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{{For|the Magatama of the same name|[[Magatama#Satan|Satan (Magatama)]]}}
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|seoimage=SMT2 Satan Artwork.png
|jpname=サタン
|names=The Judge of Man and Demonkind<br/>Dredalus{{Exp App|DKLD}}<br/>The Ancient Angel<br/>The Arbiter<br/>The Adversary
|origin=Abrahamic religions
|race=[[Boss (Race)|Boss]]{{Exp App|DCLD|DCFI}}<br/>[[Divine]]{{Exp App|DCBR|DCW}}<br/>[[Fallen]]{{Exp App|DeSu2|DeSu2RB}}<br/>[[Godly]]{{Exp App|SMT2|SMTI}}<br/>[[Herald]]{{Exp App|SMT2|SMTTC}}<br/>[[Primal]]{{Exp App|SMT4A|SMT5V}}<br/>[[Tyrant]]{{Exp App|MT2|KMT|DC20XX|MJT1|MJT2|SH2}}
|alignment=Light-Law{{Exp App|SMT2|SMT5V}}<br/>Law{{Exp App|SMT4A}}
|arcana=[[Judgement (Arcana)|Judgement]]{{Exp App|MIP|P2IS|P2EP|P3|P3F|P3P|P3R|P4|P4G|P5|P5R|PQ1|PQ2}}
|va=[[Isamu Yusen]]{{Exp App|SMT5V}} <small>(JA)</small><br/>[[Keith Silverstein]]{{Exp App|SMT5V}}<small>(EN)</small>
}}
'''Satan''' is a [[Demon]] in the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|''Megami Tensei'' franchise]].

==Profile==
===Origin===
Satan is a figure in all three major Abrahamic religions. The term "Satan" comes from the Hebrew word meaning "opposer" or "adversary."{{Note|{{Translit|he|שָׂטָן|śāṭān|}}}}<ref name="myjewishlearning">{{Cite Web|url=[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/satan-the-adversary/ Do Jews Believe in Satan? &vert; My Jewish Learning]|retrieved=December 2, 2023|site=My Jewish Learning}}</ref> In the earliest section of the Hebrew Bible, the term was a generic noun used to refer to human adversaries, for example in the [[wikipedia:Books of Samuel|Book of Samuel]], the [[wikipedia:Philistines|Philistines]] refer to [[wikipedia:David|King David]] as a satan.<ref name="biblegateway">{{Cite Web|url=[https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/1%20Samuel%2029:4/ 1 Samuel 29:4]|retrieved=April 14, 2024|site=Bible Gateway}}</ref> A figure known as  Ha-Satan("the satan"){{Note|{{Translit|he|הַשָּׂטָ|hasSāṭān}}}} later appears in the [[wikipedia:Book of Job|Book of Job]] and the [[wikipedia:Book of Zechariah|Book of Zechariah]]  as the title of a heavenly prosecutor or accuser and as an agent of [[YHVH|God]]. Possibly due to the influence of the [[wikipedia:Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] figure of evil, [[Angra Mainyu|Angra Mainyu]], the idea of Satan changed into an enemy of God. 

In Judaism, Satan is seen as a representation of the sinful impulse of man, the [[wikipedia:Yetzer hara|yetzer hara]]{{Note|{{Translit|he|יֵצֶר הַרַע|yēṣer haraʿ}}}}, not as a literal being. At the same time however Satan is shown to also be depicted as a divine being, often times an [[angel]]. In the [[wikipedia:Exodus Rabbah|Exodus Rabbah]], Satan is seen as an angel of death called [[Samael|Sama’el]], one of the names commonly used in [[wikipedia:Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] texts to refer to Satan. [[Belial]], the angel of lawlessness, is identified as Satan in the [[wikipedia:Ascension of Isaiah|Ascension of Isaiah]]. Additionally, in the apocryphal [[wikipedia:Book of Jubilees|Book of Jubilees]], the angel [[Mastema]] takes on a role similar to that of a Satan.

