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Loki Variants
Variants of Loki Laufeyson that appear across alternate timelines and parallel universes.
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In General
- Alliance of Alternates: Two appear in the Void: the first is led by Kid Loki and includes Classic, Boastful, and Alligator Loki who represent Loki's good qualities; and the second is led by President Loki with all of them representing what Loki would be if he doesn't change. Of course, it doesn't last as Boastful Loki betrays his friends, and then President Loki betrays Boastful before being betrayed himself by his group.
- Alternate Universe Reed Richards Is Awesome: Some variants are more successful or powerful than the Sacred Timeline Loki.
- The Chosen Many: Sylvie believes that the universe wants to break free from the TVA's control and manifests chaos to do so, implying that Loki is that chaos which is why there are so many variants. He Who Remains reveals that while everything that happened is still part of his plan he did choose her and the L1130 Loki to be his replacements. Except not really as revealed in Season 2: while he does seem to want Loki to replace him, it's only Loki and manipulated events to try and make him see that his way is the only way.
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Being able to trust someone and be someone worth trusting is not an ability Loki normally has, and interacting with himself doesn't make it easier as it doesn't take long for the Lokis to betray each other while in the Void.
- Dead Alternate Counterpart: Inverted as while the Sacred Timeline version was killed by Thanos, all of his variants are still alive except for Classic Loki.
- Hero of Another Story: While somewhat apathetic and depressed with their situation Classic Loki, Kid Loki, and Alligator Loki are some of the few Loki variants to recognize their flaws and have formed genuine friendships with each other while moving on from their dreams of conquest, unlike President Loki.
- Other Me Annoys Me: Very few Loki variants learn to like each other, since they all have the same Chronic Backstabbing Disorder and narcissism you would expect from a version of Loki.
- Trapped in Villainy: According to the Sacred Timeline and the TVA, Loki isn't allowed to change and become a better person as otherwise Thor and the Avengers wouldn't become the heroes they are meant to be. This leaves the Lokis with two options: either embrace their villainy and be doomed to failure or try to change only to be pruned by the TVA.
- Villain of Another Story: President Loki's army is made up of more variants, each with different appearances to the usual version of Loki, and we don't know how they ended up being pruned or what their Nexus Events were.
Variants pruned by the TVA
Kid Loki
Loki Laufeyson
"I killed Thor."
Known Aliases: Kid Loki (credits)
Species: Frost Giant
Citizenship: Jotun, Asgardian
Affiliation(s): Asgard (formerly)
Portrayed By: Jack Veal
Appearances: Loki
"Whenever one of us dares try to fix themselves, they're sent here to die."
A Loki Variant who managed to kill his brother Thor, who appears in the form of a child. He leads a group of pruned Lokis including him, Classic Loki, Boastful Loki, and Alligator Loki.
- Adaptational Badass: He was able to kill Thor when both were kids. Neither the Sacred Timeline Loki nor the comic book version were able to do that.
- Adaptational Heroism: In the comics, Kid Loki was created as a version of the character with none of his moral baggage, who could be a true hero. This one killed Thor and chooses not to face Alioth with the others. However, he shows genuine sadness when he agrees with Classic Loki's point that every version of Loki is "broken" and every time they try to fix their mistakes, they're taken by the TVA and sent to die. He also helps Loki and Sylvie reach Alioth so that they can find whoever is behind the TVA, and even gives his dagger to Loki.
- Adaptational Personality Change: In the comics, Kid Loki was mentioned to be childish and a troublemaker, usually lying, cheating, and using tricks to manipulate people, but had a good heart and a moral compass. This Kid Loki is clearly acting wise and reasonable, and shows annoyance when other Loki Variants begin backstabbing each other and lead themselves into a brawl.
- Age Lift: A weird example. Despite this Loki having the appearance of a child, he is supposedly older than even Classic Loki, due to being pruned thousands of years before the events of the Loki TV series. By contrast, Kid Loki in the comics is a reincarnation of the original Loki who is more or less the same age as he looks.
- Alliance of Alternates: He leads a group of pruned Loki variants, and accepts TVA Loki into his group as well after the latter too was pruned.
- Alternate Self: He is the youngest-looking Loki variant whose story diverged from the Sacred Timeline when he killed his brother long before the events of Thor. He leads a group of variants in the Void.
- Ambiguous Situation: The circumstances that led to him getting pruned by killing Thor is left unclear. It's unknown if he killed Thor on purpose or by accident, but it's clear that he regrets what he did.
- Anti-Hero: He proclaims he killed Thor, which made him a variant (it's unclear if it was on purpose or not, or just the bad temperament of a child). Regardless, he helps Loki, Sylvie, and Mobius try to escape the Void and find out who's behind the TVA.
- Asskicking Leads to Leadership: He is the leader of the group despite his apparent youth, as he is the only version who killed Thor.
- Badass Adorable: He is a cute child, who is also a powerful god.
- A Child Shall Lead Them: He's the youngest looking Variant introduced in the Void, and also happens to be the leader of a small group of Lokis that are trying to survive there without backstabbing each other for the sake of power.
- Decomposite Character: Downplayed. In the comics, Kid Loki is the original Loki reborn as a young boy following his death at the hands of The Void, but is generally treated as a separate individual and used as a vessel from which the original is able to truly resurrect himself. This version is another Variant of Loki, unrelated to the original's machinations.
- Drink-Based Characterization: Because he doesn't look old enough to drink alcohol, he toasts with a box of Hi-C Ecto Cooler juice drink, while the other Lokis toast with goblets of wine.
- Everyone Has Standards: Unlike his other counterparts, he drinks juice instead of alcohol because he's aware of how young he appears.
- Foreshadowing: The flashback at the beginning of the fourth episode "The Nexus Event", which sees Sylvie being arrested by the TVA as a child, shows that even children can be considered Variants.
