Mara

Mara
Origin	Buddhism
Race(s)	TyrantShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei V
Alignment(s)	Dark-ChaosShin Megami Tensei V
Arcana(s)	TowerPersona 3 Persona 3 FES
Order(s)	Pagan

Mara is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Māra is a malignant figure in Buddhist lore. It is the embodiment of the forces that oppose enlightenment: greed, hatred, earthly desires, and the cycle of rebirth.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level Mara 94	Strength 125 Dexterity 110 Magic 86 Agility 100 Luck 81
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Tyrant {{{align}}} — 983 196
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances — DrnDrain — WkWeak DrnDrain — NulNull NulNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Charge 9 MP Increases damage output of user's next physical attack(s) by 150%. Stacks with Dark Energy. Hades Blast 32 MP Heavy Phys damage to all enemies. Taunt 20 MP ??? Repel Phys — Makes user reflect Phys attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 95 Doping 45 MP Increases all allies' max HP by 30%. 96 Null Nerve — Makes user immune to Poison, Bind, and Sick. Overrides lesser Resistances. 97

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

	Name Level Mara 92	Strength 155 Dexterity 70 Magic 55 Agility 90 Luck 110
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Tyrant {{{align}}} — 899 215
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances — DrnDrain — WkWeak DrnDrain — StrStrong StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 NulNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity +5 — — -6 — — — — — +3 — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Hell Thrust 28 MP 2 to 4 hits of heavy physical damage to multiple foes. Smirk: +Rakunda Dance of Mara 20 MP 70% charm to all foes. Charge 9 MP Multiplies user's next physical or gun damage by 2.5. Doping 100 MP Increases max HP of all allies by 30%. 93 Null Nerve — Immunity against poison, bind, sick, and daze. 94 Repel Phys — Reflects physical damage. 95

Shin Megami Tensei V

	Name Level Mara 67	Strength 57 Vitality 61 Magic 31 Agility 25 Luck 53
Race HP MP C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Gift Type Tyrant 449 249 — —
Resistances — — WkWeak DrnDrain — StrStrong StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances — — — NulNull — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Potential +5 — -6 — — — — — +3 — —
Basic Attack 1 attack with the Phys element to 1 enemy
Skills Skill Cost Description Level
Magatsuhi Skills Skill Description Omagatoki: Critical All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn. Omagatoki: ChargeRequires Tyrant Talisman All skills of all allies will cost twice the MP but deal double the damage for 1 turn.

Persona 4

Name Level Mara 62	Strength 44 Magic 35 Endurance 48 Agility 36 Luck 30
Location —
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Tower — Fire
Resistances — DrnDrain — — StrStrong WkWeak RplRepel
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Agidyne 12 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to 1 foe. Blight 16% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes with a chance of Poison. Power Charge 29 SP Doubles Physical damage dealt next turn. 63 Makarakarn 36 SP Barrier that reflects magic dmg once. 64 Absorb Physical — Absorbs damage from Phys attacks. 66 Fire Amp — Strengthens Fire attacks by 50%. 67

Persona 5

Name Level Mara 73	Strength 47 Magic 46 Endurance 49 Agility 45 Luck 39
Arcana Inheritance Electric Chair Tower Fire
Resistances — NulNull DrnDrain WkWeak — — — — StrStrong RplRepel
Skills Skill Cost Description Level

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.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マーラ	Māra

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