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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[Persona]] in the {{link|series|p-}}.

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==Profile==

===Origin===
Unlike many gods and figures used as main character Personas in {{Link|Game|P4}}, Magatsu-Izanagi is not a name or figure found in any of Japan's founding texts such as the ''Kojiki'' or the ''Nihonshiki''. Regardless, the origins of its name can be traced back to those stories. The word ''magatsu''{{note|From the Japanese 禍 (''maga'', "wickedness, calamity") + つ (''tsu'', obsolete genitive particle).}} comes from Izanagi's journey to Yomi. After Izanagi returns, he bathes to rid himself of the impurities accumulated in Yomi. The impurities from his body turn into two gods, [[Yaso Magatsuhi|Yasomagatsuhi-no-kami]] and [[Oo Magatsuhi|Ōmagatsuhi-no-kami]]. The two are associated with misfortune, calamity, disaster, and ruin.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote=|author=|url=[https://kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp/shinmei/yasomagatsuhinokami/ 八十禍津日神]|archive=|published=|retrieved=2023|site=The Kojiki Center at Kokugakuin University|type=Database}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Web|quote=|author=|url=[https://kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp/shinmei/omagatsuhinokami/ 大禍津日神]|archive=|published=|retrieved=2023|site=The Kojiki Center at Kokugakuin University|type=Database}}</ref>

===Design===
Magatsu-Izanagi looks exactly like Izanagi, but is now coated in a blood-red substance from head to toe. Designer [[Shigenori Soejima]] created Magatsu-Izanagi to be a dark version of the protagonist's Izanagi because he never gets to fight his own Persona as a Shadow, and also because it is used by the protagonist's foil.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote='''From Soejima''': 主人公は他人の影=ペルソナと戦ってはいるものの、自分のペルソナと戦うことがなかったので、このキャラクターを考えました。主人公とは対極に位置する人間が使う、同形のペルソナということで、ならばダークだろうと。名前にマガツと付いていることから、おどろおどろしくするために表面に紋様を入れています。|chapter=Shadow|book=Persona 4 Official Design Works|author=Atlus|publisher=Famitsu (2008)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 166|transl=|isbn=978-4757745087}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote='''From Soejima''': I came up with this design because the Protagonist has many opportunities to fight a Persona (in Shadow form) belonging to someone else, but never the chance to fight his own. With regard to roles, the person behind this Persona represents the polar opposite of the Protagonist, so I thought it would be appropriate to design a "dark" version of the Protagonist's Persona. The addition of the word "Magatsu" to the name and the creepy pattern running all over the surface of the body make it obvious that this Persona is a being of darkness.|chapter=Shadow|book=Persona 4 Official Design Works|author=Atlus|publisher=Udon Entertainment (2015)|lang=English|volume=|edition=|page=p. 166|transl=|isbn=978-1-926778-45-7}}</ref>

In {{link|game|p5}}, Joker's Picaro version of Magatsu-Izanagi has a coat with a black and white stars, similar to the UI elements found in-game.

==Gameplay==
{{Gameplay}}

Magatsu-Izanagi first appeared in {{link|game|p4}}. It became a fusible Persona in {{link|game|p4g}} and has re-appeared in multiple ''Persona'' series games since then.

==Compendium==
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{{Compendium
|p4g=Izanagi's rival who looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
|pq1=Izanagi's rival who looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity". Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
|pq2=Izanagi's rival who looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
|p5=A Persona of another story. He's Izanagi's rival and looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
|p5r=A Persona of another story. He is Izanagi's rival and looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
|p5t=A Persona of another story. He is Izanagi's rival and looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
|p3r=A Persona of another story. He is Izanagi's rival and looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
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|p5=A Persona turned picaro after becoming the Trickster's mask. He's Izanagi's rival. Magatsu means "calamity," so, unlike Izanagi who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
|p5r=A Persona turned picaro after becoming the Trickster's mask. He is Izanagi's rival. Magatsu means "calamity," so, unlike Izanagi who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
|pq2=A Persona turned picaro after becoming the Trickster's mask. He is Izanagi's rival. Magatsu means "calamity," so, unlike Izanagi who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
|p5t=A Persona turned picaro after becoming the Trickster's mask. He is Izanagi's rival. Magatsu means "calamity," so, unlike Izanagi who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
<!--jp p5t: トリックスターの仮面となり悪賊（ピカロ）の魂をその身に帯びたマガツイザナギ。マガツとは「禍津」の意であり、「災厄」を示すとされる。イザナギとは対極的に万物を再び混沌へと誘う。-->
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==Game Appearances==
==={{Link|Game|P4}}===
During the [[Magatsu Inaba|December dungeon]], [[Tohru Adachi]] uses Magatsu-Izanagi as his Persona during his boss fight. When going through the corridors of [[Yomotsu Hirasaka (Persona 4)|Yomotsu Hirasaka]], Izanami indirectly refers to Adachi as the one who gave himself up to something other than the truth, and in doing so, ''magatsu'' twisted his awakened power, hence the name of his Persona.{{Note|This is most evident in the Japanese version.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Izanami''': 一人は、 真実以外のものに己をゆだね、 目覚めた力を禍津へと堕とした。|translquote=|title=Persona 4|developer=Atlus|publisher=Atlus|platform=PlayStation 2|version=|lang=Japanese|transl=}}</ref> In English, Izanami's use of ''magatsu'' is localized as evil<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Izanami''': One chose to avert his eyes from the truth, and allowed evil to taint his awakened power...|translquote=|title=Persona 4|developer=Atlus|publisher=Atlus|platform=PlayStation 2|version=|lang=English|transl=}}</ref> which is also inconsistent with the localization of the compendium entry for Magatsu-Izanagi and how it says ''magatsu'' means calamity.}}

