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In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos can




badly hurt The Hulk




so we know that his punches are lethally powerful. However at the near end of that movie, when




Cap attempts to hold Thanos' hand and gets a punch to the face




Why doesn't Cap's face become a mess or have any crack in his skull?



Again in the fight scene near the end of Avengers: Endgame,




While Cap is lying on the ground, Thanos punches seriously at Cap's face. Given that version of Thanos is crueler in this fight, and doesn't seem to hold back his power like in Infinity War.




Although Cap is a super soldier, I don't think Cap's body is more durable than Hulk. If Thanos' punches can hurt Hulk, I guess they should blow up a normal person's head.










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    That helmet helps a lot, I guess. ☺

    – Paulie_D
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    Also I think Thanos was holding the Power Stone when he smacked the Hulk around.

    – Paulie_D
    18 hours ago






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    Not that helmet!....the plot-helmet in his plot-armour. ☺

    – Paulie_D
    18 hours ago






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    I think the only answer you're going to get to this one is "because he's Captain Frickin' America."

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    14 hours ago






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    In Endgame, at least, Thanos didn't have the infinity stones

    – BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft
    14 hours ago

















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In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos can




badly hurt The Hulk




so we know that his punches are lethally powerful. However at the near end of that movie, when




Cap attempts to hold Thanos' hand and gets a punch to the face




Why doesn't Cap's face become a mess or have any crack in his skull?



Again in the fight scene near the end of Avengers: Endgame,




While Cap is lying on the ground, Thanos punches seriously at Cap's face. Given that version of Thanos is crueler in this fight, and doesn't seem to hold back his power like in Infinity War.




Although Cap is a super soldier, I don't think Cap's body is more durable than Hulk. If Thanos' punches can hurt Hulk, I guess they should blow up a normal person's head.










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  • 8





    That helmet helps a lot, I guess. ☺

    – Paulie_D
    18 hours ago






  • 10





    Also I think Thanos was holding the Power Stone when he smacked the Hulk around.

    – Paulie_D
    18 hours ago






  • 27





    Not that helmet!....the plot-helmet in his plot-armour. ☺

    – Paulie_D
    18 hours ago






  • 2





    I think the only answer you're going to get to this one is "because he's Captain Frickin' America."

    – Nathan K.
    14 hours ago






  • 3





    In Endgame, at least, Thanos didn't have the infinity stones

    – BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft
    14 hours ago













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In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos can




badly hurt The Hulk




so we know that his punches are lethally powerful. However at the near end of that movie, when




Cap attempts to hold Thanos' hand and gets a punch to the face




Why doesn't Cap's face become a mess or have any crack in his skull?



Again in the fight scene near the end of Avengers: Endgame,




While Cap is lying on the ground, Thanos punches seriously at Cap's face. Given that version of Thanos is crueler in this fight, and doesn't seem to hold back his power like in Infinity War.




Although Cap is a super soldier, I don't think Cap's body is more durable than Hulk. If Thanos' punches can hurt Hulk, I guess they should blow up a normal person's head.










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In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos can




badly hurt The Hulk




so we know that his punches are lethally powerful. However at the near end of that movie, when




Cap attempts to hold Thanos' hand and gets a punch to the face




Why doesn't Cap's face become a mess or have any crack in his skull?



Again in the fight scene near the end of Avengers: Endgame,




While Cap is lying on the ground, Thanos punches seriously at Cap's face. Given that version of Thanos is crueler in this fight, and doesn't seem to hold back his power like in Infinity War.




Although Cap is a super soldier, I don't think Cap's body is more durable than Hulk. If Thanos' punches can hurt Hulk, I guess they should blow up a normal person's head.







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  • 8





    That helmet helps a lot, I guess. ☺

    – Paulie_D
    18 hours ago






  • 10





    Also I think Thanos was holding the Power Stone when he smacked the Hulk around.

    – Paulie_D
    18 hours ago






  • 27





    Not that helmet!....the plot-helmet in his plot-armour. ☺

    – Paulie_D
    18 hours ago






  • 2





    I think the only answer you're going to get to this one is "because he's Captain Frickin' America."

