When you start to read Marvel's Loki-related comics carefully, you will find that the character of Loki bears a destined ending. He has a tragic background and is excluded every day. Finally, he goes astray and starts to do evil and act as a villain. Defeated by heroes.
In the personal drama "Rocky", TVA official Mobius, who is familiar with Rocky's destiny, also made a conclusion to him: "Your birth caused pain, torture and death, now, in the past, and in the future. Only in this way can others achieve their most glorious selves."
Starting from the first Rocky personal magazine, this destined tragic ending is like a brand engraved on the character's soul. It waits for Rocky to fall into the abyss from the same spiral slide one day. Under the influence of this setting, Loki went from despair to resistance, and then to success in resistance. For sixteen years, from a face-faced villain to a gray area hero who is both righteous and evil, to "I will always be myself", "change" has always been the salvation that Rocky seeks. This is a war of comic characters breaking through the plot limit and setting off the comic plot and character setting.
Perhaps now, the war has continued to the MCU, which is in the "Rocky" series.
This article sorts out the main deeds and experiences of #洛基# in the comics from 2004 to 2020, focusing on three personal journals full of Rocky's personal style, and a part of Journey into Mystery that describes Little Rocky.
1. Doomed destiny
Since Loki's debut in the Thor comics Journey into Mystery in 1962 , he has been alive as a masked villain, always working hard to rule Asgard, but will always be exposed by Thor to conspiracy, and ultimately defeated by the hammer. Down.
In 2004, Marvel was determined to give the villain a chance. Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers was published. This is Loki’s first personal magazine. It explains Loki The cause of this role, his pain and struggle, and laid a deep and painful tone for Rocky's future destiny.
In the plot of the Blood Brothers, Loki has acquired everything, Thor becomes his prisoner, and he becomes the master of the Golden Palace through intrigues and deceptions of allies.
During the conversation with Ganilla, Queen of Norn, Loki commissioned her to watch her fate.
Queen Norn said: "Loki’s fate, every Loki’s fate, is as you can see, because of his crimes, Cthulhu will be permanently tied to the rock in shackles, and above it, there will be a poisonous snake. Loki's loyal wife tried to catch every drop of venom to prevent it from falling on his face, but, hey, she must get up from time to time to empty the plate, and whenever this happens, the venom will drip on your face. "
The description of Loki's ending in this paragraph comes from the Norse mythology "Ada". In myths and legends, the dripping venom burned Loki's face, and the tremor of Loki's body caused the earth to shake. This is also the Nordic interpretation of the earthquake-the earth is shaking because there is always a wicked person suffering.
Loki could not penetrate Queen Norn’s prophecy, because in his seemingly stable kingdom, crises lurked everywhere. Allies sought money and land, the country needed governance, and the goddess of death asked him to kill Sol. Because she wants this noble soul.
He looked back on this life in pain. He knew the truth and told it slowly to the audience.
Rocky said: I was told that I was a prisoner of destiny, the power that created me, and those who manipulated me, have never been criticized for my tragic life , and I will always be the self-inflicted person. According to the laws of the universe, I cannot change this destiny. No matter who commits a crime against me, I am the one who bears the crime.
Luo Gene was unable to execute Thor because of a difference of thought. He hesitated until Saul broke free from the shackles and came to him. Rocky tried his best to be honest with him.
Rocky said: "No! No! Sol, you must listen to what I know, what I plan... We can defy fate, and the two of us can break this tyrannical destiny."
"Blood Brothers" came to an abrupt end in Thor's revenge against Loki. Did Loki die immediately? Or is it the same as the prophecy, tied under a tree to accept the erosion of venom? We don't know.
In The Trials of Loki , the second personal journal of Loki launched in 2010 , the story starts again, but the essence is no different. Loki committed evil, killed Bald with a strategy, and was angered. The gods, locked in the cave by Thor, were suffering from the venom of the poisonous snake. Loki, who was unwilling to accept the ending, asked, " Why didn't you kill me. "
Sol replied: "Because our story is not over yet, because you still have a role to play , the father of the gods dreamed that you were riding on a horse, leading the army of the dead... And you are my brother, I I don't want you to die in my hands."
