Mighty Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Doctor Jane Foster, better known as the Mighty Thor, is the deuteragonist of the Thor movies in the .
Jane is Thor's ally and girlfriend, and an American astrophysicist who encountered Thor after he was banished to Earth by Odin. She would encounter Thor once again after she became the host of the Aether, and assisted the demigod in stopping Malekith and the Dark Elves.
Jane and Thor's relationship would later end after 2015, and she would later be one of the victims of Thanos' decimation until she was revived by the Hulk in 2023. In Love and Thunder, by a forgotten request from Thor, she becomes worthy of the destroyed Mjolnir and takes on the form of The Mighty Thor.
She is portrayed by (who also played Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Novalee Nation in Where the Heart Is, Evey Hammond in V in Vendetta, Nina Sayers in Black Swan, Isabel in Your Highness, and Lena in Annihilation), and Ava Caryofyllis young. Portman would also go on to voice another version of the character in the 2021 Disney+ animated series, What If...?. In the Japanese dub, she is voiced by Maaya Sakamoto (who also voiced Aerith Gainsborough in Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Lightning in the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, Ling Xiaoyu in Tekken franchise, and Elise from Sonic the Hedgehog 2006).
==Biography==
===Background===
Not much is known about Jane's past, but her father was a scientist who worked with Dr. Erik Selvig at Culver University, a college she would attend herself. When her father passed away, her mother Eloise became terminally ill, and told her daughter to always keep fighting despite losing her parents. After graduating from Culver, Foster became an astronomer and focused her entire life into researching alongside Dr. Selvig and her intern, Darcy Lewis. Jane also briefly dated a doctor named Donald Blake, but later broke up with him and states that though he was a good doctor, he wasn't a good boyfriend.
===Thor===
Jane Foster was travelling in a van with her colleague Erik Selvig and her assistant Darcy Lewis, when a mysterious weather event and the subject of Foster's research unexpectedly resulted in a powerful vortex before them. As they struggled to drive through zero-visibility conditions, the van collided with a man who had stumbled out of the dust and into their path. The man, who only announced himself as Thor, was injured again when Darcy tased him, prompting them to take him to hospital.
The following day, Darcy made a surprise discovery when she noticed the figure of a man in one of the photographic images captured from the atmospheric event. While Jane realized that the newcomer might be able to shed some light on the event, Selvig was more skeptical. So began a lengthy disagreement between the two, with Foster theorizing about the possibility of an Einstein-Rosen Bridge, while Selvig insisted that everything Thor had been saying about gods and other worlds was nothing more than delusional talk based on old myths.
Despite Selvig's concerns, Jane's interest in Thor pushed her to find out more, and the trio set off for the hospital to find the stranger. Once they were reunited, the trio and Thor went to a local diner where Jane pressed him for more information, trying to make sense of what he was telling them. It was there that Thor overheard news of his missing hammer, Mjölnir, and set off on his own to retrieve it. Returning home, Jane and her colleagues found S.H.I.E.L.D agents confiscating their equipment.
After commiserating with her colleagues over the loss of their property and telling Darcy to stop going on about her lost iPod, Jane chanced upon Thor again and volunteered to assist him with reacquiring his hammer Mjölnir. This goal proved unsuccessful when Thor, after stealing into the temporary S.H.I.E.L.D. compound that had sprung up around the artifact, found himself unable to lift it and allowed himself to be caught.
Jane enlisted Erik’s help in getting Thor released, which led to a series of events that bonded the expanded group more closely, with Selvig befriending Thor while Foster started to view him as a romantic interest. Their time together was cut short when first, several of Thor's friends from Asgard arrived to take him home, then the Destroyer (a very large battle automaton robot) arrived to stop him from returning to Asgard.
Thor ultimately beat the Destroyer. His willingness to sacrifice himself in the protection of those around him proved his worthiness of Mjölnir, which he regained along with his full power as the God of Thunder. Jane finally saw what he really was for the first time, but with the return of Thor's power came the return of his responsibility to his realm and his people. She was forced to say goodbye as Thor returned to his home, but continued to search for him while acting as a consultant for S.H.I.E.L.D.
===The Avengers===
Though Jane doesn't appear in The Avengers, she and Darcy were moved to a safe location by S.H.I.E.L.D. to protect her from Loki, who arrived to Earth under the command of Thanos. Thor was thankful for Agent Coulson securing Jane and Darcy, but couldn't meet with her since he needed to stop Loki with Avengers. Jane had no knowledge that he had returned, but would see footage of him fighting during the battle of New York.
===Thor: The Dark World===
When Jane learned that Dr. Selvig had traveled to London due to anomalies, she decided to travel there to find him with Darcy, but he was nowhere to be found. She then decided to move into her mother's house to continue her research, but was still unable to move on from her past relationship with him. When Darcy spoke of a anomaly, the two investigated and Jane was pulled into the Nine Realms, where she came across the Aether. The substance proceeded to leave it's chamber and latched itself onto her, causing Jane to become terrified and be transported back to Earth. Jane then reunited with Thor, who after seeing that something was wrong when she was protected by the red substance, decide do take her to Asgard.
