Marvel’s upcoming Loki TV series could introduce the one character Loki, the Trickster God, can never deceive. Loki may have died in Avengers: Infinity War, but in Avengers: Endgame Earth’s Mightiest Heroes unwittingly created an alternate timeline in which he survived - and had the Tesseract.

By all accounts, Loki will somehow learn to use the Tesseract to travel in time - the latest expansion of the Space Stone’s seemingly-unlimited powerset - and will explore human history, before finally making his way into the mainstream MCU with a spare Mjolnir. Casting is underway for secondary characters, and Sophia Di Martino (Yesterday) has been confirmed to join Tom Hiddleston as co-star. But who could she be playing? There’s been intense speculation that Loki could introduce the Enchantress, a classic Thor villain, but Di Martino doesn’t really feel like a good fit for that particular character.

A more likely possibility is that Di Martino could be playing Verity Willis, one of the most important human characters to ever cross paths with Loki in the comics. Verity was born into a family of Asgardian cultists who protected the Casket of Ancient Winters, and who had been entrusted with the Andvaranaut, a mystic ring that allowed them to see through any deception. Her father had left the ring unattended for a moment while she was a baby, and Verity had swallowed it; the ring dissolved inside her, granting her a low-level superpower to see through any lie. That ability left Loki somewhat astounded when he first met her, and she effortless saw through his deceptions and illusions. Verity became something of a sidekick to Loki, allying with him and helping him believe in the possibility that he could be redeemed through genuine friendships.

It’s not hard to see how this story could be adapted for the MCU. Captain America: The First Avenger already confirmed that Odin left Norse cultists guarding some of his most precious artifacts on Earth, and as such it’s quite possible one of them possessed the Andvaranaut. Just as in the comics, Loki would be fascinated to encounter a human who was essentially immune to his magic and sorcery, and he’d probably decide to keep her close while he figured out what was going on. It’s important to remember that, while this Loki originates from a timeline where he was never redeemed, Marvel has recently retconned that he was never an outright villain at all; apparently he was under the influence of the Mind Stone when he led the Chitauri invasion in The Avengers. Thus it’s entirely possible Loki could have a redemption arc once again, albeit a very different one.

This could even potentially explain the time travel element of the Loki TV series, as the curious Trickster God explores history attempting to figure out how Verity came by this strange ability. If so, then Disney+‘s Loki show would also reveal the history of Asgardian interference on Earth - a fascinating new side to the MCU.

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