Mjolnir (UK:/ˈmjɒlnɪər/MYOL-neer,[2]US:/ˈmjɔːlnɪər/MYAWL-neer),[3] known more formally asMjölnir, is a fictional magical weapon appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. It is depicted as the principal weapon of thesuperheroThor. Mjolnir, which first appears inJourney into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962), was created by writersStan Lee andLarry Lieber and designed by artistsJack Kirby andJoe Sinnott.
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Journey into Mystery #83 (August1962) |
Created by | Stan Lee Larry Lieber Jack Kirby Joe Sinnott |
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Type | Mystic item/artifact, Weapon |
Element of stories featuring | Thor[1] |
Mjolnir is typically depicted as a large, square-headed graysledgehammer, with a short, round handle wrapped in brown leather, culminating in a loopedlanyard. The object is based onMjölnir, the weapon of themythological Thor.
Publication history
editMjolnir debuted inMarvel Comics titleJourney into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962), being the means by which physician Donald Blake transformed into thunder godThor Odinson (by striking it on the ground). The first use of the hammer's name was in the "Tales of Asgard" feature inThor #135 (Dec. 1966) in a story by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The weapon's origin is eventually revealed inThor Annual #11 (1983), with another version presented inThor vol. 2, #80 (Aug. 2004).
In a 2002 documentary withKevin Smith, Lee says his brother and co-creatorLarry Lieber originally referred to Mjolnir as the "Uru Hammer".[4] Writer Roy Thomas eventually changed the name of the hammer to the mythologically correct name of "Mjolnir" but maintained the Larry Lieber concept of it being composed of fictional metal "uru".[5]
Origin
editMjolnir's origin in Marvel continuity mirrors the originalNorse legend. The hammer is created whenOdin'sadopted sonLoki cuts off the hair of the goddessSif as part of a cruel jest, and, when threatened with violence by Thor, promises to fetch replacement hair from the dwarf smiths. Loki commissions the hair from the Sons of Ivaldi, and the obliging dwarves create the hair and a magic ship and spear as gifts for the gods. Loki is convinced that no one can match their workmanship, and challenges a dwarf namedEitri to make finer treasures. Eitri creates a golden ring and goldenboar spear with magical properties, and then begins work on a hammer. Loki panics at the sight of the treasures, and, afraid he will lose the wager, transforms himself into agadfly and stings Eitri's assistant on the brow as he is working thebellows for theforge. The assistant stops for a moment to wipe away the blood, and the bellows fall flat. As a result, the hammer's handle is shorter in length than Eitri had originally intended, meaning that the hammer could only be wielded one-handed.
Despite the error, the Norse gods consider Eitri to have forged the greater treasures. Loki loses the bet and in retaliation the Sons of Ivaldi sew Loki's lips shut. The ruler of the Norse gods,Odin, uses the hammer – called Mjolnir ("Grinder") by Eitri – and eventually passes it to his son Thor, on the condition that he first prove he is worthy to wield the weapon.[6]
InThor Annual #11, the origin is changed in small but subtle ways. First, the treasures are commissioned by Odin as gifts for both of his boys, but Loki forfeits his share when he touches Gungnir, Odin's spear. Secondly, Loki turns into a moth instead of a gadfly, and just annoys Eitri instead of biting him. Thirdly, while the dwarfs still forge the golden duplicating ring known as Draupnir and Mjolnir, instead of making a golden boar spear they just make a magic gold boar that can fly.[7]
In the second volume ofThor, another version of the hammer's origin is depicted when Odin orders the dwarven blacksmiths Eitri, Brok and Buri to forge Mjolnir using the core of astar.[8]
The seriesThe Mighty Thor provides another version of Mjolnir's origin: after an extended battle Odin traps a galaxy-sized storm called "Mother Storm" in a nugget of uru, which Odin orders the dwarves to use to create a weapon capable of using Mother Storm's power.[9]
Enchantments
editOdin placed several enchantments upon Mjolnir prior to Thor wielding the hammer:
- This is reflected in the inscription on the side of Mjolnir, which states:Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.[10]
