Though Loki was all about the God of Mischief, the series may have teased a new weapon coming in Blade. The Marvel Cinematic Universe introduces audiences to the Time Variance Authority in Loki. In Marvel's Disney+ series, the TVA controls the Sacred Timeline and arrests any variants that step off of their assigned path, including Loki (Tom Hiddleston), who wasn't supposed to escape with the Tesseract in Avengers: Endgame. According to the TVA, the Sacred Timeline prevents a Multiversal War from breaking out, so the organization immediately snips any branching timelines.
At 2019's San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel announced that Mahershala Ali would star as Blade, its part-human and part-vampire antihero. The new movie will be a reboot of the Blade character, first brought to the big screen by Wesley Snipes in 1998. In addition to its star, the film may have already found its director in Bassam Tariq. The director is known for 2020's Mogul Mowgli, which starred Riz Ahmed. Though Ali's new Blade film hasn't released many details, Marvel has several upcoming projects, such as Moon Knight, which could tie into the movie.
In the Loki premiere, Marvel may have subtly teased one of Blade's weapons. Because the TVA monitors the Sacred Timeline, the organization often confiscates items that could mess with time. While briefly escaping from TVA custody in the Loki premiere, Loki makes Casey (Eugene Cordero), a TVA employee, give him back his confiscated Tesseract. However, after grabbing the Tesseract, Loki notices something that leaves him shaken. The TVA has a drawer full of Infinity Stones and other items, which are apparently powerless within its walls. One of these items happens to be a metallic-looking cross.
Since vampires are affected by religious icons, the cross could be a hint at Blade's weapons. The cross in the drawer also has a metallic appearance, perhaps indicating that it's made from silver. With both silver and crosses being vampire weaknesses in Marvel's comics, the item's inclusion in the TVA's drawer is fascinating. In Marvel's stories, Blade has all the strengths of a vampire without many of the drawbacks. With this in mind, the cross seen in the TVA's drawer could be the MCU teasing one of Blade's upcoming weapons against the undead. The TVA could've even taken it from Blade himself.
The MCU has teased vampires multiple times, suggesting that the cross is an intentional Blade nod. In Thor: Ragnarok, Korg (Taika Waititi) offers Thor (Chris Hemsworth) a "big wooden fork," which could be helpful in "fighting off three vampires that were huddled together." Then in Loki, Mobius (Owen Wilson) teases that vampires are powerful in the MCU, saying, "You know, we brought in Kree, Titans, vampires. Why is it the two orphan demigods are such a pain in the ass?" With all the vampire references already in the MCU, it seems Blade may have a shiny new weapon coming. Fans will have to keep their fingers crossed.
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