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{{Infobox Demon
{{Infobox Demon
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SMT1 Orcus Artwork.png|SMT1
SMT1 SFC Orcus Artwork.png|SMT1
SMTSJ Horkos Artwork.png|SMTSJ
SMTSJ Horkos Artwork.png|SMTSJ
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|jpname=オーカス
|jpname=オーカス
|jpmean=Orcus
|jpmean=Orcus
|names=Orcus{{Exp App|SMT1|DeSu1|DeSu2}}
|names=Orcus{{Exp App|SMT1|SMTif|DeSu1|DeSu1OC|DeSu2|DeSu2RB}}
|origin=Roman culture<ref name="infodump"/>
|origin=Roman culture<ref name="infodump"/>
|race=[[Tyrant]]{{Exp App|SMTSJ|SMT4|SMT4A|Dx2}}<br>[[Vile]]{{Exp App|SMT1|DeSu1|DeSu2}}
|race=[[Tyrant]]{{Exp App|SMTSJ|SMTSJR|SMT4|SMT4A|Dx2}}<br/>[[Vile]]{{Exp App|SMT1|DeSu1|DeSu1OC|DeSu2|DeSu2RB}}
|alignment=
|alignment=Dark-Law{{Exp App|SMT1}}<br/>Dark-Chaos{{Exp App|SMTSJ|SMTSJR}}<br/>Chaos{{Exp App|SMT4|SMT4A}}
|arcana=
|arcana=
|order=
|order=
|va=
|va=Taisuke Nishimura{{Exp App|SMTSJR}} <small>(JA)</small>
}}
}}
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[Demon]] in the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|''Megami Tensei'' franchise]].
'''{{PAGENAME}}''', also known as '''Orcus''', is a [[Demon]] in the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|''Megami Tensei'' franchise]].


==Profile==
==Profile==
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While named Horkos in several localizations, this demon is an interpretation of the the Roman god Orcus according to official profiles.<ref name="infodump">{{Cite Web|url=[https://eirikrjs.tumblr.com/post/145075105612/orcushorkos-infodump-theres-a-lot-to-digest Orcus/Horkos Infodump]|author=Eirikr|site=Tumblr|published=May 28, 2016|retrieved=January 27, 2024}}</ref>
While named Horkos in several localizations, this demon is an interpretation of the the Roman god Orcus according to official profiles.<ref name="infodump">{{Cite Web|url=[https://eirikrjs.tumblr.com/post/145075105612/orcushorkos-infodump-theres-a-lot-to-digest Orcus/Horkos Infodump]|author=Eirikr|site=Tumblr|published=May 28, 2016|retrieved=January 27, 2024}}</ref>


The pig-headed design is likely based on a spurious claim found in Barbara Walker's book ''The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets'', citing Robert Graves, that another form of his name is ''Porcus'' (Latin for pig), that Orcus was a sacrificial boar, and that Orcus was portrayed as a pig-headed demon in the Middle Ages;<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Greco-Roman death god, also known as Phorcys or Porcus, a sacrificial boar.<sup>1</sup> In the Middle Ages he was made a demon with a human body and a pig's head.<br>1. Graves, G.M. 2, 107.|author=Barbara Walker|publyear=1983|book=The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets|isbn={{ISBN|978-0-06-250925-3}}|page=p. 742|publisher=Harper & Row}}</ref> several things in the ''Megami Tensei'' franchise are influenced by Walker's book.
The pig-headed design is likely based on a spurious claim found in Barbara Walker's book ''The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets'', citing Robert Graves, that another form of his name is ''Porcus'' (Latin for pig), that Orcus was a sacrificial boar, and that Orcus was portrayed as a pig-headed demon in the Middle Ages;<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Greco-Roman death god, also known as Phorcys or Porcus, a sacrificial boar.<sup>1</sup> In the Middle Ages he was made a demon with a human body and a pig's head.<br/>1. Graves, G.M. 2, 107.|author=Barbara Walker|publyear=1983|book=The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets|isbn={{ISBN|978-0-06-250925-3}}|page=p. 742|publisher=Harper & Row}}</ref> several things in the ''Megami Tensei'' franchise are influenced by Walker's book.


