Loki is undeniably one of the most complex and thrilling characters in the world of superheroes. And what is more exciting to think is that if he had fought Thanos, the Mad Titan would have died in no time.
Witnessing the Avengers assembled to defeat Thanos who was one of the most hated and formidable villains in the entire MCU was thrilling. However, if we think a bit about Loki who possesses some of the most impactful range of magical abilities. However, despite being extremely genius he didn’t contribute to defeating Thanos in the Endgame which he would have done in seconds.
Loki Would Have Ended the Avengers vs Thanos War in Seconds
Season 2 of Loki has recently ended and we witnessed his transformation from being the God of mischief to the God of stories played by Tom Hiddleston. He gained the power to control the time-slipping ability that helped him to travel through space and different times. In Loki 2 we saw how he decided to create something new to save the timeline and broke the Temporal Loom by transforming himself into Victor. The God of stories finally becomes capable of holding the timelines together that he desires strongly.
This explains how Loki was capable of destroying Thanos in seconds or even making him not exist in the MCU. He played a crucial role in Avengers: Endgame concerning the time heist. Avengers planned to travel back through Tesseract to retrieve the space stone and mind stone. However, things went out of order as Loki seized Hulk’s opportunity and Tesseract fell at his feet. The Infinity Saga finally ends in the Endgame after Loki creates a separate timeline leading the Avengers to sacrifice, lose, and encounter consequences.
Loki Established A New Multiverse For The MCU
One of the reasons why Loki is quite popular in both the comic books and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is his complexity. The master manipulator often acts as a villain in the superhero world, while sometimes he is found aligning with those heroes for a good cause. And in Loki’s season 2 finale he ends up being a God whom Thor, Odin, and Frigga would be proud of and of course his fans after what he has done to the MCU so far.
Many would have not wondered that Loki, a skilled sorcerer would kill his desires for a mighty cause and not fall for what He Who Remains wanted: a multiversal war. In the end, we saw Loki restructuring the multiverse into a new type of World’s Tree which was one of the best parts of the series establishing a new order in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Season 2 concluded Loki’s arc most thrillingly and this is what writer Eric Martin said in an interview with CinemaBlend:
“Season 1, first half. Season 2, we close the book on Loki and the TVA. Where it goes beyond that, I don’t know. I just wanted to tell a full and complete story across those two seasons.”
However, in another interview with Variety, Kevin Feige cites the hope of reuniting Loki with his brother Thor for the first time since Infinity War came.”The sun shining on Loki and Thor once again has always been the priority of the story we’re telling.” So, if this happens we’ll be blessed with a virtual treat from the makers.
Loki 2 is available on Disney+
Frequently asked questions
How did Loki become the God of Stories in the MCU?
In the finale of Loki Season 2, the Temporal Loom fails and the branching timelines begin to disintegrate. Rather than let He Who Remains’ design play out, Loki chooses to sacrifice himself, taking the throne at the End of Time and manually holding the timelines together, reshaping them into a living, Yggdrasil-like World Tree. Fans refer to this ascended version as the God of Stories. The series stars Tom Hiddleston as Loki, with Eric Martin as head writer.
Why does the article argue God of Stories Loki could have beaten Thanos in seconds?
This is a fan theory, not an official Marvel claim. The piece reasons that as the God of Stories, Loki gained near-limitless control over the timelines, including the time-slipping ability he developed in Season 2 and the power to move through different points in time. In principle that power could let him reshape events around Thanos, or even erase the Mad Titan from existence, before Thanos ever acted, which is why the article speculates the war could have ended almost instantly.
Did Loki actually fight Thanos at full power in Avengers: Infinity War or Endgame?
No. Loki confronts Thanos in the opening scene of Infinity War (2018) and is killed, long before he gains any God of Stories abilities, which come later in his Disney+ series. A 2012 variant of Loki also grabs the Tesseract and escapes during the Endgame time heist, but that version is the ordinary God of Mischief, not the ascended God of Stories. The article’s scenario is entirely hypothetical.
