THOR'S HAMMERS Mjolnir and Stormbreaker ANALYSED! | Pop-culture weapons analysed

[@merkavamkivm3373]

"Or should I say, Hammer and nailed it" *the hammer now falls and can't be picked up by shad*

[@pyeitme508]

Lol 🤣

[@1EDSEL3]

Such a dad

[@WishedWash]

@@1EDSEL3 *such a CHAD

[@curaxu]

now thats a missed opportunity

[@merkavamkivm3373]

@@WishedWash **such a SHAD

[@rafilosofo]

Shad: "And Stormbreaker has another upgrade..." Me: "Yeah, it can summon the bifrost" Shad: "... it is two handed" Me: "...or that"

[@reptilesceptile1035]

@NICHOLAS BURNS u come off as very sarcastic. So if youre sarcastic: the bifrost is veeery fucking powerfull. U know the dark world? Where hé sliced a car with the bifrost, or that loki almost took down a city with it in the first film

[@reptilesceptile1035]

@NICHOLAS BURNS lol. Can understand

[@Captain-Axeman]

The bifrost can also destroy planets. So, yeah it's really a big advantage.

[@stevenscott2136]

And transportation is used a lot more often than combat ability. Imagine a comedic skit where someone gets Stormbreaker and just uses it to avoid traffic.

[@unknow11712]

@@reptilesceptile1035 well... the car was not realy something spectacular , for our world of the marvel world... about the city ... its not realy just the city, it was destroying the world directly... he planned to destroy the planet and hide forever he's true nature\form ( and remove the treath of the frost giants ) so ... yea... powerfull .

[@waitwhat238]

"Historically, weapons had to be picked up" Me, looking at the trebuchet in my back yard: *One Day*

[@seaofcheese9928]

Are you pewdiepie fan?

[@merkavamkivm3373]

All hail the best of all siege weapon.

[@jacobnugent8159]

@@merkavamkivm3373 no way the best medieval artillery is obviously the ballista

[@ghostoperationswithcheukgu9844]

@@jacobnugent8159 huacha

[@mrmarmellow555]

Keep up the ''BUCHET'' PUSH UP'Z! LOL;)

[@NocturnalPyro]

This thing is in northern mythology Mjolnir was actually supposed to be longer, and used with 2 hands, but while making it the dwarves accidently broke the shaft. Which means Mjolnier was supposed to be a maul.

[@e4ehco21]

Yeah but loki was trying to mess it up

[@spiceyblueroyalhoney1225]

yeah and it looked different in mythology too.

[@gavin7683]

the version i read had it as Loki sabotaging the smith as a horsefly becasue it was part of a competition.

[@NocturnalPyro]

@@gavin7683 that’s a different version but also true, but it was still supposed to be a maul

[@dmdave2512]

What he said. The movie Mjolnir looks like that because it was based off the comic book Mjolnir which was based of Norse depictions of Mjolnir that are based off the story of it having been broken. How many times can we say Mjonir in one sentence...a bunch.

[@krystofdayne]

I'm convinced Shad's Mjolnir is actually made out of steel but he didn't want to shame us with his Chadness by casually throwing it around

[@poilboiler]

*Sadness

[@Formulka]

Did Mjolnir reveal the true name Chadiversity?

[@almasyelesbayev736]

Shad is extraordinarily humble.

[@LeviathanSpeaks1469]

CHADIVERSITY

[@liem11]

Don't break his cover!

[@Folian87]

Fun extra tidbit, Mjølner was supposed to have a much longer handle, making it a two handed hammer. But Loki, with his mischief, interfered in the making of the hammer, and thus the handle was made much shorter

[@havtor007]

@@faust8218 It is the same in the MCU because you know thinking up things for themselves is not something the writers at marvel is known for.

[@Kendricklamarglazer17]

@@faust8218 guess what The comics are based of the Norse mythology And that's why his hammer is short in the comics I think there is even a comic about it

[@user-bs2vb2sr5w]

In myth I think it was loki becoming a mosquito to bite someone

[@marvalice3455]

In the original poem, that reveal is actually just a small part of an extended dick joke. In fact, most mythological descriptions of the hammer are dick jokes.

[@marvalice3455]

@@faust8218 that aspect of the mythology is also in the comics

[@jjkthebest]

Summary: You'd have to be a god to use this effectively, and thor happens to be a god

[@shadizersilverhand2113]

Or worthy, because then you get a god power-up even if you aren't a god.

[@mongooseunleashed]

@@shadizersilverhand2113 So what would Thors name be if he wasn't worthy?

[@shadizersilverhand2113]

@@mongooseunleashed given it's his NAME it's not going to change. I have no idea how people fell into that insanely stupid idea that his name isn't his name and instead is a title that gets handed to whoever can wield the hammer.

[@mongooseunleashed]

@@shadizersilverhand2113 Lol, actually in the comics he becomes unworthy and is called Odinson. Then a nurse picks up the hammer and they called her Thor.

[@shadizersilverhand2113]

@@mongooseunleashed yes, I know all about that moronic deal and Thor's name is and will always be Thor. It was the name he got at birth and it belongs to him, it's not a title and isn't something you get called because you've got the hammer. They also ended up erasing the worthiness enchantment anyway because they couldn't convince anyone jane foster was actually worthy when she was written way, way worse than Thor and other people way more worthy.

[@ferrecool7886]

Fun fact: in the scene where the avengers tried to lift the hammer, they actually used a mjolnir made of steel instead of the usual cardboard one

[@thesevendeadlysins578]

That's a cool fact. I had no idea, that's awesome.

