Asmodeus

	Asmodeus
	アスモデウス
	MT2SMT4DCBR Artwork from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei IV Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
Other Name(s)	AsmodayDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II;
Origin	Abrahamic religion; Ars Goetia
Race(s)	BossDevil Children Black Book and Red Book; Devil Children White Book; ; TyrantDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II; Kyūyaku Megami Tensei; Shin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD); Shin Megami Tensei II (Game Boy Advance); Shin Megami Tensei IV; Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis;
Alignment(s)	Dark-ChaosShin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD); Shin Megami Tensei II (Game Boy Advance); ; ChaosShin Megami Tensei IV;

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

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Origin

Asmodeus^[a] is a demon first known 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. Asmodeus's name is believed to come from the Zoroastrian Aeshma-daeva.

Asmodeus also appears in Talmudic and Kabbalistic literature. In the Babylonian Talmud, Solomon is said to have enlisted Asmodeus, the king of the shedim, to assist in the construction of the First Temple. The Zohar describes him as the offspring of King David and Agrat bat Mahlat.

While not mentioned by name, a figure mentioned in Surah 38:34 of the Qur'an in relation to Solomon's throne has been identified with Asmodeus in Islamic exegesis. In narrations outside of the Qur'an, such as in al-Thaʿlabī's Lives of the Prophets, this figure, given the name Ṣakhr^[b] ("rock"), is described in more detail, appearing in narrations surrounding Solomon. He is a jinnī and ʿifrīt, and he is the king of the jinn.^[1]

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

Asmodeus in Shin Megami Tensei IV was designed by guest artist Yasushi Nirasawa, who sought to embody both majesty and strength with the design^[2]. He is depicted as a dragon like man made from blood red demon bones, primarily skulls, fused and resembling armour. He has a pair of downwards facing horns made from jaw bones and a reptilian tail, and is adorned with metal rings and wears chains as a belt. This design was reused for Aeshma with the red bones being turned white.

Gameplay

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II

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FCKMT

Name	Level	HP	MP
Asmoday	80	1923	99

Race	Alignment	Recruit	RERandom Encounter
Tyrant	Evil	✘	✘

EXP	Macca	Magnetite	Moon PhaseDemon Aggression
	960	320

Resistances
Gun	Sword	Fire	Ice	Electric	Light
×¼×0.25	×½×0.50	RpRepel	×¼×0.25	×½×0.50	×⅜×0.375
Force	Bind	Dark	Nerve	Mind
×¼×0.25	NuNull	NuNull	NuNull	NuNull

Magic Skills
Skill	Attribute	Cost	Effect
Ziolaon	Electric	9 MP	Inflicts Electric damage.
Bufudyne	Ice	15 MP	Inflicts Ice damage and chance of Freeze.

Extra SkillsRandomly used over basic attack
Skill	Attribute	Effect
Stun BiteEnemy-exclusive	[[]]	Inflicts damage and chance of Paralyze.

Name	Level	HP	MP
Asmoday

Race	Alignment	Recruit	RERandom Encounter
[[\|]]		—	—

EXP	Macca	Magnetite	Moon PhaseDemon Aggression

Shin Megami Tensei

Asmodeus is exclusive to the Mega-CD version.

Name	Level	HP	MP
Asmodeus	80	956	320

Species	Race	Alignment	CostSummon Cost	CPMagnetite used while in party
Demonic	Tyrant	Dark-Chaos (220)	2560	50

Attack	Accuracy	Defense	Evasion	M. Attack	M. Effect	Moon PhaseDemon Aggression
154	24	91	24	32	36	0

Resistances
Boss (3): "Nulls most magic."
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Nerve	Almighty
×1	×¼×0.25	NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	×1
Expel	Death	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Non-Elem.
NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	×½×0.50	×⅝×0.625	NulNull	×1

Basic Attack	Element	Hit(s)	Target
Basic Attack	Sword	2-3	Single enemy

Magic Skills
Skill	Attribute	Cost	Description
Maragion	Fire	9 MP	Attack multiple enemies with strong flames.
Mudo	Death	3 MP	Eliminates 2 enemies with the power of death.

Extra Skills
Skill	Attribute	Cost	Description
Fire Breath	Fire	—	A fire attack against multiple enemies.

Shin Megami Tensei II

Asmodeus is exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version.

