Post by Loki on Aug 28, 2013 17:59:12 GMT -5
OOC: Bio from ComicVine. We have Sif in play, so we will not be seeing the female Loki.
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Super Name: Loki
Real Name: Loki Laufeyson
Aliases:
Lester
Gem-keeper
Tyfon
God of Lies and Mischief
Gunnar Golmen
The Scarlet Witch
Wanda Maximoff
Son of Secrets
Maker of Mischief
The Sly One
Lie-Smith
God of Mischief
Master of Mayhem
Serrure
Trickster
The prince of lies.
Ikol
Walter Lawson
Loren Olsen
Typhon
Father Williams
Willie
Tso Zhung
Publisher: Marvel
Gender: Male
Character Type: God/Eternal
1st Appearance: Journey Into Mystery #85
Appears in: 1012 issues
Birthday:
Died: Thor #84, Siege #4
Personal Data
Characteristics
¡öHeight: 4'4, (as adult) 6'4"
¡öWeight: 168 lbs, (as adult) 525 lbs
¡öEye Color: Green
¡öHair Color: Black,(as adult) Black-Grey
Status
Place of Birth: Jotumheim, Asgard
Citizenship: Asgard
Education: Extensive training in Black Arts
Occupation: Adventurer, former god of evil & mischief
Known Relatives: Sigyn (wife, deceased), Fenris Wolf, Midgard Serpent, Sleipner, Vali Halfling, (sons), Hela, Tess Black, (Daughters), Laufey (father, deceased), Farbauti (Mother, deceased), Odin Borson (adoptive father), Frigga (adoptive mother), Balder, Hermod, Thor Odinson, Tyr (adoptive brothers), Vidar (adoptive brother, deceased), Arkin (cousin, deceased)
Powers and Abilities
God of Mischief
Loki is the son of frost giants and so is endowed with super-strength and stamina and is much more resistant to injury than any mortal being. He has the strength level of an average Asgardian, able to lift about 30 tons. Though the limit he has reached through magically enhancing himself is difficult to tell as he has physically fought Thor to a standstill, as well as harmed The Silver Surfer with his punches. As well as being superhumanly strong, he is capable of surviving enormous amounts of physical punishment. This includes but is not limited to, being hit by Thor, The Hulk, Silver Surfer, The Destroyer Armour and Spider-man. Further more Loki is capable of surviving extreme injuries such as decapitation and dismemberment. This is more likely due to magic and not his inherent physical ability.
He is extremely long-lived and immune to all Earthly diseases and has after recent events obtained immortality. This does not mean that he is immune to harm, but is denied access to Hel's dimension. He is often credited as a genius, as witnessed in the Acts of Vengeance storyline and considered to be second to only Odin in Asgard when it comes to intellect. Further more Loki is especially skilled at persuasion and can often use this to confuse, dissuade or weaken his opponents, as well as join others to his cause. A testament to this is the fact that Loki has been allowed back into Asgard after attempting to kill, and being caught doing so, Thor nearly a hundred times. The greatest of Loki's plans is often foiled because of his obsessive need to humiliate Thor. He has admitted that instead of ruling worlds and conquering alien nations, he is bound to earth solely to torment Thor.
Loki is the most skilled magician in all of Asgard, if not all of the nine worlds. Through magic is he able to achieve a myriad of effects and powers such as supersonic flight, dimensional teleportation, intangibility and invisibility, energy blasts, energy manipulation, illusion casting and forcefield generation. He is also an apt telepath, being able to control the minds of others, read their minds, project his astral form and can actually use his telepathy to span galaxies in instants. At one time he was able to contact and manipulate Super Skrull in Skrull space, while being imprisoned in a secluded dimension by Odin. The thing that Loki excels the most at is power amplification and here he is truly without equal. He was the one who granted Absorbing Man his powers, has boosted Hydro Man to the point where he would take on the Avengers single-handedly and win, boost a lowly telepath's abilities to the level where he could defeat Thor fairly easily and so on. Loki can also add his powers on to others, as he has done with the Silver Surfer and Thor on separate occasions. There is virtually no limit to the things he can accomplish through magic.
In addition to his innate powers, Loki has several magical items at his disposal. This includes but is not limited to a scrying pool, the norn stones, magical whip, a special fire sword and a dagger which is equal to Mjolnir. At times he will call upon these items to assist him in battle, though only the norn stones and fire-sword seem to have made an appearance since the 80s.
Bio:
Loki is the Asgardian God of Mischief and the adopted son of Odin and the archenemy of his stepbrother Thor. His cosmic meddling led to the formation of the Avengers.
Creation
Based on the Norse myths, Loki was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1962 for Journey Into Mystery #85.
Character Evolution
Silver Age
Loki basically served as an archenemy of Thor in this era, but one he could not simply destroy, because of the family connection. He was the perfect foil for the Thunder god, since his powers did not involve sheer strength, but manipulation, deceit and trickery.
Bronze Age
In his quest to bring Thor low, Loki allied with other villains in various story arcs like Avengers Defenders War and Acts of Vengeance.
Modern Age
Readers were given more stories from Loki's point of view, making him a more complex character.
Origin
Loki is the son of the Frost Giant king, Laufey and his wife, Farbauti. When Odin killed Laufey in battle, he took the young Loki under his wing as his adopted son, following a prophecy by Bor, Odin's father.
Childhood
Loki, contrary to Thor, proved to be a mischievous child, and was often jealous of the affection Odin showed his older brother Thor over him. Sometime in his childhood he began studying Asgardian magic and science, both of which he would become very proficient in, eventually becoming one of the strongest sorcerers in the realm.
Loki is well known for cutting off the long, golden hair of Thor's love, Sif. He was forced by Thor to restore it. Loki then enlisted two dwarves to do so, but when he refused to pay them, they made new, black hair out of nothing.
As teenagers, Loki still tried to get advantage over Thor. Odin sent Thor, Balder, and Sif out to get materials for a sword. Loki followed them secretly, but found that an evil goddess was about to attack, and was forced to alert them instead of stopping them.
Meanwhile, Odin loved Thor so much that he was preparing his greatest gift to the young Thor. When Thor turned eight, Odin had a magical hammer created, an amazingly powerful one - Mjolnir. Loki was jealous, and he showed his first signs of evil. He interfered with Mjolnir while it was still being made-he caused the handle to be made too short. As a boy, he wanted Mjolnir's power which would someday be Thor's and often tried to steal it.
This all had an effect on Loki. He turned bad faster and faster-he was truly becoming evil. His hate for Thor and desire to rule Asgard manifested along with his sorcery and mischief. He got jaded and evil. He finally made a vow-to be the most powerful god in Asgard, and to destroy his brother Thor.
Loki - God of Lies
Loki is best known for fighting Thor, and other heroes in the Marvel Universe. Most notably the Avengers, although he's fought many others. However Loki was an enemy of Thor, and goodness before he entered the Marvel Universe and was known.
Thor and Loki grew up, and Thor gained the throne of Asgard. Loki became a public enemy. He often tried to seize the throne of Asgard and perpetrated numerous crimes. Eventually, his crimes grew so great that Odin himself was forced to take drastic action. He trapped Loki inside a tree as punishment for his crimes. Loki, however was very skilled in magic and escaped.
Disgruntled, he wandered until finding Eldred, a sorcerer. Eldred was amazingly skilled and powerful in magic, and he specialized in black magic. Eldred taught Loki in the black arts until Loki was as skilled as he. Loki left with his new found abilities,and found someone who could enhance his power even more - Surtur the fire demon. He had power beyond power-and he had a particular liking for souls. Loki turned on his teacher. He sold Eldred's soul to Surtur for power, and he assumed even more power, and all of Eldred's lands, minions, and possessions.
Loki went through acts like this for a long time. He drew farther into black magic, and earned the title "god of evil" among the Asgardians. He also met with and formed alliances with many of the worst creatures in Asgard, horrible creatures. Angerboda was an evil goddess, and she became Loki's wife. Their children were Midgard Serpent, Fenris Wolf, and Hela (later goddess of death and enemy of Thor). Also, he married Sigyn, by tricking her into believing he was Theoric, her lover.
Also, an important development happened at this time. Loki learned of a prophecy-Ragnarok. In Ragnarok, it was fated that he would bring about Asgard's ruin. He would lead the enemies of Asgard into a war against Asgard, kill Balder, and destroy the whole place. Loki being evil liked the idea, and accepted it as his destiny. He often tried to destroy Asgard and bring about Ragnarok, but Odin stopped him. However, he had such crafty schemes that no one could prove he did it.