[@russiancheems2275]

bjoardnir

[@thanetheforsaken8769]

so the cast trying to lift the hammer was actually a real struggle

[@chasethemaster3440]

Thanks for the fun fact😊🥰👍💯💕💞💖

[@chasethemaster3440]

@@thanetheforsaken8769 ha apparently

[@mattfreese1771]

I just want to point out how much weight Shad has lost over this last year. I remember when he would try to have the level of energy and animation we see him have here, but he would get much more winded. It's a great thing to see! :D

[@marethyuthefirstshinigami162]

Since mjolnir's original target were ice giants the shattering aspect seems extremely useful

[@adeliadunkelberg8297]

In Marvel at least, in Nordic Mythology it was simply forged as a competition to win the god's favor (roughly).

[@bahane]

Yes the bet that got Loki's eyes and mouth sown shut.

[@theendersmirk5851]

@@adeliadunkelberg8297 Yeah, and didn't it also instant kill anything he hit with it too?

[@adeliadunkelberg8297]

@@theendersmirk5851 I believe so, it was made to enlarge to incredible sizes, always hitting and returning if being thrown, and also being unbreakable.

[@bruschetta7711]

A lot of mjolnir's downsides could easily be solved by making it a double handed weapon, you can balance it easier and apply more force

[@StarshadowMelody]

literally the whole time I was going "it's a maul" then shad was like: "it's a mallet" and then "And if you're wondering what the two handed version of the mallet is, it's the Maul" and I was like "THERE IT IS!"

[@LordoftheNightWolves]

In the original mythology, when Mjolnir was forged, Loki distracted the dwarf as a fly and so some of the metal became unusable and so Mjolnir has a shorter handle. So in a way, it was supposed to be a maul, but didn't make it.

[@brianober7345]

It could also be forge hammer they look similar

[@johanstevens5824]

@@brianober7345 and Thor is also god of blacksmiths

[@Mnnvint]

Maybe it was supposed to be like a sledgehammer or a warhammer, but not a maul or mallet, because that oversized head is strictly a superhero comic invention.

[@Morpheus-t1h]

My theory: Stormbreaker’s hammer head is designed so that you can hit it with mjolnir, like a hammer and a nail/spike

[@chadguy45]

Nice theory

[@Magnezone962]

That's what he did in endgame, spoiler alert

[@Magnezone962]

@@jman528 Ah ur right I was mentioning when Thor Stormbreaker hit mjolnir and hit Iron Man when Thanos got a hold of tony.

[@MoltenMouseMetal]

It's a slap-chop.

[@Morpheus-t1h]

@@MoltenMouseMetal lol nice

[@SculptyWorks]

Well, Shad now rules Asgard. ...I could live with that. 👍 (the place will have a lot more machicolations)

[@merkavamkivm3373]

Good.

[@pyeitme508]

Then turn Asgard democratic lol

[@pyeitme508]

Don't forget Thor's actor is Aussie, which means Shad is also Aussie.

[@chromarush1749]

@@pyeitme508 yes. Shad is only australian *because* the actor for thor is.

[@caseydubois3645]

However, he WON'T be reinstituting prima nocta

[@phantafalconpunch]

Note: Thor actually DOES have superhuman weight, in the comics he canonically weighs 600lbs

[@hebercluff1665]

Don't let him on an elevator

[@jm8080ful]

Have you seen Endgame? he doubled in size

[@zoombye8806]

Comic contunuity and the movies are too things. We can't really assume he can do that. I would argue he can lift MORE than 600, because of when he lifted the forge to create Stormbreaker, but that is also just speculation considering we don't know how much the thing actually lifted.

[@Here_is_Waldo]

@@zoombye8806 Not 'lift', 'weighs'. Thor weighs 600 pounds, but can lift many, many tons.

[@eliasbischoff176]

@@hebercluff1665 elevator's not worthy

[@xscar10]

"Or should I say, Hammer and nailed it" He truly is a father.

[@Maninawig]

Or should we say, Allfather?

[@josephcurwehn7150]

"Can i learn this power?" "Not from someone without kids you cant"

[@docphoenix2619]

Dadiversity

[@zacharysnyder2520]

The hammer should have instantly stuck back to the ground.

[@NumPad]

Mjolnir = Battle Mallet = Ballet Odin: “Are you Thor, God of Hammers?” Thor: “Nay, I am Thor, LORD OF THE DANCE!”

[@cezarcatalin1406]

Thor: I like throwing litt raves.

[@PeetStranger]

Dance-Off!

[@KanuckStreams]

Star Lord dashes into scene. "I heard there was a dance-off happening?!"

[@garysmith3037]

War Mallet = Wallet. I owe you something, let me get my Wallet!

[@MoltenMouseMetal]

War-Hammer -> Whammer

[@DevilsDeal]

Note: according to the old Marvell tabletop rpg, Asgardians are more dense than humans by several folks. Hence they are naturally heavier and stronger.

[@RisingBean]

In the comics, Thor weighs 640 lbs.

[@MrBlorp-sf9ye]

@@RisingBean Okay, that's as scary as Mjolnir getting placed on top of you--

[@whitewolf3051]

@@RisingBean I once had a book that was an info dump on many Marvel characters back in the 90s, some sort of visual guide, that included age, aliases, abilities, weight, bios, and background. That weight is in line with what that book said he weighed. I no longer have that, but dang was he heavy.

[@RisingBean]

@@whitewolf3051 Looks like you had one of the Official Handbooks to the Marvel Universe. Fun reads. I know they still put them out well into the 2000's and are likely even doing so now.

[@davidguillenmateu657]

@@RisingBean Poor Jane lol

[@TheStartrek99]

Interestingly, in the original mythology, Thor's hammer was supposed to have a longer handle. The smith wasn't able to finish the hammer's handle because of mythological shenanigans.....

[@YourDeath1994]

I remember that story vaguely. Something something decieving and frost gigants trying to mess with something. But just think of the boldness of the smith thats like " shit, i cant finish the handle on time. Lets just stick a normal hammer handle on it and give it to the literal god of thunder and war, he wont see the difference, what could go wrong..."

