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He is the King of the Frost Giants, the biological father of Thor's adopted brother and archenemy, Loki. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Journey into Mystery #112 (January 1965), and was based on the goddess of the same name. Colm Feore portrays Laufey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor (2011).
Thor reluctantly frees Loki, who agrees to take Thor to a secret portal to Svartalfheim, home of the dark elves, in return for Thor's promise to take vengeance for their mother. In Svartalfheim, Loki appears to betray Thor, in fact tricking Malekith into drawing the Aether out of Jane, but Thor's attempt to destroy the exposed substance fails.
The modern-age Loki made his first official Marvel appearance in Journey into Mystery #85 (Oct. 1962), where Loki was reintroduced as Thor's sworn enemy. The modern age Loki was introduced by brothers and co-writers Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and was redesigned by Jack Kirby. As one of Thor's arch-nemeses, Loki has frequently made appearances in ...
Loki; god of mischief based on the deity Loki, is Thor's principal antagonist. Loki was orphaned when Odin slew his father Laufey, a frost giant in battle. Odin taking pity on Loki, adopts him as his own son. [13] It is later revealed that Loki himself was the one that set these events into motion. [14]
Tom Hiddleston, the British actor best known for playing Thor's mischievous adopted brother Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies for than a decade, is set to reprise the role in a Disney+...
Thor's nemesis is his half-brother Loki. [78] As Thor is the heir to Asgard's throne, Loki envies Thor and engages in plots to seize power over Asgard for himself. [53] Thor regularly fights mythological creatures such as trolls and giants. [9] Besides his supernatural opponents, Thor also fights human groups such as agents of the Soviet Union. [9]
Following his hilarious, unexpected cameo in 2017's "Thor: Ragnarok," the Oscar winner has confirmed that he will once more be appearing as an Asgardian actor playing the God of Mischief in "Thor ...
Loki with a fishing net (per Reginsmál) as depicted on an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript (SÁM 66). Loki is a god in Norse mythology.He is the son of Fárbauti (a jötunn) and Laufey (a goddess), and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr.