Alciel

Alciel
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 VileShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Alciel is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Alciel is a mistranslation of Arsiel, a minor figure in Judaism.

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. Mabufudyne Ice 25 MP High Ice damage to all foes. 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

	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 — —
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 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.

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
Japanese	アルシエル	Alciel

Gallery

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  Artwork of Aciel attacking for Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.

References

• Walker, Barbara (1983). The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets". HarperOne.