Can he?
He never has, to my knowledge. Then again, he really doesn't come up against the God of Thunder that much.
In comics there are few hard and fast answers. What's true under one writer won't necessarily hold on another.
Thanks for the quick response! :-D
According to the wiki, Uru (the metal Thor's hammer is made from) is a non-sparking metal, most of which are non-ferrous. I.E., they are not magnetic, therefore Magneto would not be able to affect it with his powers.
That then only leaves "Is Magneto worthy to wield Mjolnir?" the answer to which is "Probably not, no".
According to the wiki, Uru (the metal Thor's hammer is made from) is a non-sparking metal, most of which are non-ferrous. I.E., they are not magnetic, therefore Magneto would not be able to affect it with his powers.
That then only leaves "Is Magneto worthy to wield Mjolnir?" the answer to which is "Probably not, no".
Magneto's powers don't seem to require ferrous metal all the time. He's been shown stopping bullets, for example, which are lead, with the possibility of a copper jacket or mercury core.
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Actually, making copper and aluminum and such "float" is already technically possible using magnetic fields, so it's not a big stretch to assume he can affect the copper jacket.
Then again that in itself kinda undermines my original point. *shrugs*
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He did it once in the Ultimate universe (pretty badass scene, actually)... But Mag's power are the kind that vary widely (and I mean WIDELY) from writer to writer.
OK, cool.
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I think he shouldn't because he's not worthy. Epic artifact transcends laws of physics, magnetic fields or what-not.
Like many things it depends on which Magneto. The hero Magneto who stepped up after Charles Xavier's presumed death, and surrendered himself to the World Court for his past crimes may well have been worthy.
The leader of the band of evil Mutants and the White King of the Hellfire Club would certainly not be. Thor himself has been unworthy of the hammer at several instances.
And there's been at least twice where an enraged Hulk has thrown the hammer at Thor and hit with it,even though Maestro, a stronger form, has never managed to even budge it. So even Mjolnir isn't always consistent.
And it may well be that Jane Foster's refusal of Asgardian healing to save her life.."Because magic always has a price." may make her the worthiest wielder of them all.
Depends on which hack they have writing things at the time.
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All I could think of was "Hey, remember that time Superman wielded Mjolnir and Captain America's shield?"
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He did it once in the Ultimate universe (pretty badass scene, actually)... But Mag's power are the kind that vary widely (and I mean WIDELY) from writer to writer.
This; Magneto has wielded Mjolnir. The story in question was Ultimates 3 #5 (2008), but the real answer is "Only if the plot calls for it."
But the real answer is "Only if the plot calls for it."
That's pretty much the answer to every comic book question though
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Magneto has stopped the hammer before. He made a passing comment about doing so during Fear Itself, when he found himself unable to stop the Worthy Juggernaut's hammer. But lifted it in the 616 universe? I can't say. His scrap with Thor was way back in early Journey into Mystery I believe. Then again, they let the Red Hulk sorta-kinda lift the hammer when he first appeared, via the power of bad plot writing, so....
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Speaking of Hulk, could someone move the hammer by using a worthy bearer to move it?
By which I mean if the Hulk swung Thor bodily and hit the resting hammer, would it move?
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Speaking of Hulk, could someone move the hammer by using a worthy bearer to move it?
By which I mean if the Hulk swung Thor bodily and hit the resting hammer, would it move?
I've seen Hulk piledrive Thor while he was wielding mjonir... So I'd say "yes".
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I've seen Hulk piledrive Thor while he was wielding mjonir... So I'd say "yes".Speaking of Hulk, could someone move the hammer by using a worthy bearer to move it?
By which I mean if the Hulk swung Thor bodily and hit the resting hammer, would it move?
Makes me picture Hulk grabbing Mjollnir by using Thor like the rest of us would use a trivet to grab a cookie sheet from the oven.
