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Sep 14, 2023 · Loki was introduced to the MCU during the events of ‘Thor,’ and he was, you guessed it, a villain. Loki planned on usurping his brother’s throne by staging a dangerous scheme that restarted a war with Frost Giants and almost killed Odin.
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Loki Laufeyson is a major character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is the God of Mischief, the adoptive son of Odin and Frigga and the adoptive brother of Thor and Hela. A Frost Giant, Loki was adopted by the Asgardian Royal Family when his father Laufey left him behind as a baby. Loki grew up having a close relationship with Thor, although he was envious because felt he was living in his shadow.
After finding out the truth of his origins, he engineers a plot to get rid of Thor and rule Asgard, but is foiled by Thor. He is later recruited by Thanos and attacks the Earth with the intention to conquer it, but Thor joins the Avengers and they defeat him, becoming the catalyst of the team's formation.
After his mother's death, he joins forces with his brother to have revenge, but then goes back to his original plans to conquer Asgard, and becomes king while disguised as Odin. When Asgard is threatened by Ragnarok and his evil adoptive sister Hela, Loki helps to save the Asgardians, redeeming himself and becoming a hero.
He was portrayed by Tom Hiddleston, who also voiced Captain James Hook in The Pirate Fairy and Lord Nooth in Early Man.
is the God of Mischief, and an expert liar. Though Loki tries to taking over Asgard and Earth, all he really wants is the approval of his father and brother. He is a smart and intelligent man, and he will stop at nothing to fulfill his quest. He is usually considered a lying and manipulative trickster, but this is only because he wanted to be an equal to Thor. Therefore, Loki does have emotion, and he does communicate with some people, despite his power and arrogance. He also had no problem letting Thor have all the glory until he got sick of their father dismissing him.
His personality develops with each film he appears in: In Thor, he is initially good and altruistic; even trying to ensure that Thor's entitled and reckless behavior doesn't endanger Asgard. However, as soon as he discovers that Odin lied to him about being his son and that he was actually a Frost Giant, which everyone on Asgard told him were vicious and heartless monsters, Loki broke down as he started to feel like Odin saw him as a monster as well, which caused him to believe it was the reason why he would never give him the throne and ignored him over Thor his whole life.
Because of this, Loki snapped and attempted to commit genocide on his own people to prove his loyalty. He showed a darker personality after those events and a lot of arrogance and vanity, as well as having no problem with manipulating people to get what he wants. Despite all of this, Loki was still shown to deeply love his adoptive mother Frigga, and shows a sense of remorse for his actions in the end of the movie, telling Odin that he could have done better. But, after Odin denies him, Loki attempts suicide, believing there was no hope of redemption.
In The Avengers, Loki's sanity had slipped away due to being threatened and tortured by Thanos. He is sweating, twitching, manipulative and appearing to be suffering from heat exhaustion which would, of course, be the perfect way to torture a frost giant. He may be trying to play both sides against the middle, appearing to attempt a takeover but doing it in the most inept way possible. He also disregards most of his feelings towards his family, even stabbing Thor when it appeared that he was willing to join him to stop the invasion he started. He also loses some of his more affable traits as he is often showing acting dismissive towards his opponents while also openly showing the more entitled side of his personality.
In Thor: The Dark World, Loki was shown to throw sarcastic comments at Odin, who judged him for his actions. However, his sarcasm dropped as soon as he was told that he wasn't allowed to see his mother Frigga anymore, seeming as if he was trying his hardest to hold in tears. This got worse after he finds out that she was killed, causing him to feel extremely depressed and possibly shameful that the last interaction he had with her was an argument. However, he later joins Thor to avenge Frigga, and later sacrificed himself to save Thor. Although everyone believed Loki had died, it was soon revealed that he faked his death to get the throne. Therefore, as least at the time, Loki remained as selfish as ever despite mellowing out.
Between the events of Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok, Loki stays disguised as Odin for 4 years. However, the Nine Realms become unprotected due to Loki spending most of the time using his position to satisfy his own vanity (watching plays and making statues honoring himself) instead of watching over the worlds as Odin had once done, showing to be careless despite thinking himself as a good ruler.
Powers
Loki's main weapon may be his intelligence, but he is still an extremely powerful being: •Superhuman Physical Attributes: Loki was strong enough to knock Thor and Captain America to the ground in combat, throw Stark across a room and through a window, and send other humans flying with a single strike. He is shown as being only phased after taking strikes from Captain America's shield, fists and kicks, was also unharmed by machine gun bullets, an explosion from one of Hawkeye's arrows and rather long falls. Loki is capable of moving at speeds and evading attacks beyond human capabilities which he used in his battle with Captain America. His Jotun metabolism also has a regenerative healing factor. He recovered from being struck by Iron Man's repulsors and Thor's strikes and survived a beating from the Hulk that would have killed most others. That said, because Thor matched the Hulk, one could assume that the only reason Loki fared well against him was because he was holding back. •Cryokinesis: Not long after learning of his Jotun blood, Loki discovered and mastered an ability to create and manipulate ice, which he used to freeze the Bifrost in place when trying to destroy Jotunheim. •Quantum Magic: Using his inborn skills and his teachings by Frigga, Loki is capable of using impressive magical abilities for a wide variety of situations. He can create realistic physical illusions. He can use this to give himself a vast advantage over his enemies, taking trickery and deception to an advanced level. He can conjure up weapons such as his blades. He can even conjure up Relics of Great Power, such as the Casket of Ancient Winters or the Tesseract. •Telekinesis: He has shown to be able to use telekinesis, usually using it throw his daggers more accurately. He can also use this to a greater extent, catching a giant pillar, as show in the Loki series.
