—Loki to Marth in the Tempest Trials
Loki is a major antagonist of Fire Emblem Heroes. She is first introduced as a figure assuming a variety of disguises, pretending at different points to be Bruno, Anna, Alfonse, and Sharena. She initially keeps her true form hidden, but appears as her true self in Book II of the main story where she fights Sharena in the opening cinematic. She is also the pseudo-final boss of Book IV.
She is one of the few villains who appear in nearly every Book (alongside Veronica) and is Alfaðör's general. She often works with Thórr, the goddess of war.
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Profile
Book I
In Xenologue 2, Loki is seen discussing the Tempest with Veronica while disguising herself as Veronica's brother Bruno. Veronica quickly sees through her disguise and questions her true identity; as she knows that her brother is elsewhere. She then takes the forms of Sharena and Alfonse while expressing her surprise at her seeing through her illusion so quickly before she decides to settle on Anna's appearance. She tells Veronica that her name is Loki and also tells her that she will have to wait if she wants to see her true form. Loki mentions the rite for the Tempest, and Veronica agrees to do it. She expresses joy at seeing that Veronica knew about the Tempest all along and also tells her that she likes her.
In Paralogue 10, Loki receives Naglfar from Veronica, and claims that, with it "in hand, my king's vessel will move." In addition to this, she mentions building a bridge across the southern sea and having said king assist Veronica.
In Paralogue 13, Loki claims that she had ample time to prepare for the rite and thanks Veronica for that. She also mentions that the rainbow bridge will become real and that her king and his forces will invade Askr.
Book II
First appearing in Chapter 1, Loki is about to finish off Fjorm when the Order of Heroes confronts her. Removing her disguise and revealing her true form for the first time, she challenges the Order. After she is defeated, Loki is forced to retreat, noting that she has taken an interest in Kiran.
She returns in Chapter 2 to challenge the Order again, and this time she allied with King Surtr and Laevatein. Though she and Laevatein are defeated, Surtr was unscathed, as no weapons can harm him.
From then on, she assists Surtr in keeping tabs on the Order, until Chapter 12 reveals that Loki had been disguising herself as Ylgr and spying on the Order since Helbindi's first defeat. Alfonse, Hríd, and Kiran eventually see through this, and another fight ensues. After being defeated again, she reveals that Veronica and Ylgr are in Surtr's castle waiting to be sacrificed to the Rite of Flames and gives them a map to a secret entrance. When Alfonse asks why is she aiding them, Loki replies she has motives of her own and is not interested in Veronica dying yet. Considering her part done, she then wishes them good luck, noting that regardless of the outcome, she'll be watching.
Book II Paralogues
During Paralogue 23, Festival of Hoshido, Loki looks into the dragons of black and white of the two nations. Though she finds they have left the world, she speculates about the third dragon that is neither white nor black as an ally.
Loki appears in Paralogue 26, Brave Redux, as an alternate of her main counterpart. Aversa realizes that Loki is not human and has a similar presence to Grima.
While child Azura seeks an escape from her harsh reality in Nohr during Paralogue 27, Adrift, Loki appears before the girl to convince Azura to aid her. She teaches her about probability and the capabilities of looking for the possibility one seeks among infinite ones, though adult Azura intervenes and stops her younger self from taking the deal. Before leaving, Loki warns Alfonse that if he does not learn to understand the power to open gates to worlds he will be destroyed by it.
In Xenologue 4, Loki mentions her go to enter the realm of the dead as the nine worlds tremble before the change caused by Surtr's death and the Order growing in power as she plots something involving the King of Askr.
In Xenologue 5, after Hel has been defeated, Loki (who appears to be tired) starts to taunt the Order. After a short skirmish, Loki tells the heroes that a group called the dökkálfar are the real threats. She eventually vanishes but tell them to look for her again once they wake from their "dream."
Book III
After the conflict in Múspell, Loki heads to Embla where she tells Veronica about Hel's invasion. While Veronica is tempted to kill her as she betrayed her to Surtr, she restrains herself as she's more worried about the dead invading Embla and that Bruno hasn't returned from his quest. When Veronica asks if she's behind this, Loki declares that she had no part in the invasion and brings up the fact that Askr and Embla may have to join forces to stop the dead.
