Thread:ARamirez 19/@comment-5040890-20120603213802/@comment-4537153-20120608021906

Honestly, yes I do believe that Thor can defeat the Hulk. Not just because I'm a Thor fan (I'm a Hulk fan as well) but when I look at each individual powers and abilties, I see it as a defintie edge in Thor's favor.

Strength: This is the big issue between every fan of either Thor or the Hulk. First thing that every Hulk fan says or thinks is that the Hulk is the strongest and gets stronger the madder he gets and that he has the potential for limitless strength. Personally I find this debatedable since both Thor and the Hulk are in the same class tier. I could bring up the fact that in all of the Thor vs Hulk battles that Thor was always holding back while the Hulk went all out (the cartoon dvd is not comics cannon so I don't include it or the very powered-down Ultimate Thor). I could also bring up the fact that Thor has the Belt of Strength which doubles his natural strength, stamina, and durability and also that of Mjolnir (in which he defeated a power-up Thanos)

There is also the case that Thor can enter Warrior Madness and increase his strength, durability, and stamina tenfold. That's not his power x 10, that is his powers to the 10th power. A dramatic increase. So the strength issue is debatable in my opinion.

Durability/Invulnerablity: Both have a high tolerance for physical damage and both have survived everything from space, intense heat, intense impact, etc... But what tips the favor for Thor in my POV is that he has great resistance to magic based abilites that is far greater than the Hulk.

Speed: There is not contest here. Hulk can move way faster than a normal human but Thor can move several time the speed of light. And let's say for arguments sake that the Hulk is stronger than Thor, well you can't hit what you can't catch and in a full out fight(without regards to writers who write for popularity's sake) with Thor using his top speed the Hulk would never be able to land a blow.

Stamina: Thor has godly stamina and went up against Zeus for nine months at full power from both beings. This is the same Zeus that beat down the Hulk so bad that he nearly killed the Hulk and within seconds too. Don't get me wrong, the Hulk has phenomenal stamina but according to statistics, Thor's is better.

Regenative Healing Factor: This one is just about even sine both can recover from just about anything from 'minor' wounds to missing limbs. And they are both immune to almost any virus or diseases.

This is where the both individuals have powers in common. The major X factor in a battle between these two are Thor's hammer Mjolnir and his martial skills.

Mjolnir: What can be said of this awesome weapon. The main thing Thor could do is drain the Hulk of his gamma radiation, no gamma radiation no Hulk. Easy, simple, and can be done in seconds which would make for a very short fight which is why I suspect that the writers haven't used such a move before.

If not that then Thor can erect a barrier between the two that the Hulk cannot penetrate (which he has done before) then teleport Hulk to the distant most part of the universe (he's done this with other opponents too). Again writers won't use this because the fight would be short.

Thor can manipulate and transmutate matter on par with the Silver Surfer. (SS#4) He can change the molecular make-up of the Hulk into whatever he wishes; air, rubber, liquid, and so on.

Thor can manipulate souls with his hammer, why not the Hulk?

And if all else fails, Thor can use the Godblast, which he used to defeat cosmics beings such as Galactus, Ymir, Surtur, and Ego the Living Planet; all who are far above the Hulk's power levels. He could use the Anti-Force, which he used to defeat Mangog (a being with the power of a billion billion souls, way above Hulk).

The other X factor is Thor's martial skills. He has battled and defeated gods, demons, titans, aliens, superhumans, monsters, trolls, giants, warriors, and so on for thousands of years and has picked up and learned far more armed and unarmed combat styles than any other mortal, where as the Hulk is more smash and bash.

So yeah, overall, I'd say that a full on fight between the two with no holding back(without regards to popularity or stigmas) that Thor would win.

Last but not least, I do admire Stan Lee's work. The man created my two favorite marvel characters (Thor & Spidey) and many many others that are too many to list.