#lokis modus operandy

[glorioustidalwavedefendor]

Loki never intended for ANYONE to go to Jodenheim

You can tell not just by him telling a guard to tell Odin and stalling for time but also:

Like everyones favorit Gif - that appernty TH gets send on a semi regular basis?

That happens wenn Thor ropes Sif and W3 in to going to Jodenheim

That is the face of a man that regretts his desicions

Like he very very much did not wnat for Thor to go to Jodenheim and he ALSO did not intend for him to drag the other muppets in to this

He proppably wanted for Thor to go to Odin and have another massive argument proofing once and for all that he is not ready for the Throen and needs some time to cool down.

As for the 'who let the Frostgiants in to asgard'

I liek the Idea that Odin did it

Which adds another layer to the shit sundae that is Lokis life

Becasue now Loki had to deal with the realization that Odin had no issues to use Jotnar as literall pwns.

Their death absolutely meaningless to him

So how could he believe him wenn he said he loved him?

Yes Odin loves Loki alright ... like we love an animal we raised for slaughter ...

We pet it and feed it and keep it healthy ... and then we eat it ...

Setting Traps: Another Loki Meta

(snip)

This whole pattern is also a lot of why I buy the “The invasion was a trap for the Chitauri” theory. Because getting people to charge full steam ahead into their own downfall is how Loki gets shit done.

[the-abyss-watcher]

Earlier you and I (and this is how you'll know who I am) were talking in someone's comment section about the two hacktivist groups, Anonymous and User, the latter of whom I figured you were, and I couldn't answer you while there, so I've come here to tell you the difference between the two groups, though it also helps to look these people up.

Anonymous Let's start off with the group almost everyone knows about. Anonymous is the group most notable for the slogan "we do not forgive, we do not forget", which refers to its interest in the justice of the world, which, under its veil of literal ambiguity, it pushes for against those in power who wish to stall it. This veil extracts a sense of quantity out of its identity, as the vastness of anonymity, which is inspired by the 4chan presence of peoples whom an "anonymous" name have been applied, as well as the character V in V for Vendetta who shows that it can envelope all forces and functions as it refers to all figures unknown, is akin to an ocean, one which can blur the concept of whatever a perpetrator may be. They, using the ocean that is themselves as a self-enforcing unifying force, also take inspiration from the alter egos of vigilantes of stories of old, though things are not always black and white, as the herd mentality implied by this ocean can, like the ever-changing winds, lead Anonymous to also commit less than stellar acts, as the ocean is only as good as the droplets in it. They are the soul of the web, able to come forth into the world of life to manifest as shadows to enact vengeance upon those they deem wrongdoers.

User User is a group whose mental conception is similar to Anonymous but with key features. A vigilante presence that operates under the milieus whereupon violence and justice are not perceived as the primary key modus operandis, they, while not under a veil like Anonymous, operate under some sense of ambiguity, not which one can say stems from identity but rather imbued in the aura of their actions, which one can say extracts a sense of quantity as well, which are the Machiavellianism/resourcefulness to Anonymous' crackdown, the independently-thinking "trickster character" Loki to Anonymous' herd-thinking "vigilante" Thor. They, in a vain not unlike Anonymous, in a similar self-enforcing unified way via the self-applying implications of their rationale which they don't believe is wrongful so as long as they do it for good (which, like Anonymous, is not an inherent adjective for them, should circumstances guide them off like seismic forces to a more or less desirable direction), believe in a restoration of all that is appreciable in the world, but, defined by the above difference, adhere to a modus operandi that sees them affected by an ambiguity bestowed by the likes of proxies, maneuvers, and what might be called consequentialist actions, with their names having similarly group-oriented origins, with User coming from the hidden nature of an individual whose actions cloud themselves in concealed side-effort methods in order to achieve the end goal, such as, for example, the Ismali Muslims (who invented Assassin's Creed by the way) posing as important people using their voice to guide the right people in place before they could kill rival powers once all the circumstances were facing the right way, which as I read about your ten e-cepts at https://www.deviantart.com/triagonal/art/The-Ten-E-Cepts-written-based-on-one-s-experience-899257268 and https://www.tumblr.com/deviantartdramahub/725681730451800064/i-have-a-question-about?source=share was a thought that came to mind, though it could be interpreted as being of both groups, both in the great web and even the noosphere.

User, with its own slogan of also not forgetting but also encompassing rather than ever judging, is at times the ally of those who call themselves Anonymous and other times its rival and even foe, similar to the ninja and samurai, due to their different ethical-inspired approaches to issues plaguing the world, but they always share the same struggles.

I know, my friend, I know. And you know why.

"User" is also an acronym, at least if you ask some circles.

[garden-of-blue-sky]

Major Organizations

There are three major organizations in this world, all of which carry their own secrets. Said organizations are as follows:

The Obsidian

The Obsidian is a mercenary group formed by a man with no sense of mercy. They deal in jobs that no mercenary worthy of the title would ever consider doing. Petty thefts, destruction of property, assassinations, you name it. They do as instructed without question or concern for the morality of their job. After all, there’s really no time to question your client’s morals when your own life is on the line. The Obsidian consists of branches throughout various cities, and leaving one’s branch without reason from higher-ups is considered a betrayal. They don’t respond to betrayal very kindly.

Modus Operandi: Loki

The Order

The Order was founded on the principal of making the world a better place, though they never definitively stated what that meant. They’re responsible for most of the technology used throughout the world, and are generally very highly praised. A reporter from the city Festiva, where the largest lab for the Order resides, was researching the organization with immense concern. She discovered a project known as “Project Zero,” and shortly afterwards, she was never heard from again. No one knew what exactly happened to her, and her findings were never published.

Modus Operandi: Osiris

A secondary major branch of the Order resides in Paradise, but only one individual has been registered as working there. No one knows the extent of his research.

Modus Operandi: Pluto

The Firefly

The Firefly exists as the only form of law enforcement for this world. Most of their agents are trained combatants, and very few choose to mess with them. The Firefly is also responsible for several boards of wanted and missing persons, including various mercenaries and individuals from the Obsidian. An internal branch consists more so of professional investigators, who are responsible for dealing with crime scene investigation, as would be expected. These investigators are known for not wearing the same uniforms as their combatant branch counterparts, but instead wear a firefly pendant somewhere on their person to display their association.

Modus Operandi: Ares

Close your eyes, and the sky will fall. Open your eyes, and all you have known is gone.

[lokiinmediasideblog]

AS always, I was expecting a worse ending. And I should because, it's fucking Disney.

My worst expectation was that they'd have JUSTIFIED the destruction of Timelines in a "Thanos was right", "Pruning is a NECESSARY EVIL" kind of way. (kinda how TUA S4 did; I can't believe it ended worse than a fucking Marvel show).

I agree that I was SO glad they didn't make all Kang variants evil (especially with the TERRIBLE optics that would entail). Because I hate the "some people are inherently evil" message, and I've always had issues with it even in Silver Age comics.

The thing that annoyed me the most (after the most egregious product placement EVER) was that for some godforsaken reason they tried to portray Dox as "less evil" than Ravonna. I'm just like, "How?"

Also, super pissed they wasted time that could have gone to Ravonna's development/backstory on that horny clock. That clock wasted so much time that could have gone for character development. Ravonna apologism all the way. She reminds me of Thor 1 Loki in her modus operandi.

Debated making this, but oh well, here we are…

I rewatched the Loki series.

Going to add here quickly that I have been a fan of Loki since 2012/2013, and I personally relate to his character for a multitude of reasons.

Now, I enjoy the series, but I wish they made it more character focused than they had. I do feel like they prioritised story in terms of making it fit the next phase over exploring and expanding on Loki’s character to some degree (a lot of it was surface level).

For example, I would’ve loved to have seen:

Exploring Loki’s Jotun heritage, even if it was a variant of him in the void that embraced it, dropped his aesir form, a conversation between Loki and his Jotun variant as they explain why they chose to embrace it, giving a different view to maybe how our Loki sees himself/the Jotuns. If ‘What If’ could have a frost giant Loki variant, why couldn’t the show?

Expanding upon what happened to Loki during that year after his fall from the Bifrost. The reason for this is self explanatory really, it would add more lore/depth to his experiences/actions during the Avengers. Maybe address the trauma he has from it.

Loki fighting with his so-called ‘desire’ for a throne more. By this I mean, I felt he flipped pretty quickly from his plan to overthrow the time keepers to just following along with Sylvie - which is fine, but I kinda thought there would be more push back from him. I get it was a life or death situation and Loki’s whole thing is ‘survival’, but it would’ve added to their dynamic and the fact the writers clearly wanted to push how Sylvie was different to other Loki’s.

Exploring Sylvie’s backstory more. It really did feel like it was an afterthought, which is a shame. I suppose they left it ambiguous for certain reasons, but I think they should’ve had more flashback scenes of what Sylvie could remember. I think it would’ve helped people understand and relate to her more. (I do love her though).

Actually showed Loki’s gender fluidity & shapeshifting ability more. Again, self explanatory really & important to his character, plus the whole implied only ‘woman variant’ thing with Sylvie should’ve not been a thing, like at all.

They should’ve given Loki more time to process everything. This show really should’ve had 8 episodes each season, I get that’s not the writers fault, likely Disney/marvel’s doing. Perhaps then the shift in his character wouldn’t have felt so jarring, especially considering he’s 2012 Loki. I do agree they wrote him as if he was Ragnarok!Loki, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it just felt jarring considering the last we saw of this Loki was Avengers. But then I could also argue that maybe he thought ‘what’s the point of it’ because the TVA know everything about him, but I digress.

Used Sylvie more in S2. It did feel like they didn’t quite know what to do with her, her and Loki clearly just needed to sit and discuss the citadel fight, but the closest thing we got is in EP3 where Sylvie says ‘this is all rather familiar, isn’t it?’, referencing their different/opposing opinions on the TVA/He Who Remains. And also maybe the pie room scene, but it’s very vague/not directly addressed.

Explored the fact that Mobius is not a good guy more. Because, he isn’t. And that’s okay. To me, the whole point of the show is based on Loki’s quote of ‘no one good is ever truly good, and no one bad is ever truly bad’, and whilst they do reference Mobius’ own morally grey actions/traits, they don’t particularly make it clear and most just see him as this ‘happy go lucky old man who likes pie and loves Loki variants’. In fact, I actually really liked the scene where Sylvie confronts him - which is a very unpopular opinion to have it seems, lol.

