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{{About|the Greco Demon|the robotic Demon of the same name|[[Medusa (Shin Megami Tensei II)]]}} | |||
{{Infobox Demon | {{Infobox Demon | ||
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MT1 Medusa Artwork.png|MT1 | MT1 Medusa Artwork.png|MT1 | ||
MT2 Medusa Artwork.png|MT2 | |||
KMT Medusa Artwork.png|KMT | KMT Medusa Artwork.png|KMT | ||
SMT4 Medusa Artwork.png|SMT4 | SMT4 Medusa Artwork.png|SMT4 | ||
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Medusa is a monster of Greek Mythology, one of the three [[gorgon]] sisters and the only mortal of the three. She is a woman with hair made of snakes whose gaze had the power to turn people to stone. The hero Perseus was sent on a quest by Polydectes in a scheme to kill him to kill Medusa, and was aided by the goddess [[Pallas Athena|Athena]] who provided him with a reflective shield so he may see Medusa without being struck by her petrifying gaze, and [[Hermes]] who granted Perseus his winged sandals and [[Hades]] helm of invisibility so he may sneak up on the gorgon. With these Perseus was successfully able to behead Medusa and from her severed neck sprung her children [[Pegasus]] and Chrysaor. Perseus then used her head to petrify Polydectes for forcing his mother into marriage. | Medusa is a monster of Greek Mythology, one of the three [[gorgon]] sisters and the only mortal of the three. She is a woman with hair made of snakes whose gaze had the power to turn people to stone. The hero Perseus was sent on a quest by Polydectes in a scheme to kill him to kill Medusa, and was aided by the goddess [[Pallas Athena|Athena]] who provided him with a reflective shield so he may see Medusa without being struck by her petrifying gaze, and [[Hermes]] who granted Perseus his winged sandals and [[Hades]] helm of invisibility so he may sneak up on the gorgon. With these Perseus was successfully able to behead Medusa and from her severed neck sprung her children [[Pegasus]] and Chrysaor. Perseus then used her head to petrify Polydectes for forcing his mother into marriage. | ||
She was initially portrayed as a hideous creature with wings, claws and fangs, but over time the depiction shifted to portray her as a beautiful woman. While she was initially said to be the monstrous offspring of Phorcys and Ceto, the roman poet Orvid introduced the narrative that she was a human priestess of Athena who was seduced by | She was initially portrayed as a hideous creature with wings, claws and fangs, but over time the depiction shifted to portray her as a beautiful woman. While she was initially said to be the monstrous offspring of Phorcys and Ceto, the roman poet Orvid introduced the narrative that she was a human priestess of Athena who was seduced by Poseidon and had an affair within the goddess's temple and was transformed by the goddess into the form of a gorgon as punishment. | ||
===Design=== | ===Design=== | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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|skills={{ | |skills={{Skill|SMT4A|Snake's Fangs}} | ||
{{ | {{Skill|SMT4A|Rapid Needle}} | ||
{{ | {{Skill|SMT4A|Tathlum Shot}} | ||
{{ | {{Skill|SMT4A|Zionga}} | ||
{{ | {{Skill|SMT4A|Marin Karin}} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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==Compendium== | ==Compendium== | ||
{{Compendium | {{Compendium | ||
|smt4=A monster of Greek lore; one of the three Gorgon sisters. <br/>She had snakes for hair, bronze scales for skin, golden wings on her back, sharp fangs, and eyes that could turn anyone who looked straight into them into stone. In some traditions, she was a beautiful woman, and her snake hair was her only ugly feature. With the help of the goddess Athena, Perseus was able to behead her. | |||
|smt4a=A monster of Greek lore; one of the three Gorgon sisters. <br/>She had snakes for hair, bronze scales for skin, golden wings on her back, sharp fangs, and eyes that could turn anyone who looked straight into them into stone. In some traditions, she was a beautiful woman, and her snake hair was her only ugly feature. With the help of the goddess Athena, Perseus was able to behead her. | |||
|smt4=A monster of Greek lore; one of the three Gorgon sisters. <br>She had snakes for hair, bronze scales for skin, golden wings on her back, sharp fangs, and eyes that could turn anyone who looked straight into them into stone. In some traditions, she was a beautiful woman, and her snake hair was her only ugly feature. With the help of the goddess Athena, Perseus was able to behead her. | |||
