countess7 replied to your postāI feel like Loki would be much more powerful too
that would probably be really hard for him tho, because he hasnāt had any positive jotun representation (for lack of a better word). he was raised in an environment where the jotun are the evil scapegoat and itās impossible not to internalize that. if he knew any jotun who could show him what he could do that would be one thing, but he killed laufey and are there any jotun left? there must be. that was the point of destroying the bifrost, to save them, but we donāt see them again do we?
We donāt see them in the films, but they pop up in the comics from time to time.Ā Lokiās other biological parent Farbauti is alive. They appear in Young Avengers and in Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers, but not in the MCU.
Itās interesting, because in Thor: Tales of Asgard (an animated movie), a young Thor and Loki cause the deaths of a few Jotun guards as a result of their own foolish actions and this is taken very seriously... even by Odin.Ā
Their actions nearly result in war, and Odin reprimands them (especially Thor) for what they did. Jotunheimās King Thrym prepares for war, but unlike Laufey, he is level headed and willing to negotiate. Heās not blood-thirsty.
So, there are good examples of Jotuns (though few and far between, unfortunately.) If Loki had been raised with those kinds of role models his life may have been different.Ā Ā
Thor: Tales of Asgard is still operating on the idea that Loki has no idea heās Jotun. Thereās some hints given here and there. Loki mentions not being effected by the cold on Jotunheim. He creates a snake out of ice. etc.
This animated movie is more in line with MCU canon.Ā
When weāre talking about the comic books itās a lot more complicated, but in general: Loki was not adopted as a baby. Loki was adopted as a boy. Laufey beat him and hid him away for being too small.Ā
Loki is fully aware heās Jotun. Odin adopted him and itās seen as an act of mercy because Laufey was abusive. However, Lokiās future self visited his younger self to orchestrate this and ensure Odin adopted him.Ā
Itās all very complicated.Ā Either way, Loki hates Laufey and that in part lends to Loki hating Jotuns. The other part of that is that some of the people of Asgard view the Jotuns as inferior to them, view them as monsters, etc.Ā Ā
...so yeah, Loki spent a lot of time distancing himself from that aspect of his identity to show himself to be superior to everyone.
The MCU is different, of course, and itās been interpreted in multiple ways.Ā
Some people go with the wholeĀ āOdin saved Loki from death by adopting him because clearly Laufey had abandoned himā and then thereāsĀ āIn an imperialistic mission, Odin stole Laufeyās sonā
Some say that because of Odinās comments re: uniting their kingdoms, Odin would adopt Loki as a sort of agreement that their two kingdoms would remain in peace... but then why did Odin not groom Loki for that role etc.Ā
Whatever the case, I can fully understand why Loki wouldnāt accept that part of himself because he really hasnāt been raised in a Jotun society and he hasnāt had any positive role models at all like you said.Ā
Plus, itās hard to tell how much of Lokiās attitude is based on how he was raised and how much of it is Loki honestly believing heās better than everyone else and how much of him acting that way is him trying to prove his worth to himself.Ā
...but thereās many interpretations out there and a lot of people like to imagine Loki embracing that side of himself.Ā