YHVH
YHVH is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.
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Origin
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YHVH in the Megami Tensei franchise represents the God of the Abrahamic religions. In these religions, YHVH is the supreme creator of the universe and all that is in it, and is considered to be the only god: the existence of all other gods is rejected. Most Christian denominations consider God to be a trinity of one God in three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit), but this doctrine is rejected in Judaism, Islam, and Unitarian Christianity.
The name YHVH[a] (also rendered as YHWH or JHVH), referred to as the Tetragrammaton (Greek for "[name of] four letters"), is used in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament as the personal name of God. The name is derived from the Hebrew verb meaning "to be,"[b] which is referenced in Exodus 3:14 with God telling Moses "I am that I am"[c] and that Moses should tell the Israelites that "I am" has sent him.
Over time, the name YHVH became considered too sacred to say aloud, and so in speaking began to be replaced with Adonai (the Lord); as such, in English versions of the Bible, it is conventionally translated as "the Lord," with the small capitals distinguishing uses of YHVH in the original Hebrew from uses of Adonai. Another traditional way of rendering the name YHVH in English is "Jehovah;" this spelling originates from Jewish scribes putting the vowel marks for Adonai onto the Tetragrammaton in the Masoretic text in order to indicate that it is pronounced Adonai, after which the Tetragrammaton was transcribed into English with those vowels. The scholarly consensus for the original pronunciation of the name is "Yahweh."
Design
YHVH is usually depicted as a floating human head whose color varies depending on game. The head is blue in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II and Kyūyaku Megami Tensei, and the head is yellow in Shin Megami Tensei II and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. His eyes have black sclera and white irises in Megami Tensei II and Kyūyaku Megami Tensei, black sclera and red irises in Shin Megami Tensei II, and white sclera and no irises or pupils in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. He has long, pointed ears in Shin Megami Tensei II. In Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, the head has a pattern of triangles on it.
Gameplay
Compendium
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Game Appearances
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei II
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Audio Drama Appearances
Novel Appearances
Anime Appearances
Manga Appearances
Other Appearances
Trivia
Nomenclature
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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Y・H・V・H Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Kyūyaku Megami Tensei YHVH Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse |
Transliteration of יהוה |
Gallery
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Sprite of the false YHVH from Shin Megami Tensei II
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Sprite of the true YHVH from Shin Megami Tensei II
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Artwork of YHVH from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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Concept artwork of YHVH from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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Artwork of YHVH's demonized from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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Concept art 1 of YHVH's demonized form from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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Concept art 2 of YHVH's demonized form from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