Meanwhile, his brother Thor had became arrogant. The worship of Midgard, and adulation of Asgard as their king went to his head. He also got proud and selfish. One day, while fighting a Frost Giant, he chased it into Frost Giant territory. This nearly caused a war. Odin was so angry that he decided to punish Thor. He created a mortal body for Thor, Donald Blake, stripped Thor of his powers and memories, and trapped him inside the body of Donald Blake, M.D.
Major Story Arcs
Ages of Thunder
Asgard was under attack by the Frost Giants. All the gods were at battle as if it was soon to be the end of Asgard. In the end it was Thor standing strong with his lightning winning the battle for Asgard. Thor brought down a mighty giant who fell and destroyed a giant wall of Asgard which stood as long as anyone could remember. The wall was ruined but it was spring once again. Yggdrasil grew golden apples once again for the Asgardians to feast on. It was only Enchantress who had the power to pick the apples from the great tree. All of he gods gained wisdom and youth from eating the apples in all their meals. All that is, except for the mighty Thor. Heimdall then spots a man walking towards Asgard. The man was a mason who offered Odin to fix his great wall which had been destroyed in their war against the Frost Giants. The mason said he'd be able to fix the wall in a year if you could have one thing. He wanted neither riches or power, only the Enchantress herself. Loki talked to Odin and they decided to accept his offer to rebuild their wall. However, they told him that he'd have six months and not a year to do so. They all agreed as the gods deemed it as an impossible task for the man. However, the man was building the was at an alarming rate which would eventually make him finish the wall in less than six months. This greatly angered Odin and he told Loki to fix their problem or else he'd bind him to stone forever. Loki then shapeshifted into a mare in order to distract the man's steed. All night, Loki distracted the steed and in the morning, the man wasn't able to finish the wall. Odin told the man that he couldn't complete the task but the man knew that it was Loki who was distracting his steed and who made him fail in his task. The man began to say that he'd kill them all and then the man showed his true form. He was actual a shapeshifting Frost Giant who was ready to damn the Asgardians. As he fought Loki and Odin, Thor returned from his recent journey and killed the Giant by throwing Mjolnir at him. He then ordered Loki to clean up his mess. He walked through Asgard, carrying with him the heads of several Frost Giants.
Loki was later banished from Asgard for yet another attempt of trickery. Loki wandered though Asgard with no food or direction. It seemed as if he'd been traveling in the snow for thousands of years. One day, an eagle came up to him and asked him questions. The eagle laughed at Loki, seeing how weak and desperate he was. The eagle offered Loki a deal. He'd give him food if he could bring him his desire, Enchantress. Loki then talked to Enchantress and fooled her after saying he found golden apples which she could pick. They climbed to the top of the snowy mountain where a Frost Giant who was actually the eagle, was waiting for them. The Giant then took Enchantress with him to be her queen. The Asgardians then began to starve as there was nobody who could pick the golden apples from the tree. Odin then found out that it was all Loki's fault and he forced Loki to go and save Enchantress from the Frost Giant. Loki then went back to the lair of the Frost Giant. He found Enchantress laying there tied up while the Frost giant was sleeping. He sneaked her out but the Frost Giant woke up and discovered that she was missing. The Frost Giant eventually caught up to the two Asgardians and he took hold of them. There was nobody to rescue the two from the hands of the Frost Giant. But Thor came flying from the sky and he flew straight through and killed the Frost Giant. Enchantress was then returned to Asgard and the gods could all feast once again.
Avengers Creation
Loki and the Avengers
Donald Blake was a happy, normal doctor. He was caring and loving and had a good family. Then the alien Kronans invaded. Fleeing, Blake fled into the cave Thor was born in. He found a walking stick, and when he picked it up, it became Mjolnir. He transformed into Thor and regained his memories. This meant he could change into Thor whenever he wanted, so Thor was back on Earth And Loki found out. Naturally, this was big news for the evil god-his long lost, worst enemy brother was free and asking for it. He used powerful magic and managed to escape his imprisonment and go to and island. There, Loki made his first, most notable appearance.
Loki traveled to Earth, and found an incredible engine of destruction equal to Thor- the Incredible Hulk. He used psychic powers to make the slow Hulk believe there was dynamite placed on the train tracks. Hulk destroyed the train trestle to stop the "dynamite", and held the track on his shoulders so that the train could pass comfortably. However, the driver just saw a busted track and Hulk beneath it. Naturally, he concluded that Hulk was on the rampage. He put out a distress call to stop the Hulk's rampage. Loki intercepted the call and stopped it from reaching the Fantastic Four,and other heroes. The only one he let the transmission reach was Donald Blake, who instantly transformed into Thor. Also, Iron Man, Ant-Man, and Wasp picked up the signal.
Ant-Man used his network of ants to find Hulk. He had been captured and was working in a circus, as the strongman. Ant-Man quickly found him and had the ants trap Hulk beneath Earth. Hulk escaped, though, and was met by Iron Man. Iron Man and Ant-Man teamed up on Hulk, but he ripped through their efforts and escaped into the desert.
Meanwhile, Thor figured out that this looked like the work of Loki. He found permission from Odin and traveled to the Asgardian island that Loki was holed up on. Loki created many challenges for him along the way, like volcanoes, but Thor persevered. They met, even for the first time in centuries. Loki created conjurations that Thor battled, but he defeated them. However, Loki had a trick up his sleeve. He cut a deal with trolls that lived beneath the surface-he would deliver them the most powerful god if they would get him. The trolls dragged Thor underground-but he used Mjolnir to shine a brilliant light. The underground creatures were blinded. Thor then defeated Loki in combat, captured him, and brought him to Earth.
Meanwhile, Iron Man and Hulk have been battling ferociously in a factory. As they battled, Thor showed up with Loki prisoner. He explained that it was really Loki's tricks. Hulk attacked Loki, but he turned radioactive. However, Loki tried to destroy Thor and fell through a trap door, which trapped inside a lead lined tank. The five heroes celebrated, and decided to form a team. Wasp suggested the name "Avengers". And thus, the Avengers were born-all due to Loki.
The Avengers would become Loki's second greatest enemy-right behind Thor. They also became Earth's Greatest Heroes, and Loki's attack unwittingly created what would be an enemy of evil. and him often-totally inadvertently.
Battles and Usurpings
Loki often battled Thor, both by himself and using pawns, in the period after. Loki's doing was part of the creation of many powerful villains that fought Thor, the Avengers, and other heroes. Among his pawns were Absorbing Man, Destroyer, Cobra, Enchantress and Executioner, Lava Men, Super-Skrull, Mr. Hyde, Weather-maker, and Surtur. These villains fought the Avengers and Thor,and were extremely successful. Enchantress and Executioner in particular were among the most dangerous enemies of the Avengers for a long time.
Also, Loki plotted another huge attack and plans to attain his ultimate goal. Odin ruled Asgard ,and was so powerful that Loki would never be able to defeat him and rule Asgard, although rest assured that Loki tried. But Odin had to sleep (or hibernate) in the Odinsleep for a time periodically to regain power. Loki tried to gain the throne of Asgard then, while Odin's guard was down. He actually was successful. He gained control of the throne of Asgard. However, he ran into a problem. Asgard had a number of powerful enemies that were dangerous. It took a lot of skill and will, and Loki realized it was harder then it looked. Mangog and Surtur, who was angry at the God of Mischief, caused so many problems, and scared Loki so much that he stepped down.
Loki also made several other evil bids to destroy his enemies and gain power during this time. He teamed up with Dormammu, the insane and powerful ruler of the Dark Dimension. to try and gain the Evil Eye. This was a mystical, powerful object that would give him power beyond his wildest dreams (like Red Skull and Cosmic Cube). Ironically, he was tricking the Avengers and another team, the Defenders, into building it for him. However, unlike Red Skull and the Cube, Loki failed. He also launched a direct attack on Midgard, but he was stopped by Thor, and a team of other heroes which stopped him and the Asgardian army.
Finally, Loki stole the throne of Asgard again and was defeated. Odin was seriously angry now. He stripped Loki of his memories, made a body of a hobo for him, put his consciousness into it, and booted him off to Earth to be a hobo. Loki lived that way for a while until he was saved by a journalist-Harris Hobbs. Hobbs had made it to Asgard but Thor wiped his memories. A dream restored his memories, and the dream somehow reached Loki and restored his memories. Angry he managed to cause Ragnarok by killing Balder with an arrow, but Balder was revived.
Loki also gave a mortal the same powers as Thor so he could be an assistant. The mortal was Red Norvell. Loki was punished, but blamed Odin and got off again.
