Black Frost

Black Frost is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Black Frost is an original creation, being an evil version of the series mascot Jack Frost. However his design may be inspired by a real life phenomenon also called black frost, which is the phenomenon that happens when it is so cold that plant's tissues begin to freeze and die, but not humid enough to produce normal frost. Its name is black frost due to the way that the plants blacken as they freeze and die, it is often also referred to as "killing frost". This is in contrast to the harmless fern like frost patterns Jack Frost is said to leave on windows.

Design

Black Frost's is designed to be a dark counterpart to Jack Frost's design. In Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Black Frost appears as a black chubby snowman like creature, with arms and legs. His face is made up of two red eyes angled to make him look angry, he is without a nose, and has a mouth with a gradient from black to red, that also has two small white teeth sticking out of the top. He also has four sharp, claw like fingers per hand, and a small tail the same colour as his body. He wears a purple cap with long, bent horns sticking outwards from the back half of the top. His cap also has a small yellow demon like symbol on the front, and extends down to cover roughly where ears would normally go. He also wears a purple spiky collar reminiscent to what a jester would wear, and form fitting purple boots with a yellow trim on top.

For Persona 3, he was lightly redesigned, the demon shape on his cap was given a large smile and eyes, his boots were made more loose fitting, with rounded off ends, and his collars size was increased. However most of these changes, besides the larger collar, were reverted in his Persona 5: The Phantom X design.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Black Frost.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	A Jack Frost that wished for evil powers. He wandered the Vortex World gaining power, until he finally achieved his goal. He may look cute, but he is in fact quite dangerous.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A Jack Frost that grew powerful and evil. These are the evolved form of the peaceable winter fairy. They turn from a small prankster into a massively powerful entity.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A Jack Frost that grew powerful and evil. These are the evolved form of the peaceable winter fairy. They turn from a small prankster into a massively powerful entity.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A Jack Frost that grew powerful and evil. These are the evolved form of the peaceable winter fairy. They turn from a small prankster into a massively powerful entity.
Shin Megami Tensei V	A Jack Frost that grew powerful and evil. These are the evolved form of the fairly peaceful winter fairy and mark the transformation from small prankster into massively powerful entity.
Liberation Dx2	A Jack Frost that has grown immensely powerful and wickedly evil. Jack Frosts are peaceable winter fairy pranksters, but when they go too far, honing their evil skills and immersing themselves in the dark arts, they become this heinous creature.
Soul Hackers (3DS)	A Jack Frost that grew powerful and evil through endless training as a demon. It was once a peaceable prankster of a winter fairy, but it has become massively powerful, strong enough to earn the title of overlord.
Soul Hackers 2	A Jack Frost that grew powerful and evil. These are the evolved form of the fairly peaceful winter fairy and mark the transformation from small prankster into massively powerful entity.
Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon	A Jack Frost that grew powerful and evil. These are the evolved form of the peaceable winter fairy. They turn from a small prankster into a massively powerful entity.
Persona 3	A Jack Frost that wished for evil powers. This powerful demon is born when a cute Jack Frost remembers its nature as a demon.
Persona 3 Reload	A Jack Frost that wished for evil powers. This powerful demon is born when a cute Jack Frost remembers its nature as a demon.
Persona 4	A Jack Frost that wished for evil powers. This powerful demon is born when a cute Jack Frost remembers its nature as a demon.
Persona 5	A Jack Frost that yearned for evil. This powerful demon is born when a cute Jack Frost remembers its nature as a demon.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	A Jack Frost that prayed for evil talents. This powerful demon is born when a cute Jack Frost remembers its nature as a demon.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	A Jack Frost that prayed for evil talents. This powerful demon is born when a cute Jack Frost remembers its nature as a demon.
Persona 5 Strikers	A Jack Frost that yearned for evil. This powerful demon is born when a cute Jack Frost remembers its nature as a demon.
Devil Survivor 2	A Jack Frost that grew powerful and evil through endless training as a demon. It was once a peaceable prankster of a winter fairy, but it has become massively powerful, strong enough to earn the title of overlord.

Other Appearances

SBK: Snowboard Kids

Black Frost, along with Jack Frost, appears as a secret unlockable character in the Japanese and North American versions of SBK: Snowboard Kids, a game which was published by Atlus in those regions. To unlock him, you have to beat him in a Grade A Exhibition race of the World Tour Challenge mode, and then purchase him from the in-game shop for 200,000 points.

Nomenclature

In Japanese, Black Frost's name is Jaaku Frost, a pun on the word Evil ("Jaaku"), and the way "Jack" is said in Japanese as "Jakku".

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ジャアクフロスト jaakufurosuto じゃあくフロストShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon Soul Hackers 2 Devil Survivor 2 jaaku furosuto	Evil Frost
Simplified Chinese	邪恶霜精 xié'è shuāng jīng	Evil Spirit of Frost
Traditional Chinese	邪惡霜精 xié'è shuāng jīng	Evil Spirit of Frost
Korean	사악한 프로스트 saakan peuroseuteu	Evil Frost
Russian	Черный Фрост Chernyy Frost	Black Frost
Spanish	Frost oscuro	Dark Frost