Masakado

Masakado
Other Name(s)	Taira no Masakado
Origin	Japanese history
Race(s)	FuryShin Megami Tensei IV
Alignment(s)	ChaosShin Megami Tensei IV

Masakado is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level Masakado 73	Strength 79 Dexterity 79 Magic 79 Agility 79 Luck 79
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Fury {{{align}}} — 581 261
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances — — StrStrong StrStrong StrStrong StrStrong NulNull NulNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Enduring Soul — Auto-revives user from Dead with full HP once per battle. Overrides Endure. Myriad Arrows 30 MP 2-4 hits of Heavy Gun damage to random enemies. Judgement 45 MP ??? 75 Occult Flash 30 MP Medium Phys damage with 50% chance of instant K.O. (unknown element) to all enemies. 77

	Name Level Masakado's Shadow 83	Strength 89 Dexterity 89 Magic 89 Agility 89 Luck 89
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Fury {{{align}}} — 651 292
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances DrnDrain DrnDrain — — — — NulNull NulNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Curse Thy Enemy 80 MP Heavy Almighty damage to all enemies. Triggers weaknesses. Pierce Gun — Adds Pierce to user's Gun attacks. Drain Fire — Makes user absorb Fire attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. Drain Ice — Makes user absorb Ice attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 84 Drain Elec — Makes user absorb Elec attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 85 Drain Force — Makes user absorb Force attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 86 Guardian's Eye 255 MP Grants user's team 3 half-turn icons. 99

Persona 3

Name Level Masakado 73	Strength 56 Magic 46 Endurance 52 Agility 49 Luck 45
Location Fusion
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Tower ✘ Dark
Resistances NulNull — — — — — — — RplRepel
Heart Item Masakado's Hair
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Tempest Slash 18% HP Heavy Slash dmg to 1 foe (multi-hit). Marakunda 12 SP Decreases all foes' Defense. Power Charge 15 SP Doubles physical damage dealt next turn. Magarudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. 75 Myriad Arrows 40% HP Medium Pierce dmg to all foes (multi-hit). 76 Arms Master — Halves HP cost for physical skills. 79

Persona 3 FES

Name Level Masakado 73	Strength 56 Magic 46 Endurance 52 Agility 49 Luck 45
Location Fusion
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Tower ✘ Slash
Resistances NulNull — — — — — — — RplRepel
Heart Item Masakado's Hair
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Tempest Slash 13% HP Heavy Slash dmg to 1 foe (multi-hit). Marakunda 12 SP Decreases all foes' Defense. Power Charge 15 SP Doubles physical damage dealt next turn. Magarudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. 75 Myriad Arrows 19% HP Medium Pierce dmg to all foes (multi-hit). 76 Arms Master — Halves HP cost for physical skills. 79

Persona 3 Portable

Name Level Masakado 73	Strength 56 Magic 46 Endurance 52 Agility 49 Luck 45
Location Fusion
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Tower ✘ Slash
Resistances NulNull — — — — — — — RplRepel
Heart Item Masakado's Hair
Skill Card Tempest Slash
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Tempest Slash 13% HP Heavy Slash dmg to 1 foe (multi-hit). Marakunda 16 SP Decreases all foes' Defense. Power Charge 15 SP Doubles physical damage dealt next turn. Magarudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. 75 Myriad Arrows 19% HP Medium Pierce dmg to all foes (multi-hit). 76 Arms Master — Halves HP cost for physical skills. 79

Persona 4

Name Level Masakado 69	Strength 51 Magic 32 Endurance 45 Agility 46 Luck 40
Location —
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Tower — Light
Resistances NulNull NulNull — WkWeak — — WkWeak
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mahamaon 34 SP Light: medium chance of instant kill, all foes. Tempest Slash 15% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to 1 foe 1x to 2x. Myriad Arrows 18% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes 1x to 3x. 71 Hama Boost — Increases success rate of Light magic. 73 Arms Master — Halves HP cost for physical skills. 74 Enduring Soul — Restores all HP upon death 1x per battle. 76

Persona 4 Golden

Name Level Masakado 69	Strength 51 Magic 32 Endurance 45 Agility 46 Luck 40
Location Fusion
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Tower ✘ Light
Resistances NulNull NulNull — WkWeak — — WkWeak
Skill Card Tempest Slash
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mahamaon 34 SP Light: medium chance of instant kill, all foes. Tempest Slash 18% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to 1 foe 1x to 2x. Myriad Arrows 22% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes 1x to 3x. 71 Hama Boost — Increases success rate of Light magic. 73 Arms Master — Halves HP cost for physical skills. 74 Enduring Soul — Restores all HP upon Unconscious 1x per battle. 76

Persona 3 Reload

Name Level Masakado 79	Strength 67 Magic 46 Endurance 55 Agility 43 Luck 48
Location Special Fusion (Zouchouten + Jikokuten + Koumokuten + Bishamonten)
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Tower ✘ Almighty
Persona Conception Item Level Emperor's Sake Cup —
Resistances RsResist RsResist RsResist — — WkWeak — RpRepel RsResist
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Tempest Slash 14% HP Deals weak Slash damage to 1 foe (1-4 hits). Myriad Arrows 19% HP Deals weak Pierce damage to all foes (2-5 hits). Magarudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. Debilitate 36 SP Decreases 1 foe's Attack, Defense, and Accuracy/Evasion for 3 turns. 81 Crit Rate Amp — Greatly increases critical rate. 83 Arms Master — Reduces the HP cost of physical skills by half. 84 Unshaken Will — Protects completely from Confuse/Fear/Charm/Distress/Rage. 86

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Masakado A general who declared himself the new emperor of Japan, but fell to Hidesato Fujiwara and Sadamori Taira. He was enshrined to quell his spirit, and later became know as the protector god of Kanto. According to the Otogizoshi, he was over 210 cm tall, had a body made of metal, and had two pupils in his left eye. However, he had a weakness: his temple was still made of flesh. Masakado's Shadow The body double of Taira no Masakado, which appears in the Otogizoshi. It is said there were seven doubles, or perhaps seven total with the real one included. This number comes from Myoken worship. In the Otogizoshi, the doubles were created from straw dolls, but there are legends which say the doubles were vassals who sacrificed themselves for their lord.
Soul Hackers (3DS)	A general who declared himself the new emperor of Japan, but fell to Hidesato Fujiwara and Sadamori Taira. He was enshrined to quell his spirit, and later became know as the protector god of Kanto. According to the Otogizoshi, he stood over 6'10", had a head, arms and legs of gold, and had two pupils in his left eye. His body was made of iron, but his temple was his only weak spot.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マサカド	Masakado

Gallery

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  Sprite of Masakado from Shin Megami Tensei

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  Animated sprite of Masakado from Shin Megami Tensei

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