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Magatsu-Izanagi is a Persona in the Persona series.

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Origin

Unlike many gods and figures used as main character Personas in Persona 4, Magatsu-Izanagi is not a name or figure found in any of Japan's founding texts such as the Kojiki or the Nihonshiki. Regardless, the origins of its name can be traced back to those stories. The word magatsu[a] comes from Izanagi's journey to Yomi. After Izanagi returns, he bathes to rid himself of the impurities accumulated in Yomi. The impurities from his body turn into two gods, Yasomagatsuhi-no-kami and Ōmagatsuhi-no-kami. The two are associated with misfortune, calamity, disaster, and ruin.[1][2]

Design

Magatsu-Izanagi looks exactly like Izanagi, but is now coated in a blood-red substance from head to toe. Designer Shigenori Soejima created Magatsu-Izanagi to be a dark version of the protagonist's Izanagi because he never gets to fight his own Persona as a Shadow, and also because it is used by the protagonist's foil.[3][4]

In Persona 5, Joker's Picaro version of Magatsu-Izanagi has a coat with a black and white stars, similar to the UI elements found in-game.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Magatsu-Izanagi.

Magatsu-Izanagi first appeared in Persona 4. It became a fusible Persona in Persona 4 Golden and has re-appeared in multiple Persona series games since then.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Persona 3 Reload A Persona of another story. He is Izanagi's rival and looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
Persona 4 Golden Izanagi's rival who looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
Persona 5 A Persona of another story. He's Izanagi's rival and looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
Persona 5 Royal A Persona of another story. He is Izanagi's rival and looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
Persona Q:
Shadow of the Labyrinth 		Izanagi's rival who looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity". Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
Persona Q2:
New Cinema Labyrinth 		Izanagi's rival who looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
Persona 5 Tactica A Persona of another story. He is Izanagi's rival and looks just like him. Magatsu means "calamity." Unlike Izanagi, who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.

Compendium Entries
Persona 5 A Persona turned picaro after becoming the Trickster's mask. He's Izanagi's rival. Magatsu means "calamity," so, unlike Izanagi who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
Persona 5 Royal A Persona turned picaro after becoming the Trickster's mask. He is Izanagi's rival. Magatsu means "calamity," so, unlike Izanagi who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
Persona Q2:
New Cinema Labyrinth 		A Persona turned picaro after becoming the Trickster's mask. He is Izanagi's rival. Magatsu means "calamity," so, unlike Izanagi who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.
Persona 5 Tactica A Persona turned picaro after becoming the Trickster's mask. He is Izanagi's rival. Magatsu means "calamity," so, unlike Izanagi who founded the land and brought order, he leads all back into chaos.

Game Appearances

Persona 4

During the December dungeon, Tohru Adachi uses Magatsu-Izanagi as his Persona during his boss fight. When going through the corridors of Yomotsu Hirasaka, Izanami indirectly refers to Adachi as the one who gave himself up to something other than the truth, and in doing so, magatsu twisted his awakened power, hence the name of his Persona.[b]

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

As Sho explains in Episode Adachi, he recruited Adachi because he planned to turn Magatsu-Izanagi into a Shadow and combine it with the other mass of Shadows to control the entity he was summoning. In Episode P4 and Episode Adachi, Yu and Adachi use Izanagi and Magatsu-Izanagi to finish off Hi-no-Kagutsuchi.

Anime Appearances

Persona 4 The Animation

Adachi summons Magatsu-Izanagi at the end of episode 24 and uses it to fight the Investigation Team during episode 25. Magatsu-Izanagi also appears on the standard edition DVD cover for volume 9.

Persona 4 The Animation: The Factor of Hope

The Factor of Hope recaps the Investigation Team's fight versus Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi from episode 25.

Persona 4 The Golden Animation

During episode 7, Izanagi and Magatsu-Izanagi's weapons clash, allowing Yu to see Adachi's memories. Later, when Yu returns to the TV World, he and Adachi fight again. However, they quit using their Personas and instead brawl in a replica of the Dojima family's living room. Yu wins, and Adachi's body gets taken over by Ameno-sagiri. Adachi passes Yu his tarot card to summon Magatsu-Izanagi, which Yu uses to finish off Ameno-sagiri.

Manga Appearances

Persona 4

The manga adaptation began serialization in 2009 and took until 2019 to finish. Adachi's appearances in the later volumes incorporate elements from his Social Link in Persona 4 Golden and Persona 4 The Golden Animation. Similar to Persona 4 The Golden Animation, after Ameno-sagiri takes over his body, Adachi gives Soji his tarot card to summon Magatsu-Izanagi. Using both his Izanagi and Adachi's Magatsu-Izanagi, Soji finishes off Ameno-sagiri.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

In volume 3, Minazuki explains that he recruited Adachi because he wants Magatsu-Izanagi to control the being behind General Teddie. It is aware of how a part of Izanami once possessed Adachi, which makes Adachi's Persona a threat. In volume 4, Adachi passes out but wakes up in time to protect Yu from Hi-no-Kagutsuchi. He remarks that Minazuki was correct about his Persona being one of Hi-no-Kagutsuchi's weaknesses. Together, Yu and Adachi use Izanagi and Magatsu-Izanagi to finish off Hi-no-Kagutsuchi.