    – Nathan K.
    14 hours ago






  • 3





    In Endgame, at least, Thanos didn't have the infinity stones

    – BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft
    14 hours ago












  • 8





    That helmet helps a lot, I guess. ☺

    – Paulie_D
    18 hours ago






  • 10





    Also I think Thanos was holding the Power Stone when he smacked the Hulk around.

    – Paulie_D
    18 hours ago






  • 27





    Not that helmet!....the plot-helmet in his plot-armour. ☺

    – Paulie_D
    18 hours ago






  • 2





    I think the only answer you're going to get to this one is "because he's Captain Frickin' America."

    – Nathan K.
    14 hours ago






  • 3





    In Endgame, at least, Thanos didn't have the infinity stones

    – BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft
    14 hours ago







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That helmet helps a lot, I guess. ☺

– Paulie_D
18 hours ago





That helmet helps a lot, I guess. ☺

– Paulie_D
18 hours ago




10




10





Also I think Thanos was holding the Power Stone when he smacked the Hulk around.

– Paulie_D
18 hours ago





Also I think Thanos was holding the Power Stone when he smacked the Hulk around.

– Paulie_D
18 hours ago




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27





Not that helmet!....the plot-helmet in his plot-armour. ☺

– Paulie_D
18 hours ago





Not that helmet!....the plot-helmet in his plot-armour. ☺

– Paulie_D
18 hours ago




2




2





I think the only answer you're going to get to this one is "because he's Captain Frickin' America."

– Nathan K.
14 hours ago





I think the only answer you're going to get to this one is "because he's Captain Frickin' America."

– Nathan K.
14 hours ago




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3





In Endgame, at least, Thanos didn't have the infinity stones

– BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft
14 hours ago





In Endgame, at least, Thanos didn't have the infinity stones

– BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft
14 hours ago










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In addition to the effects of the super-serum that gave him his abilities, at the time in question Cap is holding Mjolnir. It is well established in the comics and MCU that the wielder of Mjolnir gains the power of Thor.




Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.



Thor, The enchantment placed on Mjolnir.




Asgardians are continually shown to be extremely resilient to physical damage, Thor more so than most. Given the stacking and interacting of powers and abilities as well as Steve's own force of will it's no surprise he was unaffected. Imagine punching a hellbent god on super steroids.






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    This answer sounds convincing to me. Because if Cap has strong healing factor, we should see him having some serious wounds then the progress of healing like Wolverine's, rather than some scratches which remain not fully healed during the final battle.

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    This answer assumes too much. It is never stated in source material that his powers (cap+thor) stacked. Occam's razor, just being Thor-ized might be enough to survive. I +1'd anyway.

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The super soldier serum that was used on Steve doesn't just make him stronger and more resilient but also gives him regenerative powers.




Steve Rogers: Dr. Erskine said that... the serum wouldn’t just effect my muscles, it would effect my cells. Create a protective system of regeneration and healing. Which means um... I can’t get drunk. Did you know that?



Captain America: The First Avenger




On top of that Steve seems to be very badly wounded in both fights against Thanos. In Avengers: Infinity War Thanos actually seems to knock Steve unconscious for a bit.



Thanos knocks Steve unconscious



In Avengers: Endgame Steve, and Tony/Thor, are all really hurt by Thanos but Steve carries on with the fight even though he is hurting. It isn't the case that he isn't hurt as bad as Hulk, it is that when he gets hurt he carries on. This has always been the case since before he was even given the serum and this is what makes him worthy.



Steve is exhausted and wounded after fighting Thanos



Also note that Steve has survived falls from great heights before throughout the films, not always landing on his shield, so it is safe to assume he is more durable than you are giving him credit for.






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    also also... there's another additional possibility.. Mjolnir healed Thor.. So i guess that's what it did to Cap too? just a guess though.

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  • @Shreedhar When did Mjolnir heal Thor?

