Locke Cole/Dissidia NT

Locke Cole is a playable character in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT and its arcade version. He represents Final Fantasy VI.

Appearance

 * Default
 * Intrepid Treasure Hunter I: Default coloration of his Amano artwork. Locke wears black pants and an open jacket with blue-colored patterns over a white t-shirt. He wears a blue and yellow headband, white boots with blue laces, and a brown belt with a patterned blue sash and a red sheathe for his dagger.
 * Intrepid Treasure Hunter II: 1st alternate coloration. Locke's pants are white, and wears black boots with yellow laces, and his belt and sash are beige and red respectively. His headband is white with red around the base.
 * Intrepid Treasure Hunter III: 2nd alternate coloration. Locke's pants are dark grey, with black boots and grey laces. His belt is beige, the sash is yellow and the sheathe is black. Locke's bandana is dark grey with white rim.


 * 1st Alternate Costume
 * Devoted Returner I: Default coloration, based on Locke's SD artwork. Locke wears blue pants and an open short-sleeved shirt, with pale blue sleeves rolled up to the shoulder. He wears a white vest, light-brown gloves and boots, a blue bandana, and a pale-green sash around his waist. Locke's hair is silver.
 * Devoted Returner II: 1st alternate coloration. Locke's pants and shirt are black, and the sleeves are beige. He wears white gloves and boots, and a light blue sash and bandana.
 * Devoted Returner III: 2nd alternate coloration. He wears a dark blue shirt with white sleeves and dark blue pants, with a blue-purple sash and bandana. He wears dark brown gloves and boots and his hair is light brown/blond.

Locke's weapons are daggers (although he also uses the Rising Sun on his moveset):
 * Weapons
 * Main Gauche: Default weapon.
 * Thief's Knife: 1st alternate weapon.
 * Assassin's Dagger: 2nd alternate weapon.
 * Valiant Knife: 3rd alternate weapon.

Locke's default player title is Nameless Adventurer. His manikin counterpart, the Transient Pathfinder, is colored red.

The New Conflict
Unlike Y'shtola Rhul and Noctis Lucis Caelum, who are confirmed to have never participated in the old conflict, it is unknown if Locke was summoned to World B and then later dismissed from there sometime between the first and the eleventh cycles.

Shortly after Shinryu's defeat, the moogles give Locke a crystal to host his memories for Materia to use in the upcoming infinitely long war. With a crystal doppelgänger of himself to serve on Materia's behalf, Locke returns to his home world.

Gameplay
Locke's fighting style is nearly similar to Zidane Tribal in terms of using daggers, abilities and gameplay. He can also throw a round bladed boomerang to his opponent and is equipped with Potions and Ethers as part of his EX Skills. He is the second character who wields dual daggers in battle after Rikku from her main appearance in Final Fantasy X-2. Bravery Attacks:
 * Crossing Dagger - Locke will deal quick damage to his opponent in three hits even without stealth attacks.
 * Moonring Blade - Locke will throw a round-bladed boomerang to his opponent two times.
 * Slash Up - Locke deals a powerful rising slash in two hits and knocks the opponent into the ground.
 * Across Dagger - Locke's main attack that can deal powerful damage in three hits.
 * Pick Orbit - During mid-air, Locke can ensnare his opponent with his round-bladed boomerang in an orbit effect and he pulls into the enemy to make a quick strike.
 * Deadly Chase - Locke will dash and strike his opponent in two stabs.

HP attacks
 * Mirage Dive - Locke will multi-slash his opponent as the last blow deals an aerial strike dealing heavy damage.
 * Aerial Hunt - During mid-air, Locke will make a first strike to all his opponents in explosion, dealing more damage.
 * Phoenix Ray - During long range, Locke picks up a phoenix's feather that resemble a Phoenix Down to make a fiery explosion on all opponents.
 * Shred Spin - Locke does a spinning heavy slash on his opponent in two hits.


 * Type: Assassin - When Locke attacks foes not targeting him, he deals extra damage and his EX skill Steal becomes Mug.
 * EX Skill:
 * Steal - Take an item - usually one that recovers HP or bravery - to use at will. The items are revealed on his list that he had stolen such as both Potions and Ethers which he uses this to restore a small amount of HP or Bravery.
 * Mug - Take a piece of equipment that can be used to unleash a powerful attack. Most of the items he had mugged are Master Scroll, Soul of Thamasa and Brigand's Glove which he uses this to increase his attack damage, dealing magic damage and to buff himself to attack his opponents.

Creation and development
Locke was revealed as the second DLC character of the Season Pass on May 15, 2018. He was released on May 17, 2018 in the arcade version, and is to be released later in June 2018 on consoles.

Voice
Locke is voiced by in the Japanese version, who previously voiced him as the "Amnesiac Man" in Dissidia Final Fantasy: Secretum.

Gallery

 * Dissidia NT

Trivia

 * Locke was considered as the playable candidate of Final Fantasy VI during development of the original Dissidia Final Fantasy, but Nomura stated that the heroes' side lacked any female representatives, and was rejected in favor of Terra Branford, due to her prominence in the main game and her stronger connection to Kefka Palazzo.
 * Before his announcement, Locke had previously appeared in the live recitation of Dissidia Final Fantasy: Secretum as the "Amnesiac Man".
 * Locke is the third character to wield dual daggers in his job as a Thief to attack his opponents after both Zidane and Rikku.