- Heel–Face Door-Slam: Kid Loki explains that the fate of any Loki who tries to turn over a new leaf, such as Classic Loki and himself, is to be pruned.
- Heel Realization: After escaping the Loki brawl, Kid Loki implies and expresses with genuine sadness that, just like the other Lokis, he tried to fix himself after killing Thor, but he was pruned by the TVA and sent to the Void to be killed.
- I Choose to Stay: When Mobius offers to bring Kid Loki out of the Void, he declines.
- Mythology Gag: "Kid Loki" is one of the many forms the character has taken in the comic books.
- Older Than They Look: Despite having the appearance of a child and being called "kid",
Kid Loki's actor has suggested that his character is actually the oldest of all the Lokis trapped in the void, due to pruning burning out his ability to age naturally. If that's the case, him being the leader of the Ragtag Bunch of Lokis is very much justified. - Psychopathic Manchild: Inverted. Despite being a child version of one of the world's most childish but dangerous villains, Kid Loki is actually the most mature and intelligent of all the Loki variants, being able to figure out how to survive in the Void without trying to backstab anyone, and help two of his variants survive alongside him. The implication that he's actually the oldest Loki variant encountered may have something to do with this.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: All the more so awesome since he's potentially the oldest Loki in the Void despite looking like the youngest. We find out that, on realizing none of them could escape, he took command of the few Lokis that would listen to reason, to make a home for themselves. When one of them betrays the Kid, he's not even surprised but gets his remaining allies out of dodge. Kid Loki and Classic Loki also take the time to talk down the L1130 variant and remind him not to be rude to Alligator Loki. He agrees to help L1130 Loki and Sylvie find a way out but refuses to risk his life or that of his comrades personally because no one has found a way out of the Void for eons. With that said, he gives L1130 his dagger, and wishes him the best of luck.
- Sibling Murder: His Nexus Event was killing Thor. He doesn't elaborate on if it was an accident or not, but the sadness in his voice about the TVA taking him away when he tried to fix himself says that he regrets it to a degree.
- The Three Faces of Adam: He is the young ambitious Hunter to Classic Loki's older and wiser Prophet and the protagonist Loki's Lord.
- Troubling Unchildlike Behavior: His Nexus Event is caused by killing Thor, when he is still a child.
- Walking Spoiler: His existence, along with Classic Loki and Boastful Loki's, reveals the fact that pruned variants do not immediately die, but are instead teleported into another dimension.
- Young and in Charge: Despite being much younger looking than the other Loki variants, he's the leader of his own bunch. It turns out that Boastful Loki, though, is not content with this, and betrays the rest of the group to President Loki so he can take over leadership.
Classic Loki
Loki Laufeyson
"We, my friends, have but one part to play: the God of Outcasts. Nothing more."
Known Aliases: Classic Loki (credits)
Species: Frost Giant
Citizenship: Jotun, Asgardian
Affiliation(s): Asgard (formerly), Thanos (formerly), Revengers (formerly)
Portrayed By: Richard E. Grant
Appearances: Loki
"We lie and we cheat, we cut the throat of every person who trusts us, and for what? Power. Glorious power. Glorious purpose! We cannot change. We're broken, every version of us. Forever."
A visibly older Variant than his counterparts. Unlike his Sacred Timeline counterpart, this Loki had survived his encounter at the hands of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War and isolated himself from the rest of the universe before loneliness got to him, inevitably getting arrested and pruned by the TVA.
- The Ace: In terms of magic, Classic Loki is the most powerful and skilled among his fellow variants, capable of feats that no other Loki can accomplish.
- Achievements in Ignorance: Inadvertently managed to hide himself from the TVA for centuries, simply by doing a less extreme version of what Sylvie did, living in hiding and isolation. Unlike her though, he was entirely unaware of the TVA, and only got caught because he missed his Thor and tried to leave to find him, which would ruin the illusion that he was killed by Thanos.
- Adaptational Curves: Inverted. Comics Loki whom Classic Loki was based on has been shown to be pretty muscular, which his costume emphasizes. Meanwhile, Classic Loki's costume is somewhat baggy, not helped by Richard E. Grant being someone you wouldn't exactly call buff.
- Adaptational Heroism: Despite his name and look, he has little in common with the classic comic book Loki, who's the Ax-Crazy Arch-Enemy of Thor. Here, he's a variant of MCU-Loki who only differs from the main Loki in that he managed to trick Thanos with his illusions and survived. In addition to that, he pulls off a Heroic Sacrifice to buy time for TVA-Loki and Sylvie, making him probably the most heroic Loki in the Multiverse.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Classic Loki's appearance is based on the original comic iteration of the character, which is among the most evil. Here, Classic Loki is just a variant similar to the Sacred Timeline Loki who managed to live to old age, and is among the most loyal and noble Lokis portrayed.
- Age Lift: He looks much older than any of the other Loki Variants.
- The Alcoholic: While he and the other Lokis are hiding in their underground base, Classic Loki can be seen taking frequent gulps of wine.
- Alternate Self: He is the oldest-looking Loki Variant who lived through all events up to Endgame, but fooled Thanos and lived in solitude on a desolate planet for a long time. When he dared to leave it, the TVA pruned him and sent him to the Void, where he pledged loyalty to Kid Loki.
- Awesome, but Impractical: How he feels about knives and fancy bladework in general, believing that they inhibit a Loki's true potential which lies in their magic. When Boastful Loki argues that they look awesome while using them, Classic Loki sarcastically agrees that they do...until the moment they are disarmed and rendered helpless as a certain Mad Titan snaps their neck.
- Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: This Variant was able to live to old age by hiding out alone and never interacting with the Timeline. He eventually realized he missed his Thor too much and got pruned when he started looking into ways to leave his planet and see his brother again.
