Loki
Warning : This article contains despoiler for Loki season 2 .
Summary
Lokiseason 2 episode 6 ties into three majorMCUlore elementsThorhad give more than a decade ago . Loki start out as the traditional Norse god villain from Marvel Comics , covetous of his brother Thor and unforced to wreak havoc anywhere in the universe so as to feel acknowledged . However , it take multiple tragedies , time travel , and his own last for Loki to become the Cuban sandwich he could have been centuries before he got pruned from his timeline . Now the most powerful being in the MCU , Loki may never returnto the TVA or any timeline , but he may feel satisfied with the end of his journey .
Bonding with Mobius , Sylvie , and the balance of the TVA teach Loki the value of life , and experience the fate of the multiverse in his hands move him to care about other the great unwashed . With his newfound empathy , his cunning mind , and his witching powers , Loki rule a way of life to escape He Who Remains ' twisted plans and land Holy Order to the multiverse . Hence , during theLokiseason 2 closing curtain ’s ending , Loki sacrifice his freedom and transforms the Sacred Timeline into something he was familiar with from his fourth dimension in Asgard — Yggdrasil , the Norse World Tree .
Loki’s Yggdrasil Retcon Explained
In Norse mythology , Yggdrasil is a cosmic - scale tree diagram at the center of the universe that holds all the Nine Realms on its branches , with Asgard at the top , Midgard at the bottom , and Hel underneath . harmonize to the substantial - life myths , Yggdrasil is one of the sources of Odin ’s Wisdom of Solomon , and its shaking is one of the omens of Ragnarok . In the MCU , ThorandCaptain America : The First Avengerbriefly featured example of Yggdrasil , and Thor explain to Jane Foster that the World Tree connected all the Nine Realms with each other . Thor ’s end credits also testify Yggdrasil as a cosmic , nonphysical tree of general proportions .
Marvel Studios ' Loki season 2 finale , " splendid Purpose " calls back to an old line from 12 year ago and turn over it a much deeper meaning .
However , Lokiseason 2 installment 6 ’s Yggdrasil is altogether unlike to the World Tree the MCU had found in Phase 1 . Once Loki collects every dust timeline and engage them to the end of clip , he connects them with his bare hands , transform what used to be the analogue Sacred Timeline into the shape of a massive tree diagram with Loki decently in the middle . Loki ’s interpretation of Yggdrasil does n’t cover only one universe of discourse , but all realities in the Marvel multiverse .
Loki Answered 3 Major MCU Mysteries From Phase 1
What Is The Tree Really?
The MCU originally instance Yggdrasil as a web - similar cosmic tree that could n’t be perceived empirically . Instead of a real tree or tree - similar structure , the MCU ’s original depiction of Yggdrasil was more of a metaphysical connection between worlds . But afterthe effect of theLokiseason 2 finale , the MCU ’s Yggdrasil is support to be the collection of all Marvel timeline , flowing freely outwards like the branches , leave-taking , and roots of a veritable tree . This new take on the Norse World Tree , however , is n’t mutually exclusive with the one introduced inThor , asLoki may have been inspired by his Asgardian roots to shape the raw Sacred Timeline .
What Is Loki’s Glorious Purpose?
At the end of theLokiseason 2 finale , Loki accepts that tag king and admiration was a pointless escape from the purpose he always knew he was saddle with . As Mobius evidence him soon after touch him , Loki was sentence to cause chaos"so that others can achieve the best versions of themselves . “Instead of outdistance himself away from that swearing , Loki ’s desperate ritual killing in theLokiseason 2 finaleis his way of take it as the magnificent purpose he always want . In the end , Loki did precisely that , giving up his freedom so that the relief of the multiverse could both last and keep their free will .
Odin’s Prophecy
InThor , a young Odin assure his children"only one of you may climb up to the throne , but both of you were deport to be kings . “At the fourth dimension , this dividing line could be take as Odin explaining to Thor and Loki that both had the same potential to be King of Asgard . Now , after theLokiseason 2 terminate , Odin ’s assembly line can now be read as a prophecy . Thor has already been tycoon for a brief clip . Meanwhile , Loki never truly find Asgard , but he make a throne at the remnant of time , secretly ruling over the past times , present , and future of every timeline in the MCU multiverse .