Name	Level	HP	MP
Asmodeus	80	956	320

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
Resist Phys
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Nerve	Light
×¾×0.75	×¾×0.75	×1	×1	×1	×¾×0.75	×1	NulNull
Dark	Ruin	Bind	Charge	Hand Skill	Leg Skill	Fly Skill	Almighty
×1	×1½×1.50	×1	×¾×0.75	×¾×0.75	×¾×0.75	×¾×0.75	×1

Moon Phase Damage Output
New	1/8	2/8	3/8	Half	5/8	6/8	7/8	Full
162.5％	125％	112.5％	100％	137.5％	100％	87.5％	75％	50％

Basic Attack	Element	Hit(s)	Target
Basic Attack	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

BossAlly

Name	Level	HP	MP
Asmodeus	33	2640	1190

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
Basic Attack	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

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
Basic Attack	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

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei II (A-Mode DDS)	出身地：イスラエルソロモンの七二柱の魔王の一柱で、七つの大罪の内、「色欲」を司る「悪霊の頭」「魔神」「剣の王」ともいわれる堕天した熾天使。旧約聖書外典『トビト書』に記述がみられ、大天使ラファエルの助言を受けた青年によって退散させられた。 Translation:
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	GBC: 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 PS: 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 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.^[3]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
English	Asmodeus
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
Japanese	アスモダイDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Asumodai	Asmoday
Korean	아스모데우스 Aseumodeuseu	Asmodeus

Gallery

Artwork from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
Cover artwork featuring Asmodeus for Shin Megami Tensei IV
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei IV
Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
Sprite from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
Animated sprite from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
Sprite from Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
Animated sprite from Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
Sprite from the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei
Sprite from the Game Boy Advance version of Shin Megami Tensei II
Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
Sprite from Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis
Sprite from the Game Boy Color version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book and Devil Children White Book
Sprite from the PlayStation version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
Asmodeus's stats in the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei
Asmodeus in the A-Mode DDS Dictionary in the Game Boy Advance version of Shin Megami Tensei II
Card SD-009 from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Card Game: Maohfūin

Notes

↑ Greek: Ασµοδαυς, romanized Asmodaus (GI version of Tobit) or Ἀσμοδαῖος, romanized Asmodaîos (GII version of Tobit); Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אַשְׁמְדַאי, romanized ʾAšməḏaʾy
↑ Arabic: صَخْرٌ, romanized Ṣaḫr

References

↑ ʿArāʾis al-Majālis fi Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyāʾ or "Lives of the Prophets" (2002), Abu Isḥāq Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Thaʿlabī. Published by Brill. pp. 512, 516-517, 539-541, 598. Translation by William M. Brinner. ISBN-13: 978-90-04-12589-6. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789047401568
↑ "Yasushi Nirasawa: This guy embodies majesty and strength. I drew upon a mishmash of inspirations for the king of greed, so he turned out simple looking but still strong... at least that's what I was going for. His body is covered in the skulls of red demons, and he's got rings and keys dangling from his bony protrusions." Shin Megami Tensei IV Official Artworks. Published by UDON. English. Page 146.
↑ Page description: A table of bosses and where they would be encountered. MegaTen Maniacs (2017), Nobuyuki Shioda and Masashi Uchida. Japanese. p. 133.

[1] Greek: Ασµοδαυς, romanized Asmodaus (GI version of Tobit) or Ἀσμοδαῖος, romanized Asmodaîos (GII version of Tobit); Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אַשְׁמְדַאי, romanized ʾAšməḏaʾy

[2] Arabic: صَخْرٌ, romanized Ṣaḫr

[3] ʿArāʾis al-Majālis fi Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyāʾ or "Lives of the Prophets" (2002), Abu Isḥāq Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Thaʿlabī. Published by Brill. pp. 512, 516-517, 539-541, 598. Translation by William M. Brinner. ISBN-13: 978-90-04-12589-6. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789047401568

[4] "Yasushi Nirasawa: This guy embodies majesty and strength. I drew upon a mishmash of inspirations for the king of greed, so he turned out simple looking but still strong... at least that's what I was going for. His body is covered in the skulls of red demons, and he's got rings and keys dangling from his bony protrusions." Shin Megami Tensei IV Official Artworks. Published by UDON. English. Page 146.

[5] 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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