As the name implies, Chronopolis is a city, but we see just a single building-what appears to be an old estate-in Loki, so either Kang’s base was redesigned for the show, or it’s something else entirely. The creator of Thanos, Jim Starlin, told Digital Spy in 2019 that he was never a fan of the yellow copter: 'The one thing they did and I will never forgive the Russos and writers Markus and McFeely was they brought that weapon he had in, which is inspired from the Thanos helicopter which most everybody had almost forgot all about. We’ve already seen Kang supporting characters Alioth the Usurper and Ravonna Renslayer, plus Qeng Tower, and this may be his signature city, so perhaps the mystery of the creation of the TVA will all lead to Kang in Episode 6. The mysterious building seen at the end of Loki Episode 5 may very well be Chronopolis, home to Kang the Conqueror in the comics. The weapon Lævateinn was used by Loki in Norse mythology, and its Marvel Comics version Laevateinn can be magically summoned by Loki at will. The short sword Kid Loki summons and gives to Loki has significance in both Marvel Comics lore and Norse mythology. So you can see where the Loki writers picked up the ball and ran with it. In a story that has since become an urban legend known as the Philadelphia Experiment, a man named Carlos Miguel Allende alleged that the USS Elridge was transported to another dimension and its crew was killed by vicious aliens. The US Navy warship is tied to a conspiracy theory involving a government cover-up and aliens. There’s more to the sudden appearance of the USS Elridge than a fun (and horrifying) action sequence. Pizza Delivery Car “GRN-W1D” License Plate USS Elridge. This variant is a reference to the Vote Loki comic from 2016 that featured Loki attempting to take the White House.
(Marvel Studios)Ī Loki looking like he’s ready to run for office makes a surprise appearance in the middle of the episode. (Marvel Studios)Īlso crashed in a field is Ronan the Accuser’s flagship Kree vessel known as the Dark Aster. Perhaps this RoxxiWine comes from that very store. The company Roxxon (an evil corporation from Marvel Comics) was featured in Episode 2 when Loki and the TVA tracked Sylvie to a Roxxmart fated for destruction. (Marvel Studios)Īs the Lokis swap stories in their hideout, we see they’re sipping on some fine RoxxiWine. Frog Thor aka Throg Cameo and Mjolnir RoxxiWine. It has since become a fan-favorite joke that has spawned memes, action figures, and now a place in MCU lore. This is a reference to the comic book Spidey Super Stories #39 from 1979 where Spider-Man and Hellcat battled Thanos, and the Mad Titan pursued the heroes in a yellow helicopter branded with his own name. The Mad Titan used the Thanos Copter as part of his plan to obtain the Cosmic Cube, which was unsuccessful due to Hellcat and Spider-Man working together to stop him. (Marvel Studios)Īs the Lokis approach their hideout, the infamous Thanos-Copter makes a brief appearance. The Thanos Copter made its first and only appearance in the comics in 1979's Super Stories 39.
In the comics, Terminatrix is the alias of Ravonna Renslayer, who in the Loki show we know as a TVA judge. The creature first debuted in 1993’s Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #1, starring Kang and his love interest Terminatrix. The giant, smokey monster known as Alioth the Usurper is a Marvel Comics villain with ties to Kang the Conqueror, who just happens to be an upcoming MCU baddie set to appear as the villain in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, played by Jonathan Majors. Lastly, now loki knows how to avoid getting killed by thanos.Journey Into Mystery Alioth the Usurper. Or conversely, a character who is trying to protect the timeline, where kang does exist Or as someone else said, it could be a character who’s trying to prevent the existence of kang by maintaining a ‘sacred timeline’ (as there are many different iterations of kang existing in the comics
If anything i have a feeling (the original) mobius might be behind the tva or it’s another loki variant
Why does she feel such a loyalty to the tva? Why choose a character that is linked to kang? In addition to Thanos-copter, there was a brief glimpse of Frog Thor in a jar trying to hop toward his hammer Mjolnir clearly a reference to Thor No. idk i’m just confused about what’s going on with the character-she hasn’t been enchanted by sylvie so ? But what if ravonna (in the show) is a variant of the actual ravonna, which would explain why she doesn’t know who’s behind the tva.