In addition to the real-life suspects who have become entangled in the DB Cooper case, numerous films and TV shows have hinted at theories that might reveal the mysterious hijacker's true identity. One of the most popular television theories involves none other than Marvel's Loki, the God of Mischief, whose superhuman strength, speed, and agility would make it easy for him to get away with almost any crime. While Loki is a fictional character, the Marvel Cinematic Universe made a case for Loki's role in the DB Cooper investigation in a 2021 episode of the Disney+ show "Loki."
During the episode, Loki, dressed in a sharp suit and sunglasses, flirts with a flight attendant and hijacks a plane after losing a bet with Thor. According to the MCU, the reason Cooper was never found is because Loki traveled via Bifrost — a dimensional energy bridge — back to Asgard immediately after leaping out of the plane with his ransom.
Speaking with Decider about the nod to the decades-old crime, "Loki" writer Michael Waldron said, "That was me writing the pilot, or writing the first episode, having fun with Mobius showing Loki the scenes from his life," he said. "People, I think when they heard about this show, they always thought, 'OK, it's Loki traveling through time influencing historical events' . . . And I got excited about, 'What is the really fun stuff that we can imagine [for Loki]?' And I just love DB Cooper. It's a great piece of American folklore, and now it's canon: Loki is DB Cooper [in the MCU]. We solved the riddle."
Considering that we're no closer to uncovering DB Cooper's true identity today than we were in 1971, the idea that he might be a fictional character doesn't seem too far off.
