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The Internet Has A Lot Of Theories About Who “Lady Loki” Is On ‘Loki’

Is she Loki, gender-bent? The Enchantress? Another God?

by Merryana Salem  21 June 2021
Lady Loki

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Disney Plus’ new series is all about the God of Mischief, but if the climax of episode 2 showed us anything, it’s that Loki isn’t the only mischievous being in town. But just who is “Lady Loki,” the enigmatic timeline bombing blonde glimpsed at the end of Loki, episode 2?

Well, like with anything in Marvel, there’s a LOT of theories. Lucky for you, I’m here as your resident Marvel fanatic to break down the ones worth their salt. The blonde time-bombshell’s identity has three distinct possibilities.

Warning, this article contains spoilers for Loki. 

One: Lady Loki

This theory is a popular one. It was even teased in the series’ advertisements. A handful of promotional material for Loki teased the character as genderfluid like they are in both Norse mythology and the comics.

In episode 2, Loki is shown images of all the variant Lokis that the Time Variance Authority have hunted down so far. These are other versions of Loki from different timelines who have lived different lives to the Loki we know. These other Lokis are labelled as variants for veering off the “sacred timeline”.

During the presentation, we and Loki see many different variant Lokis. There are big beefy Lokis, full-on frost-giant Lokis, tennis-player-looking Lokis — too many to count. The scene emphasises that the variant that Loki is assisting the TVA in finding is him, but a version of him we’re unfamiliar with.

It is these factors that set the stage, almost too perfectly, for the Lady Loki theory when the meddling variant revealed themselves to have a feminine form. Not only that, but the variant’s headdress is very similar to Loki’s iconic horns, making it too easy to draw a parallel.

Two: Amora (Enchantress)

Like many, I rest firmly in the camp of the variant actually being the Enchantress. The Enchantress is an iconic magic being in the comics and one with strong ties to Loki’s homeland of Asgard and to Loki himself. There are a few different versions of Enchantress, as it’s more of a mantle that is passed down than an individual.

Of those who have taken the Enchantress mantle throughout the years, the most well-known is Amora. Born in Asgard, Amora is a goddess believed to be inspired by Freya the Norse goddess of love, and is a mortal enemy of Thor’s.

Like the variant, Amora is a very powerful sorceress with a talent for evil deeds, and a preference for horny headgear. In the comics, Amora frequently allies herself with Loki to thwart Thor and his friends. It’s an alliance we may be hurtling toward. Afterall, Loki did follow the variant through the portal.

Three: Sylvie, the Enchantress

Of the three theories, this one seems the most plausible thanks to a very spoilery credit tacked on to the fine print at the end of the episode. In the comics, Sylvie is yet another who takes on the mantle of the Enchantress like Amora. Unlike Amora, however, Sylvie is not Asgardian.

Sylvie Lushton was a normal human teenager until she woke up one day with magical abilities. In a memory-meddling twist, Loki created Sylvie to be a sort of faux Asgardian, just because he wanted to see what would happen if someone believed themselves to be Asgardian (as he was lead to believe). The implication being that Sylvie’s memories of her human life aren’t real and that she never really existed until Loki created her for…fun. Yikes.

If the Variant is Sylvie, which was strongly hinted at in voiceover credits for the episode, this would explain why she is mistaken for Loki by the TVA, and even Loki himself. Sylvie’s powers, abilities and manner are VERY similar to Loki’s because he created her, at least he did in the comics.

My theory? The Variant will be some combination of the two Enchantresses and Lady Loki. The MCU often adapts their versions of characters from multiple characters in the comics. For example, Bucky Barnes in the MCU is actually drawn from a combination of Steve’s childhood bestie from the comics, Archie Roach, the Winter Soldier, and T’Challah’s adopted son, the White Wolf.

Whatever happens, Wednesdays just got a whole lot more mischievous.

Loki streams new episodes every Wednesday evening, exclusively on Disney Plus.

Merryana Salem (she/they) is a proud Wonnarua and Lebanese–Australian writer, critic, teacher and podcaster on most social media as @akajustmerry. If you want, check out their podcast, GayV Club where they gush about LGBTIQ rep in media. Either way, she hopes you ate something nice today.