Mister Loki

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## Physical Information

**Mister Loki** is one of the many fighters to participate in the Ministry Succession Tournament. He is the representative of Racan, the city of crime. He lives a double life, being both a famous circus performer and a ruthless gangster at the same time, with his knowledge about engineering allowing him to develop any kind of weaponry (usually circus-themed) he desires.

Loki is underestimated due to his clown motif and weak impression, but he's more than what meets the eye... even being called the **God Father of Crime** by many in the criminal underworld. Loki likes boasting about the title, even going as far as performing musical performances with his personal henchman and musician Scaramouche Gacy.

## Appearance

Loki is a tall man with long blue hair he usually keeps in a ponytail. His mouth is surrounded by a red coloration. He wears a colorful yet stylish suit, composed of a blue shirt, yellow buttons and tie and a red jacket. His trousers are white and he presents a belt to tie them. Like any good clown, he has a red nose covering his actual one. He possesses two bone tattoos on his forehead that also cross his eyes, forming the shape of an "X".

## Personality

Loki lives a double life. On one hand, he’s a well-renowned circus clown and performer, but what many don't know is his secret underworld self as a gangster, where he earned the title of “Killer King of Clowns". You won't see him without his many clown & circus gadgets and you best beware of his skills to make them deadlier than any common weapon. Despite enjoying crime and defying the law, he prefers to be stylish about it and prefers complex, flamboyant killings than senseless carnage, a thing that he reflects in his outfits.

Despite this, Loki takes his circus job as seriously as his criminal operations and feels genuine pride in his profession as a clown. A quick way to garner his wrath is to insult this in any way, with those who mock him for that paying a high price.

Besides his negative qualities, Loki values his allies and family, and treats his subordinates well as long as they don’t try anything against him. He’s however merciless against his enemies and rivals.

## History

M. L. Klawn was born in some city in Croatia. Since he was little he had a dark side where he wanted to defy the law and hurt people, but repressed those feelings to not hurt those he loved. Along that he also had fascination for circuses, especially for clowns. He admired how much they were willing to humiliate themselves to amuse others, and wanted to be one when he reached adulthood. He practiced all of his life lots of clown tricks along with some magic to fit in a circus environment. He finally fulfilled his dream at age 19, where, having finished his engineering studies, he was contracted as a clown by the prestigious Merryweather Circus, the most famous circus in Europe. Here (under the artistic name “Mister Loki the Clown '') he learned more and more tricks until he became the most famous clown of Europe and the star of Merryweather at his 25.  He still kept suffering from his murderous impulses, and even fantasized at the idea of killer clowns, but still decided to not let them get the better of him.

However, one day, a group of robbers tried to steal from the circus and hold his partners hostages. Loki, who was the only one who wasn’t caught, picked a knife in the circus’ kitchen and, forced by the situation and with the acrobatic skills he developed as a clown, murdered the robbers one after one without being injured at all. When the authorities came, they couldn’t explain the crime, so it was told the robbers killed each other in a disagreement and Loki was declared innocent. However, it was too late, the murderous instincts he had been holding back for over a decade and a half finally awakened, and he couldn’t stop it.

Instead of becoming a petty serial killer, however, Loki decided that if he was going to kill people, he would at least be paid for it. It was then that he started a double life: he was a happy clown making others laugh at times, and a professional clown-themed killer at others. Thanks to his engineering skills, he was able to produce his own lethal circus-based gadgets, which gave him notoriety for his flashy yet effective style, developing the title of “Killer King of Clowns". After he became notorious, Loki started to operate in the town of crime Racan, where he became even more infamous. Thanks to his polished theatrical skills, he was able to fool everyone, and no one realized the popular Mister Loki and the Killer King of Clowns were the same person.

