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MT2 Moloch Artwork.png|MT2
MT2 Moloch Artwork.png|MT2
SMTN Moloch Artwork.png|SMTN
SMTN Moloch Artwork.png|SMTN
DeSum Chemosh Artwork.png|DeSum
DeSum Chemosh Artwork.png|DeSum <small>Chemosh</small>
P5X Moloch Artwork.png|P5X
P5X Moloch Artwork.png|P5X
</gallery>
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|seoimage=SMTN Moloch Artwork.png
|jpname=モロク
|jpname=モロク
|names=Chemosh{{Exp App|DeSum|SMTTC}}<br/>Sacrificial Pyrekeeper{{Exp App|p5|p5r}}<br/>Molech{{Exp App|R}}
|names=Sacrificial Pyrekeeper{{Exp App|p5|p5r}}<br/>Molech{{Exp App|R}}
|origin=Semitic culture<br/>Christianity
|origin=Semitic culture<br/>Christianity
|race=[[Tyrant]]{{Exp App|MT2|KMT|SMT2|SMTN|SMTSJ|SMT5|SMTI|Dx2|MJT1|SH1|DeSu2|DeSu2RB}}<br/>[[Vile]]{{Exp App|GMT|DeSum|SMTTC}}
|race=[[Tyrant]]{{Exp App|MT2|KMT|SMT2|SMTN|SMTSJ|SMT5|SMT5V|SMTI|Dx2|MJT1|SH1|DeSu2|DeSu2RB}}<br/>[[Vile]]{{Exp App|GMT}}
|alignment=Dark-Chaos{{Exp App|SMT5}}
|alignment=Dark-Chaos{{Exp App|SMT5|SMT5V}}
|arcana=[[Hanged Man (Arcana)|Hanged Man]]{{Exp App|P5|P5R|PQ2}}
|arcana=[[Hanged Man (Arcana)|Hanged Man]]{{Exp App|P5|P5R|PQ2}}
|order=
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==Profile==
==Profile==
===Origin===
===Origin===
Molech,{{Note|{{Translit|Hebrew|מֹלֶךְ|Mōleḵ}}}} also known as Moloch,{{Note|{{Translit|Greek|Μόλοχ|Móloch}}}} is apparently a Canaanite god mentioned in the Bible to whom children were sacrificed, though some scholarship believes that the name actually refers to the type of sacrifice rather than a deity.
Molech,{{Note|{{Translit|he|מֹלֶךְ|Mōleḵ}}}} also known as Moloch,{{Note|{{Translit|grc|Μόλοχ|Móloch}}. This exact spelling can be found in the ''Novum Testamentum Graece'' critical edition in the verse Acts 7:42; however, the exact diacritic and diacritical placement in different manuscripts of the Septuagint and the Book of Acts can vary.}} is a term in the Bible that has traditionally been interpreted as a Canaanite god to whom children were sacrificed.<ref name="schmidt">{{Cite Book|book=Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception|volume=19: Midrash and Aggada – Mourning|chapter=Molech, Moloch: I Hebrew Bible/Old Testament|author=Brian B. Schmidt|isbn={{ISBN|978-3-11-031336-9}}|doi=10.1515/ebr.molechmoloch|publisher=De Gruyter|publyear=2021}}</ref> In the Hebrew text of the Bible, the term always has a definite article except for in 1 Kings 11:7.<ref name="schmidt"/>


Chemosh, which Moloch is called in {{Link|Game|DeSum}}, is a Moabite deity mentioned in the Bible and attested in Moabite inscriptions. Chemosh's description in {{Link|Game|DSAZ}} claims that he is sometimes identified with Moloch.
Following Abraham Geiger (1857), historically the majority of scholars had believed that the instances of מֹלֶךְ ''Mōleḵ'' were originally the word for king, מֶלֶךְ ''meleḵ'', which was a common epithet for deities in West Semitic,<ref name="frendo">{{Cite Journal|article=Burning Issues: ''mlk'' revisited|author=Anthony J. Frendo|journal=Journal of Semitic Studies|volume=61|issue=2|published=August 27, 2016|page=pp. 347-364|doi=10.1093/jss/fgw020}}</ref> and the Masoretic Text's vocalization of ''Mōleḵ'' would be an intentional distortion to resemble the word בֹּשֶׁת ''bōšeṯ'' ("shame").<ref name="frendo"/><ref name="schmidt"/> Tsevat (1975), however, says that this explanation for the vowel pointings cannot be reconciled with the Septuagint's spelling Μόλοχ ''Móloch'', and that there is cuneiform evidence of a word ''muluk'' (also possibly read ''molok'').<ref name="frendo"/><ref>{{Cite Journal|article=Ishbosheth and Congeners: The Names and Their Study|author=Matitiahu Tsevat|journal=Hebrew Union College Annual|volume=46|page=pp. 71-87|published=1975}}</ref> If ''Mōleḵ'' indeed refers to a deity, it is likely [[Baal]], or, in some instances, [[YHWH]].<ref name="frendo"/><ref name="schmidt"/>
 
