Demonic Compendium

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  • The Order the of the Demons is according to what their listing is in Nocturne; if they are not in Noturne use the next main SMT game, if not that then use the most recent game they came from. Also, if you can, please include what games said demon was in the demon's information.
  • I've redone this manmade category arrcording to the upper "race" then "clan" due to the numerous clans. -Peep
  • Clan title format:
==(JP Kanji) (written romanization) / (Nocturne translation) / (DDSaga Mantra Grid translation or unofficial translation by Megaten Wiki) | (Light-N-Dark alignment)-(Law-N-Chaos alignment)==


Contents

神族 Deity race

category:Deity race

魔神 Majin / Deity / Chief Deity | Light-Law/Neutral

  • Chief deities from various pantheons. They're generally the lord of other gods and associate with maintenance or creation.


Vedic / Hindu / Buddhist

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Japanese

Norse

Greek / Roman

Egyptian

Canaanite / Phoenician

Celtic

Chinese

Slavic

category:Deity clan

天津神 Amatsukami / -- / Deity of Heaven Ruler | Light-Law

  • Lords of Japanese Heaven. After Amaterasu had decided to take control on the earth, her grandson Ninigi-no-Mikoto led the Amatsukamis successfully vanquished the 国津神 Kunitsukamis and gained their dominion.


Japanese

category:Amatsukami clan

女神 Megami / Megami / Goddess | Light-Law

  • Higher rank goddesses among their pantheon. They're usually the female consort of male chief deity and most of them loan modification associate with beauty, art or fortune.


Vedic / Hindu / Buddhist

Japanese

Norse

Greek / Roman

Canaanite

Egyptian

Chinese

Celtic

Semitic

Aztec

category:Megami clan

秘神 Hishin / -- / Secret Deity | Light-?

Hindu

Russian

Vietnamese

Japanese

category:Hishin clan

威霊 Iryo / Entity / Fierce Spirit | Light-?

  • Some of them are the ancient achetype of other important deity from different religion.


British

Arabia

Hebrew Bible

Japanese

Aztec

category:Entity clan

狂神 Kyoushin / -- / Madgod | Light-Chaos

Japanese

Turkish

Greek

Haitian

Slavic

category:Madgod clan

神将 Shinshou / God General | Light-Neutral

鬼神族 Kishin / Icon race

category:Icon race

破壊神 Hakashin / Fury / Destroyer | Light-Chaos

  • The gods who associate with destruction are included here. The type of object to be destroyed can be variated from materiality to mentality or the law, the culture. The purpose to destroy is considered to prepare the upcoming rebirth in the reincarnation cycle.


Vedic / Hindu / Buddhist

Greek / Roman

Chinese

Japanese

Aztec

Slavic

category:Fury clan

天魔 Tenma / -- | Light-Chaos

  • The term 天魔 Tenma originated from Realm of Desire of 3 Realms, a buddhist demon which impeded the practice.


Vedic / Hindu / Buddhist

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category:Tenma clan

国津神 Kunitsukami / -- / Deity of Nation Ruler | Light-Chaos

  • In Japanese mythology, Kunitsukamis were the rulers of Japanese land before being conquered by Amatsukamis. In Megaten universe, they were always seeking the opportunity to regain the dominion they had lost once.


Japanese

category:Kunitsukami clan

地母神 Jiboshin / Lady / Mother Earth | Light-Chaos

  • The "chaos" counterpart of 女神 Megami. Half of the goddesses who fell in this clan still maintain the benevolent personality. The rest of them generally carrying cruel and martial individuality can be considered as the upper rank of 鬼女 Kijo clan.
  • Before the concept of 地母神 Jiboshin has been introduced, most of the deities below were categorized into 女神 Megami clan in the early Megaten series.


Greek / Roman

Vedic / Hindu

Japanese

Chinese

Celtic

Turkish

Hawaiian

Welsh

Semitic

Egyptian

NA Indian

category:Mother Earth clan

鬼神 Kishin / Kishin / Guardian | Light-Chaos

  • Guardian god of their pantheon or country. The word Kishin composed of oni and god.
  • 鬼神 Kishin is translated as Demon God literally in Digital Devil Saga mantra grid.


Vedic / Hindu / Buddhist

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Japanese

Norse

Chinese

Mongolian

category:Kishin clan

軍神 Gunshin / Wargod | Light-Law

  • The gods who were included in this clan are especially in charge of war and formulating strategy.

