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Character Name: (Kid) Loki
Journal: badnewsboy
Age: Around 14
Fandom: Marvel Earth-616 (Journey into Mystery 2011)
Canon Point: Journey into Mystery no. 645
Debt:

Class A: 26
Class B: 42
Class C: 287

Bargaining with the devil.

Disobeying the will of the father.

Organizing a coup.

Becoming the catalyst for war.

GRAND TOTAL: 70 years, 6 months

History: Kid Loki at the Marvel Wiki.

In a universe much like our own, there are people with unique abilities and powers. They range from mutants, genius billionaires, self-made heroes, shape-shifting extraterrestrials, people bitten by radioactive spiders, secret societies, sorcerers, well-intentions devils, to—well, the list goes on and on and on. Cataclysmic events and cosmic invaders are the norm, and all you need to get a piece of the action is a good pair of spandex. Every sci-fi and supernatural trope is real, and even believable. Among the more divine aspects of this universe are the Norse gods, who now also walk upon the Earth.

Much like the Norse legends in our universe, the ones in the Marvel universe are not so different. These myths, though a questionable reflection the Asgardians themselves, are essential to their existence. They are living stories (quantum Asgardians!!) formed by the word of mortals that tell them. They come as a force of nature, a little awkward in Midgard, or Earth, even when it's close. Being gods, they're stronger, denser, and immune to mortal ailments. They generally see themselves as closer to the divine and care little for mortal affairs, even when their own affairs take them to Earth. Thor, champion of Asgard, loves the mortal realm, going so far as vow protect and defend it along with the Midgardian heroes. (It's even been joked that the Earth is his girlfriend.)

The stories that are depicted in Norse mythology are only a piece of the myths that they have recorded. When asked, their experiences with what's written is explained "like a mountain the fog, sometimes easy to see, sometimes clouded." It's possible that they don't even remember what was written or what was reality anymore. It's the main events in their current history as they make their new myths that are clear. Asgard, which once was atop the Nine Realms before Ragnarok, was resurrected above Broxton, Oklahoma in Midgard. Thor brought the Asgardians back in his moody man loneliness, and unfortunately that also meant his tricksy brother, Loki.

And of course, no Norse story is complete without a Loki to cause problems—and cause problems he has and continues to do. For thousands of years Loki has been a thorn in the side to almost all Asgardians, and one of the most notorious supervillains in Avengers' history. His lies, mischief and thievery are infamous. He's the one who brings the Avengers together. He's been a player in the Ragnarok cycle, even offering commentary as a severed head strapped to Thor's belt during the better parts. His part in it was all self-serving, of course. One time, he even drugged Wolverine in a bar and made him hallucinate all of his enemies all at once. He was a forerunner in the Cabal (a secret society of supervillains), even going so far as to influence the already nefarious group toward his own agenda. He's the one who, manipulating Norman Osborn, brought Asgard tumbling to the ground. It was all part of a bigger scheme to remake himself and sate his capricious nature by no longer being predictable, of course. He's wrecked havoc, caused chaos just for the lulz, and used anyone he could to his own disposal. In short, Loki metaphorically burned anyone in a display of megalomania that resulted in gain to no one but himself, and he loved it.

His brother, Thor, became weary of his trickery. The Avengers, having dealt with his schemes time and time over, learned to expect those behaviors from him. The trickster god of chaos became predictable in all of his schemes and twisted agendas. What did it mean to be Loki? The mantle of that loaded question passes from one incarnation to the next, still carrying the same heavy weight from a millennia of bad decisions. So, through a series of negotiations with Hela and Mephisto, wrote himself out of the Book of the Dead. He then set up the events that would later make him to be a hero in a theatrical death, before returning as a boy. This boy, of course, had no memories of his prior crimes, and he steps forward into a world where he's largely unwanted.

The basics of this are fairly simple. After falling into an identity crisis, large, Evil-Loki decides to take it upon himself to conduct a scheme that will not only destroy Asgard (more as an after thought, really) but will in turn destroy him! He writes himself out of the Book of the Dead through an interesting pact with Hela, the Goddess of the Dead, and after manipulating Norman Osborn to send the Void to destroy the now-Asgard-on-Midgard he destroys himself trying to save it. So, of course, why? Why would Loki do that? The answer was simple, he returned as a child, fresh and new. He was free of his ingrained habits and behaviors, but not entirely of the suspicions of name. Of course, that's where Little Loki came in. In order to strive to get people to trust and like him, the new incarnation of Loki takes it upon himself to make everything right. Of course, that means there's going to be a few bumps along the way. You know, Loki.