Delved into the psychology of Loki further than surface level/what we already know about him. Yes, we know he’s the God of Mischief. Yes, we know he isn’t evil. Yes, we know he is redeemable. Yes, we know he’s cunning, manipulative and selfish. We get that he projects this ‘illusion’ of himself, but it was only really mentioned in S1 EP1, maybe slightly EP2, before it’s never really mentioned again. I suppose S2 does this to a degree with the bar scene and EP5 of S1 in the time cell with Sif - also I think they tried to take the narcissist angle from the pov that it’s because of his low self-esteem as to why he needs validation and it’s a defence mechanism, but they didn’t particularly make that clear and made it seem like he just thinks highly of himself.

I know it seems like I have a lot of issues with the show, and I do, but I still enjoyed it. It’s okay to be critical of a piece of media and still enjoy it.

I do prefer S2 to S1, mostly because I prefer the direction they took it in and whilst I, of course, wanted better for Loki, I can’t deny S2 EP6 is a stunning finale. I sobbed so hard during the ending and still feel the grief that I actually lost someone I knew personally. But I also have hope that this means Loki is now a main player in the next phase (am I delusional? Maybe).

I enjoyed the dynamics, the back and forth/chemistry, the story was interesting, the set & costume design, the acting, the directing/colour grading, the music (Natalie Holt, you are genius), the emotions, the fun, the characters…

So this is not a hate post by any means, I will once again state, I enjoyed the show. But, I do have issues with it, and that’s okay too.

Please, dni if you’re just going to be argumentative or confrontational. I also don’t want to hear that just because I enjoyed the show that I’m ‘not a real fan’ lmao. I’m sorry, but I’ve been a Loki stan for over a decade, and I will not have someone tell me I’m not a real fan because of a piece of fictional media. Also, please do not mention anything regarding ships on this post, I do not care for it because it always ends up in arguments and I am a multishipper so I don’t tend to fight for any side. Thank you! :) /gen

[exosentient]

dhawan!master & the destructive force of humiliated fury

cw: abuse

Dhawan!Master is fascinating to me because he is so obviously vulnerable and needy, and (bc I’m a thoschei shipper) while he’s on his bullshit, his own fucking worst enemy who will never get what he most desperately needs and wants. (Yes I want badly to know where the heck Missy fits in to his story, we all do.)

Chibnall has written powerfully and sensitively about gender relations and abuse before, and while I still find it kind of weird that he chose to explore this theme for the first woman cast as the Doctor (all good stories, even about fantastical gender-changing aliens on other planets, come back to meaningful statements about us, humanity, society), I think he plus the actors have done a really excellent and not-exploitative job of exploring this. 

Read this yesterday about domestic abuse, it fucking FITS this Master:

This is from a book by Jess Hill called “See What You Made Me Do”, the title of which ABSOLUTELY describes the Master’s constant narrative with the Doctor this last series... you caused this Doctor, it’s all your fault Doctor, you made me suffer Doctor, I’m doing it because of you Doctor, if only you’d done what I asked Doctor, if you don’t do what I ask then you asked for it Doctor. And with his society, the Time Lords, too. 

This Master is someone who feels SO aggrieved, so victimised, so ashamed, so vulnerable. Whose insatiable hunger for intimacy and belonging has mutated into violence, lashing out, abusing, controlling, terrorising. This humiliated fury will always find a way to lay the responsibility for their terrible actions at someone else’s feet; in their own narrative they are always a victim reclaiming their rightful power. The Master always underneath feels second best to the Doctor and to his own people, and he can’t bear that. The Timeless Child revelation brought it home, finally broke him, made him snap, become death, wish for death.

“How else would I get your attention?”

“I had to make them pay.”

“You can see why I’m angry.”

“The universe will suffer for your weakness.”

Gonna post a whole bunch of gifs and meta about this, when I get more time.

[jivewise]

i’m going to forever maintain the headcanon that hela is loki’s birth mother (in the mcu)

first off don’t get me wrong, i don’t think odin or frigga or thor would love loki more for being blood related or anything like that. there’s just some great irony in him being related after all

as others have pointed out, hela knew about the loss of odin’s eye even though it happened during the war against the jotuns, meaning she had to have either gotten loose from her prison around then or was imprisoned right after

loki was born at the end of the war

ergo hela was not in prison around when loki was born

ergo squared that hela = loki’s birth mother (aka my headcanon)

“the house of odin is full of traitors” yeah no kidding, starting with my mans odin (and frigga)

lockin up their kiddo hela. i guess banishing her to earth wasn’t an option because she’d just slaughter everyone even as a mortal without her powers

anyway they check in on her once a century and um, doesn’t look like she’s getting any less.. less

they still have her baby tho.. our baby? insert marxist bugs bunny meme

and when loki looks asgardian it’s because he is asgardian, it’s not an illusion or whatever. he’s a shapeshifter, jan

so for the most part odin and frigga can ignore the jotun part of the equation

odin holding off on telling loki about his heritage was because he wiped the realms of hela’s memory, so couldn’t without explaining hela (or lying even more). laufey being the dad’s really just an afterthought

like what would he even say?