===Design===
===Design===
The scepter, crown, and mantle are meant to show his status as king of the underworld.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=王錫{{sic}}と王冠、マントは、オーカスが冥府の王であることを示すためのもの。|translquote=The scepter, crown, and mantle are for the sake of showing that Orcus is the king of the underworld.|book=Kazuma Kaneko Works I|publyear=2004|isbn={{ISBN|978-4775303153}}|lang=Japanese|publisher=Shinkigensha|page=p. 24}}</ref>
The scepter, crown, and mantle are meant to show his status as king of the underworld.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote={{tt|王錫|Typo of 王笏}}{{sic}}と王冠、マントは、オーカスが冥府の王であることを示すためのもの。|translquote=The scepter, crown, and mantle are for the sake of showing that Orcus is the king of the underworld.|book=Kazuma Kaneko Works I|publyear=2004|isbn={{ISBN|978-4-7753-0315-3}}|lang=Japanese|publisher=Shinkigensha|page=p. 24}}</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
==={{Link|Game|SMT4}}===
==={{Link|Game|SMT4}}===
{{SMT4 Party Stats
{{SMT4 Ally Demon Stats
|level=27
|level=27
|race=Tyrant
|race=Tyrant
|alignment=Chaos
|hp=350
|hp=350
|mp=68
|mp=68
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|dark=str
|dark=str
|sleep=wk
|sleep=wk
|skills={{Skill|SMT4|Megaton Press}}
|skills={{Skill|SMT4|Megaton Press|-}}
{{Skill|SMT4|Counter|28}}
{{Skill|SMT4|Counter|28}}
{{Skill|SMT4|Endure|30}}
{{Skill|SMT4|Endure|30}}
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==={{Link|Game|SMT4A}}===
==={{Link|Game|SMT4A}}===
{{SMT4A Party Stats
{{Tabs
|Enemy|
{{SMT4A Enemy Demon Stats
|level=26
|hp=372
|mp=91
|st=41
|dx=23
|ma=16
|ag=24
|lu=31
|race=Tyrant
|alignment=Chaos
|recruit=N
|speech=Beast
|randomencounter=Y
|physical=Rs
|fire=Wk
|light=Wk
|physfrac=0.5
|firefrac=1.25
|lightfrac=1.25
|charm=3
|sleep=3
|saphysical=+3
|safire=-3
|ailment=-2
|skills={{Skill|SMT4A|Critical Wave}}
}}
|Ally|
{{SMT4A Ally Demon Stats
|level=26
|level=26
|race=Tyrant
|race=Tyrant
|align=Chaos
|alignment=Chaos
|speech=Beast
|speech=Beast
|cost=5278
|hp=364
|hp=364
|mp=91
|mp=91
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|fire=Wk
|fire=Wk
|light=Wk
|light=Wk
|charm=Wk
|physfrac=0.5
|sleep=Wk
|firefrac=1.25
|spphysical=+3
|lightfrac=1.25
|spfire=-3
|charm=3
|spailment=-2
|sleep=3
|skills={{Skill|SMT4A|Critical Wave}}
|saphysical=+3
|safire=-3
|ailment=-2
|skills={{Skill|SMT4A|Critical Wave|-}}
{{Skill|SMT4A|Megaton Press|28}}
{{Skill|SMT4A|Megaton Press|28}}
}}
}}
==={{Link|Game|LBS}}===
{{Tabs
|Enemy|
{{LBS Enemy Beast Stats
|name=Orcus
|level=29
|en=17
|in=21
|st=23
|ag=15
|lu=15
|loc=[[Hohenheim Lab]]
|xp=315
|gold=210
|drop=[[Equipment in Last Bible Special#Clothes|Blizzard Clothes]]
|group=F
|hp=338
|mp=59
|atk=69
|def=75
|death=Rs
|debuff=Rs
|pc=Rs
|ps=Rs
|deathfrac=0.75
|debufffrac=0.25
|pcfrac=0.75
|psfrac=0.75
|magic={{Skill|LBS|Dorminar}}
|extra={{Skill|LBS|Drain}}
}}
|Ally|
{{LBS Enemy Beast Stats
|name=Orcus
|level=29
|en=17
|in=21
|st=23
|ag=15
|lu=15
|loc=[[Hohenehim Lab]]
|group=F
|hp=338
|mp=59
|atk=69
|def=75
|death=Rs
|debuff=Rs
|pc=Rs
|ps=Rs
|deathfrac=0.75
|debufffrac=0.25
|pcfrac=0.75
|psfrac=0.75
|magic={{Skill|LBS|Dorminar}}
{{Skill|LBS|Di}}
{{Skill|LBS|Paraladi}}
|extra={{Skill|LBS|Drain}}
}}
}}
==={{Link|Game|DeSu1}}===
{{DeSu1 Ally Demon Stats
|name=Orcus
|level=22
|hp=204
|mp=50
|st=18
|ma=3
|vi=12
|ag=5
|location=[[Fusion]] only
|race=Vile
|cost=2880
|hpmod=6
|mpmod=2
|stgrowth=3
|magrowth=4
|vigrowth=5
|aggrowth=4
|phys=Wk
|physfrac=1.5
|ice=St
|icefrac=.5
|elec=St
|elecfrac=.5
|mystic=St
|mysticfrac=.5
|skill={{Skill|DeSu1|Brutal Hit}}
}}
===={{Link|Game|DeSu1OC}}====
{{DeSu1OC Ally Demon Stats
|name=Orcus
|level=22
|hp=204
|mp=50
|st=18
|ma=3
|vi=12
|ag=5
|location=[[Fusion]] only
|race=Vile
|cost=2880
|hpmod=6
|mpmod=2
|stgrowth=3
|magrowth=4
|vigrowth=5
|aggrowth=4
|phys=Wk
|physfrac=1.5
|ice=St
|icefrac=.5
|elec=St
|elecfrac=.5
|curse=St
|cursefrac=.5
|skill={{Skill|DeSu1OC|Brutal Hit}}
}}
}}


