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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
I'm pretty sure the exact translation of "If he be worthy" is "If Odin think's you're cool." of course, that works less well in the MCU or more recent 616 where Odin is less of an abstract all powerful cosmic being.
Eh, I think "Worthy" is in the MCU more "willing and able to be a good ruler." which allows my head cannon that Black Panther would be able to pick up the MCU's hammer.
Cap certainly has the ability, but not the willingness. Vision of course would qualify as that was what he was designed for. (Depending on your interpretation)
It'd be funny as hell if he shows up in Ragnarok while Loki is disguised as Odin and is just like "You thought I'd forgot about your ass, didn't you?"
Cap isn't good at making hard choices, though. Oh, he can sacrifice himself just fine, but sacrificing a small number of innocent to save a much larger number is just not something he's good at, as shown in AoU. He wouldn't really be a very good ruler, though he'd be better than most.
edited 3rd May '15 5:00:28 PM by Discar
Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.Heimdall was fired or arrested for treason or something in Dark World.
Its possible he's enjoying his retirement by getting hazardously drunk and can barely see three feet in front of himself
Forever liveblogging the AvengersDamn now I want to go back to writing my collection of Hemdeil fan fics which basically showcase how his power often makes him childishly sad.
Hmm, I might write him asking Odin if he could hire Asgaurd's greatest play write to write his next play in the dark so for once Hemdeil can watch a play with his friends without already knowing all the twists.
edited 3rd May '15 5:15:51 PM by Whowho
I don't think we know what Heimdall's fate is as a result of the sloppy storytelling in the Dark World. I'd assumed he'd been reinstated but we'll have to wait, I guess.
One interpretation I've seen is that Heimdall's accusation that Thor "killed us all" may be referring to the idea that Loki is the one to cause Ragnarok, and since Thor broke him out of jail, it's technically his fault.
There's a significant detail in Thor's vision which may be worth pointing out. As Thor encounters Heimdall, Heimdall is blind. Which can be either metaphorical (the all-seeing Heimdall fails to see a oncoming threat) or literal (Heimdall has lost his omniscience or his actual eyes), but fact is the pale milky eyes ought to mean something;
"All you Fascists bound to lose."As far as I'm aware he's all seeing, and seems to posess normal eyesight in his interactions, as well as golden eyes
◊, in Age of Ultron his eyes are pale milky white rather than gold and his mannerisms indicate blindness (such as the fact he feels the need to grasp Thor's face when he gets closer).
Because he didn't want to kill her. Ultron sees himself as the Big Good in all of this. He's attempting to jumpstart human evolution, and has a weird relationship with casualties - he seems okay with them occurring, but doesn't go out of his way to cause them.
Also, he just lost his two BFFs and was lonely, because unlike many depictions of AI, Ultron is capable of finding value in friendship.
edited 3rd May '15 5:57:45 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.He was so sad when the twins ditched him.
They were his only friends in the world.
Forever liveblogging the Avengers

"Oh, so that's where the staff got to. Awwww, they used it to turn an AI into a real boy. That kind of thing just really gets me here, where I live.
Welp, best go rip out his heart and beat him to death with it!"
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