"Shin Megami Tensei": The Demonic Compendium Quiz

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1. This demon, of the beast race, is a reincarnation of a cat in Japanese mythology. They can have many different powers, such as speaking to humans, turning into humans, or controlling the dead. What humanoid cat demon sports long, sharp claws and commonly uses charm skills?

Answer: Nekomata

Nekomata occurs as both a demon and persona in the series. Neko Shogun is a Taoist prophet god, who also looks like a cat, and appears in the series. Succubus is, well...a succubus, and pisaca is a Hindi demon that sports a large gap in its stomach, filled with teeth. Sorry for anyone eating.

2. In the Persona series, this demon's arcana is death. However, this demon is of the fiend race in other SMT games. This demon holds a red sheet and a sabre, and is based on a participant in a popular Spanish sport. Which demon, with the face of a skeleton, is the first fiend boss to be encountered in "Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne"?

Answer: Matador

In "Persona 4", Matador is a mediocre Persona with decent stats. However, although Matador is encountered early in "Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne", his attacks are extremely powerful, making him one of the hardest bosses in the game. The Harlot and Daisoujou are both other fiends encountered in Nocturne, and Kali is a multiple-armed consort of Shiva in Hindu mythology.

3. This demon, of the Temperance arcana in Persona, has the head of a lion, wings, and a snake wrapped around his body in his design. He commonly uses light, physical, and almighty skills. Which Zoroastrian and Vedic god of contracts can be paired up along with Metatron to allow the use of the almighty fusion skill "Last Judge" in "Persona 3"?

Answer: Mithra

Mithra is both a demon and persona in the series. Sandalphon is a high-level demon with a similar design to Metatron, and is also the ultimate form of the Moon Arcana in "Persona 3" and "Persona 4". Chimera is a Greek demon that is a combination of a goat, a lion, and a snake, and breathes fire. Finally, Samael is an archangel in Talmudic lore and the "Angel of Death" in Jewish teachings.

His name means "Poison of God".

4. This sixty-ninth demon of Goetia is shaped like a star in most of his designs. In "Shin Megami Tensei: IMAGINE", this demon appears twice as a boss, once in the early storyline and once as the normal boss for the silver-level Suginami Tunnels instance. He also appears on many pieces of equipment. What demon, that appears as the Fool Arcana in the "Persona" series, commonly uses almighty skills like "Megido" and "Megidola"?

Answer: Decarabia

Decarabia appears as an early-game NPC in "Nocturne," and asks you where the demon Forneus is. The funny thing is, Forneus was the first boss in the game, and at that time, you had just defeated him. Ose and Eligor are both other demons of the Goetia, and Kaiwan is another star-shaped demon that appears as a boss in "Nocturne".

5. This humanoid bird demon appears in Hindu and Buddhist myth. It boasts powerful wings, a crown, and size to block out the sun. He is of the Avian race in most Shin Megami Tensei games, and the star arcana in Persona. What demon commonly uses heavy force/wind attacks, along with powerful physical attacks?

Answer: Garuda

Garuda is one of the more powerful demons in the series, and boasts a high agility stat. Badb Catha means "Battle Crow," and is a demoness or goddess in Irish myth that looks like a crow in the series. Horus is an Egyptian bird god who is the son of Osiris, and Ganesha is an elephant demon also of the Star Arcana in "Persona".

6. This female demon is considered the Shinto goddess of negotiation and meditation. One of her popular designs in the series features dark gray skin, a red cape, and a large red contraption adorning her head. Which demon, originating from Japanese mythology, commonly uses support, healing, and fire skills?

Answer: Kikuri-Hime

Kikuri-Hime is a good healing demon and persona, with a solid magic stat. Konohana Sakuya appears as Yukiko's Persona in "Persona 4," and in all spinoff games, manga, and anime. She also appears as a demon in "Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis" and "Tokyo Revelation". Sati is a Hindu figure who was Shiva's first consort, and Scathach is the ultimate form of the Priestess Arcana in the Persona series.

7. Which of these is not a persona/demon occurring in the series?

Answer: Vulcan

Vulcan, the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Hephaestus, does not appear in any games. In fact, Hephaestus does not appear in any games in the series, either. Brahman, Chronos, and Tlaloc all have a part as demons in the series. Brahman appears in only three games: "Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2", "Megami Tensei II", and "Shin Megami Tensei". Chronos only appears in a small amount of games, also: Only "Persona 2: Eternal Punishment", "Persona 2: Innocent Sin", "Megami Tensei II" and "Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth". Finally, Tlaloc appears the most in the series, with additions in "Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers", "Devil Survivor 2", "Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey", "Shin Megami Tensei IV", and "Devil Survivor".

8. Which of these personas is NOT of the Death Arcana?

Answer: Vetala

Vetala is an elephantine Persona of the Devil Arcana. Alice is a Persona only accessible through "Persona 3" onward, Mahakala is the ultimate form of the Death Arcana in "Persona 4" and also appears in "Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth", and Ankou is only accessible in "Megami Ibunroku Persona" (Persona 1), "Persona 2: Innocent Sin", and "Persona 2: Eternal Punishment".

9. In "Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne", which one of these moves is NOT used to communicate with other demons?

Answer: War Cry

War Cry, while it sounds like a communication skill, really is a skill that drastically lowers all enemies' physical and magical attack. Soul Recruit is a recruiting skill exclusive to the demon Valkyrie, and Death Pact is a recruiting skill exclusive to Mithra that has a chance to petrify the target on refusal. Blackmail is a move where you can request macca or an item that works best when the talker is ten levels higher than the target.

10. How many demons appear in "Shin Megami Tensei", the first game in the series?

Answer: 306

In the original game, 306 different demons appear. However, 100 would be quite finite and 666 would be quite hilarious. More appear in later games in the series, of course.

Source: Author doge365

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"Shin Megami Tensei": The Demonic Compendium Quiz

This quiz will test your knowledge of demons and personas in the "Shin Megami Tensei" series, along with different moves in the games. Good luck!

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