Loki Laufeyson

Loki, God of Mischief and Evil, is a deity/supervillain from Marvel, as well as the half-brother and archenemy of Thor, Avenger and God of Thunder.

History
Loki was not born an Asgardian, as his half-brother Thor was, but as a Frost Giant. When his father died, Odin, the ruler of Asgard took him in as his own son. Throughout his childhood and adolescence, Loki was resentful of his half-brother, as he was physically inferior to him in every way; except sorcery. Loki was a natural when it came to controlling the dark arts, and he put that to his advantage. He hoped to one day defeat his brother and father and become ruler of Asgard.

When into his adulthood, Loki gained the reputation as the God of Mischief. But his tricks increased from mischievous, to downright malicious and evil. He soon became known also as the God of Evil. Loki tried several times to usurp the throne of Asgard and destroy Thor, but failed at each attempt. Odin imprisoned him several times, but each time he escaped.

Loki had already left Asgard, and continued his evil work and plans of revenge on earth. He empowered several normal criminals with supernatural powers in order to help him defeat Thor and complete other schemes, including Absorbing Man, and the Wrecking Crew (Wrecker, Thunderball, Piledriver, Bulldozer). Loki also sometimes shared his schemes with The Enchantress and The Executioner, who also sought vengeance on Thor.

Powers
Loki is a master sorcerer, and has a wide variety of powers and abilities, including:


 * Superhuman strength
 * Superhuman durability
 * Energy manipulation
 * Teleporting
 * Shape-shifting
 * Regenerative healing
 * Psionics
 * Superhuman longevity

He also wields a magical sword and staff, both of which he can use with great skill.

Media
Loki appears in the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends episode, the Vengeance of Loki.

Loki appears in the TV show, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, in which he, through the Enchantress, organizes the Masters of Evil.

Loki will appear as the main antagonist in the upcoming movie, Thor, as well as an antagonist in the later Avengers movie.