Stage Play Appearances

Visualive Persona 4: The Evolution

After the Investigation Team reveals Adachi as the culprit at Junes, everyone automatically enters the TV World. Adachi summons Magatsu-Izanagi and remarks remarks on how his and Hayato's Personas look alike, and wonders if that means they are alike as people.

Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold

Yu is the only person left standing after the rest of the Investigation Team and the Shadow Operatives get defeated by Hi-no-Kagutsuchi. Adachi reappears from the stairs of the audience seating and returns to the stage. Together, they use Izanagi and Magatsu-Izanagi to weaken Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, giving the others enough time to recover so they can all defeat Hi-no-Kagutsuchi together.

Other Appearances

CR Persona 4 The Pachinko

Adachi appears in the officially licensed Persona 4 Pachinko game. During Adachi's boss battle, there are voiced animated cutscenes unique to the Pachinko game of Adachi using his gun and Magatsu-Izanagi to fight the player.[7]

Persona 4 the Golden Animation Tohru Adachi Comic Anthology

Adachi is the primary subject of the Tohru Adachi Comic Anthology based on Persona 4 Golden The Animation. The manga is a published collection of illustrations and comics drawn by different fan artists. They are humorous in depicting Adachi, his life around Inaba, and his interactions with his Persona. In one chapter, he has Magatsu-Izanagi use Vorpal Blade to slice up a cabbage.[8]

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Adachi is a playable character added from Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. In combat, he uses Magatsu-Izanagi as his Persona.

Puzzle & Dragons

Adachi is a unit in the mobile game Puzzle & Dragons. Upon using his active skill, his card transforms into him and Magatsu-Izanagi for the rest of the dungeon. Their leader skill is named after Magatsu-Izanagi's epithet upon maxing Adachi's Social Link and their active skill is named after one of Magatsu-Izanagi's skills.

#6380: Tohru Adachi & Magatsu-Izanagi
Type Japanese English
Leader Skill 虚無へと誘うもの Tempter of the Void
Active Skill 木っ端微塵斬り Atom Smasher

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese マガツイザナギ Magatsu-Izanagi Magatsu-Izanagi
マガツイザナギ・賊神(ピカロ)Persona 5 and spinoffs Magatsu-Izanagi Pikaro Magatsu-Izanagi Thief God(Picaro)
Simplified Chinese 祸津伊邪那岐 Huòjīn Yīxiénǎqí Magatsu-Izanagi. From the Japanese: 禍津, Hepburn Magatsu and Japanese: 伊邪那岐, Hepburn Izanagi.
Traditional Chinese 禍津伊邪那岐 Huòjīn Yīxiénǎqí Magatsu-Izanagi. From the Japanese: 禍津, Hepburn Magatsu and Japanese: 伊邪那岐, Hepburn Izanagi.
Korean 마가츠 이자나기 Magacheu Ijanagi Magatsu-Izanagi

Trivia

  • Magatsu-Izanagi's name was unknown in the original release of Persona 4 since its name is not spoken nor did it have a compendium entry. Datamining reveals that it has a Persona compendium entry[9] with its name as well as an unused voice line where Adachi calls it by name.[10] The first officially published usage of its name were in the English Visual Data which came with American pre-orders[11] and the Japanese Persona 4 Official Design Works.[12]
  • Magatsu-Izanagi was born from the emptiness in Adachi's heart and is used for the sake of his twisted desires.[13][14]
  • Due to what happens before his boss battle, it is unclear if Magatsu-Izanagi is truly a Persona or a Runaway Shadow.[15]
  • Adachi awakening an Izanagi-type Persona, like the protagonist, might be related to him gaining powers from Izanami.[16]
  • The void in Magatsu-Izanagi's epithet, Tempter of the Void,[17] refers to Adachi being the aspect of emptiness in Izanami's machinations.

Gallery

Game Appearances

Anime Appearances

Other Appearances

  • BBTAG Artwork of Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi

    BBTAG Artwork of Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi

  • 7★ Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi Unit from Puzzle & Dragons

    7★ Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi Unit from Puzzle & Dragons

  • Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi's 6★ unit in Kotodaman

    Adachi and Magatsu-Izanagi's 6★ unit in Kotodaman

Notes

  1. ↑ From the Japanese 禍 (maga, "wickedness, calamity") + つ (tsu, obsolete genitive particle).
  2. ↑ This is most evident in the Japanese version.[5] In English, Izanami's use of magatsu is localized as evil[6] which is also inconsistent with the localization of the compendium entry for Magatsu-Izanagi and how it says magatsu means calamity.

