Baldur

Baldur
Other Name(s)	Beldr
Origin	Norse culture
Race(s)	GenmaShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 BelDevil Survivor Devil Survivor: Overclocked

Baldur is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Son of Odin and Frigg, Baldur (Old Norse: Baldr) was said to be the most beautiful of all the gods in Norse mythology. He was kind and righteous, wise and beloved by all, and his hair and skin were so light he glowed. The famous tale of his death begins with Baldur having dreams about his life being in danger. He tells the other gods about his dreams. Deeply worried by them, they hold a council to decide what to do. As told in Baldrs draumar, Odin rides down to Niflheim, the land of the dead, to speak to a Völva (female shaman/seeress) and question her about Baldur’s fate. Oding forces her to tell him a feast is being prepared in Niflheim for Baldur’s arrival, that his brother Höder is the one who will kill him, and what will follow his death. Frigg makes all things vow to never harm her son - except for the Mistletoe, which she either forgot or believed to be too small and harmless to require it. Now believing Baldur to be invincible, he and the other gods amused themselves by shooting arrows or throwing rocks at him. Loki, having learned that the Mistletoe never swore the vow, hands the plant to the blind Höder and leads him to shoot Baldur with it, which strikes him dead.

Hermod, another of Odin’s sons, rides to Niflheim to ask Hel, ruler of the underworld, to let Baldur return to life. She agrees to let him go if all of existence cries for him, and everything does; except for the female Jötunn Thökk who refuses, and thus Baldur stays dead. In the Prose Edda, Snorri Sturlason writes that Thökk was Loki in disguise.

Baldur’s death leads into Ragnarök, the end of the world, as Loki is imprisoned by the other gods for his involvement in his murder. After the end of Ragnarök, Baldur and Höder (who was killed by the god Váli in revenge for killing Baldur) return from Hel to the new world and meet with the few surviving gods.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level Baldur 29	Strength 35 Dexterity 32 Magic 32 Agility 42 Luck 35
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Genma {{{align}}} — 273 121
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances StrStrong WkWeak — — NulNull — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Hamaon 10 MP chance of instant K.O. (Light) to one enemy. Dream Fist 9 MP Weak Phys damage with 70% chance of Sleep to one enemy. Resist Light — Makes user resistant to Light attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 30 Ally Counter — Unknown chance for user to counter physical damage to allies with a normal attack. 32

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

	Name Level Baldur 28	Strength 44 Dexterity 30 Magic 22 Agility 31 Luck 39
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Genma Neutral Great 311 96
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances RsResist WkWeak — — RsResist — — WkWeak ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity +1 -4 — — — — +2 — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Hamaon 14 MP Heavy light damage to one foe. Smirk: +55% instant death Head Crush 6 MP Weak physical attack to one foe. Inflicts Daze. Resist Light — Reduces light damage. 30 Light Pleroma — Boosts light attack by 25%. 31 Ally Counter — Chance of countering with weak basic attack after ally receiving physical or gun damage. 32

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	バルドル Barudoru ベル・デルDevil Survivor	Baldur Bel Der