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    @MartianInvader in Thor the first 2011 movie when he’s almost killed by the Destroyer. Also, Stormbreaker heals him in IW when he almost dies the second time. So I guess the dwarves make those all hammers like that

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In The Incredible Hulk Blonsky is given an incomplete form of the super serum that Captain America took, with it he takes a full body kick from the Hulk that sends him flying into a tree and mangles his body. He's up and about a short time later. Cap with the full serum is more resistant, even if he was hurt his healing factor would mean he wasn't down long.






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  • This. Plus I think the serum that turned Hulk into the Hulk was based on the super-soldier serum, so the super-soldier serum should make Steve as durable as the Hulk. But that may just be speculation on my part :)

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  • @AlexWally excuse me, Hulk serum? What? What? That's not right... Unless they somehow rebooted the entire Hulk, he's radiation-powered?

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  • @Stackstuck Huh, I'm not sure now. The fandom page* claims Hulk was injected with a serum enriched with Gamma Radiation, but I don't remember if the movies ever state that. * marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Soldier_Serum

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If you think about it, between Gamora's death and the snap, Thanos doesn't kill anyone. He wanted the snap to take the lives of everyone so that he had less guilt. He was probably holding back against everyone since he didn't kill war machine or black widow despite having the chance






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  • Hi, welcome to SF&F! Do you have any evidence that Thanos was feeling guilt? Answers should be supported by some information from reputable sources. Please read How to Answer. (It seems strange for someone who is going to wipe out half the universe to even care about any individuals; it's so much less than rounding error it completely fails to register.)

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  • @DavidW "A hundred deaths is a tragedy, a million is a statistic" - There's certainly an argument for it. Though I can't speak to its support in the movie(s).

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  • @Stackstuck I'm not saying it's not the answer, I just want the poster to provide some in-universe support for the answer.

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  • @DavidW yeah, I'm just going after the parenthetical there, this answer does need more support than it has.

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  • @DavidW "He mourns!" -Mantis, while Thanos is trapped during the Titan fight. Maybe he was pulling punches due to that?

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In addition to the effects of the super-serum that gave him his abilities, at the time in question Cap is holding Mjolnir. It is well established in the comics and MCU that the wielder of Mjolnir gains the power of Thor.




Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.



Thor, The enchantment placed on Mjolnir.




Asgardians are continually shown to be extremely resilient to physical damage, Thor more so than most. Given the stacking and interacting of powers and abilities as well as Steve's own force of will it's no surprise he was unaffected. Imagine punching a hellbent god on super steroids.






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    This answer sounds convincing to me. Because if Cap has strong healing factor, we should see him having some serious wounds then the progress of healing like Wolverine's, rather than some scratches which remain not fully healed during the final battle.

    – hirikarate
    10 hours ago






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    This answer assumes too much. It is never stated in source material that his powers (cap+thor) stacked. Occam's razor, just being Thor-ized might be enough to survive. I +1'd anyway.

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In addition to the effects of the super-serum that gave him his abilities, at the time in question Cap is holding Mjolnir. It is well established in the comics and MCU that the wielder of Mjolnir gains the power of Thor.




Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.



Thor, The enchantment placed on Mjolnir.




Asgardians are continually shown to be extremely resilient to physical damage, Thor more so than most. Given the stacking and interacting of powers and abilities as well as Steve's own force of will it's no surprise he was unaffected. Imagine punching a hellbent god on super steroids.






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    This answer sounds convincing to me. Because if Cap has strong healing factor, we should see him having some serious wounds then the progress of healing like Wolverine's, rather than some scratches which remain not fully healed during the final battle.

    – hirikarate
    10 hours ago






  • 2





    This answer assumes too much. It is never stated in source material that his powers (cap+thor) stacked. Occam's razor, just being Thor-ized might be enough to survive. I +1'd anyway.

    – Mindwin
    10 hours ago














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In addition to the effects of the super-serum that gave him his abilities, at the time in question Cap is holding Mjolnir. It is well established in the comics and MCU that the wielder of Mjolnir gains the power of Thor.




Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.



Thor, The enchantment placed on Mjolnir.