In Chapter 7, Loki sees Veronica return from a scouting mission. Upon hearing Veronica couldn't kill the reanimated soldiers, Loki states that such a thing is impossible so long as the Death Sovereign reigns. Upon hearing this, Veronica bluntly asks her how she can get into the realm of the dead to kill Hel.
Book IV
As the Order of Heroes are on their way to investigate a sleeping sickness in one of Askr's border towns, they run into Loki who comments on the weather. When confronting her, Loki reveals there's another force in play to the sickness but doesn't reveal anything else. After defeating her, she disappears the Order is left to wonder what was the other force she meant.
Loki isn't seen for the rest of the book until the ending after the Order of Heroes wakes up from their dream. Besides Kiran, Loki is the only one who knows what happened to the group and hopes they enjoyed their adventure. She then faces the Order once again, only to be defeated again and retreats.
Book V
In Chapter 8, a short while after Fáfnir was imprisoned by the Order of Heroes and Reginn left to the Tower of Niðavellir, Loki appears in Fáfnir's jail cell proposing an alliance. While Fáfnir is skeptical of the sorceress, she immediately creates memory illusions of his siblings claiming that she can help save them if he can help her obtain something.
Shortly after Niðavellir invades Embla, Fáfnir finds Loki in the Tower of Blood where he finds the item she wants; a copy of Breidablik created by the Forest Sage. Realizing that Eitri created it, Fáfnir stops the invasion and heads back to find her while Loki destroys the copy Breidablik and laughs at Eitri's hubris.
Sometime after Fáfnir is killed, Loki meets with Eitri in her realm and comments on her youthful appearance before asking if she doesn't have a better use of her time with the Order of Heroes after her. Eitri figures out that Loki told Fáfnir about the false Breidablik she created, but is unconcerned, as it saved her the trouble of dealing with Fáfnir herself. Eitri comments that with Fafnir dead, a new age for Niðavellir has arisen, and asks Loki for her blessing. Loki gives it, but cryptically replies that none truly know what the future holds.
Book IX
In Chapter 1, sometime after the Order of Heroes have defeated Læraðr and the Healing Hands, Loki along with Thorr arrive in Askr under Alfaðör's orders to arrest Alfonse, Sharena and Anna. They also tell them that they were not the only ones who were sent by the Celestial King and that Baldr and Höðr have arrived to aid them adding that Baldr cannot be defeated by normal means. Thorr however tells them to face them in battle to see if they're worthy knowing they won't surrender based on their experiences in the other nine realms. After defeating the duo, Thorr is about to tell the three on how to defeat Baldr, but Loki stops her telling her they can explain that later before the duo teleports elsewhere to attend to their other plans.
Love of a King
Loki does not physically appear in this paralogue, but she and Thórr convince Líf and Thrasir to go to the Day of Devotion, which is a festival in Askr. The duo is once again defeated by the Order of Heroes during the festival and retreat.
Røkkr Sieges
At a spring where the souls of the dead gather, Loki brings a large number of them together, creating Røkkrs. At this time, she is approached by Thórr, to which Loki is surprised to see around and about. Thórr does not approve of Loki's actions, preferring to remind her of her responsibilities, Loki shrugs, casually responding that indeed they work for Alfaðör, the creator of everything.
Tempest Trials
Shrouded by the Storm
Loki appeared disguising herself as Fjorm where she meets "Marth". As "Marth" tries to get her to trust him, she tries to get him to hand over Falchion, only to be stopped by the real Fjorm. After her plan was foiled, Loki reveals her true form, challenging "Marth" and Fjorm as she waits for them in the depths of the Tempest.
Loki's Flames
Loki appears to be having a chat with Laegjarn in regards to the upcoming Bridal Festival. Laegjarn begins to question Loki's motives, suggesting that Loki has an ulterior motive in mind. Loki leaves to enjoy the Bridal Festival, but not before Laegjarn warns her that if she inflicts any harm onto Laevatein, Laegjarn herself will be the one to get revenge.
At the end of the Tempest, Loki appears to be talking to herself, dismayed that the festival is over, and how she wasn't done with the brides. However, she knew that Laevatein was eavesdropping in the background and calls her out, asking if Laegjarn had put her up to the job, to which Laevatein denies. She warns Loki that if she hurts Laegjarn, Laevatein herself will take vengeance. Loki then comments on how strong the love between the two sisters is, and slyly asks as to why the two just don't open up to their mother, to the shock of Laevatein. Loki jokes that she is the mother of the sisters, though she does not continue the ploy for very long. At the end, she assures Laevatein that she herself shares the same goal as their father: The destruction of Askr.
Ice & Flame
In Part 4, Loki gives Múspell some of the contents of the Twilit Runes to create an entertaining fight between the champions of him and Nifl. Thórr questions her motives, and Loki tells her that no matter what she does, nothing should technically be able to alter what was prophesied within the Twilit Runes.
Forging Bonds
Abyssal Light
When the Ashen Wolves arrive in the Great Library of Askr in their search for somewhere to hide, Loki appears to them under the guise of a friend of Kiran. She directs them towards a section of the library that holds emergency rations. In that area of the library, the Ashen Wolves discover a book that states that all battles between the nine realms of Zenith will converge in Askr, and that everyone in Askr will forever be trapped in an unending war. Just as they reach part of the book that covers the beginning and end of the war, the book bursts into flame and Loki reappears. Loki says that she'd been searching for that book, but the Ashen Wolves can read no further. They'd discovered enough to be both interesting and unpredictable players in what comes next, and that was what she wanted most of all.
Personality
A morally enigmatic entity from her very introduction in Book II, Loki is a mysterious being held only by her own personal agenda. She is playful, coy, and even alluring as she enjoys teasing both allies and enemy alike. She is almost entirely defined by the concept of chaos, as she is neither good nor evil and takes some level of sadistic pleasure watching her "playthings" suffer and squirm as a result of the confusion that she directly sews.
While antagonistic to the Order of Heroes, she is not outright hostile to them as they play a role in her grand schemes. At times, she seems to do and act simply on a whim. Alfonse in particular notes that despite the lack of trustworthiness in her motives, she is helpful if needed, though he knows not to rely on her abilities or that she would only help them if it benefited her. Her only known allegiance is to her role as a god and to Alfaðör, though it is unclear just how loyal she is to the latter. She has something of a close bond with Thórr as she constantly prodding at the War God's denseness at times and goading into her ploys with subtle subterfuge. While Thórr knows not to fully trust Loki, she does relent at times.
As an embodiment of trickery, Loki loathes order and "predictable outcomes." In her max level conversation with Kiran, she states a game is not fun if it has a fixed outcome. She finds excitement in all the ranges of emotions when a plan goes awry, even her own ones. Kiran draws her particular interest as their existence in Midgard appears to be the catalyst in all of fates of certain individuals and looks forward to how much more dissonance is created in their wake.
During the mini Tempest Trial "Shrouded by the Storm", Loki expresses a disdain for stagnation, comparing the Tempests to a stone on the road when speaking to "Marth", hinting at an impatience embedded within her personality, although it is one that she does not overtly express frequently.
In-Game
Fire Emblem Heroes
- The Trickster
- Strategist for Múspell, the Kingdom of Flame. Likes to play tricks and manipulate people.
Base Stats
Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯
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| The Trickster | |||||
| Group | |||||
 Infantry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 17/18/19 39/42/45 | 8/9/10 30/33/36 | 8/9/10 32/35/38 | 2/3/4 12/16/19 | 5/6/7 22/25/29 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
 Thökk Restore+ Earthwater Balm |  Staff | ||||
Skills
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
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 | Assault | - | - | - |
| Gravity | - | - | - | |
| Thökk | - |  | - | |
 | Heal | - | - | - |
| Reconcile | - | - | - | |
| Restore | - | - | - | |
| Restore+ | - | | - | |
 | Imbue | - | - | - |
| Still-Water Balm | - | | - | |
| Earthwater Balm | Still-Water Balm | - | | |
| A |  C Duel Infantry 1 | - | - | |
 C Duel Infantry 2 | C Duel Infantry 1 | - | ||
 C Duel Infantry 3 | C Duel Infantry 2 | | ||
| C |  Odd Atk Wave 1 | - | - | |
 Odd Atk Wave 2 | Odd Atk Wave 1 | - | ||
 Odd Atk Wave 3 | Odd Atk Wave 2 | |
Overall
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Counters
Skill Inheritance Options
Meet Some of the Heroes
| The Trickster Loki | |||
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Loki once opposed us as the tactician serving the Kingdom of Múspell. She's a mysterious and beguiling Hero who no one can quite figure out! | ||
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For one, she has the power to look like anyone. In fact, she once turned into Commander Anna to trick us! | ||
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Even after Múspell's defeat, Loki has continued to appear in other worlds to hatch her schemes. But what could she be after? | ||
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Sometimes it seems like she's just playing games when she deceives us and the Heroes. Well, we've summoned her as an ally now, so I hope she takes things a little more seriously! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Surtr | King of Múspell, the Kingdom of Flame. Loki aided him with his conquest of Nifl, the Kingdom of Ice. | ||
| Thórr | Known to mortals as the god who presides over combat and war. Respects mortals who display true strength. She and Loki have known each other for some time. | ||
- Spring Trickster
- Mysterious woman who operated behind the scenes as Múspell's tactician. Appears at the Spring Festival as a bunny...yet her true objective remains unknown to all.
