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occupy_asgard) wrote2012-03-08 08:32 pm
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[The Library] [OOC] Application
Original Universe Canon Character Application
Out Of Character
Name: Serey
Age: 24
Journal:kouject
Contact: the2ndhunter[at]gmail[dot]com / Plurk: kouject
In Character
Name: Loki Laufeyson
Canon: Thor (Avengers Movieverse)
Canon Point: After Loki falls off of the edge of Asgard and into the wormhole (end of Thor)
Sex/Gender: Male
Actual Age/Apparent Age: About 1045/25 or 26
Belongings: His armor and cape, sans helmet (he loses it during the fight with Thor)
Skills and Powers: Loki is raised as a prince of Asgard, so it is probably reasonable to say that he has been trained in (or at least attempted to learn) the skills and activities befitting a prince. The only ones Loki seems to really excel at are the ones Thor isn't so good at (studying, etiquette, conversation, et cetera—internally-based activities). He isn't strong at all, proven by how Thor can lay Mjolnir on Loki's chest and Loki can't lift it up or push it off of himself. Loki isn't terribly good at fighting with weaponry, but he is very flexible and agile (as seen during the infamous moment where Loki swings himself around his staff during his fight with Thor). It is also implied that he can ride a horse (as seen in one of the deleted scenes and towards the end of the film).
In the movie, Loki is seen using several magic-based powers. This is where his strengths lie, ultimately. He's a sorcerer before he is a warrior, making him very different from Thor, Sif, and the Warriors Three. During the fight at Jotunheim, Loki is seen throwing energy-projectiles mainly (though it isn't explicitly stated what sort of spell they are, they do knock Frost Giants down but quick). He also is the king of creating clones—he creates a double of himself to lure a Frost Giant off a cliff, and creates several clones during his fight with Thor. He also seems to be able to either teleport or manipulate pathways between realms to arrive both at Jotunheim, and at the SHIELD base Thor is being held prisoner in, seemingly without being detected or even having to use doors. He is then seen walking through the base that Thor couldn't get through undetected, probably with the assistance of some sort of invisibility spell or other magic to make him appear as though he belongs there. He is also able to conjure objects (probably objects that he knows the location of/has touched before) out of thin air, as seen during his encounter with Heimdall at the Bifrost gateway (he calls the Casket of Ancient Winters to his hands when Heimdall lunges to attack him). At the end of the film, in the post-credits clip, it is also implied that Loki can shift his appearance to make himself look like someone else. He manages to infiltrate SHIELD and get a look at some technology while posing as Doctor Erik Selvig.
It is implied that Loki has other magical powers, seeing as he is able to create a way to Jotunheim without Heimdall seeing him doing it, however those are mostly undefined in the movie. The new Avengers trailer also shows Loki flying with the aid of a device, so these undefined powers probably don't include flight.
While outside of the gates, Loki shouldn't have unlimited access to his magic as he usually does. He might be able to get an object to float, maybe throw one projectile spell per day to defend himself or conjure one clone (if he can concentrate), but his full power is reserved for when he is inside the gates. He isn't even terribly strong for a Jotun to begin with, so super strength or toughness shouldn't be an issue. He'll still be fairly agile—about as agile as he is in the film (he most likely learned that instead of acquiring it via study of magic).
Physical Description: Loki is Thor's complete opposite, even with his glamor-spell in place. He is fairly small (perhaps 5'8”), has brilliant green eyes, and is pale and dark haired. Thor is much taller than he is and golden, making Loki his brother's physical opposite as well. As a Frost Giant, when he doesn't have his glamor in place, his skin is a dark blue and has ridges in various patterns across his face. His eyes are blood red. Though despite this extreme difference in coloring, Loki doesn't change shape—his face shape is the same, he doesn't get any taller or bulkier. He is small for an Aesir, and he's small for a Jotun.
In the beginning of the film, Loki is rarely seen standing or sitting with his shoulders set, looking confident. He's always slightly hunched or standing with his hands in front of him—uncertain. The scene after Loki is made king of Asgard is very indicative of where Loki's character is heading: he's standing straight, sitting on the throne of Asgard, with his shoulders squared and standing up straight and confident. After that scene, Loki always carries himself with confidence and self-assurance, like he did when he first tried to sweet-talk Heimdall into letting Thor go to Jotunheim. After Loki ascends to the throne, he recognizes his own potential as the future leader of Asgard and carries himself as such. He isn't as lost as he felt before knowing what and who he was. He walks through Asgard, across the Rainbow Bridge, into Jotunheim, with complete confidence of stance and stride.
The silhouette of most Asgardians draws heavily from medieval Scandinavian silhouettes (surprise, surprise!). Loki tends to wear front-opening long coats with a bit of a collar, loose breeches and boots. Most of his garments are made out of a free-flowing fabric, or out of leather, all in dark colors. He also seems to favor silver chest pieces or copper (like his armor). In a sense, this sense of style also carries into the scene when Loki visits Thor while he's in the SHIELD base. He wears a long coat, dress pants, collared shirt, tie, and nice shoes—as well as a simple scarf for some style. Overall, Loki's look is very put-together, symmetrical, with some visual interest based in shapes instead of excessive decoration. His look is functional with flash geared to be seen while he's moving, and symmetrical and visually appealing while standing still.
Book Description: Although Loki's book appears to be bound in warm, smooth, green-tinted leather, it's extremely cold to the touch (not cold enough that someone couldn't hold it, but cold enough to be noticeable). It also has a few metal accents (copper) on the spine and cover.
History and Personality: Loki began his life as the discarded son of the king of Jotunheim, Laufey. Presumably before Loki was born (around AD 965), Laufey launched an attack on the Nine Realms, targeting Midgard (Earth) first and wreaking havoc. Odin, however, stepped in to stop the conquest, leading the armies of Asgard into war against Jotunheim. In the end, Odin defeated Laufey and sacked Jotunheim taking both the Casket of Ancient Winters, and the small Jotun infant Loki. When Odin returns with both, he takes Loki as his own son and raises him as Asgardian. Various glamor spells, no doubt put in place by Odin, keep Loki from knowing the truth for years.
Loki, despite being raised alongside Thor as an Asgardian, is naturally somewhat different from most Asgardians—he doesn't much like fighting, he favors magic instead of hammers and weaponry, and he is noticeably thinner than other Asgardians. Above all, it is noted that Loki has an insatiable desire to play pranks and trick people. In one of the deleted scenes from the movie, Loki is seen turning a cup of wine into a cup full of snakes. The man who had been carrying the cup is clearly terrified and disturbed by this act, but Thor merely complains that Loki wasted the alcohol. Loki counters that it was “just a bit of fun” and dismisses the illusion. From this interaction, it is suggested that Loki, Loki's magic, and Loki's idea of fun are not terribly welcome amongst the general Asgardian public. In most scenes involving Thor, the Warriors Three and Sif, he is also seen sitting by himself away from the action. Loki doesn't seem particularly troubled by this subconscious divide between himself and others, but he never looks very happy about it. Thor, Odin, and Frigga are the only people, his family, who voluntarily approach Loki. He is clearly different from the rest of Asgard, and probably experienced this subconscious divide his entire life.
About 1000 years after Loki is taken in, Thor is slated to become the next king of Asgard. In fact, his coronation is imminent. Loki does not appear bothered by this development, but deep down he is concerned about Thor's wild and unruly nature (and most likely, jealous that he has been overlooked just because Thor is older). Via a “back door” in the space between realms, Loki lets in a few Frost Giants who attempt to steal back the Casket of Ancient Winters. This could be seen as Loki's first aggressive act against Thor, however the Frost Giants are defeated too swiftly and soundly for this to be any grand plan of Loki's. Loki lets the Frost Giants in knowing that it will disturb (and hopefully postpone) the coronation, probably hoping that Odin will reconsider his decision when Thor is faced with an “insult” against his reign.
Loki's plan works, though it sets in motion a series of events that Loki originally did not intend. While Thor is stewing over his ruined coronation and Odin's subsequent chastising, Loki feeds Thor's anger concerning the Frost Giants and leads Thor into believing that the only way to save Asgard from further invasion is to attack Jotunheim first. After Odin suggested that Thor is not ready to be king, Loki no doubt latched onto his words as an opportunity to fully display Thor's inability to make calm, rational decisions. He chooses his battlefield carefully, so as to fully display Thor's inability to be a wise king.