Asgardians are continually shown to be extremely resilient to physical damage, Thor more so than most. Given the stacking and interacting of powers and abilities as well as Steve's own force of will it's no surprise he was unaffected. Imagine punching a hellbent god on super steroids.






share|improve this answer















In addition to the effects of the super-serum that gave him his abilities, at the time in question Cap is holding Mjolnir. It is well established in the comics and MCU that the wielder of Mjolnir gains the power of Thor.




Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.



Thor, The enchantment placed on Mjolnir.




Asgardians are continually shown to be extremely resilient to physical damage, Thor more so than most. Given the stacking and interacting of powers and abilities as well as Steve's own force of will it's no surprise he was unaffected. Imagine punching a hellbent god on super steroids.







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    This answer sounds convincing to me. Because if Cap has strong healing factor, we should see him having some serious wounds then the progress of healing like Wolverine's, rather than some scratches which remain not fully healed during the final battle.

    – hirikarate
    10 hours ago






  • 2





    This answer assumes too much. It is never stated in source material that his powers (cap+thor) stacked. Occam's razor, just being Thor-ized might be enough to survive. I +1'd anyway.

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    This answer sounds convincing to me. Because if Cap has strong healing factor, we should see him having some serious wounds then the progress of healing like Wolverine's, rather than some scratches which remain not fully healed during the final battle.

    – hirikarate
    10 hours ago






  • 2





    This answer assumes too much. It is never stated in source material that his powers (cap+thor) stacked. Occam's razor, just being Thor-ized might be enough to survive. I +1'd anyway.

    – Mindwin
    10 hours ago








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This answer sounds convincing to me. Because if Cap has strong healing factor, we should see him having some serious wounds then the progress of healing like Wolverine's, rather than some scratches which remain not fully healed during the final battle.

– hirikarate
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This answer sounds convincing to me. Because if Cap has strong healing factor, we should see him having some serious wounds then the progress of healing like Wolverine's, rather than some scratches which remain not fully healed during the final battle.

– hirikarate
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This answer assumes too much. It is never stated in source material that his powers (cap+thor) stacked. Occam's razor, just being Thor-ized might be enough to survive. I +1'd anyway.

– Mindwin
10 hours ago






This answer assumes too much. It is never stated in source material that his powers (cap+thor) stacked. Occam's razor, just being Thor-ized might be enough to survive. I +1'd anyway.

– Mindwin
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The super soldier serum that was used on Steve doesn't just make him stronger and more resilient but also gives him regenerative powers.




Steve Rogers: Dr. Erskine said that... the serum wouldn’t just effect my muscles, it would effect my cells. Create a protective system of regeneration and healing. Which means um... I can’t get drunk. Did you know that?



Captain America: The First Avenger




On top of that Steve seems to be very badly wounded in both fights against Thanos. In Avengers: Infinity War Thanos actually seems to knock Steve unconscious for a bit.



Thanos knocks Steve unconscious



In Avengers: Endgame Steve, and Tony/Thor, are all really hurt by Thanos but Steve carries on with the fight even though he is hurting. It isn't the case that he isn't hurt as bad as Hulk, it is that when he gets hurt he carries on. This has always been the case since before he was even given the serum and this is what makes him worthy.



Steve is exhausted and wounded after fighting Thanos



Also note that Steve has survived falls from great heights before throughout the films, not always landing on his shield, so it is safe to assume he is more durable than you are giving him credit for.






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    also also... there's another additional possibility.. Mjolnir healed Thor.. So i guess that's what it did to Cap too? just a guess though.

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  • @Shreedhar When did Mjolnir heal Thor?

    – MartianInvader
    9 hours ago






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    @MartianInvader in Thor the first 2011 movie when he’s almost killed by the Destroyer. Also, Stormbreaker heals him in IW when he almost dies the second time. So I guess the dwarves make those all hammers like that

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The super soldier serum that was used on Steve doesn't just make him stronger and more resilient but also gives him regenerative powers.




Steve Rogers: Dr. Erskine said that... the serum wouldn’t just effect my muscles, it would effect my cells. Create a protective system of regeneration and healing. Which means um... I can’t get drunk. Did you know that?



