Loptous (tome)

Loptous is a Dark magic tome from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. The personal tome of Julius, the final boss of the game, Loptous is a vile and potent spell that allows the Dark Dragon Lord Loptous to possess its user. This spell possesses the unique effect of halving the attack power of enemy units before defenses are applied. This effect may only be nullified by the Book of Naga.

Background[]

The Loptous tome's first major influence to the plot of Genealogy of the Holy War takes place during the period separating the first and second generations, where Manfroy, on a visit to Belhalla Castle, presents it to the juvenile Julius. According to Julius' twin sister Julia, Julius' first interaction with the tome marks the day she last saw the endearing brother she once knew, leaving in his wake a "powerful, yet demonic child". This is presumably the result of the fell energy within the tome's pages reacting with the major Loptous blood present in Julius' body, corrupting his soul. The first result of Julius' transformation is him, trying to eradicate all traces of Naga's influence, horrifically murdering his mother in cold blood. His attempt to slay Julia is foiled by his mother, who uses the last of her strength to warp her daughter to safety.

The Loptous tome appears within the game whenever Julius appears on a battlefield, including Chapter 10 and the Final Chapter, where he equips it as his weapon of choice. The events of Chapter 10 sees him wielding the tome while playing a twisted game with Ishtar to see who can slay a member of Seliph's army before the other does. The tome makes its last appearance in the Final Chapter, where Julius faces Seliph's army in a conclusive showdown with the tome of Loptous on hand. His defeat causes the evil soul of Loptous to leave his body and disintegrate.

Weapon Stats[]

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War[]

Name				Type
Loptous				Dark
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Rng	Wt	Worth
*	50	30	80%	1-2	12	65,535
Effect
Adds a bonus of +5 Resistance to its user; Halves enemy attack before defense-related stats are applied.

*Holy Blood Requirement:Loptous

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776[]

Name					Type
Loptous					Dark
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
	3	0	60%	0%	1-2	15	--	--
Effect
Unused; Cannot be equipped.

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

• Loptous
• Upgrades

Name		Type
Loptous		Tome
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
14	2	400
Effect
Grants Res+3. Skills with "effective against dragons" are effective against Julius. If foe has no skills with "effective against dragons", inflicts Atk-6 on foe during combat.

Name			Cost
Loptous			400 SP, 500, 200
Type	HP	Mt	Spd	Def	Res
	+2	+ 1
	+2		+ 2
	+2			+ 3
	+2				+ 3
	At start of turn, if any foe's Res < unit's Res and that foe is adjacent to another foe, inflicts Atk/Res-5 on that foe through its next action. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, inflicts Atk/Res-5 on foe during combat.
Effect
Grants Res+3. Skills with "effective against dragons" are effective against unit. If foe has no skills with "effective against dragons," inflicts Atk/Res-6 on foe during combat, and also, if unit's Res > foe's Res, reduces damage from attacks during combat and from area-of- effect Specials (excluding Røkkr area-of-effect Specials) by percentage = difference between stats × 4 (max 40%).

Etymology[]

This tome references the character of the same name, "Loptous". In turn, that character is sometimes refered to as "Loptr", which is an alternative alias for Loki, the Norse god of mischief who was also a jötunn (a giant).

Gallery[]

Sprite of the Loptous tome from Fire Emblem Heroes.

Julius casting Loptous on Julia in Genealogy of the Holy War.

Julius attacking with Loptous in Fire Emblem Heroes.

Julius casting Loptous in Fire Emblem Heroes.