The fourth episode of LOKI released yesterday and after doing a breakdown of the episode,
it got me thinking even more about who the real TVA villain of the show could
be. There's many theories going around suggesting that it could be Kang The Conqueror,
Ravonna Renslayer or even a LOKI variant. I'm going to be breaking down all of these
theories and giving you my thoughts on which one could be the right prediction. This video
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let's dive into the biggest theories surrounding who could be the secret LOKI villain.
So LOKI made it clear from the start that something was definitely up with
the Timekeepers. They literally loomed over all members of the Time Variance Authority,
symbolically hovering above every variant and judgment. This hunch was confirmed in Episode
4, where it was revealed the Timekeepers do, in fact, exist. They’re just animatronic
robots that wouldn’t be out of place at an intergalactic location that this show
is mostly situated around and while that reveal answered whether the Timekeepers were
really in charge, and that answer is definitely not, it’s still worth investigating who could
be overseeing the TVA and turn out to be the main villain of the show.
But LOKI Episode 4 has already revealed one of the show’s secret villains, and it’s none other
than TVA judge Ravonna Renslayer. Ravonna has been something of a mystery since the MCU series began,
but her closeness with the Timekeepers and her significant power within the TVA have certainly
been suspicious. For those familiar with Ravonna’s history in Marvel Comics,
her villainous turn in Loki may not have come as too much of a surprise. In the first episode
of Loki, the TVA and the Timekeepers were set up as the guardians of the Sacred Timeline,
whose work was credited with keeping the universe in balance. As the show has continued,
that story has unravelled, leading to Sylvie’s reveal in episode 3 that the TVA’s
agents are all actually brainwashed variants. That secret starts to get out in Loki episode 4,
leading to a confrontation with the Timekeepers themselves. However, the all-powerful beings ended
up being nothing more than robotic puppets, suggesting that Ravonna has been pulling the
strings all along. But there are still a lot of details about Ravonna Renslayer and the TVA
that have yet to be revealed. Who created the organization and why? How long has
it actually been running? And where the headquarters we've seen so little of? Well,
the answers to these questions are unclear, but one thing for certain is that Renslayer has known
far more than anyone else the whole time, and her motivations seem less than righteous. There's a
lot from Ravonna Renslayer’s comic storyline that can also reveal details about her role in Loki,
and what the MCU series could be setting up with her villainous twist.
The comics version of Ravonna Renslayer is very different from her counterpart in Loki, but a
look at the character’s history can help shed some light on her potential future in the MCU. Ravonna
Renslayer was first introduced by Marvel in the 60s as a princess on 40th-century Earth. Ravonna
was an aggressive and driven woman who quickly earned the attention of time-travelling warlord
Kang the Conqueror when he came to take over the Carelius’ kingdom. Kang and Ravonna embarked
on a complicated love affair that ultimately ended with her death and eventual resurrection.
Renslayer’s comic stories are all tied to Kang and she has at different times been his lover,
his ally, and his sworn enemy after he chose revenge on the Avengers over bringing her back
to life. Over the years, Kang and Renslayer have fought and made up numerous times,
a plot device helped by their shared ability to traverse the timeline.
And while Ravonna has not always been a clear cut villain,
her stories mostly revolve around her striving for power and revenge.
In the LOKI series, rather than a 40th-century princess, Ravonna is introduced as a judge and
high-ranking official of the TVA. She’s one of the only people to have actually met the Timekeepers,
but that initially seemed to be because of her high station. Now, after the events of episode 4,
it appears that Renslayer’s true nature and motivations are much more sinister.
Episode 4 revealed a number of big details about the character, and to start, she seems
to know that the TVA agents are all captured and brainwashed variants. When Mobius and Hunter B-15
both bring up the subject, Renslayer’s calculated response indicates she’s known all along. She
also seems to have known that the Timekeepers were fake, as she is completely unfazed when
Sylvie decapitates one and reveals its mechanical appearance. That means one of two things, either
Renslayer is the mastermind of the entire TVA, or she’s working for some unseen greater force that’s
been pulling the strings through her. I think this particular show will focus on making her the main
villain but I also think that a larger threat is working alongside her to change the course
of time, and this will likely be revealed too. I also think that this could be the setup for
the main villain of the MCU going forward. So the question is, who could it likely be?
