Loki Has Officially Lost His Original Title as A Marvel God

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Thor #14

In the latest issue of Marvel Comics’ Thor, the God of Thunder’s brother Loki has given up his original godly title in the Marvel Universe. While he’s traditionally been the God of Mischief, Lies, and Chaos, the adopted son of Odin and brother of Thor has determined to abandon those roles in favor of titles that are more in line with his growing redemption in recent years. In recent comics, Loki has taken on names such as the God of Stories and Outcasts, though the latest issue of Thor sees him officially losing his title as the God of Lies…having given it to someone else (as well as everything that unfortunately comes with it).

Largely in part to Loki’s popularity and redemption in the MCU, the former God of Lies has likewise been given his own redemption in the Marvel Comics Universe, seeing him much more on the side of light (though every once and while still working towards his own agendas). More importantly, Loki has taken on new roles such as the God of Stories in Al Ewing’s Loki: Agent of Asgard, realizing that a lie was nothing more than a story, leading to him rewriting his destiny as an overt villain and forging a new path for himself. Additionally, the former God of Lies would also take stock of his life in Marvel’s Loki from Daniel Kibblesmith and Jan Bazaldua, declaring himself as the God of Outcasts, a fitting title considering his life and feelings of being the odd god out in Asgard.

Now, Loki has officially given up his role and title as the God of Lies with the defeat of Donald Blake, Thor’s human alter-ego, who was corrupted and turned evil. With his attempts to destroy all those who had wielded Thor’s power and desire to cut down the World Tree having failed, Odin was about to kill Blake, though Thor stopped his father from doing so. Instead, Loki convinced Thor to let him deal with Blake, and the King of Asgard conceded. As such, the issue ends with Blake having been chained to Loki’s old “throne”, with a menacing serpent above him dripping venom into his eyes, an old punishment meant for Loki from actual Norse myth. However, this punishment now belongs to Blake thanks to Loki giving him his old title, renouncing his role as the God of Lies.

While this is certainly a new development for Loki and his ongoing journey in the comics, it also proves that Loki’s not quite a hero in the Marvel Universe. Subjecting Blake to such a life and punishment when all Blake wanted was to no longer be imprisoned by the gods is particularly cruel, even if it is deserved based upon Blake’s terrible actions. However, Donald Blake did claim that he wanted to be a god, though Loki granting his request clearly showed him that being one isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be, as he can evidently attest.

It’s going to be interesting to see where Loki goes from here. Will he continue to operate as the God of Stories and Outcasts? What does that look like? While it certainly seems as though a new Loki series from Marvel is in order (especially with Loki’s Disney+ series coming soon), it’s likewise going to be interesting to see if Loki’s actions with Blake will ever backfire. If Thor’s evil alter-ego ever breaks free from his “throne”, he’ll be doing so as the new God of Lies, and that may just come with some new powers and a rise in his threat level. One could imagine that a large portion of that would be aimed at Loki himself, so here’s hoping Thor’s brother and the former God of Lies never have to find out in future issues from Marvel Comics.

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