“hey kid. you’re adopted. also your dads the king of our mortal enemies. also your moms another of our mortal enemies”

“don’t worry, she’s also my daughter”

“locked her up and erased everyone’s memory of her tho. lol”

“why? what do you mean, why? did you listen to a single word i said?”

frigga’s modus operandi is leaving the family chat on read

loki chooses green as his it color and odin starts sweating

loki weaponizes public transportation and odin knows there’s no going back

meanwhile, thor is taking on hela’s old mantle of asgard’s next big imperialist while odin and frigga aren’t looking

ok and loki being odin and frigga’s adopted grandson who they pretend they’re not biologically related to is just funny

and tragic because of the consequences

ironically this would also mean loki is varying degrees of responsible for killing both of his birth parents

on top of his adopted parents

who are his grandparents

and loki’s ascension to a throne getting subverted is also funny, since, assuming hela’s the ruler of helheim, technically that makes loki a potential heir to 3/9 realms

4/9 if frigga has any claim to vanaheim’s throne.. idk if that’s how norse succession even worked but they’re aliens, jan

also hela/laufey is a totally valid hateship, brought together by their mutual lust for power and resentment of odin all-father, plus the impact of odin and frigga themselves, giving rise to a child that becomes both a balm to and bane of asgard

the peace that odin intended for loki to bring wasn’t between asgard and jotunheim alone. it was between hela and her family

and perhaps the reason why he gave up on those aspirations was because he gave up on being able to reach hela.. being old was taking up too much of his energy anyway

just… clenches fists too tightly for anyone to pry this headcanon from my cold dead hands

[cactus-joke]

So, anyway

Kate Herron continues her “baby’s first big production” directing, wasting time and insisting on nausea inducing camerawork. Couple that with the children’s ABCs of dialogue, the continued disregard for any kind of complex storytelling and you get... Loki series episode five.

Loki is still a sidekick (and now a love interest too!) for the main character who is: so special. The special-est. Did we mention how amazing she is? How different? Yeah, and the smartest too! Surely, you must agree with us. We are telling you how to feel, after all. It’s also heavily implied that this is because she is the only “female” Loki variant. Girl power, yay. Here you go, Disney/Marvel, all my love, all my money. Feminism marches on, and all of that, through empty gestures of shitty production companies.

The vote!Loki Loki we saw in the trailers is worse than anything I could have imagined. Love throwaway gags that aren’t even funny, love them. Further indicating, in the most blatant and childish way possible, that Loki’s modus operandi is betrayal. Don’t you know? He betrayed his LOVING father, his LOVING mother and his LOVING brother. His HOME even. For no reason other than THAT’S JUST WHAT LOKI DOES. But he won’t betray Sylvie, of course not. Because he LOVES her so damn much. LOVE changes everything, even deep seated trauma, apparently. Because he’s learning how to love himself, you say? Oh, but I thought she was “her own character”. She is “Sylvie”, the best and the brightest of them all and he loves her, not himself (because he is a shitty asshole, and ready to admit it!).

Kid!Loki killing Thor? Massive. Must have been one of those times he stabbed him, but like for real this time. Because, you see, all Lokis, except for the female variant, are terrible little shits. I realize this is because they CAN’T change, considering kid!Loki told us so point blank, but, for me, this little action just goes into the same pile of trash, positioning the male variant Lokis, and our Loki, as an inherently lesser version of their female counterpart with her “inherently good heart”.

Why would old!Loki wear that particular outfit? Who knows, who cares, it was in the comics fuck you.

How many times can we say “glorious purpose” you ask? Oh, so many. So damn many to the point it means less than it ever did, if it ever meant anything at all.

I guess it’s good old!Loki sacrificed himself in the end because redemption by death is still going strong (”never too late too change”, change from what to what for this Loki? Who cares, they’re all shit, except for Sylvie). Love to see it. Why should they have any motivations other than to serve as fodder? Oh, perish the thought. All Loki variants are fodder fools (except for Sylvie, of course.).

Was Mobius truly a “good friend” who “cares” about Loki? Apparently, don’t ask me, we just TOLD YOU SO. Look no further behind the blue curtain. He is neither “bad” nor “good”, which is why our Loki and him get along so well. Splendidly even. A true mentor, Mobius is. Torture does bring about wonderful friendships, after all, Loki would know. Ah, if only he wasn’t so keen on betrayal, I’m sure him and Thanos (and the Other!) could have had a wonderful friendship.

Oh yeah, and Loki is using the badass flaming sword as a distraction torch. Isn’t that lovely?

Ah, he just needs guidance from his better self, really. He is nothing without her, nothing at all. Can’t even use magic we’ve previously established he could. Really, just a weakling dumbfuck. It’s all good though, Sylvie’s very presence will change him. He’ll still be a dumbfuck cretin, but at least he’ll use some magic TO HELP HER ON HER QUEST.

Man oh man. Can’t wait for the last episode. I’m sure it will be “glorious”.

