Louhi
Louhi is a Berserker-class Servant appearing in Fate/Grand Order. Her True Name is that of the legendary Great Witch and "Mistress of the North" from Finnish mythology and the epic poem Kalevala. Ruler of the northern realm of Pohjola, she embodies the calamities of the frozen lands, including harsh cold, blizzards, and pestilence. She also serves as one of the divine spirit components of the Alter Ego Servant Sitonai. In her Berserker form, she manifests in a youthful body while retaining her identity as a protective, matriarchal figure dedicated to her realm and family.
Overview
Louhi is a Berserker-class Servant appearing in Fate/Grand Order. Her True Name is that of the legendary Great Witch and "Mistress of the North" from Finnish mythology and the epic poem Kalevala. Ruler of the northern realm of Pohjola, she embodies the calamities of the frozen lands, including harsh cold, blizzards, and pestilence. She also serves as one of the divine spirit components of the Alter Ego Servant Sitonai. In her Berserker form, she manifests in a youthful body while retaining her identity as a protective, matriarchal figure dedicated to her realm and family.
Appearance
Her appearance changes significantly across her ascensions. In her first ascension, she appears as a petite young girl measuring 149 cm in height and 40 kg in weight, clad in modern attire, featuring half-closed eyes, sharp teeth, long aqua-green hair with braids, and green eyes. Her second ascension adds reindeer-like antlers, boots, a heavy winter coat, scarf, mittens, and a fur-trimmed hood, raising her total height to 178 cm. In her third ascension, she transforms into an adult harpy-like figure measuring 198 cm and weighing 88 kg, where her arms become eagle wings and her feet turn into avian talons.
Personality
Despite her youthful physical form, her inner demeanor is that of a stubborn yet affectionate elderly woman. She harbors intense devotion to her family, prizing her daughters and their spouses, and ferociously guards them while showing empathy toward enemies who cherish their own kin. Although subject to Mad Enhancement, she retains fluent speech with a distinctive speech cadence. She holds an eccentric passion for the Finnish confection Salmiakki, treating it as a miraculous panacea and sharing it with others, while also enjoying singing folk tunes and playing air guitar.
Abilities
She possesses Mad Enhancement (C), Magic Resistance (A), and Territory Creation (A) specialized in caves and dark places. Her personal skills include Celestial Orbit Adjustment (B), which manipulates sun and moon orbits to set the field to darkness; Northern Calamity (A), symbolizing harsh disasters and inflicting poison, curses, and defense debuffs; and Ruin's Trial (B), representing impossible demands that grant NP gauge to herself and allies while reducing enemy critical chances. In combat, she utilizes original Gandr blasts, farming tools like hoes and sickles, antler headbutts, and summons familiars including Tonttu fairies, the fire eagle Kokko, Peikko trolls, and the aquatic creature Tursas. Her Noble Phantasm, Polaris Circulation, temporarily manifests the legendary mill Sampo as a Mythic Code, creating a bounded field inside a celestial sphere before transforming her into a flaming giant eagle to strike enemies.
Background
In Finnish mythology and the Kalevala epic, Louhi rules over the northern territory of Pohjola as a formidable witch. She raised beautiful daughters and tested their suitors with dangerous feats. When the blacksmith Ilmarinen forged the magic mill Sampo, capable of generating endless wealth, she granted him her daughter's hand, bringing prosperity to Pohjola. However, after the wise hero Väinämöinen conspired to steal Sampo, a fierce battle ensued that destroyed the artifact. Enraged, Louhi retaliated by unleashing plagues and capturing the sun and moon. Mythological traditions also link her to the death goddess Loviatar.
Relationships
She immediately adopts her Master, Fujimaru Ritsuka, into her family as a prospective child-in-law regardless of gender, showing protective warmth. Conversely, she harbors absolute hatred for the hero-bard Väinämöinen due to his theft of Sampo, becoming visibly enraged at any mention of his name. She views her son-in-law, the blacksmith Ilmarinen, with suspicion due to his volatile nature. She also shares a mythical connection with the death goddess Loviatar, and coexists in Chaldea with Sitonai, who houses Louhi's spirit as one of her components.
Trivia
Her characterization incorporates real-world Finnish customs and music, such as her fondness for Salmiakki and her habit of humming the folk song "Ievan Polkka." Additionally, the reading of her Noble Phantasm changes depending on her Ascension stage.