Meeting Odin, she learned that the Aether was draining Foster's body and would protect its host from harm, such as being fired at by the police or being touched by Asgardian guards. During the sacking of Asgard, Jane was protected by Frigga from the Dark Elves, who was later killed by Algrim. After the death of Frigga, Foster was imprisoned due to the danger of the Aether, but was freed by Sif as she was part of Thor's plan to defeat Malekith. After escaping from Asgard, the Aether was removed from Jane via Loki making a bargain to Malekith, which was secretly a false plan made the trickster. When Loki's true motives were revealed, he was "killed", and Jane witnessed his "death" alongside Thor.
Returning to Earth and reuniting with Darcy and Selvig, Jane participated in helping Thor battle against Malekith during the battle of Greenwich. She would use the Gravimetric Spikes to teleport the Dark Elves from London, and later teleported Malekith away as well, which resulted in his death by Dr. Selvig. Following the events at Greenwich, Jane and Thor reunited and re-started their relationship. Due to her relationship with Thor and studying of the Convergence, Jane became well known and was considered one of the world's most foremost astronomer.
===Thor: Ragnarok===
While she does not appear in the film, it's revealed that she and Thor broke up, with Odison describing it as a "mutual dumping".
===Avengers: Infinity War===
Though she doesn't appear in the film, it was later revealed that she was one of countless affected by the decimation, and was killed by Thanos.
===Avengers: Endgame===
When the Avengers travel back in time to collect the Infinity Stones, in order to undo the Decimation, Thor and Rocket Raccoon travel to Asgard in 2013 to retrieve the Reality Stone from Jane's body. They are successful in getting the stone out of her body before they travel back to the present. After undoing the Decimation and defeating Thanos, Captain America travels through time to return all of the Infinity Stones, allowing Jane to reabsorb the Reality Stone. Jane in the present time was revived by Hulk, but she doesn't appear at Tony Stark's funeral.
===Thor: Love and Thunder===
Jane Foster, in an attempt to cure her cancer, decided to go to Thor's hammer and finds she is worthy to wield it when its shards reform. She later stops some crimes with the power of Thor as Valkyrie tells Thor "saving lives she's good at but everything else needs work". She helps Thor and the Asgardians when Gorr's shadow monsters attack the village to capture the kids. Jane, alongside Thor, attempts to get to the kids in the cage before they are teleported away. Thor, Valkyrie and Jane decide to raise an army of gods. She tells them to use the Stormbreaker as an engine for a ship instead of Thor's malfunctioning Bifrost. When arriving at Zeus's hall, she kills Zeus's bodyguards (out of self defense) and helps Thor and Valkyrie attain Thunderbolt which Valkyrie uses against Gorr.
Disappointed that they were unable to raise an army, they decide to head right into the Shadow Realm to rescue the kids. When reaching Gorr's hideout, Jane discovers Gorr needs the Bifrost to access Eternity, where he can wish for the death of all gods. They battle Gorr once he reveals himself but are forced to retreat with the Bifrost. Before Stormbreaker goes with them, it's stuck in Gorr's hand. After finding out Mjølnir is weakening Jane's ability to fight cancer, Thor decides to leave her behind with a choice: either fight Gorr with Mjølnir and risk dying, or stay in the hospital to recover and live with Thor. Once Thor is losing to Gorr in the final battle, Jane decides to go help him on Valkyrie's horse. She destroys All-Black the Necrosword which rid Gorr of his symbiote, although with the energy used through Mjølnir being the final surge leading to the final minutes of her life. 
While Gorr still planned on asking Eternity to kill the gods, his mind being free from the malevolent influence of the Necrosword, made him amenable to Thor's suggestion to forsake vengeance and choose love. Seeing Thor comfort the dying Jane reminded Gorr of how he cradled his own deceased daughter; with a clear mind, Gorr finally understood that not every god was like the monster that exploited his planet for their own vanity. Thor convinced Gorr to revive his daughter, aptly called Love, instead of killing all gods, however, as Gorr was dying he feared Love would be alone. Yet Jane denied his daughter would be alone, with the implication that Thor would adopt Love to raise her in Gorr's stead; both men agree to this, thus Gorr dies redeemed, with his revived daughter in the care of Thor, and Jane dies from her cancer before fading away and arriving in Valhalla. Jane is pleasantly surprised to be greeted by Heimdall, so she wouldn't be surrounded by strangers in the unexpected afterlife.
==Personality==
Jane Foster is a strong and determined woman, with an obstinate will and an independent spirit. She firmly believes that scientists have been invested with the mission of searching the truth and loyally follows this idealism.