At one instance, he, along with many other professional killers, were hired by a mysterious white haired pale woman to take on the most influential person of the time, Graff from the Ministry. There were numerous attempts by Loki and the other assassins on Graff’s life, but they all failed and the assassins were taken out one after another. After his last trap failed and Graff noticed him, Loki escaped the best way he could. However, he was confronted by the pale woman, who proceeded to reveal Loki he, along with the other killers were pawns all along, revealing then her master and the brain of the operation: the mysterious being Illyricus. However, instead of disposing of him, Illyricus revealed he chose him to govern Racan, and that the whole operation against Graff was a way to prove who was the best person to rule the place, with Loki proving his superiority with his intelligence, cunning and resources. Impressed by this and seduced with the idea of becoming a criminal kingpin, Loki accepted the deal. Over 5 years, with the influence of the Ministry, Loki took over Racan, gaining money, weapons, subordinates and fame. After a while, he became the most powerful man in Racan, and with the Ministry supporting him in both his criminal and circus activities, he finally found the perfect way to order his life.

## Abilities

**High Speed**: Thanks to his training as a circus performer, Loki possesses elasticity and reflexes superior to the common human. He can dodge projectiles and ranged attacks thrown at him with ease, and can jump insanely long distances. The speed of his reflexes is so great he can even dodge bullets point blank (an impossible feat for a human being) if he’s fully prepared. At his best condition he's only slightly behind Kuro though even at his most average he never has left the top 10.

**High Strength**: Despite looking slender, Loki is actually toned and is stronger than what he may look. He can lift a surprising amount of weight and carry the heaviest of his gadgets without problem. He can also throw very heavy objects like if they were nothing. He's one of the 10 strongest Ministry members.

**Genius Intellect**: Thanks to his engineering knowledge, Loki possesses a vast knowledge about how to produce complex weaponry. All of his weapons are made by him, rather than by Damon or Illyricus (though using material provided by them). Loki himself is also a cunning fighter that can turn the situation to his favor if it was previously against him.

**Trap Expert**: Using his cunning, Loki can set many traps to take his enemy by surprise. Though he prefers using his gadgets rather than resorting to traps, he’ll use them if he’s cornered.

**Weapon Master**: Loki excels at using his eccentric circus-themed gadgets in very effective ways. This is his main strength in battle, as only he can use them efficiently. The gadgets range from explosive pies, to a joy buzzer that produces electrical sparks, to a human cannonball.

**Unorthodox Fighting Style Expert**: Due to his experience as a clown he’s acrobatic and nimble, able to strike from any position. He also can make mortal weapons from the most unsuspecting and/or silly objects. Overall, what makes Loki dangerous is his unpredictability.

**Expert Mime**: His experiences as a clown allows him to also be a master actor. He can fake injuries to plunge his enemy into a false sense of security and is good at bluffing. He’s also really good at keeping his balance.

**Master Poisoner**: Fitting his dirty fighting style, Loki possesses a varied knowledge about poisons and gas, and those are indeed his forte along with engineering. The type of poisons he can develop include laughing gas, tear gas, acid that melts everything, neurotoxins, paralyzing poison and toxins that make the victim hallucinate.

## Equipment

**Circus Gadgets**: Loki's primary way of fighting is by using his circus/clown based gadgets he himself designed, inspired by his experiences in the circus and his training as a clown. Unlike other weaponry of the Ministry, these weapons are made by Loki himself with no help from either Illyricus or Damon, though he still used divine materials able to hurt supernatural beings more effectively for their creation.

* **Electric Joy Buzzer**:  A joy buzzer designed to emit electrical sparks. Loki usually starts his fights handshaking the rival and feigning that he wants an honorable duel, only to use the joy buzzer to electrocute them and leave them vulnerable. If that fails, Loki can still use the joy buzzer as a ranged weapon, being able to generate and shoot electrical blasts.
* **Fake Pies**: A classic in clown shows. These fake pies appear harmless, but are in truth potentially lethal weapons. There are three variants: one that explodes, one that releases a poisonous gas, and another that appears normal but is in truth hard as concrete. Their purpose is to take the enemy by surprise due not knowing what kind of pie Loki will throw.
* **Fake Gun**: A colorful toy gun that only shoots a flag saying the word “Bang!”. It’s useless in combat, but can serve to distract the enemy in time to pull a truly dangerous gadget.