- Beware the Silly Ones: He might be a Grumpy Old Man in a Cheap Costume, but he's still survived in a wasteland at the end of time and is capable of truly spectacular feats of sorcery.
- Big Damn Heroes: He arrives just in time to distract Alioth from killing L1130 Loki and Sylvie.
- Broken Ace: One of the most powerful Loki variants out there… and a Grumpy Old Man who really misses his brother and can never see him again.
- Changed My Mind, Kid: When Classic Loki, Kid Loki, and Alligator Loki decide to help Sylvie and L1130 Loki in their mission to enchant Alioth, they only agree to bring them as far as Alioth itself before leaving so they don't die. Classic Loki, who was the most adamant about not wanting to fight Alioth, ends up coming back and creating a massive illusion of Asgard to distract it for the time Loki and Sylvie need to enchant it, even dying in the process.
- Cheap Costume: Unlike all the other Lokis we've met, his outfit looks like a cosplayer's Loki costume slapped together from cheap cloth, linen and foam, compared to the other Lokis' costumes which are made of leather with bits of metal. He does wear a metallic horned helmet common to Lokis to complete the look, however. This is a throwback to when superhero and supervillain costumes looked cheesy and garish.
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Discussed after watching all the Lokis other than himself, Kid Loki and TVA Loki turn on each other.Classic Loki: Damn it! Animals, animals! We lie and we cheat, we cut the throat of every person that trusts us, and for what? Power. Glorious power. Glorious purpose! ... We're broken, every version of us. Forever.
- Come with Me If You Want to Live: He and a few other pruned Loki variants appear before Variant L1130 Loki, telling him to come with them if he wants to live.
- Dead Alternate Counterpart: He gets consumed by Alioth while casting an illusion of Asgard to distract him so L1130 Loki and Sylvie can get the opportunity to sneak up on and enchant it.
- Dead Hat Shot: After Alioth eats him, all that's left is his damaged helmet lying on the ground.
- Die Laughing: He lets out a loud, defiant laugh, moments before he's disintegrated by Alioth, as he finally achieved what he sees as a truly glorious purpose: selflessly helping others.
- Face Death with Dignity: Out of power, surrounded, and with no hope of escape, Classic Loki chooses to laugh in the face of death, in his final moments shouting, "Glorious purpose!"
- Faking the Dead: Long before Classic Loki got pruned, he managed to evade his death at the hands of Thanos (as dictated in the Sacred Timeline) by using his illusion magic to make a realistic copy of himself for Thanos to kill, while hiding as a piece of debris.
- Future Badass: Through his greater experience, Classic Loki is able to perform one of the most impressive displays of magic seen in the MCU.
- Go Out with a Smile: Laughs at the face of his death with a big Loki grin.
- Grumpy Old Man: He is quite grumpy and done with everything. He is especially annoyed with the other Lokis who fight each other to rule, and calls them animals.
- Heroic Sacrifice: He conjures a replica of Asgard to distract Alioth so Loki and Sylvie can sneak up and enchant it, leaving himself open to getting consumed by Alioth.
- Large Ham: Classic Loki could have stepped straight out of the original 60s comic books, with his speeches, bombastic attitude and magical gesticulations. Being played by Richard E. Grant helps too.Classic Loki: GLORIOUS PURPOSE!
- Master of Illusion: While all Loki are capable of illusion and conjuring magic, his illusion magic is far more powerful and effective than any other Loki's. He managed to escape Thanos by conjuring an illusion of himself for Thanos to kill, and in order to distract Alioth he creates an illusion of Asgard in its entirety, though it does take a heavy toll on his strength. By contrast, the largest illusion Sacred Timeline Loki was shown creating was that of a room's contents.
- Meaningful Echo: Happily shouts "Glorious purpose!" while giving his life to save Sylvie and Loki, after deriding how ridiculous and hollow every Loki variant trying to pursue the "glorious purpose" of power was throughout "Journey Into Mystery".
- Me's a Crowd: He can create duplicates of himself and others, which he uses to allow him and his allies to escape while the other Lokis are busy fighting amongst themselves.
- Mythology Gag: Wears Loki's classic '60s costume, and drinks from and then drops a large jeweled goblet, which are all from the comics.
- No Body Left Behind: His helmet is the only thing that is left after Alioth killed him.
- Older and Wiser: Classic Loki actually managed to mature and learn lessons that many variants did not, such as the importance of his family bonds. In the end, Classic Loki is a rare Loki to find a "glorious purpose", by sacrificing himself to save others.
- Old Master: While kind of goofy looking, him living longer than the other Lokis gave him more time to master his magic, prompting the protagonist Loki to remark that Lokis are stronger than they realize.
- Only Sane Man: Compared to his other counterparts, Classic Loki appears to be the most sane of all of them, as he's aware of how meaningless his other counterparts' conquests for power are, and was able to figure out how to survive in this new dimension alongside Kid Loki, Boastful Loki and Alligator Loki.
- Other Me Annoys Me: Being a Loki who has undergone the same Character Development he had in the movies and outlived his supposed death, Classic Loki despises his alternate selves' power hungry and backstabbing tendencies, especially when he sees a group of them fighting each other over a small throne despite the circumstances they are in.
- Redemption Equals Death: Defies the fate of all Lokis by using what he had left of his magic to create a construct of Asgard and dies a warrior's death for his sacrifice.
- Self-Imposed Exile: After faking his death at the hands of Thanos, Classic Loki decided to spend the rest of his days on an isolated planet upon realizing that his actions would only bring pain and suffering to those around him. He got pruned when he decided to end his self-imposed exile.
- Speaks Fluent Animal: He able to understand whatever Alligator Loki is saying.
- Stronger with Age: Capable of feats of magic that MCU Loki can only dream about, though this is also partly due to Classic Loki devoting most of his life to mastering his magic rather than bladework. MCU Loki acknowledges this and sees Classic Loki's abilities as inspiration as to what he himself might accomplish if he only applies himself to it.