==={{Link|Game|P4AU}}===
As Sho explains in '''Episode Adachi''', he recruited Adachi because he planned to turn Magatsu-Izanagi into a Shadow and combine it with the other mass of Shadows to control [[Hi-no-Kagutsuchi (Persona 4 Arena)|the entity]] he was summoning. In '''Episode P4''' and '''Episode Adachi''', Yu and Adachi use Izanagi and Magatsu-Izanagi to finish off Hi-no-Kagutsuchi.

==Anime Appearances==
==={{Link|TV|P4A}}===
Adachi summons Magatsu-Izanagi at the end of '''episode 24''' and uses it to fight the Investigation Team during '''episode 25'''. Magatsu-Izanagi also appears on the standard edition DVD cover for '''volume 9'''.

==={{Link|Movie|P4FH}}===
''The Factor of Hope'' recaps the Investigation Team's fight versus Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi from '''episode 25'''.

==={{Link|TV|P4GA}}===
During '''episode 7''', Izanagi and Magatsu-Izanagi's weapons clash, allowing Yu to see Adachi's memories. Later, when Yu returns to the TV World, he and Adachi fight again. However, they quit using their Personas and instead brawl in a replica of the Dojima family's living room. Yu wins, and Adachi's body gets taken over by [[Ameno-sagiri]]. Adachi passes Yu his tarot card to summon Magatsu-Izanagi, which Yu uses to finish off Ameno-sagiri.

==Manga Appearances==
==={{Link|Manga|P4}}===
The manga adaptation began serialization in 2009 and took until 2019 to finish. Adachi's appearances in the later volumes incorporate elements from his Social Link in ''Persona 4 Golden'' and ''Persona 4 The Golden Animation''. Similar to ''Persona 4 The Golden Animation'', after Ameno-sagiri takes over his body, Adachi gives [[Yu Narukami|Soji]] his tarot card to summon Magatsu-Izanagi. Using both his Izanagi and Adachi's Magatsu-Izanagi, Soji finishes off Ameno-sagiri.

==={{Link|Manga|P4AU}}===
In volume 3, Minazuki explains that he recruited Adachi because he wants Magatsu-Izanagi to control [[Hi-no-Kagutsuchi (Persona 4 Arena)|the being]] behind General Teddie. It is aware of how a part of Izanami once possessed Adachi, which makes Adachi's Persona a threat. In volume 4, Adachi passes out but wakes up in time to protect Yu from Hi-no-Kagutsuchi. He remarks that Minazuki was correct about his Persona being one of Hi-no-Kagutsuchi's weaknesses. Together, Yu and Adachi use Izanagi and Magatsu-Izanagi to finish off Hi-no-Kagutsuchi.

==Stage Play Appearances==
==={{link|stage|vp4e}}===
After the Investigation Team reveals Adachi as the culprit at Junes, everyone automatically enters the TV World. Adachi summons Magatsu-Izanagi and remarks remarks on how his and [[Yu Narukami|Hayato's]] Personas look alike, and wonders if that means they are alike as people.

==={{link|stage|p4uu}}===
Yu is the only person left standing after the rest of the Investigation Team and the Shadow Operatives get defeated by Hi-no-Kagutsuchi. Adachi reappears from the stairs of the audience seating and returns to the stage. Together, they use Izanagi and Magatsu-Izanagi to weaken Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, giving the others enough time to recover so they can all defeat Hi-no-Kagutsuchi together.