Hindu

Norse

category:Wargod clan

邪神 Jashin / Vile / Evil God | Dark-Law

  • The upper deities who bring disaster to human. They're usually the figure of heterodoxy made up by the religion. Some of them were the vanquished gods and became demonized by the conqueror after the war.


Hindu

Japanese

Egyptian

Akkadian

Christian

Greek

Roman

Chinese

Polynesian

Aztec

Incan

Cthulhu Mythos

category:Vile clan

死神 Shinigami / Reaper / Death God | Dark-Neutral

  • Like 破壊神 Hakashin, but their duty is more obviously geared toward bringing death to lives.


Celtic

Greek

Norse

Syria

Egyptian

Haitian

category:Death God clan

魔族 Ma / Nether race

category:Nether race

幻魔 Genma / Genma / Illusion | Light-Law

  • Generally the existence between human and god known as Demigod.


Hindu

Japanese

Chinese

Egyptian

Celtic

Norse

Greek

Persian

Slovenian

Russian

Aztec

category:Genma clan

妖魔 Youma / Yoma | Neutral-Neutral

  • Lower deities, spirits, demons or god's subordinates are included in this clan. Some of them more or less partially carrying the characteristics of animal.


Japanese

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Hindu

Norse

Roman

Arabic

Persian / Islamic

Sioux

Aztec

Swiss

Australian aboriginal

NA Indian

Slavic

(non-categorized)

category:Yoma clan

妖精 Yousei / Fairy | Neutral-Neutral

  • Creatures from fantastic literature. They're usually unconcerned with good and evil nor war.


Midsummer Night Dream

Non-categorized

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-

category:Fairy clan

夜魔 Yama / Night / Twilight | Neutral-Chaos

  • Spirits of the night, as opposed to light and the brightness of day, these fiends lurk in the darkness waiting for an unsuspecting human to fall prey of their pranks and attacks. This clan has been feared since the begining of humanity. And even if we are scared by their dark nature, we can't help to supress the fascination they cause on our minds.


Old Testament

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Greek

Celtic

Voodoo

German

Slavic

Australian aboriginal

Medieval European

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Nocturne original


category:Night clan

魔王 Maou / Tyrant / Devil Lord | Dark-Chaos

  • Lord of devils. They're no one's object to be worshipped. Generally the mortal enemy of the chief deity in their pantheon.

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category:Tyrant clan

飛天族 Aerial race / 天使族 Angel race

category:Aerial race

大天使 / セラフ Daitenshi / Seraph | Light-Law

  • Upper existense within angel race. In megaten, Seraph clan collects the angels from both who have been officially recognized by Christianity and the mysterious angels from Judaism and Persia, etc.


Hebrew Bible

Judaic / Islam

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Persian

Ireland

Arabian

category:Seraph clan

天使 Tenshi / Divine / Angel | Neutral-Law

  • Messengers of Christian God. Apathetically executing God's order.


Christian

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category:Divine clan

堕天使 Datenshi / Fallen / Fallen Angel | Neutral-Chaos

72 pillars (demons) of Solomon

category:Fallen clan

龍族 Dragon race

  • In Megaten universe, dragon race collected the dragon outlook from both eastern and western.

category:Dragon race

竜神 Ryuujin / Dragon / Dragon God | Light-Neutral/Chaos

Chinese

Aztec

Hindu

Jewish

Hittite

Korean

Slavic

category:Dragon clan

竜王 Ryuuo / Snake / Dragon Lord | Neutral-Neutral

Hindu

Japanese

Roman

Aztec

Greek

Australian aboriginal

French

category:Snake clan

邪竜 Jaryuu / -- / Evil Dragon | Dark-Chaos

Babylonian

Greek

Norse

Hindu

Chinese

Egyptian

French

Syrian

Polynesian

European general

category:Jaryu clan

鳥族 Avian race

category:Avian race

霊鳥 Reichou / Avian / Spiritual Bird | Light-Law

Hindu / Buddhist

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Egyptian

Japanese

Chinese

Norse

category:Avian clan

妖鳥 Youchou / Flight / Wild Bird | Neutral-Law

Irish

Greek

Chinese

Japanese

Arabian

Misc.

category:Yocho clan

凶鳥 Kyouchou / Raptor | Dark-Law

  • Avian demons the bringer of disaster or misfortune. They were originated in human's fear toward raptor.