In a departure from the consensus at the time, Eissfeldt (1935), proposed that the word ''Mōleḵ'' actually refers to the type of sacrifice rather than to a deity, comparing the term to the Punic word ''molk'',{{Note|''Molk'' is derived from the root ''y-l-k'' ("to go"), with the meaning of the derivative ''molk'' being "something sent (to the gods)".<ref name="frendo"/>}} and many scholars have followed him in this; said sacrifices would be offered specifically to YHWH.<ref name="frendo"/> Schmidt (2021) says that some suggest that the lone instance of ''Mōleḵ'' without the definite article in 1 Kings 11:7 may be referring to the type of sacrifice, but that the instances with the definite article are references to a deity.<ref name="schmidt"/>


===Design===
===Design===
Moloch's design in {{Link|Game|SMTSJ}} and {{Link|Game|Dx2}} is taken from the design of [[Chemosh]] from {{Link|Game|DeSum}}, which itself is based on certain illustrations of Moloch.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
==={{Link|Game|SMT5}}===
==={{Link|Game|SMT5}}===
{{SMT5 Party Stats
{{SMT5 Ally Demon Stats
|level=51
|level=51
|st=42
|st=42
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{{Skill|SMT5|Rampage|53}}
{{Skill|SMT5|Rampage|53}}
{{Skill|SMT5|Maragion|54}}
{{Skill|SMT5|Maragion|54}}
}}
==={{Link|Game|DeSum}}===
{{DeSum Demon Stats
|name=Chemosh
|level=49
|hp=507
|mp=194
|cp=61
|st=20
|in=9
|ma=13
|en=19
|ag=10
|lu=7
|loc=[[Radio Tower]]; [[Ancient Tomb Maze]]; [[Otherworld (Sewers)]]
|race=Vile
|personality=Haughty
|inherit=Death
|speech=Noble (♂)
|drop=Spirit Sword
|hit=2
|atk=138
|acc=89
|def=136
|eva=86
|m-atk=30
|m-def=46
|resist=63
|moon=I
|magic=
{{Skill|DeSum|Maragion}}
{{Skill|DeSum|Mudola}}
{{Skill|DeSum|Shuffler}}
}}
}}


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|inherit=Fire
|inherit=Fire
|item=Inferno Ring
|item=Inferno Ring
|item2=Spiral Inferno Ring
|alarmitem=Spiral Inferno Ring
|trait=Immunity
|trait=Immunity
|fire=dr
|fire=dr
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|dsrk1=
|dsrk2=
|dsrk2=
|desum={{DescTransl|出身地：ヨルダン|死海の東岸に住んだモアブ人によって崇拝された太陽神。後にキリスト教によって悪しき存在におとしめられる。<br>ケモシはソロモン王の神殿にも祭られた神で、アンモン人の神モロクと同一視されることもある。アッカド人はこの神をシャマシュと呼んだ。<br>唯一神に対抗する１柱であったため、太陽神から「憎むべきもの」に落とされ、ついに悪しき存在になる。<br>後世の悪魔祓いの祈祷師らは人々にとりつく悪霊を、しばしばケモシの名で呼んだ。|Place of origin: Jordan<br>A sun god worshiped by the Moabites living on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. Later, he was vilified into an evil being by Christianity.<br>Chemosh was a deity worshiped in the Temple of King Solomon, and he is sometimes identified with the Ammonite god Moloch. The Akkadians called this god Shamash.<br>Because he was in opposition to the One and Only God, he was lowered from a sun god to "that which should be hated", and lastly became an evil being.<br>Later exorcists often called evil spirits possessing people by the name Chemosh.}}
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==={{Link|Game|MT2}}===
==={{Link|Game|MT2}}===
==={{Link|Game|SMT2}}===
==={{Link|Game|SMT2}}===
After [[Zayin]] detects a strange signal in [[Holytown]], [[Aleph]] investigates the area and finds the massive tail of a demon sticking out of the ground. Residents of the district also describe being drained of energy and later have had all the power sapped from their bodies. In [[Old Roppongi|Roppongi]], Aleph hears from the [[Mutant Elder]] that this tail most likely belongs to Moloch, who resides in the [[Makai (Shin Megami Tensei II)|Expanse]]. He can be directly found by the Yesod-[[Yetzirah Corridor]], and according to residents of the Expanse, Moloch is absorbing [[Magnetite]] to burn it as fuel. Later, [[Lucifer]] reveals that he had Moloch gather Magnetite on the orders of [[YHVH]], in order to funnel that energy into [[Kuzuryu]].
After [[Zayin]] detects a strange signal in [[Holytown]], [[Aleph]] investigates the area and finds the massive tail of a demon sticking out of the ground. Residents of the district also describe being drained of energy and later have had all the power sapped from their bodies. In [[Old Roppongi|Roppongi]], Aleph hears from the [[Mutant Elder]] that this tail most likely belongs to Moloch, who resides in the [[Makai (Shin Megami Tensei II)|Makai]]. He can be directly found by the Yesod-[[Yetzirah Corridor]], and according to residents of the Expanse, Moloch is absorbing [[Magnetite]] to burn it as fuel. Later, [[Lucifer]] reveals that he had Moloch gather Magnetite on the orders of [[YHVH]], in order to funnel that energy into [[Kuzuryu]].


