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Post by Admin on May 4, 2017 22:23:59 GMT
PERSONALITY Loki is the God of Mischief and an expert liar. Though Loki tries to take over Asgard and Earth, all Loki really wants is the approval of his adopted father and brother. He is a smart and intelligent man and he will stop at nothing to fulfill his quest. While he may appear nice, in truth, Loki believes he is destined for a 'glorious purpose' whether it be ruling Asgard or Earth. Loki is usually considered as a liar and trickster, but this is only because he wanted to be an equal to Thor. Therefore, Loki does have emotion and he does communicate with some people, despite his power and arrogance.
Psychoanalytical Theory: Loki is the type of person who tends to follow his Id more than his Ego or Superego. Like most villains, Loki makes decisions that will allow him to have personal satisfaction, regardless of it is the right thing to do. For example, Loki craves power. This was caused by him being overlooked and underestimated by others, so in order to prove his worth Loki will go to many extremes to gain power, even if it's not morally right.
An interesting fact that I discovered when looking at Loki, Thor and Odin as a family, is that they each represent one of the three parts of the unconscious mind. Loki is clearly the Id, as stated above. Thor is the Ego, for he tries to keep balance and order with Mjolnir, his hammer. And Odin is the superego, for he is the father figure to both Loki and Thor, setting good examples and telling them how they should act and do what is right.
Behaviourism: There are many factors when it comes to Loki's actions. Here are just a few examples:
Problem A: Loki craves attention. Cause: lack of attention in his childhood Solution: commits reckless and risky acts to gain it
Problem B: Loki tries to prove his worth/lies and tricks Cause: being overlooked in his childhood, never taken seriously due to his lack of importance to others Solution: gain power and respect to prove his worthiness, getting his way through trickery and lies
Problem C: Loki enjoys inflicting pain Cause: feelings of betrayal from his false family, receiving little to no sympathy Solution: creates an emotional wall to protect himself, inflicts pain upon others to show his strength and power
Problem D: Loki emotionally and mentally isolates himself from others Cause: the realization that his family isn't real and that Odin killed his father, the realization that he is adopted, receiving little to no emotional stimulation as a child
Solution: separates himself from others both emotionally and psychically
Learning Theory: Loki was not entirely taught a proper way to behave and grow up. In his childhood, he received little attention; most of it was focused on Thor. As a boy, Loki began to study the art of sorcery. He became infamous for causing mischief and during the production of Mjolnir, Thor's enchanted hammer, Loki interfered with its creation. And as a young man, Loki met Eldred the sorcerer who increased his training in the dark arts. From this being his primary source of education, Loki grew up under a mischievous influence.
HISTORY Loki is the son of Laufey, king of the frost giants of Jotunheim, one of the "Nine Worlds" of the Asgardian cosmology. Odin, ruler of Asgard, led his subjects in a war against the giants. Laufey was slain in battle and the giants were defeated. Surveying the spoils of war, the Asgardians discovered a small god-sized baby hidden at the giants' main fortress. The infant was Loki, whom Laufey had kept hidden due to his shame over his son's diminutive size. Because Loki was the son of a king fallen in battle, Odin elected to adopt him and raise him as a son alongside his blood son Thor, the future god of thunder.
In childhood Loki greatly resented the fact that Odin and the other Asgardians favored the young Thor, who already had a nobility of spirit and excelled in all his endeavors, over himself. As a boy Loki began studying the arts of sorcery, for which he had a natural affinity. His hatred of Thor grew, and while still a boy, Loki vowed to become the most powerful god in Asgard and to destroy Thor in order to achieve this end. After achieving adulthood Loki began making alliances with other enemies of Asgard.
As Loki grew to adulthood, his inborn propensity for mischief had begun to manifest itself, and he earned the nickname "God of Mischief." But as his deeds grew increasingly malicious, and his lust for power and vengeance became apparent, he became known as the "God of Evil". Loki attempted many times over the centuries to destroy Thor and seize the throne of Asgard for himself. Finally, Odin magically imprisoned him within a tree as punishment for his many crimes. Sometime thereafter, Thor was banished to Earth to learn humility in the mortal form of Dr. Donald Blake.
Shortly after Blake regained the ability to assume the godly form and power of Thor, Loki succeeded in freeing himself from his mystical imprisonment. There followed a long succession of clashes between Loki and Thor. Sometimes Loki battled Thor directly. On other occasions Loki used pawns to fight Thor, some of whom he temporarily endowed with increased superhuman power, such as the Cobra and Mister Hyde. Loki is responsible for transforming "Crusher" Creel into the Absorbing Man and for the revival of the Asgardian Destroyer as an opponent for Thor. Loki has attempted to turn Odin against Thor and to steal Thor's enchanted hammer. On one occasion Loki mystically exchanged bodies with Thor. Loki has temporarily seized control of Asgard when Odin was incapacitated. However, Loki has invariably been thwarted in his bids for power and revenge by Thor.
Through the years, Loki has turned his attention to Earth, hoping to destroy his foster brother's adopted home. One of his most notable schemes, manipulating the Hulk to wreak untold havoc, resulted in the formation of the Avengers. Following a failed scheme to discredit Thor's human alter ego, Odin imprisoned Loki's essence in the body of a mortal. However, he eventually escaped to continue his quest for supreme power in Asgard.
Loki joined Thor and Odin in their battle against the demonic Surtur. Surtur intended to destroy Asgard, and Loki, whose goal is to rule Asgard, therefore felt obliged to stop him. After Odin and Surtur vanished at the end of this battle, Loki began his machinations to be named as the new ruler of Asgard. As part of his plans he magically transformed Thor into a frog, using power drawn from Surtur's abandoned sword. But Thor was returned to his normal form when the Asgardian Volstagg destroyed the engine draining power from the sword. Loki was unable to prevent the ascension of Balder to the Asgardian throne after Thor refused the throne himself.
However, Loki is continuing his quest for supreme power in Asgard. It has been said that should the time of Ragnarok, the destruction of the Asgardian gods ever come, Loki will lead the forces of evil against Asgard.
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created by Lilith of Adoxography
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Post by Admin on May 5, 2017 2:43:28 GMT
This character has been accepted and you may now begin roleplay!
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