After Thor left, Loki fell into a reverie. He would wait here forever. He can live only because the gods want a certain future. In this future, he has become an eternal villain, always staggering forward in the cycle of " conspiracy-doing evil-failure " until he reaches the inevitable end.
His destiny, and even all of Loki's destiny, have been set, and there is no possibility of being modified. They will become villains and assume the role of evildoers, just to allow the story (or comics?) to continue.
But this is only the beginning of everything.
Two, a new Loki
After repeating the same mistakes several times, Loki died and came back to life. He once occupied the body of Lady sif, and joined the dark cabinet of the villain alliance. In the predicament caused by myself. But at the beginning of Seige (siege event) Seige: Loki #1, Loki gave him a chance to get rid of the shackles of fate
Hela: "Yes, when you sign the agreement, you will be free from the book of hell, you will not be bound by the hell (Hel). After the end of the prophecy-after the dusk of the gods, all Asgardians They are all destined to go to my palace, and you don’t have to."
Mephistopheles, who was watching the play, even joked: Well done, but I have to ask you-is absolute freedom worth your effort and risk?
Loki replied: " You should know best: only freedom is priceless. "
At the end of Seige (siege), Loki ushered in his exit. In order to protect Asgard, he was torn to pieces by Void (sentinel) in front of his foster brother Sol. His last words are: "I'm sorry, brother."
But because of the agreement signed with Hela, Loki did not go to hell. This time, he was born as a boy in the atrium. The new body seemed to announce his farewell to Loki from the old age.
And Thor, because of his brother's death, fell into deep sorrow. Following a special induction, he found this little human boy, and Saul told him: " You are not a mortal, you are the son of Asgard, like me, a god. You are Loki, Laufe and Fabu The son of Ti, the son of Odin, the descendants of Boll, and my brothers... Although your past is full of sins, I can’t imagine the life without you in this life. I will revive you, find you and take you home , Brother . "
Although everyone in Asgard had different opinions on Loki's return, they could only barely accept him to live with them. Little Rocky also officially became a side of justice at this time. He and Thor fight the Planet Devourer together to protect Asgard. Sol sometimes still can't believe that Loki's essence has changed, but he promises to still love him.
In Journey into Mystery #622, Loki met an echo of his past self, and he also officially knew: his rebirth was not because of Saul’s wishful thinking, but the result of the careful planning of the old Loki, his existence is nothing but Old Rocky is part of a long-term plan.
Old Loki’s echo said: I removed myself from the book of death and escaped the shackles of fate. The only thing I have to do is to escape from my nature. After that glorious sacrifice, I will be discovered. , Or find the way back by yourself... A new Loki , on a new page, write a free future with new ink .
This echo went on to say that he could help. It has a lot of knowledge and experience to use, allowing Little Loki to use tactics to protect the world. Little Loki questioned his motives, but Old Loki’s reason for helping him was only It is "a trickster is naught without a playground" (because a trickster is naught without a playground).
Little Loki did not fully follow his advice, he made the conditions like other scheming Loki.
Little Rocky: You are dead, you are dead, now you are Ikol, my opposite, my little bird... You will tell me everything I want to know, no need to say anything else.
In the comic series for nearly a year after this, Little Rocky was by Thor's side to fight with him, and Ikol was with him as his pet and cronies. In all kinds of incidents, Little Rocky stood beside Sol. Although it was still difficult to conceal his stubborn and changeable nature, due to his close relationship with Sol, as well as the rejection and fear of the established destiny from the heart. , Little Loki wanders on the edge of righteousness and evil. He seeks to change from the heart, and is afraid to grow up because he is afraid of becoming his past self. He never wants to be a real "Rocky".
However, in the Journey into Mystery #645 Fear Crown incident, Rocky went into desperation. The Fear Crown he created with dreams and thoughts was captured by Mephistopheles, and the latter was about to sit on the throne of Satan and spread the disaster to world.
Old Loki’s echo began to instigate: if Little Loki disappears by himself, his dreams and thoughts will disappear, and the crown of fear will no longer exist. Echo provides a way, as long as he can occupy Little Loki’s body, as long as When Little Loki disappears, everything can end.
Little Rocky asked: So, in the end, you still don't want to change?
Echo replied: No, all I seek is change, and my change is not yours. Loki would only sacrifice Loki to save himself . If the world does not allow one person to change, then change is almost impossible. You washed my reputation with your innocence, so now, I have a chance to become something else... by replacing you .
At the end of the second story, Little Loki compromised. At the end of the story, he will disappear forever. But he also understood that the echo that occupied his body would one day reap its own fruit.
Little Rocky said: You know you lost, right... They won't let you change. I participated in the game and won. I have changed, and you just be yourself, as always . I won, and you lost , never forget this.
Then, Little Loki ate Ikol's body, crushed the bones of the little bird, and the echo entered his body to occupy the magpie's nest. The innocent and well-known little Loki disappeared forever before the end. One step place.
Whenever there is a war in this world, there will be casualties. What we have witnessed is such a cruel war. As a sacrifice on this great road, Little Rocky's existence is so extraordinary. Strictly speaking, he is not a typical member of Loki, as he said, he has changed, but Old Loki can only occupy his body and walk the same way. But Little Loki does have Loki's character and qualities, but the choices he made have changed slightly. But why is it a complete death?
The screenwriter Kieron Gillen once wrote in a blog: Journey into Mytery is a cartoon like this: a boy tries to prove that he can be different, he can be better, he can change... but he can't. I know that if the ending of the story is that Little Rocky proves that he can get better, it’s wonderful, and we will cheer for it... But at some point, someone (maybe other screenwriters) will make a big Turn. It may be ten years. It may take several weeks. At that time, the meaning of the story was reversed... There will be a sneer "Of course Little Rocky will not change", and he will still become evil because we have to say "Some people will eventually become The story of "badass"... so I have to kill Little Rocky.
Kieron finally wrote the last thing in the blog post: I killed Little Rocky because this was the only way he could win.
A blood-stained road was stepped on all the roads that Loki had tried, and Little Loki had the most painful death. So far, all attempts have failed, and everything seems to be clear: Loki's fate, even the comics writers are powerless and unable to change. As a screenwriter, Kieron Gillen could protect the character by killing him himself. So, is Loki really hopeless? Among all these possibilities, is there a choice that can completely make him escape all of this?
If I say yes, will anyone believe it?
3. The god of lies will always be the god of lies
After Echo took over the body, the fake "Little Rocky" deceived others and even joined the teenage Avengers to fight the "Mother". "Little Loki" coaxed Wiccan to implement magic. After absorbing many Loki's stories in the universe, "Little Loki" grew into a young Loki.
Young Rocky looks very different. He wears a slim-fitting dress made of leather, painted black nail polish, and looks handsome. Fans often recognize him as Harry Styles, a member of the One direction group. For this reason, he even moved many times. Like every teenager, he can surf the Internet, read fellow humanities, and live in an apartment. He and Sol are still in a good relationship. Rocky will put beer in the fridge and wait for his brother to visit.
In order to get a chance to reform, young Loki began to work for the mother of the gods and became an agent wandering in a gray area.
He agreed with the Mother of Gods that as long as he completes a task, he can erase an old Loki's crime, history will no longer be recorded, and others will no longer remember. He wants to use his pen to write new legends and replace his past self.
This still seems to be a story about "change", this is Loki's second attempt.
In order to "change", he relieved the evil parasitic on Sol, tricked Lorelai and Sigurd back to Asgard, and assisted Sol to find his sister Angela who was lost in the land of angels. . In the event of Axis ( Axis of Good and Evil), he even became a true hero, raising Thor's Hammer to sanction his unworthy adopted brother. He even gained a true friend during the journey-Verity.
But in this seemingly peaceful and beautiful life, the secret behind Loki did not make him easy. In Loki: Agent of Asgard #5, Loki pierced the secret of the Mother of the Gods. It turned out that while making a promise to Loki, the Mother of the Gods was still working with the more powerful King Loki (King Loki) make a deal. This Loki is as bad and as incurable as he imagined. He is the same as many previous Loki with similar sexuality and vague appearance. He feeds on chaos and fear.
