“There’s a reason Loki is the only real recurring villain in the Marvel movies—he’s just that magnetic on screen and has more than enough layers to keep you coming back for more. While Thanos was all prelude, Loki sat comfortably atop the throne. He’s evil out of lifelong insecurities; charismatic while still posing a real threat. He electrifies every scene he’s in, even before he showed his hand in the first Thor; he is the main draw of the first two Thor solos, and 2012’s The Avengers. Essentially, Loki is the anchor of Marvel’s Phase 1 but by Phase 3 he was its twisted heart.”
“ Sá er enn talðr með ásum, er sumir kalla rógbera ásanna ok frumkveða flærðanna ok vömm allra goða ok manna. Sá er nefndr Loki eða Loftr […]. Loki er fríðr ok fagr sýnum, illr í skaplyndi, mjök fjölbreytinn at háttum. Hann hafði þá speki um fram aðra menn, er slægð heitir, ok vélar til allra hluta. Hann kom ásum jafnan í fullt vandræði, ok oft leysti hann þá með vélræðum.”
“Also numbered among the Æsir is he whom some call the mischief-monger of the Æsir, and the first father of falsehoods, and blemish of all gods and men: he is named Loki or Loptr […]. Loki is beautiful and comely to look upon, evil in spirit., very fickle in habit. He surpassed other men in that wisdom which is called ‘sleight,’ and had artifices for all occasions; he would ever bring the Æsir into great hardships, and then get them out with crafty counsel.”
I always found it a bit odd. Hilarious, but it raised too many questions. When did Steve make these? Why did Steve make these? How did he manage to be so cheesy and overly sincere knowing how much crap he would get from the other Avengers for it?
Well, today my sister told me her headcanon. Picture the scene. Steve leans on the back of a chair, as above. Peter immediately launches into ‘So, you got detention…’. Cap blinks. Peter awkwardly tries to explain. It turns out Cap has no idea what videos he means, and neither do any of the other Avengers.
So they get in touch with the company who made them, and they swear blind that it was really the real Captain America, and that it all his idea. That he came in and said how much he wanted to help the youth of today.And the Avengers all lose it because someone is running around doing an unbelievably good impression of Captain America, they could have destroyed his reputation, they could have infiltrated the Avengers; and instead all they are apparently using it for is to make silly, embarrassing videos.
It’s completely baffling. Who could possibly be behind it all?
A mystery.
@strangelock221b…should I incorporate this headcanon into the series?
A/N: It started as some sort of experiment but I ended up making this a finished drawing and it took me like… a lifetime to draw this one. Still not 100% satisfied with it, but I figured I should post it or else I wouldn’t be done with it forever xD
Loki is the Philosopher King 