Apsaras

Apsaras
アプサラス
SMT3SH1P5XDCLD Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X Artwork from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book
Other Name(s)	Waterside NymphPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Origin	Indian culture Dharmic religion
Race(s)	FairyDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Kyūyaku Megami Tensei FiendDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner GenmaRonde MegamiMajin Tensei Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker NymphShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse SuiyouGiten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation ToriDevil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book YomaShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II (Game Boy Advance) Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei if...: Hazama Hen Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Soul Hackers 2 Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner Kētai Akuma Densho
Alignment(s)	Neutral-LawShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II (Game Boy Advance) Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Neutral-NeutralShin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers LawShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Arcana	PriestessPersona 3 Persona 3 Portable Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Reload Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Persona Mobile Online TemperancePersona 4 Persona 4 Golden Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Apsaras is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

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An apsaras, usually known in English as an apsara (from the Hindi form of the name), is a type of female water spirit in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. They are residents of Svarga (heaven) and attendants to Indra.

Design

In Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II, Apsaras is depicted as a dark blue-skinned woman wearing green and white cloth over her head and legs, and orange and purple cloth over her waist and forearms.

In Shin Megami Tensei, Apsaras is depicted as a yellow-skinned woman with green hair and a white robe with red wrappings.

Her Shin Megami Tensei if... design resembles her Shin Megami Tensei design, though with significantly more revealing attire and a large white cloth being held over her head.

Since Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, Apsaras is depicted as a light blue-skinned woman with dark blue hair and lime eyes and lips. She wears a white leotard with black accents and has a teal cloth floating around her arms and hung from her waist like a skirt. In the Chinese version of Persona 5: The Phantom X, her leotard is extended to cover her thighs.

In Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Apsaras is a yellow-skinned woman with long blue hair, red eyes and purple lips wearing a white dress with red accents and the characters 天 and 昇 (meaning "heaven" and "ascend", respecively) clearly visible on it, along with two obscured characters. She is also wearing white gloves and footwear along with a red helmet and accessories over her shins and wrists. She also controls a continuous stream of water behind herself.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Apsaras.

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: India Nymphs that dwell with Indra. They are similar to the Greek Nymphs. They tempt ascetics and fall in love with humans. They also carry fallen soldiers to heaven, like the Valkyries of Norse lore.
Shin Megami Tensei II (A-Mode DDS)	出身地：インド インドラの元に住むという天女達。ギリシヤのニンフに似ており、下界に降りて苦行している修行者を誘惑したり、人間と恋をしたりするといわれる。北欧神話のヴァルキリーの様に、戦死者を車に乗せて天国に運ぶともいわれている。 Translation:
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Water spirits in Hindu mythology. They are beautiful young women who dance for the gods.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	Water spirits in Hindu lore. They are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes who fall in battle to paradise.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Water spirits in Hindu lore. They are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes who fall in battle to paradise.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Water spirits in Hindu lore. They are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes who fall in battle to paradise.
Shin Megami Tensei V	Water spirits in Hindu lore. They are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes who fall in battle to paradise.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2	Water spirits in Hindu lore. Their name means "those who move in the water." They appear as young women with enchanting beauty often used as a symbol of temptation. Apsaras are known to carry the souls of those who die in battle to heaven, where Indra, the god of thunder, awaits them.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	Water spirits in Hindu lore. They are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes who fall in battle to paradise.
Soul Hackers 2	Water spirits in Hindu lore. They are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes who fall in battle to paradise.
Persona 3	Water spirits in Hindu mythology. They are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes fallen in battle to paradise.
Persona 3 FES
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 3 Reload	Hindu water spirits, they are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes fallen in battle to paradise.
Persona 4	Water spirits in Hindu mythology. They are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes fallen in battle to paradise.
Persona 4 Golden
Persona 5	Hindu water spirits, they are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes fallen in battle to paradise.
Persona 5 Royal
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	Water spirits in Hindu mythology, they are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes fallen in battle to paradise.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	Water spirits in Hindu mythology, they are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes fallen in battle to paradise.
Persona 5 Tactica	Hindu water spirits, they are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes fallen in battle to paradise.
Persona 5: The Phantom X	Hindu water spirits, they are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes fallen in battle to paradise.
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	鳥の　姿に　変身している天女　おどりが　上手で　しゅぎょうちゅうの　人間をユウワクして　じゃまをする Translation:
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version	With tremendous speed and lightning-fast reflexes, this bird is an ally to depend on.
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	鳥の　姿に　変身している天女　おどりが　上手で　しゅぎょうちゅうの　人間をユウワクして　じゃまをする Translation:
Kētai Akuma Densho	河や池に宿るとされるインドの水の精霊。乳海攪拌の際に生み出されたとされる。 出身地：インド インド神話に登場する水の精霊で、天女であるとも言われ、歌と踊りの妖精としても知られている。乳海攪拌の際に、他の神々に付随して生まれて来たと言われている。その美しさにもかかわらず神々は誰も妻にしようとしなかったことから、彼女たちは「全ての者の妻になる者」とも呼ばれた。また、地上の人間が修行によって神の存在に近づこうとすると、神々はアプサラスを送って修行者を誘惑することによって、堕落させようとするとも言われている。 Translation:

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei V

Apsaras appears in Shiba leading a group of weaker demons who worship her. She opposes the Leanan Sidhe in Shiba Park, and the Nahobino can side with either by defeating the other. Should the Nahobino defeat Leanan Sidhe in the "The Spirit of Love" Quest, Apsaras joins his party.

Nomenclature

Apsaras comes from the Sanskrit अप्सरस् apsaras, literally meaning "going in the waters" or "going between the waters of the clouds". Apsara is the Hindi-Urdu form.

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Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Apsaras
Japanese	アプサラス Apusarasu	Apsaras
Simplified Chinese	飞天 Fēitiān	Apsaras (lit. "Flying Deva")
Traditional Chinese	飛天 Fēitiān	Apsaras (lit. "Flying Deva")
	飛天女神Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Fēitiān Nǚshén	Apsaras Goddess
French	Apsara
German	Apsaras
Italian	Apsaras
Korean	아프사라스 Apeusaraseu	Apsaras
Polish	Apsaras
Brazilian Portuguese	Apsaras
Russian	Апсара Apsara
Peninsular Spanish	Apsará
Turkish	Apsaras

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Waterside NymphPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Japanese	水際の遊女Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Mizugiwa no Yūjo	Waterside Woman of Pleasure
Simplified Chinese	水边的艺妓Persona 5 Royal Shuǐbiān de Yìjì	Waterside Geisha
Traditional Chinese	水邊的藝妓Persona 5 Royal Shuǐbiān de Yìjì	Waterside Geisha
French	Nymphe de rivièrePersona 5 Royal	River Nymph
German	WassernymphePersona 5 Royal	Water Nymph
Italian	Ninfa dell'acquaPersona 5 Royal	Water Nymph
Korean	물가의 처녀處女Persona 5 Royal Mulga-ui Cheonyeo	Waterside Maiden
Peninsular Spanish	Ninfa acuáticaPersona 5 Royal	Aquatic Nymph

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