan Joestar lift Thor's Hammer.

[@joseguzman1073]

That leads to a couple people I'd like to see lift the hammer across several series

[@thegamingillustrator]

natsu from fairytail would swing it around like a flail at a bad guy while screaming his head off.

[@sidneyswope3000]

How about kenshiro. That man might actually be worthy

[@MrInternet64]

The reason why vision could lift Thor’s hammer in age of Ultron is because vision was brand new and hasn’t done anything yet

[@Berengier817]

I think the comic book version, worthiness is you can't be tempted by its power, selfish and willing to kill when absolutely necessary.

[@adrianrocha6844]

Okay the reason Superman lifted Thor’s hammer was not because he’s worthy it was because Odin saw the situation and granted him access to wield it you can’t be worthy for a moment and not be able to pick up the hammer again Superman is weak to magic so it would just make him weaker and Superman already has a shit ton of powers so he does not need something that just adds to it so in conclusion Superman is not worthy

[@Berengier817]

5:55 Donald was the name of the original human Thor identity

[@roosiniimiamiciii6666]

For Superman, Odin lifted the worthiness enchantment temporarily, not because Superman was unworthy but because he was sort of too worthy. Thor is a warrior, and is therefore willing to kill. Superman however is not, which means he doesn’t fit that particular criteria.

[@julyharris4657]

Oooh I'm pretty early, delightful

[@vv_dreculla]

Every dude named Erick watching the rest of the video after he said that :😐

[@thespidermanoftheottomanempire]

5:45 happened to my buddy Eric once

[@fenrir_Lokison9]

You are absolutely wrong about superman being worthy. Let me guess...you just saw the panel and did not read the rest? After the fight, superman tries to lift Mjolnir to give it to Thor but...HE WAS NOT ABLE TO LIFT IT. Translations might change, since I read it in my native tongue (spanish). But Thor explained that Odin, in times of great danger or need, is not as strict as always...meaning that he turned off the worthy enchantment just for a moment.

[@williamsummerson1204]

My favorites that have wielded the hammer. Superman, venom, silver surfer and that's it.

[@riveraharper8166]

Hulk way is the most fun! :D

[@AnalogSage]

By the mists of fire and ice ❗️

[@DivineEnclave22]

If a marvel vs is ever possible which I highly doubt they should definitely do the poll thing on who should win

[@johnphillips2204]

title: Thor's Hammer Mjolnir me: Hammer's mjolnir

[@Dizz2K7]

Storm and Thor both have lightning in common... That has nothing to do with the hammer.

[@isaiahcooper203]

Actually, they have more in common. Both of their powers control the weather ie they can both make rain and tornadoes

[@curlyhead_.nathan2xnathan311]

I love you guys u are my favorite KZbinrs ❤️

[@makielcepeda9003]

King in black is soo damn dope

[@TheOwlMansReal]

Black Panther held it too when he fought Moon Knight

[@sedemganyuie-mensah9982]

In another storyline Spiderman 2099 was able to wield it

[@firstrule770]

Storm beating WW was silly, at least the way they did it. The lightning could have done the trick, but one hit from WW would have ended Storm, and she got that hit in.

[@NoneRain_]

Characters Who Lifted Thor's Hammer Mjolnir: all, all of them.

[@chardvark6703]

“He wielded lightning with the power of mjolnir!!” “Oh yea that happened to my buddy eric once”

[@jamesfountain5010]

Forgot Simon Walterson (aka Throg) from Earth 97161.

[@lionelphillip8763]

One on one with thanks prior to there fight Thor approach Odin yes to request had made for Thor ; shield staff or sword and belt? Or ? Thor had /has backup equipment!!

[@Bootyandbumps]

I never thought for a second that Ragnarok was Thor.

[@monkegamer4392]

Fun Facts: Hulk Has Lifted Mjonir In A Fight With The Avengers In A Official Cartoon And Also He Could Grab Mjonir In The Comics If He Just Got Angry Enough

[@JK_5076]

Venom! Awesome!

[@eliandervalderen5849]

Back in DC versus Marvel his name was Captain Marvel. This is before that guy decided to change his name to Shazam after making it where Billy Batson was not the main Captain Marvel anymore.

