Astaroth

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Astaroth
Origin	Ars Goetia
Race(s)	TyrantShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Alignment(s)	Dark-ChaosShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II ChaosShin Megami Tensei IV
Arcana(s)	DevilPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Astaroth is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Astaroth is the 29th spirit said to have been summoned by Solomon in the Ars Goetia section of The Lesser Key of Solomon.

Etymologically, Astaroth's name derives from the Hebrew plural form of the name of Astarte, Ashtaroth. This term is used in verses like Judges 2:13 in the Bible to refer metonymically to goddesses in general.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei

BossAlly (Mega-CD)

	Name Level HP MP Astaroth 98 1920 450	Strength 29 Intelligence 31 Magic 27 Vitality 23 Agility 32 Luck 16
Location Basilica B3F
Race Alignment EXP Yen / Macca Magnetite Moon PhaseDemon Aggression Drop Tyrant Chaos (240) 1960 ♄Macca4704 1960 0 Soma (99⁄256)
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect 172 39 93Most versions/92Mega-CD 36Most versions/35Mega-CD 31Most versions/30Super CD-ROM² and Mega-CD 34 Resistances Resists Guns, absorbs magic. Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Expel Death Almighty ×1 ×¼×0.25 DrnDrain DrnDrain DrnDrain DrnDrain NulNull DrnDrain ×1 Nerve Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Type DrnDrain DrnDrain DrnDrain ×½×0.50 ×⅝×0.625 ×¼×0.25 ㉞ Boss (5)
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 3~5Due to a bug, hits only once in the Mega-CD version Single enemy
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Marin Karin Magic 6 MP Charms one enemy. Mazionga Electric 12 MP Strikes multiple enemies with strong lightning. Rakukaja Support 4 MP Raises the defense of all party members.

	Name Level HP MP Astaroth 90 978 450	Strength 29 Intelligence 31 Magic 27 Vitality 23 Agility 32 Luck 16
Location Basilica B3F
Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party Demonic Tyrant Dark-Chaos (254) ♄Macca2880 59
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect Moon PhaseDemon Aggression 162 37 111 36 31 34 0 Resistances Resists Guns, absorbs magic. Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Expel Death Almighty ×1 ×¼×0.25 DrnDrain DrnDrain DrnDrain DrnDrain NulNull DrnDrain ×1 Nerve Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Type DrnDrain DrnDrain DrnDrain ×½×0.50 ×⅝×0.625 ×¼×0.25 ㉞ Boss (5)
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 3~5 Single enemy
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Marin Karin Magic 6 MP Charms one enemy. Mazionga Electric 12 MP Strikes multiple enemies with strong lightning. Rakukaja Support 4 MP Raises the defense of all party members.

Shin Megami Tensei II

AllyBoss

	Name Level HP MP Astaroth 52 567 283	Strength 13 Intelligence 15 Magic 17 Vitality 11 Agility 11 Luck 6
Location Fusion only; Unlocks after defeating at Tiferet
Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party Inheritance Type Demonic Tyrant Dark-Chaos (240) ♄Macca1664 140 Fire
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect 130 93 126 94 20 19 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 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 56.25％ 125％ 100％ 93.75％ 68.75％ 87.5％ 100％ 125％ 150％
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 1~2 Single enemy
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Mazionga Electric 12 MP Drops strong lightning and puts all enemies into the Shock state. Marin Karin Ruin 2 MP Puts 1 enemy into the Charm state.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Deathbound Sword 20% HP Attacks multiple enemies. Power changes depending on user's max HP. Poison Mist Ruin 8 MP Puts all enemies into the Poison state. Mow Down Charge 15% HP Deals damage to all enemies.