[@michaelisnotmichael9008]

Yeah cuz Loki kept fucking with the smith as a fly and he fucked up the process

[@KageNoTenshi]

Loki

[@mortum_potato6124]

And also the fact that even Thor had trouble wielding the thing effectively without his gloves and belt.

[@curtissmith6078]

@@michaelisnotmichael9008 Well yeah otherwise how will the Gods get them for free same goes for the walls around Asgard Odin even got an 8 legged steed out of it.

[@GTECspokesman]

when you have a mallet, every problem looks like a peg.

[@davidburroughs2244]

"When you have a rock, every smaller rock looks like a walnut," as my uncle Oof used to grunt (translated from his original groans).

[@jonathangordon9911]

Or a wall.

[@BigUriel]

If you look at the mythological origin of Mjolnir, I think it was supposed to be something like a sledgehammer, but was actually botched and ended up with a shorter handle than intended.

[@christianleguellec4998]

Yea I think Loki turned into a fly to mess with the smith so he wouldn't lose a bet, and ended up biting him on the eye causing him to snap the handle. Not an expert but it was something along those lines.

[@bonbondurjdr6553]

I see you've begun practicing the ancient and honorable art of "DAD JOKES". Godspeed on your journey! o7

[@jonathanmoody4294]

I know the ultimate anti-hi ____, I'm dad. start off by just having your father figure continuously do the "Hi _____, I'm Dad" after that what you need to do is say "I'm Dad" then chaos ensues.

[@bonbondurjdr6553]

@@jonathanmoody4294 Nice! XD

[@dane3038]

Technically, Meow Meow is not a mallet. It is a broken maul. The handle was sabotaged during construction.

[@medicgaming9117]

Meow meow?

[@hectortheforgetful103]

i didn´t get the meow meow thing, but hey, finally someone with culture :}

[@whitewolf3051]

I thought it was supposed to be a broken sledgehammer given that the head is metal, not wood.

[@dane3038]

@@whitewolf3051 I think you may be right.

[@doublebassman123]

@@hectortheforgetful103 the quirky science girl in the first thor movie calls it that.

[@Megaman22xx]

"By the power of grey skull" Me: That is historically accurate.

[@RequiemPoete]

Whom ever shall yield Mjolinir; True King of England shall he be!

[@matthewwriter9539]

"By the power of Grey Skull!" "Turtle power!" "Punky power!" "Go, go Power Rangers!"

[@chadfalardeau5396]

"Yo Joe"

[@AidanRatnage]

@@RequiemPoete No, that's Excalibur.

[@dovahclone2607]

At this point the phrase is history! XD Boi the world was nice then.

[@forlornfoe]

As the epitome of historical accuracy, _Medieval 2 Total War_ depicts, wooden mallet was used as a sidearm by English longbowmen.

[@cjslime8847]

Someone was killed in war by a mallet 😂

[@nathanbrown8196]

Switching to your sidearm is faster than reloading.

[@Bulletproof_Trump]

I've been wondering what that was.

[@SimonClarkstone]

Is that not for building fences really fast on the battlefield or something?

[@omargerardolopez3294]

Man, when I was little I claimed aggresively that it was a mallet because it didn't look llike a hammer, but I ended accepting it was a hammer because every single one called it like that. You, my lad, are the first one in years to prove me right

[@pravusprime]

The old comics written by Stan Lee called it a mallet all the time, most of the run through the 60's did.

[@abyssstrider2547]

But mallet is round

[@abyssstrider2547]

This is square

[@omargerardolopez3294]

@@abyssstrider2547 One of the example mallets of this video was square as well

[@abyssstrider2547]

@@omargerardolopez3294 Guess so but i can't really treat the weapon as a mallet, it just doesn't feel... Effective.

[@RTDelete]

Finally, I get to see Shad rant about surface area for 20 minutes straight

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

You must be new. :)

[@RTDelete]

@@Santisima_Trinidad No, not at all, I’ve been watching Shad for a long time

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

@@RTDelete thetm surely you've seen his many videos where he talks at great length about surface area.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

@@RTDelete i know, that's why I replied with a joke, and quickly regretted it because I didn't have any more jokes.

[@R0GU351GN4L]

Mjolnir is a smiths hammer, Thunor/Thor would strike his Anvil when Angry the sound made was thunder and the Spark were Lightning. At least that's how us Anglo-Saxons told the story. He was our God too once.

[@VJK102]

That makes sense

[@jagmannenarbrand8373]

The word "thunder" in English actually came from the Anglo-Saxon name for Thor.

[@couldawa7114]

@@Niop_Tres the version I know was that the dwarf that was forging the hammer cut his forehead or eye and the blood clouded his vision and he messed up

[@BigVince80bce]

@@couldawa7114 loki turned into a horsefly and bit brokks eyelid so hard that it bled causing brokk to screw up the temperature of the forge and thus make Thor's hammer a one handed weapon instead of a two handed one

[@BigVince80bce]

@@couldawa7114 so technically you're both right

[@Geebees93]

In Norse Mythology Mjolnir was meant to be a maul, Shad. However, because of a bet Loki was about to lose he sabotaged the construction so that the handle broke off.

[@shade08538]

Yup, he agreed to forfeit his head to Brock and Eitri

[@Spahki]

@@shade08538 Don't worry his neck wasn't part of the deal. Can't take his head without harming the neck.

[@shade08538]

@@Spahki then cut the head ._.

[@Spahki]

@@shade08538 but if you remove part of the head you don't get the whole head. What's the point of getting only half a head.

[@themerchantinblack6157]

@@shade08538 but his neck would be damaged which is not part of the deal so the dwarfs decide to sew loki mouth shut.

[@icameisawicringed6644]

"Or should I say, hammer and nailed it" passed the dad test, I sighed hard. Excellent work Ch-D-Shad!

[@Voltstorm0207]

He should have lost his worthiness at that point.

[@thesupersonicstig]

Shad Fact: Shad claims his weapons are all foam to hide the fact he has the strength of 1000 dragons.

