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The Locust God
The Locust God
Details
Race God
Birthplace Amonkhet
Lifetime Mending Era

The Locust God is one of the three gods who were captured and distorted by Nicol Bolas to serve his interests during the Hour of Revelation. The original functions and appearances and even the names of these gods have been lost.

History[ | ]

The function of the Locust God was to consume and destroy the Hekma through his "children" (locusts) during the Hour of Promise.[1]

When Hazoret rebuilt the Hekma, the Locust was confined outside Naktamun.[2] It's unclear if it was unwilling or unable to destroy this new Hekma.[2]

Amonkhet was a target in New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse.[3] Warned of the incoming invasion, the survivors of Amonkhet went into hiding, hoping to evade Phyrexian notice, but it turned out to be futile.[4] To their surprise, when they arrived at Naktamun, they found the Scarab God and Locust God already there, engaged with the invaders. With the insect gods' undead hordes distracting the Phyrexians, Hazoret used her flaming spear to ignite the glistening oil within the Phyrexians' veins. As they writhed in agony, Djeru led a crop of elite fighters to dismember them, making sure they were out of the picture for good. In the aftermath, the inscrutable insect gods departed for the deep desert without a word.

Inspiration[ | ]

In Egyptian mythology there is no divinity related to locusts, however, the Locust God may have been inspired by the Plagues of Egypt specifically in the Plague of Locusts.

Story appearances[ | ]

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
Hour of Glory Michael Yichao 2017-06-21 Hour of Devastation Amonkhet Rhonas, Oketra, Hazoret, Kefnet, Bontu, The Scorpion God, The Locust God, The Scarab God
The Hour of Promise Alison Luhrs 2017-06-28 Hour of Devastation Amonkhet Hapatra, Khufu, Iput, The Locust God, Kefnet, Tuya, Samut, Djeru, Oketra, The Scorpion God, Gideon Jura

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