Once, Hela cursed Thor. He would be immortal but would never heal from injuries. Loki found out and was pleased with Hela, who was doing a better job killing Thor then he had ever done. He sent the Destroyer, an army of frost giants. the creepy Midgard Serpent after Thor. Thor got reduced to a puddle of broken bones, blood, and assorted crushed organs. However, he was still alive. Thor mentally took over the Destroyer armor though, found Hela, beat her down, then forced her to take the curse off. Thor snapped Loki's arm as punishment.
Once, Seth and the Demons of Death attacked Asgard. In a horrible war, Seth managed to capture Odin,and keep him inside the source of Seth's power-the magical Black Pyramid. Loki and Thor teamed up and rescued Odin, who then inflicted his wrath upon Seth. This is one of the few times Loki has worked with Thor.
Another time, Loki concocted a huge plot to rule the Earth ,and destroy the Avengers. He brought together Red Skull, Magneto, Kingpin, Doctor Doom, Wizard, and Mandarin,and offered them the chance to manipulate heroes into battles to destroy them. He was manipulating them all into thinking they were the leader, being the God of Mischief. However, Thor found out and beat the crap out of Loki. In vengeance, he created the Tri-Sentinel to raise hell. but Spider-Man gained the Uni-Power, became Captain Universe, and destroyed it.
Loki made a new plot soon after this, and barring his first appearance in Avengers #1, it was his most devious yet. This particular appearance would have him as a businessman, trapped by Mephisto, fighting Thor and Eric Masterson, and possessing none other then the War Machine.
First, Loki made his plot-then he took the form of a businessman on Midgard and found Ulik, a troll, Amora the Enchantress, and the Wrecking Crew. Loki had them capture Kevin Masterson, the son of Eric Masterson. Eric Masterson had been bound to Thor in his body. Thor was angry at Loki, and even in a human body, he managed to set Kevin free for Eric. As he was escaping, Loki launched a power blast at Kevin and Marcy, his mother-just to be a jerk.
But Enchantress had secretly turned against Loki. She took control of the body of another mortal, Susan Austin-Kevin's babysitter. In Austin's body, she took the hit, transferring her consciousness back at the last second. This attack really ticked off Thor-Loki was trying to kill innocent mortals for no reason at all, who did nothing to him, just to spite Thor. The wrath of the God of Thunder truly fell upon the now terrified Loki this time. Thor drained the life force from Loki with Mjolnir. It appeared that this killed Loki. As punishment, Thor was banished to Eric's subconscious as punishment by Odin. Eric became the new Thor, although he took the name Thunderstrike instead. Thunderstrike got a short series in the early 90s.
Meanwhile, Loki had taken over the body of Odin while he was in Odinsleep. He explored his new amazing power, laughed his ass off at Thor for a while, then took control of Asgard. He was busy ruling. Odin's spirit floated down into the Realm of Mephisto, which was quite the bounty for it's new owner, Mephisto. The souls of the innocent are fine, but the soul of the King of the Gods was better. Fortunately, Thunderstrike and Thor's old buddy Sif traveled to Mephisto's Realm and busted Odin out, restoring him to his body. Mephisto simply took Loki instead. He made a deal with Pluto, an evil underworld god of Hades. Loki would try to take down Hercules if Pluto would take down Thor. Mephisto was busy at the time and wasn't paying attention to Loki, not a good thing to do, even if you own his soul.
Loki tried having a Titan attack Hercules, but it failed. So he had the Flame, a high-level minion, attack Thor. However, the psychotic Flame almost hurt Sigyn, and Loki ended up having to save Thor from his own henchman. Loki was still trapped in Mephisto's Realm, but Thor eventually rescued him to help him fight the New Immortals bonded to a suit of armor -- his body was long gone. Afterwards, he continued to fight Thor and now Thunderstrike. He even possessed the War Machine to fight them, gained a new body from Seth afterwards.
But then War Machine, the new Ant-Man ( Scott Lang), and She-Hulk teamed up on him, reminding him of the Avengers-and he had more then enough trouble with the Avengers. He ended the fight.
Infinity Gems
After fighting Thor some more, Loki had a plan to capture ultimate power-with the Infinity Gems. The Infinity Gems were a collection of powerful gems-seven of them. If anyone ever managed to collect all seven, they would possess ultimate power-total omnipotence. Thanos and Red Skull had both tried and failed to capture them (although Skull got the Cosmic Cube later).
Loki found that the Gems were all floating in an alternate dimension-the Ultraverse. He traveled to this other reality to capture the Gems. They were already owned by the Ultras-a race of ultra powerful superhumans native to the Ultraverse. Each one had a gem, and each was incredibly powerful. Loki traveled off and met them one by one-and easily destroyed them, one by one. They were no match for the God of Mischief. After killing each one, he procured another Gem.
He got six of them-but then realized that something was missing. Loki hadn't understood the the true meaning of the Gems. He didn't know he would need a seventh. He spent a long time searching until one of the Elders of the Universe- Grandmaster-appeared to him and informed him that he needed another Gem-the Ego Gem. Loki, the Avengers, and Ultraforce (the heroes of that dimension) all fought for the Gem.
However, Loki couldn't defeat both Ultraforce and the Avengers. He never got the Gem, and eventually lost all of them-the closest Loki had come to true omnipotence. Humiliated, he returned to his own dimension-and he was angry ...
Ragnarok
Meanwhile, Loki had continued to try to start Ragnarok. Through the whole time, he had carried out various plots to set the plan going and destroy Asgard. However, through the efforts of Odin and Thor, he had so far been thwarted at every turn.
After the Infinity Gems debacle, Loki started trying harder, and Odin sensed that Ragnarok was going to come soon. To try and increase the time they had life, he tricked Yggdrasil, the World Tree, into thinking that Ragnarok had already happened, and all the Asgardians were stripped of their memories and identities, given mortal identities, and placed on Midgard. Loki became an Oriental businessman named Tso Zhung. Thor became Jake Olsen, a paramedic. Red Norvell found all the gods and brought them together, giving them their identities. Loki regained his identity first and fought Seth, who had tried to destroy all Asgardians with the opportunity. Eventually, all the Asgardians regained their identities.
However, Jake Olsen (the real one) was killed, and Thor used the name and appearance Jake Olsen as a secret identity. Loki reanimated the dead body and used it to commit crimes so Thor would be arrested, but Thor trapped Loki in a body exactly the same as Jake Olsen's. Loki was sent to prison.
Fortunately for him, Loki was eventually released from prison-just as Surtur actually managed to kill Odin. Thor took the throne, and things temporarily worked out for Loki-he got more power, and saw how Thor put Asgardian pieces of culture on Earth. But he was still evil, and he still believed in his destiny. And he knew what his destiny was. Ragnarok.
Loki forged another uru hammer similar to Mjolnir that he could use himself. He started another plan to try and start Ragnarok and destroy Asgard. Thor could have stopped him-he always had in the past. But he realized that the greatest possible honor on Asgard was to die fighting as a warrior. Asgard was on a loop, Loki attacks, Thor saves, death, rebirth. Thor accepted the destiny that Loki would eventually destroy Asgard and start Ragnarok-and he could have everyone in Asgard die a warrior's death.
But he had to get his own back first, because if he was letting a whole dimension die, he might as well get revenge on his greatest enemy, who had plagued him so much. With a swift stroke of Mjolnir, Thor hacked Loki's head off. Of course, Loki was an amazingly powerful sorcerer, and decapitation didn't kill him. His head still lived, so Thor carried it with him when he traveled to Asgard. Surtur was preparing to unleash an amazing assault on Asgard-that would destroy it unless Thor stopped it. He let Surtur launch the attack-and Asgard was destroyed. But before Thor died, he confronted Those Who Sit Above In Shadow. The powers responsible for Ragnaroks, and he destroyed them. Then Asgard died-carrying Thor with it.
As for Loki, what could he do? Thor had decapitated him. All he could do was sit and watch as his ultimate goal-Ragnarok-was carried-and then scream as he was vanquished in the attack. The last act of Loki-a sad and troubled life, to say the least.
But even if his last act was to scream as his greatest plan destroyed him, Loki was still quite possibly the greatest threat to Thor and Asgard-and even in death, in the end-Loki won.