[@AlphaFX-kv4ud]

He liked it, it is truth

[@Seriously_Unserious]

Shad does always ask "but what about dragons?" so myth confirmed.

[@themostbritishpersonalive868]

No shad IS 1000 dragons who took one human form

[@thesupersonicstig]

@@themostbritishpersonalive868 Which is the reason he has the strength of 1000 dragons.

[@Seriously_Unserious]

@@themostbritishpersonalive868 No Shad is the living incarnation of 1000 Pommels of Mass Destruction in human form. 1000 dragons would be a candle flickering in the gale compared to even just ONE Pommel of Mass Destruction.

[@mickys8065]

In the movies I always assumed thor was able to subconsciously control mjolnir's density, which is why he is able to easily play catch with it then instantly swing it hard enough to pull him off. Another thing is how during the dark world mjolnir was fast enough to shatter reinforced glass just from turning around when it was trying to find Thor, that thing is incredibly fast

[@samwilliams1142]

That hammer helped to focus your power it was never the source of your power. Odin to Thor.

[@danieldimitri6133]

Vision: it's incredibly well balanced Thor: if it's too heavy you lose power in the swing.

[@nilsolofleif8886]

In old Norse, mjölnir means something like "the one who grinds" or "pulverizer" Mjöl in Swedish means flour. Something turned into a fine powder. So it makes sense it would have a shattering capacity haha

[@thewistfulpigeon2747]

19:57 in defense of Thor's infinity war ground slam, I think it important to point out that the ground doesn't even throw dust up. It's purely lightning.

[@godemperorphatty7185]

Mjolnir was meant to have a longer handle, Loki pulled some tricks and the Dwarven craftsman made the short handle as a result.

[@KingKalashnikov]

Can't believe we missed out on the Mjaulnir

[@thalmoragent9344]

@@KingKalashnikov Wait, what does that spelling mean?

[@KingKalashnikov]

@@thalmoragent9344 It's a pun. Mjolnir+Maul=Mjaulnir.

[@user-yo4bo5ww2y]

Funfact: In nordic mythology Mjölnir was supposed to be 2 handed but the blacksmith done a bad job because of Loki so it end up one handed.

[@algots5291]

Exactly

[@bohort]

the smith Elvis, thank you very much :P

[@eelislummaa5383]

@@bohort whernt the smiths like dwarfs or something

[@bohort]

@@eelislummaa5383 yes, brothers borok and elvis (although there a lot of different names for the, I just wanted to make the reference)

[@Lavastaramus]

If I remember correctly, the hammer was also so damn heavy, that Thor couldn't lift it without magical belt that increased his strenght.

[@TheDefectiveAI]

Thor: “That’s it, I’m gettin me mallet”

[@lockwoan01]

Eustace would like a word with you.

[@quoriander]

Surprised there wasn't a "STOP...Hammer time," joke in there.

[@Wardogindustries]

We should tell shad to stop with the jokes, because it's hammer time!

[@elib9002]

WHAT!?!?!?!? that is unacceptable!

[@protorhinocerator142]

According to the comics, Thor's body is denser than it looks and he weighs about 640 pounds (290 kg). If either weapon were made of normal metal, he'd be able to swing them around rather easily, without worrying too much about his balance.

[@joeycote480]

According to the old Marvel pen and paper RPG, Thor, and a lot of the other big guys like Thing, could bench press more then 70 tons. So, not only does the body mass help a lot, but his strength would make the weight of Mjolnir almost trivial.

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@joeycote480 But that's assuming a stable, centered mass like a barbell. Lifting a battleship with one arm is another story. It's all off-balance. And that's before you get into the nitty gritty of the battleship being strong enough to stay in one piece when someone with nigh-infinite strength tries to life it from one side. Probably rip in half, like the Titanic did. Or his hands would puncture it. Or it would simply bury his feet in the ground as he tries to lift it. Things like that. John Byrne got around that with Superman by concocting a "bio-electic tactile telekinetic" field around Superman. He could lift a battleship from one end and it would stay in one piece because of wibbly wobbly timey wimey super dee duper ex machina. Also picking up a whale by the tail, and so forth.

[@DunsmoreFamily]

@@protorhinocerator142 Mjolnir

[@migmit]

- And Jane Foster never noticed? - Our relationship was never physical.

[@elementalist1984]

@@migmit maybe she likes being on top?

[@Swarm069]

"No babe, i totally swear my Stormbreaker is usually huge! I just came out of the pool is all!"

[@rocksnrolls]

Haha! That got me

[@spartantraveler7251]

Or just had a cold shower

[@brandonfoley7519]

Ah yes the frightened turtle affect

[@captainmaim]

Frost Giants be like "yeah.... it's cold."

[@spartantraveler7251]

Also: Shad "Stormbreaker is massively overweight." Thor "Are you calling my axe fat?" Me "Dude it fits you."

[@phoenixkingtheo]

I feel like replacing "hammer" with mallet in the MCU would be hilarious. Just imagine Anthony Hopkins in the first Thor saying "the mallet Mjolnir" I feel would be amazing

[@Wertical21]

"Are you Thor, the god of mallets?"

[@RequiemPoete]

I'm amazed Tony didn't make that joke.

[@kmalm4776]

Power-Judge or something. Dressed in usual judge atire with a enchanted mallet.

[@PhilBagels]

Maybe Justin Mallet would have been a better maker of high-tech weapons.

[@boulderthefat154]

It would fit in Disney’s terrible current writing at least 😂

[@drsupermonk7831]

In Norse mythology, there was a mistake in the creation of Mjolnir (Loki's fault) that made the hilt too short. It was supposed to be two handed. And Thor is insanely strong in mythology. It took 9 giants to lift it. On a separate occasion, it took both of his sons to lift it, one of which was the God of Strength. On top of that, Thor has a belt that doubles his strength anyway, so weight really isn't a problem for him, and the handle wasn't intentionally designed like that.

