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.

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."

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 50 Agility 90 Luck 110
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Tyrant Chaos Elder 899 215
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances — DrDrain — WkWeak DrDrain — RsResist RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 NuNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity +5 — — -6 — — — — — +3 — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Charge 9 MP Multiplies user's next physical or gun damage by 2.5. 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. 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 Hell Thrust 45 MP Heavy Physical attack to 1 foe. Ignores affinity resistance and pierces through. Toxic Spray 15 MP Chance of inflicting Poison to 1 foe and lowers Defense by 1 rank for 3 turns. Slumber Vortex 35 MP Chance of inflicting Sleep and Mirage to all foes. Charge 10 MP Greatly increases the damage of the next Strength-based attack from self. Enduring Soul — Endures lethal attack and fully heals HP once in battle. 68 Megaton Press 50 MP Heavy Physical attack to all foes. Low accuracy. 69 Poison Master — Greatly increases the effects of Poison. 70
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 3 FES

Name Level Mara 77	Strength 60 Magic 50 Endurance 52 Agility 48 Luck 51
Location Fusion
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Tower ✘ Pierce
Resistances — — DrnDrain RplRepel WkWeak — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Myriad Arrows 19% HP Medium Pierce dmg to all foes (multi-hit). Maralagidyne 32 SP Deals severe Fire damage to all foes. Primal Force 21% HP Deals severe Pierce damage to 1 foe. 79 Power Charge 15 SP Doubles physical damage dealt next turn. 80 Tetrakarn 55 SP Barrier that reflects phys dmg 1x per ally. 82 Absorb Ice — Drains damage from Ice attacks. 84

Persona 3 Portable

Name Level Mara 77	Strength 60 Magic 50 Endurance 52 Agility 48 Luck 51
Location Fusion
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Tower ✘ Pierce
Resistances — — DrnDrain RplRepel WkWeak — — — —
Skill Card Maralagidyne
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Myriad Arrows 19% HP Medium Pierce dmg to all foes (multi-hit). Maralagidyne 32 SP Deals severe Fire damage to all foes. Primal Force 21% HP Deals severe Pierce damage to 1 foe. 79 Power Charge 15 SP Doubles physical damage dealt next turn. 80 Tetrakarn 55 SP Barrier that reflects phys dmg 1x per ally. 82 Absorb Ice — Drains damage from Ice attacks. 84

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 4 Golden

Name Level Mara 62	Strength 44 Magic 35 Endurance 48 Agility 36 Luck 30
Location Fusion
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Tower ✘ Fire
Resistances — DrDrain — — StrStrong WkWeak RplRepel
Skill Card Agidyne
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Agidyne 12 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to 1 foe. Blight 21% HP Deals heavy Phys damage to all foes with a chance of Poison. Power Charge 15 SP Doubles damage of next physical attack. 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 Maragidyne 22 SP Heavy Fire dmg to all foes. Chance of inflicting Burn. One-Shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun dmg to one foe with high chance of Critical. Tetra Break 18 SP Negates Tetrakarn on all foes. Charge 15 SP Next physical attack deals over double the damage. 74 Maeigaon 22 SP Heavy Curse dmg to all foes. 76 Heat Up — Restores 5% max HP and 10 SP each turn during an ambush. 77 Firm Stance — Take the blow, but decreases damage by half. 78

Persona 5 Royal

	This section is in need of research.
	Reason: Shadow's Battle Stats and Exp/Yen earned

The Slime version of Mara will not allow Negotiation during a Hold Up, but the negotiation items may be stolen or drop after defeating a Disaster Shadow version.

Name Level Mara 73	Strength 51 Magic 43 Endurance 43 Agility 45 Luck 44
Arcana Inheritance Electric Chair Fusion Alarm Tower Psy Mapsiodyne Psycho Force
Resistances — NulNull DrDrain — — — RplRepel — StrStrong NulNull
Trait Mighty Gaze Strengthens magic skills targeting all foes by 20%.
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Mapsiodyne 22 SP Heavy Psy dmg to all foes. One-Shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun dmg to one foe with high chance of Critical. Tetra Break 9 SP Negates Tetrakarn on all foes. Charge 15 SP Next physical attack deals over double the damage. 74 Brain Buster 22% HP Heavy Phys dmg to all foes. Low chance of Brainwash. 76 Psy Amp — Strengthens Psy attack damage by 50%. Can stack. 77 Psycho Force 48 SP Severe Psy dmg to one foe. 78

Name Level Throbbing King of Desire 73	Strength ? Magic ? Endurance ? Agility ? Luck ?
Location Qliphoth World; Path of Da'at: 12-15F
Arcana Type HP SP EXP Yen Tower Irritable 1840 546 ? ?
Item Drop
Resistances — NulNull DrDrain — — — RplRepel — StrStrong NulNull
Negotiation Items Common Drop Common Drop Rare Drop Rare Drop Mapsiodyne
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Name Level Torn King of Desire 60	Strength ? Magic ? Endurance ? Agility ? Luck ?
Location Qliphoth World (with standard Mara)
Arcana Type HP SP EXP Yen Tower Irritable 530 315 ? ?
Item Drop
Resistances — — StrStrong WkWeak WkWeak — WkWeak StrStrong — StrStrong
Negotiation Items Common Drop Rare Drop
Disaster Encounter Location Path of Da'at: 13-15F Rare Drop
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Persona 3 Reload

Name Level Mara 75	Strength 60 Magic 50 Endurance 50 Agility 48 Luck 39
Location Special Fusion (Incubus + Pazuzu + Mot + Kumbhanda + Attis)
Arcana STShuffle Time Inheritance Tower ✘ Fire A
Persona Conception Item Level Mara's Head —
Resistances — DrDrain — DrDrain WkWeak — — WkWeak DrDrain
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Maralagidyne 24 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Charm. Myriad Arrows 19% HP Deals weak Pierce damage to all foes (2-5 hits). Spirit Drain 3 SP Drain some SP from 1 foe, restoring the user's SP. Primal Force 21% HP Deals severe Pierce damage to 1 foe. 76 Charge 30 SP Next physical attack will deal more than double the damage. 78 Pierce Amp — Automatically strengthen Pierce skills by 50%. Can stack. 80 Drain Light — Absorb incoming Light damage so that it heals instead of harms. 82

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

Gallery

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Videos

Mara's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V