Horkos

Horkos is a demon in the Shin Megami Tensei series.

History
In Greek mythology, Horkos is the curse that will befall someone if they swear a false oath or break one. Horkos' Roman counterpart is Orcus.

Appearances

 * Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Tyrant Race

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Horkos appears as the strongest demon in Sector Carina. He fuses himself with the damaged remnants of the Elve, and with its energy shields becomes able to shrug off all damage, leaving him unscathed. Upon the Red Sprite's crew's failure to deal with him, Mastema offered to create the Shibboleth, a sacred crystal designed to damage his ability to devour the Elve's energy, from two demons (any Megami demon along with any Wilder demon) but indicating it would need further augmentation to pierce the Elve's shields.

The result of the joint effort was the creation of the Horkos Buster, a plasma cannon tailored to flush Horkos out of the Elve's systems, leaving him vulnerable to physical damage. Infuriated from the loss of the Elve, he later attacked the Red Sprite with the full intention of absorbing it as he had done to the Elve. However, as the Red Sprite was still fully operational, he was repelled with the functioning energy shields and forced to evacuate via Carina's Sanctum System to his lair.

Pursued to the depths of Carina, Horkos was slain by the hand of the protagonist, cursing humans for their limitless hunger, which exceeded even his.

Horkos returns in Sector Fornax as one of the Tyrants awaiting resurrection by Mother Tiamat; However, even with the added power that Fornax offered him, transmogrifying him into Orcus, he still lost. At his death, the Red Sprite's crew recovered his rare forma and Sector Carina's Rosetta.

Horkos calls himself 'a great prince of Hel' at the first encounter, and repeteadly screams "BUONO!". His artwork is the same as the regular series' demon Orcus.