Loki lays down the law.

[proteus_lives]

Greetings True Believers!

Loki is many things. God, mischief-maker, warlock, string-puller, liar, cheater, shape-shifter, politican. But people shouldn't forget that Loki is an Asgardian. Spoilers and enjoy!

Loki vs. the Disir




Suggested tags: char: loki, event: siege, publisher: marvel comics, creator: kieron gillen, creator: jamie mckelvie



Loki lures out the Disir (Bor's valkyries, who turned to cannibalism and were cursed to become unkillable wraiths.) with the spirits of his dead henchmen.

He has a plan and that plan requires control of the Disir. Who devour the souls of the slain gods because Hel no longer exists.

They come to Loki.





The whip is what pulls the picture together. Absolutely bad-ass!






Loki shows Hel evidence that the Disir have returned and then he goes to Mephisto and offers him the services of the Disir in exchange for a portion of his kingdom. That portion will become the new Hel. Because he restored her land, Hel erases Loki from the Books of Hel. He is no longer tied to Hel or Asgard.

What did Loki achieve? Freedom. Absolute freedom.

Comments

[silverzeo]

Now what?

[glprime]

"Now... It begins..."

[silverzeo]

But what will he do since he is no longer par of the Norse legend... or was that referring his loyalty to...

[big_daddy_d]

He is unleashed...

[kingrockwell]

I loved this book. I wish I'd been reading Gillen's Thor already, because now I feel bad that I haven't been!

[suzene]

Loki, textbook case of the Magnificent Bastard...

[jlroberson]

Loki plays EVERYone in the MU. One could look at the MU as Loki's ongoing changing whims.

[shadur]

"I am the mother of Odin's stallion, Sleipnir. I am the father of Fenrir Sun-Eater, and of Hel Half-Rotted and of Jormungund the World-Serpent. I am Loki Scar-Lip, Loki Skywalker, Loki Giant's Child, Loki Lie-Smith. I am Loki, who is fire and wit and hate. I am Loki. And I will be under an obligation to no one."

Looks like he finally got his wish.

[icon_uk]

I'm not sure that boasting that you fathered a horse (and a mutant eight legged one at that) will really do your reputation THAT much good Loki old bean.

[nezchan]

It'll buy him respect in the all-important Asgardian mpreg community, though.

[terrykun]

Hey, gifting his horse baby to Odin got him some cred.

[halloweenjack]

It implies that he's got a Jormungund of his own in his pants.

[slippy]

Mothered a horse! And the very fact of his pride in this ... accomplishment, let's call it that, makes him look impressive in an out-there way.

[sir_mikael]

Loki Skywalker
Haha, really?

[shadur]

Unless Neil Gaiman decided to throw in that epithet (Sky-Walker) just because he liked the sound of it, yes really.

[sir_mikael]

Even if there is historic context for it, It's still funny given todays pop culture tho. ;)

Cool statement nonetheless (that led me to tv-tropes Badass Boast).

[pallas_athena]

Most translations render it "Sky Traveller", but yes, really.

[arilou_skiff]

That's a weird interpretation of the disir.

[crabby_lioness]

I absolutely hate it. These are supposed to be the ghosts of Grannies who aid their families, not ghouls.

[badficwriter]

I thought they were a ripoff of World of Darkness stories about ancient female Gangrels.

[crabby_lioness]

Maybe, but the name "Dsir" properly belongs to female ancestor spirits who stuck around to look after the family.

[halialkers]

I thought the Disir were the Germanic version of the Fates?

[pallas_athena]

I think those are the Norns.

[halialkers]

Oh dear.....

[comicoz]

Hel is gone, but Loki talks to Hel at the end? I'm slightly lost...can you elaborate?

[neuhallidae]

There's Hel the place and Hel the entity. The comics usually call the latter Hela to avoid confusion.

[comicoz]

Gotcha. I've always heard Hela, or at least reading comics it's brainwashed "Hel" as a place out of my mind.

Thanks!

[arilou_skiff]

Well, it's the origin of the term "Hell"...

[crinos]

Wow, Loki just made the witch king of Angmar his bitch.

[icon_uk]

Thank you, I knew these folks were reminding me of something, and that's what!

[thanekos]

so death hath dominion now

[ravenous_raven]

What did Loki achieve? Freedom. Absolute freedom.

Oh, craaaap.

[mullon]

I get theat Loki has freedom now. But I don't get what he can do with that freedom that he couldn't do before.

[dorksidefiker]

Guess we'll find out.

[lonewolf23k]

Whatever he wants.

[crabby_lioness]

That's actually quite impressive. You can't have a credible villain if he doesn't win something every once in a while.

[nothingbutcake]

Ahhhh, love him.

[janegray]

HOT DAMN :DDD

He has a plan and that plan requires control of the Disir. Who devour the souls of the slain gods because Hel no longer exists.

Wait, what?

Then does that mean that the Asgardians who were murdered by Doom had their souls devoured? And what happened to all the countless souls that were already in Hel?

[badficwriter]

I really hate how Loki pwned the Disir. It was just too damn easy for him.

I'm hoping that his "now you're bound by oaths just as you were to Bor!" plan will be fucked by them being oathbreakers to him as well. Assuming that that is the truth.