Why does Loki look like Hela?

When Odin first found Loki, abandoned as a baby on Jotunheim, Loki changes from his Frost Giant blue to Asgardian pink. The theory is that baby Loki was able to see Odin's memories, including his imprisoned daughter Hela, and he manifested his appearance to look like her.
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Are Loki and Hela related?

In Marvel's comic book mythology, Hela is Thor's niece, being the daughter of Loki, or a Loki, at least; it gets complicated, in that Loki has been resurrected on a number of occasions.
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Could Hela be Loki's mother?

Loki's mother has never been revealed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it's possible that this character is actually Hela (Cate Blanchett), Thor's biological sister.
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Is Hela or Loki adopted?

Now, lets back up a little to the first Thor movie where we find out that Loki is adopted. In a flashback we see that Odin takes Loki from Jotunheim and raises him as his own son. However, before he does this he uses his magic to change Loki's Jotun form to an Aesir one.
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Why does Loki look like an Asgardian?

Adopted by Odin

In 965 A.D., not long after the war between the Giants and the Asgardians, Loki was found by King Odin. Adopting Loki and using sorcery to alter his appearance to make him appear to be an Asgardian, Odin raised Loki and his biological son, Thor, with his wife Frigga.
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The reason Loki and Hela look alike



Why is Loki so small if he is a frost giant?

It's a combination of his natural appearance, along with Odin's interference. He was naturally born smaller than regular Frost Giants. When Odin found him, he cast a spell on him to change his appearance to that of an Asgardian (there was a short flashback scene showing this in the film).
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How is Loki a god if he's a frost giant?

The Asgardian army took him for dead and abandoned him when they were plundering everything. Odin later took him as a baby and raised him as an Asgardian prince. His motive was that when Loki was grown, he would successfully unify the Asgardians and Frost Giants and allow them to live in peace and harmony.
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Why is Hela not Loki's daughter?

Hela was shown as Odin's firstborn in the movie. But, in the comics, she is the daughter of Loki and giant sorceress Angrboda, which makes her Odin's granddaughter. This is the reason why her comic-accurate costume looked similar to Loki's attire.
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Why is Hela Loki's sister?

In the Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, and Heimskringla, Hel is referred to as a daughter of Loki. In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, Hel is described as having been appointed by the god Odin as ruler of a realm of the same name, located in Niflheim.
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Is Hela Thor's full sister?

His life force acted as the lock to her prison, which is why once he died in Ragnarok, Hela was free. The identity of Hela's mother wasn't revealed in the film, but as it turns out, she's actually Thor's half-sister, as she isn't the daughter of Frigga.
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Why did Hela turn evil?

Hela was a wonderful wartime leader, or executioner as she called herself; proudly serving as Odin's general in conquest. However, when Odin transitioned into a peace-time King, Hela refused to oblige to this as her cruelty grew to become a threat to his new society.
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Is Kratos the son of Loki?

It's revealed in God of War towards the very end that Kratos' son, who goes by Atreus, is actually the Norse god Loki. MCU fans will definitely be familiar with this character, but within Norse mythology, he is a Trickster god who is the driving force behind Ragnarok.
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Who is Hela's dad?

Hela was born in Jotunheim, the land of the giants. She is the child of Loki (albeit a different incarnation who died during a previous Asgardian Ragnarok) and the giantess Angrboða.
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Who killed Hela in Thor Ragnarok?

Eventually, however, Thor then returned with the newly formed Revengers and then reengaged Hela, which had then resulted with Loki unleashing Surtur, who then destroyed Asgard by finally causing Ragnarök and killed Hela as a result.
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Why did Loki wear blue in Ragnarök?

And the blue in Loki's Sakaar look is meant to symbolize a more "sad" Loki. "It's kind of like a nice arc for him. In the beginning of the movie he's green, then he's blue, then he's green again...by the end of the movie, he finds who he is," said Francisco.
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Who did Hel marry?

Hel is a jötunn, and she is the daughter of the trickster Loki and the giantess Angrboda. She has two siblings, the world serpent also known as Jörmungandr, and the Fenrir Wolf. They have no relationship with each other and roam in separate places in the world.
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Who is Loki's love interest?

Loki and Sylvie's love story has an apocalyptic beginning since that's where the two first begin to bond. Trapped on a moon on the verge of total destruction, the two are forced to work together to find a way out of this situation, only to have it completely fail before their eyes.
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Who is older Thor or Loki?

If you're looking for a quick answer: Thor is older than Loki in the Marvel movies. There are a few twists and contradictions, though. The ages of Thor and Loki are difficult to determine in these movies. It would be simpler if there was only one series and one timeline.
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Does Thanos love Hela?

Thanos' oddest romance in the comics could have made a lot of sense in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but never made it into the film franchise. In the comics, the Mad Titan once had a romance with Hela, the Goddess of Death and ruler of Hel.
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Does Hela have a husband?

'Thor': Hela Marries SPOILER. Hela, the goddess of Hel, just got married to secure her throne. But, the marriage was to a suitor that nobody was expecting.
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How did Hela break Thor's hammer?

The impactful scene saw Hela catching Mjolnir after Thor flung it and holding the enchanted hammer mid-air before crushing it to pieces. Odin previously told his son the power of the Uru metal had no equal but clearly that's an overstatement as she destroys it with ease.
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How old is Loki in human years?

Asgardians live for about 5,000 years and Loki's only been around for 1,070 of those years, which, relative to humans, makes him about 21.4 years old. Thor, on the other hand, is 1,500 years old, which makes him about 30 years old in human years.
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Does Loki turn blue when he dies?

After Odin's death, Loki did not revert to his blue Frost Giant form, possibly due to Odin's magic being so powerful that it persisted after he died.
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