So he helps! Well, again, in sort of his Loki way. During the threat of the Serpent, he ran off and made deals with the most unscrupulous of people, including Surtur and the devil himself, all to make sure that Thor, his brother, would have a chance to meet the Serpent face-to-face in combat. After his own initial slip-ups and the All-Mother, triple Queen of Asgardia (Freyja, Idunn and Gaea), found out alllll about his actions to free Surtur, Asgardia's threat, from Limbo. So, they blackmailed Loki into doing some dirty work. After all, who would think he was working for them? He's famously interferey all on his own! By their word, he found himself in a battle against the Fear-Lords, and in turn produced a fancy crown from the fear-stuff in his head that would later prove his demise. Later, he seeks to aid Asgardia's Otherworldian allies, and instead of carrying out his implied commission, he turns it on its head redefines the leadership of the Otherworld by the art of the double-double cross.

Of course everything wasn't so simple. Later, when everything comes back to bite him on the butt in the form of the released Surtur, he works desperately to fix it. With Thor's help, they fix the war that threatens all realms. Loki has his trust back, his brother, and his name. Of course, of course, Evil-Loki would come in just to mess it all up, taking his body and destroying his consciousness.


Personality: By trait of being Loki, there are several preconceived notions that come along with it. Most people know him as the trickster, the God of Mischief and Chaos, willing to out-talk, out-cheat and out-smart just about anyone that comes in contact with him by using his brand of cunning. Both in legend and prior incarnation, Loki has been a selfish creature unable to cause change in himself that he's supposed to represent. His fate changes when he defies the stagnancy, heads over his hump of an identity crisis, writes himself out of the Book of the Dead, and destroys himself to save Asgard (to the shock of most Asgardians), only to return in the form of a boy with no memories of what he had done in the millennia prior. And with it, wiped away the selfishness, bitter feelings, and jealousy that had been mounting for eons against everyone he had perceived as wronged him. An old soul set in himself but with the gift of a clean slate. Nothing will go wrong.

To his credit the little one that Loki becomes is definitely Loki. He has just as much of a silver-tongue as his prior incarnation, moral ambiguity, and can talk himself out of almost any situation. Oh, and he’s a pretty damn good liar. Though he’s no master of sorcery as he used to be, and can do little with summons, he finds himself comfortable in using his wit to survive. In a world where he’s largely disliked, it becomes his first and only line of defense. Needless to say, his brain gets a lot of use, as do his emotions. Though he feels things deeply, he has a good way of not allowing his emotions to swallow him. This comes hand and hand with a brain that simply won’t turn off. Through the jabber and sensitivity, he manages to keep himself balanced by reminding himself of his good intentions. He can get petty and jealous, and even smug and condescending, but he never wants to be that person who hurts others again. He never wants to be that Loki.

The thought of becoming who he once was terrifies him. He doesn’t remember his past life, but he’s heard enough stories to know that the dislikes the Asgardians are valid, as much as he feels slighted by their dislikes, he understands them. But that said, he’s not exactly conventional in his good intentions. His methods of saving people head straight into the realm of moral ambiguity. It leads him to constantly ask himself if he’s doing the right thing, just because of the baggage that his name carries and the way others relate to him. He makes deals with those of uncertain character, including those who rule over the realm of various Hells (or Hels), uses the Dísir to take down the Dark Asgard of the serpent, and kills Thor to comply with his wishes to save the world. In fact, there are multiple times that he uses people's’ preconceived notions of who he is to manipulate them in the way he wants because that’s what’s expected out of him. Not long after, he manipulates the politics of the Otherworld in the favor of change, even though he’s sent to stop a war for the opposite side. He reads between the words enough that his stance isn’t wrong, and the All-Mother is left with the after-effects of what’s when she blackmailed him.

He looks at the world with the experience of a boy, and even though he’s saddled by whom he once was, and others’ dislike for him, he’s still eager to please. He, especially, wants his brother Thor to be proud of him, caught between admiration and envy. His feelings for Thor are always complex. He can’t be the champion the Thor is in the same way, but he looks up to him so much that it swallows all the would-be jealousy that he used to have for him in his other life. “He has a lot of heart,” is what his former-self said to his newer-self, and then says, in the same sentence, that it may prove to be problematic. In fact, it often proves to be problematic, because his good intentions always cause guilt when he does something in his own way. Yet he remains fiercely determined to show the world that Loki wasn't, and isn't, all bad. Not in the way that the world views him. It’s a natural temper to his personality, however, and helps him balance himself properly so he doesn’t turn into a crazy bag of cats.