- Once thrown it will always return to the wielder's hand after being thrown. By hurling the hammer and holding the lanyard, Thor is capable of flight.[10]
- The wielder can control the elements of storm (lightning,wind, andrain) by stamping its handle twice on the ground.[11]
- Mjolnir can openinterdimensional portals, allowing its wielder to travel to other dimensions (such as from Earth to Asgard)[7]
- Also originally capable of creating chronal displacement and therefore allowingtime travel.[12] This enchantment was removed by the entityImmortus with Thor's consent to aid a planet trapped in Limbo.[13] This was eventually revealed to be a deception by Immortus to eliminate the superhero team theAvengers' access to time travel.[14] Thor, however, is still able to manipulate time with Mjolnir.[15]
- Thor can transform into the guise of a mortal, the physicianDonald Blake, by stamping the hammer's head on the ground once and willing the change. When Thor transforms into Blake, his hammer takes the appearance of a wooden walking cane. Odin also stipulated that if Thor was separated from Mjolnir for more than sixty seconds, he would revert to his mortal persona until striking the cane once again.[16] Fortunately, Mjolnir is small enough for Thor to comfortably tuck it into his belt so he could have both hands free when desired and still be in physical contact to prevent the change.
The last enchantment was eventually removed and transferred toStormbreaker, the hammer of characterBeta Ray Bill which was commissioned by Odin as a replica of Mjolnir.[17] After this the Donald Blake persona disappeared (eventually returning from the after life[18]), and Thor assumed a civilian identity simply by changing into modern clothing (carrying Mjolnir concealed within a duffel bag). Thor eventually adopts the mortal persona of Jake Olson as penance for accidentally causing the original Olson's death during a battle, and simply pounds a fist to effect a change. During this period Mjolnir would disappear when Thor became Olson, and reappear when returning to his true form. Thor was also once again bound by the original rule whereby he would revert to Olson if kept away from Mjolnir for more than a minute.[19]
The enchantment eventually changes: during theOriginal Sin storyline,Nick Fury whispers an undisclosed secret to Thor that causes him to lose the ability to pick up Mjolnir.[20] The change extends to other gods, as Odin also cannot lift it (Fury's comment to Thor was simply "Gorr was right", validating to Thor that an old foe's claim that gods brought only pain and suffering was correct).[21] The hammer is subsequently picked up by an unknown female – later revealed to beJane Foster – who inherits the power and title of Thor, with the inscription changing to readif she be worthy.[22]
Powers and abilities
edit- As one of the most formidable weapons known to man or god, Mjolnir is described as impacting with sufficient force to "level mountains" as well as destroying entire planets,[23] with onlyCaptain America's shield proving to be more impervious.[24]
Capable of creating:
- huge vortices[10]
- antimatter particles[25]
- forcefields (capable of containing an explosion that could potentially destroy agalaxy);[26]
- Emitting mystical blasts of energy; controlling electromagnetism; molecular manipulation;[27]
Generating exceptional offensives:
- Geo-Blast (an energy wave that taps a planet's gravitational force)[28]
- Anti-Force (energy created to counter-act another force)[29]
- God Blast (an energy blast that taps into Thor's life force)[30]
Mjolnir can also absorb energy;
- draining the Asgardian powers of theWrecking Crew into theWrecker[31]
- draining the life-force of villain thePresence[32]
- removing the force field of the villainJuggernaut[33]
The hammer is also capable of empowering others – accidentally endowing the heroUnion Jack with the ability to generate electricity[34] – and removing any harmful radiation or other toxins from a host.[35]
There are also several rarely used abilities:
- tracking a person[36]
- locating mystical items[37]
- detecting illusions[38]
- project images, as Thor shows a glimpse of Asgard to fellow AvengerIron Man.[39]
As a formerreligiousrelic, Mjolnir is also lethal to theundead, causing creatures such asvampires to burst into flame and crumble to dust.[40]