|smt4a=A monster of Greek lore; one of the three Gorgon sisters. <br>She had snakes for hair, bronze scales for skin, golden wings on her back, sharp fangs, and eyes that could turn anyone who looked straight into them into stone. In some traditions, she was a beautiful woman, and her snake hair was her only ugly feature. With the help of the goddess Athena, Perseus was able to behead her. | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Game Appearances== | ==Game Appearances== | ||
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==={{Link|Game|SMT4}}=== | ==={{Link|Game|SMT4}}=== | ||
Medusa guards the lower levels of the [[Sky Tower]], petrifying humans that stumble into her domain and cultivating a collection of human statues. She ambushes the [[Samurai]] prentices when they venture to the bottom of the Sky Tower, enamored by their youthful appearances and excited at the prospect of adding the most magnificent specimens to her collection. During the fight, she becomes increasingly frustrated when the prentices foil her attacks, mistaking them to be associates of [[Tayama]]. She is eventually defeated and sorrowfully laments her defeat. | Medusa guards the lower levels of the [[Sky Tower]], petrifying humans that stumble into her domain and cultivating a collection of human statues. She ambushes the [[Samurai]] prentices when they venture to the bottom of the Sky Tower, enamored by their youthful appearances and excited at the prospect of adding the most magnificent specimens to her collection. During the fight, she becomes increasingly frustrated when the prentices foil her attacks, mistaking them to be associates of [[Tayama]]. She is eventually defeated and sorrowfully laments her defeat. | ||
She is unlocked for fusion after her defeat. | She is unlocked for fusion after her defeat. | ||
==={{Link|Game|SMT4A}}=== | ==={{Link|Game|SMT4A}}=== | ||
Medusa makes her presence known to [[Nanashi]] and his party by petrifying the angels guarding the entrance to the Sky Tower as the group explores the [[Excavation Worker Quarters]]. She greets the party as they rush out to see the commotion she caused. [[Abe]] is confused to see her alive, having heard from [[Lucifer]] that she had died, but she lets him know that the [[Divine Powers]] revived her. Despite their goals, she still considers herself an artist first and foremost and is much more interested in turning Nanashi and his party into statues. Despite engaging the party in battle, she is defeated once more. | Medusa makes her presence known to [[Nanashi]] and his party by petrifying the angels guarding the entrance to the Sky Tower as the group explores the [[Excavation Worker Quarters]]. She greets the party as they rush out to see the commotion she caused. [[Abe]] is confused to see her alive, having heard from [[Lucifer]] that she had died, but she lets him know that the [[Divine Powers]] revived her. Despite their goals, she still considers herself an artist first and foremost and is much more interested in turning Nanashi and his party into statues. Despite engaging the party in battle, she is defeated once more. | ||
She is unlocked for fusion after her defeat. | She is unlocked for fusion after her defeat. | ||
==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MT2 Medusa Sprite.png|Sprite of Medusa from {{Link|Game|MT2}} | |||
MT2 Medusa Animated Sprite.gif|Animated sprite of Medusa from {{Link|Game|MT2}} | |||
SMT4A Medusa Character Description.png|Official character bio | SMT4A Medusa Character Description.png|Official character bio | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Demons in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (Game)]] | [[Category:Demons in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (Game)]] | ||
[[Category:Demons in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II]] | |||
[[Category:Demons in Kyūyaku Megami Tensei]] | [[Category:Demons in Kyūyaku Megami Tensei]] | ||
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV]] | [[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV]] | ||
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse]] | [[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse]] | ||
[[Category:Demons in Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation]] | |||
[[Category:Demons in Majin Tensei (Game)]] | |||
[[Category:Demons in Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis]] | |||