He lures Thor into deciding the only course of action is to venture into Jotunheim and teach the Frost Giants a lesson—so they won't threaten Asgardian borders again. Loki is on board with the plan, even though he appears to drag his heels at first to further convince Thor of the necessity of the plan. Being Thor's younger brother, Loki knows exactly how to play Thor into doing something idiotic to anger their father, and he's no doubt had years of practice at it (you'd think Thor would learn...). Thor, Loki, the Warriors Three and Sif all journey to Jotunheim to face Laufey and accuse him of the break-in to the relic vault. Loki is worrying about the plan before they even leave Asgard, as evidenced by his reaction to Heimdall's warning: if opening the Bifrost would threaten Asgard, Heimdall would leave them to die on Jotunheim. Loki's expression suggests he's uncomfortable with this, probably because there is no easy way out should things go pear-shaped. So when Thor starts threatening Laufey amidst several Frost Giants closing in on the small group, Loki immediately attempts to prevent a violent incident by begging Thor to think about where they are and what's going on. Thor snaps back “Know your place, brother.” Thor doesn't always talk to Loki like this, but it does suggest that Thor believes himself to be superior to Loki because he's the one in line for the throne. Constant reinforcement of this attitude probably pushed Loki to take this action against Thor and ruin his chances at ascending via the journey into Jotunheim.
The confrontation begins to wind down, but then Laufey makes a comment: “Run home, little princess.” Loki knows exactly what buttons to push to aggravate Thor (he probably knows which buttons to push to aggravate just about anybody, given he's the God of Mischief), and he verbally acknowledges this is going to tip Thor over the edge (“Damn.”). And it does—Thor starts the assault on the group of Frost Giants, the Warriors Three and Sif joining in whole-heartedly. While the warriors are throwing themselves into the battle, Loki only takes on targets that attack him. He hurls spells at his attackers, but most notably, he lures a giant off a cliff by casting a clone of himself looking cornered. Loki plays vulnerable when he isn't, even when he's playing Thor into the foray to Jotunheim. He takes advantage when people latch on to the front he's putting on.
The fight rages on, and Loki is caught by one of the Frost Giants. Previously, Volstagg was burned by the touch of one of the Frost Giants, but Loki's arm merely starts turning blue—much to his own and his attacker's surprise. He should have been burned, but he's fine. Loki dispatches the Frost Giant easily, but the interaction sticks with him until the battle starts to turn. Eventually it becomes apparent that the group is outnumbered. Loki screams at Thor that they have to retreat, and Thor naturally urges them to go while he continues to fight alone. This is another major difference between Loki and Thor: Loki would rather run away to fight another day, but Thor has his head stuck in the glory of battle and victory.
The group races to a cliff, where Heimdall refuses to open the Bifrost due to a huge Frost-Beast following the group. Thor dispatches the monster, however the group is still surrounded by Frost Giants. When the Bifrost does open, it's Odin who arrives to save the group. Odin talks to Laufey, suggesting that Laufey treat Thor's actions as “the actions of a boy” instead of an act of war. Laufey refuses, declaring that if Asgard wanted war, they would get a war.
Odin pulls Thor, Loki, Sif, and the Warriors Three into the Bifrost and demands they take the wounded Fandral to the healing room, leaving Odin, Thor, and Loki in the gateway. Perhaps Loki got his wish when Laufey declared war on Asgard, but that wasn't his overall aim. In fact, the events of the foray into Jotunheim take Loki completely by surprise—so much so that he takes a step back when Odin roars at him after trying to intercede on Thor's behalf. He's surprised, shocked, unsure of what to say after he's silenced by his father.
Loki really has nothing to gain by trying to speak for Thor, (perhaps save him from the worst of his father's anger) as Odin already stated that Thor wouldn't be king (he says “I was a fool to think you were ready.”). At this point Loki is trying to throw his hat into the ring, turn Thor's failure into the day he himself was recognized as a worthy heir. He looks around the gateway as though searching for something to say while Thor is being chastised, unsure of whether or not he wants to get himself involved at all or if he wants to simply leave if Odin is only going to focus his anger on Thor. Loki doesn't want to be next, obviously. When one sibling is being yelled at by a parent, the natural response of the other sibling is to try to avoid being punished by association.
Odin shouts at Thor “You are unworthy of the loved ones you have betrayed.” This line is followed by a shot of Loki between Thor and Odin. This is both an ironic thing (seeing as Loki betrayed Thor by ruining his coronation and is going to betray him in the worst ways) and an indication of why Loki puts his plans into action. Thor has treated Loki in a terrible way, both by lording his position over his younger brother and by dragging him to Jotunheim and starting a war. Odin casts Thor into the Bifrost, and Loki's expression is shock. Numb shock. He's overwhelmed by how fast things went downhill, how finite and terrible this punishment is. He's probably used to less-than-agreeable turnouts to his mischief, but this is probably the worst result he's ever seen. Loki does love Thor as his brother, and he never wanted to see him banished—just found unworthy to be king. The next thing we see is Odin casting the spell on Mjolnir and throwing the hammer after Thor. As Odin throws the hammer into the Bifrost, Loki looks on with a strange look on his face. Almost as though he knows what Odin is doing and wishes Odin would consider him as an heir instead of trying to teach Thor a lesson. He looks sad, knowing he's been overlooked again in favor of “fixing” Thor. He realizes that Thor's banishment isn't going to last very long if Thor can somehow get his act together.
The next we see of Loki, he is on the outskirts of Sif and the Warriors Three, sitting in the room but not really contributing or interacting with them. It seems as though he's there purely out of habit. They're discussing Thor's banishment and wondering who told Odin where they were going, and Loki speaks up and confesses he was the one who told one of the guards to go to Odin (this can actually be seen in one of the deleted scenes). Volgstagg is upset Loki told the guard where they were going—but he doesn't seem too upset when he thinks it was Heimdall who went to Odin. He does concede (grudgingly) that the group should be grateful Loki saved their lives, but the group doesn't seem too grateful. Loki says he loves Thor “more dearly than any of you”, and it's true. They're friendly and smiling and conspiring as children, joking around before the coronation as adults in the deleted scenes. Loki lists all of Thor's faults, angry because he can guess what Odin is planning, because no one thanks him for saving their lives, and because all Sif and the Warriors can talk about is 'poor Thor'. Loki's greatest anger seems to stem from being overlooked. It seems to be a fairly valid point that Loki acted to save their lives, but after Loki leaves Sif points out “Loki has always been jealous of Thor” as a means to suggest Loki is betraying Thor through the foray into Jotunheim. This is a very simple way to couch their relationship. Loki does love Thor as his brother, jealousy doesn't negate that. Wanting to be king in place of Thor doesn't negate that they are family and that they grew up together as brothers.
Loki is clearly distracted by what happened with his arm in Jotunheim. He keeps looking at his hand as though trying to figure out why it turned blue there. Eventually Loki makes his way to the relic vault to see the Casket of Ancient Winters. Odin finds Loki holding the casket, and the truth comes out. Loki was the abandoned son of Laufey, whom Odin took back with him in the hope of building peace between the Jotunn and Aesir. Odin says “I thought we might bring about a permanent peace through you.” Loki looks at Odin, devastated to think he was raised to be used for a purpose. His expression is pained, and he can barely speak, only managing a clumsy “What...?” Loki doesn't take this news particularly well—and it's understandable. Loki always sees an angle for people's actions. When he finds out Odin took him from Jotunheim, he assumes it was for a purpose—not because Odin was taking pity on an 'innocent child'. He screams at Odin to tell him what this purpose is not because he is angry or in a rage, but because his entire world has suddenly been turned upside-down. He isn't Aesir, he isn't even Odin's son, this is why he's always been perceived as different. Loki takes Odin's explanation to mean that he was raised as a bargaining chip or a Jotun-ally bred to be sympathetic to Asgard. This isn't exactly what Odin is saying, but Loki can only think that this is the final piece of the puzzle: of why he was always overlooked and Thor was favored. He rants and screams at Odin, but when his father falls onto the steps of the chamber, Loki is terrified. He still loves Odin as his father, and is afraid of what's happening to him. He reaches out and holds Odin's hand, perhaps afraid that he's killed his father with his screaming and carrying on, realizing all he wanted was his father's love and this wasn't the way to go about it. He cries for help and guards arrive to take Odin away.