[therese-lokidottir]

No one ever brings up Jotunheim, and unlike New York there was no Mind Stone or Thanos influencing Loki. BUT! Acknowledging Jotunheim would need to acknowledge why Loki felt that way and it would need to acknowledge genocide and bigotry are wrong. Can't really have the TVA say Loki is bad for attempted genocide when their modus operandi is genocide. The narrative is always Loki is Bad and Selfish and only Loki so they can't call attention when others are not so different

You know I feel mcu really make stupid move with phase 4 and mostly about loki ,I meant mcu loki is different from comics loki. Mcu loki have his own pillars then suddenly

Mcu decided that loki is always pure evil from beginning in middle of new phase? The worst part that they doing it by make narrative and peoples around him keep saying he is evil and not showing it, make it worse he the on my one to have moral I feel loki series narrative is more fit with comics loki that he actually evil.

So they make just tell not showing is stupid and annoying Decision that ever they made(it's very annoying almost phase 4 like that) I really hope Tom walk away from mcu that clearly not respect him and character he playing, unfortunately he have baby and family that he need to feed. I just hope tom have new and bigger project than in mcu

Yes, this exactly.

They love telling how bad Loki is but they're terrible at showing it. It's like they don't know how. All they can do is bring up the NY invasion, but that's it. But in the show itself Loki never hurts or kills anyone when it not in defense. He never sets anyone else up to die nor does he ever try to take for himself. Loki is never cruel or even mean, so basically the only thing that they have to put Loki in the wrong is that he doesn't conform.

[worstloki]

(submitted by @lookimtryingmybest)

I wrote something.

(Trigger warning for using it/its pronouns to dehumanize someone because the TVA does shit like that.)

Ravonna had seen so many Lokis, she’d lost count. She’d seen them young, old, good and bad. She’d seen them in all forms and sizes. She’d even seen an alligator Loki once.

But this one was different.

If there was a thing that made a Loki a Loki was their defiance. A Loki refused to give in, no matter how much you may hurt it. They always found ways to screw you over and run away. But this one, this one had no fight in it.

This Loki was a tricky variant. It had escaped Thanos’s grasp at the worst point of its torture. The TVA had chased it throughout half a galaxy before catching him right before it entered Asgard. 

Lokis. So predictable.

It was shaking, already crying–Lokis always cried– and stumbling in its feet. It was the perfect blank slate. 

She ignored its pleas of “don’t take me back to him, please, I’m useful, I’ll do anything, please don’t take me back.” And turned to C-22?.

“Take it to the memory chambers.” Ravonna said.

~Ω~

“Mobius, meet your new assistant.” Ravonna said, allowing the new TVA tool to step from behind her. “This is Sati.”

Mobius smiled a stiff, fake smile. “A pleasure. I’m Mobius. Mobius M. Mobius.”

Ravonna seemed to sense his discontent. “Don’t worry, I assure you, Sati’s an expert on Lokis. You’ll get along great.”

“I look forward to working together, sir.” The ex Loki said. Its smile didn’t reach its eyes.

~Ω~

“I could be useful out in the field!” Sati complained. It was starting to get annoying, with all its whining and crying for attention. Not even the memory chambers could take the attention seeking out of a Loki.

“You’re not allowed.” Mobius said, running out of patience. “Besides, you’re too valuable and this variant is too violent.”

Sati pouted. It looked pathetic. “I understand. I just… wanted to help.”

“You do help, you’re our walking Loki archive.”

“A library could do my job.” Sati muttered under its breath.

“What?”

“Nothing.”

~Ω~

“Loki, this is Sati, my assistant and our… well, our you archive. It knows everything about you. Every detail.”

Loki eyed the ginger man. His hair looked dyed. 

Sati beamed, offering a hand. “A pleasure to meet you, I look forward to working with you.” He almost sounded genuine. 

“The feeling is mutual.” Loki said, giving him a fake smile.

~Ω~ 

“So…” Loki said, as they waited for Mobius to exit his meeting with the judge. “If you’re a me-expert, why am I here?”

“You’re the one that sold himself as indispensable.”

“Question of survival, really, now stop dodging my questions.”

“Reasonable Loki response.”

“Do not–”

“Evade your questions? I won’t. To be honest, I don’t think this variant is a Loki at all.”

“And you need me then to…?”

“Confirm my theory. Get a look at this variant’s seidr signature to compare it with your own. Then maybe they’ll listen to me.”

“You know about seidr?”

“I’m a Loki expert. I know everything.”

“Yes, well, people don’t usually care much about seidr. T’is–”

“A womanly art? Yeah, that’s bull’s crap. I wish I could learn it myself.”

“Maybe you could.” Said Loki, giving one of his mischievous smirks.

Sati rolled its eyes. “Imma indulge you. How could I?”

“I can see people’s seidr, but not here. Magic is repressed here. No magic, no colour, it’s so dreadfully empty. If we went outside, I could check.”

“I’m not allowed in the field.”

“Yes, yes, you’re too valuable an asset to lose to a rogue me-variant. But we could go somewhere safe. Somewhere isolated.”

“That’s against the rules”

“So?”

“…I’ll think about it.”

Loki smiled. 

~Ω~ 

“We were near her, I think she’s a she her, but she had lit everything on fire so I was a bit preoccupied trying not to be burnt alive than to read her seidr.”

“It’s ok, at least we know she’s a woman variant, which, yes, Loki woman variants are pretty common. But blonde? Yeah, a Loki would never be blond.”

“Too much like my brother.”

“Indeed. Think it could be a Thor variant?”

“Doubt it. My brother, or, well, would be sister, she’s too smart to be a Thor.” 