Mjolnir is also not indestructible, having been damaged or destroyed several times in continuity: a force beam from the AsgardianDestroyer slices it in two;[41] theMolecule Man dispels the atomic bonds between the hammer's molecules, vaporizing Mjolnir;[42] shattered after channeling an immeasurable amount of energy at theCelestialExitar;[43] Dark godPerrikus slices Mjolnir in half with a magicalscythe;[44] and shattered when it collided with the uru weapons of Loki's Storm Giant followers, resulting in anatomic-scale explosion.[8] Mjolnir was not recreated after this last incident until Thor returned to Earth several years later.[45]Temporary wielder Jane Foster sacrifices Mjolnir and herself to defeat the monsterMangog by hurling them all into the Sun. Thor and Odin are able to resurrect Jane, who subsequently presents Thor with the last fragment of his hammer.[46]
During theWar of the Realms storyline, Thor is able to channel the power of the ancient Mother Storm to reforge Mjolnir, declaring that Gorr was right and vowing to prove himself better than the gods who had come before.[47]
Wielders
editOther than Thor and Odin, certain other individuals have proven worthy of lifting Mjolnir in theprimary continuity:[48]
- Roger "Red" Norvell[49] (a deliberate ruse by Odin)
- Beta Ray Bill[50]
- Buri (also known as Tiwaz, Thor's great-grandfather)[51]
- Captain America in his "The Captain" role[52]
- Eric Masterson[53]
- Bor (Thor's grandfather)[54]
- Loki[55][56]
- Jane Foster[57]
- The Destroyer[58]
- Squirrel Girl[59]
- Black Panther (of Avengers 1,000,000 B.C.)[60]
- Eddie Brock (with help from the Enigma Force)[61]
Alternate versions of theSilver Surfer,Conan,Black Widow, Spider-Man, andValkyrie have lifted Mjolnir through worthiness. TheThor Corps is a group of alternate reality characters with the abilities of Thor. Their ranks include alternate versions ofBlade,Colossus, theFantastic Four,Falcon,Gamora,Groot,Lizard,Nightcrawler,She-Hulk, andWar Machine, as well as known users.
Other Marvel characters have lifted Mjolnir not through worthiness but through technicalities such as absorbing Thor's powers or being of mechanical nature and thus not subject to the hammer's restrictions, including theAir-Walker,Awesome Android,Magneto,Rogue,Red Hulk,Wonder Man, andDoctor Doom.[62][63][64]
Moon Knight[65] also has the ability to lift Mjolnir as it is made from Uru, a metal ore from themoon of a dead universe. So, with the help of Khonshu's influence, Moon Knight has the ability to control the hammer.
TwoDC Comics characters have lifted Mjolnir in Marvel/DC crossover events:
- Wonder Woman[66]
- Superman with Odin's permission, and was unable to lift it later.[67]
Several imitations of Mjolnir have also existed:
- Odin gifts the hammerStormbreaker toBeta Ray Bill[68]
- Odin gifts the maceThunderstrike toThunderstrike[69]
- Loki creates the hammerStormcaster forStorm in an attempt to control her,[70] but she uses Mjolnir to destroy it[71]
- Loki provides another version toDeadpool to spite Thor[72]
- Loki also allowsSurtur to use the forge Mjolnir was created from to craft copies during Ragnarok[8]
- HYDRA creates an evil version of Thor wielding a technological imitation of Mjolnir[73]
- Tony Stark andReed Richards create an imitation Mjolnir for their cloneRagnarok[74]
- The frogThrog discovers a sliver of Mjolnir that transforms into the hammerFrogjolnir[75]
- An alternate universeAlison Blaire wielded a hammer known asLightbringer as a member of the Thor Corps.[76]
Other versions
editIn theUltimate Marvelimprint titleThe Ultimates and its sequelThe Ultimates 2, the Ultimateversion of Thor wields a Mjolnir styled after a classicalwar hammer, with no restrictions on who can wield it.[77][78] The origin of this Mjolnir is first told inUltimates 2 when theEuropean Defense Initiative were making a Norway super soldier program involving a battery-powered suit and hammer with the hammer acting as a portable power unit, though twisted by Loki's manipulations of reality tricking everyone that Thor was actually his mentally unbalanced brother who stole the suit.[79] InUltimate Comics: Thor, the traditional hammer appears made by Odin's workers and sought after by Loki on Earth. This version was used a plot device when the hammer temporarily crossed over into the mainstreamEarth-616 universe,[80] being found and used by the AsgardianVolstagg and later Jane Foster before being destroyed. The surviving fragments are reassembled into another weapon for Foster once she abandons the Thor persona.[81]
In other media
editTelevision
edit1960s
edit- Thor uses Mjolnir throughout his self-titled segment ofThe Marvel Super Heroes.
