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Originally Posted by MintCondition

The implication being that anyone who doesn't want him to wear his helmet isn't a "true" fan? That's completely ludicrous.

In the Ultimates Thor never wore a helmet. The movie version of Thor was very influenced by his Ultimates design, judging from the beard he sports and many flourishes in his costume.

Thor has his helmet, but it's more of a ceremonial piece than a battle piece. It would get knocked off almost immediately were he to wear it in battle. Not to mention it looks pretty goofy when translated to the real world.

Hawkeye's movie costume is one of my favorite movie designs for a comic book character actually. Seems very realistic, and very practical. I dig it.

Ahh but you see...I never said he wasn't a "True" fan....I only said that I am a traditional fan, meaning I like the 616 Thor, the helmet, and I wish Hemsworth would wear it. Good job on putting things into your own context, and trying to put words into my mouth though. Better luck next time.

Hmmm...last time I checked Thor is magic...and I'm pretty sure if magic dictates the helmet is for his protection, it would stay on no matter what. As for it being ceremonial...so says a deleted scene from Thor, not exactly canon when it didn't even make the official cut of the origin movie. At least Tom Hiddleston respects the idea of Loki's modern helmet. He knows that he should be wearing it during battle...and how about that...it just appears and disappears at his will. I doubt anybody can knock it off...kinda like it's bonded to his genetic/magical make-up.

As for the Ultimate Universe...it's garbage. It was specifically designed for the "casual" fan jumping into comics due to the Marvel movies. It seems to be for people that can't wrap their heads around the complex backstories of the 616 universe, or are too lazy to catch up via wiki (kinda the samething I guess). All in all, it's a pretty half-assed marvel universe. Also, I don't remember the ultimate version having a cape, chainmail armor, OR a very busy chest piece. I don't think this version resembles that "ultimate" disapointment as much as you wish it did. The chainmail is derived directly from Modern Thor, and the busy chest armor looks more like some of the Asgardian armors Thor wore in the late 90's. Even the helmet's movie design is taken from Thor's Battle Armor, and Thor was rocking the beard YEARS before the Ultimate joke.

Oh, and even my girlfriend thinks Thor would look cooler if he wore the helmet, and as much as she crushes on Hemsworth...she basically laid it out just like it is. He wants face-time, he doesn't want his money-maker obscured by a helmet. Even Chris Evans...once again has his mask ripped off in the Avengers. It's more plausible this time, but it's still for the same reason. They want people to think of them when they think of these characters. That's what it boils down to...but keep up with your rationalizations why he shouldn't wear the helmet. I don't care. You can have your opinion...I'll stick to mine.

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Originally Posted by KingLouie731

IF they do the winter soldier storyline they should totally bring this up as it would be worth the price of admission

I hope they do. I'm sure Bucky will be pretty pissed.