Origin
Porewit is known as Fobi in the Japanese version, which is allegedly a Yugoslav fire spirit; however, it was invented by Japanese writer Toshiya Nakaoka in the book Sekai Kaiki Thriller Zenshū 1: Sekai no Majutsu · Yōjutsu and has no basis in actual folklore. Fobi was later included in Shigeru Mizuki's book Mizuki Shigeru no Sekai Genjū Jiten,[1] which, according to the bibliography of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Akuma Zensho, is one of the texts used for gathering information for the demons.
Porewit, the demon's localized name, is a Slavic deity with five faces according to the Gesta Danorum. Porewit is the Polish spelling of the name.
Design