1980s
edit- Thor uses Mjolnir in theSpider-Man and His Amazing Friends episode "Vengeance of Loki".[82]
- Thor prominently uses Mjolnir in the live action television filmThe Incredible Hulk Returns. In the film, Mjolnir is used to summon Thor into the mortal world.
1990s
edit- Thor appears with in Mjolnir inFantastic Four.
- Thor appears with Mjolnir inThe Incredible Hulk episode "Mortal Bounds".
- Thor makes a non-speaking cameo appearance with Mjolnir in theX-Men: The Animated Series episode "The Dark Phoenix".
2000s
edit- Thor wields Mjolnir inThe Super Hero Squad Show.
2010s
edit- Mjolnir appears in TheAvengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
- Mjolnir appears inUltimate Spider-Man.
- Mjolnir appears inAvengers Assemble.
- Thor wields Mjolnir inPhineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel.
- Thor wields Mjolnir inLego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload.
- Mjolnir appears inMarvel Disk Wars: The Avengers.
- Mjolnir appears inLego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled.
- Thor wields Mjolnir throughout his appearance inGuardians of the Galaxy.
- Thor also wields Mjolnir inLego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat.
Film
editAnimated film
edit- The Ultimate version of Thor uses Mjolnir inUltimate Avengers (2006) andUltimate Avengers 2 (2006).
- Thor also uses Mjolnir inNext Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008).
- Thor wields in Mjolnir inHulk vs. Thor.
- Thor wields Mjolnir during a brief flashback sequence inPlanet Hulk (2010).
- Thor uses Mjolnir inThor: Tales of Asgard.
- Thor wields Mjolnir in the anime filmAvengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher.
- Mjolnir appears inMarvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight.
- Thor appears inLego Marvel Super Heroes - Black Panther: Trouble in Wakanda.
- Mjolnir was used by Thor inLego Marvel Avengers: Code Red.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
editMjolnir is a recurring item throughout theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, most often used byThor. Like its comic book counterpart, it is a powerful Asgardian hammer used as an offensive, defensive, and projectile weapon. It is capable of controlling and conjuring weather including lightning, and allows the carrier to fly if the hammer is spun and released with enough power. Mjolnir is enchanted byOdin, requiring any person who lifts it to be "worthy" and grants the user "the power of Thor" if they are able to do so.
- Mjolnir is first seen in the MCU in a post-credits scene inIron Man 2 (2010), in whichS.H.I.E.L.D. agentPhil Coulson reports on the hammer being found in an impact crater in the New Mexican desert.[83]
- InThor (2011), the hammer is used by Thor as he battles hordes ofFrost Giants onJotunheim. Odin strips Thor of his power and casts him and Mjolnir to Earth. Crowds of humans gather in an effort to lift it, attracting the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D. Thor eventually finds Mjolnir but is unable to lift it until he later proves his worthiness by sacrificing his life against theDestroyer. The hammer appears to instantly heal his injuries when he holds it and he uses it to defeat the Destroyer. He battlesLoki with it, counteringGungnir, Odin's staff, and uses the hammer to destroy theBifröst Bridge.
