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* [[Alternate Continuity]]: Was Loki imprisoned for killing Baldur, or was he imprisoned for calling the gods out on crap they were actually guilty of? Depends on which story you read.

** In the ''Gesta Danorum,'' Baldur and Hodur weren't brothers, but romantic rivals. Baldur was a god and Hodur human. After Hodur beat Baldur in fair combat for the hand of Nanna, Baldur declared that it wasn't fair because he was a ''god.'' So in order to keep his bride, Hodur had to travel to the underworld to fetch the sword Mistilteinn (Mistletoe), which he used to kill Baldur off for good.

* [[~~Always Chaotic~~ Evil]]: Averted ''hard''. While many of the giants are a source of trouble for the Aesir, many of the Aesir are married to giants or have giants as lovers, and all nine of Heimdallr's mothers (he has no father) are giants, which means that Heimdallr is a giant. Thor himself is half-giant on his mother's side (Jord). Then there's Loki, who is more [[Chaotic Neutral]].

* [[Exclusively Evil]]: Averted ''hard''. While many of the giants are a source of trouble for the Aesir, many of the Aesir are married to giants or have giants as lovers, and all nine of Heimdallr's mothers (he has no father) are giants, which means that Heimdallr is a giant. Thor himself is half-giant on his mother's side (Jord). Then there's Loki, who is more [[Chaotic Neutral]].

* [[Always Need What You Gave Up]]: Loki hands Idunn and her golden apples over to a giant to save his own life, forgetting that these apples not only keep him immortal, but are very important to the violent, short-tempered battle gods he lives with. Woopsie-doodle.

* [[Ancestral Weapon]]