- Thinking Up Portals: He can conjure up portals, which he uses to get himself, Kid Loki, Alligator Loki, and Loki out of the bunker while everyone else brawls. Unlike Doctor Strange and other sorcerers of Earth, he doesn't seem to need Sling Rings for this either. This is also an ability that shows how much more powerful he is than MCU Loki.
- The Three Faces of Adam: He is the older and wiser Prophet to Kid Loki's young ambitious Hunter and the protagonist Loki's Lord.
- Took a Level in Cynic: Unlike his Sacred Timeline counterpart who died a hero, Classic Loki survives his encounter with Thanos with the realisation that he would only bring more pain and misery to those he loves, which was why he chose to exile himself. But he only truly dips into cynicism after getting pruned by the TVA and discovers what his "glorious purpose" was, not helped by him seeing the Chronic Backstabbing Disorder of countless other Lokis. However, he grows out of this after encountering Loki L1130 and Sylvie, sacrificing his life to enable them to escape Alioth and fulfill his "glorious purpose" at last.
- Translator Buddy: He is the only one who understands what Alligator Loki says.
- Truer to the Text: Adaptational Heroism aside, Classic Loki is more in line with his comic book counterpart, from his physical appearance (including the iconic 60s costume) to his reliance on sorcery instead of hand-to-hand combat.
- Walking Spoiler: Despite Richard E. Grant being announced to play a character long before his appearance in the Loki show, Classic Loki (along with Kid Loki and Boastful Loki) was deliberately kept under wraps because his existence not only spoils the fact that he's one of the pruned Lokis, but also that pruned variants do not immediately die; they are simply teleported into another dimension.
Boastful Loki
Loki Odinson
"The TVA doesn't care what happens here."
Known Aliases: Boastful Loki (credits)
Species: Frost Giant
Citizenship: Jotun, Asgardian
Affiliation(s): Asgard (formerly)
Portrayed By: DeObia Oparei
Appearances: Loki
"So, after I vanquished Captain America and Iron Man, I claimed my prize: all six Infinity Stones."
A Loki who claims to have killed Iron Man and Captain America, conquered Earth, and claimed the power of all the Infinity Stones for himself. Not that anyone believes him.
- Alternate Universe Reed Richards Is Awesome: Subverted. Boastful Loki claims to have killed Iron Man and Captain America, collected all six Infinity Stones, and conquered Earth. However, the others immediately call him out as a liar.
- Bald of Evil: A bald Loki who sold out Kid Loki and his party to President Loki in exchange for leadership.
- Beard of Evil: Unlike the other Lokis, he has a full beard. Like the other Lokis, he's an opportunistic, traitorous schemer.
- Boisterous Bruiser: He's all laughs when he's fighting other Loki variants, and he's set apart from other variants by relying on his physical prowess.
- Casting Gag: This isn't the first time DeObia Oparei is cast as a character named Loki; in the first season of Santa Clarita Diet, he portrayed a criminal named Loki Hayes.
- Canon Foreigner: He doesn't correspond to any specific version of Loki like the others do.
- Carry a Big Stick: He is seen holding a large, crudely-made hammer at the end of episode 4. He uses this hammer to attack President Loki's men during a fight.
- Divine Race Lift: This is the first, and so far only, black Loki we see in the MCU. In mythological illustrations and the Marvel Comics pages, Loki has almost always been portrayed with white skin.
- Dumb Muscle: He's a physical powerhouse, but certainly not the sharpest tool in the shed considering how easily President Loki played him like a fiddle.
- Fights Like a Normal: Despite being a Loki variant, he doesn't use any magic when he fights his alternate counterparts.
- Miles Gloriosus: Claims to have defeated Captain America and Iron Man, captured all six infinity stones, and conquered his Earth. The others don't buy it.
- Mythology Gag: Boastful Loki's outfit strongly resembles the costume worn by both Loki in the late 2000s as well as King Loki's in the comics. Him wielding a hammer and claiming to have possessed all six Infinity Stones may also be one to the Loki variant in Infinity Wars (2018), who possessed all the stones AND was worthy of Mjolnir.
- Pelts of the Barbarian: He wears a fur pelt around his neck, and he appears to be larger and tougher than the other Lokis.
- Smug Snake: He worked out a deal with President Loki that if they took down Kid Loki, he'd house and shelter him and all his followers, in exchange for Boastful Loki holding ultimate power; President Loki betraying him comes as a genuine shock, as he hadn't expected him to object to that absurdly one-sided offer, or even thought that he might've wanted more out of the deal.
- Token Evil Teammate: He betrays Kid Loki's pruned Lokis group to President Loki in exchange for leadership, and is the only one who stays in the Loki fight while L1130 Loki, Classic Loki, and Kid Loki escape from them.
- Uncertain Doom: He is left behind in Kid Loki's lair to fight back against President Loki and his army. We do not see whether or not he survives.
- Walking Spoiler: His existence, along with Classic Loki and Kid Loki's, reveals the fact that pruned variants do not immediately die, but are instead teleported into another dimension.
- You Don't Look Like You: He bears no resemblance whatsoever to any other Loki Variant seen; apart from being the only one who is black, his mannerisms and fighting style are more like those of Thor than Loki, and his costume, while inspired by some Loki costumes from the comics, doesn't share the motifs that all other MCU Lokis carry; even Alligator Loki dresses the part better.
Alligator Loki
Loki Odinson
Known Aliases: Alligator Loki
Species: Frost...Alligator?
Citizenship: Jotun, Asgardian
Affiliation(s): Asgard (formerly)
Appearances: Loki
"Well, at least my Nexus Event wasn't eating the wrong neighbor's cat."
