The new season of Loki, one of the most popular and watched Marvel series, arrived on Disney+ this October. Contact with six episodes in total, the series which sees Tom Hiddleston in the role of Loki promises many new features and among these there is the character OB, short for Ouroboros, played by the actor Ke Huy Quan, from Everything in Every Place at the Same Time (2022). Today you will learn everything about the new character who is stealing the role from Loki, the meaning and origin of his name!
Who is Ouroboros in Loki
Appears in the second season of Loki, OB as he is called, is short for Ouroboros, who is the chief engineer of the TVA, Temporal Variance Authority, which is the organization responsible for overseeing and controlling the timelines existing in the universe Marvel movie. .
Being the only active engineer at TVA, OB is responsible for repairing the organization’s tools and other extremely vital functions, being basically one of the most important people present at the Time Variance Authority, since he is the one who actually enables the the organization’s performance and its travels between timelines.
It is worth mentioning that in Marvel comics, Ouroboros has another representation, called Oculus Oroboros, which is a type of magical object that grants great powers to the wearer, as in the case of Doctor Doom who tried to exploit its property. , but Doctor Strange prevented him from completing his plan.
We still don’t know the true extent of Ouroboros’ importance in the Loki series and how he will actually be used in the series, but one can imagine that both because of his position in the TVA and the significance of his name and his interpretation of the comics, turns out to be an important and relevant character in the work, whether it is an adaptation of what we see in the comics or whether it is in fact a new character designed for the series.
Ouroboros: Origin of the name
The choice of the name Ouroboros for this character is not just a coincidence. Indeed, he is rooted in deep symbolism that dates back to centuries of mythology and philosophy. The term “Ouroboros” has its roots in Egyptian and Greek mythology, where the image of a serpent or serpent biting its own tail represents eternity, the cycle of life and renewal. This image was also adopted by alchemy, where it symbolizes the unity of opposites, the cycle of transformation and the search for immortality.
In mythology, the biting serpent symbolizes eternal return, a continuous cycle of birth, death and rebirth. It is a powerful visual representation of the interconnectedness of all things and the cyclical nature of the universe.
Keeping all this in mind, one can imagine that the character OB, in Loki, has a sort of connection with this whole concept of continuous cycle, even more so if we think about the functions performed by the TVA voice itself and the whole concept of traveling between timelines presented in the series.
The duality between Loki and Ouroboros, combined with the symbolism of the name, creates a narrative rich in complexity and nuance. It is still too early to say what the real importance of the character will be in the work. Whether it’s someone with powers beyond comprehension, or the name has much more to do with the fact that he is responsible for controlling and allowing travel between timelines by the TVA.
Thus, as we follow the exploits of Loki and the mysteries of Ouroboros, we are invited to reflect on the interconnections between past, present and future, delving into a universe where meaning lies not only in the events themselves, but in the eternal dance of the Ouroboros , where the beginning and the end are intertwined in an eternal cycle.
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