Doctor and former the company has now seemed to embrace Jane's iteration of Thor with open arms, that was not always the case at the "House of Ideas".
After making a splash in the comics medium, Jane Foster (played by Natalie Portman) would make her live-action return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2022's Thor Love and Thunder as the Mighty Thor herself. Similar to the comics, the film portrays Jane as not only an equal to Thor Odinson but, most importantly someone worthy of carrying Mjolnir into battle. The naming debate surrounding Jane's newfound role even came into play during the film's climatic battle, wherein Foster berates the villainous Gorr the God Butcher for his repeated use of the codename "Lady Thor." While a simple line within Love and Thunder, this can be viewed as a meta gag to direct fans who have often attributed the "Lady Thor" moniker to Jane. However, it's still better than the name Marvel first gave to Jane.
Jane Foster Finally Gets Recognized As The "Real" Thor
If Thordis seems like a codename that not many villains or readers are likely going to take seriously, it's because it isn't. Marvel Comics is host to several off-shoot and legacy heroes such as Scott Lang (Ant-Man), Kate Bishop (Hawkeye), and Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel). If those characters could have reputations using the exact same code names as their original counterparts, it was only logical that the same should be done for Jane Foster when she finally became Thor within the main Marvel Universe. When it came time to officially grant Jane the role of a superhero, the Thordis name from What If...? was dropped in favor of a more fitting "Mighty Thor."
Jane carries the title with style and grace, even more than the genuine article on a few occasions. Jane Foster's Thor has reached a point where she has moved well beyond the dark days of Thordis and "Lady Thor', making the role of Thor Foster's very own.