Sati pouted. “Well there goes my only theory.” It crossed out the few lines it had written in its notebook and passed the page. “You’ve got any idea?”

“Well, she’s Asgardian for sure, and probably nobility. Unless she stole from the nobility, which is a possibility.” 

“That narrows it down to… a bit less than ten thousand people.”

“One thousand and a half if you only consider noble people.”

“I am only considering noble people. I am also considering them from all the entirety of Asgard’s history.”

“Oh. Right. Well, if I get a closer look I could try deduce where she’s from by the outfit.”

“And take the opportunity to talk to her and betray us? Yeah, not gonna happen buddy.”

“I’m not gonna betray you.”

“Then you’re more of an idiot than I thought you were.” Sati said. “Or you’re lying, which I know you are.”

Loki gasp, faking offence. “How dare you.”

The chair in front of them creaked as Mobius sat down, letting go of a pile of documents. 

“So, what do we got?” He asked, not bothering to say hello.

“She’s a she variant, blonde, asgardian and probably noble.” Sati said, organizing its papers. “We have ruled out the possibility of her being a Loki variant, and the chances of her being a Thor variant. If we could manage a close–”

“I already told you, it’s a Loki variant.” Mobius said. “That’s what the higher ups say, it’s not your job to run conspiracy theories about that. Your job is to catch her.”

“But that’s the problem, you keep insisting she’s a Loki when the modus operandi does not match! We’re wasting time because you insist to treat her like someone she’s not, it’s like trying to eat soup with a fork!”

“Sati. Calm down.”

Loki watched Sati clench its teeth, leaning back on its chair. It went back to looking over its notes.

“Well” Loki said, “what did you bring us?”

Mobius pushed the pile of documents towards him. “Information on the history of Asgard and of you. Maybe with this, and Sati’s help, you can figure out where she’s hiding, or what she’s gonna do next.” He stood up from the table. “I’m gonna go get a coffee, I’ll be right back.”

“Bring me hot chocolate.” Sati said, eyes focused on its notebook.

“Sure, will do.” Mobius said.

Mobius did not bring any hot chocolate back.

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“So the apocalypse theory was right, then?” Sati asked, walking next to Loki.

“Yes, now we only have to figure out in which apocalypse she’s hiding.”

“Oh, don’t worry, I was already cross referring information about apocalypses, or events of massive destruction. The librarians have a bad way of measuring the level of destruction, but luckily they’re ordered chronologically and not by level.”

“The TVA have a bad way of doing everything.” Loki mutters. “Anyways, what did you get?”

“Oh, there’s three major possibilities. Two based on personal background, and one on an object retrieved from a crime scene that might have belonged to the variant.”

“Do tell.”

“First would be Ragnarok, the destruction of Asgard. Or a bit earlier, a thousand years or more, don’t know the exact details, you hadn’t been born yet, the genocide of the Dark Elves. Those seem like places any asgardian variant would go if they wanted to take refuge in apocalypses. As for the one deduced from a candy bar–” 

Then Sati stopped, staring ahead them.

Loki frowned, and followed his gaze. 

“Huh.” He said. “Didn’t know they had Thanos variants.”

[veliseraptor]

As I already answered this the last time (loki fic, stayed for your great literature opinions and fuck the villain police attitude) let me add some more details; you are the third blog I followed on here and one of two people who have managed to coax me into constant internet social interactions. Normally my modus operandi is more dropping an ask and running. I think at one point I compared myself to a feral cat dropping little trophies at your door?

Well nowadays, I'm more headbutting you in affection and a good deal less feral. Let me get any more comfortable and you'll have to stop me from making muffins on your couch and ruining the furniture. (Figuratively of course, I have no intentions of displacing the queen.)

if you started making muffins on the couch I'm pretty sure Vashti would just come and make muffins on you because she is, despite her namesake and her resting bitchface, one of the friendliest cats I've ever met. she's a people lover. it's adorable.

anyway!! yeah you're absolutely just such a staple of my tumblr experience it would be really weird if you were to not be there. also I feel like a feral cat sometimes who has to be lured into social interaction so there's some back and forth feral cat luring going on here and that feels right

[sexdcvil]

Acolhemos orgulhosamente ZELROTH em nosso corpo estudantil! Ele é um INCUBUS  matriculado na Casa APOLLO aos 1000/24 anos.

Dom: Manipulação de sonhos por indução emocional - Zelroth é capaz moldar sonhos induzindo emoções naqueles que estão dormindo e dessa maneira se torna mais fácil conseguir se alimentar da energia vital do alvo. No entanto, quem consegue resistir ou quem percebe antes que se trata de incubus, faz com que ele perca aquela manipulação e seja expulso do sonho quase que imediatamente.

Inspiração para o dom: Jasper Hale (Crepúsculo); Myrtle Snow (American Horror Story)

Espécie: Incubus

Traços peculiares: Zelroth não possui íris como os demais alunos, seus olhos são totalmente negros e também tem os chifres em sua cabeça como se fossem de um bode, característica de seu grupo.

