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mcu_cosmic2019-01-27 02:23 pm
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Marvel Update to Loki's Bio
Hello, friends! Welcome to your Sunday discussion post. This week's topic:
About a month ago, Marvel updated their official character bio for Loki to include this retcon:
Arriving at the Sanctuary through a wormhole caused by the Bifrost, Loki met the Other, ruler of the ancient race of extraterrestrials the Chitauri, and Thanos. Offering the God of Mischief dominion over his brother’s favorite realm Earth, Thanos requested the Tesseract in return. Gifted with a Scepter that acted as a mind control device, Loki would be able to influence others. Unbeknownst to him, the Scepter was also influencing him, fueling his hatred over his brother Thor and the inhabitants of Earth. [my emphasis]
What's your opinion on this "official" statement? How do you interpret it? Was Loki mind-controlled or merely made crankier than usual, the way Bruce was when he was holding the scepter during the big argument scene in The Avengers?
Does this change your view on Loki's character or his behavior? Is Marvel's "official" statement different from your head canon?
And why do you think they felt the need to update his MCU bio now, seven years after The Avengers was released in theatres?
About a month ago, Marvel updated their official character bio for Loki to include this retcon:
Arriving at the Sanctuary through a wormhole caused by the Bifrost, Loki met the Other, ruler of the ancient race of extraterrestrials the Chitauri, and Thanos. Offering the God of Mischief dominion over his brother’s favorite realm Earth, Thanos requested the Tesseract in return. Gifted with a Scepter that acted as a mind control device, Loki would be able to influence others. Unbeknownst to him, the Scepter was also influencing him, fueling his hatred over his brother Thor and the inhabitants of Earth. [my emphasis]
What's your opinion on this "official" statement? How do you interpret it? Was Loki mind-controlled or merely made crankier than usual, the way Bruce was when he was holding the scepter during the big argument scene in The Avengers?
Does this change your view on Loki's character or his behavior? Is Marvel's "official" statement different from your head canon?
And why do you think they felt the need to update his MCU bio now, seven years after The Avengers was released in theatres?
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There were so many fights about the canonicity of the scepter's influence. So many. But I think a lot of them were motivated more by 'how dare you like a villain, stop woobifying him' type of disdain to the point they just rejected any reading that the scepter might have been influencing him, or goodness forbid, he was anything other than a perfectly willing minion. You know, despite the death and torture threats and all the other things you mentioned.