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

...Yeah, you can tell he's a dad by that first joke being absolutely terrible.

[@salvadortoscano2534]

Shad's made it clear he was a fan of dad jokes before he was a dad, he just gets more leeway to say them now that he *is* a dad xD

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

@@salvadortoscano2534 Perfection.

[@hideousruin]

I've loved dad jokes my whole life and I don't have kids. Of course I'm a strange one. When I was a kid my friends and I would have contests to tell the least funny joke. Or maybe I should say the most "unfunny" joke. We would call it "Arid" after the deodorant that advertised itself as "extra extra dry." Of course that didn't make sense since we weren't making dry jokes, we were being reta***.

[@captainstinkyvonpoopberg4925]

When is a joke a Dad Joke? When it's apparent.

[@jimmy8814]

Thor: I'm getting me mallet

[@dylanblack8714]

Rip courage

[@lockwoan01]

@@dylanblack8714 Yep. Eustace.

[@alwayscensored6871]

Shad has a 5 foot sword and we think that is normal? He seems to be quite comfortable with it waving about.

[@AxxLAfriku]

My name: AxxL My job: KZbinr I like: Hot girls I have: 2 hot girlfriends My dream: Have more subscribers than my 2 girlfriends Your name: al

[@tezlaactual6582]

I have multiple swords and spears, you collect what you like and you get comfortable and confident with what you collect, it's not hard to get decent swords

[@tezlaactual6582]

I actually wore a couple of them to my brother's wedding cause my families insanely proud of our scottish heritage

[@drewpamon]

Yeah that's pretty small

[@alwayscensored6871]

@@tezlaactual6582 I wore the family Kilt, but no swords.

[@remingtonwright6796]

Shad's inertia point is also demonstrated in the move thor does where he swings in an upward half circle and leaps into the air with the momentum, then brings back down on the landing to generate more force. Like a hammer superman punch

[@remingtonwright6796]

I guess you could call it a Thor-yuken. (And yes, I did think of that pun a month later)

[@alexf1353]

Imagine if there's a Shad in the Marvel Universe that analyzes all the superhero's tactics and weapons. Ha!

[@justjake8873]

That would be Taneleer Tivan, aka The Collector. Portrayed by Benicio Del Toro in the MCU

[@benhardy5597]

Or task master who’s powers are to specifically analyze fighting styles and counter/repeat.

[@xverser2574]

I would not doubt it.

[@lorddeez1385]

It would be a great help to the villans for sure

[@condor-yz6bo]

I like to think that MCU version of shad was a shield intel analysts who always geeked out over the heroes

[@UnexpectedWonder]

Combining He-Man, Thundercats, and Thor is simply glorious. :D :D :D Shoot...Thundarr the Barbarian would work too.

[@BatsNStuf]

What makes all of this funnier is in Age of Ultron when Thor says “well if it’s too heavy you lose power on the swing”

[@justinanderson2460]

Yeah, right after Vision picks it up and comments: "Its terribly well balanced." After belting Ultron with it.

[@PJDAltamirus0425]

@@justinanderson2460 Yeah, when it is not well balanced at all XD

[@xd_mystyyyyy]

It’s literally 42 Pounds + the worthiness factor so it’s fine.

[@PJDAltamirus0425]

@@xd_mystyyyyy 42 pounds on the end of a lever would kill most people's wrists or shoulders lifting of swinging. The worthiness factor magic is needed.. No warrior irl would use it as a weapon.... it would be workout equipment.

[@atk9989]

@@PJDAltamirus0425 also the fact that it is cannon that Asgarians are much denser then earth humans. so Thor and Cap might be the similar size and build but Thor weighs about 3 times as much. Thor in comics is 6'6" and 640 pounds to Caps 6'2" 220 pounds. so while a 42 pound hammer would be heavy to Cap it would feel and act more like a 14 or less pound hammer to Thor not counting the super strength.

[@giovannisantostasi9615]

Before Marvel Thor was well known by everybody it was my favorite comic (I was reading the Italian translated version). I was so in love with the hammer and his lore that I was always playing with my dad's hammers pretending to be the god. One day my day surprised me (I was in heaven for days) by coming home with a perfect replica (child-sized) of Mjolnir. It was made of wood, but he sprayed painted silver on the head and used leather for the stripes around the handle. It was magnificent, one of the best memories of my childhood. This was 40 years ago.

[@allancoppell3199]

Your dad actually brought Mjolnir home...you have the power of Thor.

[@hahano1121]

I remember a video where someone made one, with a powerful magnet in it activated by a thumb scanner or something. He put it down on top of manhole covers, and challenged people to pick it up.

[@FierceDeity35]

The Hacksmith

[@n3ng069]

this argument is basically shotgun vs rifle and that is good it's about time that someone talked about this EDIT:thanks for 20 likes!

[@gatereaper]

Also Shad never mentioned Stormbreaker being able to call the bifrost. That's a huge upgrade in terms of its enchantments if you ask me. A giant beam that he can teleport through and also just use as a weapon in its own right.

[@MrBlorp-sf9ye]

You could essentially tear someone apart with that. Very effective against large targets!

[@galloviking4766]

Shad: "Mjölnir isn't a warhammer" Me: "That's it, I'm getting me..." Shad: "It's a mallet" Me: "Oh, go on then"

[@cleverusername9369]

What were you going to get?

[@galloviking4766]

@@cleverusername9369 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHbViXt6gqmLbLM

[@cleverusername9369]

@@galloviking4766 lol

[@w0lf-m4n]

BY THE POWER OF GRAY SKU- oh wrong one.. Lmao

[@sigmarsson]

Mjølner : "the one that grinds and crushes to dust". In Norwegian Mjøl (or mel) is flour :-)

[@filipkaminski3695]

.

[@ninjahombrepalito1721]

I thought it just meant "crusher".

