Mara

Mara
Origin	Buddhism
Race(s)	TyrantShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei V
Alignment(s)	Dark-ChaosShin Megami Tensei V
Arcana(s)	TowerPersona 3 Persona 3 FES
Order(s)	Pagan

Mara is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Māra is a malignant figure in Buddhist lore. It is the embodiment of the forces that oppose enlightenment: greed, hatred, earthly desires, and the cycle of rebirth.

Design

Mara is a giant green phallus with tentacles that, in most games, sits in a yellow chariot. The phallic design is based on how Mara's name is used in Japanese as a word for "penis."

Gameplay

Persona 4

Name Level Mara 62	Strength 44 Magic 35 Endurance 48 Agility 36 Luck 30
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Tower — Fire
Resistances — DrnDrain — — StrStrong WkWeak RplRepel ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Agidyne 12 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to 1 foe. Blight 16% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes with a chance of Poison. Power Charge 29 SP Doubles Physical damage dealt next turn. 63 Makarakarn 36 SP Barrier that reflects magic dmg once. 64 Absorb Physical — Absorbs damage from Phys attacks. 66 Fire Amp — Strengthens Fire attacks by 50%. 67

Persona 5

Name Level Mara 73	Strength 47 Magic 46 Endurance 49 Agility 45 Luck 39
Arcana C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Inheritance Electric Chair Item Tower — Fire Maragidyne
Resistances — NulNull DrnDrain WkWeak — — — — StrStrong RplRepel — ×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 Maragidyne 22 SP Heavy Fire dmg to all foes. Chance of inflicting Burn. One-Shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun dmg to one foe with high chance of Critical. Tetra Break 18 SP Negates Tetrakarn on all foes. Charge 15 SP Next physical attack deals over double the damage. 74 Maeigaon 22 SP Heavy Curse dmg to all foes. 76 Heat Up — Restores 5% max HP and 10 SP each turn during an ambush. 77 Firm Stance — Take the blow, but decreases damage by half. 78

Persona 5 Royal

Name Level Mara 73	Strength 51 Magic 43 Endurance 43 Agility 45 Luck 44
Arcana C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Inheritance Electric Chair Items Tower — Psy Mapsiodyne — (FAFusion Alarm)
Resistances — NulNull DrnDrain — — — RplRepel — StrStrong 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 Mighty Gaze Strengthens magic skills targeting all foes by 20%.
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mapsiodyne 22 SP Heavy Psy dmg to all foes. One-Shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun dmg to one foe with high chance of Critical. Tetra Break 9 SP Negates Tetrakarn on all foes. Charge 15 SP Next physical attack deals over double the damage. 74 Brain Buster 22% HP Heavy Phys dmg to all foes. Low chance of Brainwash. 76 Psy Amp — Strengthens Psy attack damage by 50%. Can stack. 77 Psycho Force 48 SP Severe Psy dmg to one foe. 78

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A Hindu demon that represents fear of death. She tempted the Buddha during his meditations. She gave birth to the Mares and Mora, powerful demons of darkness.
Shin Megami Tensei V	A Buddhist demon that represents the fear of death. Also known as "The Evil One," he sent his daughters to tempt Buddha during his meditations.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マーラ	Māra

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