How does Loki get this?
In the beginning of Avengers (2012) Loki has a sceptre which contains the mind stone.
In the end of the previous film (Thor), Loki fakes his death. He doesn't have it till that point.
- Who gives him the Sceptre?
- Why would anyone give up the Mind stone?
EDIT
I'm not sure what makes the answer so obvious here.
The person who hands the sceptre wants the terreract, which means the person is after the space stone.
The same person gives Loki the Mind stone to get the job done.
Only Thanos could make a play like that, but we aren't shown Thanos giving this job to Loki here.
Best Answer
At about 30 minutes into the film, Loki teleports to where the Chitauri leader is. At one point, he says "You question him, he who put the sceptre in your hand?"
Here you can see the scene for yourself:
And we know it's Thanos thanks to the post-credits scene:
Hope that answers who gave Loki the mind stone. As for why, I assume Thanos knew the Time Stone (Eye of Agamotto) and the Space Stone (Tesseract) were on Earth, so he decided to use Loki and the Chitauri to test Earth's defenses, so he could one day obtain them.
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How did Loki get the Sceptre?
The Scepter, occasionally referred to as Loki's Scepter, was a staff weapon that served as the original containment vessel for the Mind Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones. Gifted by Thanos, the staff was wielded by Loki to lead and command the Chitauri Invasion to Earth.How did Loki get the Mind Stone?
The Mind Stone (Loki's scepter) We first see it as a blue orb in Loki's scepter in 2012's The Avengers. Whenever Loki touches someone with the scepter, he can control what they do. Thanos gives the Mind Stone to Loki, which places a lot of faith in Loki, a hilarious but not particularly accomplished villain.Who did Loki get his powers from?
After escaping from being magically imprisoned in a tree by Odin, Loki met a sorcerer by the name of Eldred, who recognized Loki's immense talent and cunning. Taking him under his wing, it was Eldred who trained Loki, not in Asgardian magic, but in the black arts.How did Loki get the cut on his arm?
Alligator Loki The G.O.A.T. President Loki (or "Vote Loki") ended up in a bad situation when he let the vicious Alligator Loki variant bite off his hand. Those who underestimated Alligator Loki will never do so again!Thor Love and Thunder Loki Explained - Marvel Phase 4
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To answer in short:
- Thanos gave it to him, along with command of the Chitauri army.
- Thanos expected Loki to retrieve the Tesseract (which contained the Space Stone) and return it, along with the sceptre (Mind Stone) to him. This was essentially risking one Infinity Stone to end up with two.
Loki likely didn't know what Thanos was actually after.
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