Inferno (Demon)

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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.[1]

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

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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

References

  1. "TOKYOミレニアム建設前、アメリカから発射されたICBMによって甚大な被害を被ったトウキョウでは、正確な数の把握が困難なほどの死者が出た。そのときの爆発と高熱で苦しんだ人々が恨みを抱き、具現化したのがインフェルノだ。" Kazuma Kaneko Works II (2006). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 33. ISBN-13: 978-4775303504.