- InThe Avengers (2012), Thor uses the hammer in combat throughout. He battlesTony Stark in hisIron Man armor, and Stark's arc reactor is able to absorb the lightning conjured by Mjolnir to increase his armor's power. It clashes withSteve Rogers'vibranium shield, creating a massive shockwave that knocks both parties down. Thor also battlesThe Hulk (who fails to lift it during the confrontation), Loki, andChitauri soldiers. During theBattle of New York, he uses the hammer to bottleneck the massive portal above New York City, combining its lightning with theChrysler Building as an amplifier to destroy numerous Chitauri reinforcements and theirLeviathans.
- InThor: The Dark World (2013), Thor uses the hammer throughout to battle theDark ElfMalekith and his minions.
- InAvengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor uses the hammer in battle againstHydra soldiers, hitting it against Rogers' shield to create massive shockwaves capable of destroying tanks. When Thor challenges the otherAvengers to lift Mjolnir at a party, all fail save for Rogers, who manages to move it slightly, shocking Thor.[84] When Stark and Banner create theVision, the Avengers are mistrustful of the synthezoid until he casually lifts Mjolnir. Later, the Vision is shown capable of using the hammer during a fight. Stark and Rogers later jest that Vision is not truly "worthy" as he is anartificial intelligence, comparing him to an elevator that would continue to work if Mjolnir were placed inside.
- InThor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor uses the hammer to defeat the fire demonSurtur and his minions. When Odin dies, Thor's sisterHela escapes from her prison. Thor throws Mjolnir at her but she catches and destroys it. Thor's exploration of Hela's origins reveals to him that Mjolnir was originally her weapon. Odin tells Thor that the hammer is also a means to control his power and that it alone does not make him the "God of Thunder".
- InAvengers: Endgame (2019), Thor retrieves an alternate version of Mjolnir from Asgard in an alternate 2013 timeline during the "Time Heist" to gather theInfinity Stones and undothe Blip. When he returns to the main timeline, he brings Mjolnir with him and uses it during the fight against analternate Thanos. Thor combines it withStormbreaker, and uses its lightning to supercharge Stark'sIron Man armor during their fight. When Thanos overwhelms and nearly kills Thor, Rogers uses Mjolnir to save Thor's life, who is pleased to confirm his suspicions about Rogers' worthiness. Rogers battles Thanos with it, combining the hammer with his shield for offensive and defensive combination attacks. Rogers is also able to conjure lightning. Duringthe final battle with Thanos and his entire army, Rogers uses Mjolnir as he leads the Avengers and their allies into battle. Following Thanos' defeat, Rogers returns Mjolnir to its timeline.
- A broken, alternate version of Mjolnir owned byThrog appears inthe fifth episode ofLoki (2021) in theVoid.[85]
- An alternate version of Mjolnir appears inthe second episode ofWhat If...? (2021) as part of theCollector's collection onKnowhere.[86] Another version appears inthe seventh episode, which Thor uses to fight againstCaptain Marvel. For unexplained reasons, Thor remains the only one able to lift the hammer in this universe despite Odin never shown enchanting it with the "worthy" spell.[87] It was later used to fight Infinity Ultron in theninth episode. A third alternate version of Mjolnir appeared in the last two episodes of season 3, wielded byStorm.
