Last year saw the MCU’s God of Mischiefget a bittersweet sendoffwith the Season 2 finale ofLokion Disney+. After six movies and a television series,Tom Hiddleston’s titular character finally found his ultimate end, sacrificing everything to watch over time alone for the rest of eternity and effectively becoming the bedrock of the multiverse. It’s the culmination of one of Marvel’s most impactful character arcs, closing with Loki realizing his “glorious purpose” and becomingsomething much greater as the God of Stories. Though he may be bound forever at the end of time, Diamond Select Toys has recreated his form with a new Marvel Gallery Diorama and Collider can share an exclusive look ahead of pre-orders opening this Friday.
The God Loki PVC statuestands roughly 11 inches tall and features the character in his new green robes and massive horned headpiece from the finale. Taking a step forward with his hand outstretched, the gravitas of his presence is captured with his cape flowing behind him as he approaches on a base reflecting the ground at the Citadel at the End of Time. With his other hand, Loki holds the green strands that represent the many different timelines and universes that he weaves into a new World’s Tree with him at the center. The design created byBarry Bradfieldand intricately sculpted byJuan Ramosperfectly captures the character’s final moments in the MCU thus far and projects him at his most powerful while he holds the very fabric of the multiverse together. It will comepackaged in a full-color window box for $85 USD.
Since his introduction inThor, Loki hasbeen a fan-favorite among moviegoersfor being an ever-evolving trickster with a better heart than he lets on. He’s the first big bad to appear in the MCU in 2013’sThe Avengers, though subsequent films have followedhis journey toward redemptionand hiscaring if tumultuous relationship with his older brotheruntil his death at Thanos’s hand inAvengers: Infinity War.Lokihas helped push the character even further, following a variant of the anti-hero that had yet to go through the developments ofThor: The Dark WorldorThor: Ragnarök. After he was initially forced to work with the Time Variance Authority to find his rogue variant Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino), the sort of crime thriller served as another showcase of the anti-hero’s willingness to choose the side of good in the end, withhis tragic choice in the Season 2 finalethe greatest example yet of where his heart lies.
Is There a Future Beyond ‘Loki’?
Both seasons ofLokihave been hailed asamong the best modern Marvel television has to offer, capped off with one of the most satisfying goodbyes for any character from the cinematic universe thus far. Yet,not everything was wrapped upin a neat bow when the credits rolled for the final time, especially when it comes to Loki’s allies.Wunmi Mosaku’s Hunter B-15, for one, recently collided with Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) and Logan (Hugh Jackman) inDeadpool & Wolverine, but the future for other members of the TVA remains to be seen.
As for the main character himself, Season 2 was almost certainly a curtain call. While executive producerKevin Wrightwouldn’t shut the door on a third season or another project with the same team, healso told Collider’sTherese Lacsonthat the show’s 12th episode was viewed as the end when they planned things out for a second run. Hiddleston, for his part, also feels comfortable with leaving Loki where he’s at. Inan interview earlier this year with Collider’sPerri Nemirofffor the Toronto International Film Festival premiere ofhis next big role inThe Life of Chuck, he discussed how the finale felt like a full-circle moment for his trickster, adding that “there’s a kind of closure, and the broken soul that he started with in the very firstThormovie is healed because he’s always been a character who doesn’t belong, and finally, he finds a place to belong, and people to belong to.So, I felt very happy with the conclusion of that.”
The God Loki PVC statue will be available to pre-order onthe official Diamond Selects Toys sitethis Friday, November 22.
Loki, the God of Mischief, steps out of his brother’s shadow to embark on an adventure that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.”
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