How is there a female Thor?

Talk about (literal) girl power! Natalie Portman hammers her way onto the screen in the debut trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder, giving fans their first glimpse at the first female version of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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How does Jane Foster become Thor?

Jane Foster becomes Thor in the Marvel comics after one of Odinson's interactions with Nick Fury. In the comics, Jane Foster becomes Thor after Nick Fury whispers something in Odinson's (Thor's) ear that makes him unworthy of the title.
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How does she become female Thor?

For many years, Foster was a nurse, employed by Dr. Donald Blake, Thor's first mortal host, before becoming a doctor herself. Foster is later revealed to be deemed worthy to wield Thor's hammer Mjolnir when the former is no longer able. During this period, she adopts the mantle of Thor, and joins the Avengers.
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Who is the female version of Thor?

Ever since Natalie Portman strode onto the stage of San Diego Comic-Con 2019 holding aloft the hammer of Thor, Marvel fans have been waiting to see her return to the role of Jane Foster, but this time as Thor. With the release of the first teaser trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder, they'll have their chance.
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How did Jane Foster get her powers?

Much of the powers bestowed upon Jane in her new position as superhero come directly from Mjolnir. While she has superhuman strength thanks to being Mighty Thor, the beloved hammer gives her additional abilities that were not previously granted to the former King of New Asgard.
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Is Jane Foster more powerful than Thor?

Of course -- everyone who's ever held Mjolnir becomes more powerful than they were before. Still, sans hammer, Odinson's abilities far outpace Jane's. While Jane had Mjolnir, she was undoubtedly an amazing Thor. But, for Odinson, even when he doesn't have Mjolnir, he's still Thor.
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Is Jane Scarlet Witch?

In the first film, she and Thor fall in love. She's just a normal human with no powers. In the second film, she absorbs the Aether and becomes Scarlet Witch.
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Is Jane the female version of Thor?

Jane Foster's Powers As Mighty Thor

Jane's new identity as Mighty Thor also significantly transformed her physical appearance. Every time she lifted the hammer, Mjolnir increased her strength and gifted her a helmet with long blonde hair and a costume that stood as a female equivalent of Thor's iconic look.
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Why did Jane leave Thor?

Concerned, Erik Selvig spoke to Foster, who was willing to help Thor to assist her own research, and convinced her not to, as he believed Thor was dangerous. Foster then told Thor she couldn't help him, so he kissed her hand, which awkwardly flattered her, and they parted ways.
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Why is Jane not in Thor Ragnarok?

Portman reprises the role of Jane after last appearing in 2013's “Thor: the Dark World.” She reportedly left the series due to being unhappy with the film, and particularly the replacement of the original director Patty Jenkins with Alan Taylor.
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Why can Jane lift Mjolnir?

It is then, that the Mjolnir telepathically sought out Jane. With the help of Heimdall she arrives on the Moon and lifts it and the inscription on the weapon changes to, "Whosoever hold this hammer, if she be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor."
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How will Jane become Thor without Mjolnir?

The cancer storyline mirrors Jane's track in the Marvel Comics too. In the comics' Mighty Thor storyline, which was introduced in 2014, Thor finds himself unable to lift Mjolnir and loses his powers. However, Jane, who is suffering from cancer, is able to lift the hammer and transform into a different version of Thor.
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What Nick Fury whispered to Thor?

A secret we learn in this week's issue that stretches back to Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic's "Godbomb" run on "Thor: God of Thunder." Now we know: Fury simply whispered, "Gorr was right."
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Do Thor and Jane Foster marry?

Thor intended to marry Foster, but then Odin forbade him to marry her on the grounds that she was a mortal, not a goddess.
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How did Thor become unworthy?

When facing Thor, Fury whispered something into the God of Thunder's ear that not only shocked him but left him unworthy to lift his hammer. This event would serve as the catalyst for Jane Foster to claim the hammer, becoming the Mighty Thor, and for plenty of villains to rise in the aftermath.
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How did Jane Foster become Valkyrie?

Jane Foster becomes the new Valkyrie in War of the Realms: Omega #1, when she is asked to fulfill that role by a dead Brunnhilde. Her first action as Valkyrie is to bring the dead Valkyrior's souls to Valhalla.
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Who married Thor?

Sif is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, she is known for her golden hair and is married to the thunder god Thor.
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Does Thor meet Jane again?

One of the big surprises of “Avengers: Endgame” is the brief return of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, the astrophysicist who became Thor's love interest in Kenneth Branagh's 2011 Marvel movie “Thor” and Alan Taylor's 2013 sequel “Thor: The Dark World.” Foster's surprise appearance in “Avengers: Endgame” occurs when ...
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Why did Thor become fat?

Markus said they decided to have Thor gain weight as a result of the “depressive alcoholic” state the character is in following the end of “Thor: Ragnarok,” in which Thor failed to prevent the destruction of Asgard.
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Is Natalie Portman in Thor 4?

Waititi said the actress "has got a great sense of humour, and I don't think that was exploited enough in the first films." “Thor: Love and Thunder” is one of the summer's most anticipated films with Taika Waititi's return to the director's chair and Natalie Portman's return to the role of Jane Foster.
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Is Jane Foster going to be Thor?

Although Jane Foster does become the new Thor at one point in the comic books, we have no idea how closely Marvel will follow that particular storyline. And neither does Waititi. “We stick pretty closely to Jane's storyline, and what happened to Jane... because that was such an influence on the film,” he revealed.
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What happened to Jane Frost and Thor?

Thor is protective over her and even brought her to Asgard when she was infested by the Aether. Before the Ragnarok, the couple broke up for unknown reasons. According to Thor, they mutually dumped each other.
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Is Jane Foster a mutant?

But that doesn't rule out option two: Jane might be a mutant. Now that Disney has the X-Men movie rights, it's pretty much guaranteed that fans will see mutants making their MCU debut at some point. Jane could be the first mutant introduced, with the Reality Stone triggering her X-gene.
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Who is Phoenix King Thor?

Old King (Phoenix) Thor Features

As Old King Phoenix Thor, Odinson fought the most powerful version of Doom ever. He spent years gathering the powers of all the Prehistoric Avengers, becoming even more powerful than the almighty God Emperor Doom. That guy collected the powers of the entire Beyonders race.
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Which Thor is more powerful?

Old King Thor is one of the most powerful variants of the character. When Old King Thor merged with the Phoenix Force, becoming Old Phoenix King Thor, his powers greatly multiplied. This solidified him as one of the most dangerous beings in Marvel.
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