LOKIThe Philosophy

of Loki~ Team Low Key

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Who is Loki?

- A Character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe adopted from Norse Mythology

- Plays a role in Thor, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World and will make appearances in the Avengers: Infinity War and most likely Thor: Ragnarok

- The God of Mischief

- Son of Laufey: King of the Frost Giants

- Adopted son of Odin: The Asgardian King

- Brother of Thor: God of Thunder

Childhood

Was born to the Frost Giant King, but was abandoned because he was small and weak

Adopted by the Asgardian King Odin after being abandoned by his family

Was brought up believing he was their biological son (didn’t know that he was adopted)

Grew up in the shadow of his older adopted brother Thor, who was heir to the throne

Felt as though his adopted father, Odin, loved Thor more than him

Was nicknamed the ‘God of Mischief’

Jealous and envious of Thor

"Your birthright was to die as a child! If I had not taken you in, you would not be here now to hate me." - King OdinThor: Why have you done this?

Loki: To prove to Father that I am a worthy son! When he wakes, I will have saved his life, I will have destroyed that race of monsters, and I will be true heir to the throne!

Childhood

You know, it all makes sense now, why you favored Thor all these years, because no matter how much you claim to love me, you could never have a Frost Giant sitting on the throne of Asgard! - Loki to Odin

Why is he interesting?

Can empathise with his character as his actions are based on normal human emotions and desires (jealousy, resentment, eagerness to please, abandonment)

He is sometimes portrayed as the anti-hero, as opposed to a villain

He is very manipulative and deceptive, meaning it is hard to know what his true motives are

The good side of loki

Works with Thor to save Jane Foster

Saves Thor’s life

Cares deeply for his mother and is incredibly angry and upset after hearing of her death

“I will tell father you died with honour” - Thor“I didn’t do it for him” - Loki

I never wanted the throne. I only ever wanted to be your equal - Loki to Thor

Loki the villain

Is willing to do anything for power, forms allies with The Other (Allies with Thanos) to retrieve the tesseract, a source of unlimited energy. In this case power over humans.

Isn’t really good or evil, he does whatever he wants (whatever benefits him), doesn’t follow the rules

Very selfish"I was a king! The rightful king of Asgard. Betrayed." - Loki"Your ambition is little, born of childish need. We look beyond the Earth to greater worlds the Tesseract will unveil." - The Other

“Through your arrogance and stupidity, you've opened these peaceful realms and innocent lives to the horror and desolation of war!” - Odin

“Destroy Everything” - Loki

What is his philosophy? What does he value?

Believed that he was the rightful heir to the Asgardian throne leading to him making enemies and seeking revenge

He values power, and will do anything to get it. This stems from his resentment of Thor, and his future as King of Asgard

He values his father’s and brother’s respect because he always wanted to prove himself (as a true King)

“All because Loki desires a throne” - Odin

“It is my birthright” - Loki

How does Loki treat people?

- Is a Master Manipulator as seen in the Avengers movie

- Enjoys toying with people’s emotions

- Often jokes during serious situations, which annoys / angers most people

- Is very condescending (as seen when he confronts the Hulk)

Do we agree with his philosophy?

We do not agree with his philosophy. However, we do understand his reasoning as

his childhood is easy to relate to. We feel sympathy for his character, but that does not

excuse his actions.