Odin has fallen into the Odinsleep—Frigga describes it as an illness, though a regular one that Odin eventually comes out of. She and Loki remain by Odin's bedside, discussing what to do while Odin is out of commission. Eventually, a few guards arrive with a staff—Odin's staff. Frigga looks on, proudly, and explains that while Odin is asleep and Thor is banished, Loki must take on the responsibilities of leading Asgard. Loki is made king—he doesn't take the throne for himself, but once Odin is in the Odinsleep, he is the only Odinson that can ascend temporarily to the throne. This is the beginning of Loki's machinations to make sure Thor never comes back to Asgard so that he may remain king. Not for any nefarious purpose—he just wants to be the good son, the heir. He wants to prove that even though he is Jotunn, he can be a good king and a wise king. The sort of king Odin wants on the throne.
The Warriors Three and Sif believe that Loki is guilty of treachery, and rush to the throne room to meet with Odin. However by this point, Loki has taken the throne as Odin is still asleep. Loki explains this, explains that neither Odin nor Frigga can see them at the moment, and assures the Warriors and Sif “You may bring your urgent matter to me.” There's no hint of irony or derision in this statement. He actively wants Sif and the Warriors to accept him instead of constantly asking for Odin or Frigga. His reasoning as to why to not bring Thor home, though, is clearly his silver tongue at work. Loki goes on about how the people of Asgard need stability, and he couldn't very well revoke an order his father made while the realm is on the brink of war. It's bullshit, and Sif and the warriors can tell that it's bullshit. But from what Loki thinks, there's nothing they can do to defy him—he's the king while Odin is asleep.
But there's no way to guarantee that he will remain king. In another scene where Loki and Frigga are by Odin's bedside, Loki asks why Odin and Frigga kept the truth from him. Frigga claims it was because they didn't want Loki to feel different—though sadly despite their best efforts, Loki was always different and always treated differently. However Frigga assures him, passionately, “You are our son Loki, and we your family.” Loki looks down at Odin, his expression suggesting that he believes this. He believes this, and he wants it to continue and he wants the favor of his parents. Loki asks how long until Odin awakens, probably trying to figure out how much time he has to secure his place in his father's eyes as the superior son. As the one worthy of the throne. Frigga responds “We mustn't lose hope that your father will return to us, and your brother. There is always a purpose to everything your father does.” Loki's expression is dark, scheming. He doesn't want Thor to come home a new man. He wants to remain the superior, worthy son. He starts figuring out how to make this happen, how to ruin Thor and improve his own image.
Loki works out a plan to make Thor's banishment permanent, but it requires some tricky lying and manipulation. The first step takes place after Thor attempts to break into the SHIELD base surrounding Mjolnir, and Loki visits him. Loki deliberately lies to Thor, claiming that Odin has died. This is Loki's first, deliberately aggressive act towards Thor, but he pulls it off with grace and evenness of expression, and Thor believes it even though Loki is known to twist words. Thor most likely doesn't believe Loki would lie about something so terrible, so heartbreaking, as the death of their father, which is an indication of the sorts of schemes Loki has pulled off before the movie. The web continues, Loki claiming that a truce has been arranged with Jotunheim, conditional on Thor's continued banishment, and that Frigga doesn't wish to see Thor in Asgard ever again. Loki lays lie upon lie, leaving Thor believing he has been stripped of his home and his family. Thor's reaction indicates that he is crushed by this news, but still thanks Loki for coming to see him nonetheless. Loki says that he is sorry things happened this way, and perhaps somewhere he is sorry that their relationship has become so cutthroat. However Loki is now in this game of lies to win the throne, and he isn't above lying to his brother about Odin and Frigga. Loki bids Thor farewell, pausing for a noticeable beat as though he might be reconsidering given Thor's apology. Loki makes one last stop in the base, at Mjolnir, to attempt to take the hammer for himself, but he is unable to lift it. He tugs and pulls, gritting his teeth, almost furious that he is unable to lift it. Having been there when Odin put the spell on the hammer, Loki knows he isn't worthy of “the power of Thor” according to Odin. The thought frustrates him, and sparks an angry glint in his eye. But then he looks casually up at the sky, brushing the setback off, perhaps reasoning that he doesn't need the hammer to proceed. He leaves peaceably, believing that this is the last he will hear from Thor, that his older brother is successfully out of the way and the rest of his plan can unfold.
The next we see of Loki, he has traveled to Jotunheim to meet with Laufey. The Jotun immediately commands Loki's death, though Loki smiles and talks his way through it. Loki reveals he let the Jotun into Asgard to ruin Thor's coronation and protect Asgard from his “idiotic rule for a while longer”. This is when we first see Loki's true intentions, perhaps tinged with a bit of malice for the benefit of an alliance with Laufey. He needs Laufey to be willing to attack Odin in order to fulfill his plan, though he spins the story as though he were a disgruntled son looking to ascend to the throne via his father's death. He offers Laufey the Casket of Ancient Winters, and Laufey readily accepts, clearly not seeing a downside to the arrangements. Clearly, Laufey doesn't know his own son.
Loki returns to the gate, where Heimdall is keeping watch. Heimdall expresses suspicious concern that when he attempted to look upon Loki while he was on Jotunheim, he couldn't see or hear him. Loki talks his way through Heimdall's questions, suggesting that Heimdall is growing weaker after his many years of service, and then redirecting the conversation towards Odin and Heimdall's relationship. Loki wishes Heimdall to obey and protect him, as the king of Asgard. Not out of any anger or malice, but simply because he wishes everyone to acknowledge him as king. Heimdall agrees reluctantly, but the damage is done. Loki sweeps out of the gateway, ordering that Heimdall close the Bifrost to everyone, citing that he must repair the damage Thor has done to Jotun-Aesir relations.
The Warriors Three and Sif decide that Loki has to be stopped and realize they have to go to Midgard to get Thor back to Asgard. Heimdall, seeing their plans immediately, calls them to the Bifrost gate and “subtly” leaves them alone with the key to the gate. Loki, seeing that someone has left Asgard, realizes that he must do something to ensure that Thor does not return and that his plans are not interrupted before he can put the final stage of his plan in place. He immediately travels to the vault that holds the Casket, and calls upon the Destroyer. Loki orders it to ensure Thor doesn't return and then, perhaps in desperation, orders it to “destroy everything”. This is an indication that Loki has become so wrapped up in his plan that he has no care for what happens to his brother anymore. He is so focused on making his plan work, on getting all of the pieces to fit together, on ascending and becoming the favored son, that he would order the death of his only brother.
The Warriors Three and Sif find Thor housing with Jane and reveal that Loki has lied—Odin is alive, Frigga hasn't ordered his banishment, and the Jotun truce isn't happening. Thor looks devastated that his brother lied to him about something so terrible and serious.
Meanwhile in Asgard, Loki confronts Heimdall, his words much more clipped, less restrained. Loki is slowly becoming unhinged as a result of his plan falling apart at the seams. But he's all the way into it now—there is no going back or apologizing as far as Loki is concerned. He either finishes his scheme and obtains the throne or he dies trying. He hasn't seen that the situation is irreversible and that the likelihood of getting what he wants is almost nonexistent given the forces opposing him. Loki forcibly removes Heimdall from his position, citing his authority “as king”. Heimdall retaliates, aiming to attack Loki on the basis that he no longer needs to obey if he has been stripped of his position as Gatekeeper. Loki calls the Casket of Ancient Winters to his hands out of thin air, and freezes Heimdall where he lunges. The exposure to ice lifts Loki's glamor, and he watches Heimdall freeze with a red-eyed, almost satisfied expression.
Back on Midgard, the Destroyer is doing what Loki ordered: destroying everything and looking for Thor. When the battle goes sour, Thor does what he did at the beginning, but for a different purpose. Thor faces the Destroyer alone, offering himself if Loki will leave the people of Midgard alive. He knows at this point that his relationship with Loki was long ago damaged and potentially destroyed due to his attitude and selfishness. He admits that he is at fault, and Loki looks thoughtful as he listens from the throne of Asgard. Loki drops his hand and the Destroyer seems to calm, its faceplate hiding its fiery interior. But then, in true Loki fashion, the Destroyer turns and backhands Thor, hard. As though it were Loki performing the action out of anger, out of retaliation for all of the years Thor belittled and berated Loki as inferior to Odin's first heir. Thor falls to the ground and the Destroyer turns to leave thinking that it has accomplished its role. Loki turns to resume his seat on the throne, believing that Thor is gone and his plan is safe.
