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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 at 10:16:38 am EST (Viewed 235 times)

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Within Marvel or at least Thor's corner of Marvel Thor is a bona fide god and Odin is the creator of Earth and humanity. One of Odin's mythological titles was "Lord of Midgard." From at least a religious perspective, gods are usually considered higher beings with authority superseding mortal authority. An reason given for why superheros do not kill or take certain actions is they are not gods. They are not supposed to decide who lives or dies or overrule local governments.

Yet, Thor is a god. He is the son the Earth Mother Gaea and stand to inherit all authority from Odin and Gaea. He is usually respectful of mortal law, but now much does it really apply to him?

Hard to say, as much as any sort of alien thing I guess? He has helped Earth a fair bit and at times is a diplomat from Asgard but formally it is hard to say.

He respects mortal law but it has not applied to him much of the time because he is not really breaking it outside of events that are saving things and causing collateral damage.

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How much is Thor bound by mortal law? · seeker · Fri Dec 08, 2017 at 09:59:10 pm EST
- Re: How much is Thor bound by mortal law? · bd2999 · Tue Dec 12, 2017 at 10:16:38 am EST
- Not really, he has diplomatic immunity · ThorTheMightiestAvenger · Sat Dec 09, 2017 at 04:09:48 pm EST
  - The so-called "diplomatic immunity" applies only if two sovereign states have diplomatic relations with each other. · bouken red · Sat Dec 09, 2017 at 08:11:23 pm EST
    - That’s all true, but Thor’s situation was a bit different · ThorTheMightiestAvenger · Sat Dec 09, 2017 at 10:56:38 pm EST
      - Actually, diplomatic immunity and embassy are two different things. · bouken red · Sun Dec 10, 2017 at 02:45:08 am EST
        
        He was the director of SHIELD at the time so he may have been able to grant diplomatic immunity · ThorTheMightiestAvenger · Sun Dec 10, 2017 at 07:57:51 am EST
        
        I re-read Thor #3...it's not what you think. · bouken red · Sun Dec 10, 2017 at 11:40:54 pm EST
        
        Re: I re-read Thor #3...it's not what you think. · jazzbass6 · Mon Dec 11, 2017 at 03:35:15 pm EST
        
        Even if you own your house and land, it does not excuse you from obeying the law. (no text) · bouken red · Thu Dec 14, 2017 at 06:07:19 am EST
        Re: I re-read Thor #3...it's not what you think. · skrayper · Tue Dec 12, 2017 at 10:55:51 am EST
        
        Yup! Correct. (no text) · bouken red · Thu Dec 14, 2017 at 06:10:10 am EST
        Re: I re-read Thor #3...it's not what you think. · jazzbass6 · Tue Dec 12, 2017 at 03:48:18 pm EST
        
        Tony's offer was to grant Asgard embassy status...which he didn't have the power to do in the first place. (no text) · bouken red · Thu Dec 14, 2017 at 06:09:08 am EST
        
        Or, Stark was talking out of his ass because of the ass kicking he got from Thor. · bouken red · Sun Dec 10, 2017 at 11:06:22 pm EST
        Re: He was the director of SHIELD at the time so he may have been able to grant diplomatic immunity · Thor64 · Sun Dec 10, 2017 at 10:52:06 am EST
- Hmmmm...more legal questions in the Thor message board... · bouken red · Sat Dec 09, 2017 at 01:41:49 am EST
  - Re: Hmmmm...more legal questions in the Thor message board... · Thor64 · Sat Dec 09, 2017 at 09:09:03 pm EST
    - Even if Thor is a lowcase g "god", he has no dominion over Midgard. (no text) · bouken red · Sun Dec 10, 2017 at 02:30:28 am EST
      - Why? · seeker · Sun Dec 10, 2017 at 11:22:00 am EST
        
        Is it widely accepted in the Marvel Universe that Odin created Man? · bouken red · Sun Dec 10, 2017 at 11:01:28 pm EST
        
        And how does that matter to Thor, Odin or Gaea? · seeker · Mon Dec 11, 2017 at 12:10:20 am EST
        
        Re: And how does that matter to Thor, Odin or Gaea? · skrayper · Tue Dec 12, 2017 at 10:53:12 am EST
        Re: And how does that matter to Thor, Odin or Gaea? · skrayper · Tue Dec 12, 2017 at 10:53:11 am EST