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All the Loki variants explained, from Kid Loki to Alligator Loki to Tour de France Loki
Jacob Sarkisian
- "Loki" episode 5 properly featured Loki variants after they were teased in episode 4's end credits.
- Kid Loki, Classic Loki, Boastful Loki, Alligator Loki and more were all key parts of the episode.
- Insider explains who each variant of Loki is, including the show's main Loki and Sylvie, too.
2012 Loki
This is the main Loki — the one that we've been following the whole series. He comes from the 2012 timeline where the Avengers went back in time to steal the timestones, but the heist went wrong, leading to this version of Loki escaping via the tesseract.
His escape, however, caused a branch in the timeline so the Time Variance Authority came along and arrested him, leading to all of his troubles and adventures in this series.
This is not the same Loki we saw in the MCU movies after the events "Avengers Assemble." So, none of the events in "Thor: The Dark World," "Thor: Ragnarok," or "Avengers: Infinity War" happened to this version of Loki, although he did see all of these events at the TVA when looking through his life and what would have been his future had he not escaped and diverted off of the main timeline.
Sylvie
Sylvie is the Loki variant that Mobius and the TVA were hunting. Sylvie was taken from her timeline when she was a child playing in Asgard by Judge Ravonna and the TVA agents. It's unknown exactly why she was taken or what her Nexus event was, with Ravonna even saying she doesn't remember.
Sylvie ended up escaping the TVA and began her quest to destroy the TVA and those in charge of it, which is how we meet here in the series.
There was some mystery around her exact identity, as many assumed her to be Lady Loki.
Then, after the name reveal of Sylvie, many fans thought she was the second incarnation of Enchantress, whose name in Marvel Comics is Sylvie. In the comics, Sylvie was created by Loki and given powers. However, she believed herself to be an Asgardian who was banished to Earth.
In this Disney+ series, Sophia Di Martino's Sylvie seems to be a blend of both Lady Loki and Sylvie. She has only gone by the name Sylvie so far, with neither Lady Loki nor Enchantress used to refer to her. However, her main power is enchanting people, so perhaps the moniker of Enchantress will yet to be bestowed on her in next week's final episode.
Classic Loki
Richard E. Grant special guest stars as an older Loki who sports the classic Marvel Comics Loki costume of the 1960s.
We first meet Classic Loki along with Boastful Loki, Kid Loki, and Alligator Loki in the end credits scene of episode four. The four Loki variants greet our main Loki in the Void when he wakes up after being pruned by Ravonna.
Classic Loki explains in episode five that in his timeline when Thanos boarded their ship, he didn't try to kill the Mad Titan himself like we saw Loki did in "Infinity War." Instead, he conjured an allusion of himself that Thanos believed was real. Thanos killed the illusion and so, having faked his own death, Classic Loki drifted into space to escape all of the pain and torture of Thanos' infinity war.
He stayed on a desolate planet laying low for some time but grew lonely and starting missing his brother, Thor. He tried to get off of the planet, but that's when the TVA turned up. His Nexus event, he says, was trying to be more than the one part he thinks Lokis play — being "the God of Outcasts."
Classic Loki sacrifices himself to Alioth to give Loki and Sylvie a chance of enchanting the beast.
Kid Loki
Kid Loki, played by Jack Veal, is part of Classic Loki's crew in the Void. His Nexus event is perhaps the most interesting of all — he killed his brother Thor.
He wields a magical blade that he eventually gives to Loki to aid in his quest to defeat Alioth, but it is unknown what happens to him at the end of episode five. He may be being set up for the Young Avengers, which is being rumored at the moment.
In the Comics, Kid Loki is a version of Loki who died and was reborn as a child in a 2007 Thor comics run.
Boastful Loki
This Loki, played by DeObia Oparei, is known as Boastful Loki. He wields a hammer that looks an awful lot Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, but doesn't seem to have any of its powers.
Boastful Loki, true to his name, tells Loki and the other variants in the Void that he "vanquished" both Captain America and Iron Man and went on to claim all six infinity stones for himself.
Alligator Loki quickly calls him a liar, though — and it seems unlikely that this tall tale is true. Instead, we don't actually know what his Nexus event is. He tries to betray Classic Loki and the others when he leads Vote Loki into their bunker. But he doesn't seem particularly bright, having made a bad deal that ends in all-out fight between the various Lokis. It's unknown whether he survived the fight or not.
Alligator Loki
Alligator Loki is probably the cutest Loki out there (sorry, Tom Hiddleston). He seems to have a special bond with both Classic Loki and Kid Loki, who are able to understand his growls.
Alligator Loki calls Boastful Loki a liar when he tells his backstory, and Boastful Loki then reveals that Alligator Loki's Nexus event was "eating the wrong neighbor's cat."
Alligator Loki aids in the bunker fight and bites off Vote Loki's hand à la Captain Hook and the Crocodile in "Peter Pan."
Alligator Loki leaves with Kid Loki by the end of the episode, but it's unknown what their fate is at this moment in time.
Vote Loki
Vote Loki is the conniving leader of an "army" of what looks like other Lokis in the Void. He makes a deal with Boastful Loki, but ends up double-crossing him. In true Loki fashion, however, his own gang double-cross him, resulting in an all-out battle in the bunker.
Alligator Loki ends up biting off his hand, though it is unknown whether or not he survived the fight.
"Vote Loki" was actually a four-part Marvel Comics series in 2016 that acted as a satire about that year's Presidential campaign.
In that run, Loki runs for President himself while a Daily Bugle reporter tries to uncover his lies and deceit. He ends up losing the election as it is revealed he ceded to another shady candidate, who remained unknown.
It's unclear what Vote Loki's Nexus event was but given that he lost the election in the comics, it could be reasonable to guess that maybe he won the election in his own timeline in the MCU show — something he wasn't meant to do?
Frost Giant Loki
The rest of these Lokis, including Frost Giant Loki, are seen very briefly in episode two of the show when Mobius explains to Loki the different variants of the God of Mischief.
This one sports the look of a Frost Giant, which is Loki's true heritage.
Tour de France Loki
Another Loki shown in Mobius' demonstration is this one — who looks like a Tour de France cyclist who has just, uh, won the Tour de France.
Hulk Loki
It's unclear what this version of Loki looks like but he seems to resemble Bruce Banner as Hulk. He has ripped pants on and no shirt, as well as bulging muscles and an intimidating stature.
Bearded Loki
It's hard to make out exactly what sort of Loki this one is, but he seems to give off Warlock vibes, which wouldn't not make sense. This Loki sports horns that look more like organic horns from his head rather than decorative, golden Loki horns, while he also wears a beard and long, black hair down to his waist.
Viking Warrior Loki
This is the last Loki variant Mobius shows in his demonstration. He looks like a traditional Viking warrior and wears a large helmet and horns that, again, resembles a Viking helmet rather than classic Loki attire.
This variant seems more fierce than mischievous.
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