==Compendium==
==Compendium==
{{Compendium
{{Compendium
|smt1=
|smt1=Origin: Italy
A malevolent Roman god. He is one of the gods of the underworld, and has a pig's head and bat wings. He's daring but violent, and will massacre enemy troops in order to eat them. He sometimes appears as a giant dragon with fangs of iron.
|smt2=
|smt2=
|smt3=
|smt3=
|smtsj=
|smtsj=A god of death originating in Greek lore.<br/>During medieval times, he was depicted as a demon with the head of a pig who ravaged corpses, most likely because sacrifices to him used pigs. Horkos was thought to be the king of the Orcs.
|smt4=
|smt4=A death god originating in Greco-Roman lore.<br/>In those days, he was depicted as a demon with the head of a pig, most likely because sacrifices to him commonly used pigs.
|smt4a=
|smt4a=
|smt5=
|smt5=
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|dcld=
|dcld=
|dcfi=
|dcfi=
|desu1=
|desu1oc=A god of death originating in Greco-Roman lore.
|desu2=
In those days, he was depicted as a demon with the head of a pig, most likely because sacrifices to him commonly used pigs.
|desu2=A god of death originating in Greco-Roman lore.
In those days, he was depicted as a demon with the head of a pig, most likely because sacrifices to him commonly used pigs.<!--Same in Record Breaker-->
}}
}}


==Game Appearances==
==Game Appearances==
==={{Link|Game|SMTif}}===
Orcus is the ruler of the [[World of Gluttony]], and can be found on the lowest floor continually eating giant plates of food and demanding more from cooks. It is revealed that he is not the true ruler of the area and is actually the [[Principal (Shin Megami Tensei if...)|Principal]], who was transformed into Orcus by [[Hazama]] as punishment for his gluttonous ways. The true ruler is a [[Parasite (Demon)|Parasite]] planted inside of him that keeps him transformed, so the protagonists use micro plasm to shrink themselves and enter his body and kill the parasite, turning Orcus back into the Principal.


