Loki, one of the most important villains in the history of comics and cinema.

Since Marvel start on Cinematic Universe, Loki has had several important appearances in different movies and animated series. A villain who appeared for the first time in the comic Venus number 6 of 1949..

Thus, the adopted sibling and, in some cases, enemies of Thor, was created by Stan Lee, the screenwriter Larry Lieber and the draftsman Jack Kirby.

In the year of 1962, appeared with a more modern look in Journey into Mystery, issue 85. 

As Loki has appeared in several series throughout this time. He has earned the appreciation of fans of superheroes and fictional villains. Thus, he is currently one of the greatest comic book villains. According to IGN Entertainment in it Top 100 Villains was ranked 30th.

Who is Loki?

He is a child adopted by Odin, After getting it hidden inside one of the fortresses of the Frost Giants. It all happened after the Asgardians fought against the Frost Giants, killing Laufey, king and father of Loki.

Odin adopts Loki out of pity and because he is the son of a worthy adversary.. In this way he raised him together with Thor. With abilities such as teleportation, shape-shifting, telekinesis and even hypnotic powers..

Because Thor was always the favorite, Loky grew up with a resentment towards him. Besides being considered the god of cheating, lying and evil.

In video games

Loki has not only appeared in comics, movies and series. He has also appeared in video games. So far there are 4 in which we can get him.

In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance a role-playing game released in 2006 for Xbox, Xbox 360, Play Station 2 and 3, PSP and Wii. He appears alongside other villains and heroes.

Then they launched the strategy game Marvel: Avengers Alliance in 2012 as part of the publicity for the movie released that year. For Facebook, iOS, Android, Windows and Playdom platforms. Subsequently, in 2016, Disney decided to discontinue the game on all its platforms.

Lego Marvel Super Heroes 1 and 2. The first action-adventure version was released in 2013 for Xbox 360 and One, PlayStation 3, 4 and Vita, Wii U, Nintendo DS and 3DS and Microsoft Windows consoles. As for the second installment released in 2017 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One.

In recent years

Once Marvel start with the Cinematic Universe, the actor Tom Hiddleston embodies Loki. This character was a perfect fit for him.

We can't imagine anyone else performing this role. So, as Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark either Johnny Deep when he took on the role of Jack Sparrow, just to mention a few.

Tom Hiddleston's performances as Loki have been hilarious and masterful.. In the so far trilogy of Thor, The Dark World and Ragnarok. Adding Avengers Infinity World and Endgame.

In addition, in a few days the series full of Loki's adventures will be released by Disney+ and Marvel Studios. Of 6 chapters of almost an hour each.

If we remember Loki in Avengers: Endgame disappears with the Tesseract that allows space and time travel. With this we could speculate with several scenarios of the possible plot of the series. But let's rather wait to enjoy it. Leave us your comment, are you waiting for the premiere of the Loki series on Disney+?

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