Alligator Loki, who stole the show with his debut in Loki episode 4, was actually inspired by a real-life support animal. Loki debuted on Disney+ on June 9th and has been picking up momentum as it approaches its season finale. Episode 4, "The Nexus Event," dropped the biggest bombshell when it revealed the TVA's lies and introduced four new Loki variants in its post-credit scene. Kid Loki, Boastful Loki, Classic Loki, and Alligator Loki quickly enraptured audiences in episode 5 as their characters were further explored.
Of the variants, Alligator Loki was the most comical with its tiny horned helmet and its attack on President Loki. It also intrigued fans as the characters themselves were a bit dubious about whether Alligator Loki is, indeed, a Loki variant or simply an alligator. Loki writer Michael Waldron knows the answer, but he is content to let fans debate on Alligator Loki's variant status. However, other interesting facts about the story behind Alligator Loki are surfacing.
Loki writer Eric Martin has revealed that Alligator Loki's appearance was inspired by a real-life support animal named Wally. Martin took to Twitter to share a video of Wally, explaining that while the idea for Alligator Loki came from Waldron, Wally served as a visual reference. The 5ft, 60-lb alligator is a federally licensed emotional support animal who loves cuddles and kisses and helps his owner, Joie Henney, with his depression.
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It is not surprising that Alligator Loki required a visual reference to be brought to life. As Loki director Kate Herron's BTS photo revealed, Alligator Loki was largely created by CGI. The creators most likely needed a visual of how an alligator looks and moves to animate him effectively. Viewers of the video will notice that Wally's size and movements bear a resemblance to Alligator Loki. In fact, at one point, a woman picks up Wally and holds him over her shoulder, in a similar manner to how Kid Loki carries Alligator Loki during the fight.
In addition to giving credit to Wally for inspiring Alligator Loki, Martin is also helping to share Wally's incredible story. The idea of an alligator being an emotional support animal is hard to believe; however, Wally has undeniably helped and supported his owner. Meanwhile, Henney takes good care of Wally and the many other alligators and reptiles that he rehomes. Since Alligator Loki isn't based on a Marvel comic character, Wally serves to provide a unique background to his story. Theories are already forming about Kid Loki's potential return in the MCU's future, and if he does return, Alligator Loki will likely appear again, too. For now, though, Alligator Loki is a fun addition to the Loki series, and his creation helps bring awareness to Wally and Henney's story.
Don't have a picture yet, but I do now have a stray kitty named Loki.
He (I'm assuming they're a he? they didn't get pregnant yet anyway) appeared last summer around the same time my latest adopted kitty, Larry (I didn't get to name him, my mom did after the cat on Modern Family) appeared. However, Larry is a bit more outgoing and was quickly won over with Fancy Feast, becoming tame and allowing human contact rather quickly. Loki, then known as 'Little Black Kitty,' kept his distance and had the disadvantage of having Larry fight with him before he got fixed. But still, he stuck around, taking advantage of dishes of cat food and water outside.
Later, before it got too cold, I ordered an extra pet house for Loki. Lined it with insulation, bed and self warming mat and stuck it in the barn in hopes that Loki would use it. And I bought him his own dish and got him in the habit of waiting by a bush for me to bring him his Fancy Feast and dry food in the morning. He runs away when I approach, but will meow for the food when he sees me, so we're at least in a better place than last year and he knows he has a home and people to take care of him.
picture a 64 year old man with the temperament and the looks of ron swanson watching the Thor: Ragnarok trailer completely blank faced, until Loki shows up and he smiles and says “Mira! Ese es Loki”
#like#if loki never disrupts thor's coronation in thor 1 #a whooooole bunch of other stuff that drives the mcu forward never happens #most notably the formation of the avengers #despite officially being a 'side character' #it's difficult to think of a character who's had a greater direct impact on the MCU #meanwhile in the tv series where he was advertised as the main character#he has almost no impact whatsoever#he does nothing #he exercises no agency#he argues in favour of the status quo #something which is anathema to the very concept of the character #and it's just... weird #funny and sad and bizarre
This scene did a good job of establishing a likeness between our Loki and Classic Loki: when the fight breaks out, they both stand up, put down their drinks, and go to break it up.
me in two weeks after Big Mouse shuts this place down for allowing someone to make money out of fanart of loki getting railed by owen wilson's character:
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