Yes, I know how much you people love these Loki's Army theory articles, but this one hasn't been thought of before and I'd like to share it. Now, we've heard all sorts of rumors, like Annihilus, Thanos, Annihilation Wave, Skrulls, etc.. Well, I've thought of a theory that would make all these rumors make sense.
What if the aliens are the Annihilation Wave and the villians Loki makes a deal with are Annihilus and Thanos? Why do I think this? Here are a few reasons:
1. Thanos teamed up with Annihilus during the Annihilation Wave storyline.
2. We've heard various hints and reports about Annihilus and Thanos regarding this film.
3. Tom Hiddleston said that Loki makes some deals with "gangsters" for the army. Notice, he used the plural form of "gangster", which could mean there was more than one. Who could these so called "gangsters" be? Maybe Annihilus and Thanos.
Now, if true, how do I see this playing out? Possibly like this:
1. Loki ends up in the Negative Zone after falling through that wormhole in "Thor".
2. He meets Annihilus and Thanos there and makes a deal with them to use the Annihilation Wave. Now, there was a report that Loki traded the Infinity Gauntlet for the army. This could possibly make Thanos see more potential in the Gauntlet than in the Annihilation Wave, so he de-allies himself with Annihilus to study the Gauntlet more. This would be the last we see of Thanos in the film, until something that I will mention later.
3. Loki then gets to Earth, and uses the Cosmic Cube to bring the Annihilation Wave to Earth.
4. Annihilus appears and then backstabs Loki. Loki then helps The Avengers defeat Annihilus and the Annihilation Wave.
5. Finally, either at the end of the film or after the credits, we see a glimpse of Thanos. This would be the first good look we see of him and be the only time we hear his name. I think it would be cool if he isn't mentioned by name throughout the film, and maybe just called "Annihilus' partner". He then would maybe say a few lines like he was smart to de-allie himself with Annihilus because of his failure to The Avengers. Then he would say that he has bigger things in store. This would set him up to find the Gems and become an adversary for a future film.
While having both Annihilus and Thanos in the film maybe overkill, I trust Joss will do it right if this is the case. So, what do you guys think? Would you be okay if this is the way the film is played out?