Loki VS The Mask is a What-If? Death Battle by DBDoctor13. It sees Loki from Marvel Comics [1] fighting against The Mask from Dark Horse Comics [2]
DESCRIPTION[]
It’s a Clash of the Titans of Trickery! Loki faces off against Big Head! Will the son of the Frost Giant prove too much for The Mask? Or will The Mask outpace The God of Mischief?
INTRODUCTION[]
(Music: Wiz & Boomstick- Brandon Yates)
Wiz: Chaos. It is a powerful force that most would dare not try to control.
Boomstick: Unless you’re a crazy chaos god yourself. Like Loki; half-brother to Thor and the first foe of The Avengers!
Wiz: And The Mask; the Big-Headed Killer from Dark Horse Comics.
Boomstick: He’s Wiz, and I’m Boomstick!
Wiz: And it’s our job to analyze their armor, weapons, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle!
LOKI[]
Wiz: Thor is one of the mightiest gods in Marvel Comics. But his greatest foe happens to be someone from his own family tree.
Boomstick: Actually that’s half-family, Wiz. That foe is the very mischievous Loki Laufeyson.
Wiz: I’m surprised you knew how to pronounce that.
Boomstick: There’s a lot about me you don’t know, Wiz. A LOT of things.
Wiz: Oookay, Moving on. Loki was actually born in the realm of Jotenheim; home to the Frost Giants. He was originally the son of King Laufey and Queen Farbauti; the leaders of the Ice Giants. One day, Odin confronted Laufey and left him for dead. However, seeing the child the All-Father took him in raising him alongside his own biological son, Thor.
Boomstick: Thor and Loki grew up as actually pretty cool dudes. They fought together, trained together, played together, compared…
Wiz: WOAH!
Boomstick: Notes together.
Wiz: Oh. Nevermind. Anyways, as they grew older Loki grew to have a resentment for Thor as all of Asgard seemed to favor the Odinson over Loki. Whether he was forced into this role by society or it was always in his nature, Loki eventually grew into adulthood and named himself The God of Mischief beginning a never-ending war against Asgard and Thor.
Boomstick: Loki is a one-man magical swiss-army-knife. He has a ridiculous array of magical spells and items that can boost his own strength, speed, and senses. He can match the strength of Thor and Silver Surfer, dodge magical blasts from Doctor Doom, and survived the most epic beat-down from Hulk!
(LOKI: I am a god you dull creature! And I will not be bullied by… [Loki is suddenly grabbed and slammed around by Hulk leaving a crater in the ground. Loki looks up shell-shocked as Hulk walks on.] HULK: Puny god. [Loki moans in pain.])
Wiz: Loki’s magic is seemingly limitless. The Silver Surfer once claimed that Loki’s magic could be powerful enough to decimate an entire planet! He can cast spells of silence, illusion, reanimation, distortion, or create magical weapons of his own which can pummel Thor into the ground. He can also mindwipe people, use voodoo, or cast enchantments to make people trust him. He also has a healing factor which can allow him to reattach severed arms or legs!
Boomstick: He can also fire magical projections strong enough to break Dr. Strange’s protection spells! Or create force-field barriers which can block anyone or send them somewhere else. But Loki really enjoys just screwing with people.
(LOKI: Are you ever NOT going to fall for that?)
Wiz: He can duplicate himself up to a hundred times, turn intangible, cloak himself to be undetectable to any sort of tracking, shape-shift into any animal he desires, manipulate his own size, track targets he has never met before, and teleport himself to wherever he want to. Even if he wishes to visit other dimensions!
Boomstick: And as a manipulator, he has a lot of manipulation spells. He can manipulate time, energy, and matter around him. He can even go ghost with his astral projection. Although the powers while in his astral form are downgraded significantly. Other times, he can just project illusions or screw with the mind via telepathy and mental projections.
Wiz: Further abilities that Loki has exhibited include telekinesis, summoning anything he wishes, paralyzing his targets, enchanting objects or granting powers to whomever he chooses, cursing objects, breaking spells, draining strength from his foes or transferring strength to others. He can even swap souls with people!