==Audio Drama Appearances==
==={{Link|Game|SMTSJ}}===
 
{{Sectionstub}}
==Novel Appearances==
 
==Anime Appearances==
 
==Manga Appearances==
 
==Other Appearances==


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*During development of {{Link|Game|SMTSJ}}, a "Cave Horkos" (ケイブ・オーカス) was considered for use as a boss. This would be fought in Area 3 before Horkos, and is stated to be Horkos fused with a cave.<ref>{{Cite Book|book=[[Megaten Maniacs]]|page=p. 133|author=Nobuyuki Shioda and Masashi Uchida|des=A table of bosses and where they would be encountered.|lang=Japanese|publyear=2017}}</ref>


==Nomenclature==
==Nomenclature==
{{Names
{{Names
|ja=オーカス ''Ōkasu''
|ja=オーカス
|jaR=Ōkasu
|jaM=Orcus; this spelling is based on the English pronunciation of Orcus rather than the Latin pronunciation.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=オーカスは英語読み。ラテン語読みではオルクス。|translquote=Ōkasu is the English reading. In the Latin reading, it is Orukusu.|book=Kazuma Kaneko Works I|publyear=2004|isbn={{ISBN|978-4775303153}}|lang=Japanese|publisher=Shinkigensha|page=p. 24}}</ref>
|jaM=Orcus; this spelling is based on the English pronunciation of Orcus rather than the Latin pronunciation.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=オーカスは英語読み。ラテン語読みではオルクス。|translquote=Ōkasu is the English reading. In the Latin reading, it is Orukusu.|book=Kazuma Kaneko Works I|publyear=2004|isbn={{ISBN|978-4775303153}}|lang=Japanese|publisher=Shinkigensha|page=p. 24}}</ref>
|zhS=  
|zhS=  
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMTSJ Horkos Elve 1 Artwork.png|Artwork of Horkos fused with the [[Elve]] for {{link|game|smtsj}}
SMTSJ Horkos Elve 2 Artwork.png|Artwork of Horkos fused with the Elve
SMTSJ Horkos Elve 3 Artwork.png|Artwork of Horkos fused with the Elve
SMT1 PS Orcus Sprite.png|Sprite of Orcus from the PlayStation version of {{Link|Game|SMT1}}
SMT1 MCD Orcus Sprite.png|Sprite of Orcus from the Mega-CD version of {{Link|Game|SMT1}}
DeSu1 Orcus Sprite.png|Sprite of Orcus from {{Link|Game|DeSu1}}
DeSu1OC Orcus Sprite.png|Sprite of Orcus from {{Link|Game|DeSu1OC}}
DeSu1OC Orcus Graphic.png|Graphic of Orcus from {{Link|Game|DeSu1OC}}
SMTSJR Elve Horkos Screenshot.png|Horkos fused with the [[Elve]] in {{link|game|smtsjr}}
SMTSJR Elve Horkos Screenshot.png|Horkos fused with the [[Elve]] in {{link|game|smtsjr}}
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei if...]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei if...]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse]]
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[[Category:Demons in Majin Tensei (Game)]]
[[Category:Demons in Majin Tensei (Game)]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Survivor (Game)]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Survivor (Game)]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Survivor: Overclocked]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Survivor 2]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Survivor 2]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker]]

Latest revision as of 14:08, 10 December 2024

Horkos, also known as Orcus, is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

While named Horkos in several localizations, this demon is an interpretation of the the Roman god Orcus according to official profiles.[1]

The pig-headed design is likely based on a spurious claim found in Barbara Walker's book The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, citing Robert Graves, that another form of his name is Porcus (Latin for pig), that Orcus was a sacrificial boar, and that Orcus was portrayed as a pig-headed demon in the Middle Ages;[2] several things in the Megami Tensei franchise are influenced by Walker's book.