In Christianity, Satan, also called the Devil{{Note|{{translit|grc|διάβολος|diábolos}}}} (meaning "slanderer," which originates as a Greek translation of the word Satan in the [[wikipedia:Septuagint|Septuagint]]), is a fallen angel who disobeyed God and tempts humanity to sin. Satan is identified with the serpent in the Garden of Eden who tempted Eve to sin,<ref>{{Cite Web|url=[https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Revelation%2012%3A9/ Revelation 12:9]|retrieved=October 31, 2024|site=Bible Gateway}}</ref>{{Note|While the most common Christian interpretation of this verse is that the ancient serpent mentioned is the one from the Garden of Eden, biblical scholars have come up with other possibilities, such as alluding to Leviathan.}} which, under the doctrines of original sin and ancestral sin, is the reason why people sin. In the Book of Revelation, Satan is depicted as a great fiery red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, wearing seven diadems; additionally, Revelation says that, in the end times, Satan will himself be cast down into hell.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=[https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Revelation%2020%3A10/ Revelation 20:10]|retrieved=October 31, 2024|site=Bible Gateway}}</ref> The Christian version of Satan is occasionally called [[Lucifer]], which comes from an interpretation of Isaiah 14:12.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=[https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Isaiah%2014%3A12/ Isaiah 14:12]|retrieved=October 31, 2024|site=Bible Gateway}}</ref>

In Islam, an Arabic cognate of the term Satan ([[Shaytan]]) is used to describe demons in general, but [[Iblis]] can be called ash-Shaytan ("the Shaytan"). Iblis is a [[Jinn|jinnī]] who disobeyed God's order to bow down before [[Adam]]. Like the Christian Satan, Iblis tempts mankind to sin.

===Design===
Satan's design in {{Link|Game|SMT2}} has six arms, six wings, six breasts, and six fingers on each hand; the former three are a reference to 666, the number of the beast in the Book of Revelation.<ref>{{Cite Book|translquote='''Kaneko:''' That is entirely true, but I chose to design a Satan that stood out in particular. That is why I polished the design this time, but I think I can do something more with it next time. But I was pretty particular about the number six: 6 wings, 6 breasts and 6 arms. (laughs)|book=[[Shin Megami Tensei Fanbook: Jakyō-no-Yakata Club]]|transl=dijeh|publyear=1995|author=Famitsu Editorial Department|publisher=Aspect|isbn={{ISBN|978-4-89366-358-0}}}}</ref>{{page needed}}

In {{Link|Game|SMT4A}}, Satan's design draws upon Satan's description as the great red dragon in the Book of Revelation. The hands and legs are a reference to his imprisonment in hell.<ref>{{Cite Book|translquote=I’ve been thinking for a long time that I’d like to see a demon illustration of Satan as the red dragon described by John in the Book of Revelation. I never thought I’d actually be the one to draw him, but this was a good opportunity, so I took it as a challenge. I didn’t want him to be mistaken for the Beast of the Harlot, so I only used the description of its head and emphasised the rest as a demon design. The details on his hands and legs are vestiges of his imprisonment in Hell. To me, this design is my biggest wish fulfilled.|book=[[Shin Megami Tensei IV Final Kōshiki Settei Shiryōshū + Shinwa Sekai e no Tabi]]|publyear=2016|transl=Dijeh|isbn={{ISBN|978-4-7580-1495-3}}}}</ref>{{Page needed}}

==Gameplay==
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==Compendium==
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|smt4a=The prince of darkness in Judeo-Christian lore, known for his role as the snake that tempted Adam and Eve at Eden. It is also said he is sent by God to test man's piety.
|smt5v=A Judeo-Christian angel of darkness with a name that means "adversary."

Also known as the evil serpent that tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. In the Book of Job, he is depicted as a servant of God who tests Job, a man of faith, and is said to be the accuser angel sent from the heavens to judge mankind.
|p2is=King of all demons in Christianity. Also known as Lucifer.
|p3r=The prince of darkness in Judeo-Christian lore, known for his role as the snake that tempted Adam and Eve at Eden. It is also said that he is sent by God to test man's piety.
|p4=The prince of darkness in Judeo-Christian lore, known for his role as the snake that tempted Adam and Eve at Eden. It is also said he is sent by God to test man's piety.<!--Same in Golden-->
|p5=The Judeo-Christian prince of darkness, he is known for his role as the snake that tempted Adam and Eve in Eden. It is also said that he was sent by God to test man's piety.
|pq1=The prince of darkness in Judeo-Christian lore, known for his role as the snake that tempted Adam and Eve in Eden. It is also said he is sent by God to test man's piety.
|dcbr={{DescTransl|世界を大きな　闇の力で　破壊しようと　たくらむ　とても悪い天使|A very evil angel who seeks to destroy the world with its mighty dark power.}}
|dcw={{DescTransl|セカイをおおきな　ヤミのチカラで　はかいしようと　たくらむ　とてもわるい　テンシ|A very evil angel who seeks to destroy the world with its mighty dark power.}}
|dcld=This epitome of evil uses its dark power to dominate or destroy all life forms.
|dcfi={{DescTransl|大きな闇の力で　世界を　ハカイ　しようとたくらむ　とても　強く　とても　悪い　神にさからう天使|A very strong and evil God-defying angel who seeks to destroy the world with its mighty dark power.}}
}}