Unfortunately for Loki, Thor's willingness to be a sacrifice for others makes him, in Odin's eyes, worthy of Mjolnir and his power. The hammer flies out of the SHIELD base and returns to Thor's hand. Loki and the Destroyer turn, shocked and infuriated. This is just another indication of how Loki is unworthy.
No doubt when Thor regained his power, Loki realized he had to put his plan into action immediately. He rushes to the Bifrost gateway and lets Laufey and two other Jotun into Asgard, welcoming them sarcastically.
Thor calls on Heimdall, after Laufey and one of his soldiers have left with Loki. Heimdall breaks free of the ice and retrieves Thor, the Warriors, and Sif from Midgard to deal with Loki, and hopefully stop him. At this time, perhaps everyone's thought is that Loki is attempting to murder Odin and take the throne for himself, instead of set up a very elaborate scene of saving his father from Laufey. At Odin's bedside, after disabling Frigga, Laufey is raising a dagger of ice aiming to kill the Allfather. But then, Loki's true plan is revealed, and he comes from the double doors and kills Laufey before he can deal the blow. “Your death came at the hand of a son of Odin.” This reveals Loki's true intent, the main driving force behind his plan—to be truly accepted as an Odinson, to be the hero of the people instead of Thor.
Unfortunately, Loki's moment of triumph is ruined when Thor bursts into Odin's bedside and reveals Loki's lies. Loki tries to slither out from under the weight of them (“[The Destroyer] must have been enforcing father's last command.”), but he ultimately has nowhere to go. Loki cracks fully, and attacks Thor with his spear, sending him through the wall of the bedchamber (“If you'll excuse me, I have to go destroy Jotunheim.”). His tone is pleasant, almost apologetic, but then followed by an extremely violent and vehement act.
Loki rides to the gateway, and opens the Bifrost onto Jotunheim. Its power begins ripping the realm apart. Thor is powerless to stop it, despite his tries. Thor demands to know why Loki has done this, and Loki responds that his aim was always to prove he was the “worthy son”, the one who saved Odin's life. He grins at the prospect of destroying the entirety of Jotunheim, asking Thor why he can't destroy the entire realm, blatantly reminding Thor that he was the one who wanted to kill them all not so long ago. The more he talks, the more Thor tries to reason with him, the more Loki unravels. He carries on, hissing that he never wanted the throne, that he just wanted to be Thor's equal. He starts pushing Thor's buttons, eventually threatening Jane, which successfully makes Thor do what Loki wants: he wants a fight with Thor, something that perhaps he had never wanted until this moment.
The two brothers clash in a fight that is less finesse and more boys hitting each other with sticks. Loki enjoys himself, laughing and grinning and baring his teeth whenever he lands a good hit. He is almost not himself during this sequence. And then Thor launches the both of them through the ceiling of the Bifrost and Loki nearly falls off the bridge. Thor approaches Loki, uncertain, but then Loki looks at Thor with wide, scared eyes and pleads for help. And then Loki's clone disappears and the real Loki reappears behind Thor, hitting him at point-blank range with a spell. Thor falls, suddenly surrounded by dozens of laughing Loki. And then Odin's lightning comes down and blows the two brothers apart, almost like a parent pulling two fighting siblings away from each other.
The Bifrost is now building to a point where the gate can no longer hold the power. Thor pins Loki down with Mjolnir (which Loki can still not lift or even push off), and attempts to go back to stop the damage. Loki begins trying to push Thor's buttons again, pointing out that despite Thor's power and strength, Loki has triumphed. There is nothing Thor can do.
Except there is something. Thor calls back Mjolnir and begins destroying the Rainbow Bridge. Loki's expression is devastated, shocked. This is the one thing he didn't expect, the one flaw in his perfect plan. His voice is weak, soft, as he asks Thor what he's doing. He's numb, needs time to reconfigure. After that moment and another three swings of Mjolnir, Loki screams that if Thor destroys the bridge, he'll never see Jane again, once again attempting to push Thor's buttons and manipulate him. Unfortunately this time, Thor is deaf to Loki's manipulations and continues destroying the bridge. Loki knows at this point that his only option is to kill Thor. He grabs his spear, gets up, and runs at Thor with the intent to put his blade through Thor's back. At that moment, the Rainbow Bridge explodes, sending both Loki and Thor flying through the air.
Loki falls, screaming. Thor catches Loki's spear, and Thor is caught by Odin. The two of them hang off of the edge of Asgard, faced with endless stars and endless blackness. Loki looks around desperately at his surroundings, almost wondering how it is that he's arrived at this point in time, scared of what is going to happen to him next, confused as to why he hasn't fallen. And then he sees that Odin is holding both of them from falling.
Loki calls upwards to Odin, “I could have done it father. For you. For all of us.” His voice cracks, his expression almost childlike. Loki is a son seeking approval, explaining why he has done what he has done. Even if it was wrong, even if he lost his way, Loki admits that all he wanted was acceptance as Odin's son, something he felt he had lost when he discovered he wasn't an Aesir. Odin responds, softly, “No, Loki.”
At this moment, Loki and Odin both know that while Loki may have been telling himself that what he wanted was to be the best son for the sake of Odin and Frigga and Asgard, deep down, Loki wanted that recognition and love for himself. He couldn't bear feeling inferior, he couldn't bear to know he was so terribly different from everyone, and so he set out on this twisted path for his own gratification. To prove to himself that he could be the best, that he could come out from under Thor's shadow. Loki feels inferior not because of anything Odin or Frigga or Thor did, but Loki feels inferior because he allows himself to remain in Thor's shadow, psychologically. And so in order to come out from under that shadow, instead of accepting Odin and Frigga's reassurances, Loki nearly killed Thor, let enemies into Asgard, and tried to destroy an entire realm.
When Odin reveals that he understands Loki's true intention, without any malice or accusation, Loki knows that everything that he has done is irreversible. His home will never look at him the same way, his relationship with his beloved brother is destroyed, his mother knows he put Odin in danger and tried to permanently banish and kill Thor, and Odin knows exactly why he did it all and how dangerous Loki is. Life, as he knew it, is gone. He has been forsaken by his own hand, and his own hand alone. There is no love left for him in Asgard.
With this heavy realization, with this acceptance that he has indeed destroyed everything he once loved, Loki lets go of his spear and drops away from Asgard and into the unknown abyss, Thor screaming after him.
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First Person/Action brackets: [The video feed starts. Loki looks at the screen, scrutinizing it for a moment, but then seems to be satisfied that the device is in fact recording him. He's walking through the stacks, examining various things as he talks. Tops of shelving and ceiling move past behind Loki's head.] Curiosity causes me to wonder who has been here the longest. I only recently arrived, and am hoping someone can explain some things to me. For instance, what sort of 'help' this library requires. I wasn't able to get any answers out of the voice that spoke to me upon my awakening.
Third Person/Prose: So this would be his new regime. His kingdom.
He had left the book on the chair he'd awoken in, still feeling as though he were floating through that endless space. No thought, no feeling, just the realization that he had lost the love of his family and would never again feel that love. His mother would never look him straight in the eyes again and say he was her son. Loki was a creature, the monster parents told their children about at night. Somehow, he had become that creature. Somewhere down the line, his plan had taken him to a place he hadn't intended to go, and had led him to nearly killing Thor.
But he couldn't regret his actions. Thor hadn't deserved the favor of his father, the favor of his friends, and the favor of the people. He was rooted in fighting, reckless, cavalier. Loki had been the wise son, the diplomatic son—but a Jotunn. And thus unworthy. He had no place left for him in the nine realms.
But he would build one. Wherever he was now, this “Library”, it was to be his. Ruling over this place would suit him, Loki thought to himself. Libraries had been his sanctuary when he was younger, his place of quiet thought and uninterrupted studying (save for when Thor would come blundering in, shouting for Loki to attend his next ill-planned adventure...). It was only natural that he would make his kingdom here, wherever the hole between the branches of Yggdrasil had brought him.
Loki stepped lightly onto a somewhat-sturdy looking chair, and then onto the table it was placed at. He looked out and over the edge, down at the floors upon floors of this strange place that he was beginning to grow fond of. Who knew how many people lived here, but Loki wasn't interested in volume.
