Who is Alioth in Marvel Comics?
Loki is leading up to something. And it's big. Bigger than the nearly unbeatable gray cloud the characters faced in episode 5. If you hadn't heard the name Alioth before, you wouldn't be alone. The villain hasn't been in the comics since 2010's Avengers Assemble Vol. 1. With his introduction to the MCU, Alioth gets us one step closer to Kang the Conqueror, and is strong enough he could return as an enemy in other Marvel projects. Read below to learn all about the monster so powerful time itself can't keep him contained. Episode 5 of Loki took Alioth directly from the comics. Introduced in 1993s Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #1, Alioth is the first being to ever break from the limits of time. His kingdom (if you call a destructive shadow mass a kingdom) is larger than Kang the Conquerors lands. Alioth captures dimensions and their timelines. By absorbing time travelers and their timelines, Alioth grows in size and power. Marvel Studios  Theres no known source of Alioths power or where he came from. Characters cant travel to any time before Alioth, and all we know is he existed before the rise of man. Theres just no telling how far back Alioths reign goes. In Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #1-4, Kang dies and Ravonna Renslayer (who is a Princess of Earth in the comics) accidentally releases Alioth, who breaks through the barrier keeping him from invading Kangs lands. Ravonna teams up with her future self (aka Terminatrix) and the Avengers to go head to head against Alioth. Marvel Comics  The team revives Kang, who then releases a Chrono Key onto Alioth. The Chrono Key is an alias for the character Tempus, an immortal being who is able to match Alioths power. The two are locked in a stalemate until 1999s Avengers Forever #9, when Kang goes back to his villainous ways and weakens Tempus power enough for Alioth to break the stalemate and invade the dominion of the Congress of Realities, a ruling body similar to the TVA which keeps realities in check and prevents nexus events. Marvel Studios  Of course, Alioths isnt invincible, as shown in Loki. He and Sylvie manage to enchant Alioth long enough to break from the void theyre trapped in and continue their search for the Timekeepers. With the shadowy enemy still alive, he could return to threaten Sylvie and Loki in the final episode, or help finally introduce Kang the Conqueror, who has a kingdom adjacent to Alioth in the comics. With no post-credits scene in episode 5, Marvel is keeping the final episode of Loki under lock and key. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io