A popular new fan theory suggests that Loki might have faked his death yet again in Avengers: Infinity War.
The theory was originally posted by a fan on Reddit and it involved Loki’s previous “death” in Thor: The Dark World.
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Reddit user redkarth explained:
I’m not sure if anyone else has posted this already, but this is one of the most convincing theories I’ve found surrounding Loki’s “death”.
Loki is right handed. If you look, in movies since the Thor 1 to Avengers 1 to Ragnarok, he wields with his right hand. He holds weapons with his right and the sceptor in Avengers with his right.
There are two occasions he uses his left hand (that I’ve found). One, when he fakes his own death in Dark World. You can find him holding the dagger with his left hand during the entire scene. Two, when he stabs Thanos.
So, Loki’s illusion uses his left hand because he’s a mirrored version? The Loki that was killed in the beginning of IW was an illusion and he’s still out there, maybe disguised or just in hiding.
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Sure enough, in the battle scene in Thor: The Dark World, when Thor and Loki team up to take on the dark elves before Loki is “killed” in battle by Kurse, Loki is wielding his knife in his left hand while he uses his right hand to wield his scepter in the original Avengers film.
Obviously, the Loki who “died” in Thor: The Dark World turned out to be a fake while the real Loki had taken Odin’s place as the king of Asgard.
In addition, since Loki was actually an agent of Thanos in the first Avengers film, you would think that if anyone would know the powers of the Infinity Stones, it would be Loki. He used the Mind Stone through the scepter and he pocketed the Space Stone in Thor: Ragnarok, so he would hopefully be prepared for the eventuality of Thanos showing up to come for the stones. If so, then it would stand to reason that he would have a contingency plan to keep himself safe to fight again another day.
Not only that, but it is important to note that Thanos did not yet have either the Reality Stone or the Mind Stone, so he would have been particularly vulnerable to an illusion cast by Loki.
Of course, you could argue that Loki simply used his knife in his left hand because the Black Order were on his right side and he did not want them to see his knife before he tried to stab Thanos. In that case, then yes, Loki is definitely dead.
We’ll know for sure when Avengers 4 comes out next year!
(Via Digital Spy)