Loki Laufeyson

**Loki Laufeyson** is the secondary antagonist of the *Infinity Saga* of the *Marvel Cinematic Universe*.

He started off as the main antagonist of *Thor* and *The Avengers*, but later appeared as the anti-heroic tritagonist of *Thor: The Dark World* and as the deuteragonist of *Thor: Ragnarok* and a minor, yet pivotal character in *Avengers: Infinity War*.

Additionally, his past self from 2012 is a minor antagonist in *Avengers: Endgame*, and the titular villainous protagonist of the Disney+ series *Loki*.

He was portrayed by Tom Hiddleston.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Frost Giant Physiology**: Since Loki had been enchanted to look like an Asgardian, Loki's Frost Giant features only came out when he was in contact with Frost Giant magic. He did not show these features yet in Movie Wars.
* **Superhuman Strength**: Loki possessed considerable superhuman strength, and thus he had overpowered humans, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, an enhanced human, Captain America, with little effort, had easily defeated multiple Frost Giants, Dark Elves and Berserkers, effortlessly lifted Tony Stark off his feet, and even handled an Infinity Stone without being harmed. However, Loki's strength is still outclassed by that of Hulk, his adopted brother Thor, Thanos and Durge.
* **Superhuman Durability**: Loki has shown himself to be extremely durable to injuries, further augmented by his armor.
* **Superhuman Speed**: Loki's lack of strength compared to his brother is compensated for his speed; he was fast enough to contend with stronger opponents by outmaneuvering them, though he still ultimately lost such fights and Thor was holding back against Loki each and every time they fought and once Loki angered his brother in their second fight, Thor was able to easily catch Loki off-guard and beat him without Loki being able to react, implying Loki's speed is inferior to Thor when Thor held nothing back.
* **Regenerative Healing Factor**: Despite his astounding resistance to injury, it is still possible to injure or even kill Loki. However, due to his Frost Giant physiology, Loki healed at a rate much faster than that of humans. Hence, Loki was quickly recovered back on his feet even after being brutally smashed multiple times against the ground by Hulk.
* **Longevity**: Loki had the capacity to live for thousands of years. Loki was a baby at the end of the last great war between the Asgardians and the Jotuns, over a thousand years ago.
* **Cold Immunity**: Due to his Frost Giant physiology, Loki was immune to the otherwise cold and damaging touch of Frost Giants. In fact both a Frost Giant's touch and him either using or even touching the Casket of Ancient Winters, would reveal his true form as a Frost Giant.
* **Master Sorcerer**: Loki learned how to wield Asgardian magic while growing up in Asgard, thanks to his adoptive mother Frigga. He eventually became an extremely skilled and formidable sorcerer, with it being his main asset in battle, though other exceptionally skilled sorcerers, like Doctor Strange could contend with him. Even Odin was impressed by Loki's magical skills and noted that Frigga would have been proud of him.
* **Illusion Manipulation**: Loki could generate extremely realistic holographic projections, sometimes with a gesture, which he has used to create illusions. He was particularly noted to fool enemies who try to attack him with an illusion of himself. These projections cannot interact with the environment and when someone attempts to interact with it, they will phase through it and the projections will give a green glow around wherever it was touched. Thor was noted to fall for this ability numerous times. Loki can even produce multiple images of himself appear simultaneously.
* **Shapeshifting**: Loki also can alter his attire, his voice and his physical appearance in order to resemble another person or animal. When Loki uses this power on an entire person, the light generated is green, whereas if it is used on only part of a person or their clothing, the light appears yellow.
* **Mental Manipulation**: Loki could subtly influence the minds of others.
* **Conjuration**: *To be added.*
* **Telekinesis**: Loki was able to move and influence objects through will alone, akin to generating immense concussive force.

## Trivia

* Tom Hiddleston, the actor who portrays Loki, originally auditioned for the role of Thor.
* Loki is the first Marvel Cinematic Universe villain to appear in multiple films in the franchise, not counting appearances through photographs and archive footage.
* Loki is also one of two MCU characters to be the main villain in more than one film, the other being Thanos.
* Loki's death in *Thor: The Dark World* was initially intended to be genuine and permanent, having been part of the initial pitch. However, during test screenings, the audience refused to believe that Loki had died and was sure he would somehow return, leading the filmmakers to reshoot the ending for one in which Loki survives.

## Gallery

Promotional imageLoki on an alternative poster for Avengers: Endgame.