	Name Level HP MP Astaroth 52 1713 1256	Strength 12 Intelligence 21 Magic 24 Vitality 14 Agility 16 Luck 11
Location Tiferet
Species Race Alignment EXP Macca Magnetite Drop Demonic Tyrant Dark-Chaos (255) 2912 ♄Macca5824 MAGMagnetite2912 Intelligence Incense
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect 128 99 132 102 29 27 Resistances Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark Almighty ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 RflReflect RflReflect ×1 Charge Hand Skill Leg Skill Fly Skill Nerve Ruin Bind Type ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 RflReflect RflReflect RflReflect Ruin Boss
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 62.5％ 112.5％ 100％ 87.5％ 75％ 100％ 100％ 125％ 137.5％
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 1~3 Single enemy
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Mazionga Electric 12 MP Drops strong lightning and puts all enemies into the Shock state. Marin Karin Ruin 2 MP Puts 1 enemy into the Charm state. Mabufula Ice 11 MP Strongly freezes all enemies and puts them into the Freeze state. Hapirma Ruin 2 MP Puts multiple enemies into the Happy state.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Deathbound Sword 20% HP Attacks multiple enemies. Power changes depending on user's max HP. Poison Mist Ruin 8 MP Puts all enemies into the Poison state. Mow Down Charge 15% HP Deals damage to all enemies.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Astaroth 48 406 181	Strength 54 Dexterity 49 Magic 49 Agility 65 Luck 54
Location Special Fusion (Ishtar + Chimera + Dantalian)
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fusion Condition Tyrant Chaos — — Clear "Prevent a Deal with an Overlord"
Resistances — — — RplRepel — — — 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 Hades Blast 32 MP Heavy Phys damage to all enemies. Mabufudyne 32 MP Heavy Ice damage to all enemies. High Ice Pleroma — Increases damage output of user's Ice attacks by 50%. Stacks with other bonuses. 50 Bloody Glee — Increases user's critical rate. 52

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Babylonia The Duke of Fear, one of the 4 Dukes of Hell. It is said he is the form of Ishtar, the Babylonian goddess, in the demon world. She was the goddess of fertility, and the wife of Baal. Astaroth is often depicted as an angel of great beauty, though he smells unbearable. He is a hedonist and can lead people into idleness. He also enjoys sadistic murder.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	One of the 72 demons of the Goetia. A beautiful fallen angel said to be a duke of Hell. He appears in the form of a prince riding a dragon and leads an army of 40 evil spirits. He can also travel through time. Originally he was the goddess Astarte in Phoenicia, but became warped into his current form by the Judeo-Christian God. In Christianity. he is a fallen Throne that lures men into leading indolent lives.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	A beautiful fallen angel dubbed the Prince of Hell. Can travel through time and rides atop a dragon. Initially the goddess Astarte, God deformed him to his current form.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei II

Astaroth is waiting in Tiferet near Beriah Corridor, first appearing in the guise of Louis Cyphre. Not believing that Aleph could be either Satan or the Messiah, he attacks, assuming that Lucifer has overestimated Aleph's capabilities and planning to kill him to prove it. After his defeat, however, he realizes he is wrong, and not caring who Aleph is, begs him to restore him to his true form, the goddess Ishtar.

If Aleph has Astaroth in his demon stock and visits a room in Binah Town, he will beg Aleph to allow him to return to his original form due to his connection with the temple. If Aleph allows it, then he will split into Ashtar and Ishtar.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アスタロト Asutaroto	Astaroth
	アスタロートDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Asutarōto	Astaroth

Gallery

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  Dust jacket artwork for Megami Tensei Jūnenshi, titled "Apocrypha"

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  Cover artwork of Kazuma Kaneko Works I, featuring Astaroth amongst other demons, titled "Advancing Army"

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  Astaroth on the cover artwork of Shin Megami Tensei IV

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  Sprite of Astaroth from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.

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  Animated sprite of Astaroth from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.

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  Sprite from from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei

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  Sprite of Astaroth (boss) from the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei

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  Sprite of Astaroth (party) from the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei

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  Screenshot of Astaroth's party stats from the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei

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  Sprite from from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei II

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  Astaroth's sprite from Majin Tensei.

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  Astaroth's dialogue portrait sprite from Majin Tensei.

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  Render from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

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  Model of Astaroth from Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine