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Is not this simpler?
Is this not your natural state?
asks Loki Laufeyson of Asgard, standing amidst a group of humans inThe Avengers.
You were made to be ruled.
In the end, you will always kneel.
His glorious purpose, as he loved to remind anyone who listened, was power over others.
The Disney+ seriesLokifollowed a variant of the trickster god shortly after the Avengers thwarted his plans to rule.
He has found a new belonging, fighting to save the TVA alongside new friends Mobius and Sylvie.
And yet,the last episodeofLokis second and final(?)
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Is the Marvel Multiverse Safe Now?
After the Loom explodes, the branches turn brown and fragile, crumbling in Lokis hands.
But Loki does not let go of the branches.
Rather, he gathers them up and infuses them with magic, effectively bringing them back to life.
The camera then turns on its side to reveal the new shape of the branches.
It has become Yggdrasil, the World Tree.
So Is Loki God Now?
But more specifically, hes no longer the God of Lies.
By taking his place at the center of Yggdrasil, Loki has become the God of Stories.
InLoki: Agent of Asgard#13 (2015), Loki realizes the truth about his position.
And we can rewrite our stories.
In other words, Loki understands his lies to be stories.
And from stories comes all reality, the point of all multiverses.
And for that reason, Loki always remains.
At this point, we dont know what this means for the Loki of the MCU.
But to keep it safe, he must now be the One Who Remains.
Doesnt That Mean the TVA Is Unnecessary?
We dont see much of the TVAs plans.
only shrugs), Ravonna awakens in the Void, with Alioth moving towards her.
Is He Who Remains Gone?
The outcome remains the same, He Who Remains tells Loki.
Unlike in that episode, Ravonna and Miss Minutes do not arrive to give him the TVA Handbook.
The book still exists, as seen in a shot of O.B.
proudly opening a fresh box of copies.
But it does not make its way to Victor.
In the newly-reconstructed TVA, Mobius tells B-15 that he has been tracking some of them.
He mentions a little ruckus with a Variant in a realm adjacent to Earth 616.
The more compelling part of the conversation involves B-15s question to Mobius.
Do any of them know we exist yet?
Nope, replies Mobius.
This tracks with the Council of Kangs seen at the end ofQuantumania.
They say nothing of the TVA.
How Does Lokis Finale Affect the Rest of the MCU?
At this point, we do not know.
Will Lokis new position as the God of Stories offer a way to deal with those problems?
We dont know for sure.
