Could Thor: Ragnarok, then died at the hands of Thanos. His Disney+ variant brought down the TVA and fell in love (with his female self, but still...)

Both versions have shown remorse for their past misdeeds, and acknowledged their misbehavior was borne through a desire for love and attention. As Loki evolves into a more complex MCU entity, and Tom Hiddleston cracks out additional weapons from his dramatic arsenal, the more intriguing Marvel's Loki becomes. The more he also looks less like Asgard's God of Mischief, and more like Neverland's Peter Pan...

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On a surface level, Loki and Peter Pan both share a penchant for green, dabble in a spot of magic, and are notoriously lacking in parents. Both characters also show a reluctance to grow up - one refuses to age, the other does uncanny impressions of his brother's work friends. More obvious story parallels emerge in Loki, where episode 5 sees an alligator variant chomp off President Loki's hand, mirroring how Void dimension the TVA's junk gets tossed into - there's even a shipwreck nearby when Loki first lands.

Loki wielding his daggers in the TVA in Loki

A comparison between Marvel's Loki and J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan may seem ridiculous at first, but there's a mythological basis behind their similarity. Barrie based his character on the Greek god Pan, who is famed for his goat-like horns - the very same horns you'll find on Loki's trademark helmet. And though not a god of mischief, Pan was God of the Wild, associated with music and sexuality, which all feels very much within Loki's sphere of interest.  In the MCU, Loki is, of course, a Frost Giant, and with Thor: Love & Thunder, it's highly unlikely Loki and Pan are one and the same. Nevertheless, Thor's presence in the MCU has exposed how Earth history mashes up and misinterprets mythological figures into their own belief systems. Perhaps Loki somehow sneaked his way into Greek mythology as well as Norse (for a laugh, obviously), and some of his attributes - the helmet, for example - became incorrectly attributed to Pan, who then subsequently inspired Peter Pan.

J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, and this is referenced (albeit not explicitly confirmed) in the MCU also. Rather than Barrie borrowing Sprite for his most famous character, maybe the author drew inspiration from one of the Eternals' friends instead - a certain Asgardian trickster.

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