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Jack-o'-Lantern, also known as Pyro Jack, is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Jack-o'-Lantern is based on an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack. The man is usually depicted as a tricky and mischievous person even in the face of great danger. The most famous tale involves Stingy Jack coming face to face with Satan tricking him several times in order to force deals with the devil. Once he does pass away, he finds himself unable to ascend to Heaven and unable to enter Hell due to his dealings. Satan however does give him a small ember to light his way while he wanders as the world as a ghost. Jack takes the flame and places it into a turnip which had been hollowed out making it into a lantern.

Design

Jack-o'-Lantern's design is based around a carved-out pumpkin, or more precisely, a jack-o'-lantern. It holds a lantern in one of its hands which it normally waves when performing an attack. Its eyes usually have an orange glow, however, some depictions have small white dots as the eyes instead. It wears a light blue, crooked 'witch' hat with a white stripe above the brim. It also wears a dark blue robe which upon closer inspection, reveals it does not have a torso or arms. In Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II, however, it has a wildly different appearance. Unlike its design in most other entries, it lacks its robe, hat, and lantern. Instead, it has arms and legs as well as red sneakers. Its face has white dot eyes and a wide smile revealing a few teeth.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Jack-o'-Lantern.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei
(A-Mode DDS) 		Origin: England. A fairy resembling a jack-o'-lantern. It is a prank-loving fairy that's also called a Will-o'-the-Wisp. It was originally a human named Jack. But because of his constant pranks on demons, his soul was cursed to roam.
Shin Megami Tensei III:
Nocturne 		An Irish farmer who convinced the Devil not to take him to Hell. But since he was refused entry into heaven, he wanders the earth as a soul with a pumpkin for a head.
Shin Megami Tensei:
Strange Journey 		An Irish spirit, seen as flames in the swamp. Also known as the Jack-o'-Lantern.

He is known around the world by names such as Will o'the Wisp and Hitodama. He appears at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.

Shin Megami Tensei IV An Irish spirit, seen as a floating flame in the swamp. Also known as Jack O'Lantern.

He is known around the world by names such as Will-o'-the-Wisp and Hitodama, and is said to be the wandering spirits of the dead. He comes at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.

Shin Megami Tensei IV:
Apocalypse 		An Irish spirit, seen as a floating flame in the swamp. Also known as Jack O'Lantern.

He is known around the world by names such as Will-o'-the-Wisp and Hitodama, and is said to be the wandering spirits of the dead. He comes at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.

Shin Megami Tensei V An Irish spirit typically found in swamps, bogs, or marshes.

Said to be spirits of the dead, Jack-o'-Lanterns appear as floating flames and are known around the world by various names such as "Will-o'-the-Wisp" and "Hitodama." They are also said to come out at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.

Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Imps of fire that appear in English legends.

Jack-o'-Lantern is a soul who lived a decadent life and was refused entry into the afterlife. Taking pity on him, a demon placed a small bit of hellfire in a lantern made from a turnip to provide light for him as he wanders through the darkness. In the world of the living, he sometimes serves as a guide for travelers. Jack-o'-Lantern is good friends with Jack Frost. Some Demon Busters claim to have seen them team up as Demon Buster-busting duo Lantern Frost.

Today, Jack-o'-Lantern is known as the pumpkin ghost of Halloween. It is believed that this change from turnip to pumpkin came about when the custom of Halloween first came to the United States, because Americans found that pumpkins were brighter and easier to carve than turnips.

Liberation Dx2 British fire spirits, also known as Jack O'Lantern. Will-o'-the-Wisps were the first of its kind, originating in the Cornwall region, and were believed to be the wandering spirits of the dead. They are commonly known to appear during the Halloween festivities. Pyro Jacks often come out at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.

Halloween Jack: A Pyro Jack that found itself mixed up with the Liberators' Halloween costume party. It originally planned a party of its ownーone that involved opening a gate between this world and the spirit world, letting hordes of demons loose to wreak terrorーuntil the Liberators put a stop to it. Wanting only to enjoy good times with friends, it became an ally of the Liberators after experiencing their Halloween costume party.

Devil Summoner
(Akuma Zensho; PSP) 		出身地：イギリス、アメリカ
ハロウィンのかぼちゃ灯火のお化け。もとはイギリスに見られた鬼火である。
ハロウィンでその姿かたちはよく知られるが、もともとはイギリス・コーンウォール地方のウィル・オ・ザ・ウィスプとも呼ばれる鬼火。
さまよえる死者の魂とされ、日本でいう人魂に近い存在である。
夜に浮かび現れては、道行く人を驚かしたり、後についてくるよう誘っておいては道に迷わせたりしたという。
Translation: Place of origin: United Kingdom, America
A Halloween pumpkin lantern ghost. Its origin is an ignis fatuus seen in the United Kingdom.
Its appearance on Halloween is well-known, but its origin is the ignis fatuus called the will-o'-the-wisp from the region of Cornwall in Britain.
It is said to be a wandering soul of a deceased person, similar to the hitodama spoken of in Japan.
It is said to appear floating at night, surprising passersby, after which it beckons them to follow it, making them lose their way.
Soul Hackers
(3DS) 		An Irish spirit, seen as a floating flame in the swamp. Also known as the Jack O'Lantern.

