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|aka= The Entangler | |aka= The Entangler<br>General Loki | ||
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|children= [[Fenrir]]<br>[[Jormungandir]]<br>[[Hel]]<br>[[Nari]] | |children= [[Fenrir]]<br>[[Jormungandir]]<br>[[Hel]]<br>[[Nari]] | ||
|first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere (novel)|The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere]]'' | |first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere (novel)|The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere]]'' | ||
|also_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'' | |also_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[A Series of Queer Events (short story)|A Series of Queer Events]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | ||
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}}'''Loki''' was the Norse trickster-god of mischief and chaos, whose name meant “'''the Entangler'''”. He was the father of a brood of monstrous divine children, including the giant wolf [[Fenrir]] and the World-Serpent [[Jormungandir]]. | }}'''Loki''' was the Norse trickster-god of mischief and chaos, whose name meant “'''the Entangler'''”. He was the father of a brood of monstrous divine children, including the giant wolf [[Fenrir]] and the World-Serpent [[Jormungandir]]. | ||
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=== Personality === | === Personality === | ||
Loki was a cunning trickster. The [[Prime Universe]]'s [[#In the Prime Universe|version of him]] displayed great skill at subtly manipulating even complete strangers. He enjoyed mischief and, generally, “entertainment”, but was willing to be patient in pursuit of his goal or even suffer personally as part of a greater scheme. He also genuinely cared about his family, despite his amoral ruthlessness in his dealings with the rest of the universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'') | Loki was a cunning trickster. The [[Prime Universe]]'s [[#In the Prime Universe|version of him]] displayed great skill at subtly manipulating even complete strangers. He enjoyed mischief and, generally, “entertainment”, but was willing to be patient in pursuit of his goal or even suffer personally as part of a greater scheme. He also genuinely cared about his family, despite his amoral ruthlessness in his dealings with the rest of the universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'') | ||
The [[925th Universe]]'s fictionalised “General Loki” was once vaguely suggested to be queer in one of [[Dibbsy]]'s productions featuring him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Series of Queer Events (short story)|A Series of Queer Events]]'') | |||
=== Powers & abilities === | === Powers & abilities === | ||
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=== In the Collapsed Cosmos === | === In the Collapsed Cosmos === | ||
After the [[Collapsed Cosmos|collapse of the Multiverse into a single cosmos]], Loki was one of the mythical figures who took refuge in the hitherto-interdimensional [[Red Lion Inn]]. When [[Jenny Everywhere#In the Collapsed Cosmos|Jenny Everywhere]] and [[Glendalf#In the Collapsed Cosmos|Glendalf]] arrived at the Inn, she saw him taking bets on the arm-wrestling contest between [[Achilles#In the Collapsed Cosmos|Achilles]] and [[Gilgamesh#In the Collapsed Cosmos|Gilgamesh]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere (novel)|The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere]]'') | After the [[Collapsed Cosmos|collapse of the Multiverse into a single cosmos]], Loki was one of the mythical figures who took refuge in the hitherto-interdimensional [[Red Lion Inn]]. When [[Jenny Everywhere#In the Collapsed Cosmos|Jenny Everywhere]] and [[Glendalf#In the Collapsed Cosmos|Glendalf]] arrived at the Inn, she saw him taking bets on the arm-wrestling contest between [[Achilles#In the Collapsed Cosmos|Achilles]] and [[Gilgamesh#In the Collapsed Cosmos|Gilgamesh]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere (novel)|The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere]]'') | ||
=== General Loki === | |||
In the [[925th Universe]], “General Loki” was a character in a cinematic [[Dibbsy]] franchise based on the exploits of the [[Super Besties Justice Squad]], a superhero team which also existed in reality and sponsored the films — although it is unclear whether a “real” General Loki existed in that universe. The character was first seen in ''[[Super Besties: Assemble]]''. In a later outing, he was very vaguely implied to be gay via a scene where he “nodded at the suggestion that he may hypothetically paint his fingernails”. In line with Dibbsy's ongoing hypocritical stabs at “representation”, this was enough for them to include the production where this occurred in a 2022 [[Pride Month|Pride]]-themed box set release of all their movies featuring their alleged first gay characters. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Series of Queer Events (short story)|A Series of Queer Events]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
{{w|Loki|Loki}} is one of the most notorious deities from Norse Mythology, primarily characterised as a trickster figure. | {{w|Loki|Loki}} is one of the most notorious deities from Norse Mythology, primarily characterised as a trickster figure. | ||
The allusion to a “General Loki” related to the ''[[Super Besties]]'' franchise and insubstantially implied by [[Dibbsy]] to be queer satirises {{w|Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|the version of Loki}} played by {{w|Tom Hiddleston|Tom Hiddleston}} in the {{w|Marvel Cinematic Universe|Marvel Cinematic Universe}}; Episode 3 of his 2021 eponymous spin-off show contained a comment that established the character as bisexual, but the heavy publicisation of the revelation came under fire due to the comment being oddly elliptical and quite irrelevant to the wider narrative. | |||
{{Norse Mythology concepts}} | {{Norse Mythology concepts}} | ||
[[Category:Individuals]] | [[Category:Individuals]] | ||
