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[MCU] Did Captain America only budge Mjølnir slightly because that's all he could manage, or because he was holding back to spare Thor's feelings?
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That's all he could manage. Remember, the only measure of whether or not one can lift Mjolnir is *worthiness,* as defined by Odin. This is a rather hazy concept, but you can get a general sense of it; imagine what Odin would define as the qualities that should be held by a worthy champion and ruler of Asgard. Bravery, certainly. Honor. Humility, to a certain extent. Steve Rogers has all of these, but he lacks a certain purity of purpose and self-possession. Thor knows that he must someday ascend the throne of Asgard and become All-Father himself, and he willingly accepts this responsibility and the power over others that it entails. Steve Rogers, on the other hand, sees himself as a loyal soldier, one to be commanded, preferably by superior officers, but failing that, by the higher ideals of the concept of America. These are not the qualities of an Asgardian warrior, who rather than subject himself to command should instead revel in the honorable battle that will bring glory to Asgard and the All-Father. Steve has many of the properties that would classify him as worthy, and as such he is able to *budge* Mjolnir, but he does not yet have the full sense of worthiness. Someday, under the right circumstances, perhaps he may wield Mjolnir, but at that time, he did not yet possess all the required qualities.