Boomstick: God. That must be a Freaky Friday Experience. But Loki can manipulate the elements of Fire, Ice, Earth, or just control the weather when he feels like it. And with his powers combined, he summons… CAPTAIN PLANET!!! But Loki’s not afraid to tussle with others himself if the need arises. He even has one of the coolest-named weapons ever and the name of my next car; Laevateinn!
Wiz: This sword was one forged specifically for Loki himself. It can turn to fire if he chooses or be enhanced with other spells of his choosing. In addition, Loki is often armed with various axes, knives, and spears which he can summon whenever he likes. He can also run up glass, rainbows, and waterfalls with the Seven League Boots. Lastly, Loki has been known to use the Norn Stones; Asgardian Stones of power which can project things from far away, change matter, molecularly phase, levitate, cancel tremendous environmental damage, or repel any plant life. He even once used the stones to temporarily-yet-mortally wound the hero known as the Sentry who we’ve already shown can punch with a hit equal to 2 Nonillion pounds of force!
Boomstick: Damn! Well I guess it’s no surprise to anyone that Loki’s other title is the God of Evil. Cause this guy sounds really OP! He resisted the enchantments of Marvel’s Enchantress, fought Thor several times, and manipulated some of Marvel’s most important events in the past few decades.
Wiz: But Loki is not without his downfalls. He is extremely arrogant, and this has led to his defeat by underestimating his foes on multiple occasions. His magic is also not as powerful on Earth is it is on Asgard. Also, while he can shape-shift into other people, he does not get their memories or experiences. Lastly, his healing factor can be overpowered if he suffers enough damage.
Boomstick: Still, I think Loki did all right for himself. Even if he did end up dying and getting resurrected over and over. Like when he became a woman. Or a child. Or a young adult. Man, comics are freaking weird.
(LOKI: Kneel before me. [The crowd around him is still panicking.] I said… [Strikes his staff on the ground while screaming] KNEEL!!!!)
THE MASK[]
Wiz: In 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson published The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; a story about a man living two different lives.
Boomstick: Like any great stories, it ended up serving as the basis for many modern-day characters who deal with a split-personality. But I gotta say, I don’t think he could’ve ever foreseen someone with a more insane split-personality disorder than The Mask.
Wiz: The origin of the cursed facemask varies depending on who you ask. Some will say that it was created for an African Tribal Ritual. Others will tell you that it was created by the Norse god of Mischief Loki between the 4th and 5th Century. There are even some who believed the mask was created around the 5th Century and used by Atilla the Hun to aid in his conquests.
Boomstick: Whatever the case, it eventually ended up in Edge City where the world’s weakest schlub known as Stanley Ipkiss brought it as a gift for his girlfriend.
Wiz: Eventually, Stanley found strange things happening involving the Mask. Curious, he put on the mask transforming him into a living cartoon simply called ‘Big-Head.’
Boomstick: But you can just call him The Mask.
(THE MASK: SSSSSMOKIN’!)
Wiz: There have been at least 31 Individuals who have worn The Mask since Stanley Ipkiss, but The Object always seems to grant the same power. The artifact is alive and desires absolute chaos and destruction. Thus, whenever somebody is possessed by The Mask, they can be turned into a rampaging serial killer that can use Toon Force to alter reality so long as they find it humorous. Even breaking the 4th Wall as we… unfortunately discovered the last time he was here.
Boomstick: Having Toon Force means that you can stretch your limbs, inflate like a balloon, shape-shift into anything you want, run as fast as you want, be as strong as you want, or have any weapon you desire by literally pulling it out of nowhere.
Wiz: This is the effect known as Hammerspace. Hammerspace exists as an extra-dimensional instantly accessible storage area that Metafictional Characters such as The Mask can open to pull whatever item they might need to aid them from. The Mask can use this method to access guns, rocket launchers, or even vehicles. Much like the powers of what The Mask can do by himself, the only limits of what he can pull from Hammerspace is his imagination itself.
Boosmtick: In layman’s terms; it’s literally pulling it out of your ass. Additionally, as a cartoon character, The Mask can survive any sort of damage that would otherwise kill a human being thanks to his Toon Force.
Wiz: Right. See, the Mask doesn’t have a healing factor like say Sylar or Wolverine. It’s more like he can just refuse to take damage if he feels like it. He can also alter physics to his liking which allows him to fly whenever he feels like it or survive massive falls.