==={{Link|Game|SMTN}}===
==={{Link|Game|SMTN}}===
==={{Link|Game|SMTSJ}}===
==={{Link|Game|SMTSJ}}===
Moloch appears as a mid-boss in [[Sector Fornax]]. He ambushes the player as [[Morax]], before transforming into Moloch, claiming it to be his true form. He attempts to kill the protagonist as revenge for his defeat in [[Sector Antlia]], but is ultimately defeated once again. Before disappearing, he states that [[Tiamat|Mother]] will birth demons so long as humans exist.
==={{Link|Game|R}}===
Molech is awakened at the start of the game and is the first boss.
==Trivia==
*Moloch (モーロック) is the name of a band in {{Link|Game|DeSum}} whose concert at the [[Yahigashi Building]] was canceled after the death of the band member [[Mikiya]].


==Nomenclature==
==Nomenclature==
Moloch's name comes from {{translit|grc|Μολόχ|Molóch}}, which is a transliteration of Molech or Molek, from [[wikipedia:Hebrew|Hebrew]] מֹלֶךְ, romanized ''mōleḵ''.
{{Names
{{Names
|ja=モロク<br/>モレク{{Exp App|R}}<br/>ケモシ{{Exp App|DeSum|SMTTC}}
|ja=モロク ''Moroku''<br/>モレク{{Exp App|R}} ''Moreku''<br/>モーロック{{Exp App|DCW}} ''Mōrokku''<br/>贄を焼く牛面鬼{{Exp|{{Link|Game|P5R}} <small>(Shadow)</small>}} ''Nie o Yaku Gyūmenki''
|jaM=Moloch<br/>Molech<br/>Chemosh
|jaM=Moloch<br/>Molech<br/>Moloch<br/>Ox-Faced Demon Who Burns Sacrifices
|zhS=  
|zhS= 摩洛 ''Móluò''<br/>焚烧活祭品的牛头鬼{{Exp|{{Link|Game|P5R}} <small>(Shadow)</small>}} ''Fénshāo Huójìpǐn de Niútóuguǐ''
|zhSM=
|zhSM=Moloch<br/>Ox-Headed Demon Who Burns Living Sacrifices
|zhT=  
|zhT= 摩洛 ''Móluò''<br/>焚燒活祭品的牛頭鬼{{Exp|{{Link|Game|P5R}} <small>(Shadow)</small>}} ''Fénshāo Huójìpǐn de Niútóuguǐ''
|zhTM=
|zhTM=Moloch<br/>Ox-Headed Demon Who Burns Living Sacrifices
|fr=  
|fr= Moloch<br/>Gardien du bûcher{{Exp|{{Link|Game|P5R}} <small>(Shadow)</small>}}
|frM=
|frM=Moloch<br/>Guardian of the Pyre
|de=  
|de= Moloch<br/>Scheiterhaufenwächter{{Exp|{{Link|Game|P5R}} <small>(Shadow)</small>}}
|deM=
|deM=Moloch<br/>Pyre Guardian
|it=  
|it= Moloch<br/>Custode rogo sacrificale{{Exp|{{Link|Game|P5R}} <small>(Shadow)</small>}}
|itM=
|itM=Moloch<br/>Keeper of the Sacrificial Pyre
|ko=  
|ko= 몰록 ''Mollok''<br/>{{Tt|제물|祭物}}을 태우는 {{Tt|우면귀|牛面鬼}}{{Exp|{{Link|Game|P5R}} <small>(Shadow)</small>}} ''Jemur-eul Tae'uneun Umyeon'gwi''
|koM=
|koM=Moloch<br/>Ox-Faced Demon Who Burns Sacrifices
|es=  
|es= Moloch<br/>Guarda del fuego tributo{{Exp|{{Link|Game|P5R}} <small>(Shadow)</small>}}
|esM=
|esM=Moloch<br/>Guardian of the Tribute Fire
|ru=Молох ''Molokh''
|ruM=Moloch
|tr=Molek
|trM=Moloch
|pl=Moloch
|plM=
|ptB=Moloch
|ptBM=
}}
}}