He would rule this place, and the people would obey him, accept him, love him. They would be his new family.
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In Character
Name: Loki Laufeyson
Canon: Thor (Avengers Movieverse)
Canon Point: After Loki falls off of the edge of Asgard and into the wormhole (end of Thor)
Sex/Gender: Male
Actual Age/Apparent Age: About 1045/25 or 26
Belongings: His armor and cape, sans helmet (he loses it during the fight with Thor)
Skills and Powers: Loki is raised as a prince of Asgard, so it is probably reasonable to say that he has been trained in (or at least attempted to learn) the skills and activities befitting a prince. The only ones Loki seems to really excel at are the ones Thor isn't so good at (studying, etiquette, conversation, et cetera—internally-based activities). He isn't strong at all, proven by how Thor can lay Mjolnir on Loki's chest and Loki can't lift it up or push it off of himself. Loki isn't terribly good at fighting with weaponry, but he is very flexible and agile (as seen during the infamous moment where Loki swings himself around his staff during his fight with Thor). It is also implied that he can ride a horse (as seen in one of the deleted scenes and towards the end of the film).
In the movie, Loki is seen using several magic-based powers. This is where his strengths lie, ultimately. He's a sorcerer before he is a warrior, making him very different from Thor, Sif, and the Warriors Three. During the fight at Jotunheim, Loki is seen throwing energy-projectiles mainly (though it isn't explicitly stated what sort of spell they are, they do knock Frost Giants down but quick). He also is the king of creating clones—he creates a double of himself to lure a Frost Giant off a cliff, and creates several clones during his fight with Thor. He also seems to be able to either teleport or manipulate pathways between realms to arrive both at Jotunheim, and at the SHIELD base Thor is being held prisoner in, seemingly without being detected or even having to use doors. He is then seen walking through the base that Thor couldn't get through undetected, probably with the assistance of some sort of invisibility spell or other magic to make him appear as though he belongs there. He is also able to conjure objects (probably objects that he knows the location of/has touched before) out of thin air, as seen during his encounter with Heimdall at the Bifrost gateway (he calls the Casket of Ancient Winters to his hands when Heimdall lunges to attack him). At the end of the film, in the post-credits clip, it is also implied that Loki can shift his appearance to make himself look like someone else. He manages to infiltrate SHIELD and get a look at some technology while posing as Doctor Erik Selvig.
It is implied that Loki has other magical powers, seeing as he is able to create a way to Jotunheim without Heimdall seeing him doing it, however those are mostly undefined in the movie. The new Avengers trailer also shows Loki flying with the aid of a device, so these undefined powers probably don't include flight.
While outside of the gates, Loki shouldn't have unlimited access to his magic as he usually does. He might be able to get an object to float, maybe throw one projectile spell per day to defend himself or conjure one clone (if he can concentrate), but his full power is reserved for when he is inside the gates. He isn't even terribly strong for a Jotun to begin with, so super strength or toughness shouldn't be an issue. He'll still be fairly agile—about as agile as he is in the film (he most likely learned that instead of acquiring it via study of magic).
Physical Description: Loki is Thor's complete opposite, even with his glamor-spell in place. He is fairly small (perhaps 5'8”), has brilliant green eyes, and is pale and dark haired. Thor is much taller than he is and golden, making Loki his brother's physical opposite as well. As a Frost Giant, when he doesn't have his glamor in place, his skin is a dark blue and has ridges in various patterns across his face. His eyes are blood red. Though despite this extreme difference in coloring, Loki doesn't change shape—his face shape is the same, he doesn't get any taller or bulkier. He is small for an Aesir, and he's small for a Jotun.
In the beginning of the film, Loki is rarely seen standing or sitting with his shoulders set, looking confident. He's always slightly hunched or standing with his hands in front of him—uncertain. The scene after Loki is made king of Asgard is very indicative of where Loki's character is heading: he's standing straight, sitting on the throne of Asgard, with his shoulders squared and standing up straight and confident. After that scene, Loki always carries himself with confidence and self-assurance, like he did when he first tried to sweet-talk Heimdall into letting Thor go to Jotunheim. After Loki ascends to the throne, he recognizes his own potential as the future leader of Asgard and carries himself as such. He isn't as lost as he felt before knowing what and who he was. He walks through Asgard, across the Rainbow Bridge, into Jotunheim, with complete confidence of stance and stride.
The silhouette of most Asgardians draws heavily from medieval Scandinavian silhouettes (surprise, surprise!). Loki tends to wear front-opening long coats with a bit of a collar, loose breeches and boots. Most of his garments are made out of a free-flowing fabric, or out of leather, all in dark colors. He also seems to favor silver chest pieces or copper (like his armor). In a sense, this sense of style also carries into the scene when Loki visits Thor while he's in the SHIELD base. He wears a long coat, dress pants, collared shirt, tie, and nice shoes—as well as a simple scarf for some style. Overall, Loki's look is very put-together, symmetrical, with some visual interest based in shapes instead of excessive decoration. His look is functional with flash geared to be seen while he's moving, and symmetrical and visually appealing while standing still.
Book Description: Although Loki's book appears to be bound in warm, smooth, green-tinted leather, it's extremely cold to the touch (not cold enough that someone couldn't hold it, but cold enough to be noticeable). It also has a few metal accents (copper) on the spine and cover.
History and Personality: Loki began his life as the discarded son of the king of Jotunheim, Laufey. Presumably before Loki was born (around AD 965), Laufey launched an attack on the Nine Realms, targeting Midgard (Earth) first and wreaking havoc. Odin, however, stepped in to stop the conquest, leading the armies of Asgard into war against Jotunheim. In the end, Odin defeated Laufey and sacked Jotunheim taking both the Casket of Ancient Winters, and the small Jotun infant Loki. When Odin returns with both, he takes Loki as his own son and raises him as Asgardian. Various glamor spells, no doubt put in place by Odin, keep Loki from knowing the truth for years.
Loki, despite being raised alongside Thor as an Asgardian, is naturally somewhat different from most Asgardians—he doesn't much like fighting, he favors magic instead of hammers and weaponry, and he is noticeably thinner than other Asgardians. Above all, it is noted that Loki has an insatiable desire to play pranks and trick people. In one of the deleted scenes from the movie, Loki is seen turning a cup of wine into a cup full of snakes. The man who had been carrying the cup is clearly terrified and disturbed by this act, but Thor merely complains that Loki wasted the alcohol. Loki counters that it was “just a bit of fun” and dismisses the illusion. From this interaction, it is suggested that Loki, Loki's magic, and Loki's idea of fun are not terribly welcome amongst the general Asgardian public. In most scenes involving Thor, the Warriors Three and Sif, he is also seen sitting by himself away from the action. Loki doesn't seem particularly troubled by this subconscious divide between himself and others, but he never looks very happy about it. Thor, Odin, and Frigga are the only people, his family, who voluntarily approach Loki. He is clearly different from the rest of Asgard, and probably experienced this subconscious divide his entire life.
About 1000 years after Loki is taken in, Thor is slated to become the next king of Asgard. In fact, his coronation is imminent. Loki does not appear bothered by this development, but deep down he is concerned about Thor's wild and unruly nature (and most likely, jealous that he has been overlooked just because Thor is older). Via a “back door” in the space between realms, Loki lets in a few Frost Giants who attempt to steal back the Casket of Ancient Winters. This could be seen as Loki's first aggressive act against Thor, however the Frost Giants are defeated too swiftly and soundly for this to be any grand plan of Loki's. Loki lets the Frost Giants in knowing that it will disturb (and hopefully postpone) the coronation, probably hoping that Odin will reconsider his decision when Thor is faced with an “insult” against his reign.
Loki's plan works, though it sets in motion a series of events that Loki originally did not intend. While Thor is stewing over his ruined coronation and Odin's subsequent chastising, Loki feeds Thor's anger concerning the Frost Giants and leads Thor into believing that the only way to save Asgard from further invasion is to attack Jotunheim first. After Odin suggested that Thor is not ready to be king, Loki no doubt latched onto his words as an opportunity to fully display Thor's inability to make calm, rational decisions. He chooses his battlefield carefully, so as to fully display Thor's inability to be a wise king.