Captain America: The First Avenger




On top of that Steve seems to be very badly wounded in both fights against Thanos. In Avengers: Infinity War Thanos actually seems to knock Steve unconscious for a bit.



Thanos knocks Steve unconscious



In Avengers: Endgame Steve, and Tony/Thor, are all really hurt by Thanos but Steve carries on with the fight even though he is hurting. It isn't the case that he isn't hurt as bad as Hulk, it is that when he gets hurt he carries on. This has always been the case since before he was even given the serum and this is what makes him worthy.



Steve is exhausted and wounded after fighting Thanos



Also note that Steve has survived falls from great heights before throughout the films, not always landing on his shield, so it is safe to assume he is more durable than you are giving him credit for.






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    also also... there's another additional possibility.. Mjolnir healed Thor.. So i guess that's what it did to Cap too? just a guess though.

    – Shreedhar
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  • @Shreedhar When did Mjolnir heal Thor?

    – MartianInvader
    9 hours ago






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    @MartianInvader in Thor the first 2011 movie when he’s almost killed by the Destroyer. Also, Stormbreaker heals him in IW when he almost dies the second time. So I guess the dwarves make those all hammers like that

    – Shreedhar
    9 hours ago













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The super soldier serum that was used on Steve doesn't just make him stronger and more resilient but also gives him regenerative powers.




Steve Rogers: Dr. Erskine said that... the serum wouldn’t just effect my muscles, it would effect my cells. Create a protective system of regeneration and healing. Which means um... I can’t get drunk. Did you know that?



Captain America: The First Avenger




On top of that Steve seems to be very badly wounded in both fights against Thanos. In Avengers: Infinity War Thanos actually seems to knock Steve unconscious for a bit.



Thanos knocks Steve unconscious



In Avengers: Endgame Steve, and Tony/Thor, are all really hurt by Thanos but Steve carries on with the fight even though he is hurting. It isn't the case that he isn't hurt as bad as Hulk, it is that when he gets hurt he carries on. This has always been the case since before he was even given the serum and this is what makes him worthy.



Steve is exhausted and wounded after fighting Thanos



Also note that Steve has survived falls from great heights before throughout the films, not always landing on his shield, so it is safe to assume he is more durable than you are giving him credit for.






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The super soldier serum that was used on Steve doesn't just make him stronger and more resilient but also gives him regenerative powers.




Steve Rogers: Dr. Erskine said that... the serum wouldn’t just effect my muscles, it would effect my cells. Create a protective system of regeneration and healing. Which means um... I can’t get drunk. Did you know that?



Captain America: The First Avenger




On top of that Steve seems to be very badly wounded in both fights against Thanos. In Avengers: Infinity War Thanos actually seems to knock Steve unconscious for a bit.



Thanos knocks Steve unconscious



In Avengers: Endgame Steve, and Tony/Thor, are all really hurt by Thanos but Steve carries on with the fight even though he is hurting. It isn't the case that he isn't hurt as bad as Hulk, it is that when he gets hurt he carries on. This has always been the case since before he was even given the serum and this is what makes him worthy.



Steve is exhausted and wounded after fighting Thanos



Also note that Steve has survived falls from great heights before throughout the films, not always landing on his shield, so it is safe to assume he is more durable than you are giving him credit for.







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    also also... there's another additional possibility.. Mjolnir healed Thor.. So i guess that's what it did to Cap too? just a guess though.

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  • @Shreedhar When did Mjolnir heal Thor?

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    @MartianInvader in Thor the first 2011 movie when he’s almost killed by the Destroyer. Also, Stormbreaker heals him in IW when he almost dies the second time. So I guess the dwarves make those all hammers like that

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    also also... there's another additional possibility.. Mjolnir healed Thor.. So i guess that's what it did to Cap too? just a guess though.

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  • @Shreedhar When did Mjolnir heal Thor?

    – MartianInvader
    9 hours ago






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    @MartianInvader in Thor the first 2011 movie when he’s almost killed by the Destroyer. Also, Stormbreaker heals him in IW when he almost dies the second time. So I guess the dwarves make those all hammers like that

    – Shreedhar
    9 hours ago







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also also... there's another additional possibility.. Mjolnir healed Thor.. So i guess that's what it did to Cap too? just a guess though.

