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- Loki Season 2 gives Loki new powers that allow him to control the passage of time and travel anywhere in space and time, making him more powerful than ever.
- However, this new power poses a problem for the Marvel Universe, as it threatens to make all other threats in the series seem insignificant and raise questions about why Loki can’t help in every situation.
- The MCU could address this power level issue by having Loki use his powers more sparingly, or possibly losing his time-slip ability after the events of the season 2 finale. This rationale will hopefully alleviate concerns that he will become too powerful to deal with future threats.
The Asgardian god of mischief has been a mainstay in the Marvel Universe since his unforgettable debut in Phase One, but Loki Season 2 just redefined a former villain with a bold new power that could cause problems for the entire Marvel Universe. Loki’s magic and Frost Giant’s physiology have always made him a powerful force in the Marvel franchise. However, he’s never been on the same level as the Marvel Universe’s strongest heroes and villains.
Loki Season 2 seems to be changing that, with Loki embracing his new role and developing a wild new ability that’s far more powerful than anything he’s ever used before. On the one hand, this is good news.Kang prepares to challenge the multiverse Avengers: Kang Dynasty, the good side needs all the help they can get. However, on a meta level, such a powerful character seems destined to ruin the stakes for future Marvel movies and TV shows.
Loki is now the God of Story and has incredible powers
Loki Season 2 has been making another character change for its titular god, this time having him embrace his desire for friendship and a meaningful role in the universe.exist Loki In Season 2, Episode 5, Loki faces continued defeat as his plans to reform the TVA are interrupted by a temporary apocalypse. In the moments before his death, Loki decides that he can “rewrite the story,” seemingly referring to his own multiple fates and the destruction around him. This quote has a deeper meaning, as it’s clearly connected to Loki’s role as the God of Story in Marvel Comics.
Loki The fifth episode of season 2 also gave Loki new powers. All season long, Loki has struggled with the passage of time. This phenomenon causes Loki to uncontrollably jump through time, but, with his new determination and determination, he eventually controls the intentional passage of time. After saying that, he immediately jumped back to before the time and space loom was destroyed. The God of Mischief has the unprecedented ability to instantly travel anywhere in time and space, with huge consequences.
Loki’s new powers dwarf all MCU threats to date
The potential problem with Loki’s new power is that it threatens to make every other threat in the Marvel Universe trivial. The MCU has asked people to stop wondering why the Avengers don’t simply show up in every standalone movie to end current threats more quickly, but that’s going to be a bigger problem for Loki, who can travel through time, in the moment. And, with the power of TVA, Loki is also keenly aware of everything worrisome going on in the multiverse, so there’s not even an excuse for him not always being aware of trouble.
Interestingly, this issue was already introduced into the MCU back in 2023, with the controversial appearance of G’iah, a super-skeleton who possesses nearly every superpower in the MCU. However, Loki’s power dwarfs even hers. Going forward, every Marvel movie and TV show will have a lingering background question”Why didn’t Loki help?“With the Marvel Cinematic Universe narrowing its story focus to the rise of Kang, that may become harder to ignore as the franchise draws closer. Avengers: Kang Dynasty.
How MCUs avoid Loki power level issues
There are still some different avenues the MCU could take to make Loki’s incredible new powers less of an issue. First, his experience in earlier versions of TVA may have led to him taking a less hands-on approach to his powers. Loki has seen firsthand how destructive active interference with a timeline can be, even if the intentions are good. Therefore, he may decide to step in only at the last minute if avoiding involvement would seriously threaten the timeline. In a way, this makes him similar to Watchmen what if…? He only stepped in when the Infinite Ultron threatened reality itself.
Alternatively, Loki may not fully retain this power after the events. Loki Season 2 finale.considering how fast Loki Season 2 took a huge twist, and it’s not out of the question that Loki would lose his ability to time slide once the time loom stabilizes. With TVA’s resources, he’s still powerful (if that’s the direction the ending is going), but he’ll be slightly more limited in what he can do. Regardless, hopefully the Marvel Universe can provide some reason to allay concerns about Loki becoming too powerful to deal with future threats.