The first episode of Loki Season 2 brought back everyoneās favorite God of Mischief, everyoneās favorite TVA agent, and even everyoneās favorite Loki variant ā albeit briefly, with most of what we saw of Sylvie taking place during the mid-credit scene. But among the many familiar faces, there was a new member of the TVA that captured fansā interest and became the center of plenty of theories: Ouroboros or O.B. Here’s what you need to know about who plays Ouroboros in Loki Season 2.
Essentially, O.B. is the TVAās chief engineer ā or something like that, because one would think someone with his knowledge would not be stuck somewhere underneath the TVA HQ. He also appears to be the only engineer in a place that has never truly concerned itself with the day-to-day concerns of the TVAās existence, so perhaps that explains why he is where he is. There might, however, be much more to Ouroboros than meets the eye ā especially considering his name.
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Ouroboros (OB) Is Played by Oscar Winner Ke Huy Quan in Loki
Ke Huy Quan, who plays Ouroboros, is a familiar name for movie fans, or at least, he should be. He, after all, recently won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once. But his career has had more ups and downs than the MCU, with the actor rising to fame as a child for the role of Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and later Data in The Goonies. As an adult, though, Quan had trouble finding work in Hollywood and took a 19-year break from acting.
His skills are perfectly on display in Loki Season 2, however, as Ouroboros ā or O.B., becomes the audienceās new way of getting information in the absence of Miss Minutes. But how Ouroboros knows all he knows and how long he has actually been around are questions Loki Season 2 doesnāt truly answer, at least not yet.
What Does the Name Ouroboros Mean?
The name Ouroboros isnāt exactly common, so itās not hard to reach the conclusion that for a show dealing with time travel, having a character named Ouroboros means something. The word has its origin in Ancient Egyptian iconography and Ancient Greek magical tradition, and roughly translates to ātail eater.ā The symbol for it is often depicted as a snake eating its own tail.
But thatās not all, the symbol is usually meant to signify eternity and the cycle of life ā two things that seem to go hand in hand with the showās larger messaging. This probably means that, whoever Ouroboros is, heās not just a jovial engineer there to give us and Loki the answers we need. This is, after all, the show that introduced Kang in an episode titled āFor All Time. Always.ā OB is likely just part of that big picture, even if we donāt have all the pieces of the puzzle yet.
If you’re looking for more, check out our review of the first four episodes of Loki Season 2.
Published: Oct 10, 2023 02:36 pm