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“Remember your place, brother.”

“Some fight, some play tricks.”

“Mother taught you deception; leave the trust to me.”

I don't like these lines either, but I don't think Thor does it intentionally. His traditional upbringing makes him prone to dismiss 'non-warrior behavior.'

I often imagine a young Loki showing magic to a young Thor, who would be very interested. But as the brothers grew up, Thor exhibited extraordinary levels of combat ability, repeatedly winning sparring matches and defeating the weaker Loki, receiving numerous praises (many of which likely came from Odin). Asgard's traditional ideals became deeply rooted in Thor, leading him to wish for his brother to fight honorably like him. But when Loki chose to delve into magic, Thor began to criticize Loki for not being a warrior, just like every other Asgardian soldier.

I somehow feel like I'm the only one in the loki fandom who doesn't like Thor and doesn't like how he treats Loki. I'm okay with that.

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Most purpose is more burden than glory. You just choose your burden. And trust me, you never wanna be the guy who avoids it ’cause you can’t live with the burden.

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ngl, seeing loki's scepter after years is a nice and comforting scene, even after years of the avengers it is still important

i just keep thinking how people don't know that loki is alive

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(Possibly?) Controversial opinion incoming:

(Throwing it back to 2012/2013 here lmao)

I feel like the theory that Loki was mind controlled during the Avengers actually takes away the complexity of his character.

w-wait- waIT- HEAR ME OUT!

I think Loki was INFLUENCED by the mind stone for sure, but, to me, he was not controlled.

His anger, his fear, his need for validation and revenge are all what drove him to the events of the Avengers movie. He had just been, what he felt, was cast out by Thor and Odin and his home - those he considered his family and people, he had fallen through space, ended up in such a bad state that Thanos found him and used him for his own gain. (Although, Loki is smart enough to play at that game, ‘you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours’ type of thing.)

I don’t think Thanos or the mind stone had any control over Loki’s mind, not in the way most theories speak of. Loki was controlled by the consequences he would face if he failed his mission, not that he was physically being controlled. I think Loki was given the mind stone because Thanos knew it would enhance those feelings of venom Loki was experiencing - it was an aid of sorts to give him his conviction, which even then, Agent Coulson saw through it.

“You lack conviction.”

Those simple words got to Loki. Because he knew it was true.

Loki never wanted the throne but yet, that was what he was telling everyone was his goal, his reasoning, his motivation… When in his heart, he knew it wasn’t. His motivation was truly fuelled from his hurt, his pain… Not an ambition for a throne.

And that is what makes Loki so interesting.

And that is why I find the theory that Loki had no control over his actions and had no idea what he was doing, takes away from his character, his complexity…

(PSA: I am not here to tell you what you can or cannot headcannon or what theories you believe, it’s a fictional character in a fictional story in a fictional universe… It isn’t that deep, this is just my own personal opinion and preference! If you like the theory for your own reasons, that’s fine too! /gen)

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Loki and his severe self esteem issues

Something I don't think we as a fandom discuss enough is the moment where Loki casually says "my life was a waste of time" to Mobius in s2ep6, I kinda understand that bc the finale was so traumatazing to some people that they only watched it once and tried their best to not think about it for too long

But this moment stuck with me because he says it with such calmness, there's no bite in his words, no sarcasm, no irony, he truly believes that, he thinks his whole life was a waste of time and this is so incredibly heartbreaking, at that point he already spent centuries trying to fix the loom only to learn it was a failsafe, centuries of his life wasted on a mission that lead to nothing, he probably think his life on the sacred timeline was a waste of time too, I'm so sure he'd do everything different if he could go back there, I'm sure he looks at all the things he did with so much shame and regret, a life wasted with jealousy and bitterness and acting out to get attention of others while being desperate for his father's approval and wanting to be Thor's equal

Even though he only acted that way because of his own trauma too, abandoned as a baby, adopted by a man who had a political agenda in mind when he took him and who made Loki feel unfit and inferior his whole life, raised in a society that looked down at all the things that made him him (magic, tricks, preference for diplomacy instead of fist fighting etc), Loki grew up in a hostile enviroment that only made him insecure and alone, he has severe self esteem issues and all he wanted his whole life was to be accepted and loved by his people and most of all by his father, he chased that approval in the wrong ways and now that he's mature and wiser he understands that but it's still so sad to see him talking about himself like that

He dedicated centuries of his life to doing the right thing, to saving the multiverse and making sure everyone would be safe, he made friends, he became kind and selfless and somehow he still thinks his existence was a mistake, his insecurities are so deep and internalized that I'm afraid he'll never truly be free of them, I wish someone hugged him very tight and told him how amazing and important he is, that his mistakes in the past don't define who he is now and that they're proud of how far he came in his journey

Loki's existence was the greatest gift the multiverse could've asked for, without him everyone would still be part of hwr's schemes and the tva would still be taking away people's free will, I hope his mind changed after the making of Yggdrasil and that he starts looking at himself with more compassion and love bc he deserves it more than anyone at this point

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GOD LOKI - TV SERIES / SEASON 2 | FAN ART | (2024)

💚 #Loki

Art by: @oladcnfthb

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Tortured by Thanos? Influenced by the Mind Stone? That's undeniably classic. But brainwashed? No, I don't agree with that.

What are your guys’ thoughts on the whole “Loki was brainwashed” theory? Let’s talk about it. I have my thoughts on it here, as well as an amazing reblog that further explained what i was trying to get across 😁

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Seriously, pay attention.

Loki before discovering he was a frostgiant, when he couldn’t understand why Odin never treated him the same way he did with Thor, why he always felt out of place, why he was different, why he couldn’t be like the rest…

And Loki now, like 1-2 years later.

evil isn’t born, it’s made.

(Gif not mine)

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Loki’s worst nightmare 💔

Would you ever get him out of the fu_king tree, Marvel!? At least honour his glorious purpose like how you do with og Avengers. You just gonna let him sit there pretend nothing ever happened?😭

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I’ll find you in another reality

I don’t need anyone to hurt me, I can do it by myself, thank you.

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If you thought Loki was even remotely happy during this scene you’re either a sadist or lying

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ok one more 🐍

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he still looks at him the same

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this month's request night ended up being mostly lokis by accident

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What if... Lokius meets dr.Doom 😏

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I have no idea what doctor doom is gonna do to loki but I am just saying I don't think doctor doom will kill Loki (like come on, in the comics doctor doom literally got scared and called for help-) high hopes y'all