— Boastful Loki
A variant of Loki that is somehow also an alligator. It's best not to question it.
- Alternate Self: He is believed to be an animal variant of Loki who got pruned for eating a wrong neighbour's cat and follows Kid Loki and his group of variants in the Void.
- Ambiguous Situation: It's not clear if the alligator really is a Loki, even though he is accepted as one. For the most part, he has mannerisms that would be expected for normal alligators, Mobius doesn't remember an alligator variant of Loki existing, and even Classic Loki only offers the defense that "he's green" as a reason why this alligator with a nice hat should fall under the category. But for what it's worth, he's far more intelligent than a normal alligator, as he can understand English well enough to the point of knowing when he's been insulted, and is shown willfully drinking alcohol, which is something a regular alligator doesn't usually do. Furthermore, Mobius admits that the idea of the alligator deceiving other Lokis that he's also a Loki when he's not just makes it more likely that he's telling the truth and is really a Loki.
- Amplified Animal Aptitude: Alligator Loki appears to be far more intelligent than regular alligators, being able to understand English well enough to the point of being insulted, and (if Classic Loki is to be believed) snarks at the situation he's in through growls and hisses.
- Animals Not to Scale: He looks like an alligator, but nowhere near the size of a Real Life adult alligator. Downplayed, as his larger eyes and the yellowish stripes on his tail and belly mark him as an adolescent, though he's still somewhat smaller than the age his features would suggest. As a Jotun, the main Loki is too small for his species either.
- Berserk Button: He gets really angry when reminded of how he got pruned.
- Beware the Silly Ones: The whole concept of him is extremely goofy, but he’s still capable of chomping your hand off, as President Loki learns the hard way.
- Bizarre Taste in Food: Or drink in this case. While hiding out in Kid Loki's underground base, Alligator Loki is shown drinking red wine alongside Boastful and Classic Loki, which isn't exactly on an alligator's food palette.
- The Con: Conversed between Mobius and Classic Loki. While Mobius is initially skeptical of the idea of Alligator Loki actually being a Loki, he quickly realizes that the idea of a Loki variant pretending to be a mindless animal for an extended period of time in order to fool people would be very in-character for Loki to do (as noted in Thor: Ragnarok, Sacred Timeline Loki once pretended to be a snake in order to give Thor a nasty surprise); or, depending on how you take Mobius's phrasing, that a non-Loki alligator convincing a bunch of Lokis that he's one of them is a con worthy of the title Loki regardless.
- Green Gators: He is dark green; more realistic-looking than the cartoon crocodilians usually encompassed by this trope, but still greener than a real gator. His coloration is lampshaded when Classic Loki offers "he's green" as a justification for the alligator being one of them, due to Loki commonly being associated with the color green.
- Intelligible Unintelligible: He never speaks and only communicates in hisses and growls. However, Classic Loki is able to understand what he's saying, becoming his Translator Buddy.
- Never Smile at a Crocodile: Downplayed. While he is loyal to Kid Loki and his crew, he doesn't hesitate to fight the other members of the crew should they insult him. He also leaps towards President Loki and eats his right hand off after the latter yells at him.
- Noodle Incident:
- According to Boastful Loki, he was pruned for eating the wrong neighbor's cat.
- There's also the question of how he came into existence. He is accepted as a Loki variant, but nobody seems willing (or able) to explain how he came about… and the response to questioning it is very much "just go with it".
- Phrase Catcher: Any variation of, and including, "Why the hell is there an alligator in here?"
- Pretty Boy: Described by director Kate Herron as being an alligator that's very handsome with beautiful eyes.
- Shapeshifter Mode Lock: Potentially. There is no indication either way that his being an alligator all the time is by choice or if he's stuck. Mobius and the other Lokis aren't even sure if he was ever a shapeshifter in the first place.
- Team Pet: He is accepted as a fellow Loki by Kid Loki's crew, which wouldn't make him a pet. However, the way that Kid Loki looks after him and carries him around gives off the perception that he is a pet.
- This Is Gonna Suck: When he hears L1130's plan to kill Alioth, he starts praying because he knows the plan is very, very likely to get them killed.
- Unusually Uninteresting Sight: L1130 Loki is "heartbroken" that an alligator calling itself a Loki Variant isn't the strangest thing he's seen yet.
President Loki
Loki Laufeyson
"Come on. What did you expect?"
Known Aliases: President Loki
Species: Frost Giant
Citizenship: Jotun, Asgardian
Affiliation(s): Asgard (formerly)
Portrayed By: Tom Hiddleston
Voiced By: Alexis Victor (European French dub)
Appearances: Loki
"Not so good a bargain. How about this one? My army, my throne?"
A variant of Loki who became President of the United States, or at least ran for the office… or something, who had rallied an army of other Loki variants for himself in the Void.
- Adaptational Villainy: President Loki in the comics was created when Loki had long since become a heroic figure, who only ran for president as part of a deal with one of the presidential candidates. This variant is an ambitious backstabber who wants to rule over the other Lokis.
- Advertised Extra: Trailers prominently made use of him, oftentimes implying that this was the same Loki as the main character of the show. However, he only appears in one episode, and briefly at that.
- Alliance of Alternates: He rallies an army of Loki variants, which outnumbers Kid Loki's group. Unfortunately, said alliance didn't last long, as his men betray him when he suggests that he should take the throne for himself.
- Alternate Self: He is an evil, nasty and vain variant of Loki who wound up in the Void and survived long enough to gather a bunch of misfits in an attempt to rule over it. He is betrayed by them, and Alligator Loki bites off his hand.
- An Arm and a Leg: He gets his right hand bitten off by Alligator Loki when he invades the base of Boastful, Classic, and Kid Loki.
- Big Bad Wannabe: Sees himself as a major threat to all other Lokis everywhere, but his ambitions simply amount to nothing more than ruling over a glorified junkyard, not to mention that he gets betrayed and disposed of as soon as he appeared.