Rebirth
Like all the "dead" Asgardians, Loki was reborn as a human form and imprisoned by Balder to prevent Thor from restoring Asgard. However the fates had a little surprise for him as he was reborn as a female, inhabiting the body of Sif, Thor's true love. Loki has seemingly devoted herself to aiding her brother and former enemy in his quest to restore Asgard but knowing Loki this is undoubtedly a plan she has set into motion to destroy her brother once again. Due to Loki's latest moves Lady Sif remains as the last Aesir that is trapped in human form and Balder discovered that he is a true son of Odin and not just adopted. Balder was then crowned Prince of Asgard. In contrast to Loki's life as a male god the goddess seems to use hidden truths to spin her sinister webs rather then lies.
Loki went over to Hela to ask a favor. She wanted to be transformed back to her true male form as she was on a mission. Hela then transformed her into the true man Loki was. Loki revealed that the body he was using was the body of Sif. Loki was sent back in time to the time when Asgardians were fighting the frost giants. Loki was attacked and slayed a frost giant. Their leader sensed their blood flowing through Loki's veins and knew he was one of them. Bor was seen chasing a frost giant and there was a powerful sorcerer. The powerful sorcerer that killed Bor was none other than Loki. He bid Bor farewell and transformed him into snow. Loki then influenced himself as a child to take revenge on his true father and to be tough. Loki's father was killed by the hands of Odin and young Loki appeared at the scene. He attacked Odin but was stopped and Odin took the young Loki to be his own son. After they left, the current Loki arrived and took satisfaction in striking his father with a sword. Loki returned to Hela and asked to be transformed back to her form in the body of Sif.
Dark Reign
Loki has joined Norman Osborn's secret Cabal. For their cooperation and services Osborn will provide them with the resources to accomplish their goals. Loki wants Asgard, back in the heavens where it belongs.When the chaos god Chthon returns, Loki acts swiftly to take him out. She appears to specific heroes during the Chaos Cascade as the Scarlet Witch, gathering them all in Wundagore.Together with some unexpected arrivals lead by Hank Pym, the Mighty Avengers defeat Chthon, unaware that they have become Loki's new pawns.
Loki continues with her plan to take Asgard by resurrecting Odin's father Bor and distorts his vision so that the world around him looks more deformed and grotesque. Unaware of who they were fighting, Thor and Bor battle each other until Bor falls under the might of Thor's hammer. Balder and Loki then appear and inform Thor that he has just killed his grandfather. Loki then reminds Balder that the laws of Asgard must be maintained, Thor must receive the full punishment for killing a member of the royal family. As prince of Asgard, Balder is forced to banish Thor from Asgard forever. Speaking to some Asgardians at a pub Loki informs them that their is another place were Asgard could dwell, in Latveria ruled by Victor Von Doom.
Loki plans on moving the Asgardians to Latveria now that Thor is out of the picture. Loki and Balder meet up with Dr. Doom in his castle in Latveria to discuss on moving them. The two Asgardians are fed by Doom's slaves and Balder starts to question him on why his slaves look malnourished as he is still in doubt of trusting Doom and Loki. They then discuss on moving the inhabitants of Asgard to Latveria. Finally it was decided that the Asgardians who wish to move to Latveria, shall be leaving through a portal made by Loki herself. Some Asgardians stay, but most follow Loki and Balder to live in Latveria under Doom.
Loki and Doom meet in the new home of the Asgardians, Latveria. Loki is now back in his male form as Thor was able to separate Sif from the body of an old, dying woman. Loki tells Doom that the Asgardians are loving Latveria as it is like they are back in a world where they are used to the weather and structures and living under a monarchy. Loki says everyone else is happy then Doom asks him is he's happy. Loki says with a grin that his happiness is just beginning.
Dr. Doom and Loki still continue to discuss their plans. Doom gives Loki a small army of Doombots to help him kill his target, who is later revealed to be Donald Blake. Loki then goes to prepare his own gift for Doom. Loki talks to an Asgardian named Endrik. Endrik shows Loki his sword and he tells him that he plans on giving it to his son one day, even though he doesn't have a son or a woman of his own. Loki tells Endrik to go with him and he puts a spell on him that makes him fall into a sleep.
Bill goes off to talk to Balder and on his way to him, he hears a scream. He looks at what is happening in the room and he overhears the plan of Loki and Doom. Loki used Endrik as a sacrifice for Doom so that he could try to use his organs to make himself immortal just like the Asgardians. Loki then spots Bill as he was watching them talk about their plans. He then sends three rogue Asgardians after him. Bill tries to fight them off, but he is stabbed in the gut by one of the superior Asgardian warriors.
Underworld Deals and the Siege on Asgard
Loki captured the spirits of his deceased minions killed by Balder in self-defense. Using these spirits as bait he met with the Dsir and defeated
them, taking them as slaves to offer to Mephisto for 101 days. After making deals with Mephisto and his daughter Hela Loki is now free of the boundaries of death. Mephisto granted Hela a part of his hell (from the peninsula of Perfidy to the gully of Hubris) to Hela for a thousand years to reestablish the underworld of the northern mystical realm, Hel. For this little gift Hela had stricken him of the books of Hel, by doing so she made him the only really immortal Asgardian. It is difficult to say whether or not he has become immune to harm or simply will not pass on of old age. Loki was recently exiled from Asgard by lord Balder because of his actions in Latveria and his involvement in the Siege on Asgard.
The horned master of mischief and mayhem was last seen when he attacked the mad Sentry/Void above the remains of the city of Asgard, this action could be a way of faking his own death. His seemingly last words were: "I'm sorry, brother." Considering the deal he struck with Hel it is reasonable to believe that he has not passed on.
Resurrection
After the events of Siege, Thor mourns Loki's death and decides to resurrect his brother. Loki is given new life as a Parisian street hustler named Serrure (the French word for lock), having no idea of who he was or how he came to be. Instead Serrure feigns simple card tricks in front of an audience while an accomplice pickpockets them. Thor confronts Loki in his new form while Serrure's accomplice robs the god of thunder in civilian guise. But Thor catches the thieves in the act and chases Serrure down until he can convince the boy of his true nature and identity as the Asgardian god of mischief. Thor brings Loki home to the fallen Asgard just as refugees of the World Tree arrive fleeing the genocidal rampage of Uthana-Thoth. When Odin is brought back from Limbo to battle the warriors of the "Tenth World" Loki runs away, knowing that Odin would disapprove of his return and the destruction it would undoubtedly cause. Running into Iron Man, Loki was saved by Thor who defended his own reasons for bringing the trickster back.
Journey Into Mystery
To avoid the disapproval of the citizens of Asgard, Loki announces his intention to travel to the world of men and learn their ways, which Thor approves of. But before he can set off, a magpie (messenger bird) explodes in his chambers while delivering a key to Loki. This leads Loki into the very bowels of Asgard itself where he receives a message from a spiritual echo of his former self, saying that Loki's death at the hands of the Void was part of a greater scheme of death and rebirth and that Loki the child was necessary to complete the plan. However Loki refuses to follow this path, wanting to be his own person, and transforms the spirit of his former self into a magpie named Ikol. On returning to Earth, he witnesses Odin striking down Thor.
Thor had challenged Odin's wisdom in destroying Midgard with the revelation of the Serpent's return. Thor is imprisoned while Odin assembles the Asgardian army to cleanse away the Serpents influence no matter the cost. Meanwhile Loki, who disagreed with Odin's actions, is occupied by Volstagg who orders him to clean the stables of Thor's goats to keep him out of trouble and danger. But most importantly, Volstagg is to keep Loki from interfering with Odin's plans. Ikol convinces Loki that if Odin is to continue on this foolish path it would surely mean the end for them all and Loki quickly escapes. By using the wool of one of the goats, he descends into the roots of the World Tree to ask questions from the Nornish women who live there. Their sage wisdom causes Loki to weep because he does not know if theirs is the right path to follow. He seeks advice from Thor and breaks into his prison cell asking for help. Loki asks his brother what he would do if he had to let something bad happen in order to prevent something worse from happening and what if it cost him everything. With Thor's answer, Loki decided to free one of the imprisoned Hel Wolves and bind it to him in servitude using the bridle of Thor's goats. He revealed he needed help from one more 'personage' before heading for the realm of Hela.
Once there Loki begins to craft his impossible plan together. Pitting Hela and Mephisto against one another. In other words playing both sides against the middle. His endgame is possession over the powerful D¨ªsir, the dead god of war Tyr and the powerful Destroyer Armor. As extra precaution Hela sends her handmaiden Leah along to the destruction of the Serpents "Anti-Asgard". But Loki's team or "Magic Secret Action Squad" as he calls them is nothing more than a distraction for Loki's real plan. Using the shadow of Surtur's all powerful Twilight Sword, Loki plans to rewrite Asgardian myth and prophesize the Serpents demise at the hands of Thor. Twilight's Shadow is really the world's most powerful pen.