- Mjolnir returns inThor: Love and Thunder (2022) withJane Foster wielding a reconstructed version of the hammer. Now using the alias of Mighty Thor, she uses the hammer in the battle againstGorr the God Butcher and his forces.[88] When Foster is diagnosed withterminal cancer, she researches that Mjolnir gives its wielder enhanced strength and stamina. She travels to New Asgard in search of the remnants of Mjolnir, which reassembles itself in Jane's presence and proclaims her worthy, surprising Thor when he meets her again. Now when the hammer is launched from its wielder, it can separate into its fragments to hit multiple targets at once before reassembling. A flashback reveals that years earlier, Thor unknowingly enchanted Mjolnir to protect her. Foster learns that use of the hammer is actually exacerbating her cancer by draining her life force. In the final confrontation with Gorr, she uses the hammer to destroy the Necrosword, at the cost of her life. Thor once again takes possession of Mjolnir following her death.
Stormbreaker
edit- InAvengers: Infinity War (2018), Thor travels toNidavellir withRocket andGroot to ask the dwarf kingEitri for a replacement weapon. Eitri has a design called Stormbreaker prepared, an axe meant to be the most powerful in the Asgardian king's arsenal with powers similar to Mjolnir and capable of summoning theBifröst Bridge.[89] Thor helps Eitri restart the damaged forge to heat the ore, and Groot creates a handle to finish the axe. Stormbreaker is capable of conjuring massive lightning attacks, allows Thor to fly, and serves as a two-handed offensive weapon capable of withstanding attacks from theInfinity Gauntlet.
- InAvengers: Endgame, he uses the axe to decapitate Thanos and later to battle an alternate version of Thanos and his army.
- InThor: Love and Thunder, Thor uses Stormbreaker but later gives it to Love while reclaiming use of the restored Mjölnir for himself.
Video games
editThor wields Mjolnir in the following video games:
- Thor uses Mjolnir in the 1995 arcade gameAvengers in Galactic Storm.
- Thor uses Mjolnir inMarvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.
- Thor uses Mjolnir inMarvel: Ultimate Alliance.
- Thor uses Mjolnir inMarvel: Ultimate Alliance 2.
- Mjolnir is used by Thor inMarvel Super Hero Squad.
- Thor uses Mjolnir inMarvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet.
- Thor appears as a playable character inMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds andUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and he uses Mjolnir as his primary weapon throughout the games.
- Thor appears as the main protagonist in the 2011 video gameThor: God of Thunder, which was based on the 2011 filmThor. In the game, Thor uses Mjolnir as his primary weapon.
- Thor uses Mjolnir inMarvel Super Hero Squad Online.
- Thor appears with Mjolnir as downloadable content for the gameLittleBigPlanet, as part of "Marvel Costume Kit 2".
- Thor uses Mjolnir inMarvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat.
- Thor appears with Mjolnir as a playable character inMarvel: Avengers Alliance.
- Thor appears with Mjolnir as a playable character inMarvel Avengers Alliance Tactics.
- Thor appears with Mjolnir as a playable character inMarvel Avengers: Battle for Earth.
- Thor appears with Mjolnir as a playable character inMarvel Heroes.
- Thor appears with Mjolnir as a playable character inLego Marvel Super Heroes.
- Thor uses Mjolnir in as a playable character inMarvel: Contest of Champions.
- Thor uses Mjolnir in as a playable character inDisney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes.
- Thor uses Mjolnir in as a playable character inDisney Infinity 3.0.
- Thor uses Mjolnir in as a playable character inMarvel: Future Fight.
- Thor wields also Mjolnir inMarvel Avengers Academy.
- Thor wields as Mjolnir inMarvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
- The "Marvel NOW" and "Modern" versions of Thor wield Mjolnir inMarvel Puzzle Quest.
- Thor uses Mjolnir inMarvel Powers United VR.
- Thor uses Mjolnir inMarvel Battle Lines.
- Thor uses MjolnirMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order.
- Thor wields Mjolnir inMarvel Dimension of Heroes.
- Thor uses Mjolnir inMarvel's Avengers.
- Thor appears with Mjolnir as an unlockable playable skin inFortnite Battle Royale.
- Thor wields Mjolnir inMarvel Future Revolution.
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