How did Loki control Selvig at the end of Thor?

Thanos’s scepter had energy from the Tesseract, enough to enhance, if you will, Loki’s own natural power. When he used it on Dr. Selvig, he in effect, brainwashed him. And because he is a god, it works just like any other spell that Loki would have cast.

How did Loki mind control Erik Selvig?

The theory: Loki fell prey to the Mind Stone To keep it short, the theory suggests that the scepter given to Loki by Thanos couldn’t just take over the minds of those it touched (Hawkeye, Erik Selvig etc.), but was also able to influence the person holding it.

How did Loki mind control Hawkeye?

Loki used the Scepter to mind control others, like Hawkeye, but what Loki didn’t know is that the Scepter was also “influencing him, fueling his hatred over his brother Thor and the inhabitants of Earth.” This paints Loki’s actions in The Avengers in a whole new light.

Is Loki controlling Dr Selvig?

An astrophysicist and a mentor to Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster, Selvig was mind-controlled by Loki (thanks to the Mind Stone) in Thor. After Thor and The Avengers (2012), he also appeared in Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). He has one more film to do with Marvel.

Is Erik Selvig dead?

In Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), he has fully recovered and is now working at Royal Holloway. Later, he begins working at the new Avengers Compound. In Avengers: Endgame, it is revealed that Selvig was a victim of the Blip in 2018, but is restored to life in 2023.

Did Loki cut off Thor’s hand?

Loki seemingly betrayed Thor and cut his hand off to hand Jane over to Malekith, who extracted the Aether from her. However, Loki’s betrayal was a hoax, and Thor tried to destroy the Aether, but it proved indestructible and Malekith absorbed it. Malekith escaped, although Algrim was killed by Loki.

Why was Kid Loki sent to the void after killing Thor?

Loki episode 5 reveals Kid Loki was sent to the Void after killing Thor, and the MCU may have previously explained how. According to a viral theory (via TikTok ), it may have been a childhood prank. In the episode, Kid Loki explains that his nexus event was killing Thor, but he’s scant on details.

Why did Loki allow himself to plummet into Yggdrasil?

It’s entirely possible Loki allowed himself to plummet into Yggdrasil because he knew that he would survive by using the very portals he’d previously used to travel to other realms – in Thor and in various other movies. According to both Thor and Thor: The Dark World, the Bifrost is not the only way to travel between the Realms.

How did Loki die in the Dark World?

At the end of Thor, he apparently committed suicide – but Loki survived death by plunging into one of the many portals he knew could be found in Yggdrasil. The God of Mischief repeated the trick in Thor: The Dark World, but more effectively.

What happened to Loki in the MCU?

At the end of Thor, Loki falls into the collapsing Rainbow Bridge and is lost somewhere in the universe. We see him apparently influencing Selvig at the SHIELD facility, probably through his magical, Asgardian, or Frost Giant powers.