[@FTStudios1422]

........... bruh

[@benjaminpujol711]

Yeah because he was god of farming, war, weather and fertility

[@pixel_biscuit]

@@benjaminpujol711 fer-

[@Erynne-Storm]

Oh dear Lord that intro...Shad. I will not lie I smiled at the reference.

[@joekilker6373]

Thor would occasionally refer to Mjolnir as his 'mallet'. Sometimes even 'mystic mallet', for the alliteration.

[@dominusfornax]

sometimes, if memory serves, he would say "To me, mine enchanted mallet"

[@joekilker6373]

@@dominusfornax It's possible. Something the Silver Surfer definitely said, several times, was, "To me, my board!", so it might have been that. It doesn't help that the mechanism of the hammer's return, and Thor's control over it, hasn't been consistent. Once, in orbit in space, it missed him because he wasn't in the same place he'd thrown it, so it's treated as a boomerang, or Cap's shield. And if it's manoeuvrable because Thor can manipulate air with it (my theory), instead of 'pulling him off', how does that work in space?

[@Amonimus]

"imagine there's an opponent there" Petition to add a manequien or a statue and make it a named chaeacter.

[@RequiemPoete]

Name it Manny Quinn.

[@clara_corvus]

Doesn't he have this kind of training puppet named Bob? No, wait - that was Skallagrim. But I think Shad has a similar one🤔

[@henrypaleveda7760]

he already has an archery target that's person shaped and is named bormir

[@jameshamaker9321]

@@RequiemPoete ... you win the evening, for making that comment. 👍👍

[@Hydallion]

As we spell Thor's hammer in Swedish: Mjölner. Means it makes things into powder or flour. A fitting companion for a king.

[@yanivyack]

I heard it means "crusher". Not sure in what language though

[@Rapt0rham]

AFAIK mjolnir, mill, mallet, ect. all come from the same Proto-Indo-European root word.

[@2adamast]

Looking at pre opera depictions of mjolnir, by some coincidence it is shaped like a hand milling stone with added handle

[@phunkracy]

@@Rapt0rham its amazing the common Indo-European root of many words. In polish "miał" is the exact sound of mjöl and it means pretty much the same

[@terrenceprice6504]

Fascinating point as far as the dimensions of Mjolnir goes: According to the original myth of its forging, the short handle was an intentional flaw; Loki turned into a biting fly and distracted the dwarf who was forging it at a critical moment. I have no defense for the mallet head.

[@kenneth6102]

That means it was intended to be a maul, which makes sense of the shape of the head. Edit: thus, by definition, Mjolnir is a one-handed maul, hence a mallet. Therefore we are all wrong calling it a hammer.

[@supernova5862]

I was thinking about writing a 😃comments similar to yours but you did it for me thanks

[@atarumoroboshi527]

@@kenneth6102 Nope. The difference between a mallet and a hammer is the material it's made of. Look at a sledgehammer, the hammer head looks similar to a mallet but because it's made of steel it's a hammer. If you want a mallet it needs to be made of something soft like rubber or wood.

[@pensmith]

Traditional images of Mjolner doesn't show it in the shape Marvel's does. It looks completely different.

[@brijekavervix7340]

I believe the oversized 'mallet head' used by Marvel in their comics and films was for artistic purposes to convey masculine traits such as physical strength and power to a contemporary audience.

[@mr.sandman3619]

A guy saying "greetings I'm chad" while holding both storm breaker and mjolnir is not something that I knew I needed

[@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc]

Maybe because his name isn't Chad?

[@rawbdawg6447]

But he never said his name was chad

[@autocratytirar]

@@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc it’s a joke, he knows his name is slab

[@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc]

@@autocratytirar Slab? I thought it was Shed - named after the mini-castle where he was conceived.

[@bedeoof5948]

@@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc nah it's ched you guys are all wrong

[@wardy6224]

Odin always said to Thor that Mjolnir is a tool not a weapon, so its not meant to look like a spikey death club Also in terms of balance, Vision said its ‘terribly well balanced’ which can only mean that just how Mjolnir can be too heavy for non-worthy people trying to lift it, it can also ‘MagicaLlY’ be lighter for those who are

[@michaelpettersson4919]

Most people really hate it when someone steal there stuff. It make perfect sence to equip Mjolnir with a security system. He had to go in drag, pretending to be a women when some giant had stolen it. Better not repeat that embarrassment. 😉

[@wardy6224]

@@michaelpettersson4919 Its 2021 anything goes ;))

[@Repotyr]

"Or should i say hammer and nailed it" *gets Smited by a lightning bolt

[@derrickstorm6976]

Smitten

[@mtndewmslayer2564]

Smote?

[@Repotyr]

@@mtndewmslayer2564 smitedideded

[@carlrood4457]

Being forged in a star is a movie thing. In the comics, when it once broke, Thor was able to reforge it in a Pittsburgh steel mill so its melting point is probably comparable to steel.

[@kairu_aname]

Being forged in the middle of a star is only because they used another star for unlimited energy

[@Vibranium_man]

Never mind it was at a comic in the 90's he once used lightning to weld it the second time the destroyer destroyed it. But in that comic you said one of the works said something about he was about to do in an hour what would of taken them months to do so that might be a factor

[@boygenius538_8]

Lol that’s so lame. I’ll stick with the star.

[@taylorsherrill1721]

No. Being forged in the star was definitely not just a movie thing. The comics forge it in the same place by the same people and that was them making the hammer. So it has to be much hotter to make the hammer than it does to repair the hammer, I can fix a cast iron with a arc welder but it will not be the same temperature as when it was made. Also the comic you are referencing is from 1965, and implies than there was some god like tampering with the repair process as the hammer was fixed in an hour and the workers of the mill said that it would’ve taken them months to do the same thing.

[@trondbirkeland8094]

In the myth, Mjølnir was made somewhat faulty by the dwarves, with a handle much too short. The shortness of the handle was not intentional, but probably mirrors the "imperfect side" of the gods. It is meant to be neither practical nor realistic. Superheroes are in many ways our modern gods.