Pontos positivos: galanteador; cavalheiro; educado; amigável; divertido; brincalhão; leal; romântico; protetor

Pontos negativos: insensível (na maior parte do tempo); falso (com quem não conseguiu sua confiança); infiel (quando não possui sentimentos pela pessoa); mentiroso;  narcisista; egoísta; possessivo; ciumento; explosivo; 

MBTI: ENFP

Temperamento: Colérico-melancólico

Alinhamento: Neutral evil

Sexualidade: Caiu na vila, o peixe fuzila

Extracurriculares: Coral; Capitão da canoagem e atletismo.

Inspiração para o personagem: Crowley (Supernatural); Arcanjo Gabriel (Supernatural); Rei Gelado (Hora de Aventura); Loki (Marvel)

SOBRE

Diferente do que seria esperado de alguém em Nevermore, Zelroth não tinha uma família ou sobrenome, ele era um demônio e fora criado a partir do desejo humano como todos de sua espécie a tanto tempo que nem mesmo se lembrava com clareza da data ou ano ou século. O demônio, assim como alguns de sua espécie vivem em grupos um tanto quanto grandes e cada um possui sua preferência em vítimas, seu modus operandi e a forma humana que mais lhe agradar — visto que realmente falando, eles não possuem gênero e apenas assumem as formas humanas que suas vítimas acham mais atraentes.

Entre idas e vindas dentro de sonhos de padrões, Zelroth acabou cometendo um erro… entrara no sonho da irmã padrão de uma bruxa e quando esta soube o que acontecera, lançou uma maldição que faria com que ele passasse alguns séculos preso no inferno pensando no que faria: não mais poderia se alimentar da energia vital de padrões, somente de criaturas sobrenaturais e SOMENTE quando estas não se tocassem ainda de sua presença no sonho, caso contrário, imediatamente acordariam e ele perderia qualquer energia.

Dois séculos se passaram, foi quando ele soube da existência de uma universidade para excluídos, criaturas sobrenaturais que não se encaixam com os padrões e que para o incubus significava somente uma coisa: alimento, visto que estava bem mais fraco do que o esperado. Assumindo a forma que gostava comumente de aparecer nos sonhos das presas, ele decidiu entrar em Nevermore, decidido a encontrar alimento e talvez alguma bruxa ou bruxo amigável que pudesse desfazer aquela maldição insuportável.

EXTRAS

- Desde que foi para Nevermore, fez tatuagens em sua forma humana e não tem problema em mostrá-las.

- Odeia objetos religiosos como todos os demônios;

- Adora gatos, especialmente os pretos;

- Gosta de séries, filmes e jogos que os humanos fizeram;

- Não tem nada contra padrões, além de não poder mais se alimentar da energia vital deles lhe deixar frustrado;

- Faz piada com qualquer situação séria;

- Não tem filtro e fala o que lhe der na telha, principalmente para dar em cima de alguém;

- Usa o charme, sensualidade e beleza dos incubus ao seu favor para conseguir o que quer;

[latent-thoughts]

Do you think Loki would stand up for marginalized people on earth? Especially colonized people’s?

I do think that Loki has a code of ethics and a caring heart. At his core, he's protective of those he considers weaker or at a disadvantage.

A few examples:

He instinctively protected Jane despite having a window to escape in TDW. He rescued Thor too, to his own detriment.

In Thor 1, he was the first one to ask Thor to leave without starting shit in Jotunheim. He protected Fandral and tried to get others to safety.

He was deeply unsettled at the people of Lamentis1 being left behind by the ark.

He checked on B-15 after she fell unconscious, to see if she was ok.

He was concerned about the TVA workers, who didn't know they were variants.

The only times he didn't show a lot of concern for other people was when he himself was off the rails, mentally speaking. Or when he was indoctrinated to think that he was doing the right thing.

But the point remains that his default mode is caring and protective.

Now, Loki is himself in an interesting situation. He was born to an erstwhile power with colonial intent, which later became marginalized and weak. He was raised the prince of a formidable colonial power, raised with the belief that his own kingdom and people were superior to the rest (including his actual people, sowing the seed of internalized racism). It's not hard to see how these beliefs coloured his judgment too.

Considering all the above points, my headcanon is that Loki may not understand the plight of the marginalized and colonized people of Midgard at first. To him, all of Midgard is a dominion of Asgard. So why one group of people on Midgard is colonizing or excluding another group of people would be insignificant to him on the face of it. At least, initially.

However, as shown in Avengers 2012, Loki does understand that people are killing each other in droves on Midgard, and that Asgard isn't intervening to stop it. He calls out Asgard and Thor over this matter, and Thor has no response to it. So he understands the double standards involved.

He also understands how Asgard literally steals valuable relics and things from other realms it conquers. That's why he called himself that in Thor 1. He knows how those things were acquired, and he understands how it was unfair. He even knows that Odin has killed many people in his colonial expansions. So Loki is very much aware of Asgard's ugly modus operandi.

My conclusion is that Loki will definitely stand up for the marginalized, colonized and oppressed people of Earth, provided that he gets a chance to gain knowledge and an understanding of their problems. Once he understands what's up, he will be offended on their part and likely sow seeds of chaos and revolt to help them. He applied the non-interventionist policy when he ruled Asgard as Odin, tried to restore Asgard and keep his people happy. That's how he generally is; he wants to give the people in general what they want. He doesn't like being an aggressor, even though he is aggressive very often, due to his belicose cultural heritage. He cherishes freedom (not counting his indoctrinated speeches about freedom circa 2012), and he'll champion it whenever he learns of an injustice.