He lures Thor into deciding the only course of action is to venture into Jotunheim and teach the Frost Giants a lesson—so they won't threaten Asgardian borders again. Loki is on board with the plan, even though he appears to drag his heels at first to further convince Thor of the necessity of the plan. Being Thor's younger brother, Loki knows exactly how to play Thor into doing something idiotic to anger their father, and he's no doubt had years of practice at it (you'd think Thor would learn...). Thor, Loki, the Warriors Three and Sif all journey to Jotunheim to face Laufey and accuse him of the break-in to the relic vault. Loki is worrying about the plan before they even leave Asgard, as evidenced by his reaction to Heimdall's warning: if opening the Bifrost would threaten Asgard, Heimdall would leave them to die on Jotunheim. Loki's expression suggests he's uncomfortable with this, probably because there is no easy way out should things go pear-shaped. So when Thor starts threatening Laufey amidst several Frost Giants closing in on the small group, Loki immediately attempts to prevent a violent incident by begging Thor to think about where they are and what's going on. Thor snaps back “Know your place, brother.” Thor doesn't always talk to Loki like this, but it does suggest that Thor believes himself to be superior to Loki because he's the one in line for the throne. Constant reinforcement of this attitude probably pushed Loki to take this action against Thor and ruin his chances at ascending via the journey into Jotunheim.
The confrontation begins to wind down, but then Laufey makes a comment: “Run home, little princess.” Loki knows exactly what buttons to push to aggravate Thor (he probably knows which buttons to push to aggravate just about anybody, given he's the God of Mischief), and he verbally acknowledges this is going to tip Thor over the edge (“Damn.”). And it does—Thor starts the assault on the group of Frost Giants, the Warriors Three and Sif joining in whole-heartedly. While the warriors are throwing themselves into the battle, Loki only takes on targets that attack him. He hurls spells at his attackers, but most notably, he lures a giant off a cliff by casting a clone of himself looking cornered. Loki plays vulnerable when he isn't, even when he's playing Thor into the foray to Jotunheim. He takes advantage when people latch on to the front he's putting on.
The fight rages on, and Loki is caught by one of the Frost Giants. Previously, Volstagg was burned by the touch of one of the Frost Giants, but Loki's arm merely starts turning blue—much to his own and his attacker's surprise. He should have been burned, but he's fine. Loki dispatches the Frost Giant easily, but the interaction sticks with him until the battle starts to turn. Eventually it becomes apparent that the group is outnumbered. Loki screams at Thor that they have to retreat, and Thor naturally urges them to go while he continues to fight alone. This is another major difference between Loki and Thor: Loki would rather run away to fight another day, but Thor has his head stuck in the glory of battle and victory.
The group races to a cliff, where Heimdall refuses to open the Bifrost due to a huge Frost-Beast following the group. Thor dispatches the monster, however the group is still surrounded by Frost Giants. When the Bifrost does open, it's Odin who arrives to save the group. Odin talks to Laufey, suggesting that Laufey treat Thor's actions as “the actions of a boy” instead of an act of war. Laufey refuses, declaring that if Asgard wanted war, they would get a war.
Odin pulls Thor, Loki, Sif, and the Warriors Three into the Bifrost and demands they take the wounded Fandral to the healing room, leaving Odin, Thor, and Loki in the gateway. Perhaps Loki got his wish when Laufey declared war on Asgard, but that wasn't his overall aim. In fact, the events of the foray into Jotunheim take Loki completely by surprise—so much so that he takes a step back when Odin roars at him after trying to intercede on Thor's behalf. He's surprised, shocked, unsure of what to say after he's silenced by his father.
Loki really has nothing to gain by trying to speak for Thor, (perhaps save him from the worst of his father's anger) as Odin already stated that Thor wouldn't be king (he says “I was a fool to think you were ready.”). At this point Loki is trying to throw his hat into the ring, turn Thor's failure into the day he himself was recognized as a worthy heir. He looks around the gateway as though searching for something to say while Thor is being chastised, unsure of whether or not he wants to get himself involved at all or if he wants to simply leave if Odin is only going to focus his anger on Thor. Loki doesn't want to be next, obviously. When one sibling is being yelled at by a parent, the natural response of the other sibling is to try to avoid being punished by association.
Odin shouts at Thor “You are unworthy of the loved ones you have betrayed.” This line is followed by a shot of Loki between Thor and Odin. This is both an ironic thing (seeing as Loki betrayed Thor by ruining his coronation and is going to betray him in the worst ways) and an indication of why Loki puts his plans into action. Thor has treated Loki in a terrible way, both by lording his position over his younger brother and by dragging him to Jotunheim and starting a war. Odin casts Thor into the Bifrost, and Loki's expression is shock. Numb shock. He's overwhelmed by how fast things went downhill, how finite and terrible this punishment is. He's probably used to less-than-agreeable turnouts to his mischief, but this is probably the worst result he's ever seen. Loki does love Thor as his brother, and he never wanted to see him banished—just found unworthy to be king. The next thing we see is Odin casting the spell on Mjolnir and throwing the hammer after Thor. As Odin throws the hammer into the Bifrost, Loki looks on with a strange look on his face. Almost as though he knows what Odin is doing and wishes Odin would consider him as an heir instead of trying to teach Thor a lesson. He looks sad, knowing he's been overlooked again in favor of “fixing” Thor. He realizes that Thor's banishment isn't going to last very long if Thor can somehow get his act together.
The next we see of Loki, he is on the outskirts of Sif and the Warriors Three, sitting in the room but not really contributing or interacting with them. It seems as though he's there purely out of habit. They're discussing Thor's banishment and wondering who told Odin where they were going, and Loki speaks up and confesses he was the one who told one of the guards to go to Odin (this can actually be seen in one of the deleted scenes). Volgstagg is upset Loki told the guard where they were going—but he doesn't seem too upset when he thinks it was Heimdall who went to Odin. He does concede (grudgingly) that the group should be grateful Loki saved their lives, but the group doesn't seem too grateful. Loki says he loves Thor “more dearly than any of you”, and it's true. They're friendly and smiling and conspiring as children, joking around before the coronation as adults in the deleted scenes. Loki lists all of Thor's faults, angry because he can guess what Odin is planning, because no one thanks him for saving their lives, and because all Sif and the Warriors can talk about is 'poor Thor'. Loki's greatest anger seems to stem from being overlooked. It seems to be a fairly valid point that Loki acted to save their lives, but after Loki leaves Sif points out “Loki has always been jealous of Thor” as a means to suggest Loki is betraying Thor through the foray into Jotunheim. This is a very simple way to couch their relationship. Loki does love Thor as his brother, jealousy doesn't negate that. Wanting to be king in place of Thor doesn't negate that they are family and that they grew up together as brothers.
Loki is clearly distracted by what happened with his arm in Jotunheim. He keeps looking at his hand as though trying to figure out why it turned blue there. Eventually Loki makes his way to the relic vault to see the Casket of Ancient Winters. Odin finds Loki holding the casket, and the truth comes out. Loki was the abandoned son of Laufey, whom Odin took back with him in the hope of building peace between the Jotunn and Aesir. Odin says “I thought we might bring about a permanent peace through you.” Loki looks at Odin, devastated to think he was raised to be used for a purpose. His expression is pained, and he can barely speak, only managing a clumsy “What...?” Loki doesn't take this news particularly well—and it's understandable. Loki always sees an angle for people's actions. When he finds out Odin took him from Jotunheim, he assumes it was for a purpose—not because Odin was taking pity on an 'innocent child'. He screams at Odin to tell him what this purpose is not because he is angry or in a rage, but because his entire world has suddenly been turned upside-down. He isn't Aesir, he isn't even Odin's son, this is why he's always been perceived as different. Loki takes Odin's explanation to mean that he was raised as a bargaining chip or a Jotun-ally bred to be sympathetic to Asgard. This isn't exactly what Odin is saying, but Loki can only think that this is the final piece of the puzzle: of why he was always overlooked and Thor was favored. He rants and screams at Odin, but when his father falls onto the steps of the chamber, Loki is terrified. He still loves Odin as his father, and is afraid of what's happening to him. He reaches out and holds Odin's hand, perhaps afraid that he's killed his father with his screaming and carrying on, realizing all he wanted was his father's love and this wasn't the way to go about it. He cries for help and guards arrive to take Odin away.
