The Loki Master[1] (referred to in gameplay as the Toranux Spirit[2]) is the main villain in All 4 One. The leader of the loki, malevolent spirits from Toranux, he came to Magnus, possessed Dr. Frumpus Croid's pet, Mr. Dinkles, and compelled Nevo Binklemeyer to act on his behalf. He had Nevo use Ephemeris to gather the universe's most dangerous predators to use as hosts for him and his kind while also building an army of collector minions. The Loki Master employed Commander Spog to lead his army, and the AI Steward to run his operations.
When Ratchet, Clank, Captain Qwark, and Dr. Nefarious were abducted and taken to Magnus, the Loki Master's plans continued. The four eventually found and fought the Loki Master after learning he was the mastermind behind Ephemeris.
History[]
Before All 4 One[]
The Loki Master was a member of the loki race from Toranux, whose planet was destroyed by a cragmite warrior named Bagogg.[3] He embedded himself in the fragments of Toranux,[4] which eventually crashed into Magnus as a class-D comet,[5][6] predating the tharpods' arrival on Magnus.[7]
Croid researching the local wildlife with Mr. Dinkles.
As the tharpods settled on Magnus, their connection to the wildlife—unbeknownst to them, possessed by the loki—led to adopting creature companions becoming a rite of passage in their culture.[8] The Loki Master took advantage of this by possessing Mr. Dinkles, the pet of Dr. Frumpus Croid, a scientist studying the tharpods' connection with local fauna.[4]
Croid detects the Loki Master's energy inside his critter's body.
Dr. Croid discovered the energy within the local fauna and planned to use Nevo Binklemeyer's protomorphic energy extractor to separate it from their hosts.[9] The Loki Master stole the plans for the extractor, and when Nevo tried to stop him, he initially intended to kill him but decided to keep him as a servant instead.[4] He held Nevo at gunpoint, forcing him to design and build for him.[10]
Twenty-two years later, Dr. Croid created a small drone, Ephemeris, to locate Mr. Dinkles.[11] Over the next 28 years, the Loki Master seized control of Ephemeris and forced Nevo to build an army of collector minions. Under coercion, Nevo modified the drone, increasing its size, removing its directive confining it to Magnus, and granting it interplanetary travel capabilities.[12]
The Loki Master's plan was to use Ephemeris to bring large lifeforms from across the universe to Magnus and construct a machine based on the protomorphic energy extractor to enable the loki to possess them, as the loki could only possess smaller creatures.[4] He initially sought revenge against the cragmites, but with their extinction, he turned his attention to the rest of Polaris.[10] Commander Spog led the collector minions in raids against the tharpods.
At some point, the Loki Master observed and admired Dr. Nefarious' villainy.[10]
All 4 One[]
The Loki Master in his true form.
Ephemeris raided Igliak, capturing the light-eating Z'Grute—along with Ratchet, Clank, President Qwark, and Dr. Nefarious. These four battled the collector minions across the planet, disrupting the Loki Master's plans. They eventually infiltrated Ephemeris and confronted the Loki Master, who revealed his ultimate plan.[4]
The Loki Master successfully possessed a grivelnox and fought the heroes. However, Nevo and Dr. Croid arrived to help, extracting the Loki Master's spirit from the grivelnox's body,[13] allowing the heroes to defeat him.
Characteristics[]
The Loki Master is the only loki seen outside of a host. He has an ethereal tail instead of legs, three-fingered hands, and a large maw filled with sharp teeth. His body is black with dark blue and purple highlights radiating beneath his skin. It is unknown if all loki share this appearance.
The Loki Master is arrogant and cruel, believing in the superiority of his race.[4] His treatment of Nevo and his terrorizing of the tharpod population[14] suggest a disregard for other lifeforms.
Like the rest of his race, the Loki Master can possess creatures and serve as their host. Through Mr. Dinkles, he maintains full control and can speak. However, he is naturally unable to possess larger creatures without the aid of his machine.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
Concept art of Mr. Dinkles.
The critter possessed by the Loki Master, Mr. Dinkles, was voiced by Steve Blum, who also voiced the Thugs-4-Less Leader.
Citations[]
- ↑ All 4 One menu § "Ephemeris, Uzo City"
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Defeat the Loki Master (gameplay)"
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Trek through the Ruins of Uzo City (gameplay)"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 All 4 One script § "Hello, Nevo"
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Cross Gorthon Crater (gameplay)"
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Head into the Tharpod Fishing Village (gameplay)"
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Confront Dr. Croid in the Hall of Paradoxology (gameplay, cont.)"
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Meet up with Susie (gameplay)"
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Happier Times on Magnus"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 All 4 One script § "Infiltrate Ephemeris and Defeat Nevo Binklemeyer (gameplay)"
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Poor Mr. Dinkles"
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Nevo Strikes Again"
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Defeat the Loki Master (gameplay)"
- ↑ All 4 One script § "Parades and Groupies"