Alciel

Alciel
アルシエル
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Other Name(s)	AcielShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster
Origin	Judaism
Race(s)	TyrantShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax VileShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Alciel is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Arsiel is a figure in the Jewish mystical work Midrash ha-Neʿelam, mentioned in commentary on Genesis 14:21. He is the Prince of Gehinnom/Gehenna (Hell) and plays the role of the Satan by God's command. The Sodomite king who says "Give me the souls" in the Genesis passage is interpreted in the Midrash ha-Neʿelam as Arsiel.

Alciel's official compendium entries are influenced by dubious information found in Barbara Walker's The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, which claims that the Jewish figure Arsiel is derived from a Chaldean underworld god named Aciel and also known as the Black Sun, and says that he is not necessarily evil as darkness was considered a necessary facet of the cycle of life and regeneration in "oriental religions". This is also reflected in the spelling as Aciel in the localization of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne and his skill Sol Niger (Latin for "black sun"). Note that the mention of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in his Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne compendium entry is introduced by the localization and is not present in the original Japanese.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Name Level HP MP Aciel 77 624 306	Strength 29 Magic 25 Vitality 27 Agility 14 Luck 16
Race Alignment C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Tyrant Dark —
Resistances Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Almighty — StrStrong StrStrong StrStrong StrStrong — ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 Expel Death Curse Nerve Mind Explode NulNull RplRepel — — — — ×0 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Inheritance Preference Mouth Wing Eye Lunge Bite Claw Weapons Girl Talk — ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ —
Evolves from Abaddon Level 74
Skills SkillHD Remaster / PlayStation 2 Attribute Cost Description Level Attack All Passive — Normal attacks will hit all enemies. Innate Mabufudyne Ice 25 MP High Ice damage to all foes. Innate Life Surge Passive — Raises MAX HP by 30% 78 Tetrakarn Support 45 MP Repels Physical attacks once next turn. Affects entire party. 79 Hell Fang Physical 15% HP High Physical damage to one foe. 80 Victory Cry Passive — Full HP/MP recovery after battle. Must be in the active party. 81

Shin Megami Tensei IV

EnemyBoss (Domain)Ally

	Name Level HP MP Alciel 66 629 143	Strength 87 Dexterity 76 Magic 59 Agility 69 Luck 56
Location Purgatorium - 1st Brane, 2nd Brane, 4th Brane, 6th Brane
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Vile Law 25185 ✘ ✘ Great ✔
Drop Life Stone (20%) Tetraja Stone (10%) —
Resistances WkWeak WkWeak NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull WkWeak NuNull ×1¼×1.25 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×3 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hits(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Poison Breath 11 MP 70% chance of Poison to all enemies. Tetrakarn 50 MP Makes all allies reflect Phys and Gun attacks for 1 turn.

	Name Level HP MP Alciel 75 3444 1548	Strength 108 Dexterity 96 Magic 77 Agility 89 Luck 73
Location Kabuto Shrine
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Vile Law 3180
Drop Chakra Pot (1%) Balm of Rising (1%) —
Resistances WkWeak WkWeak NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull WkWeak NuNull ×1¼×1.25 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×0 ×0 ×0 ×0 ×0
Basic Attack Element Hits(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Poison Breath 11 MP 70% chance of Poison to all enemies. Tetrakarn 50 MP Makes all allies reflect Phys and Gun attacks for 1 turn. Acid Breath 45 MP Decreases all enemies' defense power and agility by 1 rank. Titanomachia 21 MP Heavy Phys damage to all enemies. High critical rate/Low hit rate

	Name Level HP MP Alciel 66 719 143	Strength 90 Dexterity 79 Magic 62 Agility 72 Luck 59
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Vile Law Great —
Resistances WkWeak WkWeak NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull WkWeak NulNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Poison Breath 11 MP 70% chance of Poison to all enemies. Innate Tetrakarn 50 MP Makes all allies reflect Phys and Gun attacks for 1 turn. Innate Acid Breath 45 MP Decreases all enemies' defense power and agility by 1 rank. 67

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Alciel 67 896 262	Strength 62 Dexterity 55 Magic 83 Agility 66 Luck 73
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Vile Law — — — Great ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances WkWeak WkWeak NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull WkWeak DrDrain ×1¼×1.25 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×3 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity −4 −4 — — — — −3 +2 — +3 — +2
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Poison Breath 15 MP 70% poison to all foes. Tetrakarn 50 MP Bestows physical/gun-repelling shields for one turn to all allies.

	Name Level HP MP Alciel 67 472 262	Strength 65 Dexterity 58 Magic 86 Agility 69 Luck 76
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Vile Law Great 44276
Resistances WkWeak WkWeak NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull WkWeak DrDrain ×1¼×1.25 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×3 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity −4 −4 — — — — −3 +2 — +3 — +2
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Poison Breath 15 MP 70% poison to all foes. Innate Tetrakarn 50 MP Bestows physical/gun-repelling shields for one turn to all allies. Innate Magaon 10 MP Removes smirk from one foe. 68

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	According to the mystic Cornelius Agrippa, he is the prince of 'Gehenna', one of the seven levels of hell. His name means 'the sun of night'. He is commonly seen as one and the same with Abaddon and Satan.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster	According to the mystic Cornelius Agrippa, he is the prince of Gehenna, one of the seven levels of hell. His name means "the sun of night." He is commonly seen as one and the same with Abaddon and Satan.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	The "Black Sun" who lives in the underworld in Babylonian lore. His original name is Aciel, which the Jews borrowed from a Babylonian god, and called him the "King of Gehenna." But in some Asian faiths, all things are reborn only by darkness, so Alciel is not all bad.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	The "Black Sun" who lives in the underworld in Babylonian lore. His original name is Aciel, which the Jews borrowed from a Babylonian god, and called him the "King of Gehenna." But in some Asian faiths, all things are reborn only by darkness, so Alciel is not all bad.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	The "Black Sun" who lives in the underworld in Babylonian lore. His original name is Aciel, which the Jews borrowed from a Babylonian god, and called him the "King of Gehenna." But in some Asian faiths, all things are reborn only by darkness, so Alciel is not all bad.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Alciel is one of the demons guarding the magatsuhi at the Amala Temple, residing specifically at the Black Temple. When the Demi-fiend puts out the flame in his room, Alciel appears from the ground, claiming he has arrived from hell for magatsihi. Intrigued with Demi-fiend's uniqueness, Alciel tries to eat him, but is defeated.

Trivia

• Despite several compendium entries stating that Alciel is derived from Mesopotamian culture, there is no evidence to support this claim; it is likely a conflation resulting from the use of the word "Chaldean" to describe Alciel in the occult book The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, by Barbara G. Walker. At the time the book was written, "Chaldean" was often used to describe figures in occultism, not figures related to the historical Chaldea of Mesopotamia.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	AcielShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster
	AlcielShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Japanese	アルシエル Arushieru	Arsiel
Korean	알시엘 Alsiel	Alciel

Gallery

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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
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  Artwork of Aciel attacking from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Portrait graphic from Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
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  Model from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
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  Model from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
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  Model from Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine
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  Card N-217 from Shin Megami Tensei Card Game: Nocturne Ver. Part 2