- Butt-Monkey: Nothing goes right for him. He gets betrayed by his own army, his hand is bitten off by Alligator Loki that leaves him screaming like a little girl, gets chucked head-first into a popcorn machine and left flailing like an idiot thinking that Alligator Loki (actually an illusion conjured by Classic Loki) is attacking him again.
- Evil Counterpart: He is an evil, vain and selfish copy of the protagonist Loki played by the same actor.
- Evil Sounds Deep: He speaks with a slightly deeper and raspier voice than the main L1130 Loki which makes his high-pitched screams after getting his hand bitten off even funnier.
- Horns of Villainy: He wears a golden headgear with four horns protruding out of it, and he rallies an army of pruned variants to invade the other Lokis' base and attack them.
- Hypocritical Humor: When betraying an enraged Boastful Loki, President Loki simply laughs in his face and asks his variant "What did you expect?". When his entire army turns on him shortly after, President Loki is similarly enraged, even shouting the same thing Boastful Loki did as seen in Moral Myopia before.
- Laser-Guided Karma: His army betrays him immediately after he betrays Boastful Loki.
- Moral Myopia: When Boastful Loki complains that "We had a deal!" during President Loki's betrayal, President Loki laughs in his face. Then he becomes just as indignant when his army of Lokis betrays him, and he says the very same thing, "We had a deal!"
- Mythology Gag: His appearance is pulled straight from the pages of the Vote Loki comic series.
- Noodle Incident: Very little is actually known about President Loki; even less than Alligator Loki. For starters...why is he "President" Loki? Did he actually become President of the United States, or simply run an unsuccessful presidential campaign? What were the exact circumstances behind that to begin with? Why is his suit all torn up? How did he manage to rally an army of Loki variants for himself who all look like Rummage Sale Rejects? Why do the variants all wear "Vote Loki" badges? Why does one variant have his World War I-era helmet decorated in random kitchen utensils? Why does he scream like a little girl? So, so many questions, and not a single answer in sight.
- Paper Tiger: Despite presenting himself as a formidable threat, being able to command an army of his own variants, he turns out to be all bark and no bite the moment he gets betrayed by said army. He displays no combat ability (getting trounced by his fellow Lokis) nor is he as durable (getting his hand bitten off by Alligator Loki when other Lokis have been seen shrugging off far worse injuries).
- Screams Like a Little Girl: He lets out a high-pitched scream after Alligator Loki bites his hand off, and again when he believes he's wrestling it off him.
- Shadow Archetype: Despite having very little screentime, President Loki can be considered a shallow reflection of both Sacred Timeline Loki and L1130 Loki prior to their Character Development, highlighted by the fact that he's the only other Loki Variant seen in the Void who is also played by Tom Hiddleston. President Loki has ambitions to rule over the other Lokis as the superior variant, eerily similar to what L1130 Loki planned to do with Sylvie before eventually coming to bond with her. L1130 Loki's exasperation at his counterparts' backstabbing antics shows how far he had come compared to them. Tom Hiddleston himself considers President Loki to embody all the worst traits of all Lokis, being "the least vulnerable, the most autocratic and terrifyingly ambitious character who seems to have no empathy or care for anyone else".
- Sharp-Dressed Man: Wears a three-piece suit with a green waistcoat that's a bit torn in places, but still far more stylish than what his followers are wearing.
- Small Name, Big Ego: President Loki especially stands out among the Lokis we see, which is saying something. He considers himself the superior variant, but all that he really is is a cowardly snake who gets betrayed by the variants he deemed inferior.
- Smug Snake: President Loki actually lampshades this trope, preferring to think of himself and his army as snakes rather than Classic Loki's declaration that they're wolves. More to the point, he thinks of himself as a Manipulative Bastard who’s in complete control of the situation. He’s not.
- Suddenly Shouting: "WHY THE HEL IS THERE AN ALLIGATOR IN HERE?!"
- Uncertain Doom: It is unclear whether or not he makes it out of the Loki brawl.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Shortly after he gets introduced, his hand gets ripped off the bone by Alligator Loki, then one of his men shoves him into a popcorn machine during the brawl; after Classic Loki summons an illusion of Kid Loki throwing Alligator Loki onto him, they leave him shrieking in terror, presumably thinking the creature's ripping at his face. He's never seen again, only appearing for less than two minutes in the only episode he's in.
Other Variants
King Loki
Loki Laufeyson
"Good evening, my loyal subjects."
Species: Frost Giant
Citizenship: Jotun, Asgardian
Affiliation(s): Asgard
Voiced By: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson (illusion), Alexis Victor (European French dub)
Appearances: What If…?
On Earth-51825, Loki arrives on Earth with the Asgardian army after Thor is killed before reaching Mjolnir after being banished, hungry to deliver justice upon his brother's murderer.
- Adaptational Wimp: The Loki of the sacred timeline could withstand explosions without problem, take hits from a Super-soldier and even withstand attacks from Thor and the Hulk. This version is knocked down by Black Widow with a single kick.
- Affably Evil: This is one of the nastier Loki variants (though still not quite as bad as President Loki), but he still possesses the trickster's natural charm and affability — even if he's just full of crap while doing it.Loki: [to a beaten Hank Pym] Hello. Trickster God. Hi.
- Alternate Self: He is an ambitious variant of Loki whose story diverged from the Sacred Timeline in the middle of the first Thor film. His brother is killed and he comes to Earth to avenge him, having not conspired with Laufey or met Thanos. Unlike his prime counterpart, who has just had a mental breakdown after discovering his Jotun ancestry and hated it due to Internalized Categorism, this Loki has no problems with it and proudly calls himself the King of Jotunheim. By the end of the episode, facing no resistance from the Avengers, he becomes the God-Emperor of Earth.
