Masakado

Masakado is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Design

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Masakado.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A general who declared himself the new emperor of Japan, but fell to Hidesato Fujiwara and Sadamori Taira. He was enshrined to quell his spirit, and later became know as the protector god of Kanto.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Masakado A general who declared himself the new emperor of Japan, but fell to Hidesato Fujiwara and Sadamori Taira. He was enshrined to quell his spirit, and later became know as the protector god of Kanto. According to the Otogizoshi, he was over 210 cm tall, had a body made of metal, and had two pupils in his left eye. However, he had a weakness: his temple was still made of flesh. Masakado's Shadow The body double of Taira no Masakado, which appears in the Otogizoshi. It is said there were seven doubles, or perhaps seven total with the real one included. This number comes from Myoken worship. In the Otogizoshi, the doubles were created from straw dolls, but there are legends which say the doubles were vassals who sacrificed themselves for their lord.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	A general who rebelled against the Imperial Court in the mid-Heian period: Taira no Masakado. He succeeded in ruling Kanto and declared himself emperor, but was later defeated by Fujiwara no Hidesato and Taira no Sadamori. After death, he was enshrined as a vengeful spirit, but was later viewed as a hero and became revered as a guardian deity of the Kanto region, where he has remained to this day.
Soul Hackers (3DS)	A general who declared himself the new emperor of Japan, but fell to Hidesato Fujiwara and Sadamori Taira. He was enshrined to quell his spirit, and later became know as the protector god of Kanto. According to the Otogizoshi, he stood over 6'10", had a head, arms and legs of gold, and had two pupils in his left eye. His body was made of iron, but his temple was his only weak spot.
Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon	A general who declared himself the new emperor of Japan, but fell to Hidesato Fujiwara and Sadamori Taira. After death, he was enshrined to quell his spirit, and later became known as the protector god of Kanto.
Persona 3 Reload	Taira no Masakado, hero of the Heian period. He claimed the title "Shinno" (New Emperor) and rebelled against the government. He was killed, but it is said he became a demigod.
Persona 4	Taira no Masakado, hero of the Heian period. He claimed the title "Shinno" (New Emperor) and rebelled against the government. He was killed, but it is said he became a demigod.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	Taira no Masakado, hero of the Heian period. He claimed the title "Shinno" (New Emperor) and rebelled against the government. He was killed, but it is said he became a demigod.

Game Appearances

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Shin Megami Tensei

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If the Hero is on the Neutral route after Tokyo gets flooded, he can visit the Imperial Palace and venture down into B5F where he can meet Masakado. Masakado will say that his duty as a guardian of Tokyo is drawing to an end due to it being worthless to defend in its current state. He notes that instead the Hero can take that role as his power surpasses even the Four Devas that protected Tokyo, and so he gives him his Katana and bids him farewell.

After this, multiple pieces of Masakado's equipment surface in the water where Devas' Halls are submerged for the Hero to pick up.

Shin Megami Tensei II

Prior to the events of the story, Masakado's body was cut into six pieces as a consequence of trying to mediate the dispute between the Amatsukami and Kunitsukami, with the latter trying to overthrow the former and gain back their superiority. The Kunitsukami were being used by the forces of Law and Chaos however, and so once the Amatsukami were overthrown, they tore Masakado apart and then betrayed the Kunitsukami, with the forces of Law then sealing them away in shrines around Tokyo so that no one could get in the way of constructing their Millenium Kingdom. Realizing their mistake, the Kunitsukami secretly collected pieces of Masakado's body in the hope of one day being freed and redeeming themselves.

When Aleph visits the Underground, he is asked by Hiruko to retrieve the six pieces so that Masakado may be revived. After visiting each shrine and collecting the pieces from the freed Kunitsukami, the pieces are taken to the Cathedral of Shadows and fused together into his body, though Mido notes that something is still missing. Upon returning to Hiruko, he will give Aleph the soul of Masakado, finally resurrecting him. He thanks Aleph and heads towards Sealed Iwato. Upon reaching the cave, Masakado will open the entrance, allowing Aleph passage inside so that he may free the Amatsukami from their imprisonment. He then grants him the Sun Pillar, as well as his Katana. He leaves shortly after to rest in order to recover his strength.

Visionaries

Masakado is featured in one Visionary cutscene in the Game Boy Advance and iOS versions of the game.

In "Netsuke of Ren'ami", Masakado is shown in an unknown spiritual realm, it presumably being his soul after being killed in his failed rebellion in Kyoto. He laments his failure and then seems to predict the destruction and conflicts Tokyo will face in the future, wishing for any warriors that will appear to protect Tokyo to be granted his spiritual power to fulfill his will. He determines that even if a million years pass, this oath must be protected.

End of spoilers.

Trivia

There is leftover unused data for Masakado as a demon in Shin Megami Tensei: Nine. He is of the Fiend race and is level 80.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マサカド Masakado マサカドさまShin Megami Tensei Masakado-sama 将門公Shin Megami Tensei II Masakado Kō	Masakado Lord Masakado Lord Masakado
Simplified Chinese	将门 Jiàngmén	Masakado. Chinese pronunciation of the Japanese 将門.
Traditional Chinese	平將門 Píng Jiàngmén	Taira no Masakado. Chinese pronunciation of the Japanese 平将門.
Korean	마사카도 Masakado	Masakado

Gallery

Sprite of Masakado from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.
Animated sprite of Masakado from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.
Sprite of Masakado from Shin Megami Tensei (Playstation).
Animated sprite of Masakado from Shin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom).
Sprite of Masakado's portrait from Shin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD).
Sprite of Masakado's incomplete form from Shin Megami Tensei II (PlayStation).
Sprite of Masakado's complete form from Shin Megami Tensei II (PlayStation).
Sprite of Masakado's Shadow from Shin Megami Tensei IV.
Model of Masakado from Persona 4 Golden.
Model of Masakado from Persona 3 Reload.
Render from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth.
meeting the Nahobino.
Masakado using Recalcitrant Execution.
Recalcitrant Execution.