Odin has fallen into the Odinsleep—Frigga describes it as an illness, though a regular one that Odin eventually comes out of. She and Loki remain by Odin's bedside, discussing what to do while Odin is out of commission. Eventually, a few guards arrive with a staff—Odin's staff. Frigga looks on, proudly, and explains that while Odin is asleep and Thor is banished, Loki must take on the responsibilities of leading Asgard. Loki is made king—he doesn't take the throne for himself, but once Odin is in the Odinsleep, he is the only Odinson that can ascend temporarily to the throne. This is the beginning of Loki's machinations to make sure Thor never comes back to Asgard so that he may remain king. Not for any nefarious purpose—he just wants to be the good son, the heir. He wants to prove that even though he is Jotunn, he can be a good king and a wise king. The sort of king Odin wants on the throne.
The Warriors Three and Sif believe that Loki is guilty of treachery, and rush to the throne room to meet with Odin. However by this point, Loki has taken the throne as Odin is still asleep. Loki explains this, explains that neither Odin nor Frigga can see them at the moment, and assures the Warriors and Sif “You may bring your urgent matter to me.” There's no hint of irony or derision in this statement. He actively wants Sif and the Warriors to accept him instead of constantly asking for Odin or Frigga. His reasoning as to why to not bring Thor home, though, is clearly his silver tongue at work. Loki goes on about how the people of Asgard need stability, and he couldn't very well revoke an order his father made while the realm is on the brink of war. It's bullshit, and Sif and the warriors can tell that it's bullshit. But from what Loki thinks, there's nothing they can do to defy him—he's the king while Odin is asleep.
But there's no way to guarantee that he will remain king. In another scene where Loki and Frigga are by Odin's bedside, Loki asks why Odin and Frigga kept the truth from him. Frigga claims it was because they didn't want Loki to feel different—though sadly despite their best efforts, Loki was always different and always treated differently. However Frigga assures him, passionately, “You are our son Loki, and we your family.” Loki looks down at Odin, his expression suggesting that he believes this. He believes this, and he wants it to continue and he wants the favor of his parents. Loki asks how long until Odin awakens, probably trying to figure out how much time he has to secure his place in his father's eyes as the superior son. As the one worthy of the throne. Frigga responds “We mustn't lose hope that your father will return to us, and your brother. There is always a purpose to everything your father does.” Loki's expression is dark, scheming. He doesn't want Thor to come home a new man. He wants to remain the superior, worthy son. He starts figuring out how to make this happen, how to ruin Thor and improve his own image.
Loki works out a plan to make Thor's banishment permanent, but it requires some tricky lying and manipulation. The first step takes place after Thor attempts to break into the SHIELD base surrounding Mjolnir, and Loki visits him. Loki deliberately lies to Thor, claiming that Odin has died. This is Loki's first, deliberately aggressive act towards Thor, but he pulls it off with grace and evenness of expression, and Thor believes it even though Loki is known to twist words. Thor most likely doesn't believe Loki would lie about something so terrible, so heartbreaking, as the death of their father, which is an indication of the sorts of schemes Loki has pulled off before the movie. The web continues, Loki claiming that a truce has been arranged with Jotunheim, conditional on Thor's continued banishment, and that Frigga doesn't wish to see Thor in Asgard ever again. Loki lays lie upon lie, leaving Thor believing he has been stripped of his home and his family. Thor's reaction indicates that he is crushed by this news, but still thanks Loki for coming to see him nonetheless. Loki says that he is sorry things happened this way, and perhaps somewhere he is sorry that their relationship has become so cutthroat. However Loki is now in this game of lies to win the throne, and he isn't above lying to his brother about Odin and Frigga. Loki bids Thor farewell, pausing for a noticeable beat as though he might be reconsidering given Thor's apology. Loki makes one last stop in the base, at Mjolnir, to attempt to take the hammer for himself, but he is unable to lift it. He tugs and pulls, gritting his teeth, almost furious that he is unable to lift it. Having been there when Odin put the spell on the hammer, Loki knows he isn't worthy of “the power of Thor” according to Odin. The thought frustrates him, and sparks an angry glint in his eye. But then he looks casually up at the sky, brushing the setback off, perhaps reasoning that he doesn't need the hammer to proceed. He leaves peaceably, believing that this is the last he will hear from Thor, that his older brother is successfully out of the way and the rest of his plan can unfold.
The next we see of Loki, he has traveled to Jotunheim to meet with Laufey. The Jotun immediately commands Loki's death, though Loki smiles and talks his way through it. Loki reveals he let the Jotun into Asgard to ruin Thor's coronation and protect Asgard from his “idiotic rule for a while longer”. This is when we first see Loki's true intentions, perhaps tinged with a bit of malice for the benefit of an alliance with Laufey. He needs Laufey to be willing to attack Odin in order to fulfill his plan, though he spins the story as though he were a disgruntled son looking to ascend to the throne via his father's death. He offers Laufey the Casket of Ancient Winters, and Laufey readily accepts, clearly not seeing a downside to the arrangements. Clearly, Laufey doesn't know his own son.
Loki returns to the gate, where Heimdall is keeping watch. Heimdall expresses suspicious concern that when he attempted to look upon Loki while he was on Jotunheim, he couldn't see or hear him. Loki talks his way through Heimdall's questions, suggesting that Heimdall is growing weaker after his many years of service, and then redirecting the conversation towards Odin and Heimdall's relationship. Loki wishes Heimdall to obey and protect him, as the king of Asgard. Not out of any anger or malice, but simply because he wishes everyone to acknowledge him as king. Heimdall agrees reluctantly, but the damage is done. Loki sweeps out of the gateway, ordering that Heimdall close the Bifrost to everyone, citing that he must repair the damage Thor has done to Jotun-Aesir relations.
The Warriors Three and Sif decide that Loki has to be stopped and realize they have to go to Midgard to get Thor back to Asgard. Heimdall, seeing their plans immediately, calls them to the Bifrost gate and “subtly” leaves them alone with the key to the gate. Loki, seeing that someone has left Asgard, realizes that he must do something to ensure that Thor does not return and that his plans are not interrupted before he can put the final stage of his plan in place. He immediately travels to the vault that holds the Casket, and calls upon the Destroyer. Loki orders it to ensure Thor doesn't return and then, perhaps in desperation, orders it to “destroy everything”. This is an indication that Loki has become so wrapped up in his plan that he has no care for what happens to his brother anymore. He is so focused on making his plan work, on getting all of the pieces to fit together, on ascending and becoming the favored son, that he would order the death of his only brother.
The Warriors Three and Sif find Thor housing with Jane and reveal that Loki has lied—Odin is alive, Frigga hasn't ordered his banishment, and the Jotun truce isn't happening. Thor looks devastated that his brother lied to him about something so terrible and serious.
Meanwhile in Asgard, Loki confronts Heimdall, his words much more clipped, less restrained. Loki is slowly becoming unhinged as a result of his plan falling apart at the seams. But he's all the way into it now—there is no going back or apologizing as far as Loki is concerned. He either finishes his scheme and obtains the throne or he dies trying. He hasn't seen that the situation is irreversible and that the likelihood of getting what he wants is almost nonexistent given the forces opposing him. Loki forcibly removes Heimdall from his position, citing his authority “as king”. Heimdall retaliates, aiming to attack Loki on the basis that he no longer needs to obey if he has been stripped of his position as Gatekeeper. Loki calls the Casket of Ancient Winters to his hands out of thin air, and freezes Heimdall where he lunges. The exposure to ice lifts Loki's glamor, and he watches Heimdall freeze with a red-eyed, almost satisfied expression.
Back on Midgard, the Destroyer is doing what Loki ordered: destroying everything and looking for Thor. When the battle goes sour, Thor does what he did at the beginning, but for a different purpose. Thor faces the Destroyer alone, offering himself if Loki will leave the people of Midgard alive. He knows at this point that his relationship with Loki was long ago damaged and potentially destroyed due to his attitude and selfishness. He admits that he is at fault, and Loki looks thoughtful as he listens from the throne of Asgard. Loki drops his hand and the Destroyer seems to calm, its faceplate hiding its fiery interior. But then, in true Loki fashion, the Destroyer turns and backhands Thor, hard. As though it were Loki performing the action out of anger, out of retaliation for all of the years Thor belittled and berated Loki as inferior to Odin's first heir. Thor falls to the ground and the Destroyer turns to leave thinking that it has accomplished its role. Loki turns to resume his seat on the throne, believing that Thor is gone and his plan is safe.
