We have no quarrel with your people.
Loki An ant has no quarrel with a boot.
You plannin' to step on us?
Loki I come with glad tidings, of a world made free.
Free from what?
Loki Freedom. Freedom is life's great lie. Once you accept that, in your heart– [puts Eric Selvig under his control] you will know peace.
Yeah, you say "peace." I kinda think you mean the other thing.
Loki Kneel before me! [The crowd flees the other way; Loki teleports in that direction] I said... KNEEL!!! [Slams the staff on the ground, releasing a thunderous shockwave that scares the crowd into submission] Is not this simpler? Is this not your natural state? It is the unspoken truth of humanity that you crave subjugation. The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life's joy in a mad scramble for power. For identity. You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always kneel.
Not to men like you.
Loki There are no men like me.
There are always men like you.
Loki Look to your elder, people. LET HIM BE AN EXAMPLE! [fires a blast from his scepter at the old man, only to have Captain America jump in and deflect it back with his shield, knocking Loki down]
Ya know, the last time I was in Germany and saw a man standing above everybody else, we ended up disagreeing.
Loki How desperate are you, that you call on such lost creatures to defend you?
How desperate am I? You threaten my world with war, you steal a force you can't hope to control, you talk about peace, and you kill 'cause it's fun. You have made me VERY desperate. You might not be glad that you did.
Loki Ooh. It burns you to come so close. To have the Tesseract, to have power, unlimited power, and for what? A warm light for all mankind to share. And then to be reminded what "real power" is.
Well, lemme know if "real power" wants a magazine or somethin'.
Loki Please tell me you're going to appeal to my humanity.
Uh, actually, I'm planning to threaten you.
Loki You should have left your armor on for that.
Yeah. It's seen a bit of mileage and you got the, uh, Glow Stick of Destiny. Would you like a drink?
Loki Stalling me won't change anything.
No, no, no. Threatening. No drink? You sure? I'm having one. [Pours a glass of whisky]
Loki The Chitauri are coming. Nothing will change that. What have I to fear?
The Avengers. [Loki looks confused] It's what we call ourselves. Sorta like a team. "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" type of thing.
Loki Yes. I've met them.
Yeah. Takes us a while to get any traction, I'll give you that one. But let's do a head count here. Your brother, a demigod; a super soldier, a living legend who kind of lives up to the legend; a man with breathtaking anger management issues; a couple of master assassins, and you, big fella – you've managed to piss off every single one of them.
Loki That was the plan.
Not a great plan. When they come – and they will– they'll come for you.
Loki I have an army.
We have a Hulk.
Loki I thought the beast had wandered off.
You're missing the point. There's no throne, okay? There is no version of this where you come out on top. Now maybe your army comes, and maybe it's too much for us, but it's all on you. Because if we can't protect the Earth, you can be damn well sure we'll avenge it.
Loki How will your friends have time for me– when they're so busy fighting you?
Loki This usually works.
Well, performance issues. It's not uncommon. One out of five– [Loki grabs him by the throat and throws him across the room] JARVIS, any time now!
Loki You will all fall before me!
JARVIS! Deploy! Deploy!
And there's one other person you pissed off! His name was Phil. [Blasts Loki]
Loki ENOUGH! You are, all of you, beneath me! I am a god, you dull creature, and I will not be bullied by–
PUNY GOD.
[As Hulk stomps off looking smug. Loki groans in pain.]
Loki I'm listening.
Loki! Turn off the Tesseract, or I'll destroy it!
Loki You can't. There is no stopping it. [points his Sceptor at Thor] There is only... the war.
So be it.
Look at this! Look around you! You think this madness will end with your rule?!
Loki It's too late. It's too late to stop it.
No. We can. Together.
Loki Sentiment...
