Masakado

Masakado
Other Name(s)	Taira no Masakado
Origin	Japanese history
Race(s)	FuryShin Megami Tensei IV
Alignment(s)	ChaosShin Megami Tensei IV
Arcana(s)	Tower

Masakado is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

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Persona 3

Name Level Masakado 73	Strength 56 Magic 46 Endurance 52 Agility 49 Luck 45
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Tower ✘ Dark Masakado's Hair
Resistances NulNull — — — — — — — RplRepel — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Tempest Slash 18% HP Heavy Slash dmg to 1 foe (multi-hit). Marakunda 12 SP Decreases all foes' Defense. Power Charge 15 SP Doubles physical damage dealt next turn. Magarudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. 75 Myriad Arrows 40% HP Medium Pierce dmg to all foes (multi-hit). 76 Arms Master — Halves HP cost for physical skills. 79

Persona 3 FES

Name Level Masakado 73	Strength 56 Magic 46 Endurance 52 Agility 49 Luck 45
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Tower ✘ Slash Masakado's Hair
Resistances NulNull — — — — — — — RplRepel — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Tempest Slash 13% HP Heavy Slash dmg to 1 foe (multi-hit). Marakunda 12 SP Decreases all foes' Defense. Power Charge 15 SP Doubles physical damage dealt next turn. Magarudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. 75 Myriad Arrows 19% HP Medium Pierce dmg to all foes (multi-hit). 76 Arms Master — Halves HP cost for physical skills. 79

Persona 3 Portable

Name Level Masakado 73	Strength 56 Magic 46 Endurance 52 Agility 49 Luck 45
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Tower ✘ Slash Masakado's Hair
Resistances NulNull — — — — — — — RplRepel — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Tempest Slash 13% HP Heavy Slash dmg to 1 foe (multi-hit). Marakunda 16 SP Decreases all foes' Defense. Power Charge 15 SP Doubles physical damage dealt next turn. Magarudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. 75 Myriad Arrows 19% HP Medium Pierce dmg to all foes (multi-hit). 76 Arms Master — Halves HP cost for physical skills. 79

Persona 4

Name Level Masakado 69	Strength 51 Magic 32 Endurance 45 Agility 46 Luck 40
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Tower — Light
Resistances NulNull NulNull — WkWeak — — WkWeak ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mahamaon 34 SP Light: medium chance of instant kill, all foes. Tempest Slash 15% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to 1 foe 1x to 2x. Myriad Arrows 18% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes 1x to 3x. 71 Hama Boost — Increases success rate of Light magic. 73 Arms Master — Halves HP cost for physical skills. 74 Enduring Soul — Restores all HP upon death 1x per battle. 76

Persona 4 Golden

Name Level Masakado 69	Strength 51 Magic 32 Endurance 45 Agility 46 Luck 40
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Skill Card Tower ✘ Light Tempest Slash
Resistances NulNull NulNull — WkWeak — — WkWeak ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mahamaon 34 SP Light: medium chance of instant kill, all foes. Tempest Slash 18% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to 1 foe 1x to 2x. Myriad Arrows 22% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes 1x to 3x. 71 Hama Boost — Increases success rate of Light magic. 73 Arms Master — Halves HP cost for physical skills. 74 Enduring Soul — Restores all HP upon Unconscious 1x per battle. 76

Persona 3 Reload

Name Level Masakado 79	Strength 67 Magic 46 Endurance 55 Agility 43 Luck 48
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Tower ✘ Almighty
Persona Conception Item Level Emperor's Sake Cup —
Resistances RsResist RsResist RsResist — — WkWeak — RpRepel RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Tempest Slash 14% HP Deals weak Slash damage to 1 foe (1-4 hits). Myriad Arrows 19% HP Deals weak Pierce damage to all foes (2-5 hits). Magarudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. Debilitate 36 SP Decreases 1 foe's Attack, Defense, and Accuracy/Evasion for 3 turns. 81 Crit Rate Amp — Greatly increases critical rate. 83 Arms Master — Reduces the HP cost of physical skills by half. 84 Unshaken Will — Protects completely from Confuse/Fear/Charm/Distress/Rage. 86

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Masakado A general who declared himself the new emperor of Japan, but fell to Hidesato Fujiwara and Sadamori Taira. He was enshrined to quell his spirit, and later became know as the protector god of Kanto. According to the Otogizoshi, he was over 210 cm tall, had a body made of metal, and had two pupils in his left eye. However, he had a weakness: his temple was still made of flesh. Masakado's Shadow The body double of Taira no Masakado, which appears in the Otogizoshi. It is said there were seven doubles, or perhaps seven total with the real one included. This number comes from Myoken worship. In the Otogizoshi, the doubles were created from straw dolls, but there are legends which say the doubles were vassals who sacrificed themselves for their lord.
Soul Hackers (3DS)	A general who declared himself the new emperor of Japan, but fell to Hidesato Fujiwara and Sadamori Taira. He was enshrined to quell his spirit, and later became know as the protector god of Kanto. According to the Otogizoshi, he stood over 6'10", had a head, arms and legs of gold, and had two pupils in his left eye. His body was made of iron, but his temple was his only weak spot.
Persona 3 Reload	Taira no Masakado, hero of the Heian period. He claimed the title "Shinno" (New Emperor) and rebelled against the government. He was killed, but it is said he became a demigod.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マサカド マサカドさまShin Megami Tensei 将門公Shin Megami Tensei II	Masakado Lord Masakado Lord Masakado

Gallery

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  Sprite of Masakado from Shin Megami Tensei

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  Animated sprite of Masakado from Shin Megami Tensei

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  Sprite of Masakado's Shadow from Shin Megami Tensei IV