Unfortunately for Loki, Thor's willingness to be a sacrifice for others makes him, in Odin's eyes, worthy of Mjolnir and his power. The hammer flies out of the SHIELD base and returns to Thor's hand. Loki and the Destroyer turn, shocked and infuriated. This is just another indication of how Loki is unworthy.
No doubt when Thor regained his power, Loki realized he had to put his plan into action immediately. He rushes to the Bifrost gateway and lets Laufey and two other Jotun into Asgard, welcoming them sarcastically.
Thor calls on Heimdall, after Laufey and one of his soldiers have left with Loki. Heimdall breaks free of the ice and retrieves Thor, the Warriors, and Sif from Midgard to deal with Loki, and hopefully stop him. At this time, perhaps everyone's thought is that Loki is attempting to murder Odin and take the throne for himself, instead of set up a very elaborate scene of saving his father from Laufey. At Odin's bedside, after disabling Frigga, Laufey is raising a dagger of ice aiming to kill the Allfather. But then, Loki's true plan is revealed, and he comes from the double doors and kills Laufey before he can deal the blow. “Your death came at the hand of a son of Odin.” This reveals Loki's true intent, the main driving force behind his plan—to be truly accepted as an Odinson, to be the hero of the people instead of Thor.
Unfortunately, Loki's moment of triumph is ruined when Thor bursts into Odin's bedside and reveals Loki's lies. Loki tries to slither out from under the weight of them (“[The Destroyer] must have been enforcing father's last command.”), but he ultimately has nowhere to go. Loki cracks fully, and attacks Thor with his spear, sending him through the wall of the bedchamber (“If you'll excuse me, I have to go destroy Jotunheim.”). His tone is pleasant, almost apologetic, but then followed by an extremely violent and vehement act.
Loki rides to the gateway, and opens the Bifrost onto Jotunheim. Its power begins ripping the realm apart. Thor is powerless to stop it, despite his tries. Thor demands to know why Loki has done this, and Loki responds that his aim was always to prove he was the “worthy son”, the one who saved Odin's life. He grins at the prospect of destroying the entirety of Jotunheim, asking Thor why he can't destroy the entire realm, blatantly reminding Thor that he was the one who wanted to kill them all not so long ago. The more he talks, the more Thor tries to reason with him, the more Loki unravels. He carries on, hissing that he never wanted the throne, that he just wanted to be Thor's equal. He starts pushing Thor's buttons, eventually threatening Jane, which successfully makes Thor do what Loki wants: he wants a fight with Thor, something that perhaps he had never wanted until this moment.
The two brothers clash in a fight that is less finesse and more boys hitting each other with sticks. Loki enjoys himself, laughing and grinning and baring his teeth whenever he lands a good hit. He is almost not himself during this sequence. And then Thor launches the both of them through the ceiling of the Bifrost and Loki nearly falls off the bridge. Thor approaches Loki, uncertain, but then Loki looks at Thor with wide, scared eyes and pleads for help. And then Loki's clone disappears and the real Loki reappears behind Thor, hitting him at point-blank range with a spell. Thor falls, suddenly surrounded by dozens of laughing Loki. And then Odin's lightning comes down and blows the two brothers apart, almost like a parent pulling two fighting siblings away from each other.
The Bifrost is now building to a point where the gate can no longer hold the power. Thor pins Loki down with Mjolnir (which Loki can still not lift or even push off), and attempts to go back to stop the damage. Loki begins trying to push Thor's buttons again, pointing out that despite Thor's power and strength, Loki has triumphed. There is nothing Thor can do.
Except there is something. Thor calls back Mjolnir and begins destroying the Rainbow Bridge. Loki's expression is devastated, shocked. This is the one thing he didn't expect, the one flaw in his perfect plan. His voice is weak, soft, as he asks Thor what he's doing. He's numb, needs time to reconfigure. After that moment and another three swings of Mjolnir, Loki screams that if Thor destroys the bridge, he'll never see Jane again, once again attempting to push Thor's buttons and manipulate him. Unfortunately this time, Thor is deaf to Loki's manipulations and continues destroying the bridge. Loki knows at this point that his only option is to kill Thor. He grabs his spear, gets up, and runs at Thor with the intent to put his blade through Thor's back. At that moment, the Rainbow Bridge explodes, sending both Loki and Thor flying through the air.
Loki falls, screaming. Thor catches Loki's spear, and Thor is caught by Odin. The two of them hang off of the edge of Asgard, faced with endless stars and endless blackness. Loki looks around desperately at his surroundings, almost wondering how it is that he's arrived at this point in time, scared of what is going to happen to him next, confused as to why he hasn't fallen. And then he sees that Odin is holding both of them from falling.
Loki calls upwards to Odin, “I could have done it father. For you. For all of us.” His voice cracks, his expression almost childlike. Loki is a son seeking approval, explaining why he has done what he has done. Even if it was wrong, even if he lost his way, Loki admits that all he wanted was acceptance as Odin's son, something he felt he had lost when he discovered he wasn't an Aesir. Odin responds, softly, “No, Loki.”
At this moment, Loki and Odin both know that while Loki may have been telling himself that what he wanted was to be the best son for the sake of Odin and Frigga and Asgard, deep down, Loki wanted that recognition and love for himself. He couldn't bear feeling inferior, he couldn't bear to know he was so terribly different from everyone, and so he set out on this twisted path for his own gratification. To prove to himself that he could be the best, that he could come out from under Thor's shadow. Loki feels inferior not because of anything Odin or Frigga or Thor did, but Loki feels inferior because he allows himself to remain in Thor's shadow, psychologically. And so in order to come out from under that shadow, instead of accepting Odin and Frigga's reassurances, Loki nearly killed Thor, let enemies into Asgard, and tried to destroy an entire realm.
When Odin reveals that he understands Loki's true intention, without any malice or accusation, Loki knows that everything that he has done is irreversible. His home will never look at him the same way, his relationship with his beloved brother is destroyed, his mother knows he put Odin in danger and tried to permanently banish and kill Thor, and Odin knows exactly why he did it all and how dangerous Loki is. Life, as he knew it, is gone. He has been forsaken by his own hand, and his own hand alone. There is no love left for him in Asgard.
With this heavy realization, with this acceptance that he has indeed destroyed everything he once loved, Loki lets go of his spear and drops away from Asgard and into the unknown abyss, Thor screaming after him.
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First Person/Action brackets: [The video feed starts. Loki looks at the screen, scrutinizing it for a moment, but then seems to be satisfied that the device is in fact recording him. He's walking through the stacks, examining various things as he talks. Tops of shelving and ceiling move past behind Loki's head.] Curiosity causes me to wonder who has been here the longest. I only recently arrived, and am hoping someone can explain some things to me. For instance, what sort of 'help' this library requires. I wasn't able to get any answers out of the voice that spoke to me upon my awakening.
Third Person/Prose: So this would be his new regime. His kingdom.
He had left the book on the chair he'd awoken in, still feeling as though he were floating through that endless space. No thought, no feeling, just the realization that he had lost the love of his family and would never again feel that love. His mother would never look him straight in the eyes again and say he was her son. Loki was a creature, the monster parents told their children about at night. Somehow, he had become that creature. Somewhere down the line, his plan had taken him to a place he hadn't intended to go, and had led him to nearly killing Thor.
But he couldn't regret his actions. Thor hadn't deserved the favor of his father, the favor of his friends, and the favor of the people. He was rooted in fighting, reckless, cavalier. Loki had been the wise son, the diplomatic son—but a Jotunn. And thus unworthy. He had no place left for him in the nine realms.
But he would build one. Wherever he was now, this “Library”, it was to be his. Ruling over this place would suit him, Loki thought to himself. Libraries had been his sanctuary when he was younger, his place of quiet thought and uninterrupted studying (save for when Thor would come blundering in, shouting for Loki to attend his next ill-planned adventure...). It was only natural that he would make his kingdom here, wherever the hole between the branches of Yggdrasil had brought him.
Loki stepped lightly onto a somewhat-sturdy looking chair, and then onto the table it was placed at. He looked out and over the edge, down at the floors upon floors of this strange place that he was beginning to grow fond of. Who knew how many people lived here, but Loki wasn't interested in volume.
He would rule this place, and the people would obey him, accept him, love him. They would be his new family.