We all know that Loki will be the main villain in The Avengers,but is he a big enough threat? My personal opinion is yes. But in this editorial I will explain why.
First off,Loki is a Thor villain. For a good villain we would need either a Thor villain or a Hulk villain. And if not those a villain that is from space. We've already seen Loki,but is that a bad thing? We don't need some crackpot back story. If you wanna see Loki's origin just watch THOR. We know his personality and a portion of what he's capable of. Tom Hiddleston said Loki would be "less princely" an "asgardian pirate". Basically he'll be darker. Which by the first close shot of him in the Avengers trailer we can see clearly. I remember thinking "Wow he is darker".
Second,Loki is powerful enough to take on the Avengers single handedly. Without Thor may I add. Capt maybe a super soldier but Loki is...well Loki. Capt maybe an excellent fighter but he can't fight an Asgardian even if the trailer my give us that impression. Iron Man can't either. Remember Hiddleston saying "I think Iron Man's blasts hurt a little". I would suspect that a full power Uni Beam would at least slow him long enough for Capt to smack him with his shield. Hawkeye and Black Widow well...do I really need to explain?
Third his intellect. I saved Hulk for this one. At this point I will be going by what Marvel says on Loki's character. He has genius intellect. If making those holographic clones thingys oc his wasn't enough to stop the Hulk most likely he could out smart the Hulk and beat him. Depending on how smart Hulk is in the movie. Apparently he will smart enough to take orders. Seeing if that "Hulk smash" line from Capt is true. Also if there was anyone who I would have in an escape from S.H.I.E.L.D. Helecarrier scene it would be Loki. Seeing him trick the Avengers using those clone things would be so awesome. Also with Loki comes unpredictably. You'll never know what he'll throw at you. Case and point the mysterious army and this Leviathan creature/mother ship. With Hiddleston as Loki we will get a sympathetic villian,who's menacing with great motivation. Could we have a better villain?