--Karen
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Super Name: Loki
Real Name: Loki Laufeyson
Aliases:
Lester
Gem-keeper
Tyfon
God of Lies and Mischief
Gunnar Golmen
The Scarlet Witch
Wanda Maximoff
Son of Secrets
Maker of Mischief
The Sly One
Lie-Smith
God of Mischief
Master of Mayhem
Serrure
Trickster
The prince of lies.
Ikol
Walter Lawson
Loren Olsen
Typhon
Father Williams
Willie
Tso Zhung
Publisher: Marvel
Gender: Male
Character Type: God/Eternal
1st Appearance: Journey Into Mystery #85
Appears in: 1012 issues
Birthday:
Died: Thor #84, Siege #4
Personal Data
Characteristics
¡öHeight: 4'4, (as adult) 6'4"
¡öWeight: 168 lbs, (as adult) 525 lbs
¡öEye Color: Green
¡öHair Color: Black,(as adult) Black-Grey
Status
Place of Birth: Jotumheim, Asgard
Citizenship: Asgard
Education: Extensive training in Black Arts
Occupation: Adventurer, former god of evil & mischief
Known Relatives: Sigyn (wife, deceased), Fenris Wolf, Midgard Serpent, Sleipner, Vali Halfling, (sons), Hela, Tess Black, (Daughters), Laufey (father, deceased), Farbauti (Mother, deceased), Odin Borson (adoptive father), Frigga (adoptive mother), Balder, Hermod, Thor Odinson, Tyr (adoptive brothers), Vidar (adoptive brother, deceased), Arkin (cousin, deceased)
Powers and Abilities
God of Mischief
Loki is the son of frost giants and so is endowed with super-strength and stamina and is much more resistant to injury than any mortal being. He has the strength level of an average Asgardian, able to lift about 30 tons. Though the limit he has reached through magically enhancing himself is difficult to tell as he has physically fought Thor to a standstill, as well as harmed The Silver Surfer with his punches. As well as being superhumanly strong, he is capable of surviving enormous amounts of physical punishment. This includes but is not limited to, being hit by Thor, The Hulk, Silver Surfer, The Destroyer Armour and Spider-man. Further more Loki is capable of surviving extreme injuries such as decapitation and dismemberment. This is more likely due to magic and not his inherent physical ability.
He is extremely long-lived and immune to all Earthly diseases and has after recent events obtained immortality. This does not mean that he is immune to harm, but is denied access to Hel's dimension. He is often credited as a genius, as witnessed in the Acts of Vengeance storyline and considered to be second to only Odin in Asgard when it comes to intellect. Further more Loki is especially skilled at persuasion and can often use this to confuse, dissuade or weaken his opponents, as well as join others to his cause. A testament to this is the fact that Loki has been allowed back into Asgard after attempting to kill, and being caught doing so, Thor nearly a hundred times. The greatest of Loki's plans is often foiled because of his obsessive need to humiliate Thor. He has admitted that instead of ruling worlds and conquering alien nations, he is bound to earth solely to torment Thor.
Loki is the most skilled magician in all of Asgard, if not all of the nine worlds. Through magic is he able to achieve a myriad of effects and powers such as supersonic flight, dimensional teleportation, intangibility and invisibility, energy blasts, energy manipulation, illusion casting and forcefield generation. He is also an apt telepath, being able to control the minds of others, read their minds, project his astral form and can actually use his telepathy to span galaxies in instants. At one time he was able to contact and manipulate Super Skrull in Skrull space, while being imprisoned in a secluded dimension by Odin. The thing that Loki excels the most at is power amplification and here he is truly without equal. He was the one who granted Absorbing Man his powers, has boosted Hydro Man to the point where he would take on the Avengers single-handedly and win, boost a lowly telepath's abilities to the level where he could defeat Thor fairly easily and so on. Loki can also add his powers on to others, as he has done with the Silver Surfer and Thor on separate occasions. There is virtually no limit to the things he can accomplish through magic.
In addition to his innate powers, Loki has several magical items at his disposal. This includes but is not limited to a scrying pool, the norn stones, magical whip, a special fire sword and a dagger which is equal to Mjolnir. At times he will call upon these items to assist him in battle, though only the norn stones and fire-sword seem to have made an appearance since the 80s.
Bio:
Loki is the Asgardian God of Mischief and the adopted son of Odin and the archenemy of his stepbrother Thor. His cosmic meddling led to the formation of the Avengers.
Creation
Based on the Norse myths, Loki was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1962 for Journey Into Mystery #85.
Character Evolution
Silver Age
Loki basically served as an archenemy of Thor in this era, but one he could not simply destroy, because of the family connection. He was the perfect foil for the Thunder god, since his powers did not involve sheer strength, but manipulation, deceit and trickery.
Bronze Age
In his quest to bring Thor low, Loki allied with other villains in various story arcs like Avengers Defenders War and Acts of Vengeance.
Modern Age
Readers were given more stories from Loki's point of view, making him a more complex character.
Origin
Loki is the son of the Frost Giant king, Laufey and his wife, Farbauti. When Odin killed Laufey in battle, he took the young Loki under his wing as his adopted son, following a prophecy by Bor, Odin's father.
Childhood
Loki, contrary to Thor, proved to be a mischievous child, and was often jealous of the affection Odin showed his older brother Thor over him. Sometime in his childhood he began studying Asgardian magic and science, both of which he would become very proficient in, eventually becoming one of the strongest sorcerers in the realm.
Loki is well known for cutting off the long, golden hair of Thor's love, Sif. He was forced by Thor to restore it. Loki then enlisted two dwarves to do so, but when he refused to pay them, they made new, black hair out of nothing.
As teenagers, Loki still tried to get advantage over Thor. Odin sent Thor, Balder, and Sif out to get materials for a sword. Loki followed them secretly, but found that an evil goddess was about to attack, and was forced to alert them instead of stopping them.
Meanwhile, Odin loved Thor so much that he was preparing his greatest gift to the young Thor. When Thor turned eight, Odin had a magical hammer created, an amazingly powerful one - Mjolnir. Loki was jealous, and he showed his first signs of evil. He interfered with Mjolnir while it was still being made-he caused the handle to be made too short. As a boy, he wanted Mjolnir's power which would someday be Thor's and often tried to steal it.
This all had an effect on Loki. He turned bad faster and faster-he was truly becoming evil. His hate for Thor and desire to rule Asgard manifested along with his sorcery and mischief. He got jaded and evil. He finally made a vow-to be the most powerful god in Asgard, and to destroy his brother Thor.
Loki - God of Lies
Loki is best known for fighting Thor, and other heroes in the Marvel Universe. Most notably the Avengers, although he's fought many others. However Loki was an enemy of Thor, and goodness before he entered the Marvel Universe and was known.
Thor and Loki grew up, and Thor gained the throne of Asgard. Loki became a public enemy. He often tried to seize the throne of Asgard and perpetrated numerous crimes. Eventually, his crimes grew so great that Odin himself was forced to take drastic action. He trapped Loki inside a tree as punishment for his crimes. Loki, however was very skilled in magic and escaped.
Disgruntled, he wandered until finding Eldred, a sorcerer. Eldred was amazingly skilled and powerful in magic, and he specialized in black magic. Eldred taught Loki in the black arts until Loki was as skilled as he. Loki left with his new found abilities,and found someone who could enhance his power even more - Surtur the fire demon. He had power beyond power-and he had a particular liking for souls. Loki turned on his teacher. He sold Eldred's soul to Surtur for power, and he assumed even more power, and all of Eldred's lands, minions, and possessions.
Loki went through acts like this for a long time. He drew farther into black magic, and earned the title "god of evil" among the Asgardians. He also met with and formed alliances with many of the worst creatures in Asgard, horrible creatures. Angerboda was an evil goddess, and she became Loki's wife. Their children were Midgard Serpent, Fenris Wolf, and Hela (later goddess of death and enemy of Thor). Also, he married Sigyn, by tricking her into believing he was Theoric, her lover.
Also, an important development happened at this time. Loki learned of a prophecy-Ragnarok. In Ragnarok, it was fated that he would bring about Asgard's ruin. He would lead the enemies of Asgard into a war against Asgard, kill Balder, and destroy the whole place. Loki being evil liked the idea, and accepted it as his destiny. He often tried to destroy Asgard and bring about Ragnarok, but Odin stopped him. However, he had such crafty schemes that no one could prove he did it.
