Inferno (Demon)

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Inferno
Origin	Original
Race(s)	SpiritShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Alignment(s)	Dark-ChaosShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner ChaosShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Inferno is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Inferno is the Italian word for Hell, the afterlife of suffering in Abrahamic religions, often used in reference to the first part of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Inferno. More modern uses of the word refer to a large, uncontrollable fire. Its depiction in the Megami Tensei series is not derived from any particular portrayal in religion.

In Shin Megami Tensei II, the Inferno are the lingering souls of civilians who were killed in an ICBM explosion during the Great Cataclysm. In later games, they are recontextualized as spirits of those who have died via self-immolation.

Design

All depictions of the Inferno portray them as a silhouetted humanoid figure, devoid of many distinguishable features, completely engulfed in flames. In Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, the Inferno resembles a Buddhist monk.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

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Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A ghost who sends its hatred from the flames. Its name comes from the Italian word for Hell. It was given its name because the burning figure reminded people of the flames of Hell. There were those who stepped into the flames willingly... what kind of grudge did they have?

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	インフェルノ	Inferno