I must say, many people are overhyping Faora while underplaying Thor. Many of the viners here assume a punch from Faora would send Thor flying but I disagree, even if her punches are at blinding speeds. The only opponent to really send Thor "flying" is Kurse, who was arguably the most physically strong character seen in the MCU at this time as he was powered by what appeared to be a small amount of the Aether (Power Gem). That being said this fight has the potential to go both ways but after seeing Thor: The Dark World & rewatching Man of Steel I came to a rather obvious conclusion. The winner in this fight would be Thor. Here's how I break it down....Thor beats Faora stats wise, minus speed which is obviously important, especially when it comes to strength, durability, experience, & energy projection. Faora has the edge in only speed when you break it down & analyse each character.
STRENGTH: Kryptonians are strong, but Thor was able to physically able to match The Hulk & even crush Iron Man's armor with his bare hands (shown to be extremely durable as shown in Iron Man 2 & presumably more durable than MKIII in Iron Man which could take tank fire, various rounds of bullets, going through buildings, Ivan Vanko's whips, etc. without causing "major" damage). Faora did have the strength to cause shockwaves with her punches while also sending a fellow Kryptonian (Superman) flying a great distance without showing much strain. She also moved very fast with what appeared to be a heavy protective suit. It could be assumed their strength is comparable to each other but on a strength scale of 1 (normal human) -10 (Kurse) It's safe to say Thor is an easy 8.5 while Faora an 7-8.
SPEED: Faora rules this category when it comes to transportation speed, but not fully when it comes to reflexes. Reflexes in combat tie in greatly when it comes to experience, which is a more likely playing field for this battle. Faora moved to her opponent fast but didn't engage in combat with the same speed, if she did it would look like a fight from Dragon Ball Z. Thor was able to anticipate & block energy blasts from Chitauri weapons & also catch mjolnir moving at supersonic (maybe faster) speeds with no harm to himself showing he is fully capable of going against high speed moving targets. The speed at which Faora fought was no faster than the speed Asgardians fought at in Thor: The Dark World or Frost Giants fought with in Thor. I'd say moving speed Faora wins but combat speed/reflexes they're essentially even.
DURABILITY: This category is heavily on Thor's side. If you haven't seen Thor: The Dark World, the thrashing Thor received from Kurse is all the evidence you need to understand essentially nothing can bring him down. Thor also took many hits from Malekith using the Aether fully against Thor, which is very impressive considering the destructive power stated the Aether has. Faora, even though able to take punches from Superman was KOed by fighter jet weapons which is obviously not as powerful as an attack from mjolnir which we could all assume she would get hit with in this battle. Also when it comes to environmental conditions Faora is not able to cope, which is a weakness Thor doesn't have. Thor wins this category
EXPERIENCE: Thor takes this cake & eats it too, he has been fighting for at least 1,000 years against a variety of enemies in the 9 Realms. Also, from what has been shown, he fights armies not just a handful of people. He is given credit for "bringing peace" to the 9 Realms, showing how efficient he is in combat in varying environments against opponents in their home terrain. Faora has military training but no experience even comparable to Thor's experience, especially in unfamiliar locations against enemies unlike herself (Krypton didn't go to other planets while she was there) shown by her cockiness against humans & Superman. Thor takes experience.
FIGHTING SKILL: Arguably the most important thing in a fight, they are practically even when you think about it. Thor (as said in the last category) has much more experience, allowing him to match opponents such as Loki (able to best Captain America in a fight), various warriors across the 9 Realms, & beat many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to the point Agent Coulson says, "You made my men, some of the most highly trained professionals in the world look like a bunch of minimum-wage mall cops. In my experience, it takes someone who's received similar training to do what you did to them." Faora though, is a highly trained combatant on Krypton....which is a debatable claim. Here's why, Zod (who would be considered the best combatant on Krypton as he was born for it, and the highest military official) lost in hand-to-hand combat to Jor-El. Jor-El never should have military training, especially on par with Zod, as he was born to be a scientist & before the Kryptonian Civil War Krypton had no conflicts recorded (at least for hundreds of years). Superman, who had never been in a fight, also did incredibly well against Zod & Faora making me question if her beating so many humans & putting a pounding on Supes was her combat skills or just a combination of strength & speed. That being said, Kryptonian training in combat doesn't seem as impressive as training on Asgard, thus I give fighting skill to Thor.
ENERGY PROJECTION: Thor wields mjolnir, able to manipulate weather & also project/summon lightning which is arguably magic (in Avengers it gives Thor his armor). Faora has heat vision but most likely it wouldn't hurt Thor in a major way as his durability has shown him capable of taking blasts & enter a tornado of the Aether, considered the most destructive force in the universe. Between the incredibly dangerous natural disasters Thor can conjure with mjolnir Thor takes this category.
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