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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
It's not entirely clear if Vision is either.
He's either Worthy like Thor or Worthy like the coat rack. Further experimentation is required to definitively prove either.
edited 6th Sep '15 6:14:12 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.It would have been nice to see if Ultron can lift Mjolnir. One way or another, it would put the question about Vision to bed.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.So if I tape a pair of coat hangers to my hands, can I then use those to lift Mjolnir?
edited 6th Sep '15 6:28:37 PM by spashthebandragon
I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.But Absorbing Man's just made of uru when he absorbs the hammer. The "worthiness" rule only applies to Thor's hammer, not everything made out of the same substance as it.
Although in the Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon, Thor can lift Absorbing Man when he copies the hammer, so... my head hurts.
edited 6th Sep '15 6:30:55 PM by spashthebandragon
I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.![]()
That's what the question clarifies, yeah. Is the hammer itself significant in regards to its capabilities, or it it all Odin' impressing his own will upon it?
If it's the former, it's possibly something that can be replicated. If it's the latter, it's possible that only Odin could ever do such a thing.
Edit: I forgot Thor could actually control Absorbing Man's body mentally (albeit with some difficulty) when he absorbed Mjolnir. Curious...
edited 6th Sep '15 6:34:11 PM by KnownUnknown
It's always possible that the hammer just has some form of runimentary AI running in it... somewhere, via "Shut up, magic, quantum computing stuff" that runs a simple check. Basically: "If Thor=Yes, accept movement. If Thor=No, hold position relative to nearest affixed surface"
It doesn't know what to make of stuff like Vision, so it malfunctions and works like a regular hammer because it's not Thor, but it's not a surface.
When Absorbing Man copies Thor's hammer, Odin's magic gets confused and starts working inconsistently.
So what would happen if you attached a chain to one of those self-driving cars and had it try to drag the hammer without any actual humans involved?
I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.Yeah, but if we go strictly by the comics, Vision lifting Mjolnir is a non-issue; robots can lift Mjolnir in the comics and always have been able to. The enchantment considers them objects, not people.
The mechanics of the MCU Mjolnir are less clear.
edited 6th Sep '15 6:39:09 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.So if, while Mjolnir is hanging off a coat hanger, an unworthy person were to grab the coat hanger and unscrew it from the wall, Mjolnir would snap off the hanger and go crashing to the floor?
edited 6th Sep '15 6:46:04 PM by spashthebandragon
I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.Might take the coat hanger with it.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.

The coat hanger isn't an entity.