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Asmodeus, also known as Asmoday, is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Asmodeus comes from the Book of Tobit, a Second Temple-period Jewish writing accepted as scripture by non-Protestant Christians. In this book, Asmodeus is a demon who kills several successive husbands of Sarah, daughter of Raguel, on their wedding night. This demon Asmodeus is also featured in Talmudic and Kabbalistic writings. Asmodeus's name is believed to come from the Zoroastrian Aeshma-daeva.

In the Ars Goetia, a section of The Lesser Key of Solomon, Asmoday or Asmodai is the 32nd of the 72 demons allegedly summoned by King Solomon.

Design

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei II

Asmodeus is exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version.

Name Level HP MP
Asmodeus 80 956 320
Strength
30
Intelligence
32
Magic
28
Vitality
18
Agility
20
Luck
12

Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party Inheritance Type
Demonic Tyrant Dark-Chaos (240) ♄Macca2560 50 Almighty
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect
220 150 196 151 36 39
Resistances
Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark Almighty
×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×¾×0.75 NulNull ×1 ×1
Charge Hand Skill Leg Skill Fly Skill Nerve Ruin Bind Type
×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 Resist Phys
Moon Phase Damage Output
New New 1/8 1/8 2/8 2/8 3/8 3/8 Half Half 5/8 5/8 6/8 6/8 7/8 7/8 Full Full
162.5％ 125％ 112.5％ 100％ 137.5％ 100％ 87.5％ 75％ 50％
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Sword 2 Single enemy
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Maragion Fire 9 MP Burns all enemies with strong flames.
Mudo Dark 3 MP Curses 2 enemies to death.
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Fire Breath Fire 8 MP Fire-type attack to multiple enemies.
Hades Blast Sword 20% HP Attacks multiple enemies. Power changes depending on user's max HP.
Mow Down Charge 15% HP Deals damage to all enemies.

Shin Megami Tensei IV
Name Level HP MP
Asmodeus 33 2640 1190
Strength
46
Dexterity
46
Magic
46
Agility
46
Luck
46

Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP
Tyrant Chaos —
Drop
Magic Mirror (%)
Resistances
— NulNull DrnDrain — — WkWeak — NulNull
— — — — — — — —
Ailment Resistances
RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist
Basic Attack Element Hits(s) Target Effect
Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills
Skill Cost Description
Madness Needle 11 MP Weak Gun damage with 70% chance of Panic to one enemy.
Toxic Sting 9 MP Weak Gun damage with 70% chance of Poison to one enemy.
Fire Breath 21 MP 1-4 hits of Weak Fire damage to random enemies.
Tarukaja 15 MP Increases all allies' attack power by 1 rank.
Diarama 9 MP 300 HP recovery to one ally.
Spirit Drain 5 MP Weak Almighty MP drain to one enemy.
Hell's Torment — HP reduction by 67% (Almighty) to all enemies.

Name Level HP MP
Asmodeus 51 427 192
Strength
57
Dexterity
57
Magic
57
Agility
57
Luck
57
Location Fusion
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fusion Condition
Tyrant Chaos — — Defeat Asmodeus
Resistances
— NulNull DrnDrain — — — 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
Fire Breath 21 MP 1-4 hits of Weak Fire damage to random enemies.
Blight 14 MP Weak Phys damage with 60% chance of Poison to all enemies.
Life Aid — 10% HP recovery to user after battle. Overrides Light Life Aid. 52
Doping 45 MP Increases all allies' max HP by 30%. 53

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV One of the 72 demons of the Goetia, he was a cherub before his fall from grace.
He has three heads: a bull, a man, and a sheep. His legs are like that of a chicken, his tail is a venemous snake, and his wings are hideous. In his hands he holds a battle flag and a spear, and he rides a dragon, spitting flames from his mouth. If the conjurer approaches him with respect, he will obey and give rings, as well as teach astronomy and geometry. Later literature ties him to the sin of lust.
Devil Children
Black Book and Red Book 		牛の頭を持った　炎の息をはく天使　魔力で人を　ゆうわくする
Translation: A fire-breathing angel with a cow's head. He seduces people with his magic powers.
Devil Children
White Book 		ウシのあたまを　もった　ほのおの　いきをはくテンシ　マリョクでヒトを　ゆうわくする
Translation: A fire-breathing angel with a cow's head. He seduces people with his magic powers.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei IV

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Persona 5

Main article: Shadow Kamoshida

Asmodeus appears in Persona 5 as the Shadow Self of Suguru Kamoshida.

Trivia

  • Unique among bosses in Shin Megami Tensei IV, Asmodeus does not nullify the Light element and is merely resistant to it. This makes Asmodeus the only boss in the game who is susceptible to instant kill skills.
  • During development of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Asmoday was considered for use as a boss. He would have been of the Tyrant race and be fought in Area 2.[1]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese アスモデウスShin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD)
Shin Megami Tensei II (Game Boy Advance)
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
Devil Children White Book
Asumodeusu		 Asmodeus
アスモダイDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
Asumodai		 Asmoday

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References

  1. ↑ Page description: A table of bosses and where they would be encountered. Megaten Maniacs (2017), Nobuyuki Shioda and Masashi Uchida. Japanese. p. 133.
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