-prove as to why this scene establishes that Peter Parker is worthy and why he should be able to wield the hammer.
Firstly, there are a lot of people saying that Peter did not hold onto Mjølnir himself, but through his webs. Thus, the scene in “Avengers: Endgame” cannot be used as a proof that Peter can lift the hammer, because just as an elevator would go up with the hammer in it, the webfluid is just a mean to use the hammer. So even though the person may not be worthy, they could use the hammer this way because they would not touch actually touch it.
However, this argument is invalid, because, for example, an elevator is not directly controlled by a person, but mechanically; while Peter’s webs are directly used by him. If anyone could wield the hammer just by not touching it directly, then Tony Stark and James Rhodes would have been able to lift Mjølnir with their armour in “Age of Ultron”, as well as Stan Lee in his cameo in “Thor” where he tried to move the hammer using a car and a tow row.
There is also the argument made that Mjølnir “[l]et[‘]s itself [be] touch[ed] for [the] greater good” (Tumblr user @peanut-butter-sandwiches), meaning that Spider-Man did not have to be able to wield Mjølnir to use it as a lift in “Avengers: Endgame”, because Steve Rogers threw it for the “greater good”.
Yet this claim is never explicitly established in any of the movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is only said by Odin that “Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor” (Odin in “Thor”), not including unworthy people to be able to lift Mjølnir when they want to do it for the greater good. Meaning that only people who are actually worthy can wield the hammer and not just any person who has good intentions in their usage of Mjølnir.
It is also stated that “In [A]ge of [U]ltron[…] the hammer kept going” (Tumblr user @bi4themcu) when Pietro Maximoff touched the hammer.
But watching that scene you can clearly see that, from the moment Pietro touches Mjølnir, the hammer is falling to the ground, dragging Pietro with it. The reason why it is not falling to the ground in an 90-degrees-angle from that point where Pietro gets in contact with Mjølnir lies in Newton’s first law of motion: “Every object in a state of uniform motion will remain in that state of motion unless an external force acts on it.”. Thus, Pietro is acting as the external force, interrupting the state of uniform motion of the hammer. Because the hammer possesses, as any object, certain inertia, it does not fall down immediately but in a form of parabola. This parabola form is also shown in the fight between Thor and the Hulk in “The Avengers” where Hulk, when Thor throws the hammer to the Hulk, catches it and is thrown to the ground. In contrast, when Spiderman holds onto the hammer through his webs, the hammer continues its way without dropping.
For years the fan-theory that Peter Parker is worthy exists. This theory heavily discussed and already severally used in fan fiction works, leading to the Archive-of-our-own-tag “Peter is Worthy” currently having 51 works. As to why Peter should be able to wield Mjølnir lies in his canonically established personality and in his actions. I will remain with Tom Holland’s portrayal of Peter Parker in the MCU and not include the marvel comics, the Spider-Man Movies of Tobey Maquire, the “Amazing Spider-Man” diology with Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, the movie “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” or any other version of the character into my argumentation, because for instance especially in Andrew Garflied’s performance as Peter Parker it could be argued that his Spider-Man is not worthy of wielding Mjølnir.
First of all, Peter Parker is canonically born in 2001, meaning that when he came back from the snap, he was not even 18 years old, legally a minor. This means that he is more likely to make wrong choices not because of negative character traits, but because of a lack of experience, knowledge and thinking things through. For instance, in “Spider-Man: Homecoming” he endangers a lot of people when he tried to stop an illegal weapons transfer on the ship. But that the civilians are endangered by his interference is not because he does not care about their safety, but because he underestimated the situation.
Secondly, his age does not only mean that his mistakes can be more easily redeemable, but also that his accomplishments are even more remarkable. For example, he is canonically only 15 years old during the events of “Spider-Man: Homecoming”, but sees it as his responsibility to stop the Vulture, even though several adults assure him that the situation is taken care of.
Furthermore, Peter Parker is a very selfless person. This is shown generally in the fact that he hides his identity as Spider-Man so the people close to him will not be put in danger. Additionally, when he finds out that Liz’s dad is the Vulture, he rings with himself if he should go after him. Peter is afraid of what could happen and he dreamed of the Homecoming-date with Liz, but he then decides to leave the dance behind and follow the Vulture even though he does not have the suit made by Tony Stark anymore, only his self-made one. Through this action he dismissed his personal wished and also puts himself in danger so that the Vulture would be stopped.
A key point as to why I think that Peter is worthy is when he rejects being an Avenger at the end of “Spider-Man: Homecoming”. An Avenger was something he aspired to be, he excitedly asked Tony Stark at the beginning of the movie if he was an Avenger and when Ned asked him if he was, he replied with “Yeah, basically”. Being an Avenger is something seen as cool, something other people, such as Peter and his classmates, look up to. But Peter decides against it, because he realizes that there also need to be people looking after smaller problems, for instance a bank robbery, and that the Avengers mostly concern themselves with world-threatening events. Peter sees it as his responsibility to look after “the little guy” and stays true to this, even rejecting a personal dream of his for the sake of it.
Moreover, his good personality is also demonstrated when he saves the Vulture at the end of “Spider-Man: Homecoming”. Peter risks his life again instead of letting the fight end through the Vulture’s death, even though the Vulture is his enemy and did not shy away from trying to kill Peter several times. This shows how Peter does not wish to exert revenge onto the Vulture for everything he did to Peter and others, but that he understands that the Vulture is misled and that even a villain does not deserve such death.
Last but not least, being able to wild Mjølnir does not mean being perfect or not making any mistakes; as Thor did several while still being able to wield the hammer; but to have pure intentions and generally a good character. Peter is a perfect example for it, because his actions as Spider-Man are driven by his intention of saving other people, risking his life along the way. Through his actions he miscalculates and makes several mistakes, but he learns from them and does not give up even when the situation seems to be hopeless. For instance, when he was trapped under the rubble in “Spider-Man: Homecoming”, he doubts himself at the beginning, but then finds his own strength and rescues himself. After that, he does not give up stopping the Volture.
In conclusion, Peter Parker should not only be able to lift Mjølnir because of the scene in “Avengers: Endgame”, but also because of his characterization throughout the movies. The writers and directors of “Avengers: Endgame” may have not made Peter Parker intentionally worthy, but there also is no proof that Peter is unworthy of the hammer.
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