– Shreedhar
16 hours ago





also also... there's another additional possibility.. Mjolnir healed Thor.. So i guess that's what it did to Cap too? just a guess though.

– Shreedhar
16 hours ago













@Shreedhar When did Mjolnir heal Thor?

– MartianInvader
9 hours ago





@Shreedhar When did Mjolnir heal Thor?

– MartianInvader
9 hours ago




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@MartianInvader in Thor the first 2011 movie when he’s almost killed by the Destroyer. Also, Stormbreaker heals him in IW when he almost dies the second time. So I guess the dwarves make those all hammers like that

– Shreedhar
9 hours ago





@MartianInvader in Thor the first 2011 movie when he’s almost killed by the Destroyer. Also, Stormbreaker heals him in IW when he almost dies the second time. So I guess the dwarves make those all hammers like that

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In The Incredible Hulk Blonsky is given an incomplete form of the super serum that Captain America took, with it he takes a full body kick from the Hulk that sends him flying into a tree and mangles his body. He's up and about a short time later. Cap with the full serum is more resistant, even if he was hurt his healing factor would mean he wasn't down long.






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  • This. Plus I think the serum that turned Hulk into the Hulk was based on the super-soldier serum, so the super-soldier serum should make Steve as durable as the Hulk. But that may just be speculation on my part :)

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  • @AlexWally excuse me, Hulk serum? What? What? That's not right... Unless they somehow rebooted the entire Hulk, he's radiation-powered?

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  • @Stackstuck Huh, I'm not sure now. The fandom page* claims Hulk was injected with a serum enriched with Gamma Radiation, but I don't remember if the movies ever state that. * marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Soldier_Serum

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In The Incredible Hulk Blonsky is given an incomplete form of the super serum that Captain America took, with it he takes a full body kick from the Hulk that sends him flying into a tree and mangles his body. He's up and about a short time later. Cap with the full serum is more resistant, even if he was hurt his healing factor would mean he wasn't down long.






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  • This. Plus I think the serum that turned Hulk into the Hulk was based on the super-soldier serum, so the super-soldier serum should make Steve as durable as the Hulk. But that may just be speculation on my part :)

    – Alex Wally
    6 hours ago











  • @AlexWally excuse me, Hulk serum? What? What? That's not right... Unless they somehow rebooted the entire Hulk, he's radiation-powered?

    – Stackstuck
    4 hours ago











  • @Stackstuck Huh, I'm not sure now. The fandom page* claims Hulk was injected with a serum enriched with Gamma Radiation, but I don't remember if the movies ever state that. * marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Soldier_Serum

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In The Incredible Hulk Blonsky is given an incomplete form of the super serum that Captain America took, with it he takes a full body kick from the Hulk that sends him flying into a tree and mangles his body. He's up and about a short time later. Cap with the full serum is more resistant, even if he was hurt his healing factor would mean he wasn't down long.






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In The Incredible Hulk Blonsky is given an incomplete form of the super serum that Captain America took, with it he takes a full body kick from the Hulk that sends him flying into a tree and mangles his body. He's up and about a short time later. Cap with the full serum is more resistant, even if he was hurt his healing factor would mean he wasn't down long.







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  • This. Plus I think the serum that turned Hulk into the Hulk was based on the super-soldier serum, so the super-soldier serum should make Steve as durable as the Hulk. But that may just be speculation on my part :)

    – Alex Wally
    6 hours ago











  • @AlexWally excuse me, Hulk serum? What? What? That's not right... Unless they somehow rebooted the entire Hulk, he's radiation-powered?

    – Stackstuck
    4 hours ago











  • @Stackstuck Huh, I'm not sure now. The fandom page* claims Hulk was injected with a serum enriched with Gamma Radiation, but I don't remember if the movies ever state that. * marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Soldier_Serum

    – Alex Wally
    3 hours ago

















  • This. Plus I think the serum that turned Hulk into the Hulk was based on the super-soldier serum, so the super-soldier serum should make Steve as durable as the Hulk. But that may just be speculation on my part :)

    – Alex Wally
    6 hours ago











  • @AlexWally excuse me, Hulk serum? What? What? That's not right... Unless they somehow rebooted the entire Hulk, he's radiation-powered?

