The Ouroboros Bracelets are bracelets that were created by Zeus in Warriors Orochi 4. It is used both as a plot device and granting those who use the bracelets access to the power of gods, in essence deifying them. Created through the use of Orochi's scythe and Zeus' powers, it is imbued with the power of other gods as well and acts as a stabilizer to the dimensional realm that was created by Zeus. It's namesake, Ouroboros, is a symbol of unity and rebirth, usually depicted with a serpent eating it's own tail.
Powers
As explained by Nuwa, Zeus created the bracelets and imbued it with two powers. The first power comes from Orochi's scythe, which contains Orochi's power: with Orochi's power, the bracelets act as a conduit to recreate the world Orochi made. While this allows the world to be created, without the maintaining presence of the Serpent King, it is unstable and any powerful being forcing their way in to the world would destroy the world.
This then leads to the second power of the bracelets: deification through the power of gods and mystics. Each bracelets were imbued with powers coming from Asgardian gods, Olympian gods and Mystics. The powers only activate under the harshest conditions, but allows the wearer to be stronger than normal humans, enhancing their strength and abilities by giving them the abilities and powers of gods. This allows the world to be exposed to the power of gods and mystics, which gradually allows more powerful beings to enter the world.
Zeus created 8 different bracelets imbued with powers from Asgardian gods and Olympian gods, the Mystics were given a bracelet that they imbued with the power of a fellow mystic. The bracelets contain the powers of these figures and were given to these individuals:
- Tyr- the god of War of Asgard, this bracelet was used by Yukimura Sanada, renowned for his skills in battle
- Freyja - the Asgardian goddess of Love, this bracelet was used by Guan Yinping, who has a deep bond with her family
- 'Thor - the Asgardian god of Thunder, this bracelet was used by Lu 'Bu, whose strength and skills are unmatched by others
- Apollo - the Olympian god of light and sun and protector from evil, this bracelet was used by Zhao Yun, who protected both leaders of Shu
- Poseidon - the Olympian god of the Seas, this bracelet was used by Cao Pi, renowned for his calm and calculating presence
- Aphrodite - the goddess of beauty of Olympus, this bracelet was used by Naotara Ii, head of the Ii family and loyal vassal of Ieyasu Tokugawa
- Hermes - the god of trickery and wisdom and messenger of the Olympian gods, this bracelet was used by Mitsunari Ishida, retainer of Hideyoshi Toyotomi renowned for his resourcefulness
- Izanagi - the stern Mystic cursed with death, this bracelet was used by Nobunaga Oda, the Demon King, one of the Three Unifiers of Japan that leaves swathes of death in his conquest for power
Background and Story
Zeus, to unknown goals, wanted to recreate Orochi's world and decided to use these bracelets as conduits to link the world together. To this end, he "borrowed" Orochi's scythe from the Mystic Realm and created the Ouroboros bracelets with the scythe and his powers. With the bracelets created, he immediately returned the scythe and gave the Mystic Realm a bracelet with no deity power so they can use the bracelet, he then imbues several bracelets with the power of his compatriots and other deities. With the bracelets ready, he then continues to recreate the world, and drops a number of bracelets to the world. Perseus, a half-mortal, then stole a number of the bracelets and spread them in the world, and escaped there, because he is a half-mortal, his presence did not affect the stability of the world.
With the world created, this did not escape the eyes of the Mystics, who were quick to act