[@michaelguenot6177]

“Lift and Drop, Lift and Drop”. I just pictured Thor smacking the ground repeatedly like Mario in the old Donkey Kong game.

[@bobofthekerbals9797]

Glad I'm jot the only one

[@JoCocomo]

Or when you get the super mallet in smash bros

[@SneakySolidSnake]

playing whack a mjol...nir

[@stoicgaardian]

“The magical mallet mjolnir” - Shad Brooks, 2021

[@TheDragonaf1]

"The way you compensate that is ramp up the weight"....just like a mythical hammer which has infinite mass to everyone else except the person that can carry it.

[@windhelmguard5295]

you mean except the person who the hammer randomly allows to carry it.

[@TheDragonaf1]

@@windhelmguard5295 its not random. "whosever if he be worthy" in the MCU currently thats only Thor and Cap (and Odin i suppose as he put the incantation). In the comics the hammer has the mind stone inside it thus making it sentient; hence that also allowed Bill and Jane foster (and at some point in the future Thanos will hold it as he kills the current version of Thor).

[@windhelmguard5295]

@@TheDragonaf1 there is neither a statement, nor any discernable pattern to establish by which standard the hammer determines whether someone's worthy or not.

[@TheDragonaf1]

@@windhelmguard5295 actually there is. In the comics Thore states "one must have a pure heart and a Nobel mind" (I.e what Odin considers worthy) This was spoken when Cap first lifted the hammer and I believe superman could also (with Odin's permission). In current continuity the Hammer told Jane that it chose her because of her strong heart being stronger than thunder. E.g. the saying: do I choose my head or heart to do the right thing. To hold the hammer you need to have the spirit of the warrior and clear intention. In the MCU it's a bit different. Nothing is specifically said. But their is a clear patter. To hold it you must judge yourself if you have dbout your not worthy E.g. Thore had to learn humility and understand the choice not to always fight first, Cap had a good heart and knowing he could life it chose not to. Vision was pure of mind but again didn't want to fight/to avoid fighting. So in the MCU most fans agree that being worthy (in Odin's eye) is the reluctance to use power because you understand how dangerous that power is.

[@windhelmguard5295]

@@TheDragonaf1 and yet you can have two characters, both meeting the criteria you mentioned and it can still randomly reject one or both of them.

[@Dalzombie]

"'This is my mighty hammer" "What's it called?" "Me ol' neer"

[@matthewwriter9539]

"Whomever holds this pole axe, if he or she be worth, shall possess the power of Shad."

[@Nikoxin319]

But to do so, you must shout "Machicolations!" very loudly.

[@matthewwriter9539]

...unless you also use the magic kite shield that comes with it.

[@Gamemaniac29]

Im just gonna point out how good Shad looks with that longsword, brigandine and clothing color palette

[@l.amagundayao4853]

It's actually called "Jonathan", it's alright if you get the pronunciation wrong.

[@Grifball]

*raises hand* I understood that reference

[@shitpostman290]

“Johnathan?”

[@Incariuz]

Damn, you beat me to it.

[@hierony5471]

Rudd is amazing. 😂😂

[@Spectrulus]

Shad, what if the the War Mallet was made of wood, but with layers of metal nailed into it, so you keep it reasonably light to swing, but not cuttable or flammable? It might be good for disabling opponents without necessarily killing them, which I imagine a fantasy fighter may be interested in.

[@P3x310]

17:13 Mjolnir the Magical Mallet sounds like a solid name for a children bedtime story

[@godblessedsaxman5347]

Only Shad is chad enough to critique a god's weapons without any fear.

[@pokebot451gonbow5]

Has He done a sword of omens rankin and bass version

[@pokebot451gonbow5]

Or xblade

[@oolexer]

sixty-ninth like

[@brandong7784]

they are not accurate to the original anyway so the gods probably are more pissed about that lol

[@StreakedSilver]

ok, Shad, hear me out you Glorious man you. Top ten Ugliest BUT EFFECTIVE historical weapons of medieval period OR from the 900th to the 1500th.

[@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc]

It should be said that the clarity of the audio in Shad's outdoor videos is really impressive, especially taking into account all the action, the heavy wind, etc. Would be interested to see a gear video from him.

[@s.p..smdness8748]

In the mythology, Mjölnir was actually supposed to have the proportions of a Maul, but Loki disturbed the blacksmith dwarf when he was making the shaft, hoping to ruin the weapon. So Mjölnir actually ended up with a shorter shaft but its magical properties where so great that the gods didn't care : Mjölnir was the closest thing to a nuke in a world of melee weapons. Edit : aaaaand at least 10 people already mentionned that in the comments.

[@shawn6860]

And 10 more will likely also make that comment. Lol!

[@galre7702]

“Or should I say, hammer and nailed it” Looks like you really became thor with those quips

[@Benjamin1986980]

One interesting thing. According to myth, mjolnir was supposed to be a two-handed maul, but due to Loki's interference with the forging, the handle was made too short.

[@TheOtherNeutrino]

#JustLokiThings

[@ottoscheppard7115]

Mjlonir’s enchantment of only being used by the worthy and I thought I can control it is used much more in the comics. The absorbing man who can take on the characteristics of anything he touches did that to try and match the war he turned his body into essentially millionaire and Thor was able to telepathically control him once he did was very entertaining.

[@liquidwat]

You were right without the enchantment thanos was able to grab and use stormbreaker when thor called it to him. Grabbed it right out of the air and almost killed thor with it

[@shazamguy3145]

I feel like a point that does even more for Thor's weapon choices is his ability to fly. He can produce force without anything to push off against, he can "fly" in place to give more force to his swings

[@Igniferi]

I don't think Thor himself can fly, he gains the ability from his weapon.

