#Loki: Agent of Asgard

[iamwestiec]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Loki (Marvel Comics) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Loki (Agent of Asgard) & Verity Willis Characters: Verity Willis, Loki (Agent of Asgard) Additional Tags: Animal Transformation, Wolf Instincts, Pack Bonding, Genderfluid Loki (Marvel), Friendship Summary:

"Loki," Verity said, heart suddenly racing.

"Yes?" replied the wolf.

"You're a wolf."

The Loki-wolf did not break his stride. "That happens sometimes." (True.)

[towritecomicsonherarms]

Loki: Agent of Asgard #11

[treacheroustrickster]

the moon queen n magic theater 

[villainspo]

Source: Loki, Agent of Asgard (2014) #17, by Al Ewing and Lee Garbett

[dawn-appears]

Loki... where is the AO3 link?

[ghostthatstartedbecomingphysical]

with the agent of asgard ive seen alot of the two panels of loki saying his shapeshifting hasnt been like working that great fallowed by she saying she can still change into herself no problem but i dont see alot of the thrid part where they make a wolf head for themself

[thelightofthingshopedfor]

A GOOD LOKI AVATAR, OH MY GOD FINALLY

[evilkitten3]

y'know, comic book characters die a lot, but i think the most brutal was when freyja killed odin in agent of asgard

now you might be thinking "hang on that didn't happen" but fortunately i came prepared, with evidence:

[midostree-art]

Sketch for @ratsona Thank you very much!! ✨

[princelune]

you crave the applause, yet hate the attention

[ID: a digital bust drawing of kid loki from marvel comics. he is turned to the left of the image and his eye is looking to the right of the image. he is frowning and a tear is rolling down his face. an outline of his agent of asgard helm is drawn over his face and glowing green. behind him, the moon and the outline of a magpie's wing glow the same green. end ID]

[plain text: you crave the applause, yet hate the attention]

[merrygejelh]

Well, I’m Back On My Bullshit

+ a Verity

[towritecomicsonherarms]

Loki: Agent of Asgard #11

[blangg]

Drew my best girl

[comicsiswild]

Loki: Agent of Asgard (2014) #12

[baambastic]

In this analysis, I will be discussing three versions of the Marvel character Loki Laufeyson: Classic!Loki, the version from early Thor and Avengers comics; AoA!Loki, the modern version of Loki who was called Ikol until he stole the body of Kid Loki (who will not be discussed) and is most known for his Agent of Asgard storyline; and MCU!Loki, the version of Loki in the MCU played by actor Tom Hiddleston and an amalgam of both the dead and Variant versions of the same character.

Classic!Loki was a terrible adaptation of Myth!Loki in terms of faithfulness, more the God of Lies and Evil than the God of Mischief (who also referred to himself as Satan multiple times, so). He was a pure evil villain, going way too far past trickster and all the way to murderous and depraved sadist. Both AoA!Loki and Classic!Loki are accurate to Norse Mythology in that they are the son of Laufey and the the father of Hela, Fenris, and Jormungandr, though Myth!Loki is not the brother of Thor or the adoptive son of Odin.

AoA!Loki is a far more faithful adaptation of Myth!Loki, with moral ambiguity that skews towards a net positive, themes of change/fluidity/impermanence, and actually being genderfluid. He conned the devil Mephisto out of stealing the soul of Sigurd, snuck into Avengers Tower and erased all information on himself from their database, broke Sigurd out of one of the most secure cells in Asgardia without alerting the All-Mothers, faked his death in front of a future version of himself, and faced and talked down the Ones Who Sit Above In Shadow. This Loki is the God(dess) of Stories. This Loki is the God of Mischief, a true trickster god, even after he loses the ability to lie. And the stark differences between AoA!Loki and Classic!Loki can be clearly seen in the Agent of Asgard miniseries, when Loki comes into conflict with King Loki, a version of AoA!Loki from the future who gave up and trying to be a better person and chose to embrace his God of Lies and Evil title instead, killing everyone on Earth and Asgard, save for Thor; King Loki is basically a more intense version of Classic!Loki. This post goes into more depth on my thoughts on AoA!Loki.

Lastly, we have MCU!Loki, definitely the most boring of the three Marvel Lokis in this discussion, though whether or not he’s the least accurate is arguable. MCU!Loki starts out as a pure evil, power hungry villain, much like Classic!Loki minus the spandex and Satan comparisons. This Loki eventually develops into a neutral party who would only be defined as “good” through his love of/care for his brother, and is then killed. Unlike AoA!Loki, MCU!Loki does not carry themes of rebirth. Then, Variant!Loki, who will be mostly lumped in with the base MCU!Loki for the purposes of this analysis, develops into a morally good character who cares about others and is willing to sacrifice himself for them. On the technical side, MCU!Loki is by far the least accurate to Norse Mythology. This Loki is the brother of Hela and Thor, the adoptive son of Odin, and biologically unrelated to Fenris. In Norse mythology, Loki is the father of Hel and Fenrir and merely a companion to Odin and Thor. MCU!Loki’s one advantage over the other two Lokis in terms of accuracy is the fact that both he and Myth!Loki couldn’t manipulate their way out of a cardboard box.

Our three Marvel Lokis can be placed on a spectrum of moral ambiguity, with Classic!Loki at the far evil end, MCU!Loki pretty decently towards the far good end, and AoA!Loki siting comfortably near the middle, albeit a little more on the good side than the evil side.

So, overall, considering morality, personality, themes, and technical accuracies, AoA!Loki is the most faithful Marvel adaptation of Myth!Loki, Classic!Loki is the least faithful, and MCU!Loki sits in between.

[antidotoyveneno]

Remember that time Loki stole the gold from an uncatchable fish by oblibiarating it with a rocket launcher? Anyone?!