==Game Appearances==
==={{Link|Game|MT2}}===

==={{Link|Game|SMT2}}===
{{Startspoiler|1}}
Satan is the instrument of [[YHVH|God]]'s wrath that serves to judge all of humanity and demonkind, brought forth when [[Seth]] combines with his other half. According to [[Lucifer]], when he awakens, everything will be destroyed, including the demons of the [[Makai (Shin Megami Tensei II)|Makai]]. It is later revealed that [[Zayin]] is half of Satan, and merges with Seth to take on his true identity. On the Neutral and Chaos routes, he then casts [[Aleph]] out of [[Eden (Shin Megami Tensei II)|Eden]], and makes preparations to fire the [[Ark (Shin Megami Tensei II)|Megiddo Ark]]. On the Law route, he instead joins Aleph's party.

Continuing on the Law route, to access [[Keter Castle]], Satan forcibly rips open the doors to the castle and then journeys along with the others to Lucifer's room, where the two opposing entities have a brief argument before Lucifer attacks. Upon Lucifer's death, the [[Kuzuryu]] immediately awakens and starts to wreak havoc, forcing Satan to quickly teleport the party to the Ark and launch it out of orbit, saving it from destruction. With no one left to stop him, he uses the Ark's "Erase" function, which unleashes a massive wave of energy that cleanses the Earth of every living being on it. He and the party are then called to make an audience with YHVH in [[Higher Dimensional Space|his realm]], where despite congratulating him, Satan reveals that he still has one more person to judge, that being YHVH himself, and so the group engage him in battle. After YHVH's death, Satan proclaims Aleph as the true Messiah and [[Hiroko]] as the new holy mother and bids them farewell, crumbling into dust as a result of completing his mission.

On the Neutral and Chaos routes, Aleph infiltrates the Ark and confronts Satan, whose attitude towards Aleph changes depending on the route. If Aleph is Chaos, Satan is enraged with him and Lucifer and tells them to burn in hell for all eternity. 

If Aleph is Neutral-aligned, Satan is a lot calmer and briefly assumes the appearance of his former self Zayin to explain why the situation escalated to this state: God had abandoned [[Tokyo Millennium]]. Despite their cries for a Messiah, God never sent one to humanity because it was never His intention to do so; He knew that so long as humanity held knowledge, they would continue to turn away from Him, and so when the [[Center Elders|archangels]] took matters into their own hands and started the [[Messiah Project]], He gave the fifth and final member of the project, Zayin, the soul of Satan, so that he would judge and punish all who were not chosen to be part of the new world. He expresses sadness that he has to judge Aleph, wishing that he would have been able to live in the new world, but notes that it is far too late for him to change his mind, giving him a final goodbye before transforming back into Satan. Regardless of whether Aleph is Neutral or Chaos-aligned, with their goals in opposition, Satan transforms into his demonic form and demands that the party accept his judgment and die. As he is defeated and dying, however, he questions what the one who escapes even God's judgment will do next. 
{{Endspoiler|1}}

==={{Link|Game|SMT4A}}===
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==={{Link|Game|DDSAT2}}===
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Satan's solar data appears as a boss in the 6th layer of the [[Sun (Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2)|The Sun]], only accessible on hard mode and after defeating [[Seth]]. When entering his room, Satan will introduce himself as the judge below God and say that [[Seraph (Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2)|Seraph]] has chosen to retaliate, just as a certain [[Aleph|man]] did, and attacks them so they recieve God's eternal punishment of damnation.

