Originally posted by JakeTheBank
...because in a lot of the instances, Mjolnir wasn't being used or even in his possession at the time?Mjolnir doesn't passively protect Thor at all.
And no, his Asgardian energy comes from within. Mjolnir is a focusing tool. And that scan with the adamantium cutting beam is from a crossover.
None-the-less, he couldn't have been absorbing anything when resisting being taken apart by a miniature black hole, being in the middle of a planetary collision, et cetra. It wouldn't be passive, he's actively using it, not as a shield, but to supplement his durability.
Yes, without the hammer, how do you know he'd focus it. Where are these feats where Thor just up and tanks a planet busting blast without his hammer, as Superman did on two occasions, one being an entire solar system buster, ergo Supernova. ?