(THE MASK [Pulling himself up from the pavement after being flattened from a long fall down a building]: LOOK, MA! I’M ROADKILL! HA-HA-HA!)
Boomstick: He can beat Lobo in a race around the world, survive atmospheric re-entry, and most recently ran for and was elected President of the United States. God, having that power sounds like fun.
Wiz: I imagine it would for someone like you at first. However, the longer someone goes wearing The Mask, the more violent and insane they grow. The conscience of whoever is wearing The Mask still exists within the Possessed Victim and can be reasoned with or tricked into removing The Mask.
Boomstick: But with that much power under his belt, The Mask is truly a Toon Force not to be reckoned with. If you go up against him, you can be sure that your body will hit the floor smoking.
(THE MASK: You were good, kid. Real good. But as long as I’m around, you’ll always be second best, see?)
DEATH BATTLE![]
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. Let’s end this debate once and for all.
Boomstick: It’s time for a DEATH BATTTTLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
PRE-FIGHT[]
Stanley Ipkiss is seen in an art museum standing amongst a crowd looking rather uncomfortable. In front of them is a display case with a cloth covering it to prevent us from seeing what is inside of it. The lights dim slightly as Dr. Arthur Newman takes the podium.
DR. ARTHUR NEWMAN: Thank you all for coming. It is my pleasure to introduce our latest exhibit graciously donated by an anonymous source.
Newman removes the cloth revealing The Mask of Loki inside the display case.
DR. ARTHUR NEWMAN: The so-called ‘Mask of Loki.’
Suddenly, there is an explosion from behind him. A figure emerges from the smoke revealing himself to be Loki.
LOKI: I realize I did not receive an invitation. It might have gotten lost somewhere along the way.
People start running past Stanley for the exit, knocking him to the ground dazed and confused. Loki breaks the display case with his staff and takes the Mask, inspecting it closely.
LOKI: I had heard rumors of a Mask bearing my name. Whispers speaking of its creation by my hands eons ago. But while I sense great chaos and destruction within this object, I cannot seem to determine whether it is mine or not.
The God of Mischief throws the Mask away as it unintentionally lands on Stanley’s face. Stan is sent into a Tasmanian Devil-style whirlwind off-screen, but this is unseen by Loki. The God of Mischief grabs Newman by the collar and raises him a few feet off the ground.
LOKI: Tell me, good sir; by what means did this Mask fall into your hands.
??? (O.S.): CUT!!!
Loki turns confused as a man somewhat resembling Steven Spielberg walks up to him.
???: CUT!!! THAT LINE WAS ALL WRONG!!! NOT TO MENTION THE CLOTHES!!! WARDROBE!!!
There is a pause accompanied by a cricket sound for a minute as the man sighs.
??? (Annoyed): Never mind! I’ll do it!
The newcomer grabs Loki and spins around with him in the same Tasmanian Devil-style whirlwind we saw seconds ago. The whirlwind eventually fades as Loki is now wearing the same costume Alan Cummings wore in Son of the Mask. He even has his hair done up in the same spiky hairstyle that Cummings had in the film. Loki looks down appalled.
LOKI: WHAT THE-?!
???: You look great, buddy. (Grabs his own face) In fact, you look…
The mysterious person pulls his face-off revealing The Mask underneath.
THE MASK: SSSSSMOKIN’!
Loki growls using his staff to change back to his regular appearance.
LOKI: You must be the mysterious ‘Big Head’ I’ve heard so much about. You will tell me your secrets now!
THE MASK: Okay.
He puts on a visor hat and sticks a cigarette in his mouth. The Mask reaches behind him and pulls out an adding machine. He begins to pull the lever and read the notes from the machine.
THE MASK (Reading): You’ve got 17.5% in T-bills amortized over the fiscal year, 8% in stocks and bonds. Carry the 9, divide by the Gross National Product… fortunately, funeral bouquets are deductible.
Loki snarls and shoots The Mask in the chest with a magical blast of energy. The Mask just stands there unfazed even as his organs are spilling into the lower half of his body.
THE MASK: Oh, c’mon! You see what you did! This was my best suit! See, this is why your company is disliked so much. Oh well!
