I just realized that Loki is essentially bugs bunny
“#this might require clarification”
ur right it does explain because i think i know where ur goin but i wanna hear you talk about it
Loki is Bugs Bunny in the notion that they are consistently a chaotic neutral force that can alter reality to their whim, will do anything for a punchline, runs on largely self-interested morals, delights in being annoying and is widely considered a nuisance by EVERY other cast member both ‘good’ and ‘bad’. Bugs Bunny has his own agenda and gets really extra for the sake of personal amusement but he will abandon whoever he’s currently antagonizing and swap sides if it benefits him. Bugs is constantly at odds with friend and foe because he’s an unpredictable trickster.
Bugs Bunny is a fairly modern iteration of the Trickster archetype. This is a very popular kind of character to appear in stories. The Trickster has gone by the names Anansi, Brer Rabbit, Coyote, and Chango, as well as Bugs and Loki. There are LOTS of really interesting things to read about this topic out there.
I wonder how many people first came across Loki when they watched The Mask and just didn’t realise it…but yeah The Trickster is a god/entity that’s fascinated me for decades. Tom just makes the fascination er, different…
@notpedeka I’ve come across brer rabbit as an incarnation too. I find that idea really interesting.
I’m not quite normal when it comes to mythology. By the time I was in 1st grade I was in love with Loki and pretty well convinced that I belonged with the Aesir. It always startles me when people discover that archetypes, themes and even plots run through our stories and connect people not only around the planet, but through time.
Bugs Bunny, though, is more chaotic good than chaotic neutral. Warner Bros cartoons followed a few fairly strict rules in terms of who took the brunt of the beatings. And these rules were slightly different than the ones that govern a show like Tom and Jerry. In the Tom and Jerry cartoons, everyone got the shit beat out of them, and I really never thought they were all that funny, honestly.
In the Warner Bros cartoons, the characters who got blown up the most – Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, and Wile E. Coyote – were always the ones who started the fights. That simple rule underpins all of the humor, and, frankly, this rule is what makes their cartoons infinitely funnier than hundreds of others. Because Elmer Fudd is the one who starts the fight, the viewers have moral permission to laugh at their pain. That’s what makes the chaos funny – on some level, we feel as though Elmer deserves it.
It’s when the Trickster, be it Bugs or Loki, challenges the figureheads and societal regulations, that we, as humans, have built ourselves, that we cheer him on the most. I love that about us. Build it up…. cheer! Tear it down….cheer!
And here I thought I was just watching cartoons…
Daffy Duck or the Poetic Edda… it all comes from the same well of human experience.
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A) this post sure took on a life of its own
B) that fucking horse gif I cannot believe what I am looking at with my own eyes
time to necro this post because i can’t believe you didn’t add it for the lulz
Agreed that Bugs is more Chaotic Good than Neutral; he attempts to be polite whenevers he first encounters a stranger. If they keep harassing him, he finally says “Of course you realize this means war,” and then the gloves come off.
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