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Jane Foster

DeadPlayed by Natalie Portman

Who they arebeyond the guide

The astrophysicist whose research finds Thor in the first place. Years later, with cancer she is not surviving, the reforged Mjolnir answers her and she becomes the Mighty Thor for as long as it costs her.

Dead — of cancer, having chosen to fight anyway

Premiered in
Thor
(2011)
Appearances
4

Along the chronological spine

  1. Thor — poster

    Thor

    2011

  2. Thor: The Dark World — poster

    Thor: The Dark World

    2013

  3. Avengers: Endgame — poster

    Avengers: Endgame

    2018 → 2023

  4. Thor: Love and Thunder — poster

    Thor: Love and Thunder

    The Blip and the Return

A life, in order

Every appearance in chronological order. Tap an entry to read what happens there.

4 entries
  1. The astrophysicist whose data is the reason anyone is in that desert, and who takes in the man who falls into it.
    Open Thor →
  2. Jane Foster is infected by the Aether (the Reality Stone).
    Open Thor: The Dark World →
  3. The 2013 leg of the time heist is Thor and Rocket taking the Reality Stone out of her. She never learns it happened.
    Open Avengers: Endgame →
  4. Jane Foster, dying of stage IV cancer, is called by the reforged Mjolnir and becomes the Mighty Thor — but every transformation burns away the strength her chemotherapy is trying to build.
    Open Thor: Love and Thunder →