Design

The scepter, crown, and mantle are meant to show his status as king of the underworld.[3]

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV
Name Level HP MP
Horkos 27 350 68
Strength
41
Dexterity
36
Magic
29
Agility
33
Luck
27

Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Tyrant Chaos — —

Resistances
StrStrong — WkWeak — — — — StrStrong
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 WkWeak

Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect
Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Megaton Press 21 MP Medium Phys damage to all enemies. High critical rate/Low hit rate Innate
Counter — Unknown chance for user to counter physical damage to self with a normal attack. 28
Endure — Auto-revives user from Dead with 1 HP once per battle. 30

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly
Name Level HP MP
Horkos 26 372 91
Strength
41
Dexterity
23
Magic
16
Agility
24
Luck
31

Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter
Tyrant Chaos — ✘ — Beast ✔
Drop
— — —
Resistances
RsResist — WkWeak — — — WkWeak —
×½×0.50 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1
Ailment Resistances
×1 ×3 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×3
Skill Affinity
+3
—
-3
—
—
—
—
—
—
-2
—
—
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect
Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills
Skill Cost Description
Critical Wave 12 MP Weak physical damage to all foes. High critical but low accuracy.
Name Level HP MP
Horkos 26 364 91
Strength
44
Dexterity
26
Magic
19
Agility
27
Luck
34

Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Tyrant Chaos Beast 5278

Resistances
RsResist — WkWeak — — — WkWeak —
×½×0.50 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1
Ailment Resistances
×1 ×3 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×3
Skill Affinity
+3
—
-3
—
—
—
—
—
—
-2
—
—
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect
Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Critical Wave 12 MP Weak physical damage to all foes. High critical but low accuracy. Innate
Megaton Press 20 MP Medium physical damage to all foes. High critical but low accuracy. 28

Last Bible Special

EnemyAlly
Name Level HP MP
Orcus 29 338 59
Endurance
17
Intelligence
21
Strength
23
Agility
15
Luck
15
Location Hohenheim Lab
Group Attack Defense XP Macca

F 69 75 315 ♄Macca210

Resistances
Force Elec Ice Fire Debuff Death PCPoison and Confusion PSParalysis and Sleep
— — — — RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75
Basic Attack Hit(s) Hit Rate Attack Rate Spell Rate
1 80% —% —%
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Dorminar PS 8 MP Magic that causes foes to fall asleep.
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Drain — — The special ability to take away a foe's EXP.
Name Level HP MP
Orcus 29 338 59
Endurance
17
Intelligence
21
Strength
23
Agility
15
Luck
15
Location Hohenehim Lab
Group Attack Defense XP Macca

F 69 75 — ♄Macca—

Resistances
Force Elec Ice Fire Debuff Death PCPoison and Confusion PSParalysis and Sleep
— — — — RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75
Basic Attack Hit(s) Hit Rate Attack Rate Spell Rate
1 80% —% —%
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Dorminar PS 8 MP Magic that causes foes to fall asleep.
Di Healing 4 MP Magic that restores a bit of an ally's HP.
Paraladi Healing 7 MP Magic that returns a paralyzed friend to normal.
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Drain — — The special ability to take away a foe's EXP.

Devil Survivor
Name Level HP MP
Orcus 22 204 50
Strength
18
Magic
3
Vitality
12
Agility
5
Location Fusion only
Race

Type(s) Unique C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Vile

— ✘ ♄Macca2880

HP ModModifier used to calculate HP MP ModModifier used to calculate MP St Growth Ma Growth Vi Growth Ag Growth
6 2 3 4 5 4
Resistances
WkWeak — StStrong StStrong — StStrong
×1½×1.50 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×½×0.50
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Phys 1 One Foe
Skills
Skill Cost Description LearnedLevel or auction ★'s required
Brutal Hit 10% HP HP-dependant dmg: 1
Racial Skill
Skill Cost Description
Chaos Wave — Rng Up 3x, Move -1　Cost 2x, no EX Turn

