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[Marvel: Films] Was Thor going to kill Captain America?

In the Avengers, Thor had never met Captain America before he encounters him in the woods. He had no idea that the shield would deflect his hammer. Was he trying to turn Cap into pate?
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Take a look at the entire encounter from Thor's point of veiw.  He starts fighting Ironman and slowly ramps up the intensity of his attacks as Ironman shows more and more resilience and ability to hurt him.  Then Captain America shows up and starts giving Ironman orders.  In Thor's world authority = asskicking ability so Thor believes Captain America is probably stronger then Ironman.  So if a lightning blast is Thor at power level 9 then he moves up to his power level 10 move to hit the guy who he believes is probably stronger.  He's not sure about the situation so he is ramping up his attacks in a way that seems logical to him.  The Jumping Hammer strike is also not particularly sneaky or subtle so he figures if Captain America Just stands there and tries to tank it instead of dodging there is a good chance it wouldn't atomize him.