Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor, is one of the coolest weapons in all of comics. With the ability to channel thunder and lightning, it’s lethal against foes. To use it, you simply need to be worthy of its power; if unworthy, you can’t even pick it up, a gnarly boost to one’s confidence. There have been many characters who have used Mjolnir, despite questionable morals. These are the strongest characters, but even the weakest of characters can become strong with Mjolnir, and the strong even stronger.
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For those against Mjolnir and the users, beware. For it is a fight that they will not will in almost every case imaginable. As long as it never falls into the wrong hands, the power of Thor is unstoppable. These characters got a slight taste of it and used it poetically.
7) Captain America (Steve Rogers)
While he’s stronger than the average human, Captain America is weaker than mutants of other superheroes. It’s not always about the strength, but his strong character that makes him worthy. Increasing his powers tenfold, Captain America was one of the best to use Mjolnir.
There hasn’t been a better character to use it outside of Thor, outside of Cap. If this were based on personality, he would be the top. Being based on the strength of each character, he’s at the bottom, but that doesn’t knock him even slightly.
6) Storm
In the era when Storm was without her powers, she was briefly gifted Thor’s power. The hammer returns Ororo to her rightful power, but not without its drawbacks, which makes sense since she was given the offer by Loki. For that brief time, Storm returned to her glory and became more powerful on top of that.
While it happened briefly back during the Claremont days, it hasn’t stopped her from using the hammer again in alternate timelines. It’s a great concept to see, and she was one of the best to ever use it. Hopefully, we can see her use it again in the future without the drawbacks.
5) Wonder Woman
You read that correctly, Wonder Woman has used Mjolnir during two different Marvel and DC crossovers. Gaining it from Shazam after he beat Thor, Diana became stronger than ever. As powerful as she is, Mjolnir made her the strongest Amazon to ever live. Making her one of a kind among her people.
Seeing her use it against Thor would be one of the best fights to see in the new crossovers. Then again, Wonder is in her name; she can do anything.
4) Beta Ray Bill
First appearing as a worthy opponent to Thor, Beta Ray Bill was also worthy of Mjolnir right from the start. They two fought but proved their differences right away and sided together. Impressing everyone, Odin granted Bill his own hammer, known as Stormbreaker. Not the movie version of the axe, but the same name.
Proving to be worthy of Thor’s power was unheard of at the time and shaped Bill’s character for years. Now, characters wielding Mjolnir are a dime a dozen; Bill was the first to do so. If he could do it on his first go, you know he’s gotta be incredibly powerful.
3) Venom
During the King in Black event, Eddie Brock, aka Venom, wielded Mjolnir. To combat Knull, the symbiote god, Eddie was given the chance to wield Mjolnir. Thankfully, it was while Eddie and Venom were on the side of good and able to prove themselves worthy.
The sight of Venom wielding the hammer made for one of the many iconic moments in King in Black; one we will not soon forget.
2) Silver Surfer
The version of the Silver Surfer known as the Fallen One wielded Mjolnir in a future timeline where Thanos won and killed everything. The Surfer had finally deemed himself worthy and resolved his own issues with Galactus, deciding to take the fight against Thanos to destroy him once and for all.
Noble intentions, but it didn’t help him in the slightest. Thanos would win and enslave the Surfer instead. This story ends on a down note, but it was a worthy battle. Not bad for one of the most powerful beings to ever exist.
1) Superman
Yes, you read that right again, Superman wielded Mjolnir during the iconic JLA/Avengers storyline. A lot of circumstances came together to allow this to happen, but it proved to be a nice climax to the story. Along with Cap’s shield, Superman looked incredible here. Providing many readers with an idea to draw in their notebooks.
As the strongest being in the DC Universe, it makes sense that he can wield Mjolnir. Retcon from Odin or not, it was one of the coolest things from that story. We’ll never forget this at any point and cherish it forever.
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