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More ghostface A lot of people wanted ghostface so I have an excuse to post sketches that I did. I wasn't supposed to colour this but my hand slipped

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@vbecker10 @oswildin

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I wish I had the time to write a tower fanfic. Ahhh id let Loki run missions with Thor and have goofy antics with the og members. 😔 He needs his own friends though, bro would probably still see it as a warriors 3 situation, "living in the shadow of [Thor's] greatness".

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god of stories

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TFW your parents admit they know you were diagnosed autistic at 5 but instead decided that beatings and harsh punishments would make you “grow out of it” so you build a mask as a result of trauma to fit in in a shallow manner, but everyone but a select few treat you like you’re subhuman, and then you’re outed in the most humiliating manner possible by someone you have wanted more than anything to impress and be proud of you.

Thor (2011), dir. Kenneth Branagh

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It makes me so sad that we could have had these concepts for series Loki and yet

(by Wes Burt via twitter)

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Hi there! I was wondering, do you have any thoughts on the briclot concept art, for example, from the point of view of Loki's character? What did the artist want to say with it? Idk, I just like it a lot but I don't really know how to analyze costumes, and I feel it might be interesting to hear an opinion of a professional. Anything to share? 💚

So I'll start at the source, with what Aleksi said about this concept on his FB! (he generally does not talk as much about the thought process behind his work as some of the other vis dev people but that's okay!)

It seems like initially, in the early development states of Ragnarok, they were going for a much darker, Norse-Viking-fantasy aesthetic not unlike The Dark World, but even more gritty (which I would have killed for, but here we are). The materials and colours here are definitely the right vibe for that, and there are three or so other Loki concepts that have a similar feel.

Anything more than what Aleksi said here is kinda up for interpretation, since we just don't know. I definitely see a look that is still heavily influenced by previous costumes--the leather criss cross layers, the gold torque at the chest, the asymmetry of the skirt panels--but it's also veering away from the gleam of Asgardian armour and the focus on gold.

This costume brings out more green (Loki's signature colour), but it's been calmed down, desaturated, and if I may venture a stretch of the imagination--tinted with blue. Blue, of course, is the colour of Loki's Jotun form; so whether this is intentional or not as nod to that, I like to headcanon that it's some sort of acknowledgement or acceptance of the duality of Loki's nature.

This look is also much much more worn; it feels like something that's not just for fighting, but for travelling in harsh climates (could the fur be for Jotunheim?). There's less metal armour--less weight and less need for protection in battle--but the leather is heavy and layered and would be a protection against the outside elements. The leather carving on the chestpiece is particularly interesting to me because the linework is not quite what we've seen before in Asgardian style, which is all intricate knotwork; this is a little more simplistic, a little sharper and more geometric, and it almost reminds me of the lines on the Casket of Ancient Winters and the pedestal it rests on:

Is it deliberate? Who knows! But it's fun to think about!

The other thing I noticed is the metal bits on the hands—they do vaguely resemble the Mjolnor symbol—and again, whether it’s intentional I don’t know, but I do see a resemblance!

The fur cape is my favourite, because my eyes see not just fur but feathers. In the comics, Loki is also associated with birds (the magpie), and in both the MCU and mythology there are associations between ravens and Asgard. So I like the idea of the cape being this beautiful blend of creatures, a symbol of multiple natures and change and shapeshifting and adaptability and all those things that Loki is. I could probably keep going, but those are my main thoughts! And I think it's important to reiterate that this is interpretation more than anything; I don't know what the artist intended or how much symbolism is truly in the costume, but I enjoy projecting my own ideas onto it!

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making myself sad today (inspired by this tweet)

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He doesnt have helmet because I was too lazy do do it

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Loki in What If…? 2x08

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"a tiny sampling of some Loki S2 visual department along the way"

-Wesley Burt, Concept artist/illustrator on twitter

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Flowers and tears

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Commission for @thebohemianbelle! THANK YOU 💚

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Tom Hiddleston in LOKI Season Two

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“They used to say that a throne isn't for me, that I was destined to die. Now it turns out that without me they would all die. I admit I have done some awful, terrible things that I am not proud of but now, I know what I want, I know what kind of God I need to be.”