Well with two episodes left, Loki has many interesting possibilities, but by the end
of the series, I think the events that take place will ultimately lead to the restoring
of the multiverse. The upcoming MCU film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is written
by Michael Waldron, who also created Loki, so it would make sense for the current show to restore
the multiverse and thereby lead into the plot of Doctor Strange 2. But getting to who could be at
the forefront of all of this timeline control at the TVA, many fans may have already worked out
the true villain. Renslayer’s villain turn could be part of the setup for
Kang the Conqueror to join the MCU. It hasn’t been revealed yet if she’s the mastermind or if
she’s working for someone else, but there’s a high probability that Kang is somehow involved
and maybe using the TVA and its agents to dictate his sacred timeline. The villain isn’t supposed
to enter the franchise until Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania, but an early appearance in
Loki wouldn’t be out of character for the MCU. Imprisoning the entire multiverse into a single,
controlled timeline seems like exactly the kind of plan a time-travelling ruler would be behind,
and it’s entirely plausible that Kang is the one responsible for the creation of the TVA.
Whether or not Kang is involved, Renslayer’s evil twist opens up a ton of possibilities for the rest
of the show and the MCU at large. An organization as powerful as the TVA makes for a great villain,
and it should be interesting to see if they survive through the end of Loki. Again, given the
impending release of Doctor Strange 2, it seems more likely that Loki and Sylvie will successfully
free the timeline by the end of the show, but to get that done in the next two episodes, they’ll
likely have to face off against Renslayer once again. And at this point, she may reveal the true
secrets and even Kang himself. And don't forget that a recent leaked video for LOKI,
showed a car driving up towards a sphinx, which heavily relates to the story of Kang.
There have been many iterations of the character, but the first was Rama-Tut,
a pharaoh persona that Nathaniel Richards created after travelling back to ancient
Egypt from the 31st century. In that timeline, he also takes on a sort of archaeologist persona
which could explain the sci-fi shovel they found in the show. But whatever its connection to Kang,
his character very much links into what we're seeing in this leaked video from episode 5 or 6.
Another popular fan theory that connects to Kang is that the entire TVA could be held
within the quantum realm because, after all, time works differently there. It’s well known
that Jonathan Majors will be playing Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,
and if the TVA is in a realm set to be explored by that film, it makes sense the two would share
a villain. What’s more, in the comics, Kang has a reunion with his variants from different
parts of Marvel’s multiverse, and together they create the Council of Kangs, not unlike
what Loki finds himself facing at the end of Episode 4. Kang is the perfect villain for Loki,
who is not only big enough to explain the absent Timekeepers but is so powerful that it
will take more than just the final two episodes of Loki to deal with the character.
There are other theories floating around the internet too, like a LOKI variant
being the real villain, and Miss Minutes having something to do with the control,
but even though I really like some of these theories, I don't think they'll go in that
direction. A LOKI variant being the villain is probably the only one I think could work,
because it would be a strong outcome to all of the interrogation of Loki's character throughout the
show, but when it comes to setting up a villain that links into what the MCU is going to explore
over the next couple of years, then Kang just seems like a much better link. Not to mention
all the connections I've discussed. I think in episode 5 we're going to see Ravonna be forced to
tell Sylvie what is really going on, and this will result in her revealing that the sacred timeline
is not how things have always been. This would potentially lead into the reveal that someone
is orchestrating everything to control time and Renslayer is helping them in doing that. We'll
also see where LOKI is after he encountered 4 LOKI variants in the post-credit scene,
and maybe they might also share some reveals on what's been going on. I think they are in
a limbo version of new york with all of other variants who were previously pruned,
but there's not too much to go on as of yet. I'm sure we'll encounter loads of different
Lokis like President LOKI, but We'll have to wait and see what they do, and how they
will go about introducing this real villain, especially when there's only 2 episodes left.
But they were some of the most popular theories on the real LOKI villain alongside my thoughts
on who it could actually be. I hope you guys enjoyed this breakdown, and overall,
I'm intrigued to see what happens next week in the new Marvel show,
which I will be covering here on the channel. I'm also intrigued to hear all of your thoughts
on episode 4 and who you think the real villain is, so let me know down
below in the comments section as well as listing your predictions for Episode 5.
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