[@ChaoswithFries]

@@Igniferi completely true

[@MrBlorp-sf9ye]

@Карасик Ерохин spoilers nah nah fam, as Odin said, the hammer was to serve as a focus or conduit of sorts to focus Thor's power, not as a source for it. The hammer actually draws power *from* Thor. We even see him use lightning and thunder without Mjolnir in Ragnarok. Okay, so here's how it works: Hammer = focus for Thor's powers, not source Enchantment = one must be worthy to wield Mjolnir, not only Thor. Thor is even unworthy of Mjolnir in the first Thor movie. Capt. uses Mjolnir plus lightning powers = that's because, "if he be worthy, he shall posses the power of Thor" note, "*power of Thor*", not "*power of Mjolnir*." Mjolnir doesn't hold the power, Thor does. Just so happens that Mjolnir can let its worthy wielder use Thor's power. This is convoluted, I know :'/ Hopefully, someone can make my explanation clearer and more understandable X'P

[@ChaoswithFries]

@Карасик Ерохин I am not saying that he draws his power from it. It allows him much more control of his power.

[@MrBlorp-sf9ye]

@Карасик Ерохин Thor was born the god of thunder, so he had the zappies from birth. He just didn't know how to channel it until Ragnarok, so he needed Mjolnir to focus it. At least that's what I remember.

[@chuckbowie5833]

Always liked your content and now loved your conversation with Carl. Mad respects, mate.

[@englishtwister]

I Was talking about this video and how you described, with me practically repeating your dialogue word for word, or at least ninety percent the same dialogue, Mjolnir being a mallet and not a hammer at my gathering and each person enjoyed it and gave feedback on Thor's Mallet.

[@AtelierGod]

Don’t forget the myth where the hammers handle was supposed to be longer but Loki interfered with the creation and it became unusually short.

[@SneakySolidSnake]

@Pro Semite but then it would be a two handed weapon. an obvious advantage.

[@AtelierGod]

@Pro Semite I’m no weapons expert so I can’t call your statement inaccurate but at the same time I don’t know your credentials so I can’t confirm what you’re saying either but do remember the shorter handle is by mistake so the hammer is already weighted to having a longer handle it just doesn’t have it.

[@AtelierGod]

@Pro Semite I don’t see the problem, are referring to it not being historically accurate? I don’t think that would matter when the one wielding the hammer is someone capable of in certain iterations holding up part of Manhattan.

[@AtelierGod]

@Pro Semite were goddamn talking about the hammer of Thor superhuman abilities should be a given from the start!

[@AtelierGod]

@Pro Semite at least you can apologize when in the wrong. You are forgiven.

[@afinoxi]

"Or should I say hammer and nailed it ?" Thor : Don't talk to me or my hammer ever again.

[@lordheadass8310]

I can't believe 10 years worth of movie and Tony Stark didn't even once asked Thor to put his hammer on a scale or smt

[@dave_h_8742]

Must be light as he hung it on a coat peg on a wall.

[@alansundqvist9462]

thor wasn't involved with the avengers after ulton which was like 5 years or something.

[@drewpamon]

Is the scale worthy?

[@erikburzinski8248]

@@dave_h_8742 i think that was more of that the writer didnt think about that rather then it being light.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

From my understanding, the hammer just doesn't move once it's comfortable. So it's technically weightless.

[@jefferickson5833]

Norse mythology actually covered why it is so large with a short handle. Loki mischief made the Dwarves mess up the handle length.

[@lukemaddox7306]

I'm so impressed with your ability to deafen the wind.

[@mag68us]

Don’t forget, Vision said that Mjolnir was extremely well balanced.

[@ajkohkoh3921]

As all things should be

[@sinistertwister686]

As all things should be

[@gavinhalo]

What have you done?!?

[@overlord-6644]

As all things should be

[@josephalbertson8834]

However Mjolnir is supposed to be extremely unbalanced in lore. Idk why they would include that

[@sierrasanders675]

Shad your innuendos are legendary. Also you look great lately! I can only assume the surgery you had done has something to do with your palpable virility and vigor. At 2k comments I doubt you'll see this but if you do I'm curious to know if I'm correct in that assumption. I just remember seeing how badly you wanted to be able to be there for your family and not be wiped out all the time. It was really inspiring in a way - you didn't give a damn about what you personally were missing out on - you just wanted to be at your best for your family and you didn't want to lose any more time with them to fatigue. As someone who suffers from chronic fatigue it meant a lot to know I wasn't alone. Anyways enough mushy rambling - ya look and sound like a million bucks these days!

[@noahbella9941]

Funfact: In the myths Mjolnirs hilt is very short not on purpes tho it was Loki's doing

[@gusdolan6046]

Ah, Norse dick jokes

[@padalan2504]

Funfact: Monks who wrote down the myth probably had no clue tools and weapons can be hafted again.

[@noahbella9941]

@@gusdolan6046 wow that was a mistake I didn't think that through

[@noahbella9941]

@@padalan2504 No it was made by dwarves and it was really rare and hard to make and they only did it because Loki Sayed they would get his head if they won the competition

[@muyahegifty3836]

Mjolnir was designed as a throwing weapon. According to my observations of how Thor uses it at most. And a magical thunder wand to direct lightning.

[@LeonMRr]

Shad: picks up Mjolnir Me: I will follow thee wherever thou goest Shad: makes a joke Me: Nevermind

[@Kesvalk]

"You can't have a weapon this heavy because you need to actually lift it!" *the entire monster hunter cast wants to know your location*

[@TripleTSingt]

Shad: "Try to guess how to spell Mjolnir" Me (a man of culture): *checks title and description*

[@drogadepc]

Mjölnir

[@thomasnielsen8904]

Mjølner in Danish letters

[@chengkuoklee5734]

Meuw..meuw?

[@hazeltree7738]

Miolneer

[@pranav3632]

Jonathan

[@gusvogt-shields4689]

The shear enjoyment shad has making videos makes is so infectious.