Originally posted by Wei Phoenix
Catching up to the Greek God Hermes and the fact that he can teleport? You think Storm could nail Phoenix with lightning or any random lightning in general could hit her before she could conjure a thought? People below Thor has reacted to lightning and so why can he not? You don't fight people like Surfer, Thanos and Gladiator and be slower than lightning.
Your Hermes feat is irrelevant because Hermes wasnt running away from Thor or trying to evade him, he was just there cruising along at an undetermined speed when Thor who was spying on him without his knowledge caught him unawares. You dont know what speed Hermes was running at, he wasnt running from Thor, Thor caught him unawares. For the point youre trying to make the scan is redundant.
As for Thor ducking from a blow just before it hits his head that says nothing about the speed he can travel at, thats a reactions feat. Irrelevant.
As for him deflecting a psychic attack at Rachel, she telegraphed the attack with her big shout, giving him warning and Thor quickly deflected it whilst she was pouring it on to him in one continuous attack, so he caught her unawares. Once again not a feat for the rate he can move at, its a reactions feat but not even one of note given Rachels foolish telegraphing of the attack. She was overconfident and she paid for it.
Going back to my point. Thor cannot fly faster than 93,000 miles per SECOND he cant even do that rate per hour.
An elemental storm composed of lightning could move at far greater speeds than he can. Simple.