- "I have an army"
- ―Loki[src]
Loki is the god of mischief in Norse mythology and an antihero as well as a supervillain. He is the adopted brother of Thor, the adopted son of Odin and Frigga, the biological son of Laufey, and the enemy of The Avengers.
Biography
Thor
Loki isfirst seen as being present when Thor would ascend the throne, only to be interrupted by ice giants that broke into Asgard . After the ice giants break into Asgard , Loki follows the enranged Thor , along with Lady Sif and the Warriors Three, to Jotunheim to seek for answers. They then ensue in a battle against the ice giants. Loki discovers that he does not get harmed by making physical contact with the ice giants, as Volstagg had. After they were cornered, Odin arrives and takes the group back to Asgard , where Odin banishes Thor to Earth . Loki then confronts Odin , where he discovers that he is actually Laufey 's son, taken by Odin from a temple as he was seemingly left there to die. Odin became stressed by Loki's discovery and the exile of Thor , and falls into a deep Odinsleep. Loki takes the throne and refuses to take back Thor 's banishment. He visits Laufey to allow him to go to Asgard to killOdin and to take the Casket back, which Odin stole from the ice giants before. He also pays Thor a visit on Earth to say that Odin had died in order to keep him unmotivated. After learning that the Warriors Three and Lady Sif went to Earth , he sents a Destroyer to pursue and destroy them, and was successful until Thor got his powers back. Loki was then showing Laufey the way to Odin . Just as Laufey was about to kill Odin , Loki betrays and kills his cold-hearted father . Thor arrives to Asgard just as Loki was going to destroy Jotunheim . The others faught until Thor destroyed the Bifrost Bridge , only for both of them to be saved at the last minute by Odin , who woke up from his Odinsleep. Loki lets go of Thor on purpose, and he falls into the abyss made by the Bifrost Bridge 's destruction.
After the credits, Erik Selvig is taken to S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, where Nick Fury shows him "unlimited power" and asks if he wants to study it. Loki appears invisibly beside him, and tells Selvig to agree, to which he does.
The Avengers
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Powers and Abilities
Being a Frost Giant Loki possesses the physical abilities of a typical Frost Giant, such as superhuman endurance and strength. When he was taken in by Odin since his infancy, Loki grew up, learning how to wield magic against his opponents. In addition to his cunning, manipulative and stategic mind, Loki is one of the most dangerous foe a person could ever face.
Frost Giant Physiology
Being a Frost Giant, Loki has a few physical abilities. Some of them are:
- Superhuman Strength: Loki was shown possesing strength that is above an average human. He was shown capable of lifting a grown man by the neck and throwing him away from a considerable distance. Despite that, his strength is low compared to the likes of Thor and Hulk.
- Superhuman Durability: Loki was noted to take on considerable amount of damage and survive. This ability was especially noted when the Hulk smashes him and flings him down, however after the attack he was in no apparent harm albeit shocked and appalled.
Sorcery
Loki learned how to wield magic while growing up in Asgard. He was a skilled sorcerer and it was one of his best assets in battle. The abilities he demonstrated were:
- Illusionary Copies: Loki was particularly noted to fool enemies who try to attack him with an illusion of himself. Thor was noted to fall for this ability many times.
- Teleportation: Loki was also shown being able to appear in places that was seemingly impossible to enter by conventional means.
- Invisibility: Loki was able to render himself unseen to whoever he wanted to. Instead of letting light waves pass through himself, it was simply a trick of the mind.
Other Abilities
True to his title as the God of Lies and Deceit, Loki is able to trick and manipulate his enemies into doing what he wants. He also capable of holding his own in a fight between those like Thor and Captain America.
Equipment
When taking over the throne, Loki was seen wielding Odin's spear, Gungir which could fire beams of energy that could kill. For a short while, Loki used the Casket of Winters to freeze Heimdall. When arriving at Earth for the first time, Loki wielded a sceptre that was capable of firing destructive energy bolts. By sticking the sceptre into the chest of a person, he was capable of twisting the person's loyalties towards him while retaining their normal personality.