Abilities
•Genius-Level Intellect: Centuries of learning and training have enhanced his mental faculties as well as his intellect. Despite being new to Earth, he quickly adapted to their lifestyle and the use of Earthly technology. However, the amount of knowledge he does have is unknown. •Expert Combatant: Centuries of training in Asgard has made Loki an extremely dangerous and unpredictable opponent. He was able to kill several Frost Giants, match Thor, overpower Captain America and kill a group of Dark Elves in combat. He is completely capable of fighting with spears, knives or even his bare hands, with utter ease. Therefore, while not as skilled as his brother, Loki is highly capable in his own right. •Weapons Handling: Loki's signature weapon is a dagger which he handles with marvelous skill, using it to defeat several Frost Giants and Dark Elves single-handedly. He is proficient with throwing knives which he used to kill SHIELD agents with a perfect on the mark throw. He is also formidable with spears, using Gungnir and the Chitauri spear to great effect as close combat weapons, rifles and tools.
Family
•Frost Giants - Biological Family •Laufey † - Biological Father and Victim •Asgardian Royal Family - Adoptive Family •Buri † - Adoptive Great-Grandfather •Bor † - Adoptive Grandfather •Odin † - Adoptive Father and Former Enemy •Frigga † - Adoptive Mother and Former Queen •Hela † - Adoptive Sister, Enemy and Attempted Killer •Thor - Adoptive Brother and Attempted Victim turned Situational Ally turned Ally and Friend •Love - Adoptive Niece
Allies
•The Other •Chitauri - Formerly •Leviathans - Formerly •Jane Foster † •Revengers - Teammates •Bruce Banner/Hulk - Enemy turned Ally •Brunnhilde/Valkyrie - Enemy turned Ally •Sakaaran Rebels •Korg •Miek •Asgardians - Allies turned Enemies turned Allies •Heimdall † •Skurge/Executioner †
Enemies
•Asgardians - Allies turned Enemies •Einherjar † •Einherjar Guard † - Victim •Sif - Ex-Lover and Ally turned Enemy •Warriors Three † - Allies turned Enemies •Fandral † •Volstagg † •Hogun † •Lorelei •Frost Giants •Hailstrum † •Grundroth † •Raze † - Victim •Dark Elves •Malekith † •Algrim/Kurse † - Victim •Erik Selvig - Former Thrall •Heinrich Schafer † - Victim •German Old Man - Attempted Victim •S.H.I.E.L.D. •Nick Fury •Maria Hill •Phil Coulson - Victim (later resurrected) •Jasper Sitwell † •Avengers •Tony Stark/Iron Man - Attempted Killer † •Steve Rogers/Captain America - Attempted Victim •Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow - Attempted Victim •Clint Barton/Hawkeye- Former Pawn and Attempted Victim •Kree •Vin-Tak •Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange •Grandmaster - Ally turned Enemy •Sakaaran Guards •Topaz † •Fenris † •Berserkers † •Thanos † - Ally turned Enemy and Killer •Black Order † •Corvus Glaive † •Proxima Midnight † •Cull Obsidian † •Ebony Maw †
•Loki is one of the only MCU main antagonists to appear in more than one film, the others being Abomination, Red Skull, Thanos, Alexander Pierce, Scarlet Witch, and Ronan the Accuser.
•Loki is also one of two characters to be the main antagonist in more than one film, the other being Thanos.
The critical consensus reads, "A delightful diversion from the MCU as we know it, Loki successfully sees star Tom Hiddleston leap from beloved villain to endearing antihero—with a little help from Owen Wilson—in a series that's as off-kilter, charming, and vaguely dangerous as the demigod himself."
Feb 25, 2023 · The Loki villain in season 1 was He Who Remains, a variant of Kang the Conqueror. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is expanding at an unprecedented rate, with Loki officially introducing Marvel's Multiverse.
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Yes, in the film where he debuted, Thor (2011), he was established as a villain when he went against Thor, claiming he's a god while demanding to be treated like one. He formed jealousy towards...
Loki Laufeyson, [1] also known by adoption as Loki Odinson and by his title as the God of Mischief, [2] [3] is a character portrayed by Tom Hiddleston in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise.
Jan 30, 2019 · Genocide. Even though Loki's plot is revealed, the god of lies ends 2011's Thor with an attempt at genocide. Using the Bifrost as a weapon, Loki means to destroy Jotunheim entirely and murder ...
