The massacre at the end of Avengers: Infinity War often
gets most of the attention when discussing the movie, but that doesn’t
mean fans have forgotten the major death that kicked off the
bloodthirsty blockbuster. When Thanos attacked the Asgardian refugee
ship the Statesman, Loki bravely sacrificed himself to save his brother, seemingly completing his redemptive arc that began in Thor: Ragnarok.
Seeing as the God of Mischief has fooled us once before in faking his
death though, many Marvel fans aren’t buying that he’s really gone for
good. In fact, one individual has now noticed an easily-missed detail
about Loki’s death scene in Infinity War that might prove that he survived his tussle with Thanos and it’s not just wishful thinking on our part.
Reddit user @Radkarth has pointed out that Loki’s seen to be
right-handed across his many appearances in the MCU to date – anytime
he’s involved in combat, he wields his weapon with his right. However,
he’s used his left hand in two scenes in the franchise: he holds a
dagger in his southpaw during his fake death in Thor: The Dark World and again in Infinity War, when he stabs Thanos
As we know, this version of Loki in The Dark World turned
out to be one of his holographic duplicates, so you could theorize that
it uses the opposite hand to the Asgardian as it’s a kind of mirror
image of him. With that in mind, could the same reasoning be true of his
final scene in IW? We sure hope so, as if the use of Loki’s
left hand is deliberate, it’s a smart, subtle detail that shows a lot of
thought on the filmmakers’ part. And kudos to this fan for spotting the
connection.
Of course, this easily-overlooked detail also gels with the previously-discussed fan theory that the Loki that died in Avengers: Infinity War was
merely a hologram. If you’ll recall, that idea rested on the
character’s apparent selflessness seeming at odds with his personality,
but now there’s some actual evidence to prove it. And with Avengers 4 not arriving until next May, we’ve got lots more time to perfect the theory yet.
Loki: Surprise bitch, I bet you thought you’d seen the last of me.
THIS IS THE BEST THEORY YET!!!! THANK YOU! 😘😘😘😘😘😘
While it’s a good theory, I don’t put much faith in the writers or the Russo Bros to be that savvy and put that in there. Loki conjuring the knife in his left hand, could be seen as him trying to hide the knife from Thanos and the Black Order.
I agree with @lokiperfection 😦 but whatever you need to hold on to hope, you do that, okay? ❤
Sometimes I think it’s gettin’ better And then it gets much worse Is it just part of the process? Well, Jesus Christ, it hurts Though I know I should know better Well, I can make this work Is it just part of the process? Well, Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ, it hurts
Many people throw the word “trickster” around like candy, never really understanding the full implications of the word. Some think that anyone who uses pranks and witty rapport to accent their magical or combat skills deserves the label of “Trickster,” but the truth is that there’s more to it than that.
What follows are the criteria that your resident adventurer here at We-Are-Trickster uses to separate a true Trickster from your average mischief-maker.
1. The Trickster is an Other
Tricksters, for whatever reason, are always a societal other. They are an outside viewpoint that looks inwards, which gives them a unique perspective and allows them to make more poignant commentary on the society they have been “adopted” into.
2. The Trickster is a Teacher
Trickster pranks are rarely played without reason. All of the best Tricksters teach some sort of lesson; sometimes the lesson is overt, sometimes the lesson is subtle. But very rarely do Tricksters have no motive or act completely randomly. There’s a method in the madness.
3. The Trickster is a Border-Crosser
Tricksters, thanks to their outsider status, have the unique ability to cross borders both mundane and magical. These borders can include things like race and class as well as planar or country-borders. Sometimes they are the only being that can cross these borders, making them unique and powerful go-betweens.
4. The Trickster Reshapes the World
One way or another, in one aspect or another, the Trickster affects some form of change on the world, literally to the point they must be acknowledged as the catalyst or designer for the change.
Hermes re-orders the Gods of Olympus through song.
Loki causes the world to die and then be reborn anew.
Raven steals the sun for humanity.
In some cases, life itself is impossible if it were not for the Trickster. The term is a badge of honor and should be treated as such. Our methods may seem odd, but without us the world is a darker, more dreary place.
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