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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How did Jane Foster become female Thor?

Mysteriously, the broken pieces of Mjolnir, the hammer of the thunder god, transformed her into the Mighty Thor and gifted her the superpowers of Thor, to battle threats internal and external. Wielding Mjolnir herself, she had become a godly protector and a new hero was born!
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Who is the girl version of Thor?

Thor Girl, a.k.a. Tarene Olson, is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Dan Jurgens and artist John Romita Jr., she first appeared in Thor vol. 2 #22 (Aug 2000).
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How is Jane also 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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Why is Jane called Thor?

so, Thor is a word meaning "thunder" that can be used as a name (like when Odin named his son) or a title (that's why Jane Foster was called "Thor", indicating she was worthy of Mjölnir and could control the God Tempest thunder powers)
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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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When did Jane Foster become Thor?

As Valkyrie

Jane Foster has also appeared in various media adaptations of Thor. Natalie Portman plays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), in which Foster will become Thor.
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Is Jane stronger than Thor?

She was a breast cancer victim until she discovered Mjolnir and its transformational qualities. Because she knew there was an end in sight, she was able to push herself even harder. Even in her immortal Thor body, she's aware of her own humanity, and that's what makes her stronger than Odin.
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Why did Thor and Jane split?

Despite her previous prominence in the MCU, Jane canonically broke up with Thor after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron – a development many external observers attributed to actress Natalie Portman's fractious relationship with Marvel.
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How does Natalie Portman become Thor?

In “Love and Thunder,” Portman's Jane Foster gets her turn as a superhero when she's handed the hammer to become The Mighty Thor.
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Is Jane Foster The new Thor?

Jane Foster joins the Marvel's Avengers roster as the Mighty Thor in a free update. She possesses all the strength and power of a God of Thunder, but with human touches all her own.
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Is Jane Foster in Thor: Ragnarok?

Natalie Portman first played Jane Foster eleven years ago in the first Thor movie. She reprised the role in 2013's Thor: Dark World, then she dropped out of existence. In the third Thor movie, Thor: Ragnarok, a woman told Thor she was sorry Jane broke up with him.
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Is Natalie Portman the new Thor?

Love and Thunder also marks the return of Thor's ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), last seen in 2013's Thor: The Dark World. In this latest installment, Foster—to Thor's surprise—inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor.
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Do Thor and Jane end up together?

While Jane sat out Thor: Ragnarok, the film revealed that she and Thor had broken up. There was no reason given why but there are theories that it might have something to do with her potential cancer storyline from Marvel Comics.
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What did fury whisper to Thor?

Three years ago, in the pages of Original Sin, Nick Fury whispered something into Thor's ear that made the Odinson unworthy, and incapable of wielding his hammer, Mjolnir. In The Unworthy Thor #5, which released in comic shops today, the words Nick Fury said were finally revealed. "Gorr was right."
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Who is Thor's true love?

Jane is Thor's love interest. She is an astrophysicist. Jane appeared in most Thor micro-episodes and in the films.
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Why doesn't Thor end up with Jane?

Once free of the Aether, Foster returned to work and Thor had decided to remain on Earth with her. Due to her work studying of the Convergence, Foster was being considered for the Noble Prize in astrophysics. Following the Ultron Offensive, Foster ended her relationship with Thor.
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Why did Natalie Portman leave Thor?

In 2016, the actress was asked about her future with the MCU in which she claimed to be "done" playing Jane Foster as far as she knew. The interview (via WSJ) indicated that Portman's split from Marvel was amicable considering she shared her positive feelings about her time working on the franchise.
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Is female Thor more powerful than Thor?

However, while Portman's version of the God of Thunder may be just as strong as Hemsworth's, she will have a slightly different power set. In the comics, Jane Foster was first granted powers by lifting Mjolnir after the previous Thor became unworthy.
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Which Thor is the strongest?

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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How strong is female Thor?

Superhuman Strength: Thor possesses class 100 strength and is easily capable of lifting 100 tons.
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When did Jane and Thor breakup?

We heard about Thor's split with the astrophysicist in 2017's Thor: Ragnarok, when the Asgardian hero denies the narrative that Jane broke up with him. “She didn't dump me, you know,” he claims, talking to Loki (Tom Hiddleston). “I dumped her. It was a mutual dumping.”
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What happens to Thor when Jane Foster becomes Thor?

As of Ragnarok, Mjolnir was destroyed along with Asgard, which was rebuilt on Earth with Valkyrie in charge. As for Thor himself, he's got a new weapon, the mighty ax Stormbreaker, and he was last seen jetting off to space in the company of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Is Jane Foster in Thor: Love and Thunder?

In the film, Thor attempts to find inner peace, but must return to action and recruit Valkyrie (Thompson), Korg (Waititi), and Jane Foster (Portman)—who is now the Mighty Thor—to stop Gorr the God Butcher (Bale) from eliminating all gods.
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