And little Loki is, what he thinks, a curious little who always seems to be getting himself into trouble. Despite having a healthy fear of death, he also has a healthy love for reckless adventure. Because of that, he’s always willing to lend a helping hand in his own Loki-way (though that means whoever accepts it will never know what they’re going to get), and get all into people’s business. Wherever he goes, trouble follows. His capricious nature is part of being the God of Chaos, after all. He’s a trickster and a mischief maker at heart, and finds joy in the smallest of pranks. He’s even found a like for Midgardian pleasures, such as acquiring an “I ♥ London” t-shirt when he was in Great Britain, and frequently partaking in what he calls “the shaken milk” (but it’s really just a milkshake), and playing the game of the Yuletide fist (it's really punching) during the holidays. His curiosity has led him to his love of media and movies. He even goes the extra mile to do what he can to look cool, like gambling with dwarves to earn enough gold to buy the equivalent of an iPhone, and uses the equivalent of Instagram to troll the internet. He rolls with change, trying to immerse himself in Midgardian culture, trying to fill the gaps in his own quest for knowledge.

So, which came first? Did the world dislike Loki or did Loki make himself the victim of the world? Knowing what he became before he was reborn is enough to strive Loki to change. That with added the idolization of his brother has Loki fumbling over himself to prove who he's not. Unfortunately, no one seems to want to see him change, and are constantly questioning his motivations. With good reason, Loki had been the one who constantly was out to destroy them. For that, Loki, despite his whimsical nature, is aware that most of Asgard would rather slit his throat than see him save them. He sees things through a Loki lens, while he aspires for hope, he still finds himself somewhat of a realist. There's always some bitter feelings welling inside of him, and there's always another part to the story that crosses his mind but never catches. "Thor brought me back and loves me," becomes "Thor left me here with the people who hated me, and wished for me to keep him company in his selfishness." And while these more toxic thoughts are oft discarded for their more inspiring counterparts, they still remain in the back of his mind.

So! He clings to anyone who even so much as hints at wanting to spend time with him, even if they're forced to. Leah, who was assigned to keep him under surveillance as he paid his debt to Hel, was soon dubbed his B.F.F. completely against her will. Watching him out of obligation turned into an opening for a bond. Since not many people really seemed to care for him, or like him for that matter, the opportunities presented for friendship are jumped on. That's not to say that he expects people to be his friend, it's the opposite. Loki finds himself in a position where he assumes people will most likely distrust him because of who he is. In fact, sometimes it even paints his view of the world for the worse, to the point where even a little physical affection can come as awkwardly, but sometimes pleasantly, surprising. He keeps his head up when he can.

In the end he establishes himself as a chaotic, unpredictable force that becomes unchained from predestiny’s noose. He proves that people aren’t born evil—that, in fact, they’re allowed to choose who they are, even if they were once, and to an extent still are, masters of deception. He even refers to prophecies as “wishful thinking” rather than the written word of what they are, and he becomes the one to fill the prophecy that he wants through hard work and force of will. He’s always changing, able to adapt himself to situations and earn the trust that he so desperately wants.

Loki takes change easily. He'll be both at a loss as well as partially relieved. Change is his M.O., so shifting scenery isn't going to really be much trouble for a peppy little god of chaos. He'll perk up and start to explore right away, even without any friends or anything backing him up. He tends to be one to improvise, and Teleios is definitely something that he's going to improvise. By nature of having all of his crimes constantly weighing down on his head, he knows the nuances in how others see crimes and how he sees crimes—and no one is harder on Loki than Loki himself. Even though he may feel the need to logically refute such a penalty, he'll still take it as a weight on his shoulders. He'll shift over to the WWTD (What would Thor do?) and do his best to do the right thing—which is work it off.

Powers/Abilities:

Asgardian abilities: Asgardian abilities come with density that is triple that of a normal mortal. That means that not only is his tissue packed way closer then anyone deems comfortable, it also means that he weighs three times as much as anyone would expect him to. It grants him some interesting abilities, including his agility, his ability to take high-impact damage, and increased strength. He's no where near the level of most of his fellow Asgardians, being kind of small and a bit wiry, he still possesses a weight of pretty hefty skills because of it.

sorcery & reality warping potential: Though he doesn't seem to use it (or want to use it), Loki has the potential to be a powerful sorcerer and shape-shifter. Teleporting, shape-shifting, and almost anything that he can find a convenient Norse phrase for could be in the realm of his reality warping potential. Now, his body can't really take the drain in energy, and unlike his Older-Self, he would find himself on the floor flat on his face if he were to try anything too large. His skills seem to be limited to allowing his powers to flow through things if need be, which pretty much leaves him with the occasional summoning. Until he comes to terms with his abilities, he'll only dabble.

Appearance: giant fuss face

Actionspam Sample:

Here!

Prose Sample:

Here! Loki tries to keep Tim Drake from descending into some kind of crazy person.