Loki Season 2 kicks off the next chapter of Tom Hiddleston‘s Marvel God of Mischief, but it’s been quite a bit of time since he last graced our screens. Below, we’re breaking down the trickster’s MCU timeline.
The king and queen of Asgard take in the infant Loki after their war with the Frost Giants concludes.
The magical Loki grows up in Asgard, pranking his older brother Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and believing they are bound by blood.
Odin appoints Thor his successor and a devastated Loki helps the Frost Giants invade Asgard during his coronation.
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Loki finally discovers his Frost Giant heritage and feels betrayed by his Asgardian parents for using him as a political pawn.
The enraged god of mischief steals the Asgard throne and plots to have Odin (Anthony Hopkins) killed but is defeated by Thor.
Loki meets the evil Thanos (Josh Brolin), who gifts him a mind-controlling scepter and promises to give Loki Earth if he delivers the Tesseract.
Loki invades Earth, and though he briefly steals the Tesseract, he is defeated by the Avengers.
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The 2023 Avengers of Endgame return to the Battle of New York and drop the Tesseract near Loki. He uses its portal powers to escape.
Variant Loki is found by the TVA, the extra-dimensional organization that eliminates alternate timelines.
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TVA agent Mobius M. Mobius (Owen Wilson) offers to save Loki from being “reset” if he helps track another escaped Loki variant.
Loki discovers the variant he’s hunting is Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino). They become allies, determined to uncover the dark secrets of the TVA.
While on the run, Loki and Sylvie join forces with other Loki variants to beat the beastly gatekeeper of the Citadel at the End of Time.
At the end of Season 1, Sylvie sends Loki through a time door and stabs the TVA’s creator, He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors).
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Over in the “prime” timeline, Loki is sentenced to eternal imprisonment below Asgard’s royal palace.
Loki, freed to defeat the Dark Elves, fakes his death and pretends to be Odin. After a period of time, Thor uncovers his ruse.
Loki joins Thor against their sister, Hela, who has taken Asgard. He helps the Asgardian beings abandon the realm on a massive starship.
The refugee ship is attacked by Thanos, still seeking the Tesseract. He brutally murders the newly redeemed Loki.
Loki, Season 2 Premiere, Thursday, October 5, 9/8c, Disney+
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