Meanwhile, his brother Thor had became arrogant. The worship of Midgard, and adulation of Asgard as their king went to his head. He also got proud and selfish. One day, while fighting a Frost Giant, he chased it into Frost Giant territory. This nearly caused a war. Odin was so angry that he decided to punish Thor. He created a mortal body for Thor, Donald Blake, stripped Thor of his powers and memories, and trapped him inside the body of Donald Blake, M.D.
Major Story Arcs
Ages of Thunder
Asgard was under attack by the Frost Giants. All the gods were at battle as if it was soon to be the end of Asgard. In the end it was Thor standing strong with his lightning winning the battle for Asgard. Thor brought down a mighty giant who fell and destroyed a giant wall of Asgard which stood as long as anyone could remember. The wall was ruined but it was spring once again. Yggdrasil grew golden apples once again for the Asgardians to feast on. It was only Enchantress who had the power to pick the apples from the great tree. All of he gods gained wisdom and youth from eating the apples in all their meals. All that is, except for the mighty Thor. Heimdall then spots a man walking towards Asgard. The man was a mason who offered Odin to fix his great wall which had been destroyed in their war against the Frost Giants. The mason said he'd be able to fix the wall in a year if you could have one thing. He wanted neither riches or power, only the Enchantress herself. Loki talked to Odin and they decided to accept his offer to rebuild their wall. However, they told him that he'd have six months and not a year to do so. They all agreed as the gods deemed it as an impossible task for the man. However, the man was building the was at an alarming rate which would eventually make him finish the wall in less than six months. This greatly angered Odin and he told Loki to fix their problem or else he'd bind him to stone forever. Loki then shapeshifted into a mare in order to distract the man's steed. All night, Loki distracted the steed and in the morning, the man wasn't able to finish the wall. Odin told the man that he couldn't complete the task but the man knew that it was Loki who was distracting his steed and who made him fail in his task. The man began to say that he'd kill them all and then the man showed his true form. He was actual a shapeshifting Frost Giant who was ready to damn the Asgardians. As he fought Loki and Odin, Thor returned from his recent journey and killed the Giant by throwing Mjolnir at him. He then ordered Loki to clean up his mess. He walked through Asgard, carrying with him the heads of several Frost Giants.
Loki was later banished from Asgard for yet another attempt of trickery. Loki wandered though Asgard with no food or direction. It seemed as if he'd been traveling in the snow for thousands of years. One day, an eagle came up to him and asked him questions. The eagle laughed at Loki, seeing how weak and desperate he was. The eagle offered Loki a deal. He'd give him food if he could bring him his desire, Enchantress. Loki then talked to Enchantress and fooled her after saying he found golden apples which she could pick. They climbed to the top of the snowy mountain where a Frost Giant who was actually the eagle, was waiting for them. The Giant then took Enchantress with him to be her queen. The Asgardians then began to starve as there was nobody who could pick the golden apples from the tree. Odin then found out that it was all Loki's fault and he forced Loki to go and save Enchantress from the Frost Giant. Loki then went back to the lair of the Frost Giant. He found Enchantress laying there tied up while the Frost giant was sleeping. He sneaked her out but the Frost Giant woke up and discovered that she was missing. The Frost Giant eventually caught up to the two Asgardians and he took hold of them. There was nobody to rescue the two from the hands of the Frost Giant. But Thor came flying from the sky and he flew straight through and killed the Frost Giant. Enchantress was then returned to Asgard and the gods could all feast once again.
Avengers Creation
Loki and the Avengers
Donald Blake was a happy, normal doctor. He was caring and loving and had a good family. Then the alien Kronans invaded. Fleeing, Blake fled into the cave Thor was born in. He found a walking stick, and when he picked it up, it became Mjolnir. He transformed into Thor and regained his memories. This meant he could change into Thor whenever he wanted, so Thor was back on Earth And Loki found out. Naturally, this was big news for the evil god-his long lost, worst enemy brother was free and asking for it. He used powerful magic and managed to escape his imprisonment and go to and island. There, Loki made his first, most notable appearance.
Loki traveled to Earth, and found an incredible engine of destruction equal to Thor- the Incredible Hulk. He used psychic powers to make the slow Hulk believe there was dynamite placed on the train tracks. Hulk destroyed the train trestle to stop the "dynamite", and held the track on his shoulders so that the train could pass comfortably. However, the driver just saw a busted track and Hulk beneath it. Naturally, he concluded that Hulk was on the rampage. He put out a distress call to stop the Hulk's rampage. Loki intercepted the call and stopped it from reaching the Fantastic Four,and other heroes. The only one he let the transmission reach was Donald Blake, who instantly transformed into Thor. Also, Iron Man, Ant-Man, and Wasp picked up the signal.
Ant-Man used his network of ants to find Hulk. He had been captured and was working in a circus, as the strongman. Ant-Man quickly found him and had the ants trap Hulk beneath Earth. Hulk escaped, though, and was met by Iron Man. Iron Man and Ant-Man teamed up on Hulk, but he ripped through their efforts and escaped into the desert.
Meanwhile, Thor figured out that this looked like the work of Loki. He found permission from Odin and traveled to the Asgardian island that Loki was holed up on. Loki created many challenges for him along the way, like volcanoes, but Thor persevered. They met, even for the first time in centuries. Loki created conjurations that Thor battled, but he defeated them. However, Loki had a trick up his sleeve. He cut a deal with trolls that lived beneath the surface-he would deliver them the most powerful god if they would get him. The trolls dragged Thor underground-but he used Mjolnir to shine a brilliant light. The underground creatures were blinded. Thor then defeated Loki in combat, captured him, and brought him to Earth.
Meanwhile, Iron Man and Hulk have been battling ferociously in a factory. As they battled, Thor showed up with Loki prisoner. He explained that it was really Loki's tricks. Hulk attacked Loki, but he turned radioactive. However, Loki tried to destroy Thor and fell through a trap door, which trapped inside a lead lined tank. The five heroes celebrated, and decided to form a team. Wasp suggested the name "Avengers". And thus, the Avengers were born-all due to Loki.
The Avengers would become Loki's second greatest enemy-right behind Thor. They also became Earth's Greatest Heroes, and Loki's attack unwittingly created what would be an enemy of evil. and him often-totally inadvertently.
Battles and Usurpings
Loki often battled Thor, both by himself and using pawns, in the period after. Loki's doing was part of the creation of many powerful villains that fought Thor, the Avengers, and other heroes. Among his pawns were Absorbing Man, Destroyer, Cobra, Enchantress and Executioner, Lava Men, Super-Skrull, Mr. Hyde, Weather-maker, and Surtur. These villains fought the Avengers and Thor,and were extremely successful. Enchantress and Executioner in particular were among the most dangerous enemies of the Avengers for a long time.
Also, Loki plotted another huge attack and plans to attain his ultimate goal. Odin ruled Asgard ,and was so powerful that Loki would never be able to defeat him and rule Asgard, although rest assured that Loki tried. But Odin had to sleep (or hibernate) in the Odinsleep for a time periodically to regain power. Loki tried to gain the throne of Asgard then, while Odin's guard was down. He actually was successful. He gained control of the throne of Asgard. However, he ran into a problem. Asgard had a number of powerful enemies that were dangerous. It took a lot of skill and will, and Loki realized it was harder then it looked. Mangog and Surtur, who was angry at the God of Mischief, caused so many problems, and scared Loki so much that he stepped down.
Loki also made several other evil bids to destroy his enemies and gain power during this time. He teamed up with Dormammu, the insane and powerful ruler of the Dark Dimension. to try and gain the Evil Eye. This was a mystical, powerful object that would give him power beyond his wildest dreams (like Red Skull and Cosmic Cube). Ironically, he was tricking the Avengers and another team, the Defenders, into building it for him. However, unlike Red Skull and the Cube, Loki failed. He also launched a direct attack on Midgard, but he was stopped by Thor, and a team of other heroes which stopped him and the Asgardian army.
Finally, Loki stole the throne of Asgard again and was defeated. Odin was seriously angry now. He stripped Loki of his memories, made a body of a hobo for him, put his consciousness into it, and booted him off to Earth to be a hobo. Loki lived that way for a while until he was saved by a journalist-Harris Hobbs. Hobbs had made it to Asgard but Thor wiped his memories. A dream restored his memories, and the dream somehow reached Loki and restored his memories. Angry he managed to cause Ragnarok by killing Balder with an arrow, but Balder was revived.
Loki also gave a mortal the same powers as Thor so he could be an assistant. The mortal was Red Norvell. Loki was punished, but blamed Odin and got off again.