In his mouth, the young Loki learned the end of this world: King Thor will rule Asgard, he is wise and benevolent. The king Rocky is still the villain, always conspiring to rebel and always being defeated. The purpose of King Rocky’s trip is to ensure that Rocky takes this path and let this future come soon. Many of the tasks that seem to be able to change Rocky’s fate are distributed by King Rocky through the Mother of Gods. For young Rocky.
Faced with the betrayal, the young Loki turned and sent a request to the mothers of the gods: We (Lokis) have worked so hard for so long to get rid of the shackles of the chain of destiny, why do you want to get me deep in it again?
The mother of the gods replied: For the benefit of Asgard, being able to know the ending of the story will bring us security and we can reconcile with destiny. We need to find the ending and have a better future to replace the fear of the gods at dusk, which we call a miracle.
The story seems to be back to the original point, yes, as if the second part has not happened, Loki has become the determined villain in the first part again. Be a paper villain at the end of time, a erected target, so that heroes can become heroes, so that all stories have a perfect and stable ending.
Young Loki returned home, his head downcast, all thoughts were ashamed, and what appeared in the mirror was not only his evil enemy King Loki, but also the self he had killed. The dead little Loki opened his mouth and shouted loudly: I am the unforgivable sin !
Loki's secret was exposed in Loki: Agent of Asgard #10. After the Axis ( Axis of Good and Evil) event, Loki had sequelae. For a period of time, he could only tell the truth and no longer lie. In this case, Rocky confided the facts to the disqualified Thor.
Young Rocky said: I killed him, Sol, I killed my young self, I constructed a strategy to eliminate him from my self and reality. That was the first thing I did as Rocky. Thing, it cursed me, then let me be cursed...I am the sharp echo, I am the unforgivable sin , this is my story...
After learning the truth, Saul flew into a rage, anger and sadness carried away by his mind, he was furious and said: I finally see you, you are not my brother, not my rightful man his brother, also Not my beloved brother, you are the one who killed him.
Everything was inevitably caught in a melee. When Sol strangled Loki's body and wanted to apply the final blow, those memories with Little Loki came to his heart again. In the end, he could not kill Loki like Thor, who had many thoughts over the course of time.
Faced with Loki’s successive apologies, Saul did not accept it. He brought Loki back to the reconstructed Asgard—Asgardia, and announced Loki’s crimes in front of the Asgardian people. He also announced that Loki was no longer a relative of Thor, and would not want to see him again in this life. Those Asa people who had thought that Loki had bid farewell to the dark side, stood opposite him again.
Sol: This is the old Rocky! Or some cowardly copy, just to harm us! He is the evil old Loki, Asgard's greatest enemy, and he stole my brother's body to regain his life !
Rocky’s most iconic ornamental crown, at this time, was interrupted by Thor’s horn and became a sign of shame. Surrounded by angry Asgard crowds, he faced his older brother who had completely abandoned him. , Kept saying sorry, and begged him to come back. But to no avail, Thor finally left.
This is Loki's destiny. The causes he planted will produce evil results, and his self-conceited perfect strategy will lead the fire to himself. He went to the Mother of the Gods to reason, and accused her of attracting King Loki in order to ensure a bright future for Asgard. He accused the mother of the gods of betraying Little Loki, because Little Loki was innocent, he could not walk the way of King Loki, but only him, this fake from the echo of the old Loki, To become King Loki. The mother of the gods did not respond and expelled him from Asgardia.
Loki met his father, Odin Polson, in the space between the Ten Realms. He already knew everything, but he did not reject Loki like other Asgardians. He accepted Loki as his child and said to him: You are loved .
Odin: You are my child and you are loved. This is an irrefutable fact. But your hands are stained with the blood of the better self, and the blood debt must be paid with blood, and the blood debt must be paid with fire .
Four, I am myself
There is a decisive battle in every hero's story, but in Loki's story, his decisive battle object is who he will eventually become. When facing the young Loki, King Loki talked about his strategy and strategy, and everything about the future.
In his timeline, Loki has already done missions to eliminate the crimes of the past, but just ten years later, he wanted to kill Sol again. Since then, like a domino collapse, he has gone the same way and became Loki who fought King Thor at the end of time.
He officially revealed everything, about everything that the identity of "Rocky" brings.
