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For the Magatama of the same name, see Satan (Magatama).

Satan is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Satan is a figure in all three major Abrahamic religions. The term "Satan" comes from the Hebrew word meaning "opposer" or "adversary."[a][1] In the earliest section of the Hebrew Bible, the term was a generic noun used to refer to human adversaries, for example in the Book of Samuel, the Philistines refer to King David as a satan.[2] A figure known as Ha-Satan("the satan")[b] later appears in the Book of Job and the Book of Zechariah as the title of a heavenly prosecutor or accuser and as an agent of God. Possibly due to the influence of the Zoroastrian figure of evil, Angra Mainyu, the idea of Satan changed into an enemy of God.

In Judaism, Satan is seen as a representation of the sinful impulse of man, the yetzer hara[c], not as a literal being. At the same time however Satan is shown to also be depicted as a divine being, often times an angel. In the Exodus Rabbah, Satan is seen as an angel of death called Sama’el, one of the names commonly used in Kabbalistic texts to refer to Satan. Belial, the angel of lawlessness, is identified as Satan in the Ascension of Isaiah. Additionally, in the apocryphal Book of Jubilees, the satan is instead referred to as the angel Mastema.

In Christianity, Satan, also called the Devil[d] (meaning "slanderer," which originates as a Greek translation of the word Satan in the Septuagint), is a fallen angel who disobeyed God and tempts humanity to sin. Satan is identified with the serpent in the Garden of Eden who tempted Eve to sin (Revelation 12:9),[e] which, under the doctrines of original sin and ancestral sin, is the reason why people sin. In the Book of Revelation, Satan is depicted as a great fiery red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, wearing seven diadems; additionally, Revelation says that, in the end times, Satan will himself be cast down into hell (Revelation 20:10). The Christian version of Satan is occasionally called Lucifer, which comes from an interpretation of Isaiah 14:12.

In Islam, an Arabic cognate of the term Satan (Shaytan) is used to describe demons in general, but Iblis can be called ash-Shaytan ("the Shaytan"). Iblis is a jinnī who disobeyed God's order to bow down before Adam. Like the Christian Satan, Iblis tempts mankind to sin.

Design

In Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, Satan's design draws upon Satan's description as the great red dragon in the Book of Revelation. The hands and legs are a reference to his imprisonment in hell.[3]

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Satan.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV:
Apocalypse 		The prince of darkness in Judeo-Christian lore, known for his role as the snake that tempted Adam and Eve at Eden. It is also said he is sent by God to test man's piety.
Persona 3 Reload The prince of darkness in Judeo-Christian lore, known for his role as the snake that tempted Adam and Eve at Eden. It is also said that he is sent by God to test man's piety.
Persona 5 The Judeo-Christian prince of darkness, he is known for his role as the snake that tempted Adam and Eve in Eden. It is also said that he was sent by God to test man's piety.

Game Appearances

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Trivia

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese サタン Satan Satan
Simplified Chinese 撒旦 Sādàn Satan

Traditional Chinese		 撒旦 Sādàn Satan
Korean 사탄 Satan Satan
Brazilian Portuguese Satã Satan

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Notes

  1. ↑ Hebrew: שָׂטָן, romanized: śāṭān
  2. ↑ Hebrew: הַשָּׂטָ, romanized: hasSāṭān
  3. ↑ Hebrew: יֵצֶר הַרַע, romanized: yēṣer haraʿ
  4. ↑ Greek: διάβολος, romanized: diábolos
  5. ↑ While the most common Christian interpretation of this verse is that the ancient serpent mentioned is the one from the Garden of Eden, biblical scholars have come up with other possibilities, such as alluding to Leviathan.

References

  1. ↑ Do Jews Believe in Satan? | My Jewish Learning. Retrieved December 2, 2023. My Jewish Learning.
  2. ↑ 1 Samuel 29:4. Retrieved April 14, 2024. Bible Gateway.
  3. ↑ Translation: "I’ve been thinking for a long time that I’d like to see a demon illustration of Satan as the red dragon described by John in the Book of Revelation. I never thought I’d actually be the one to draw him, but this was a good opportunity, so I took it as a challenge. I didn’t want him to be mistaken for the Beast of the Harlot, so I only used the description of its head and emphasised the rest as a demon design. The details on his hands and legs are vestiges of his imprisonment in Hell. To me, this design is my biggest wish fulfilled." Shin Megami Tensei IV Final Kōshiki Settei Shiryōshū + Shinwa Sekai e no Tabi (2016). Translation by Dijeh. ISBN-13: 978-4-7580-1495-3.
  4. ↑ Faz on X: "SMT V Unused DLC/Demon mentions DLC: Satan Krishna Dagda Maitreya (found by @regularpanties) Demons: Ardha Astarte Shesha" / X. Published November 26, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024. Twitter.
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