Talk:Loptr/@comment-125.212.125.224-20140924151750/@comment-1661895-20140930115952

The main reason that the world was left in a state of unbalance was because the Right Eye has been temporarily lost with Balder's death. That lack of influence over the light meant that the demons were becoming unruly, hence why Gomorrah turned on Bayonetta at the beginning of the game. The balance was temporarily restored when Balder was brought from the past to the present because his younger self still posessed the Right Eye and was completely restored when both of the Eyes were destroyed.

And Loptr, as Aesir, didn't go down easily. Even with Bayonetta and Balder fighting him, he still didn't show any sign of being stopped. It was only thanks to Loki's remaining power he was able to be defeated at all because the source of his power was wiped from existence.

It's also pretty much confirmed that Loptr was destroyed when Balder died. He did try to escape when Balder was about to go, but he got sealed back inside rather violently to make sure that he didn't go anywhere and that the Sage would make sure they would perish together.