Loki
Summary
time of year 2 ofLokihas put into context much of the character ’s journey through the MCU , with many vista over the course of the series retroactively becoming much more meaningful in the wake of the climactic finale . remain where the Loki variant who escaped with the Tesseract inAvengers : Endgameleft off , time of year 2 image Loki grappling with the side effect of Sylvie ’s murder of He Who Remains , the Kang var. who wearily controlled the TVA . Theclimactic finale ofLokinot only rounded out the saga of the serial itself , but the God of Mischief ’s entire journey through the MCU .
After deducing that the only way of life to keep fourth dimension from breaking was to become the forcible manifestation of it , Loki ascends to become the God of Stories , acting as a go Temporal Loom . calculate back on the lineament ’s over a decade - long chronicle in the MCU , a surprising number of scenes have alluded to this final fate . Many of the themes and battle besiege Loki ’s fictional character have finally reached a breaking point with the serial publication conclusion , retroactively excavate the hidden meaning waver within his many appearances .
10Odin’s Prophecy That Both His Sons Would Be Kings
Thor
The serial publication finale ofLokihas pay off some long - standing mysteriesharbored by the MCU for many years now , not the least of which being Odin ’s prognostication . As far back as the firstThorfilm , audiences were shown a younger Odin generate his sons a vaticination , telling them that " only one of you could climb up to the throne , but you were both born to be Rex . " While the throne to Asgard was the only thing the brothers could relate this prophecy to , it ’s become clear thatThor ’s brief stint as Riley B King will be nothing compare to Loki ’s ultimate position on the throne at the destruction of time .
9Loki Falls Off The Bifröst Bridge
Another reward to a scene from Loki ’s very first coming into court , the end ofThorfinds Loki dangling from a damage Bifröst Bridge after Thor willingly ruin it to break off his brother ’s architectural plan . Lamenting over his nonstarter , Loki attempts to get his father to see the error in his elbow room , asserting that he only did it " For you . For all of us . " , before allowing himself to fall off the nosepiece into void . In the season 2 finale , Loki distinguish his champion the same line as he resigns himself to a fate , this time ascending to become the God of Stories .
8Loki Tries To Leverage Thor’s Love For Jane To Stop Him
flop before Thor destroys the Bifröst Bridge , Loki makes a last - ditch effort to discontinue him , tell him that if he follow through , he ’ll never be able-bodied to see Jane again . Though this would turn out to not be true , his sentiency of logical system turns out to be a distressingly ironic sentiment considering that Loki would finally give up ever seeing his love stake , Sylvie , ever again in the act of destroying the Temporal Loom . The parallels between Thor destroying the Bifröst at the price of never seeing Jane and Loki destroying the Loom at the cost of never run across Sylviemake this one of the most poignantways theLokifinale referencedThor .
7He Who Remains Tells Loki He’ll See Him Soon
Loki Season 1
At the end ofLoki ’s first season , He Who stay cryptically tells Sylvie " See you soon " before being killed by Sylvie . Not just a shivery final goodbye to get under Sylvie ’s skin , this leave-taking turns out to be a hope as time of year 2 see Loki hurtle through time , revisiting the climactic moment over and over again in vain hope of find some angle that made everything work out how he want . He Who stay on ' noesis of this gave him a sick sensation of satisfaction in rag Loki even at the moment of his death .
6Loki’s Introduces Himself As Having A “Glorious Purpose”
The Avengers
Serving as a powerful enough threat to bring the original Avengers team together , Loki arrive on Earth with The wand , using its power to assist his tyrannous ambitions . Ever the arrogant villain at this stage in his career , Loki introduce himself as " burdened with splendiferous purpose " . The episode claim of the time of year 2 finale ring these Book , as Loki ’s words are made plain , glorious purpose being given to him not in the rule of Earth , but in the fundamental creation of a new chronological epitome .
5Loki Stabs Thor After Using His Feelings Against Him
Cornering his brother in the thick of the Battle for New York , Thor appeal to Loki ’s empathy in one last endeavor to talk him out of his intrusion . Loki , for his part , carry reward of the minute , letting Thor consider his efforts are working just long enough to get him to lower his guard before stabbing him with a concealed shiv , spitting out the word"Sentiment"as he does so . What ’s easy to omit is that Loki sheds a small tear in this moment , and the coda ofLokiproved just how far this version of the character was unforced to go for the same view he mocked Thor for having .
4Thor Double-Crosses Loki Before He Can Do It First
Thor: Ragnarok
A recurring theme in season 2 ofLokiis the cyclic nature of the character . From never-ending ocular language surrounding Loki with roach to his new friend being a literal Ouroboros , Loki ’s pursuance for ego - actualization has been fraught with recursive thinking , following his honest-to-god habits as he expend his clip top executive to try the same thing over and over again while expecting different results . Thor distinguish his crony as much after catch the better of him inThor : Ragnarok , telling him " You just seem to just want to outride the same " . It ’s only when Loki is able-bodied to break out of this traffic pattern that he can realise his unfeigned destiny at the centre of attention of clock time .
3Mobius Asks Loki If He Thinks He Deserves To Be Alone
Loki ’s do-or-die pauperism for acceptance is at the inwardness of his past malefic action , craving validation through forced esteem in place of getting it elsewhere after struggling in his brother ’s shadow as an adopted child . This has caused much of his bow throughout the MCU to revolve around his struggles with forlornness , brought to a virulent close with his ultimate closing off as the God of Stories . Mobius at once asks Loki if he thinks he deserves such a circumstances in season 1 , instalment 4 " The Nexus Event " , an ominous prognostic of thing to come .
2Classic Loki Tells His Story
WhenLoki meets up with more of his variantsin the Void at the end of prison term , Classic Loki stand out as have a particularly tragic backstory . Loki learns that this version of himself succeed in faking his death , circumvent even the TVA , but the class of isolation break him . In the end , he was find after taking steps to get through out to his chum , whom he pretermit , express that he " marvel if he miss me" . In this version of himself , Loki see a lamentable reflexion of his own future– alone at the end of fourth dimension , despite having carry through his finish .
1Loki Resigns Himself To Loneliness Visiting Thor In Prison
In the thick of the tumultuous effect ofThor : Ragnarok , Loki confronts his imprisoned brother via illusion , offering Thor a spot at his side ruling Sakaar , as he plan to chuck out of the Grandmaster . Refusing to back away from the engagement for Asgard to link up Loki in his political maneuvering , Thor refuse the offer , cause Loki to suspire to himself " I guess I ’ll just have to go it alone … like I ’ve always done " . No line better surmise Loki ’s ultimate fate , sacrifice his relationships in quest of power - albeit for a more imposing drive , as the inhabit Temporal Loom he becomes at the end ofLokiseason 2 .