* **Magical Poker Cards**: A deck of poker cards with magical effects that trigger after making contact with the target. The strength of the cards is how unpredictable they are. The power of the effect depends on what cards Loki uses, the weakest being the Ace (an annoyance at best), and the strongest being the King (potentially lethal). Depending on the kind of card that lands on the target, it will trigger the following effect:
	+ **Clubs**: Poisons the target.
	+ **Diamonds**: Freezes the target.
	+ **Hearts**: Burns the target.
	+ **Spades**: Paralyzes the target.
	+ **Jokers**: Can trigger a random effect from the four listed above.
* **Punching Bazooka**: A Bazooka with a boxing glove at its end. By shooting it, the gadget has enough force to kill an average man and seriously wound above average beings. Despite its size, Loki can maneuver it easily.
* **Laughing Gas Spray**: A gas that leaves those who inhale it laughing crazily. Is not very strong on superhuman beings, but can leave them vulnerable enough for a sneak attack.
* **Human Cannonball**: A special cannon that shoots people. Loki puts himself into the canon and, using its power, launches himself at the enemy. The impact is enough to kill a person if Loki lands, but is also very painful, so Loki only uses it in cases of emergency.
* **Robotic Lion**: A lion robot made by Loki. It is strong and sturdy, being able to be destroyed only by a very powerful force.
* **Gun**: A normal gun. Loki doesn’t use it much because he prefers flashier killing methods. Its main use is to punish subordinates.
* **Gas Mask**: Since Loki isn’t immune to the poisons he makes, he wears a special gask mask when he employs them.
* **Human Cannonball Protective Suit**: To protect himself from the impact of being launched from the cannonball, Loki wears protective gear. The gear is strong enough to make Loki suffer slight pains after launching.
* **Explosives**: Loki uses sticky explosives to scatter them through the battlefield. After that, he can leave his enemy in the position where he depleted the explosives, escape to a safe zone, then detonate them. The explosives can harm superhuman beings.

## Techniques

**Superhuman Form**: Loki’s trump card. After injecting himself with the superhuman serum, Loki’s body suffers a drastic transformation. He gets taller, bigger, more muscular, his spine protrudes from his back (along with some spikes in his forearms and knees), his skin becomes completely white and sickly, his nails become long claws and his hair turns green and spiky. In this form Loki’s strength, endurance, speed and resilience increase by a lot. Though he exchanges his flexibility for physical power, Loki also gains the ability to generate all kinds of poison from his body, and develops immunity to any kind of poison, venom or gas. Additionally, Loki becomes more unhinged and brutal in this state, trading his cunning and gadgets for brute strength and poisonous abilities.

**Poison Cloud**: In his superhuman form, Loki can generate purple poisonous smoke from his mouth and hands. He can produce poison to a radius of 50 meters around him. The clouds produce a potent neurotoxin able to destroy the cells of the target in a matter of one minute if one doesn’t escape in time. This poison only affects organic beings, so mechanic beings like automatons are unaffected by it.

**Red Poison**: A more combat oriented poison. Loki can develop a reddish black poison in his hands and mouth. This kind of poison can reduce matter to nothing in seconds if hit point blank. Loki can either imbue his fists with this to punch the target with poison or directly shoot poisonous clouds.

**Venom Armor**: Loki’s strongest attack. By covering his body completely with purple acid, he becomes a walking disaster. Everything he touches is melted by the acid, making approaching him immensely dangerous. It’s worth saying that Loki’s body is still there and he doesn’t become a being made of poison, so he can still be hurt. The weaknesses of this technique is being attacked with long ranged attacks that Loki cannot dissolve in time.

## Trivia

* Loki is most fickle fighter in Ministry, having biggest deviation of power, depending on mood and preparation. At his worst he can be easily defeated by most of the seated members of Ministry aside non-combatants. At his best few can rival him. Hence earning title of Honorary member of Elite 4
* Loki is hard-counter of Zombi due to his sheer versatility and unpredictability, had they fought in serious setting he would win 8 out of 10 times.