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MT2 Moloch Sprite.png|Sprite of Moloch from {{Link|Game|MT2}}.
MT2 Moloch Sprite.png|Sprite of Moloch from {{Link|Game|MT2}}.
MT2 Moloch Animated Sprite.gif|Animated sprite of Moloch from {{Link|Game|MT2}}.
MT2 Moloch Animated Sprite.gif|Animated sprite of Moloch from {{Link|Game|MT2}}.
SMT2 PS Moloch Sprite.png|Sprite of Moloch from {{Link|Game|SMT2}}.
SMT2 PS Moloch Sprite.png|Sprite of Moloch from {{Link|Game|SMT2}} (Playstation).
MJT1 Moloch Sprite.png|Moloch's sprite in {{link|game|mjt1}}
MJT1 Moloch Portrait Sprite.png|Moloch's dialogue portrait sprite from ''Majin Tensei''.
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==Notes==
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
{{Notelist}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Demons in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II]]
[[Category:Demons in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II]]
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[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2]]
[[Category:Demons in Majin Tensei (Game)]]
[[Category:Demons in Majin Tensei (Game)]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 5]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona 5]]
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[[Category:Personas in Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth]]
[[Category:Personas in Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Children White Book]]
[[Category:Demons in Devil Children White Book]]
[[Category:Demons in Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner]]

Latest revision as of 22:01, 14 November 2024

Moloch is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Molech,[a] also known as Moloch,[b] is a term in the Bible that has traditionally been interpreted as a Canaanite god to whom children were sacrificed.[1] In the Hebrew text of the Bible, the term always has a definite article except for in 1 Kings 11:7.[1]

Following Abraham Geiger (1857), historically the majority of scholars had believed that the instances of מֹלֶךְ Mōleḵ were originally the word for king, מֶלֶךְ meleḵ, which was a common epithet for deities in West Semitic,[2] and the Masoretic Text's vocalization of Mōleḵ would be an intentional distortion to resemble the word בֹּשֶׁת bōšeṯ ("shame").[2][1] Tsevat (1975), however, says that this explanation for the vowel pointings cannot be reconciled with the Septuagint's spelling Μόλοχ Móloch, and that there is cuneiform evidence of a word muluk (also possibly read molok).[2][3] If Mōleḵ indeed refers to a deity, it is likely Baal, or, in some instances, YHWH.[2][1]

In a departure from the consensus at the time, Eissfeldt (1935), proposed that the word Mōleḵ actually refers to the type of sacrifice rather than to a deity, comparing the term to the Punic word molk,[c] and many scholars have followed him in this; said sacrifices would be offered specifically to YHWH.[2] Schmidt (2021) says that some suggest that the lone instance of Mōleḵ without the definite article in 1 Kings 11:7 may be referring to the type of sacrifice, but that the instances with the definite article are references to a deity.[1]

Design

Moloch's design in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey and Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 is taken from the design of Chemosh from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, which itself is based on certain illustrations of Moloch.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei V
Name Level HP MP
Moloch 51 297 212
Strength
42
Vitality
36
Magic
42
Agility
28
Luck
25