Base Stats
Rarity: | Title | ||||
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| Spring Trickster | |||||
| Group | |||||
 Flying | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 16 36 | 6 28 | 8 32 | 4 24 | 8 24 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
| Beguiling Bow New Moon |  Bow | ||||
Skills
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Bow | - | - | - |
| Steel Bow | - | - | - | |
| Beguiling Bow | - |  | - | |
| Beguiling Bow+ | Beguiling Bow | | | |
| New Moon | - | | - |
| Luna | New Moon | - | | |
| B |  Flier Formation 1 | - | - | |
 Flier Formation 2 | Flier Formation 1 | - | ||
 Flier Formation 3 | Flier Formation 2 | | ||
| C |  Spur Atk 1 | - | - | |
 Spur Atk 2 | Spur Atk 1 | | ||
 Goad Fliers | Spur Atk 2 | |
Overall
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Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
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Counters
Skill Inheritance Options
Meet Some of the Heroes
| Spring Trickster Loki | |||
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Loki worked with Surtr to orchestrate Múspell's invasion of Nifl from behind the scenes, but now she's taking center stage for the Spring Festival! | ||
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She's never been keen on modest attire, and this new spring outfit of hers features an even bolder look. | ||
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And not only is it beguiling, but it's got a fun, cute side to it too—check out the bunny ears dangling from her hat! | ||
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Loki's glamorous look is just perfect for the Spring Festival. Her arrows are going to pierce the hearts of admirers left and right! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Surtr | The tyrannical ruler of Múspell. He launched an invasion of Nifl with Loki working as his right-hand woman. | ||
| Veronica | A princess of the Emblian Empire. She was manipulated by Surtr during his invasion of Nifl, and Loki played a hand in the scheme. | ||
- Trickster God
- God who plays at chaos, deriving great joy from the messy nature of mortal emotions.
Base Stats
Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯
 | Title | ||||
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| Trickster God | |||||
| Group | |||||
| Flying | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 16/17/18 35/39/42 | 13/14/15 43/47/50 | 7/8/9 26/30/33 | 2/3/4 12/16/19 | 7/8/9 44/47/51 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
| Supreme Thökk Return+ Miracle | Staff | ||||
Skills
Overall
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Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
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Base Set
Counters
Skill Inheritance Options
Meet Some of the Heroes
| Trickster God Loki | |||
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Loki once opposed Askr as Múspell's tactician. Her schemes only continued, and along the way, we found out what she really was—a god! | ||
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Which must explain this divine, pristine-white attire she's wearing now. You know, it looks a lot like what the war god Thórr wears! | ||
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In fact, Loki and Thórr have been friends for a long time. I can't begin to imagine how far back their friendship goes! | ||
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Loki loves to use worldly pleasures to wreak chaos among mortals. I just hope she isn't tempted to get up to her usual tricks during her stay with the Order of Heroes! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Thórr | Known to mortals as the god who presides over combat and war. Respects mortals who display true strength. Old friends with Loki. | ||
| Surtr | King of Múspell, the Kingdom of Flame. Carries the blood of the Flame Dragon. A harsh ruler whose desire for conquest is relentless. Once aided by Loki, who served as his tactician. | ||
Quotes
Non-Canon Appearances
Dragalia Lost
Loki appears as part of the Dragalia Lost event Fire Emblem: Lost Heroes, as the main antagonist. She observes as Alfonse, Marth and Fjorm take on Veronica, as she plots to exploit Alfonse and Veronica's abilities to control gates using an otherworld fragment she obtained from the Dragonblood realm, she activates it causing a rift to send the 5 of them to Alberia.
