Yaso Magatsuhi (Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner)
Yaso Magatsuhi is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.
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Origin
Yaso Magatsuhi is a Zoma (artificial demon) named after a figure in Shintoism from the Kojiki. After Izanagi returns from Yomi, 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
Gameplay
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
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Game Appearances
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Trivia
- The book Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summmoner no Subete incorrectly derives Yaso Magatsuhi's name from the Chinese name of Jesus, which is pronounced Yaso in Japanese.[3]
Nomenclature
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ヤソマガツヒ | Yasomagatsuhi. Katakana rendering of 八十禍津日 ("eighty/many calamities"). |
- ↑ 八十禍津日神. Retrieved 2023. The Kojiki Center at Kokugakuin University. Database.
- ↑ 大禍津日神. Retrieved 2023. The Kojiki Center at Kokugakuin University. Database.
- ↑ "耶蘇禍霊。耶蘇は「Jesus」の中国音訳語を、日本の字音で読んだもの。" Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner no Subete (1996), Daisuke Narisawa. p. 23. ISBN-13: 978-4-89366-488-4.