Once, Hela cursed Thor. He would be immortal but would never heal from injuries. Loki found out and was pleased with Hela, who was doing a better job killing Thor then he had ever done. He sent the Destroyer, an army of frost giants. the creepy Midgard Serpent after Thor. Thor got reduced to a puddle of broken bones, blood, and assorted crushed organs. However, he was still alive. Thor mentally took over the Destroyer armor though, found Hela, beat her down, then forced her to take the curse off. Thor snapped Loki's arm as punishment.
Once, Seth and the Demons of Death attacked Asgard. In a horrible war, Seth managed to capture Odin,and keep him inside the source of Seth's power-the magical Black Pyramid. Loki and Thor teamed up and rescued Odin, who then inflicted his wrath upon Seth. This is one of the few times Loki has worked with Thor.
Another time, Loki concocted a huge plot to rule the Earth ,and destroy the Avengers. He brought together Red Skull, Magneto, Kingpin, Doctor Doom, Wizard, and Mandarin,and offered them the chance to manipulate heroes into battles to destroy them. He was manipulating them all into thinking they were the leader, being the God of Mischief. However, Thor found out and beat the crap out of Loki. In vengeance, he created the Tri-Sentinel to raise hell. but Spider-Man gained the Uni-Power, became Captain Universe, and destroyed it.
Loki made a new plot soon after this, and barring his first appearance in Avengers #1, it was his most devious yet. This particular appearance would have him as a businessman, trapped by Mephisto, fighting Thor and Eric Masterson, and possessing none other then the War Machine.
First, Loki made his plot-then he took the form of a businessman on Midgard and found Ulik, a troll, Amora the Enchantress, and the Wrecking Crew. Loki had them capture Kevin Masterson, the son of Eric Masterson. Eric Masterson had been bound to Thor in his body. Thor was angry at Loki, and even in a human body, he managed to set Kevin free for Eric. As he was escaping, Loki launched a power blast at Kevin and Marcy, his mother-just to be a jerk.
But Enchantress had secretly turned against Loki. She took control of the body of another mortal, Susan Austin-Kevin's babysitter. In Austin's body, she took the hit, transferring her consciousness back at the last second. This attack really ticked off Thor-Loki was trying to kill innocent mortals for no reason at all, who did nothing to him, just to spite Thor. The wrath of the God of Thunder truly fell upon the now terrified Loki this time. Thor drained the life force from Loki with Mjolnir. It appeared that this killed Loki. As punishment, Thor was banished to Eric's subconscious as punishment by Odin. Eric became the new Thor, although he took the name Thunderstrike instead. Thunderstrike got a short series in the early 90s.
Meanwhile, Loki had taken over the body of Odin while he was in Odinsleep. He explored his new amazing power, laughed his ass off at Thor for a while, then took control of Asgard. He was busy ruling. Odin's spirit floated down into the Realm of Mephisto, which was quite the bounty for it's new owner, Mephisto. The souls of the innocent are fine, but the soul of the King of the Gods was better. Fortunately, Thunderstrike and Thor's old buddy Sif traveled to Mephisto's Realm and busted Odin out, restoring him to his body. Mephisto simply took Loki instead. He made a deal with Pluto, an evil underworld god of Hades. Loki would try to take down Hercules if Pluto would take down Thor. Mephisto was busy at the time and wasn't paying attention to Loki, not a good thing to do, even if you own his soul.
Loki tried having a Titan attack Hercules, but it failed. So he had the Flame, a high-level minion, attack Thor. However, the psychotic Flame almost hurt Sigyn, and Loki ended up having to save Thor from his own henchman. Loki was still trapped in Mephisto's Realm, but Thor eventually rescued him to help him fight the New Immortals bonded to a suit of armor -- his body was long gone. Afterwards, he continued to fight Thor and now Thunderstrike. He even possessed the War Machine to fight them, gained a new body from Seth afterwards.
But then War Machine, the new Ant-Man ( Scott Lang), and She-Hulk teamed up on him, reminding him of the Avengers-and he had more then enough trouble with the Avengers. He ended the fight.
Infinity Gems
After fighting Thor some more, Loki had a plan to capture ultimate power-with the Infinity Gems. The Infinity Gems were a collection of powerful gems-seven of them. If anyone ever managed to collect all seven, they would possess ultimate power-total omnipotence. Thanos and Red Skull had both tried and failed to capture them (although Skull got the Cosmic Cube later).
Loki found that the Gems were all floating in an alternate dimension-the Ultraverse. He traveled to this other reality to capture the Gems. They were already owned by the Ultras-a race of ultra powerful superhumans native to the Ultraverse. Each one had a gem, and each was incredibly powerful. Loki traveled off and met them one by one-and easily destroyed them, one by one. They were no match for the God of Mischief. After killing each one, he procured another Gem.
He got six of them-but then realized that something was missing. Loki hadn't understood the the true meaning of the Gems. He didn't know he would need a seventh. He spent a long time searching until one of the Elders of the Universe- Grandmaster-appeared to him and informed him that he needed another Gem-the Ego Gem. Loki, the Avengers, and Ultraforce (the heroes of that dimension) all fought for the Gem.
However, Loki couldn't defeat both Ultraforce and the Avengers. He never got the Gem, and eventually lost all of them-the closest Loki had come to true omnipotence. Humiliated, he returned to his own dimension-and he was angry ...
Ragnarok
Meanwhile, Loki had continued to try to start Ragnarok. Through the whole time, he had carried out various plots to set the plan going and destroy Asgard. However, through the efforts of Odin and Thor, he had so far been thwarted at every turn.
After the Infinity Gems debacle, Loki started trying harder, and Odin sensed that Ragnarok was going to come soon. To try and increase the time they had life, he tricked Yggdrasil, the World Tree, into thinking that Ragnarok had already happened, and all the Asgardians were stripped of their memories and identities, given mortal identities, and placed on Midgard. Loki became an Oriental businessman named Tso Zhung. Thor became Jake Olsen, a paramedic. Red Norvell found all the gods and brought them together, giving them their identities. Loki regained his identity first and fought Seth, who had tried to destroy all Asgardians with the opportunity. Eventually, all the Asgardians regained their identities.
However, Jake Olsen (the real one) was killed, and Thor used the name and appearance Jake Olsen as a secret identity. Loki reanimated the dead body and used it to commit crimes so Thor would be arrested, but Thor trapped Loki in a body exactly the same as Jake Olsen's. Loki was sent to prison.
Fortunately for him, Loki was eventually released from prison-just as Surtur actually managed to kill Odin. Thor took the throne, and things temporarily worked out for Loki-he got more power, and saw how Thor put Asgardian pieces of culture on Earth. But he was still evil, and he still believed in his destiny. And he knew what his destiny was. Ragnarok.
Loki forged another uru hammer similar to Mjolnir that he could use himself. He started another plan to try and start Ragnarok and destroy Asgard. Thor could have stopped him-he always had in the past. But he realized that the greatest possible honor on Asgard was to die fighting as a warrior. Asgard was on a loop, Loki attacks, Thor saves, death, rebirth. Thor accepted the destiny that Loki would eventually destroy Asgard and start Ragnarok-and he could have everyone in Asgard die a warrior's death.
But he had to get his own back first, because if he was letting a whole dimension die, he might as well get revenge on his greatest enemy, who had plagued him so much. With a swift stroke of Mjolnir, Thor hacked Loki's head off. Of course, Loki was an amazingly powerful sorcerer, and decapitation didn't kill him. His head still lived, so Thor carried it with him when he traveled to Asgard. Surtur was preparing to unleash an amazing assault on Asgard-that would destroy it unless Thor stopped it. He let Surtur launch the attack-and Asgard was destroyed. But before Thor died, he confronted Those Who Sit Above In Shadow. The powers responsible for Ragnaroks, and he destroyed them. Then Asgard died-carrying Thor with it.
As for Loki, what could he do? Thor had decapitated him. All he could do was sit and watch as his ultimate goal-Ragnarok-was carried-and then scream as he was vanquished in the attack. The last act of Loki-a sad and troubled life, to say the least.
But even if his last act was to scream as his greatest plan destroyed him, Loki was still quite possibly the greatest threat to Thor and Asgard-and even in death, in the end-Loki won.
Rebirth
Like all the "dead" Asgardians, Loki was reborn as a human form and imprisoned by Balder to prevent Thor from restoring Asgard. However the fates had a little surprise for him as he was reborn as a female, inhabiting the body of Sif, Thor's true love. Loki has seemingly devoted herself to aiding her brother and former enemy in his quest to restore Asgard but knowing Loki this is undoubtedly a plan she has set into motion to destroy her brother once again. Due to Loki's latest moves Lady Sif remains as the last Aesir that is trapped in human form and Balder discovered that he is a true son of Odin and not just adopted. Balder was then crowned Prince of Asgard. In contrast to Loki's life as a male god the goddess seems to use hidden truths to spin her sinister webs rather then lies.