References

  1. ↑ 八十禍津日神. Retrieved 2023. The Kojiki Center at Kokugakuin University. Database.
  2. ↑ 大禍津日神. Retrieved 2023. The Kojiki Center at Kokugakuin University. Database.
  3. ↑ "From Soejima: 主人公は他人の影=ペルソナと戦ってはいるものの、自分のペルソナと戦うことがなかったので、このキャラクターを考えました。主人公とは対極に位置する人間が使う、同形のペルソナということで、ならばダークだろうと。名前にマガツと付いていることから、おどろおどろしくするために表面に紋様を入れています。" "Shadow", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus. Published by Famitsu (2008). Japanese. p. 166. ISBN-13: 978-4757745087.
  4. ↑ "From Soejima: I came up with this design because the Protagonist has many opportunities to fight a Persona (in Shadow form) belonging to someone else, but never the chance to fight his own. With regard to roles, the person behind this Persona represents the polar opposite of the Protagonist, so I thought it would be appropriate to design a "dark" version of the Protagonist's Persona. The addition of the word "Magatsu" to the name and the creepy pattern running all over the surface of the body make it obvious that this Persona is a being of darkness." "Shadow", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus. Published by Udon Entertainment (2015). English. p. 166. ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-45-7.
  5. ↑ "Izanami: 一人は、 真実以外のものに己をゆだね、 目覚めた力を禍津へと堕とした。" Persona 4 (PlayStation 2). Developed by Atlus. Published by Atlus. Japanese.
  6. ↑ "Izanami: One chose to avert his eyes from the truth, and allowed evil to taint his awakened power..." Persona 4 (PlayStation 2). Developed by Atlus. Published by Atlus. English.
  7. ↑ "Footage from Persona 4 The Pachinko" Captured by Zero Channel 21, Original Video. Published 2021. Retrieved 2023. YouTube. Video.
  8. ↑ "Dinner Time", Persona 4 Golden The Animation Tohru Adachi Comic Anthology, Ryuji Tsukiyama. Published by DNA Media Comics (2014). Japanese. p. 90. ISBN-13: 978-4758008341.
  9. ↑ Unused Personas. Retrieved September 11, 2024. The Cutting Room Floor.
  10. ↑ Unused Voice Clips. Retrieved September 11, 2024. The Cutting Room Floor.
  11. ↑ Shin Megami Tensei Persona 4 Visual Data, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department. Published by Famitsu (2008). Japanese. p. 84.
  12. ↑ "Chapter 3: Shadows", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department. Published by Famitsu (2008). Japanese. p. 166. ISBN-13: 978-4757745087.
  13. ↑ "連続殺人事件の核心となる人物が用いるペルソナ。その人物の心に渦巻く虚無から生まれたマガツイザナギは、黒く禍々しい姿となり、己の悦楽を叶え、気に入らない者を始末するなど、邪な欲望のために使われている。" "Shadow", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department. Published by Famitsu (2008). Japanese. p. 166. ISBN-13: 978-4757745087.
  14. ↑ "Magatsu Izanagi is the Persona used by the person at the core of the serial murders. Born of the swirling void within this person's soul, Magatsu Izanagi has a dark and ominous appearance. This Persona is used to fulfill evil desires, such as the pursuit of gratuitous pleasures or the elimination of individuals who offend the person controlling Magatsu Izanagi." "Shadow", Persona 4 Official Design Works, Atlus, Famitsu Editorial Department. Published by Udon Entertainment (2015). English. p. 166. Translation by M. Kirie Hayashi. ISBN-13: 978-1-926778-45-7.
  15. ↑ "しかし、戦闘直前の状況から考えるに、それはペルソナではなく、生田目と同じシャドウの暴走という可能性のほうが高い。" Translation: "However, when taking into account the situation before the battle, there's a high possibility that this is not a Persona but rather a Runaway Shadow like with Namatame." "Special Investigation Files", Persona 4 The Golden Premium Fun Book, Compiled by the Persona Magazine Editorial Department. Published by ASCII Media Works (2012). Japanese. p. 230. Translation by User:Cabbage. ISBN-13: 978-4048868150.
  16. ↑ "同じイザナミから能力を与えられたためか、テレビの中の戦いでは主人公の初期ペルソナと同じイザナギ型のペルソナを覚醒させている。" Translation: "While fighting Adachi inside of the TV, he awakens an Izanagi-type Persona, same as the protagonist's starting Persona. Perhaps it's because he too received special powers from Izanami." "Special Investigation Files", Persona 4 The Golden Premium Fun Book, Compiled by the Persona Magazine Editorial Department. Published by ASCII Media Works (2012). Japanese. p. 230. Translation by User:Cabbage. ISBN-13: 978-4048868150.
  17. ↑ "You can now fuse Magatsu-Izanagi, the Tempter of the Void!" Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita). Developed by Atlus. Published by Atlus. English.
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