Can you really make a movie about the multiverse without the God of Mischief? Once upon a time, maybe, sure — but after the events of Loki Season 2, such a misstep seems impossible, not to mention counterintuitive. The series gave us our greatest understanding of Marvel’s multiverse and all its wacky workings. Though it’s no longer nearly as crucial to the Multiverse Saga as it was when Kang the Conqueror was its endgame villain, it’d be incredibly foolish to ignore Loki. After all, the show’s titular anti-hero (played by Tom Hiddleston) did essentially become the multiverse at the end of the series, sacrificing himself to give Marvel’s myriad timelines some stability. He’s kind of the most important character ever now.
However cool Loki’s ending might have been, it was also a weird choice for a franchise that’s supposed to be barreling towards assured destruction. In Avengers: Doomsday and its follow-up, Secret Wars, the multiverse will be broken and put back together again, so where will that leave Loki?
