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word of advice : spoiler for The Immortal Thor # 4!Despite having similar powers , StormandThorhave unlike means of controlling them . At face economic value , it ’s light to assume that Storm and Thor have essentially the same power . Storm controls the weather ( with an accent on lightning manipulation ) while Thor is a self - proclaimed God of Thunder . As it turns out , their power are like , indeed , but all the same dissimilar .
The Immortal Thor#4 – by Al Ewing , Martin Coccolo , Matthew Wilson , and VC ’s Joe Sabino – placed a nifty emphasis on unpacking the difference between the weather great power of two iconic Marvel characters , Avenger Thor and long - time X - Men phallus Storm , as the God of Thunder essay to recruitthe goddess .
It is at this minute that it is established how there is a pregnant distinction between the two . Thor commands thunder as a king , while violent storm fall into the thunder as an equal . The distinction is subtle enough that it may not be easily point out , but it ’s significant enough to affect their several relationships to thunder .
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Thor Commands Thunder as a King, Storm as an Equal
At the start ofImmortal Thor#4 , Thor is trying to recruit people for the team he needs to oppose his new enemy , Toranos . While Loki speaks to Beta Ray Bill on his brother ’s behalf , Thor process Storm from Arakko while she ’s in the midsection of what she deem to be more pressing thing . violent storm is the first mortal who reverberate to his idea when he first comes up with the conception of the squad – a team that would later be conceptualized asthe Thor Corps – in the previous issue . However , tempest makes it clear from the starting line of their conversation that she is in no mood to verbalize .
As Thor is essay to bestow Storm onto his side for thebiggest fight of his life , the study of thunder and how they use it comes into focus . She demands Thor send her back without hearing him out , come up thunder to strike him where he stands . Rather than inquire her , Thor ask the lightning to stop hitting him , and the lightning obliges , to Storm ’s chagrin . Thor urges tempest not to make the lightning take between them , like a child take between parents as they fight . It is at this moment that tempest points out the biggest distinction in how the heroes approach lightning and thunder .
A Subtle, But Significant Distinction
Thor asserts his dominance over the lightning , as both God of Thunder and All - Father , so much so that he can successfully ask lightning stop reach him . He speaks to the lightning as if it is a baby he just put in timeout . He manipulates thunder at his own will . Storm , however , looks to weather as an equal , and frailty versa , allowing herself to run into the thunder she require , being more so in unison with the weather than above it in a hierarchy , instead of force it to her will . Thunder loves bothStormandThorequally , but its human relationship with both heroes is not the same .
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