Oh, what I can say about this. When measuring the sheer ability of Lokiās power, I immediately look towards the Infinity Stones. As weāve seen in the MCU, they are regarded as the be all end all of power, possessing one = magic bigwig. Hell, thereās even a line in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 that mentions Ego (a fucking PLANET) saying that he knew Peter was he son when he heard that he could hold one in his bare hands. Not even wield it: holdĀ it. And he couldnāt even do that without the power of friendship, mind you.Ā
Furthermore, Loki is able to hold the Tesseract with bare skin, as seen in several scenes but perhaps most easily seen in that infamous Infinity War one. He just pops that thing into existence and is likeĀ āYup, just like an ice cube, no biggieā. That alone is power within itself, as when we see a (enhanced) human like Red Skull do that, heās instantly teleported to Middle-Of-Nowhere (but not Knowhere, what the fuck are names in the Marvel Universe) Vormir with the Soul Stone to live out his days as the Ghost of Christmas Future. It could just as easily do that to anyone, itās all powerful space magic right, but not to Loki.Ā
Alright, cool, but not the end of my spiel here. Whenever this debate comes up somewhere, which is often, I think of this snippet from the comics:Ā
Okay, what? A lot to unpack here, including that we should all be grateful we got the sexy Tom Hiddleston Loki not in that outfit, but most of all- HE BREAKS OUT OF THE PURPLE DIMENSION (?) WHICHĀ āEVEN AN IMMORTAL CANNOT ESCAPEā LIKE ITāS A WALK IN THE DUCKING PARK.Ā āMy power is the power of the universe!ā and Doctor Strange, who is regarded as probably maybe okay really more powerful than Loki in the MCU, is getting his ass whooped and for someone whoās a known narcissist is calling himself aĀ āfoolā because he underestimated him. How many times could this have applied in the MCU? Valkyrie could have never beaten him, obviously, Doctor Strange shouldnāt have even been able to lay a hand on him let alone make him fall that long if he could stand the godforsaken Purple Dimension!Ā
Loki is,Ā āFAR FAR MOREā than Doctor Strange and even is about to wear out a FUCKING INFINITY STONE, folks- because if you recall, guess what the prize inside that amulet is... the Time Stone.Ā
Loki is more powerful than a planet, more powerful than the Mystic Arts themselves, and rivals power with an Infinity Stone.Ā
And now, just my two cents on what I want the MCU to do: goddamn it, you made it this far, Iāll just finish: I want Adam. Adam Warlock, to be precise. Look him up if you donāt know him, I wonāt explain all of it, but pretty much, he has a line in one the comics stating that literallyĀ āFor me, impossible no longer existsā that sums it up quite well in terms of power levels. He can beat the shit of some of the most ancient and powerful entities, like, I dunno, every single god out there.Ā Like, cue surprised pikachu face folks, because damn. And, even in one of the Infinity Gauntlet comics heās the one who beats up Thanos a bit with, get this, his words! on top of everything else (I think Iām recalling this correctly, itās been a while). But, wait, thereās more! Heās already in the MCU, as he was hinted at the end of GoG Vol 2. And Iād love, even more, if they have to resurrect/find Loki to bring him down after realizing his true might.Ā
And maybe Galactus and Silver Surfer will get a new chance at eating the planet? Eh, I dunno.
Well, thanks for coming to my ted talk, I guess. The longest rant Iāve had to date on this hell site.Ā