Devil Survivor: Overclocked
Name Level HP MP
Orcus 22 204 50
Strength
18
Magic
3
Vitality
12
Agility
5
Location Fusion only
Race

Type(s) Unique C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Vile

— ✘ ♄Macca2880

HP ModModifier used to calculate HP MP ModModifier used to calculate MP St Growth Ma Growth Vi Growth Ag Growth
6 2 3 4 5 4
Resistances
WkWeak — StStrong StStrong — StStrong
×1½×1.50 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×½×0.50
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Phys 1 One Foe
Skills
Skill Cost Description LearnedLevel or auction ★'s required
Brutal Hit 10% HP HP-dependent Phys damage: 1 foe
Racial Skill
Skill Cost Description
Chaos Wave — Atk rng 3, no Extra Turn, Attack Turn Cost up, Move-1

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei
(A-Mode DDS) 		Origin: Italy

A malevolent Roman god. He is one of the gods of the underworld, and has a pig's head and bat wings. He's daring but violent, and will massacre enemy troops in order to eat them. He sometimes appears as a giant dragon with fangs of iron.

Shin Megami Tensei:
Strange Journey 		A god of death originating in Greek lore.
During medieval times, he was depicted as a demon with the head of a pig who ravaged corpses, most likely because sacrifices to him used pigs. Horkos was thought to be the king of the Orcs.
Shin Megami Tensei IV A death god originating in Greco-Roman lore.
In those days, he was depicted as a demon with the head of a pig, most likely because sacrifices to him commonly used pigs.
Devil Survivor: Overclocked A god of death originating in Greco-Roman lore.

In those days, he was depicted as a demon with the head of a pig, most likely because sacrifices to him commonly used pigs.

Devil Survivor 2 A god of death originating in Greco-Roman lore.

In those days, he was depicted as a demon with the head of a pig, most likely because sacrifices to him commonly used pigs.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei if...

Orcus is the ruler of the World of Gluttony, and can be found on the lowest floor continually eating giant plates of food and demanding more from cooks. It is revealed that he is not the true ruler of the area and is actually the Principal, who was transformed into Orcus by Hazama as punishment for his gluttonous ways. The true ruler is a Parasite planted inside of him that keeps him transformed, so the protagonists use micro plasm to shrink themselves and enter his body and kill the parasite, turning Orcus back into the Principal.

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

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Trivia

  • During development of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, a "Cave Horkos" (ケイブ・オーカス) was considered for use as a boss. This would be fought in Area 3 before Horkos, and is stated to be Horkos fused with a cave.[4]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese オーカス Ōkasu Orcus; this spelling is based on the English pronunciation of Orcus rather than the Latin pronunciation.[5]

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eirikr, Orcus/Horkos Infodump. Published May 28, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2024. Tumblr.
  2. ↑ "Greco-Roman death god, also known as Phorcys or Porcus, a sacrificial boar.1 In the Middle Ages he was made a demon with a human body and a pig's head.
    1. Graves, G.M. 2, 107." The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets (1983), Barbara Walker. Published by Harper & Row. p. 742. ISBN-13: 978-0-06-250925-3.
  3. ↑ "王錫Typo of 王笏[sic]と王冠、マントは、オーカスが冥府の王であることを示すためのもの。" Translation: "The scepter, crown, and mantle are for the sake of showing that Orcus is the king of the underworld." Kazuma Kaneko Works I (2004). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 24. ISBN-13: 978-4-7753-0315-3.
  4. ↑ Page description: A table of bosses and where they would be encountered. Megaten Maniacs (2017), Nobuyuki Shioda and Masashi Uchida. Japanese. p. 133.
  5. ↑ "オーカスは英語読み。ラテン語読みではオルクス。" Translation: "Ōkasu is the English reading. In the Latin reading, it is Orukusu." Kazuma Kaneko Works I (2004). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 24. ISBN-13: 978-4775303153.
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