The Mask waves his hand over the hole as the wound suddenly disappears.
LOKI: I will learn your secrets.
THE MASK (Imitating Shia LaBeouf): DO IT! JUST DO IT!!! (Turns back to normal)
FIGHT![]
Loki rushes at The Mask. The Mask spins around turning into a parody of Obi-Wan Kenobi taking out a lightsaber and striking it upon Loki’s staff as the two struggle.
THE MASK: If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
Loki head-butts The Mask and then impales him. The Mask looks down surprised.
THE MASK (Weakly): But you'd be surprised what I'd live through.
The Mask head-butts Loki back, pulling the staff out of his chest. He then brings out a hammer and knocks Loki around with it.
THE MASK (As he beats Loki with his Hammer): Guess it's Hammer Time!
Loki snarls slipping a hand-knife from his sleeve into his palm. He then slashes The Mask’s throat. The Mask returns to normal as dark green blood begins leaking from there.
THE MASK (Weakly): You got me, friend.
The Mask falls into Loki’s arms trying to get his words out.
THE MASK: Hold me close, friend… it’s getting dark.
The Mask coughs away from Loki before turning back to face him.
THE MASK: Tell Auntie Em to let ol’ Yeller out.
The Mask coughs away from Loki once more before addressing him.
THE MASK (In a British Accent): Tell Tiny Tim I won’t be coming home this Christmas.
The Mask coughs away from Loki once more before speaking to his foe.
THE MASK (Imitating Rhett Butler from Gone With The Wind): Tell Scarlett I do give a damn.
The Mask turns to wink at the audience before coughing loudly in Loki’s ear. He then makes a raspberry noise before we hear a brown note.
THE MASK: Pardon me.
The Mask seemingly dies in Loki’s arms. The camera suddenly pulls back turning the fight into a Thumbnail video. In the regular-sized video, we see The Ringmaster from DBX wearing a tux and holding an envelope.
THE RINGMASTER: And the award goes to… [Opens the envelope] THE MASK!!!
The Mask (now wearing a black tux and bowtie) runs up from his seat in the crowd which is filled with other pop-culture characters. Loki suddenly shakes realizing where he is in the crowd and that he is wearing a similar tuxedo. The Mask runs onstage and takes the award happily, almost in tears.
THE MASK (On the verge of crying) Thank you. You love me! You really love me!
Loki stands up and hits a stage light. Everyone screams and runs off, but the Mask pockets his award and catches the stage light.
THE MASK: I believe this is yours!
The Mask tosses it at Loki which sends the Norse god of mischief falling to the ground. The Mask leaps out of the hole and lands with a “Super Hero Landing.” Across the street is an elderly man with white hair and a moustache wearing tinted glasses who chuckles amused at the sight.
STAN LEE: Wow! That’s some entrance.
THE MASK: ZIP IT, STAN LEE!!! You’re not even supposed to be here!
STAN LEE: I don’t care if I’m dead! I LOVE making cameos in other things! Excelsior!
Stan Lee walks off as Loki punches The Mask. He pins him to the ground and starts beating at his face showing no signs of stopping.
LOKI (In-between punches): WHY… WON’T… YOU… DIE!!!
The Mask flips his whole body around despite his arms being held upwards. His pants suddenly drop on their own revealing The Mask’s butt.
LOKI (Confused): Are you… are you mooning me?
Suddenly, the Mask’s ass begins to fire like a heavy machine gun. It is complete with a big muzzle flare and sounds. The Norse God is riddled with bullets poking multiple holes in his chest which gush with blood. Loki is forced to back off as a bullet goes through his eye, another through his head, and another through his knee. The adopted Ice Giant falls to his knees as The Mask’s ass stops firing. There is the sound of a couple of clicks like an empty gun four times before a farting sound is heard. Big Head makes a relieved sigh, contorting his body back to normal and then pulling his pants back up.
THE MASK: Holy Toledo! That was some dookie!
Loki punches the ground and vanishes.
THE MASK: Hey! Where’d you go?! Meh, probably went to launch his Disney+ show. Although I suppose that’s going to get pushed back now with the way things are going…
Suddenly, Loki reappears now holding the Norn Stones.
LOKI: Behold, creature! The instrument of your destruction!
