WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for Loki episode 5.

In Classic Loki (Richard E. Grant). When the Time Variance Authority prunes variants, they end up in the Void, eventually being eaten by Alioth, a cloud-like monster. But Loki variants are survivors, which explains why so many of them stay alive in the Void.

Classic Loki's nexus event was surviving his supposed death with Thanos. According to the TVA's Sacred Timeline, Thanos kills Loki during the events of surviving Infinity War, Classic Loki lived in isolation on a remote planet. The TVA later arrested him when he attempted to leave the planet and re society.

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One line from Avengers may further explain why the TVA prunes Classic Loki. In Loki, Classic Loki says he was lonely and missed his brother, and the TVA arrested him when he made his first steps to get off of his remote planet. But Loki's Marvel Cinematic Universe history may dive a little deeper into the God of Mischief's motivations. In 2012's Avengers, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) figures out Loki is carrying out his attack on New York from Stark Tower because Loki is a "full-tilt diva" that wants to beat the Avengers and "be seen doing it." In summation, "He wants an audience," Stark says.

Richard E Grant as Classic Loki in Episode 5

Stark's line nails Thor: Ragnarok, the God of Mischief has secretly taken the place of Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and has statues built in his honor. When Thor (Chris Hemsworth) discovers Loki, he's watching a theater production (starring Matt Damon) all about himself. "He wants flowers. He wants parades," Stark says in The Avengers. He not only wants an audience, he needs it. Though the God of Mischief mostly works alone, he needs others in order to survive. What's the point of achieving glory if there aren't hordes of worshippers to share it with? With a compulsive need for attention and the praise of others, there was no way Classic Loki could've lived the rest of his life in solitude.

While the line gets at Loki's underlying motivations, other factors are also at play in the Disney+ Marvel series. When Classic Loki says he was lonely, he means it. Asgardians and Frost Giants age slowly in the MCU, so Classic Loki could've spent thousands of years on his remote planet. He doesn't need to be a diva to want some companionship after all that time. Also, Classic Loki does some deep self-reflection during his years of exile, so he's not quite the same attention-seeking Loki that outwitted Thanos. Perhaps he did just miss his brother. Regardless, missing Thor also isn't very Loki-like, so it seems he would've been pruned no matter what.

Loki releases new episodes every Wednesday on Disney+.

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