Race Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Gift Type
Tyrant — — —
Resistances
— NulNull WkWeak StrStrong — — StrStrong
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances
— — — — — — — —
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Potential
+2
+4
-5
—
—
—
+2
—
—
—
—
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Physical 1 1 enemy
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Crusher Onslaught 20 MP Medium Physical attack to all foes. Low accuracy.
Agidyne 35 MP Heavy Fire attack to 1 foe.
Masukunda 30 MP Lowers Accuracy/Evasion of all foes by 1 rank for 3 turns.
Black Dracostrike 30 MP Medium Dark Strength-based attack to 1 foe. Chance of instakill when striking weakness. 52
Rampage 35 MP 2~5 medium Physical attacks to random foes. Low accuracy. 53
Maragion 30 MP Medium Fire attack to all foes. 54
Magatsuhi Skills
Skill Description
Omagatoki: Critical All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn.
Omagatoki: ChargeRequires Tyrant Talisman All skills of all allies will cost twice the MP but deal double the damage for 1 turn.

Persona 5

Name Level
Moloch 60
Strength
32
Magic
45
Endurance
42
Agility
31
Luck
37

Arcana C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Inheritance Electric Chair Item
Hanged Man —

Psy Nuke Amp
Resistances
Curse
— — RplRepel WkWeak StrStrong StrStrong DrDrain — — NulNull —
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances
Dizzy Confuse Fear Forget Hunger Sleep
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Rage Despair Brainwash Burn Freeze Shock
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Psiodyne 12 SP Heavy Psy dmg to one foe.
Stagnant Air 5 SP Increases chance of inflicting ailments to all.
Evil Smile 12 SP Medium chance of Fear to all foes.
Agidyne 12 SP Heavy Fire dmg to one foe. Chance of inflicting Burn. 62
Ghastly Wail 28 SP Insta-kills foes inflicted with Fear. 63
Drain Fire — Absorb damage from Fire attacks. 64
Nuke Amp — Strengthens Nuke attack damage by 50%. Can stack. 65

Persona 5 Royal

This section is in need of research.
Reason: Shadow's Battle Stats and Exp/Yen earned

When encountered as a Disaster Shadow, Negotiation cannot occur but the common negotiation items frequently drop after defeat.

Name Level
Moloch 60
Strength
32
Magic
45
Endurance
42
Agility
31
Luck
37

Arcana C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Inheritance Electric Chair Items
Hanged Man —

Fire Inferno Ring Spiral Inferno Ring (FAFusion Alarm)

Resistances
Curse
— — DrDrain WkWeak StrStrong StrStrong DrDrain — — NulNull —
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances
Dizzy Confuse Fear Forget Hunger Sleep
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Rage Despair Brainwash Burn Freeze Shock
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Trait
Immunity Prevents being inflicted by ailments.
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Agidyne 12 SP Heavy Fire dmg to one foe. Chance of inflicting Burn.
Stagnant Air 5 SP Increases chance of inflicting ailments to all.
Evil Smile 8 SP Medium chance of Fear to all foes.
Maragidyne 22 SP Heavy Fire dmg to all foes. Chance of inflicting Burn. 62
Ghastly Wail 28 SP Insta-kills foes inflicted with Fear. 63
Drain Fire — Absorb damage from Fire attacks. 64
Fire Amp — Strengthens Fire attack damage by 50%. Can stack. 65

Name Level HP SP
Sacrificial Pyrekeeper 60 751 402
Strength
?
Magic
?
Endurance
?
Agility
?
Luck
?
Location Mementos Depths; Path of Da'at: 1-4F, 6-8F
Arcana Recruit Beg Type RERandom Encounter
Hanged Man — — Gloomy —
EXP Yen Drop Disaster Drop Negotiation Yen
? ? — (%) Black Robe (%) — - —
Negotiation Items
— — — —
Resistances
Curse
— — DrDrain WkWeak StrStrong StrStrong DrDrain — — NulNull —
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances
Dizzy Confuse Fear Forget Hunger Sleep Rage
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Despair Brainwash Burn Freeze Shock Down Critical
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ✔ ✔
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target B. PowerBase Power Accuracy
Physical 1 1 enemy 13 95%
Skills
Skill Cost Description
Maragidyne 22 SP Heavy Fire dmg to all foes. Chance of inflicting Burn.
Agidyne 12 SP Heavy Fire dmg to one foe. Chance of inflicting Burn.
Burn Boost — Increases chance of inflicting Burn.
Fire Boost — Strengthens Fire attack damage by 25%.
Shock Boost — Increases chance of inflicting Shock.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei V A Canaanite god of fire.