The Mask puts on a fake pair of glasses.
THE MASK (In a Nerdy Nasally Voice): Actually… those aren’t yours anymore. They're no longer canon! 0/10! Worst Death Battle Fanon Fight Ever!
LOKI: The Norn Stones will put an end to you, you repugnant creature!
Loki uses them to grow giant-sized as he stands high-above The Mask. The Big Headed Killer looks up unimpressed parodying Saitama’s infamous ‘O.K. Face’ from One-Punch Man.
LOKI: With the power of the Norn Stones, I shall put an end to your prattling and childish games!
THE MASK (Calling up to Loki): Hey, if that lasts more for four hours, you should probably consult a doctor about that!
Loki sneers and steps on The Mask. He grins but then his face goes blank. He suddenly screams and steps back. Bellow, we see that The Mask has transformed into a nail.
THE MASK: I think I got the point! HA!
The Mask turns back to normal and then puts his thumb in his mouth while raising his middle finger. He begins to blow into it as he suddenly grows to the same size as Loki.
THE MASK: If it’s good enough for Wario and Dedede, it’s good enough for me!
Loki raises his fists as The Mask stands there defiantly.
THE MASK (Imitating Clint Eastwood): Now you just gotta ask yourself one question; “Do I feel lucky?” Well…
The Mask reaches behind him and pulls out a number of oversized guns and rocket-launchers.
THE MASK (Imitating Clint Eastwood): DO YA?!? PUNK?!?
LOKI: You are beneath me! I am a god, you dull creature! And I will not be bullied by…
The Mask fires but instead of it releasing the ‘Bang!’ flags like it did in the movie, it instead fires off multiple Masks impersonating The Hulk. They all brutally beat-down on Loki giving him groin kicks, wedgies (wherein Loki is somehow wearing tighty-whities underneath his armor), giving him nipple-twists, punching his stomach, and finally throwing him around like The Hulk did in The Avengers. All the while, the damage craters buildings and the area until Loki is left in a giant imprint in the ground.
THE MASK: Puny god.
Loki murmurs in pain while The Mask transforms into a boxer in a robe.
THE MASK: Ladies and gentlemen! The winner and still undefeated; ME!
There is the sound of a crowd cheering from somewhere. The Mask puts his boxing gloves together and begins shaking them near his ears. Suddenly, The Mask is stabbed from behind as Loki is driving his staff through him. Loki removes it and brings out Laevateinn. He then slices The Masks’ hands off and then drives it through his heart. The Mask looks down surprised and then collapses to the ground, blood leaking from the areas Loki had done damage to him.
LOKI (Turning around): Finally, it’s over.
Loki looks back and finds The Mask is somehow gone. Up above, The Mask is hiding in the clouds while holding a Sniper Rifle and aiming it right for the spot between Loki's legs. It should be noted that while The Mask's heart has healed, he still has one of his hands missing.
THE MASK: Say "Adios" to your Huevos!
The Mask Fires as Loki suddenly falls to his knees holding the spot between his legs in pain. He looks at his hands which are now covered in blood and holding two kidney stones in there. Loki looks up only to see The Mask zooming in at him.
THE MASK: FALCO-PUNCH!
The Mask punches Loki in the face with a combustion-laced strike that is shaped like an eagle. Loki falls to the ground and sees his cheek is bleeding and is burned. The Mask laughs himself silly.
THE MASK (Laughing and imitating Ashton Kutcher): YOU GOT PUNKED, BRO!!! I TOTTALLY PUNKED YOU ALL!!!
LOKI (Wheezing): How… my sword… your hand…
THE MASK: What (notices one of his hands missing) oh yeah! Thanks, buddy. Just gimmie a second.
The Mask suddenly grows a new hand which is flipping the bird at Loki. The Mask Grabs Loki by the neck and head-butts him. The screen does a Mortal Kombat X-Ray mode as we see Loki’s skull get crushed. The Norse God of Mischief starts bleeding rapidly from the nose as he tries to find the balance needed to stand.
Loki concentrates and summons an army of hellish monsters to aid him. The Mask turns to see these monstrosities as his skull and eyes leave his mouth while his tongue extends forward for a scream. Before retracting back into him.