He is known around the world by names such as Will-o'-the-Wisp and Hitodama, and is said to be the wandering spirits of the dead. He comes at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.

Soul Hackers 2 An Irish spirit typically found in swamps, bogs, or marshes. Said to be spirits of the dead, they appear as floating flames and are known around the world by various names such as "Will-o'-the-Wisp" and "Hitodama." They are also said to come out at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.
Raidou Kuzunoha vs.
the Soulless Army 		An Irish spirit, seen as flames in the swamp. Also known as Jack-o'-Lantern.

Said to be the spirit of a man cursed to wander the earth with a lantern to see in the dark.

Raidou Kuzunoha vs.
King Abaddon 		An Irish spirit, seen as flames in the swamp. Also known as Jack-o'-Lantern.

Said to be the spirit of a man cursed to wander the earth with a lantern to see in the dark.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin A ghostly light of English lore, said to have once been a man named Jack.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment English fire spirit, said to be a human reincarnate.
Persona 3 Also known as Jack O`Lantern, he was an Irish farmer who persuaded Satan not to take him to hell. When he was refused entry into heaven, he wandered earth as a pumpkin-headed soul.
Persona 3 Reload A drunkard who tricked the Devil out of taking him to Hell. When refused entry to Heaven, he was forced to wander the earth with only an ember as a light.
Persona 4 Also known as Jack O'Lantern, he was an Irish farmer who persuaded Satan not to take him to hell. When he was refused entry into heaven, he wandered earth as a pumpkin-headed soul.
Persona 5 A drunkard who tricked the Devil out of taking him to Hell. When refused entry to Heaven, he was forced to wander the earth with only an ember as a light.
Persona Q:
Shadow of the Labyrinth 		Also known as Jack O'Lantern, he was an Irish farmer who persuaded Satan not to take him to hell. When he was refused entry into heaven, he wandered the earth with a pumpkin head.
Persona Q2:
New Cinema Labyrinth 		Also known as Jack O'Lantern, he was an Irish farmer who persuaded Satan not to take him to hell. When he was refused entry into heaven, he wandered the earth with a pumpkin head.
Persona 5 Strikers A drunkard who tricked the Devil out of taking him to Hell. When refused entry to Heaven, he was forced to wander the earth with only an ember as a light.
Devil Children
Black Book and Red Book 		ぬまや森の　奥に住む　炎のデビル　人をまどわし　そこ無しぬまに　引きずりこむ
Translation: A flame devil that lives in the depths of bogs and forests. It deceives people and drags them into the bog without there even being one.
Devil Children
White Book 		ぬまやもりの　おくにすむ　ほのおのデビル　ヒトをまどわし　そこなしぬまに　ひきずりこむ
Translation: A flame devil that lives in the depths of bogs and forests. It deceives people and drags them into the bog without there even being one.
Devil Children
Light Book and Dark Book 		Flame-demon with a pumpkin head. Lures enemies into a bottomless swamp.
Devil Children
Fire Book and Ice Book 		ヌマや森の　奥に住む　カボチャ頭の　炎の　デビル　人を　まどわし　そこなしヌマに　ひきずりこむ
Translation: A pumpkin-headed flame devil that lives in the depths of bogs and forests. It deceives people and drags them into the bog without there even being one.
Devil Survivor An Irish spirit, seen as a floating flame in the swamp. Also known as Jack O'Lantern.

He is known around the world by names such as Will-o'-the-Wisp and Hitodama, and is said to be the wandering spirits of the dead. He comes at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.

Devil Survivor 2 An Irish spirit, seen as a floating flame in the swamp. Also known as Jack O'Lantern.

He is known around the world by names such as Will-o'-the-Wisp and Hitodama, and is said to be the wandering spirits of the dead. He comes at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.

Manual

Manual Descriptions
Jack Bros. Lantern shoots fire balls, which are more powerful than Frost's snowballs. His Special Attack will cause all enemies to suffer severe damage

Game Appearances

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English PunkinDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Japanese ジャックランタン Jakkurantan
ジャック・オ・ランタン Jakku o rantanGiten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation
Jack Lantern
Jack-o'-Lantern
Simplified Chinese 杰克灯笼 Jiékè dēnglóng Jack Lantern
Traditional Chinese 傑克燈籠 Jiékè dēnglóng Jack Lantern
Korean 잭 오 랜턴 Jaek o raenteon Jack-o'-Lantern
Russian Джек Фонарь Dzhek Fonar’ Jack Lantern

Gallery

Videos

Jack-o'-Lantern's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V
Jack-o'-Lantern's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Jack-o'-Lantern's Daily Demon Future Prediction with Ringo for Soul Hackers 2
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