Keep in mind that worthy in ODIN's eyes is different than, say, worthy in Balder's eyes or worthy in Loki's eyes. And one of Odin's myriad titles is (loosely translated) Doer of Necessary Evil. Odin is a King, not just a man (god) at his core. And a worthy King is a very different thing than a worthy warrior.
Hookwolf might well qualify, but only if the Red Skull would too -- Grue is too amoral, and Armsmaster puts his glory above his duty in canon, which would disqualify him on the values Hookwolf could qualify on.
But that assumes that purity of purpose equals worthiness, and if that were the case, Black Widow could likely wield the hammer, and the Winter Soldier likely could too.
A riveting analysis, one that I agree with. Hookwolf is certainly a great warrior in the very traditional sense- such a shame he is so misguided in his ideology, but I imagine Odin would love to have his spirit stand beside him on Ragnarok.
I am going to go out on a limb and argue Eden herself (if she had a humanoid avatar) could lift it and likely so could the
Ancestor (the Entity that first proposed that they consume each other and travel into space) for not only were they great warriors, they were also filled with great purpose and fought for a worthy cause (preserving their own species, staving off entropy, etc). Like Taylor herself, they embody the concept of "doing the wrong things for the right reasons." For the same reason Taylor is worthy, so too are the Entities (at least the ones like Eden). Scion probably wouldn't count- he is too dumb.
It's impossible to argue that the Entities are evil by virtue of being parasites or predators, since humans themselves kill or subjugate vulnerable species for their own gain and are not judged as being evil by the gods (well, by the Norse Gods anyway, Buddhists and Hindus might disagree).
However, cowardice would probably be a mortal sin to Odin, so any Parahuman who did not qualify for that wouldn't be able to lift it.
And now for the kicker: Piggot could probably lift it. She is a mortal woman who regularly stand up to demigods and spat in their faces without fear. And she's not afraid to die. She has already died at Ellisburg, her corpse remains alive to guard the realms of Man against the predation of the parahuman abomination. *plays some edgy metal song*
Vision lifted it at one point it was in the side frame of the elevator clip. I feel like Dragon should be able to lift it, Mouse Protector if she isn't dead yet, and maybe Chevalier. Also I am one of those who believe Contessa should be able to lift it but that depends on your character interpretation.
Unless Vision was only able to lift it because he was a machine (a flimsy argument- if Ultron could lift it, he would have stolen the Hammer), which means all robots could lift it. But that's unlikely yo.