Tradition states that a bronze statue of a human with the head of a female ox would be placed at the altar as its vessel. It is said that the statue would first be heated with fire, then children would be put inside as a sacrifice. The Bible mentions its name as a cruel pagan god.

Persona 5 A Caanite god of fire. A bronze statue of a man with a bull's head stands at his alter. The statue was heated and sacrificial children were thrown inside.

Game Appearances

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II

Shin Megami Tensei II

After Zayin detects a strange signal in Holytown, Aleph investigates the area and finds the massive tail of a demon sticking out of the ground. Residents of the district also describe being drained of energy and later have had all the power sapped from their bodies. In Roppongi, Aleph hears from the Mutant Elder that this tail most likely belongs to Moloch, who resides in the Makai. He can be directly found by the Yesod-Yetzirah Corridor, and according to residents of the Expanse, Moloch is absorbing Magnetite to burn it as fuel. Later, Lucifer reveals that he had Moloch gather Magnetite on the orders of YHVH, in order to funnel that energy into Kuzuryu.

Shin Megami Tensei: Nine

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Moloch appears as a mid-boss in Sector Fornax. He ambushes the player as Morax, before transforming into Moloch, claiming it to be his true form. He attempts to kill the protagonist as revenge for his defeat in Sector Antlia, but is ultimately defeated once again. Before disappearing, he states that Mother will birth demons so long as humans exist.

Ronde

Molech is awakened at the start of the game and is the first boss.

Trivia

Nomenclature

Moloch's name comes from Greek: Μολόχ, romanized Molóch, which is a transliteration of Molech or Molek, from Hebrew מֹלֶךְ, romanized mōleḵ.

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese モロク Moroku
モレクRonde
Moreku
モーロックDevil Children White Book
Mōrokku
贄を焼く牛面鬼Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Nie o Yaku Gyūmenki		 Moloch
Molech
Moloch
Ox-Faced Demon Who Burns Sacrifices
Simplified Chinese 摩洛 Móluò
焚烧活祭品的牛头鬼Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Fénshāo Huójìpǐn de Niútóuguǐ		 Moloch
Ox-Headed Demon Who Burns Living Sacrifices
Traditional Chinese 摩洛 Móluò
焚燒活祭品的牛頭鬼Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Fénshāo Huójìpǐn de Niútóuguǐ		 Moloch
Ox-Headed Demon Who Burns Living Sacrifices
French Moloch
Gardien du bûcherPersona 5 Royal (Shadow)		 Moloch
Guardian of the Pyre
German Moloch
ScheiterhaufenwächterPersona 5 Royal (Shadow)		 Moloch
Pyre Guardian
Italian Moloch
Custode rogo sacrificalePersona 5 Royal (Shadow)		 Moloch
Keeper of the Sacrificial Pyre
Korean 몰록 Mollok
제물祭物을 태우는 우면귀牛面鬼Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Jemur-eul Tae'uneun Umyeon'gwi		 Moloch
Ox-Faced Demon Who Burns Sacrifices
Polish Moloch
Brazilian Portuguese Moloch
Russian Молох Molokh Moloch
Spanish Moloch
Guarda del fuego tributoPersona 5 Royal (Shadow)		 Moloch
Guardian of the Tribute Fire
Turkish Molek Moloch

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Moloch's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V

Notes

  1. ↑ Hebrew: מֹלֶךְ, romanized Mōleḵ
  2. ↑ Greek: Μόλοχ, romanized Móloch. This exact spelling can be found in the Novum Testamentum Graece critical edition in the verse Acts 7:42; however, the exact diacritic and diacritical placement in different manuscripts of the Septuagint and the Book of Acts can vary.
  3. ↑ Molk is derived from the root y-l-k ("to go"), with the meaning of the derivative molk being "something sent (to the gods)".[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Molech, Moloch: I Hebrew Bible/Old Testament", Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (2021), Brian B. Schmidt. Published by De Gruyter. Vol. 19: Midrash and Aggada – Mourning ISBN-13: 978-3-11-031336-9. doi:10.1515/ebr.molechmoloch
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Burning Issues: mlk revisited", Anthony J. Frendo. Journal of Semitic Studies, 61(2), pp. 347-364. Published August 27, 2016. doi:10.1093/jss/fgw020
  3. ↑ "Ishbosheth and Congeners: The Names and Their Study", Matitiahu Tsevat. Hebrew Union College Annual, 46, pp. 71-87. Published 1975.
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