    – Stackstuck
    4 hours ago











  • @Stackstuck Huh, I'm not sure now. The fandom page* claims Hulk was injected with a serum enriched with Gamma Radiation, but I don't remember if the movies ever state that. * marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Soldier_Serum

    – Alex Wally
    3 hours ago
















This. Plus I think the serum that turned Hulk into the Hulk was based on the super-soldier serum, so the super-soldier serum should make Steve as durable as the Hulk. But that may just be speculation on my part :)

– Alex Wally
6 hours ago





This. Plus I think the serum that turned Hulk into the Hulk was based on the super-soldier serum, so the super-soldier serum should make Steve as durable as the Hulk. But that may just be speculation on my part :)

– Alex Wally
6 hours ago













@AlexWally excuse me, Hulk serum? What? What? That's not right... Unless they somehow rebooted the entire Hulk, he's radiation-powered?

– Stackstuck
4 hours ago





@AlexWally excuse me, Hulk serum? What? What? That's not right... Unless they somehow rebooted the entire Hulk, he's radiation-powered?

– Stackstuck
4 hours ago













@Stackstuck Huh, I'm not sure now. The fandom page* claims Hulk was injected with a serum enriched with Gamma Radiation, but I don't remember if the movies ever state that. * marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Soldier_Serum

– Alex Wally
3 hours ago





@Stackstuck Huh, I'm not sure now. The fandom page* claims Hulk was injected with a serum enriched with Gamma Radiation, but I don't remember if the movies ever state that. * marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Soldier_Serum

– Alex Wally
3 hours ago











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If you think about it, between Gamora's death and the snap, Thanos doesn't kill anyone. He wanted the snap to take the lives of everyone so that he had less guilt. He was probably holding back against everyone since he didn't kill war machine or black widow despite having the chance






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  • Hi, welcome to SF&F! Do you have any evidence that Thanos was feeling guilt? Answers should be supported by some information from reputable sources. Please read How to Answer. (It seems strange for someone who is going to wipe out half the universe to even care about any individuals; it's so much less than rounding error it completely fails to register.)

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  • @DavidW "A hundred deaths is a tragedy, a million is a statistic" - There's certainly an argument for it. Though I can't speak to its support in the movie(s).

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  • @DavidW yeah, I'm just going after the parenthetical there, this answer does need more support than it has.

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  • @DavidW "He mourns!" -Mantis, while Thanos is trapped during the Titan fight. Maybe he was pulling punches due to that?

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If you think about it, between Gamora's death and the snap, Thanos doesn't kill anyone. He wanted the snap to take the lives of everyone so that he had less guilt. He was probably holding back against everyone since he didn't kill war machine or black widow despite having the chance






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  • Hi, welcome to SF&F! Do you have any evidence that Thanos was feeling guilt? Answers should be supported by some information from reputable sources. Please read How to Answer. (It seems strange for someone who is going to wipe out half the universe to even care about any individuals; it's so much less than rounding error it completely fails to register.)

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  • @DavidW "A hundred deaths is a tragedy, a million is a statistic" - There's certainly an argument for it. Though I can't speak to its support in the movie(s).

    – Stackstuck
    2 hours ago












  • @Stackstuck I'm not saying it's not the answer, I just want the poster to provide some in-universe support for the answer.

    – DavidW
    2 hours ago











  • @DavidW yeah, I'm just going after the parenthetical there, this answer does need more support than it has.

    – Stackstuck
    2 hours ago











  • @DavidW "He mourns!" -Mantis, while Thanos is trapped during the Titan fight. Maybe he was pulling punches due to that?