- Ambition Is Evil: He starts as a relatively neutral character with justified grievance against the Earth. After it is settled to the mutual benefit of all parties, his ambition gets the better of him. Instead of leaving, he decides to conquer the planet and successfully becomes its dictator. This Loki has never met Thanos, so the idea is entirely his.
- The Bad Guy Wins: By the end of episode 3 of What If…?, Loki has both found his brother's murderer and subdued Earth. However, Loki is defeated in the finale of season 1.
- Continuity Snarl: In the season 1 finale, he has somehow gotten hold of the Chitauri scepter containing the Mind Stone, despite the fact that Loki should not have met Thanos.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: Hank Pym, a seasoned S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and former super-hero in the Yellowjacket suit is absolutely no match for him. Loki literally just toys around and takes the piss out of him for their entire "fight."
- Doppelgänger Spin: He uses the trick his prime counterpart employed in Thor and distracts Hank Pym with multiple copies of Nick Fury whom Loki pretends to be before turning into himself.
- Enemy Mine: He agrees to help Nick Fury and impersonate him to confront Thor's murderer.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: In the main continuity, Loki attempted to kill his brother after Thor proved to be unwilling to stay on Earth. Here, Thor is murdered before it comes to that, and a furious Loki arrives with Asgardian forces to avenge him. When he learns that Hank killed his brother just because he could, Loki gets angry enough that his Bad "Bad Acting" gets dropped for a moment.
- Even Evil Has Standards: While disguised as Fury, Loki is incredulous at the idea that Hank would kill the Avengers candidates—who are innocents in his crusade against S.H.I.E.L.D—simply because it would upset Fury. In particular, he is disgusted when he learns that Hank killed Thor with no reason beyond that Fury would gain an interest if he lifted Mjolnir.
- The Evil Prince: He introduces himself as the crown prince of Asgard, and he turns out to be just as much of a power-hungry two-faced bastard as he was in the Sacred Timeline.
- God-Emperor: In this timeline, Loki fulfills his glorious purpose and briefly becomes the ruler of Earth while posing as a god.
- Gone Horribly Right: His plan to banish Thor worked even better than he thought when Yellowjacket killed Thor, but Loki still cared for his brother and is upset at his death.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: In the season finale, he's thwarted when Natasha uses his Scepter to enthrall him.
- An Ice Person: He uses the Casket of Ancient Winters with more proficiency than his prime counterpart, freezing the field S.H.I.E.L.D. confront him on with all their vehicles. He also uses it to capture Hank Pym when he tries to escape.
- I Lied: He promises to depart Earth peacefully if Thor's killer is turned over to his custody. When Nick Fury does so, he goes back on his word and conquers Earth anyway.
- In Spite of a Nail: Despite having never met Thanos in this time, not only he decides to also launch a conquest of Earth like his Sacred Timeline counterpart, but is actually successful in it, if only for a while. He even is somehow able to get a hold of the scepter containing the Mind Stone like his Sacred Timeline, despite getting it from Thanos in the Sacred Timeline, who he never met here.
- Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: Although he seems genuine in his sense of avenging his brother, he is an arrogant jerk whose last act is to conquer the Earth.
- Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: In the Sacred Timeline, Loki was at the time a Tragic Villain and Well-Intentioned Extremist whose actions were less out of desire for the throne and more a misguided yearning for his adopted father's approval. Here, Loki is more like how his main variant was in The Avengers in that he wants to conquer Earth, although he does show he truly cares for Thor.
- Just Toying with Them: His fight with Hank Pym consists of him just showing off and mocking Hank while barely exerting any effort in the fight.
- Kung-Fu Wizard: Shows himself to be a formidable hand-to-hand fighter even without his magic or weapons. Hank Pym learned this the hard way.
- Large Ham: He repeats some of the big speeches main Loki made in The Avengers while being just as theatrical.
- Let No Crisis Go to Waste: When Thor is killed, he takes this opportunity to bring an army to Earth to avenge him. After Fury talks him into helping him apprehend the guilty party, he conquers Earth anyway under the flimsy pretense of furthering their "partnership".
- Normal Fish in a Tiny Pond: Loki as a super-villain isn't really special in the least, being easily overshadowed by other global threats, but in a world without Avengers, Loki is practically unstoppable in his conquest aspirations.
- Opportunistic Bastard: He comes to Midgard to avenge his brother, but after learning that the Earth has lost its defenders, seizes the opportunity and conquers it in one day.
- Out-of-Character Alert: Loki manages to impersonate Nick Fury quite well when confronting Hank Pym, but makes one minor slip-up in that he expresses shock that Janet van Dyne was a S.H.I.E.L.D agent. It's definitely something the real Fury wouldn't have done, given that he knows everything about what goes on in S.H.I.E.L.D. Hank even lampshades this, believing that Loki-as-Fury is playing dumb to mess with him.
- Perma-Stubble: Has a slight, but noticeable five-o'clock-shadow when compared to the other, usually clean-shaven Lokis, with Boastful Loki being the only exception. Even in the face of their antagonism, Loki still loved his brother deep down so this could be the start of a Beard of Sorrow due to his untimely death.
- Post-Final Boss: After Infinity Ultron is finally beaten, he's the next villain the Natasha Romanoff of Infinity Ultron's world has to fight after being transported into a new world. He's beaten with less effort in comparison.
- Rank Scales with Asskicking: In this timeline, with Thor dead and Odin deep in the Odinsleep, Loki is the King of Asgard for keeps. And after he screws over Fury and conquers Earth from the United Nations Assembly Hall, he's technically also the....Secretary General, too.
- Smug Super: He knows he's a powerful sorcerer and he's got the ego to show for it. During his fight with Hank, he constantly shows off and gloats when he could've taken out Hank at any time during the fight which just shows how arrogant he is.