==Other Appearances==
==={{link|pachinko|crp4}}===
Adachi appears in the officially licensed ''Persona 4'' [[Wikipedia: Pachinko|Pachinko]] game. During Adachi's boss battle, there are voiced animated cutscenes unique to the Pachinko game of Adachi using his gun and Magatsu-Izanagi to fight the player.<ref name="P4 Pachinko - Video 2">{{Cite Web|quote=Footage from Persona 4 The Pachinko|translquote=|author=Captured by Zero Channel 21|url=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9cS-duzZRY Original Video]|archive=|published=2021|retrieved=2023|site=YouTube|type=Video}}</ref>

==={{link|anthology|P4GAA}}===
Adachi is the primary subject of the ''Tohru Adachi Comic Anthology'' based on ''Persona 4 Golden The Animation''. The manga is a published collection of illustrations and comics drawn by different fan artists. They are humorous in depicting Adachi, his life around Inaba, and his interactions with his Persona. In one chapter, he has Magatsu-Izanagi use [[Vorpal Blade]] to slice up a cabbage.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=|chapter=Dinner Time|book=Persona 4 Golden The Animation Tohru Adachi Comic Anthology|author=Ryuji Tsukiyama|publisher=DNA Media Comics (2014)|lang=Japanese|page=p. 90|transl=|isbn=978-4758008341}}</ref>

==={{link|crossover|bbtag}}===
Adachi is a [[blazbluewiki: Tohru Adachi|playable character]] added from ''Persona 4 Arena Ultimax''. In combat, he uses Magatsu-Izanagi as his Persona.

===[[Wikipedia:Puzzle & Dragons|''Puzzle & Dragons'']]===
Adachi is a unit in the mobile game ''Puzzle & Dragons''. Upon using his active skill, his card transforms into him and Magatsu-Izanagi for the rest of the dungeon. Their leader skill is named after Magatsu-Izanagi's epithet upon maxing Adachi's Social Link and their active skill is named after one of Magatsu-Izanagi's skills.

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="3"| [https://pad.chesterip.cc/6379/ #6380: Tohru Adachi & Magatsu-Izanagi]
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! Type !! Japanese !! English
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|Leader Skill || 虚無へと誘うもの || Tempter of the Void
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|Active Skill || 木っ端微塵斬り || [[Atom Smasher]]
|}

==Nomenclature==
{{Names
|ja=マガツイザナギ
|jaR=Magatsu-Izanagi
|ja2=マガツイザナギ・{{Ruby|賊神|ピカロ}}
|jaR2=Magatsu-Izanagi Pikaro
|jaE2={{Exp|{{link|game|P5}} and spinoffs}}
|jaM=Magatsu-Izanagi
|jaM2=Magatsu-Izanagi {{Ruby|Thief God|Picaro}}
|zhS= 祸津伊邪那岐
|zhSR=Huòjīn Yīxiénǎqí
|zhSM=Magatsu-Izanagi. From the {{JP|禍津|Magatsu}} and {{JP|伊邪那岐|Izanagi}}.
|zhT= 禍津伊邪那岐
|zhTR=Huòjīn Yīxiénǎqí
|zhTM=Magatsu-Izanagi. From the {{JP|禍津|Magatsu}} and {{JP|伊邪那岐|Izanagi}}.
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|frM=
|de= 
|deM=
|it= 
|itM=
|ko= 마가츠 이자나기
|koR=Magacheu Ijanagi
|koM=Magatsu-Izanagi
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|esM=
}}