    – Waddler
    10 mins ago














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If you think about it, between Gamora's death and the snap, Thanos doesn't kill anyone. He wanted the snap to take the lives of everyone so that he had less guilt. He was probably holding back against everyone since he didn't kill war machine or black widow despite having the chance






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If you think about it, between Gamora's death and the snap, Thanos doesn't kill anyone. He wanted the snap to take the lives of everyone so that he had less guilt. He was probably holding back against everyone since he didn't kill war machine or black widow despite having the chance







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  • Hi, welcome to SF&F! Do you have any evidence that Thanos was feeling guilt? Answers should be supported by some information from reputable sources. Please read How to Answer. (It seems strange for someone who is going to wipe out half the universe to even care about any individuals; it's so much less than rounding error it completely fails to register.)

    – DavidW
    3 hours ago











  • @DavidW "A hundred deaths is a tragedy, a million is a statistic" - There's certainly an argument for it. Though I can't speak to its support in the movie(s).

    – Stackstuck
    2 hours ago












  • @Stackstuck I'm not saying it's not the answer, I just want the poster to provide some in-universe support for the answer.

    – DavidW
    2 hours ago











  • @DavidW yeah, I'm just going after the parenthetical there, this answer does need more support than it has.

    – Stackstuck
    2 hours ago











  • @DavidW "He mourns!" -Mantis, while Thanos is trapped during the Titan fight. Maybe he was pulling punches due to that?

    – Waddler
    10 mins ago


















  • Hi, welcome to SF&F! Do you have any evidence that Thanos was feeling guilt? Answers should be supported by some information from reputable sources. Please read How to Answer. (It seems strange for someone who is going to wipe out half the universe to even care about any individuals; it's so much less than rounding error it completely fails to register.)

    – DavidW
    3 hours ago











  • @DavidW "A hundred deaths is a tragedy, a million is a statistic" - There's certainly an argument for it. Though I can't speak to its support in the movie(s).

    – Stackstuck
    2 hours ago












  • @Stackstuck I'm not saying it's not the answer, I just want the poster to provide some in-universe support for the answer.

    – DavidW
    2 hours ago











  • @DavidW yeah, I'm just going after the parenthetical there, this answer does need more support than it has.

    – Stackstuck
    2 hours ago











  • @DavidW "He mourns!" -Mantis, while Thanos is trapped during the Titan fight. Maybe he was pulling punches due to that?

    – Waddler
    10 mins ago

















Hi, welcome to SF&F! Do you have any evidence that Thanos was feeling guilt? Answers should be supported by some information from reputable sources. Please read How to Answer. (It seems strange for someone who is going to wipe out half the universe to even care about any individuals; it's so much less than rounding error it completely fails to register.)

– DavidW
3 hours ago





Hi, welcome to SF&F! Do you have any evidence that Thanos was feeling guilt? Answers should be supported by some information from reputable sources. Please read How to Answer. (It seems strange for someone who is going to wipe out half the universe to even care about any individuals; it's so much less than rounding error it completely fails to register.)

– DavidW
3 hours ago













@DavidW "A hundred deaths is a tragedy, a million is a statistic" - There's certainly an argument for it. Though I can't speak to its support in the movie(s).

– Stackstuck
2 hours ago






@DavidW "A hundred deaths is a tragedy, a million is a statistic" - There's certainly an argument for it. Though I can't speak to its support in the movie(s).

– Stackstuck
2 hours ago














@Stackstuck I'm not saying it's not the answer, I just want the poster to provide some in-universe support for the answer.

– DavidW
2 hours ago





@Stackstuck I'm not saying it's not the answer, I just want the poster to provide some in-universe support for the answer.

– DavidW
2 hours ago













@DavidW yeah, I'm just going after the parenthetical there, this answer does need more support than it has.

– Stackstuck
2 hours ago





@DavidW yeah, I'm just going after the parenthetical there, this answer does need more support than it has.

– Stackstuck
2 hours ago













@DavidW "He mourns!" -Mantis, while Thanos is trapped during the Titan fight. Maybe he was pulling punches due to that?

– Waddler
10 mins ago






@DavidW "He mourns!" -Mantis, while Thanos is trapped during the Titan fight. Maybe he was pulling punches due to that?

– Waddler
10 mins ago











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