During her time in Alberia, Loki forges an alliance with the Dyrenell Empire as they share a similar goal, she becomes a commander and has her soldiers cause a disturbance, which gets the attention of Euden, the prince of New Alberia, and upon their arrival, she disguises herself as Veronica in order to frame her for her actions before heading back to the castle.
Loki brings an Army to a nearby village where she attempts to abduct an amnesiac Veronica from Marth, but when Loki threatens the entire village, along with Marth's refusal to back down, Veronica willingly goes with Loki to the Dyrenell Empire. At the castle, Loki introduces her to Harle, a member of the Empire, who tells Veronica that he can restore her memory as well as return her magic, but in exchange, Harle gives Veronica a new power that resonates with her own, which she accepts.
As Marth leads the group towards where Loki took Veronica, Veronica appears, engulfed in black mana and attacks the group, as Loki and Harle arrive and explain Veronica's situation, but when questioned, Loki refuses to admit her plans immediately as she leaves Veronica to attack them. Upon being freed from the black mana, Veronica attacks Loki, in which she expresses delight in her return to her violent nature, and reveals that her plan all along was simply causing chaos, mayhem and mischief wherever she goes as she sees it as nothing but a game. As the group surrounds her and Harle, they explain that they should be more worried about the town that Marth and Veronica were guarding as it is now unarmed, so the group leave the two to defend the village.
Later, several villages are attacked by a large amount of fiends that appear from multiple rips in space that open and close constantly, and Loki explains to the group that they are caused by Alfonse and Veronica's presence in Alberia, due to the unstable nature of the Dragonblood realm combined with Askr's ability to open gates and Embla's ability to close them, the power has caused rifts to open and close at an exponential rate. Loki suggests that killing one of them will prevent the constant flow of rifts before leaving them to decide.
Upon the group's discovery of the ruins containing the Uncanny Gate, Loki sends an army after them, and praises their discovery of the ruins, but refuses to let them to return to their world as it would end the chaos in Alberia, which would end her fun. The group reprimands her for playing with their lives, Harle reveals that the empire plans to use her chaos to improve the Empire, much to her delight. As Loki revels in their self appointed misery, the group prepares themselves to take on the empire in order to make up for the destruction their power has caused, as Loki sends the army into the ruins.
Upon the army's defeat, Loki states that her job has come to an end and decides to retreat back to their world, but not before suggesting that they be quick about returning to their world as the ruins are about to collapse. With that, Loki disappears and returns to her world.
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)
Loki is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:
Choose Your Legends Placement History
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
|---|
| CYL1 | N/A | |||
| CYL2 | 10 |  Heroes |
16,811 | |
| CYL3 | 13 ↓3 |
Heroes |
14,745 ↓2,057 | |
| CYL4 | 44 ↓31 |
Heroes |
4,428 ↓10,317 | |
| CYL5 | 62 ↓18 |
Heroes |
1,613 ↓2,815 | |
| CYL6 | 70 ↓8 |
Heroes |
1,393 ↓220 | |
| CYL7 | 96 ↓26 |
Heroes |
686 ↓707 | |
Etymology
Loki was the name of a god, born of two giants, known for his mischief in Norse Mythology, and both him and this character share the ability to deceive others by disguising as other people. Loki in myth was sentenced for murder by imprisoning him beneath the earth, his arms and legs bound with his sons' hardened innards, and have a snake hover over his head, dripping his face with scalding venom. Loki in Heroes being female is a reference that Loki in myth is gender-fluid, willingly able to turn male or female. Loki in Heroes is the second character named after this Norse figure, with the first being Loptous in Genealogy of the Holy War.
Trivia
- According to the design sheets, Loki's design is meant to represent a dazzling, bewitching flower.
- Loki's art shows her wielding Thökk.
- According to the Fire Emblem Heroes Character Illustrations Vol. 1 book, Loki stands at 173cm (or about 5'8").
Gallery
- See main article: Loki/Gallery.