She possesses a deep knowledge for her study field, astrophysics, and of her peers. She came the closest to discovering the existence of Asgard by studying the wormhole-like traces left by the use of the Bifrost Bridge.
==Powers and Abilities==
=== Powers ===
*Transformation: When wielding Mjølnir, Foster gains various powers identical to Thor's, including superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability and control over lightning. However, this also speeds up Jane's cancer, making her weaker every time.
**Superhuman Strength: Jane possessed superhuman strength superior to that of the average Asgardian male, allowing her to pick up Stormbreaker and throw it a considerable distance and also proved capable of challenging Gorr the God Butcher.
**Superhuman Speed: Jane was capable of running and moving at speeds greater than even the finest human athlete, allowing her to run and fly through the air while using Mjølnir and also briefly get an upper hand on Gorr.
**Superhuman Stamina: Jane's musculature is considerably more efficient than that of normal humans. As a result, her muscles produce practically no fatigue toxins during physical activity compared to those of humans. Her virtually inexhaustible stamina enables her to exert herself at peak capacity for an undefined period of time without tiring at all.
**Superhuman Agility: Jane can react and dodge objects traveling at high speeds.
**Superhuman Durability: Jane's skin, muscle and bone tissue are several times denser to the point of making her almost invulnerable, shown when she was able to take many hits from Gorr and his army of monsters without getting injured.
**Superhuman Reflexes: Jane has high reflexes beyond human levels as she can react to and dodge objects.
**Accelerated Healing Factor: Jane can heal and regenerate from any injuries, even those that would normally kill humans.
**Flight: Jane is capable of flying through the air using Mjølnir.
*Mjølnir Capabilities: To be added
**Electricity Generation: Using Mjølnir, Jane, like Thor, is capable of generating electricity and lightning which radiated around her body.
**Storm Manipulation: Using Mjølnir, Jane, like Thor, is able to manipulate and control the weather which she can use to generate thunder and lightning, signifying her arrival to battle.
**Energy Projection: With Mjølnir, Jane could project blasts, waves, and bolts of electrical energy of various sizes and intensities.
**Weight Manipulation: Mjølnir acted as a heavy, immovable object, but for worthy users, it is almost weightless, being light enough to flip and throw.
**Weapon Calling: Like Thor, Jane can summon Mjølnir to her hand when she needed it or after she threw it from great distances.
===Abilities===
*Genius-Level Intellect: Jane is shown to be a highly intelligent individual.
*Master Scientist: Jane is an expert in the fields of science, astrophysics, electronics, mechanics, technology and several other subjects.
*Master Combatant: Jane is a highly skilled combatant as a result of Mjølnir, able to go toe-to-toe with Gorr the God Butcher in combat.
*Hammer Mastery: Jane can effectively use Mjølnir in her fights, as shown when she battled Gorr the God Butcher.
*Expert Acrobat: Using Mjølnir, Jane is capable of performing many flips and jumps to attack her foes, such as Gorr the God Butcher.
==Equipment==
*Mjølnir: When Jane turned to New Asgard, she saw the cracked Mjølnir, which reconstructed itself and deemed her worthy. Since it was reconstructed, it also gained a new ability which was that it could split itself into many pieces to act as projectiles.
==Relationships==
===Family===
*Father †
*Eloise Foster † - Mother
===Allies===
*Erik Selvig - Mentor, Friend and Colleague
*Darcy Lewis - Friend and Intern
*Sif
*Warriors Three
**Volstagg †
**Fandral †
**Hogun †
*S.H.I.E.L.D.
**Phil Coulson †
*Asgardian Royal Family
**Thor - Boyfriend
**Odin † - Reluctant Ally and Enemy turned Ally
**Frigga † - Friend
*Donald Blake - Former Boyfriend
*Richard Mason - Date
*John
*Maddie
*Navid
*Ian Boothby - Colleague
*Loki † - Enemy turned Situational Ally and Savior
*Bruce Banner/Hulk - Resurrector
*Valkyrie
*Korg
*Miek
*Toothgrinder
*Toothgnasher
*Gorr the God Butcher † - Former Attempted Killer and Indirect Victim
*Love
===Enemies===
*Destroyer
*Dark Elves
**Malekith †
**Algrim/Kurse †
*Thanos † - Killer
*Shadow Monsters
*Olympians
**Zeus
==Quotes==
==Trivia==
*In the comics, Jane Foster starts as a nurse, not an astrophysicist, but the Studios wanted to update the character. She is enamored with Donald Blake, having broken up with Thor decades ago in the comics.
*Chris Hemsworth's wife Elsa Pataky was Portman's stand-in for the post-credits scene in Thor: The Dark World.
*To prepare for her return as Jane Foster in the fourth Thor film, Natalie Portman spent four months training and getting buff.
*On the set of Love and Thunder, Natalie reunited with Tessa Thompson, who she previously worked with on Annihilation.
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