Did the Mind Stone corrupt Loki?

It isn't exactly clear when the changes were made, but without any fanfare whatsoever, the theory that the Mind Stone corrupted Loki has been confirmed as canon.
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Did the mind stone make Loki evil?

Marvel has confirmed Loki was never really a villain at all - since it was the Mind Stone that made him so evil in the first Avengers.
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Was Loki manipulated by the mind stone?

Thanos is far too smart for that. Instead, Thanos used the Mind Stone's immense power to influence Loki, without Loki being aware this manipulation was occurring. With Loki now under the control of the Mind Stone, Thanos could send him off with the scepter and not worry about being turned against.
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What did the Mind Stone do to Loki?

The Mind Stone (Loki's scepter)

The Mind Stone allows the user to control the minds of others. We first see it as a blue orb in Loki's scepter in 2012's The Avengers. Whenever Loki touches someone with the scepter, he can control what they do.
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Was Loki possessed by the Tesseract?

Having located the Tesseract on the Statesman, Thanos and the Black Order traveled with the Sanctuary II and attacked the ship. They killed half of the Asgardian survivors and captured Thor and Loki. Thanos tortured Thor with the Power Stone in order to make Loki give him the Tesseract.
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Marvel CONFIRMS Loki Was Mind Controlled In First Avengers! - Avengers Endgame



Was Loki brainwashed?

Fans have been coming up with theories about it for years and a big one is that Loki's sharp change in personality was caused by the Mind Stone housed in his scepter, lent to him by Thanos to aid his hunt for the Tesseract (the Space Stone) on Earth. Well, now Marvel.com has confirmed that this is indeed the case.
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Why did Thanos give Loki the mind stone?

[Avengers] Thanos gives Loki the Mind Stone in Avengers, not to get the Space Stone, but to further corrupt Loki and destabilize Asgard so Thanos can eventually invade an unprotected Nidavellir and force Eitri into making the Infinity Gauntlet.
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Why didn't Loki use the Tesseract to escape Thanos?

Edit: In Endgame Loki didn't need any mechanism to use the Tesseract and escape. @Vishwa When Thanos attacked he knew he would die. So even to save himself he could have used it.
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Why is the mind Stone blue in Loki's staff?

The user places the blade tip against the person's heart and the Mind Stone produces a blue, like energy which is transferred into the person's body where it then spreads up to their head, notably affecting their eyes, turning them a fluorescent blue color.
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Why are Loki's eyes blue in The Avengers?

In The Avengers his eyes are blue because of his scepter. The same happened with Hawkeye. Loki was very vulnerable when Thor smashed him on the floor. He had a few moments of lucity, just like when Natasha slapped Hawkeye.
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How did Thanos manipulate Loki?

One particular act that always stood out for Marvel fans is how The Avengers eventually reveals that it was Thanos (via his lackey, the Other) who gave Loki the scepter (with the Mind Stone inside) in exchange for the Tesseract, aka the Space Stone.
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How did Thanos break Vibranium vision?

Thanos wasn't using any infinity stone while plucking out the mind stone from Vision's body, that was just the strength of his hand crushing open a Vibranium body !
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Was Loki tortured by Thanos in The Avengers?

Marvel's updated description confirms Loki was neither tortured by Thanos nor mind controlled by the scepter leading up to the events of The Avengers (2012)
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Was Loki being manipulated in Avengers?

Now, fans on Reddit have noted that Marvel's official character page for Loki has been modified. It isn't exactly clear when the changes were made, but without any fanfare whatsoever, the theory that the Mind Stone corrupted Loki has been confirmed as canon.
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Who is the guy Loki talks to in The Avengers?

Actors/Actresses

The Other was Thanos' personal servant. He provided Loki with the Chitauri army in an attempt to conquer the Earth and claim the Tesseract.
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Why Vision can lift Thor's hammer?

Though he's later saved by Wanda, it was a selfless act to urge for help, not for himself but people of Westview. It's this deed of self-sacrifice (which is Vision's second) and his immense contemplation towards other people is that makes him worthy enough to wield the power of the hammer.
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How did HYDRA get Loki's staff?

Gifted by Thanos, the staff was wielded by Loki to lead and command the invasion to Earth. After the Battle of New York, the Scepter was confiscated by S.H.I.E.L.D. for studying until it was stolen by Wolfgang von Strucker's HYDRA cell and taken to the HYDRA Research Base in Sokovia.
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Why is Loki's staff in WandaVision?

Gifted by Thanos, the staff was wielded by Loki to lead and command the Chitauri Invasion to Earth. After the Battle of New York, the Scepter was confiscated by HYDRA, whose scientists used it to give extraordinary powers to the twins Wanda and Pietro Maximoff.
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Can Loki teleport without the Tesseract?

In the MCU, Loki may be able to conceal his presence and sneak between the worlds without using the bifrost, but it's not quite clear how he does it. In the comics, on the other hand, he is perfectly capable of travelling using teleportation.
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Why did Thanos leave Thor alive?

In the first few scenes we saw Thanos dragging Thor by his head just like a ragdoll. Being all that, Thanos has no evidence to believe that Thor would be any problem for his quest, he felt no threat from Thor. So Thanos felt no need to kill Thor, but just ignore him.
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Who had the Tesseract first?

So, according to The First Avenger and Iron Man 2, the Tesseract was found by Howard Stark post-World War II and studied by Stark for an undefined amount of time. Eventually, Nick Fury comes to possess it.
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Why did Loki's staff not work on Tony?

In the Avengers director commentary, Joss Whedon states it fails to work because the ARC reactor prevents the staff from reaching Tony's heart.
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Why can Ronan hold an Infinity Stone?

While Ronan lacked the durability of a half-Celestial, he held the Power Stone and lived in Guardians of the Galaxy thanks to his superhuman Kree physiology, Accuser armor, and brief time holding the stone.
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Who is the strongest Avenger?

1 Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

That was enough to consider her near the top but Wanda Maximoff, known as Scarlet Witch, is the officially most powerful Avenger now.
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