Hope that answered your query @mxmonster . As someone who belongs to a country that had suffered under the British colonial rule, this is also something of a deeply personal interest to me. Thanks for asking. 😁👍

ASK ME LOKI HEADCANONS

[aurorawest]

GUYS LOKI SPOKE LATIN HE SPOKE FUCKING LATIN AHHHHH AND HE DID THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION

This is like one of my favorite random head canons (I mean obvs he can speak any language because of Allspeak but the fact that they had him actually speak Latin in the show is killllllling meeeee). Check it out:

The Real Asgardians of the Galaxy:

When Strange had gotten wind of this, he’d said, “Learning new things—definitely your MO.” When Loki had looked at him questioningly—because his Allspeak had failed him on that, Strange had said. “Modus operandi? Latin?” But Loki had shrugged. Strange had disappeared for a few minutes without a word, which was unusual for him.

When he reappeared in the study, he dropped several books on the end table next to Loki. “Latin,” he’d repeated. “I learned it for pre-med. Enjoy.”

Afterimage:

“Yeah,” Strange said. “That’s when you enjoy someone’s company. You also care about their wellbeing. Ergo—”

“Latin,” Loki murmured.

A grin flickered over Strange’s face. “Ergo, I genuinely want to help you. If you decide to come back to Earth.”

and

There was a frustrated look on Strange’s face. “You’re the one with the spaceship. I hate to tell you this, but the New York DMV doesn’t cover spaceships in driver’s ed—and anyway, my license is expired. You maybe want to explain what the big deal is? A few minutes ago you were telling me about all these great things I’ve done for you, and now you’re cursing me out in Asgardian.”

“English, Latin, Kree, and Xandarian, as well, if you must know,” Loki shot back.

Life on Earth:

With a grin, Strange said, “Just luck, Odinson.” Luck. Right. Loki rolled his eyes. “Also,” Strange added, “I hate to ruin the mystique, but we happen to have run into each other in two major cities that are also home to Sanctums.”

“Shouldn’t that be Sanc-ta?” Loki asked.

Looking like he was trying not to laugh, Strange said, “Guess you haven’t forgotten that Latin yet.”

It was impossible to keep a smile from twitching at his own mouth. Loki didn’t deny his affinity for languages.

The General Mess and Imprecision of Feeling:

“Mm,” Loki said distractedly, paging through the book, his eyes scanning the words. It was a field guide to the native flowers of Asgard. The sort of thing he never would have touched before Ragnarok, but which now seemed more precious than all the gold in all the Realms.

“That’s the best one,” Strange said. There was a note in his voice that Loki couldn’t quite read. “But there are a couple more that look like they came from Asgard—one about Alfheim, and a few from Earth that I just thought might pique your interest. Oh, and Catullus. So you can practice your Latin.”

And a mention of it in a ‘deleted scene’ from Sleight of Hand:

There’s another person in the universe who understands dying more than once and improbably surviving. He’s 6’2, from another planet, generally considered to be a Norse god, and is currently sitting in the Sanctum’s kitchen with a cup of tea and a book. It’s Wheelock’s Latin; Stephen can identify it even from a distance, and Loki Odinson, God of Mischief, is reading it, his nose wrinkled delicately, his eyes flicking back and forth, his lips occasionally parting to mouth a word or a phrase. One lock of his hair loose and falling over his face, his long fingers marking his spot on the page, his tunic loose enough that the neckline gaps in the front so that Stephen can see the graceful line of his bare shoulder and chest before it fades into the shadows under his clothing.

[nike96things]

LOKI SPOILERS!! WARNING!

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Guys I was thinking.. what if she has never been a "Loki variant" but someone else all along? I was having dubts since the beginning... They classify her (actually for them was "he/It") like a Loki variant just because he/It had the same "modus operandi" and same abilities of Loki, but they never meet her and see her, didn't they? Maybe she Is just someone with same powers of Loki, but not him. In this case, she wouldn't be Lady Loki because Lady Loki Is actually Loki. Knowing some Mythology and looking into the comics I got and Idea: what if she Is Sigyn? Think About It: Sigyn Is expert in magic and is Loki's wife (in Mythology at least, don't know about the comics), so she could actually have learned something from him. Also, It seems that Loki knows her, and how could it be if she was a variant (he was surprised watching some of his variant during the briefing)?

What do you think about it? P.S. Sorry for my english xD

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EDIT: Yeah she actually could even be Sylvia Lushton...

[vertigocomics]

The Loki show just made me want to watch Megamind again. Because when he became the hero he did not lose his style. Target and motivation changed but his modus operandi did not change much. But with Loki when he becomes the hero of the story he suddenly cannot plan ahead, cannot manipulate anyone. Main Character!Loki should have had style and power like Classic!Loki did. He is already centuries old he should know his power and flaunt it. Loki is a god. But instead he was just kind of there being pulled along by plot.

**DO NOT JUMP ON MY POST TO TALK ABOUT SHIPS. MAKE YOUR OWN POST.**

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

Pretty normal Odin modus operandi when it comes to Loki, always giving him a way out... “Sure, Loki lied, cheated, and tried to kill you, but you fell for it, so obviously you are as equally to blame in this Thor...”