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[MCU] So what exactly is this "power of Thor"?

Mjolnir is a powerful artifact, and it lets Thor fly and control the weather and bash through pretty much anything. Right. Gotcha. Odin also did *something* so that "whosoever holds this hammer, if they be worthy..."

But ... when Thor was stripped of his powers by Odin, he seemed physically equivalent to a human. Azgardians seem to be innately much stronger and tougher than humans, even without wielding magical hammers.

And in *Age of Ultron*, Thor is covered in lightning while seeing visions in the Well of Sight. Is that the magic water, Mjolnir (which I don't think he was *holding*), or some kind of innate ability he has? [This is further complicated by the fact that this scene wasn't shown in some countries, IIRC. Is it still canon, then?]

And *then*, again in *Age of Ultron*, the Vision is successfully judged Worthy and wields the hammer. Does he get Azgardian superstrength and toughness? Can he control lightning now?

What is the Hammer *doing* once it judges you "worthy"?
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Asgardians are much stronger and have different biology compared to humans.

Part of what Odin did in sending Thor to earth was make him mortal- to give him the body of someone from Midgard.

Why?  To break him from the cycle of Ragnorok.  The cycle of death and rebirth of Asgard from those who stand above.  

In a way, Odin made Thor into Neo.  He wanted Thor to escape Asgard's fate.  How did Odin do this?  He traded his eye for infinite wisdom.  Odin doesn't make mistakes, he's been planning for Ragnorok, the last battle, this whole time.

Thor without his mljonjioirjir powers but as a normal asgardian sometimes goes by Odinson.  He could take a normal human in a fight easily, but a mutant, inhuman, super soldier or highly trained shield agent could still take him in the right circumstance.

Anyway, the fit is about to hit the shan in Asgard.  Even the celestials and those who stand above are gods compared to anything on Yggdrasil.  Ragnorok is both prophecy and history.