How heavy is Mjolnir in God of War?

As an avid gamer and content creator focused exclusively on crafting guides, walkthroughs, and commentaries about the gaming world‘s biggest franchises, I get asked a lot questions about intricate game lore and mechanics. And recently, one question has dominated all others when it comes to God of War: just how heavy IS Mjolnir, really?

While an exact God of War weight for Thor‘s legendary hammer remains shrouded in mystery, digging into wider Norse mythology and God of War‘s own unique lore provides plenty of hints that Mjolnir vastly outclasses hammers from our human realm.

Mjolnir‘s Crushing Weight in Wider Norse Mythology

To start unlocking Mjolnir‘s weight class in God of War, we have to look at the legendary hammer‘s roots in Norse mythology that serves as an inspiration for the whole franchise.

And in these ancient tales, Mjolnir possesses enough density to raze mountains and crush entire giant clans to dust. For example:

• The Prose Edda describes Thor using Mjolnir to smash the heads of giants "as if they were eggshells"
• In Skáldskaparmál, Mjolnir is depicted as so heavy that other gods could not handle it
• The poem Hymiskviða sees Thor use Mjolnir to smash a colossal drinking horn, implying extreme concussive force

So clearly, even in the legends that helped birth God of War, Mjolnir stands out as an otherworldly heavy object only Thor can swing freely. Let‘s analyze how Santa Monica Studio adapted this mythic weight.

The Evidence for Mjolnir‘s Immense Heft in God of War

While God of War lore never assigns Mjolnir a clear numerical weight like "42.3 pounds", observing Thor‘s handling of the hammer – plus other characters‘ failed efforts to move it – points to a potentially exponentially heavier Mjolnir than in the Marvel canon:

Thor‘s World-Shaking Strength

No better case for Mjolnir‘s extreme density exists than watching Thor himself wield it. In cutscenes, the God hoists, hurls, and swings the hammer with enough force to:

• Level forests and rupture landscape with the shockwaves
• Decimate the durable Greek god Hermes in one throw
• Overpower primordial beings like the Stone Mason in melee combat

This kind of environmental destruction and overpowering of other mythical gods requires exponentially more force than 42 pounds!

Failures to Budge Mjolnir Inches

Further evidence comes from the inability of others to lift or wield Thor‘s hammer. For example:

• Kratos cannot make Mjolnir budge even slightly when wedged inside a giant‘s corpse
• The giant Thamur cannot utilize the immovable Mjolnir still stuck to his hand after death

These examples showcase heroes and mythical beings utterly unable to affect Mjolnir in ANY direction. If it weighed only 42 pounds, moving it inches should be possible!

My Estimation of Mjolnir‘s God of War Weight Class

Given all these gravity-defying displays, I theorize Mjolnir in God of War likely weighs somewhere between:

As a basis of comparison, in our human realm, sledgehammers designed for intense demolition or blacksmithing max out around 20 pounds. The fact beings like Kratos cannot budge Mjolnir even slightly points to its weight class being an order of magnitude beyond any real-world tool.

Of course, I cannot definitively answer THE question of "exactly how heavy is Mjolnir in God of War". But using Thor‘s destructive feats plus others‘ failed Mjolnir lifts as a foundation points to a potentially exponential weight difference compared to the Marvel canon.

Santa Monica Studio seemed determined through God of War‘s lore and gameplay to establish Mjolnir as a nigh-unmovable object conveying the pure might of its wielder, Thor. And that means embracing a new weight class far beyond the measly 42 pounds of comics!

The Magic of God of War‘s Mjolnir Goes Beyond Physical Weight

While this piece focused on deducing Mjolnir‘s potential real weight, it‘s critical to remember the mystical nature of Thor‘s hammer in God of War lore ultimately transcends any single number.

The magic woven into Mjolnir‘s very being means that even quantifying it in pounds may be the wrong approach. Like the comics, its weight instead symbolizes something more profound in the games: how only the worthy can wield the authority of gods.

But that doesn‘t make decoding clues towards Mjolnir‘s immense density any less fun for us gamers! Because at the end of the day, we just want to stand in awe of Santa Monica Studio‘s ability to craft iconic mythic weapons that feel tangibly POWERFUL through little more than masterful game design.

And on that front: Mjolnir delivers in spades.

Let me know your own theories on Thor‘s hammer weight in the comments below! And as always, thank you so much for watching – be sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE so together we can continue dissecting the awe-inspiring worldbuilding of God of War!