Loki went over to Hela to ask a favor. She wanted to be transformed back to her true male form as she was on a mission. Hela then transformed her into the true man Loki was. Loki revealed that the body he was using was the body of Sif. Loki was sent back in time to the time when Asgardians were fighting the frost giants. Loki was attacked and slayed a frost giant. Their leader sensed their blood flowing through Loki's veins and knew he was one of them. Bor was seen chasing a frost giant and there was a powerful sorcerer. The powerful sorcerer that killed Bor was none other than Loki. He bid Bor farewell and transformed him into snow. Loki then influenced himself as a child to take revenge on his true father and to be tough. Loki's father was killed by the hands of Odin and young Loki appeared at the scene. He attacked Odin but was stopped and Odin took the young Loki to be his own son. After they left, the current Loki arrived and took satisfaction in striking his father with a sword. Loki returned to Hela and asked to be transformed back to her form in the body of Sif.
Dark Reign
Loki has joined Norman Osborn's secret Cabal. For their cooperation and services Osborn will provide them with the resources to accomplish their goals. Loki wants Asgard, back in the heavens where it belongs.When the chaos god Chthon returns, Loki acts swiftly to take him out. She appears to specific heroes during the Chaos Cascade as the Scarlet Witch, gathering them all in Wundagore.Together with some unexpected arrivals lead by Hank Pym, the Mighty Avengers defeat Chthon, unaware that they have become Loki's new pawns.
Loki continues with her plan to take Asgard by resurrecting Odin's father Bor and distorts his vision so that the world around him looks more deformed and grotesque. Unaware of who they were fighting, Thor and Bor battle each other until Bor falls under the might of Thor's hammer. Balder and Loki then appear and inform Thor that he has just killed his grandfather. Loki then reminds Balder that the laws of Asgard must be maintained, Thor must receive the full punishment for killing a member of the royal family. As prince of Asgard, Balder is forced to banish Thor from Asgard forever. Speaking to some Asgardians at a pub Loki informs them that their is another place were Asgard could dwell, in Latveria ruled by Victor Von Doom.
Loki plans on moving the Asgardians to Latveria now that Thor is out of the picture. Loki and Balder meet up with Dr. Doom in his castle in Latveria to discuss on moving them. The two Asgardians are fed by Doom's slaves and Balder starts to question him on why his slaves look malnourished as he is still in doubt of trusting Doom and Loki. They then discuss on moving the inhabitants of Asgard to Latveria. Finally it was decided that the Asgardians who wish to move to Latveria, shall be leaving through a portal made by Loki herself. Some Asgardians stay, but most follow Loki and Balder to live in Latveria under Doom.
Loki and Doom meet in the new home of the Asgardians, Latveria. Loki is now back in his male form as Thor was able to separate Sif from the body of an old, dying woman. Loki tells Doom that the Asgardians are loving Latveria as it is like they are back in a world where they are used to the weather and structures and living under a monarchy. Loki says everyone else is happy then Doom asks him is he's happy. Loki says with a grin that his happiness is just beginning.
Dr. Doom and Loki still continue to discuss their plans. Doom gives Loki a small army of Doombots to help him kill his target, who is later revealed to be Donald Blake. Loki then goes to prepare his own gift for Doom. Loki talks to an Asgardian named Endrik. Endrik shows Loki his sword and he tells him that he plans on giving it to his son one day, even though he doesn't have a son or a woman of his own. Loki tells Endrik to go with him and he puts a spell on him that makes him fall into a sleep.
Bill goes off to talk to Balder and on his way to him, he hears a scream. He looks at what is happening in the room and he overhears the plan of Loki and Doom. Loki used Endrik as a sacrifice for Doom so that he could try to use his organs to make himself immortal just like the Asgardians. Loki then spots Bill as he was watching them talk about their plans. He then sends three rogue Asgardians after him. Bill tries to fight them off, but he is stabbed in the gut by one of the superior Asgardian warriors.
Underworld Deals and the Siege on Asgard
Loki captured the spirits of his deceased minions killed by Balder in self-defense. Using these spirits as bait he met with the Dsir and defeated
them, taking them as slaves to offer to Mephisto for 101 days. After making deals with Mephisto and his daughter Hela Loki is now free of the boundaries of death. Mephisto granted Hela a part of his hell (from the peninsula of Perfidy to the gully of Hubris) to Hela for a thousand years to reestablish the underworld of the northern mystical realm, Hel. For this little gift Hela had stricken him of the books of Hel, by doing so she made him the only really immortal Asgardian. It is difficult to say whether or not he has become immune to harm or simply will not pass on of old age. Loki was recently exiled from Asgard by lord Balder because of his actions in Latveria and his involvement in the Siege on Asgard.
The horned master of mischief and mayhem was last seen when he attacked the mad Sentry/Void above the remains of the city of Asgard, this action could be a way of faking his own death. His seemingly last words were: "I'm sorry, brother." Considering the deal he struck with Hel it is reasonable to believe that he has not passed on.
Resurrection
After the events of Siege, Thor mourns Loki's death and decides to resurrect his brother. Loki is given new life as a Parisian street hustler named Serrure (the French word for lock), having no idea of who he was or how he came to be. Instead Serrure feigns simple card tricks in front of an audience while an accomplice pickpockets them. Thor confronts Loki in his new form while Serrure's accomplice robs the god of thunder in civilian guise. But Thor catches the thieves in the act and chases Serrure down until he can convince the boy of his true nature and identity as the Asgardian god of mischief. Thor brings Loki home to the fallen Asgard just as refugees of the World Tree arrive fleeing the genocidal rampage of Uthana-Thoth. When Odin is brought back from Limbo to battle the warriors of the "Tenth World" Loki runs away, knowing that Odin would disapprove of his return and the destruction it would undoubtedly cause. Running into Iron Man, Loki was saved by Thor who defended his own reasons for bringing the trickster back.
Journey Into Mystery
To avoid the disapproval of the citizens of Asgard, Loki announces his intention to travel to the world of men and learn their ways, which Thor approves of. But before he can set off, a magpie (messenger bird) explodes in his chambers while delivering a key to Loki. This leads Loki into the very bowels of Asgard itself where he receives a message from a spiritual echo of his former self, saying that Loki's death at the hands of the Void was part of a greater scheme of death and rebirth and that Loki the child was necessary to complete the plan. However Loki refuses to follow this path, wanting to be his own person, and transforms the spirit of his former self into a magpie named Ikol. On returning to Earth, he witnesses Odin striking down Thor.
Thor had challenged Odin's wisdom in destroying Midgard with the revelation of the Serpent's return. Thor is imprisoned while Odin assembles the Asgardian army to cleanse away the Serpents influence no matter the cost. Meanwhile Loki, who disagreed with Odin's actions, is occupied by Volstagg who orders him to clean the stables of Thor's goats to keep him out of trouble and danger. But most importantly, Volstagg is to keep Loki from interfering with Odin's plans. Ikol convinces Loki that if Odin is to continue on this foolish path it would surely mean the end for them all and Loki quickly escapes. By using the wool of one of the goats, he descends into the roots of the World Tree to ask questions from the Nornish women who live there. Their sage wisdom causes Loki to weep because he does not know if theirs is the right path to follow. He seeks advice from Thor and breaks into his prison cell asking for help. Loki asks his brother what he would do if he had to let something bad happen in order to prevent something worse from happening and what if it cost him everything. With Thor's answer, Loki decided to free one of the imprisoned Hel Wolves and bind it to him in servitude using the bridle of Thor's goats. He revealed he needed help from one more 'personage' before heading for the realm of Hela.
Once there Loki begins to craft his impossible plan together. Pitting Hela and Mephisto against one another. In other words playing both sides against the middle. His endgame is possession over the powerful D¨ªsir, the dead god of war Tyr and the powerful Destroyer Armor. As extra precaution Hela sends her handmaiden Leah along to the destruction of the Serpents "Anti-Asgard". But Loki's team or "Magic Secret Action Squad" as he calls them is nothing more than a distraction for Loki's real plan. Using the shadow of Surtur's all powerful Twilight Sword, Loki plans to rewrite Asgardian myth and prophesize the Serpents demise at the hands of Thor. Twilight's Shadow is really the world's most powerful pen.
--Karen
