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Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

This article is about the character. For the Disney+ series, see Loki (TV series). For other uses, see Loki (disambiguation).

Fictional character

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. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, in turn based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name, Loki was introduced in the film Thor (2011) and has since become a staple in the MCU. As of 2024[update], the character has appeared in seven films, the live-action series Loki (2021-2023), the animated series What If...? (2021-2024),[5] and the animated short film The Good, the Bart, and the Loki (2021).[6]

As in the comics, Loki is depicted as Thor's adoptive brother and nemesis, a master of Asgardian magic and sorcery, and a supervillain who regularly returns fr

This article is about the Marvel character. For the television series, see Loki (TV series). For other versions of the character, see Loki (disambiguation).

Loki

Inspiration

The Norse Mythology character of the same name
Loki from Marvel Comics

Full name

Loki Laufeyson (birth name; renounced)
Loki Odinson (adoptive name)

Other names

God of Mischief
Loki of Asgard
D.B. Cooper
Your Majesty
The Rightful King of Asgard
Real Power
Reindeer Games
Rock of Ages
Puny God
Loki of Jotunheim
The Asgardian Mussolini
"Odin"
Lackey
Savior
The Rightful King of Jotunheim

Occupation

Prince of Asgard
King of Asgard (formerly; twice)
Member of the Revengers

Affiliations

Asgardian Royal Family
Revengers

Home

Jotunheim (birthplace)
Asgard (formerly)

Likes

Winning, power, ruling, chaos, getting attention, talking, doing and getting what he wants, to be right, his adoptive mother, his brother, magic tricks, bets, playing pranks, tricking others, being respected and praised, grapes, custard flan, mezcal, watching theatre, parties, being accepted by h

Loki

Norse deity

For the Marvel character, see Loki (Marvel Comics) and Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe). For other uses, see Loki (disambiguation).

Loki is a god in Norse mythology. He is the son of Fárbauti (a jötunn) and Laufey (a goddess), and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. Loki is married to the goddess Sigyn and they have two sons, Narfi or Nari and Váli. By the jötunnAngrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir and the world serpent Jörmungandr. In the form of a mare, Loki was impregnated by the stallion Svaðilfari and gave birth to the eight-legged horse Sleipnir.

Like other gods, Loki is a shape shifter and in separate sources appears in the form of a salmon, a mare, a fly, and possibly an elderly woman named Þökk (Old Norse 'thanks'). While sometimes friendly with the gods, Loki engineers the death of the beloved god Baldr. For this, Odin's specially engendered son Váli binds Loki with the entrails of one of his sons, where he writhes in pain. In the Prose Edda, this son, Nari or Narfi, is killed by another of Loki's sons, who is also called

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