Old Rocky: Because those are not the important points, you naive little fool, all this has never been related to what we do, it has always been, all this is only related to who we are .
In the past ten years, although Loki’s crimes have been wiped out, Loki is still the god of mischief, liar, and prankster. Such an inherent label makes the fairy palace people always hold a grudge against him. When Loki accepts After the backlog of rejection and contempt reached a certain level, Thor's sentence "and you are always a lie" became the last straw that crushed the camel. After ten years in the blink of an eye, Rocky fell into pain again.
Old Rocky: Because I tried to change-and it did change, but that doesn't matter at all, because even if the god of lies is not the god of evil, he is still the god of lies .
King Loki, who had given up all hope, chose to repeat the same mistake, and he was not satisfied with it. If there was a strategy that would allow him who had hoped in the past to embark on this established path earlier, why not?
This is the most painful and interesting prank in this life!
When the young Loki was swallowed by fire, King Loki raised his hand and declared victory.
The unstoppable destiny was victorious, and the dead little Loki was victorious. King Loki, who had repeated the same mistakes, was also victorious. Only the young Loki who was burned by the fire failed.
While the body was burning, the soul of Young Loki went elsewhere. There, Rocky and Little Rocky in the siege told their stories.
One of them has died forever, and can no longer be reborn as before, making Loki just a worthless copy from now on, and the other has won a unique ending for himself, and will never die as a copy again. Young Rocky was caught between them. He could neither fully become an old Rocky nor take the path of Little Rocky. He must blaze a new path.
Success or failure in one fell swoop. To survive or die?
Is it to live as an old self, or to take refuge in the void and die?
He received a call from his best friend, Villiti, and also remembered his father's words. He cannot give up at this moment. " Remember what lies are. " his father said.
right. What is a lie?
In ancient times, the lies that people spread through word of mouth became myths, the lies of bards became poems, and the lies of heroes became epics.
Inferior liars can only fabricate one or two lie like soap bubbles, while advanced liars use paper and ink to weave and construct lies. At this time, lies have magic, and lies have their meaning .
Yes, a lie is a story.
The young Loki said: Villity, what is the lie? A lie is a story , nothing more. And we can rewrite our story, everyone is. We can write our perfect ending and redefine ourselves. We don't have to live according to other people's instructions, even if that other person is ourselves.
Everything was broken, and the phantoms of Old Loki and Little Loki disappeared in the void. And Loki solemnly picked up the only crown that belonged to him and swore an oath for himself.
Young Rocky: I have a friend who believes in me, and a brother I love. I am myself, and I will never obey others . This is the truth, only this will last forever. As for the rest... let's tell another story.
In this way, Loki ushered in a new life, he was officially reborn as the God of Stories. When he returned, Universe 616 was plunged into chaos. The secret war caused the world to fall apart, and the universe was at stake. King Loki gathered a bunch of villains in an attempt to destroy the earth, and Asgardia fell into a melee.
But the god of the story no longer cares about the views of the Asa people, nor does he care about the end of this world. He saved the soul of his only friend, Villity, and stored it in a piece of jewelry.
Story God: I am the goddess of the story, the Queen of the Moon, and the Magic Theater. It is an absolutely upgraded version...There are no more conceited games, no jealousy and vengeance tricks, and "let me be king" tricks. I don't need all Asgard to love me.
The god of the story fled when Universe 616 was destroyed, when almost everything he knew was annihilated. He came to the Supreme God who had a higher dimension than Asa, and he revealed the essence of all comic universes.
Story God: Maybe some stories are so beautiful... so powerful... so fascinating, so this universe believes the story, so good that it turns into magic, and it turns into reality . The gods of mortals are built by mortals and built when they need them. What about you, gods of the gods? Did you create us? Or did we build you?
His remarks shocked the gods of the gods. It turns out that the mortals in their hearts are not without power. It is just that mortals build the gods through (lie), and the gods build through stories (lie). The god of the gods. It turns out that there is no absolute power in this universe. The greatest power is actually "creating a story."
Yes, creating stories, this is the deadliest absolute power in the comic universe.
Let's go back to the beginning of this sentence and take a look at the cover of Loki: Agent of Asgard #17. It is the story god Loki, sitting on Loki's comics. He will trample them under his feet.