[@chillinginr.i.]

We need a Marvel vs. DC movie

[@alanpaquette7851]

doom like oden will destroy his enemies but will cherish his people

[@TAUK455]

It's cool that Thor now has a axe named storm breaker

[@garyhall2770]

You forgot about Thor's great-grandfather. It happened during Simonson's run in the 80's.

[@xsquirrelgirlx]

i know squirrel girl is revealed to be worthy in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe

[@JSPIDERMAN91]

What about Miguel O' Hara aka Spider-Man 2099? 🤔

[@tobyscustoms4813]

It wasn’t Mjolnir that deemed Thor unworthy it was Thor that deemed himself unworthy and yes theirs a big difference

[@MrLeafeater]

Aunt Mae could probably juggle three of them. Oh, yeah, and leaving out Odin seemed silly.

[@ngenzisourcequsai3950]

Dude we have seen captain America wilding miornure in infinity war

[@localloser7415]

Now anyone can hold it nothing is sacred in marvel comics anymore

[@dgaietto1]

Maestro should be on the list, or is he the Hulk from the future? I never know.

[@Sucas_Lounge]

I think it was it worldbreaker hulk comic, whete Hulks power grew so fast the hammer... Which means Hulk got stronget than mojlner could het heavier.

[@F0rceWielder]

MoonKnight has held his hammer

[@komodokisaragi9398]

as a fellow Eric, can confirm Masterson was worthy

[@jamsywamsy]

You forgot how Vision uses Mjolnir against Ultron.

[@kumichozz]

Does anyone have any idea as what constitutes as worthiness?

[@Gabronthe]

7:10 the Hammer probably wanted to leave hell.

[@Cassiel75]

It is an Arthurian Stone analogy.. /-correct?

[@rushipuranik3398]

Poor vision crying in the corner

[@mackenziemoore5088]

I was gunna be so mad is Venom wasn't on this list XD

[@Muttisuri]

I'll add another possible justification for Doom. Maybe, just maybe he was worthy since he was in hell, he might as well be one of the few worthy beings in hell at the time if not the only one.

[@MildlyAnnoyedAHM]

I would imagine that DC's Captain Marvel (Shazam) would be worthy.

[@zeeek2875]

He only question I have now is why does Zeus hate spunk? 0:39

[@kainleingod9662]

There was a animated Ultimate Avengers movie that had Hulk rage enough to swing one of the hammers. It looked more like Stormbreaker

[@thenoobmonster269]

Yh it was his axe 🪓 it has a name but it is not stormbreaker

[@doctorshane2086]

didnt Miguel oherra spider-man 2099 lift Mjolnir?

[@WesAddington]

WhatCulture's doing my boi Miguel dirty

[@JeremiahEcks777]

He lifted the 2099 universe version, yep.

[@kakashihatake2922]

I thought Batman would be here

[@thecontentterminator5555]

ahem in the comics magneto has a moment where he lifts mjilnior if im spelling that right with his powers. point is if ur counting hulk grabbing thors hand to make him hit himself and red hulk with 0 gravity * so dumb btw thats not how it works * then magneto using his metal powers to lift it should also be on here even though he shouldnt be able to it happened just saying

[@chimukab5433]

A guy called Eric 🤣🤣 Wait what 😵

[@Silver_Spectre]

You forgot Iron Man also in Donny Cates run

[@aaw265]

One can be worthy due to circumstance.

[@theALmighty66]

How do you leave out THE Adam Warlock?

[@Nerdznewznow]

I’m also not sure it counts but Moon Knight lifts Mjolnir but doesn’t actually hold it through his connection to Khansu. So I guess Khansu can be said to have wielded it?

[@BLUENEWMAN1]

Maybe you become worthy when you're the worthiness in that dimension like hell that's maybe why dr doom was worthy

[@seanmackey4251]

The hulk wielded the God's hammer in a what if comic book what if the hulk went berserk....

[@dovahking9032]

Didn't Black Widow once wield Mjolnir in a crazy what if comic, I'm pretty sure that happened

[@C05597641]

Ouch my partial heritage.

[@arjhaybeats0131]

That's not venom. That was eddie brock, because if you read it carefully. Venom and Eddie was forced to separate