Loki (Warriors Orochi)

Loki (ロキ, ˈloʊki) is the Norse god of deception. For the first part of the game he is under the guise of Perseus (ペルセウス, Περσεύς) to deceive Zeus and the other Olympic gods by orders of his master, Odin.

Role in Games
The Warriors Orochi series has Loki, as Perseus, rebel against Zeus's machinations by entering Orochi's dimensional realm. This forces Athena herself to come and pursue him. Although he seemingly lends his assistance to the humans, he has actually manipulating them under Odin's orders. His true identity is eventually revealed to be none other than Loki, the Norse god of deception/mischief. However in reality, he wants to get revenge on Odin for slaughtering their fellow Norse friends during Ragnarok, with Loki being one of the survivors. Before the coalition’s last battle against Odin, Loki entrusts information to one of his true first mortal friends Yukimura Sanada to stop Odin’s evil scheme and avenge the deaths of Loki’s friends. Once the final battle finally occurs, Loki heroically sacrifices his life to overpower Odin for the coalition to be able to confront the fallen All-Father of Norse Gods once and for all.

Character Symbolism
Perseus, the figure whom Loki masquerades as, is a mythological hero born from Zeus and Danaë, a mortal princess from Argos. He accomplished many feats for the gods and later became the founder of Mycenae. Most notable of his feat was his success of killing Medusa, a gorgon, with the help of Athena. Perseus here only had one eye, which is a reference during his quest to kill Medusa, where Perseus found the Gray Sisters who all share an eye. Perseus took the eye as ransom in exchange of knowledge to defeat Medusa. This reflects his ploy in Warriors Orochi 4, where Loki used his identity of Perseus to trick the Coalition to help Odin without their knowlede.

Loki's weapon the Mistilteinn is of Nordic origin. It was used to slay Baldur, the son of Odin and Frigg, serving as a hint to his secret identity while under the guise of Perseus. Loki as a cruel joke out of many others he committed, presented the object during a typical everyday contest where fellow gods would fling things at Baldur's body just for humoring his gifted invulnerability. The gods were all shocked due to Baldur being fatally wounded when they were all least expecting it, as the object was the only thing revealed to be able to harm him. In various texts, it was often confused with mistletoe due to its naming (and hence its plant-like design); other records have claimed it was either also a sword or a spear.

Voice Actors

 * Hiro Shimono - Warriors Orochi 4

Quotes

 * "Yukimura... You seem to feel some affection towards me. I have no idea why. Can you explain it?"
 * "You and I have fought together and talked with each other on many an occasion now. I believe more than enough time has passed for us to trust each other."
 * "I could understand you trusting Perseus, but why trust me? I think nothing of tricking people. To achieve my goals, I will do absolutely anything."
 * "If you did that, it would be for a reason that means a lot to you, yes? I think that level of commitment to a cause is an admirable thing. Besides... You say these things, but your expression betrays how you really feel. You seem conflicted, as if you want me to criticize you. It is not the kind of expression worn by a truly evil man."
 * "Hah... You are far too trusting, Yukimura. How do you know this is not all an act on my part?"
 * "I do not care if it is. It remains an incontrovertible truth that I feel affection and trust towards you."
 * "You really are a fool..."
 * Loki and Yukimura; Warriors Orochi 4

Ground Moveset

 * undefined: Loki uses Gleipnir to bind enemies.
 * ,, , undefined: Loki equips Dáinsleif, does a spinning slash along the ground making fire, then does a hopping fiery slash.
 * ,, , , undefined: Loki deploys Brísingamen to send a blast of fire forward.
 * ,, , , , undefined: Loki summons Gungnir and positions it above enemies before dropping it hard.


 * Loki summons the sacred treasures and launches them rapidly at enemies.

Fighting Style
Although Perseus's main weapon is a spear, he is capable of summoning the Sacred Treasures at will and using a multitude of them to attack surrounding foes.