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Loki (titled Loki: Heroes of Mythology in North America) is an action role-playing video game developed by Cyanide and released for Microsoft Windows in June 2007. The game combines Aztec, Egyptian, Greek and Norse mythologies and allows the player to take on the role of a hero, each drawn from one of the four different mythologies.
Too Human is an action role-playing game developed by Silicon Knights and published by Microsoft Studios.It was released in August 2008 for the Xbox 360.The game's story is a science-fictional futuristic retelling of Norse mythology that portrays the Æsir, the Norse gods, as cybernetically enhanced humans, tasked with protecting mankind from the onslaught of Loki's army of machines.
As one never truly accepted by the Æsir or the Vanir, Loki seeks to destroy everything. Though Odin is armed with the spear Gungnir, one of the Four Treasures, he is forced to divide its power to protect Freya. With the power divided between two, Loki overpowers and kills him. [3] Upon learning Loki killed Odin, Lenneth decides to go after him.
Rune is an action-adventure video game developed by Human Head Studios which was released in 2000. The game is based on Ragnarok, showing the conflict between the Gods Odin and Loki and the buildup to Ragnarok.
Loki is a central character in Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods [69] and an important character in a few arcs of Gaiman's comic The Sandman. [70] Loki is also a central figure in the series of fantasy novels by Joanne Harris: Runemarks, Runelight, The Gospel of Loki and The Testament of Loki. [71] In games Asgard's Wrath and Asgard's Wrath 2. [72]
When his son Loki was born a runt, an ashamed Laufey ordered the baby hidden. [1] After Odin invades Jotunheim and kills Laufey in battle, he discovers Loki and decides to adopt him. [1] [2] It is later revealed that Laufey survived the battle and was killed by a time-traveling future Loki. [3]
Frigga first appeared in Journey into Mystery #92 (May 1963), and was adapted from mythology by Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein and Joe Sinnott.. The character subsequently appeared in Thor Annual #10 (1982), Thor #344 (June 1984), Marvel Graphic Novel #15 - The Raven Banner (1985), Journey into Mystery #504-505 (Dec. 1996-Jan. 1997), #512-513 (Sept.–Oct. 1997), Thor #26 (Aug. 2000), Loki #3 (Jan ...
Loki discovers that he is Laufey's biological son, adopted by Odin after the war ended. After Odin exiles Thor to Earth, Loki confronts Odin about his parentage, and a weary Odin falls into the deep "Odinsleep" to recover his strength. Loki takes the throne in Odin's stead and offers Laufey the chance to kill Odin and retrieve the Casket.