Avengers: Infinity War
One of the most singular facial expression ofAvengers : Infinity Warwas that Groot was able to lift Thor ’s Stormbreaker ax , even though it was believed that part demand to be worthy in parliamentary law to manage such a weapon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Going back to Chris Hemsworth ’s very first coming into court as the Asgardian god in Kenneth Branagh’sThor , being considered worthy enough to exert Mjolnir was an integral part of his journey to become a superhero . Unfortunately , his trusty hammering was shattered to part in Taika Waititi’sThor : Ragnarok .
Throughout the film , it was ostensible that Mjolnir just channeled ( and perhaps augmented ) Thor ’s godlike power . But inInfinity War , it was open that Thor could n’t rely on his inherent power , that he need a fresh weapon in purchase order to defeatan Infinity Gauntlet - wielding Thanos . And so , that ’s what he did . Hetraveled to Nidavellir and shape Stormbreaker , a weapon system not only potent enough to kill Thanos but counter the Infinity Gauntlet and even mobilize the Bifrost . However , the weapon was n’t ready until Groot fill out it by dismembering himself - and , in doing so , he became the first person to lift Stormbreaker . The question is , how ?
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During a Vudu Viewing Party forAvengers : Infinity War , cobalt - directors Anthony and Joe Russo uncover a key difference between Thor ’s mallet Mjolnir and his new axe Stormbreaker : the latter does n’t ask worthiness . That ’s why Groot was capable to lift the ax , not because he was worthy but because he did n’t demand to be . It ’s something rooter presumed , but it ’s always great to get official substantiation from the creative squad behind the picture show .
It appears that it ’s not as much about worthiness as it is about the speciality and willpower to wield such a weapon . As viewing audience may call back , Groot was in acute pain in the neck when he merged the two theatrical role of Stormbreaker together using an university extension of his arm , something that Thor briefly warn of while aboard the Guardians ' ship . Sure , he chopping off one ’s weapon is n’t the easiest affair to do , but merely touching the artillery clearly come out to cauterize Groot . Of course , it had just been hammer , so there ’s that , but while anyone can technically wind Stormbreaker , that does n’t mean they have the specialty to pack such a arm for a longsighted full point of time , have alone employ it in struggle like Thor .
It would be interesting , however , if devotee get to see a recreation of the Mjolnir scene from the start of Joss Whedon’sAvengers : Age of Ultronat some point inAvengers 4 , in which all of the Avengers triedlifting Thor ’s hammer , but Chris Evans ' Steve Rogers was the only soul who could even poke at the artillery at all . While some fans have theorized that Steve was merely behave , Thor was convinced that no one but him was desirable enough to wield Mjolnir . But Stormbreaker is another affair totally . Steve is improbably strong and his willpower is almost unmatched , so if anyone other than Thor could theoretically use Stormbreaker , it ’s Steve Rogers .
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