==Trivia==
* Magatsu-Izanagi's name was unknown in the original release of ''Persona 4'' since its name is not spoken nor did it have a compendium entry. Datamining reveals that it has a Persona compendium entry<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |translquote= |author= |url= [https://tcrf.net/Persona_4#Unused_Personas Unused Personas]|archive= |published= |retrieved= September 11, 2024|site= The Cutting Room Floor|type= }}</ref> with its name as well as an unused voice line where Adachi calls it by name.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |translquote= |author= |url= [https://tcrf.net/Persona_4/Unused_Voice_Clips/Dungeon_and_Battle#Adachi Unused Voice Clips]|archive= |published= |retrieved= September 11, 2024|site= The Cutting Room Floor|type= }}</ref> The first officially published usage of its name were in the English Visual Data which came with American pre-orders<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=|chapter=|book=Shin Megami Tensei Persona 4 Visual Data|author=Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department|publisher=Famitsu (2008)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 84|transl=|isbn=}}</ref> and the Japanese [[Persona 4 Official Design Works]].<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=|chapter=Chapter 3: Shadows|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department|publisher=Famitsu (2008)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 166|transl=|isbn=978-4757745087}}</ref>
* Magatsu-Izanagi was born from the emptiness in Adachi's heart and is used for the sake of his twisted desires.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=連続殺人事件の核心となる人物が用いるペルソナ。その人物の心に渦巻く虚無から生まれたマガツイザナギは、黒く禍々しい姿となり、己の悦楽を叶え、気に入らない者を始末するなど、邪な欲望のために使われている。|chapter=Shadow|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department|publisher=Famitsu (2008)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 166|transl=|isbn=978-4757745087}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Book|quote=Magatsu Izanagi is the Persona used by the person at the core of the serial murders. Born of the swirling void within this person's soul, Magatsu Izanagi has a dark and ominous appearance. This Persona is used to fulfill evil desires, such as the pursuit of gratuitous pleasures or the elimination of individuals who offend the person controlling Magatsu Izanagi.|chapter=Shadow|book=[[Persona 4 Official Design Works]]|author=Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department|publisher=Udon Entertainment (2015)|lang=English|volume=|edition=|page=p. 166|transl=M. Kirie Hayashi|isbn=978-1-926778-45-7}}</ref>
* Due to what happens before his boss battle, it is unclear if Magatsu-Izanagi is truly a Persona or a Runaway Shadow.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=しかし、戦闘直前の状況から考えるに、それはペルソナではなく、生田目と同じシャドウの暴走という可能性のほうが高い。|chapter=Special Investigation Files|book=[[Persona 4 The Golden Premium Fun Book]]|translquote=However, when taking into account the situation before the battle, there's a high possibility that this is not a Persona but rather a Runaway Shadow like with Namatame.|author=Compiled by the Persona Magazine Editorial Department|publisher=ASCII Media Works (2012)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 230|transl=[[User:Cabbage]]|isbn=978-4048868150}}</ref>
* Adachi awakening an Izanagi-type Persona, like the protagonist, might be related to him gaining powers from Izanami.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote=同じイザナミから能力を与えられたためか、テレビの中の戦いでは主人公の初期ペルソナと同じイザナギ型のペルソナを覚醒させている。|chapter=Special Investigation Files|book=[[Persona 4 The Golden Premium Fun Book]]|translquote=While fighting Adachi inside of the TV, he awakens an Izanagi-type Persona, same as the protagonist's starting Persona. Perhaps it's because he too received special powers from Izanami.|author=Compiled by the Persona Magazine Editorial Department|publisher=ASCII Media Works (2012)|lang=Japanese|volume=|edition=|page=p. 230|transl=[[User:Cabbage]]|isbn=978-4048868150}}</ref>
* The void in Magatsu-Izanagi's epithet, Tempter of the Void,<ref>{{Cite Game|quote=You can now fuse Magatsu-Izanagi, the Tempter of the Void!|translquote=|title=Persona 4 Golden|developer=Atlus|publisher=Atlus|platform=PS Vita|version=|lang=English|transl=}}</ref> refers to Adachi being the aspect of emptiness in Izanami's machinations.<!--admittedly, this makes more sense in japanese where void and emptiness are both 虚無 and it's common sense.-->

==Gallery==
===Game Appearances===
<gallery>
P4 Magatsu-Izanagi Concept Artwork.png | Soejima's concept artwork for {{link|game|p4}}
P5 Magatsu-Izanagi Picaro Render.png|Render for {{link|game|p5}}
PQ1 Magatsu-Izanagi Render.png | Render from {{link|game|pq1}}
P4G Magatsu-Izanagi Model.png|Model from {{link|game|p4g}}
</gallery>

===Anime Appearances===
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P4A Volume 9 Standard Cover.jpg|Standard Japanese cover of {{link|tv|p4a}} volume 9
P4FH Key Art.png | Key art for {{link|movie|p4fh}}
P4GA Volume 4 Another End Episode Artwork.jpg|{{link|tv|p4ga}} artwork for ''Thank you Mr. Accomplice''
P4A TV Magatsu-Izanagi Render.jpg | Render for ''Persona 4 The Animation''
P4GA nico nico Cafe Magatsu Izanagi Drink Promo Photo.png | Magatsu-Izanagi drink from the ''P4GA'' Adachi cafe (Cola, grenadine syrup, mixed berries)
</gallery>

===Other Appearances===
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BBTAG Tohru Adachi and Magatsu Izanagi Artwork.png|''BBTAG'' Artwork of Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi
PAD 6380 Tohru Adachi and Magatsu Izanagi Artwork.png|7★ Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi Unit from [[Wikipedia:Puzzle & Dragons|''Puzzle & Dragons'']]
Kotodaman Tohru Adachi Artwork.png | Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi's 6★ unit in ''Kotodaman''
</gallery>

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Personas in Persona 3 Reload]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 4 Golden]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 5]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 5 Royal]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 5 Tactica]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth]]