- Strong as They Need to Be: In his debut episode, he trounces Hank Pym without any effort with just his hand-to-hand combat abilities alone. In the final episode, he gets knocked down by an alternate Black Widow and defeated with minimal effort.
- Super-Reflexes: Loki is able to swat tiny Hank Pym who is unnoticeable to humans and flying at high speed in his costume like an insect, and easily defeats him thanks to his reflexes where Nick Fury himself would have died.
- Villain Has a Point: He's still the same ambitious prick he was in the Sacred Timeline, but he's well within his rights to want recompense for his brother's murder on Earth's soil. He falls out of this once he gets his hands on Hank Pym and decides to conquer Earth anyway.
- Yank the Dog's Chain: He is one of the few versions of Loki who manages to achieve his desired throne, only to be easily defeated in the final episode of the first season.
Party Thor's Loki Laufeyson
Loki Laufeyson
"You’re my brother from another mother, man, I mean it."
Species: Frost Giant
Citizenship: Jotun
Affiliation(s): Jotunheim
Voiced By: Tom Hiddleston (English), Alexis Victor (European French dub)
Appearances: What If…?
The Loki Laufeyson of Earth-72124 was not adopted by Odin and instead raised by his biological father Laufey, allowing him to fully embrace his Frost Giant heritage. He gets along rather famously with his "brother from another mother" and likes to join his parties.
- Adaptational Angst Downgrade: All the character flaws and events that led to his villainy in every other universe never happened here, leaving him much happier than he has ever been shown to be.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: This version of Loki holds no ill-will towards Thor (or Earth) and happily joins in the massive parties. He does plan on ditching Thor to deal with the consequences of the party on Earth, but it's more about saving his own skin than malice towards Thor, and he and the other Jotun are quick to pitch in once Frigga is brought into the equation.
- Alternate Self: A Loki who was never adopted by Odin, being raised as a Frost Giant instead. He still is friendly with Thor and his comrades, however.
- Ambiguous Situation: It is unclear why he is so tall when his main counterpart was apparently a runt. Either he was indeed born sickly but grew because he was properly raised among his own kind, or this variant wasn't born a runt in the first place. Alternatively, the main Loki might not be a full Frost Giant, while the height of this one implies he might be.
- Bash Brothers: Despite not being raised as Thor's brother they became friends anyway and enjoy partying together. Doesn't stop Loki from ditching Thor to deal with the "clean up" and a scolding from Frigga.
- Dirty Coward: Despite the fact that this Loki variant is on much better terms with Thor, he's still not above his expected cowardly instincts. The moment he hears word that Frigga is coming to put an end to Thor's party, he promptly hauls ass, leaving Thor to clean up the mess himself.
- Fair-Weather Friend: Genuinely gets along with Thor but immediately bails when serious trouble looms.
- In Spite of a Nail: Even though he was never raised as Thor's brother, he still gets chummy with the God of Thunder in this timeline, albeit more as party-going Fair-Weather Friend.
- Large and in Charge: This version isn't as much of a "runt" among Frost Giants as he appears to be a full-grown giant that towers over Thor. The reason behind it is unclear.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: On hearing that Frigga is coming to check up on Thor's antics on Earth this Loki immediately abandons his friend, pointing out that Frigga isn't his mother so he doesn't have to deal with her.
- Totally Radical: He talks almost exclusively in millennial brospeak, hilariously contrasting Tom Hiddleston's natural voice and accent, though it's in keeping with the image of most everyone in this particular universe being an obnoxious overgrown teenager.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Doesn't wear much clothing in general; just a loincloth and some shin guards.
Captain Carter's Loki Laufeyson
Loki Odinson
Species: Frost Giant
Citizenship: Jotun, Asgardian
Affiliation(s): Asgard
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If…?
The Loki Laufeyson of Earth-82111, who invaded the Battle of New York and faced off against The Peggy Carter-led Avengers.
- The Cameo: He makes a brief appearance in the Action Prologue of "What If... Captain Carter Fought the Hydra Stomper?".
- The Voiceless: He has no lines of dialogue.
Loki 1602
Loki Odinson
"Mind the champagne. It's very expensive."
Species: Frost Giant
Citizenship: English
Affiliation(s): Asgardian Royal Family
Voiced By: Tom Hiddleston
Appearances: What If…?
A variant of Loki who was an actor in 1602.
- Actor Allusion: Loki being portrayed as a Shakespearean actor harks back to him being played by an actual Shakespearean actor. He's even playing Hamlet, a role Hiddleston has played on stage.
- Adaptational Comic Relief: His main purpose in the episode is to relieve tension and make the viewers laugh.
- Adaptational Wimp: In this universe, Loki doesn't appear to have any sort of magical powers to speak of, merely being a simple actor for King Thor's court. Furthermore, he doesn't seem to have any combat skills to speak of, mostly staying out of the way when things start to go haywire.
- The Bore: It's made very clear that nobody finds Loki's conversations about Shakespeare's plays interesting.
- Companion Cube: He's very attached to his Yorick skull and is visibly upset when Peggy takes it from him.
- Drama Queen: Peggy considers him one, just not as much as Thor is. Loki takes this as a compliment.
- The Hedonist: Knowing that he is the youngest of three siblings with a weak claim to the throne, this Loki does not seek power and instead indulges in all pleasures the life of a prince has to offer, including fine drinks, cakes, delicious food, ladies' company and attention of the audience.
- Insult Backfire: When Peggy says that Thor is even more of a Drama Queen than Loki, Loki is visibly flattered.
- Non-Action Guy: Loki is intent to stay away from battle both when Rogers Hood and his band rob his carriage and when Thor asks him to join the last fight.
- Tuck and Cover: When Peggy sends everyone back to the future after the final battle, Loki is last seen holding and shielding Wanda.