LOKI (Weakly): Destroy the beast…
THE MASK (Worried): Hold on, guys! He said, “Destroy the beast!” You want to go after Dan Stevens!
The creatures all lunge at him resulting in a big cartoon fight smoke cloud. Suddenly, the cloud dies down and the creatures are dressed like the members of AC/DC with The Mask dressed up as Angus Young. The creatures and The Mask then begin playing Highway to Hell. Loki can only look on in disbelief.
LOKI (Weakly): How… why…?
THE MASK: Well, buddy; you might be an all-powerful god with an ass that most women want for themselves, but that’s all old hat to me. This mask gives me the ability to do whatever I want. I could stop the 2016 Ghostbusters film from being made and save what’s left of your half-brother’s dignity. I could completely rewrite Star Trek: Discovery and stop it from becoming a canon-breaking hypocritical piece of trash that forces you to pay money in order to watch crap! Or basically I could do whatever the fuck I want, when I want. As for why…
The Mask flies up with Loki, grabbing him by the neck. He then flies towards the sun and spins Loki around and lets go. The Mask then turns into Goku and makes the Kamehameha Wave motion.
THE MASK: KA-ME-HA-ME-HA!!!!
He fires a blast of ki energy that sends Loki into the sun disintegrating him. The Mask returns to normal and finishes his sentence.
THE MASK: Because it’s PARTY time! P-A-R-T. Why? BECAUSE I GOTTA! (Laughs).
K.O.[]
ANNOUNCER: K.O.!
RESULTS[]
Boomstick: Holy shit!
Wiz: Loki might have been a powerful God of Mischeif, but The Mask had far too many powers and abilities that the Ice Giant couldn’t handle.
Boomstick: Yeah, Loki could heal certain wounds, but it didn’t matter when The Mask could pull out anything he wanted. Not to mention he survived much worse than what Loki has been through. Much, MUCH, worse. Not to mention thanks to his Toon Force, he could pretty much cancel out any damage the Norse God threw at him.
Wiz: Even using the Norse Stones and his own sword had no effect on The Mask since his magic operates differently than Loki’s. In the past, Loki has been put down on multiple occasions. He might’ve had an opportunity to trick the Mask, but when dealing with a foe much faster and stronger, there was never going to be an opportunity for the Norse God to get a word in The Mask’s ear.
Boomstick: The Mask doesn’t have any ears. Anyways, looks like Loki…
THE MASK (Appearing on the analysis monitor): Got a bad heat rash! HA-HA!
Boomstick: God damnit!
THE MASK: Oh by the way, boys. You got a package.
The Mask throws the package through the screen as it hits Wiz. Boomstick opens it revealing a Jack-in-the-Box.
Wiz: Boomstick, no!
Boomstick: Ah, relax, Wiz. It’s only a few more seconds left, what could go wrong?
Boomstick cranks the lever which plays ‘Pop-Goes-the-Weasel’ as Wiz cowers. However, the Jack inside pops out normally as the two look confused.
Wiz: Oh. I guess it was nothing.
Boomstick: Told ya.
The two turn to leave only to find Pinkie Pie there, smiling very sinisterly at them.
PINKIE: HERE’S PINKIE!!!
The two scream and run off. The Mask pulls the screen down to reveal an image of himself.
THE MASK: The Winner…is me! Again! (Laughs).
TRIVIA[]
The Similarities between The Mask and Loki is that they are both God-like entities in comics who use mischief as their main weapon.
This fight would ideally be Hand-Drawn Animated.
One of the possible origins of The Mask is that it was created by Loki. However, this has not been confirmed and is only suggested in the movie/cartoon canon.
The Mask turns Loki into the version that Alan Cummings played in the horrendous follow-up to the first Mask movie.
The Mask does many impersonations of other people through the fight including Steven Spielberg, Shia LaBeouf, and Angus Young just to name a few.
At the end of the Fight, Pinkie Pie makes a cameo and The Mask references his first appearance when he fought (and won) against Marvel's Deadpool.
The late Stan Lee has a cameo here which The Mask points out how he shouldn't even be present now. Stan replies "I don't care that I'm dead! I LOVE Making Cameos!" The quote is a refrence to one of the many cameos Lee made in films before his death in 2018.