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Jane's been battling Stage 4 cancer and her treatment isn't working. The astrophysicist realizes Mjolnir has healing qualities and heads to New Asguard, where she discovers she is worthy enough to become the Mighty Thor.
The liplock scene between Thor and Jane was also to be reshot but Natalie was unavailable. So a body double was used for the scene.
The whole idea was to give picking up the hammer a new downside. It made for a very poignant story, along with an unworthy Odinson and the War Thor. This was explained way back in Thor #1, or Journey into Mystery #1 or whatever it was. It was set up this way so that Mjolnir would not cure Donald Blake's broken leg.
At first it appears that Jane has solved her issue but it soon becomes evident that the hammer is hindering her healing process rather than helping, because it drains her life energy every time she wields it.
While Thor was away fighting Gorr the God Butcher, Jane was diagnosed with breast cancer. She later accepted Thor's invitation to represent Midgard (Earth) in the Congress of Worlds on Asgard while she underwent therapy, but refused magical treatments.
What did Jane Foster whisper in Thor's ear? The catchphrase that Jane used out loud earlier in the film was, “eat my hammer”.
In a moment of wistful affection for his girlfriend, Thor asked his trusty hammer to always protect Jane, and in doing so unwittingly enchanted Mjolnir to do just that. Just like Thor's father Odin once enchanted the hammer to only be lifted by someone who is worthy, Thor cast a spell that let Jane use its powers.
However, the film also implies that the hammer only sees Jane as worthy because Thor unintentionally revised the rules of Mjölnir, giving it the power to protect her. Captain America didn't need anything special for the hammer to see him as worthy – he's able to wield it without issue in Avengers: Endgame.
Thor Odinson initially suspects Jane might be this new hero. But he eliminates her from his list of suspects because she is going through chemotherapy for breast cancer, which, he reasons, would make her too weak to fight.
The two developed a romance and, at least according to some racy texts later discovered by government agents trying to prove Jane was Thor, the relationship became a sexual one.
Thor can wield both Mjolnir and Stormbreaker without dying, or it causes him to strain his health. It is unfortunate, but the fact that being mortal is what kills Jane for being Mighty Thor makes the original Thor Odinson more powerful.
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!
Gorr's Daughter Love is Chris Hemsworth's Real-Life Daughter
Jane Foster promises Gorr with her own dying breath that Thor will take care of the child, and Thor, now heartbroken and alone, chooses to adopt the child. But in real life, the actor that plays Love is actually Chris Hemsworth's real daughter.
Foster undergoes chemotherapy treatment in one scene, leading some fans to ask for a trigger warning to be inserted for future showings. Those who want triggers to be added argue the chemotherapy scene may disturb those who have experience with cancer.
One possibility is the simplest one available, which would hinge on the rules put on the hammer by Odin's enchantment, which are “Whoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.” Jane was able to take Thor's place in the comics because she became worthy enough to wield Mjolnir, so if the ...
Originally there was no restriction placed on the hammer for who can use it but after Thor's reckless behavior, Odin Borson placed an enchantment on it. This spell read "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor." Only those deemed worthy to lift Mjolnir can.
The short answer is yes, Thor is still worthy of lifting Mjolnir after Thor: Love and Thunder. His worthiness comes down to the reason why Mjolnir chose Jane. In the comic books, Mjolnir does choose Jane to be Thor after Thor becomes unworthy and is unable to lift it.
After War Thor's defeat, Jane ended up taking his cursed weapon into battle herself, knowing full well that it was on the verge of breaking, and when it ultimately shattered, she was helpless to stop the strange energies trapped within it from bonding with her.
3 She Controls Electricity On Her Own, No Mjolnir Needed!
However, even when she doesn't have this weapon, she can create and throw lightning bolts. For instance, she's able to conjure lightning from the inside of a frost giant's head in Thor #3 in order to escape the monster.
Right before Jane's heartbreaking death, she whispers something inaudible into Thor's ear, letting him know that she has "figured out" her "catchphrase" – the god of thunder thinks "it's perfect." Fans on Reddit have flocked to various threads with their own theories about what that perfect catchphrase could be, with ...
In their attempts, Jane tells him, "She won't be alone," signaling the fact that Thor would take the girl under his wing. Finally, before she passes, she tells Thor to keep his heart open, bringing Jane and Thor's story to a heartbreaking close.
In the comics, Jane hesitates at the gates of Valhalla, not wanting her life to be over yet, until Thor and Odin combine forces to revive her. With a second chance at life, Jane makes her cancer treatments a priority, and goes back and heals up while Odinson takes up Mjolnir and becomes Thor again.
Despite Valkyrie being unapologetically bisexual in the comics, with her most notable relationship being with archaeologist Annabelle Riggs, her sexuality went unmentioned in the third film of the Thor franchise.