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Snowflakian · 06-05-2015, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by snake5289

Sorry the character change in Thor makes no sense to me. Just because someone new picks up Mjolnir it doesn't make them "Thor" it just means they are worthy enough to wield his power. It's not a title like Green Lantern or something unless they've changed that recently. Everyone that's picked up the hammer in the past wasn't called Thor (at least to my knowledge).

Plus it doesn't help that Thor is my favorite Avenger and one of my overall favorite Marvel characters.

Eric Masterson was Thor. Rogue was Thor in a What If comic. And there have been many others too. So many others in the 90s that there was even a Thor Corps for awhile. This "the wielder of Mjolnir is Thor" concept isn't something entirely new without precedence.

Thor Odinson is still Thor Odinson. But with his hammer does come the hero title of Thor itself too. It's always been this way at Marvel. The new hero name doesn't come until they get their own Hammer and the other one returns to Odinson himself. This instance, it hasn't returned, and if what was said is what I suspect to have been said, it's not likely it will return to him anytime soon.

The character growth he's going through because of this though will potentially push his character to new ground and explore other areas of his personality and drive. So in my opinion, it's the best of both worlds. We get a new kickass female hero that carries on the legacy in a more worthy fashion, and we get Odinson himself deeply exploring himself and growing as a character with life outside of Mjolnir. The approach of the hammer itself being sentient is also quite intriguing to me. Expanding the concepts while also filling in previous history of the hammer to give previous instances more weight outside of Odin deeming it one way or another. The fact the hammer itself can now even deem Odin himself unworthy provides even more story potential for later and harkens back to that age old question of "can god make a rock so heavy even god can't lift?" and merits further exploration.

Now granted, these changes are all assuming they are written well. Execution is key to great ideas staying great as opposed to great ideas falling flat.

*Edit*
I stand corrected. It was the 1980s where the Thor Corps premiered.

06-05-2015, 12:55 PM	#15627
Snowflakian Illyria's New Qwa'ha Xahn Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In the clouds. Posts: 4,120	Quote: Originally Posted by snake5289 Sorry the character change in Thor makes no sense to me. Just because someone new picks up Mjolnir it doesn't make them "Thor" it just means they are worthy enough to wield his power. It's not a title like Green Lantern or something unless they've changed that recently. Everyone that's picked up the hammer in the past wasn't called Thor (at least to my knowledge). Plus it doesn't help that Thor is my favorite Avenger and one of my overall favorite Marvel characters. Eric Masterson was Thor. Rogue was Thor in a What If comic. And there have been many others too. So many others in the 90s that there was even a Thor Corps for awhile. This "the wielder of Mjolnir is Thor" concept isn't something entirely new without precedence. Thor Odinson is still Thor Odinson. But with his hammer does come the hero title of Thor itself too. It's always been this way at Marvel. The new hero name doesn't come until they get their own Hammer and the other one returns to Odinson himself. This instance, it hasn't returned, and if what was said is what I suspect to have been said, it's not likely it will return to him anytime soon. The character growth he's going through because of this though will potentially push his character to new ground and explore other areas of his personality and drive. So in my opinion, it's the best of both worlds. We get a new kickass female hero that carries on the legacy in a more worthy fashion, and we get Odinson himself deeply exploring himself and growing as a character with life outside of Mjolnir. The approach of the hammer itself being sentient is also quite intriguing to me. Expanding the concepts while also filling in previous history of the hammer to give previous instances more weight outside of Odin deeming it one way or another. The fact the hammer itself can now even deem Odin himself unworthy provides even more story potential for later and harkens back to that age old question of "can god make a rock so heavy even god can't lift?" and merits further exploration. Now granted, these changes are all assuming they are written well. Execution is key to great ideas staying great as opposed to great ideas falling flat. Edit I stand corrected. It was the 1980s where the Thor Corps premiered. __________________ Last edited by Snowflakian; 06-05-2015 at 01:04 PM..