Mara

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Mara is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Māra (Sanskrit: मारdeath; killing; obstacle, romanized māra, Japanese: 魔羅, Hepburn mara) is a malignant figure in Buddhist lore. He is the embodiment of the forces that oppose enlightenment: greed, hatred, earthly desires, and the cycle of rebirth.

Design

Mara is a giant green phallus with tentacles that, in most games, sits in a yellow chariot. The phallic design is based on how Mara's name is used in Japanese as a word for "penis."[1]

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Mara.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV:
Apocalypse 		A Hindu demon that represents fear of death.
She tempted the Buddha during his meditations. She gave birth to the Mares and Mora, powerful demons of darkness.
Shin Megami Tensei V A Buddhist demon that represents the fear of death.

Also known as "The Evil One," he sent his daughters to tempt Buddha during his meditations.

Raidou Kuzunoha vs.
King Abaddon 		A Hindu demon that represents fear of death. He tempted the Buddha during his meditations.

Originally, Mara was a fearsome goddess who drained her victims of their essence during the night.

Persona 3 Reload A Buddhist demon that represents the fear of death. Also known as "The Evil One," he sent his daughters to tempt Buddha during his meditations.
Persona 4 An Eastern demon lord who tempted Buddha during his training. He is a master of fear, and his immense power reaches to every part of the globe. His distant offspring includes Mare and Mora.
Persona 5 A Buddhist demon that represents the fear of death. Also known as "The Evil One," he sent his daughters to tempt Buddha during his meditations.
Persona Q:
Shadow of the Labyrinth 		An Eastern demon lord who tempted Buddha during his training. He is the master of fear, and his immense power reaches to every part of the globe. His distant offspring includes Mare and Mora.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei II

Mara is the master of Chokmah Tower. At the end of the tower he will test Aleph, offering him 999,999 Macca, then offering him ten free levels, then finally offering to give him the world. Should Aleph accept any of these offers, he will be inflicted with paralysis, and then be attacked. If Aleph refuses all three, Mara will call him wise for not giving in to desire, then attack him regardless. If Aleph is on the Chaos path, and has 15 or more points in his intelligence stat, Mara will let him through without a fight.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Trivia

  • Not counting the Treasure Demons, Mara is one of only two Personas in Persona 5 not to appear in Persona 5 Tactica. The other is Legion.
  • In Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Mara's compendium entry refers to him as female. This is a localization error, however. This error originates from the Mara's Desire Ex Mission in Strange Journey, as Grendel mistakenly calls Mara a goddess, and though Mara admits to formerly being a goddess, the localization team likely misunderstood this as him currently being a goddess and put this in the compendium entry, which was carried over to the subsequent games.[2]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese マーラ Māra Mara
そびえる煩悩大王Persona 5 Royal ("Throbbing" Shadow) Sobieru Bonnō Daiō Towering King of Kleshas
ちぎれた煩悩大王Persona 5 Royal ("Torn" Shadow) Chigireta Bonnō Daiō Torn King of Kleshas
Simplified Chinese 魔罗 Móluó Mara
挺立的烦恼大王Persona 5 Royal ("Throbbing" Shadow) Tǐnglì de Fánnǎo Dàwáng King of Kleshas Standing Erect
断裂的烦恼大王Persona 5 Royal ("Torn" Shadow) Duànliè de Fánnǎo Dàwáng Ruptured King of Kleshas
Traditional Chinese 魔羅 Móluó Mara
挺立的煩惱大王Persona 5 Royal ("Throbbing" Shadow) Tǐnglì de Fánnǎo Dàwáng King of Kleshas Standing Erect
斷裂的煩惱大王Persona 5 Royal ("Torn" Shadow) Duànliè de Fánnǎo Dàwáng Ruptured King of Kleshas
French Mara Mara
Roi du Désir lancinantPersona 5 Royal ("Throbbing" Shadow) Painful King of Desire
Roi du Désir déchiréPersona 5 Royal ("Torn" Shadow) Torn King of Desire
German Mara Mara
Pulsierender LustkönigPersona 5 Royal ("Throbbing" Shadow) Throbbing King of Desire
Schwabbeliger LustkönigPersona 5 Royal ("Torn" Shadow) Flabby King of Desire
Italian Mara Mara
Svettante re dei desideriPersona 5 Royal ("Throbbing" Shadow) Towering King of Desires
Straziato re dei desideriPersona 5 Royal ("Torn" Shadow) Tormented King of Desires
Korean 마라 Mara Mara
우뚝 솟은 번뇌煩惱의 대왕大王Persona 5 Royal ("Throbbing" Shadow) Uttuk Soseun Beonnoe-ui Daewang Towering King of Kleshas
갈갈이 찢긴 번뇌煩惱의 대왕大王Persona 5 Royal ("Torn" Shadow) Galgari Jjitgin Beonnoe-ui Daewang Torn King of Kleshas
Polish Mara Mara
Brazilian Portuguese Mara Mara
Russian Мара Mara Mara
Spanish Mara Mara
Rey palpitante del deseoPersona 5 Royal ("Throbbing" Shadow) Throbbing King of Desire
Rey indeciso del deseoPersona 5 Royal ("Torn" Shadow) Indecisive King of Desire
Turkish Mara Mara

Gallery

Videos

Mara's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V
Mara's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

References

  1. ↑ "玉茎 房内經云 玉茎 男陰名也 [...] 一云 麻良 [...]" Translation: "Penis: The Classic of the Bedchamber calls it 'jade stalk', it is a name for the male sex organ [...] One name [is] mara" Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 2, Minamoto no Shitagō. p. 45.
  2. ↑ "SJ’s English version states, “a Hindu demon that represents fear of death. She tempted the Buddha during his meditations. She gave birth to the Mares and Mora, powerful demons of darkness.” In Japanese, Mara’s in-game profiles have been more or less the same since his first modern appearance in Persona 3 FES and none of them identify him as female. It’s likely that the then-Atlus USA misread the intentions of the quest and its dialogue and changed the pronouns in the profile." eirikrjs, [1]. Retrieved November 2, 2024. .
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