Once defeated, his solar data will disperse and he will wonder where the one who avoids God's justice will go next. 
{{endspoiler|2}}

==Trivia==
* Datamines suggest Satan was originally meant to appear in {{link|game|smt5}} before being scrapped.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |translquote= |author= |url= [https://twitter.com/ScrambledFaz/status/1464307652360646658 Faz on X: "SMT V Unused DLC/Demon mentions DLC: Satan Krishna Dagda Maitreya (found by @regularpanties) Demons: Ardha Astarte Shesha" / X]|archive= |published= November 26, 2021|retrieved= March 13, 2024|site= Twitter|type= }}</ref>
* Satan's reasoning for his actions in the Law route in Aeon Genesis's English translation patch of {{link|game|smt2}} are not part of the original script; it was added in by Aeon Genesis in an attempt to clarify his reasoning.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote=サタン：……神よ　私の裁きは
未だ　終わっておりません
最後に　裁かれる者は……
唯一にして　最高の神　我が創造主
Y　H　V　H 

Satan: ...God, my judgment is not yet finished. The last one to be judged is.... The one and only supreme God, my Creator, YHVH.

Satan: “...O Lord, my judgement is not yet complete. There is one more not amongst the chosen that must be judged… One that has committed the grave sin of genocide… Yes, Lord, the one I must now judge… ...is the one, highest god, my creator… You, YHVH!” |translquote= |author= |url=[https://artemis-maia.tumblr.com/post/187706624188/if-you-have-the-time-can-i-ask-you-if-you-know-if]|archive= |published= September 19, 2014|retrieved= May 13, 2024|site= Tumblr|type= }}</ref>
* In {{Link|Game|SMT2}}, Satan's race when he is in his humanoid form is [[Herald]]. Upon transforming into his demonic form however, his race is changed to [[Godly]].

==Nomenclature==
{{Names
|ja=サタン
|jaR=Satan
|jaM=Satan
|zhS=撒旦
|zhSR=Sādàn
|zhSM=Satan
|zhT=撒旦
|zhTR=Sādàn
|zhTM=Satan
|ru=Сатана
|ruR=Satana
|ruM=Satan
|tr=Şeytan
|trM=Satan; shaitan
|fr=Satan
|frM=Satan
|de=Satan
|deM=Satan
|it=Satana
|itM=Satan
|ko=사탄
|koR=Satan
|koM=Satan
|es=Satán
|esM=Satan
|ptB=Satã
|ptBM=Satan
|pl=Szatan
|plM=Satan
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMT4A Satan Concept 1 Artwork.jpg|Concept art 1 by [[Masayuki Doi]] for {{link|game|SMT4A}}
SMT4A Satan Concept 2 Artwork.jpg|Concept art 2 by [[Masayuki Doi]] for {{link|game|SMT4A}}
MTJ_Apocrypha_Artwork.png|Dust jacket artwork for {{Link|Book|MTJ}}, titled "Apocrypha"
KKW2 Advent Artwork.png|Cover artwork of {{Link|Book|KKW2}}, featuring Satan amongst other demons, titled "Advent"
SH2 Satan Render.png|Render from {{link|game|sh2}}
P5 Satan Render.png|Render for {{link|game|p5}}
PQ1 Satan Render.png| Render from {{link|game|PQ1}}
P4G Satan Model.png|Model from {{link|game|p4g}}
MT2 Satan Sprite.png|Sprite from {{link|game|MT2}}
MT2 Satan Animated Sprite.gif|Animated sprite from {{link|game|MT2}}
SMT2 PS Humanoid Satan Sprite.png|Sprite of humanoid form from {{link|game|smt2}} (Playstation).
SMT2 PS Satan Sprite.png|Sprite from ''Shin Megami Tensei II'' (Playstation).
SMT2 PS Satan Animated Sprite.gif|Animated sprite from ''Shin Megami Tensei II'' (Playstation).
MJT1 Satan Sprite.png|Satan's sprite from ''Majin Tensei''.
MJT1 Satan Portrait Sprite.png|Satan's dialogue portrait sprite from ''Majin Tensei''.
SMT5V Megido Ark Screenshot.png|Satan using [[Megiddo Ark (Skill)|Megido Ark]] in {{link|game|SMT5V}}
</gallery>

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Demons in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei II]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine]]
[[Category:Demons in Majin Tensei (Game)]]
[[Category:Demons in Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis]]
[[Category:Demons in Soul Hackers 2]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 3 FES]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 3 Portable]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 3 Reload]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 4]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 4 Golden]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 5]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 5 Royal]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 5 Tactica]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth‎]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth‎]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Children Black Book and Red Book]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Children White Book]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner]]