Babylonian

South American

Norse

Roman

Sri Lanka

Chinese

Japanese

category:Raptor clan

獣族 Bestial race

category:Bestial race

神獣 Shinjuu / Avatar / Godly Beast | Light-Neutral

  • Generally the gods' avatar in their beast form or gods who carry the beast appearance.


Hindu / Buddhist

Egyptian

Bali

Chinese

Japanese

Hawaiian

category:Godly Beast clan

聖獣 Seijuu / Holy / Holy Beast | Light-Neutral

  • Beast with holy personality and knowledge. Some of them were the mount of upper deity. Caution that they're not necessary to behave kindly to human...


Chinese

Hindu

Greek

Norse

Egyptian

Japanese

Iraqi

Ryukyu

Scottish

Islamic

category:Holy Beast clan

魔獣 Majuu / Beast / Demon Beast | Neutral-Neutral

  • Beasts with unnatural wisdom but remain neutral are included in this clan.


Greek

Japanese

Hindu

Irish / Scottish Gaelic

Celtic

Egyptian

English

Ethiopian

Chinese

Megaten original

category:Beast clan

妖獣 Youjuu / Wilder / Evil Beast | Dark-Neutral


category:Wilder clan

妖鬼 (闘鬼) Youki (Toki) / Brute / Fierce Demon | Neutral-Chaos

Japanese

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Tibetan

Korean

English

Chinese

Norse

Greek

Hindu / Buddhism


category:Brute clan

category:Toki clan

邪霊族 Jarei / Wicked race

category:Wicked race

幽鬼 Yuki / Haunt | Dark-Chaos

category:Haunt clan

邪霊 Jarei / -- / Wicked Spirit | Dark-Chaos

Bermuda

Malaysia

Celtic

category:Wicked Spirit clan

悪霊 Akuryou / Spirit / Evil Spirit | Dark-Chaos

category:Evil Spirit clan

屍鬼 Shiki / Grave / Zombie | Dark-Chaos

category:Zombie clan

精霊 Seirei / Spirit

category:Spirit race

精霊 Seirei / Element / Spirit | Light-Neutral

  • In Megaten fusion system, 精霊 Seirei is usually applied to be the ingredient for fusing other demon into different one but within the same clan.


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category:Element clan

御魂 Mitama / Mitama / Holy Soul | Light-Neutral

  • The concept "1 spirit 4 souls" of Shintoism, represents 4 different sentiments of every living being.
  • In Megaten fusion system, 御魂 Mitama is usually applied to be the ingredient for boosting other demon's states.


Shintoism

category:Mitama clan

樹霊 Jurei / Dendroid Spirit

category:Dendroid Spirit race

神樹 Shinju / Tree / Godly Vegetation | Light-Law

  • The vegetative belief formed by human's respect toward the nature.


Irani

Japanese

Greek

Aztec

category:Shinju clan

妖樹 Youju / Wood / Evil Tree | Dark-Law

  • Wild manifestations of the fear towards nature's dark aspect, the belief in this demon clan is based solely on superstition.


German

Norse

Medieval

Misc.

category:Yoju clan

外道 Gedo / Foul

category:Foul race

外道 Gedo / Foul | Dark-Chaos

category:Foul clan

怪異 Kaii / -- / Eerie | Dark-Chaos

Modern Japanese

category:Eerie clan

人間 Ningen / Human

category:Human race

英雄 Eiyuu / -- / Hero | Light-Law

Chinese

-

Hindu

Iraqi

Norse

French

Greek

British

Persian

Original

category:Hero clan

猛将 Moushou / -- / Warrior | Light-Chaos

Japanese

Chinese

Hebrew Bible

Norse

British

category:Warrior clan

獣人 Juujin / -- / Beast Man | Neutral-Neutral

超人 Choujin / -- / Superman | Neutral-?

Catholic / Orthodox

Japanese

Chinese

German

Non-mythological/Original

category:Superman clan

民霊 Minryou / -- / Folk Spirit | Neutral-?

Legendary figures whose existance are highly debatable. Fool Personae

category:Fool arcanum


Reference

Shin Megami Tensei:

Shin Megami Tensei II:

Shin Megami Tensei if...:

Shin Megami Tensei Nine:

Devil Summoner:

Soul Hackers:

Persona 2: Innocent Sin:

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment:

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner:

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2:

Full:

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