21 Pop Culture Characters Who Could Lift Thor's Hammer

No one can wield Mjolnir unless they are worthy. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor, Captain America, Vision, and Jane Foster are the only ones capable of lifting Thor’s hammer. Bonus points to fan-favorite Groot for lifting Stormbreaker, but it (arguably) doesn’t have the same worthiness enchantment that was placed upon Mjolnir.

Do you think you could wield Mjolnir? If yes, you’re probably too arrogant. If not, we hope you have a nice satisfaction of being correct. We would argue that there’s no actual historical figure that would be worthy, even the ones we’ve created into myths so we asked Cracked readers on Facebook, “Outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which fictional character do you think could lift Thor’s hammer? Why?” We were pleasantly delighted by the variety of answers to the questions, almost all of which we agreed with. Or at least the very least were entertained by the justification.

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? SAMWISE GAMGEE LORD OF THE RINGS Taylor H. nominates Samwise, saying, The only character in the presence of the Ring to not fall under its influence in some fashion, then defeat a giant terrifying spider before carrying Frodo up an actual volcano. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? BOB NEWBY STRANGER THINGS Nick P. nominates Bob as worthy of lifting Thor's hammer, saying, Dude comes in and is willing to throw away his entire life for some kid that ain't his, and is never less than a great dude the entire show. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? MR. ROGERS MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD Jurptin P. says the kids show host could lift Thor's hammer, adding, No one is more powerful than him and his kindness. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? SEYMOUR FUTURAMA Sarah C. says the character is worthy of lifting Thor's hammer because he waited for Fry faithfully for over a decade... besides, most dogs are worthy anyway. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? NED STARK GAME OF THRONES Robert T. justifies their choice by saying, The man was honorable to a fault. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? SUE HECK THE MIDDLE Bob W. thinks the sitcom character could lift the hammer, I just feel like she's one of the most innocent fictional characters. I feel like she would think she did something wrong though and confess to a guidance counselor. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? GRANNY WEATHERWAX DISCWORLD Kirk P. says Terry Pratchett's character could lift Thor's Hammer because if she can't, the hammer had better watch out... CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? SHAGGY ROGERS SCOOBY DOO Jack W. says the cartoon character could lift Thor's hammer, adding he's a possible descendant of Steve Rogers. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? BOBBY SINGER SUPERNATURAL Sam N. nominates the father-figure character as worthy of lifting Thor's hammer. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM HARRY POTTER Kyle W. says, Parents tortured and killed, he gets bullied throughout all of school, yet he still has more sack than most of the students and teachers at Hogwarts, not afraid to stand up for what is right, even if that means confronting a friend. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? PENNYWISE IT Tony G. justifies their unconventional answer, Не works on people's fears, does he not? Well, Thor's afraid of anyone lifting his hammer, so Pennywise would use that fear against him and lift it. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? PADDINGTON PADDINGTON 2, MOSTLY Lee В. says the bear is the very essence of innocence, purity of soul, and golden-hearted belief in the virtuousness of everyone. Plus, marmalade. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? ROCK LEE & GUY SENSEI NARUTO Mo M. says no questions asked that these characters could wield the hammer. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? KING ARTHUR ARTHURIAN LEGENDS Erich D. explains their choice: Because, Mjölnir or Excalibur, he got this. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? LUNA LOVEGOOD HARRY POTTER Mel S. says the character could lift Thor's hammer because She has a pure heart. She would just understand its importance. She would give it back to Thor and ask him to tell her what his mother was like. Thor would open up to Luna about all his childhood memories over tea. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? UNCLE IROH AVATAR Brandon H. says, Honestly he's probably more worthy than Thor. The most good-hearted character on the show. Wise. Kind. A former general and skilled military tactician. And he doesn't take himself too seriously. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? GUY FREE GUY Rebecca C. says the Ryan Reynolds movie character absolutely could lift Thor's hammer. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? FORREST GUMP FORREST GUMP Naem M. says, He'd probably just nonchalantly need a hammer at some point, see Mjölnir, pick it up no problem, use it to finish a fence or something, and put it back where he found it. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? MALCOLM REYNOLDS FIREFLY Mark S. tells us, Captain Malcolm Reynolds could definitely lift the hammer mostly because he would never believe he is good enough. Не is just natural justice and good. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? RORY WILLIAMS DOCTOR WHO Kelly Y. nominates the Doctor's companion as worthy of lifting Thor's hammer but indicates that they don't think that the Doctor could. CRACKED.COM

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... TELL US NOW. WHO COULD LIFT MJÖLNIR? STEVE BLUE'S CLUES Jubal W. nominates the kids show host as worthy of lifting Thor's hammer. At the very least, he'd give us an encouraging pep talk when we couldn't. CRACKED.COM