So this is indeed a war, this is set off by Loki, and finally a war against the plot of the comics and the characters.
Every reader who has witnessed his story is a participant and witness of this war. We have to watch him finally break through this wall and jump on paper, in a ruined, vanity universe, he wants to escape. Come out and be the last survivor and escapee . (Of course, bring your best friend Villiti)
He finally found the poor king Loki. The god of the story tore off that pretentious, old and ugly face, and revealed a face that was indistinguishable from him. The imposing king Loki was stripping his skin. Later, his heart was still the injured, hopeful young Rocky.
King Rocky: What, do you think that (chuckling) is important? I did everything! All they say! And they don't allow me to reform! They only want Loki from the past, so they can only get this .
Faced with such an accusation, the god of the story gave a kiss. He knew that even the most heinous Rocky wanted nothing but love.
If no one else loves you, self-love is also a kind of love.
Before introducing the ending of the story god, let us search again. On the title page of the story of Little Loki's death, a door stands there, and he leads us into this Loki's story.
And when we walked out of this story, there was no physical door. The god of the story drew a door on the last page of his comic with the paintbrush. He touched the doorknob and smiled back. An epilogue fell at his feet: Out the gate you go and never stop.
Go out the door and never stop, your story will be endless.
Run, Loki ,RUN.
Five, You can escape
Destiny is indeed constantly changing.
There are currently two theories regarding where the story god of 616 went. When the 616 universe was rebuilt, the story god returned and continued Loki’s story. Another way of saying is that the rebuilt Loki was only affected by the story. Loki, the true God of the story, changed under the influence of God, he has already jumped out of the paper and went to other places.
In any case, outside or inside the paper, his adventure continues. He participated in the presidential campaign, became the Supreme Mage by mistake, saved the world in Infinite War, was swallowed by his biological father and broke out, and finally became the king of Jotunheim,
In last year's personal journal serialization, Loki recalled his own godhood and past struggles. He became the God of Outcasts and invited his best friend Velity to join him in future adventures.
The most moving thing is that in the Journey into mystery comics written by Kieron Gillen after many years, all Loki conveyed the phrase " you can escape " to other Loki in turn . This short sentence is being passed to Rocky in all the worlds behind them.
If your fate is unfair, you can certainly choose to escape.
This is the courage accumulated by countless Loki, you have to flee, be full of courage, and be full of courage like those Loki who failed to escape.
I don't know what Kieron Gillen's mood was when he wrote this sentence. On that night ten years ago, Little Rocky had nowhere to run, and could only win with death. Perhaps Loki is different now.
No matter what happens, the story god Loki, the comic character who jumped out of all the stories, always reminds us: there is always something higher than fate, but we will not stop struggling with it.
We are Loki and we will survive.
How to become Loki, what makes Loki become Loki? Perseverance and courage, mastery of one's own destiny, and unrivaled and unique charm. He will not refuse any opportunity to change his own destiny.
If we can see the escape of the Rockies at this time, I think it is indeed an extremely romantic thing to be able to read such a story.
Dedicated blessings to my beloved Loki, each one, each one, you are unique.
Reference materials:
Journey into Mystery#85
Thor & Loki: Blood brothers#1(Loki Vol1)
Thor & Loki: Blood brothers#4(Loki Vol1)
Loki: The Trials of Loki#4(Loki Vol2)
Thor#617
Siege:Loki#1
Siege#4
Journey into Mystery#622
Journey into Mystery#645
Young Avengers Vol 2 #11
Loki: Agent of Asgard #1
Loki: Agent of Asgard #2
Loki: Agent of Asgard #5
Loki: Agent of Asgard #10
Loki: Agent of Asgard #11
Loki: Agent of Asgard #12
Loki: Agent of Asgard #13
Loki: Agent of Asgard #17
Vote Loki #1
Vote Loki #2
Doctor Strange #385
Doctor Strange #381
Loki Vol 3 #1
Loki Vol 3 #2
Loki Vol 3 #3
Infinity Wars #5-6
Kieron Gillen tumblr Another Way To Breathe — One For Sorrow: Why Did Kieron Do It? (tumblr.com)
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