>>5152
Очевидно да. Я уже дохуя писал об этом.
Вот мой пост на эту тему:

Sorry for my engrish.

Franxx is obvious Loki. How?
Well after some research it is not that obvious, but still.

First we need to acknowledge that this anime dont recreate mythology it uses by the book. Example - in episode 12 they made readable references for ZeroTwo being Fenrir, and Ichigo being Tyr (and Hiro possibly being Gleipnir), but we obviously cannot apply all the lore of this mythological characters to them outside of this scene.

Second while this show constantly uses forshadowing, it also plays on expectations. Example - we were clearly hinted for mermaid type of story in episode 13, and later it is turned out to be beauty and the beast.

So back to Dr Franxx. Yes he has mechanical eye and it can symbolaize Odin. But here some Loki hints by his char design and actions:

He is parental figure to ZeroTwo (Fenrir)
His look reflects dualistic nature or origin (half human-half klaxx maybe? I have theory about that)
""bound figure with horns and a beard"" - this is Loki, now look at FranXX. (Also he may be bound in a way that he is forced to work for APE) And why is his face damaged? Venom that drips on him maybe? Damn dinoaids.
""Loki's relation with the gods varies by source; Loki sometimes assists the gods and sometimes behaves in a malicious manner towards them."" Franxx behavior. He is trickster who is plaing his own game in shadows. (13 squad, 002 and 016 reunion, hell he tricked Hiro to act in episod 15)
""Loki's positive relations with the gods end with his role in engineering the death of the god Baldr"" + ""With the onset of Ragnarök, Loki is foretold to slip free from his bonds and to fight against the gods among the forces of the jötnar""
Now this last is craving for some speculations and i can throw several concepts here making another list (sorry for clumsy structure):

Franxx is creator of robots that helped kill Klaxx, what if he contribute to killing Baldr(who may be klaxx or gaia related, or even magmatic fuel itself) and Baldr is already dead (no spring, no change of cycle).
""the other gods brought his(Baldr) body down to the sea and laid him to rest on the ship(Hringhorni, already mentioned by APE). They would have launched it out into the water and kindled a funeral pyre for Baldr but were unable to move the great vessel without the help of the giantess Hyrrokkin, who was sent for out of Jötunheim."" So they may be looking for Hyrrokkin ("Fire-Smoked", possibly referring to a dark, shrivelled appearance) in ATTENTION Grand Crevasse, which is clearly Jötunheimr(or should i say Klaxxheim). Wonder if there are any giants near Grand Crevasse, ah THAT HAND.
Now Ragnarök is already happening (or happend, later on that), so Loki (Franxx) is "against the gods among the forces of the jötnar" or should i say "against APE among the forces of klaxx(just listen how lauditive is he abot ZeroTwo and Klaxx nature in general in episode 15)"
So lets focus on smth different(not so actually) for a while. Goulden Bough theme. Considering GB what this show may be about? Оverthrowing of old priest (papa) under whose protracted guidance fruitfulness and fertility is no more, new leadership+change of cycle+restoring ways of nature+coming of spring.

Now combine it with Ragnarök, and we are clearly waiting for Líf and Lífþrasir. Now the real question is who is or would be Lif and Lifthrasir. Lif and Lifthrasir—female and male respectively—are two humans who are foretold to survive the events of Ragnarök by hiding in a wood called Hoddmímis holt. Hoddmímis holt (Old Norse "Hoard-Mímir's" holt) is a location where Líf and Lífþrasir are foretold to survive the long winters of Fimbulvetr. Nowhere expressly stated what will happen to the world tree Yggdrasil at Ragnarök, there is connection between Mímir and Yggdrasil in the poem Völuspá, it is possible that Hoddmimir is another name for Mimir, and that the two survivors hide in Yggdrasil.

In darling in the Franxx it is already clear what is Yggdrasill. It is birdcage, our parasites sanctuary. NOW WHAT IS REALLY important question - is Ragnarök happening, or already happend. Because it is changing everything from metanarrative perspective.

If Ragnarök already happend - there is a good chanse Hiro and ZeroTwo are Líf and Lífþrasir. Well if they will not die by the end of the show they are anyway.

But lets get back to the start of this discourse, knowing that this show use myth for forshadowing and aesthetics more than for litteral storytelling, we can come to conclusion that story will have huge references to mythology, but hardly will repeat it word for word.