The MCU’s Loki Is Secretly Peter Pan - Theory Explained
Could Tom Hiddleston's MCU Loki be Peter Pan, rather than the God of Mischief? Debuting in 2011's Thor, Loki began his Marvel movie career as a charmingly charismatic — but rather straightforward — villain, and doubled-down on his evil by invading Earth in 2012's The Avengers. Since then, however, Loki has earned redemption in two completely separate timelines. His original form helped Thor defeat Hela in 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 Peter Pan's crocodile turned Captain Hand into Captain Hook. As pointed out by Reddit user River_Rattler, the two heroes fight with daggers and barely ever age, while Loki leads a ragtag band of stragglers he saved just like Peter Pan commands the Lost Boys. Neverland, meanwhile, is akin to the Void
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