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Demiurge is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.
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Origin
The Demiurge,[a] literally meaning "craftsman" or "artisan," is a concept with its origins in Platonic philosophy, first described by Plato in his dialogue Timaeus. To Plato, the Demiurge is the benevolent creator of the universe who seeks to create a world as good as possible. This same word was also applied by Jewish and Christian authors to God in his role as the creator of the universe (e.g. in Hebrews 11:10 and Josephus's Jewish Antiquities 1.7.1).
In Gnosticism, a group of Christian sects heavily influenced by Platonic ideas, Demiurge likewise refers to the creator of the material world. Unlike Plato's usage or mainstream Christian usage, however, the Gnostic Demiurge is typically seen in a negative light, and he is distinct from the true God. The first person known to articulate such a viewpoint was Marcion of Sinope, who, while not a Gnostic himself, similarly held a dualistic belief in two gods: the harsh, legalistic God of the Old Testament, whom he reportedly called the Cosmocrator (lit. "ruler of the cosmos") or Demiurge, and the higher, loving Good God of the New Testament, of whom Jesus preached.
To Valentinus, a Gnostic theologian, the Demiurge was the God of the Old Testament, but he diverges from Marcion in that he believed the Demiurge was part of a complex cosmology consisting of Aeons, a series of emanations from the Father, who is known as the Bythos (the depth), and together they form the Pleroma (the fullness). The Aeon Sophia (wisdom) tried to emulate the unknowable Bythos and create an offspring, resulting in the Demiurge, for which Sophia was cast from the Pleroma. The Demiurge, ignorant of the Aeons and the Pleroma, proceeded to create the material world, and believes himself to be the supreme deity.
To the Sethians, a 2nd and 3rd century Gnostic group, the Demiurge was seen as actively malevolent rather than simply ignorant as in Valentinus's system, and he was given the name Ialdabaoth. According to the Sethian text the Apocryphon of John, as part of a scheme by Sophia, when Ialdabaoth created man he unknowingly breathed into the man (i.e. Adam) the divine power he had gotten from his mother, and he does not realize it had left him. Jealous of Adam, who had greater understanding than did Ialdabaoth, he cast him into the lowest depths of the material world, and he tries to lead humanity astray with counterfeit spirits. However, guided by the Spirit of Life, humankind is able to attain gnosis (knowledge) and achieve salvation and eternal life in the spirit realm.[1]
Design
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Gameplay
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Level
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HP
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MP
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| Demiurge
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70
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3500
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735
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Race
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Alignment
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| Demonic
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Tyrant
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Dark-Chaos (255)
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Accuracy
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Defense
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Evasion
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M. Atk
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M. Def
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131
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168
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130
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53
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66
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 New
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 1/8
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 2/8
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 3/8
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 Half
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 5/8
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 6/8
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 7/8
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 Full
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100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100%
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Element
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Hit(s)
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Target
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Range
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4-6
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Random
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Front row
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Attribute
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Description
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 Megidola
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Almighty
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22 MP
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Offensive magic. Front row. Power 150. Great damage to 1 whole row of enemies.
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 Tetrakarn
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Support
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6 MP
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Defensive magic. All. Prevents physical attacks for 1 turn and reflects them back at the enemy.
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| Dekunda
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Support
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8 MP
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Support magic. All. Nullifies stat decreases of all allies.
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Compendium
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An imperfect god of Gnosticism who created the material world.
According to Gnostics of the Roman Empire, the Demiurge proclaims himself as God; when Adam and Eve gain "knowledge," he cast them out in anger. The Demiurge wishes for the souls of humans to be trapped in the material world forever.
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An imperfect god of Gnosticism who created the material world.
According to Gnostics of the Roman Empire, the Demiurge proclaims himself as God; when Adam and Eve gain "knowledge," he cast them out in anger. The Demiurge wishes for the souls of humans to be trapped in the material world forever.
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An imperfect god of Gnosticism who created the material world.
According to Gnostics of the Roman Empire, the Demiurge proclaims himself as God; when Adam and Eve gain "knowledge," he cast them out in anger. The Demiurge wishes for the souls of humans to be trapped in the material world forever.
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| Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner(Akuma Zensho; PSP)
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出身地：不詳
グノーシス主義では、ひねくれ者の天使で、神の存在しない物質世界を創り出し、支配していたとされる。
ローマ帝国時代の世界的宗教グノーシス主義では、旧約聖書での善悪を逆転させて解釈している。その解釈では、ヤハウェを気取るデミウルゴスが世界を支配しており、アダムとイヴが蛇に「知恵」を授けられると、 怒って楽園から追放してしまった、とする。デミウルゴスは、全ての人間の魂が永遠に地上の物質世界に囚われていることを望んでいる。
Translation: Place of origin: Unknown
The twisted angel of Gnosticism, said to have created and rule over the material world where God is absent.
In the Gnostic religion of the time of the Roman Empire, the ideas of right and wrong from the Old Testament are reversed. In this interpretation, the Demiurge weaves and rules a world where he pretends to be Yahweh, and when Adam and Eve were granted "knowledge" by the serpent, he became angry and decided to exile them from Eden. The Demiurge desires the confinement of all of the human souls on the surface of the material world for eternity.
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悪のはびこる物質世界を創造し、支配したとされる唯一神もしくはそれを僭称する者。
出身地：不詳
古代エジプトのコプト神話、旧約聖書などを組み合わせ、独自の解釈を加えていったグノーシス主義。その中でデミウルゴスは、唯一神もしくはそれを僭称する者と言われる。コプト神話の万物の父ヤルダバオトと同一視されることもある。グノーシス主義では、宇宙は「不完全な偽の神＝デミウルゴス」が創造したもので、人間もまた不完全な存在であるとされる。「真の神」が「真実なる宇宙」を創造の過程において、低次の天使であったデミウルゴスが驕り高ぶり、神を模倣して、自身で世界を創造しようと試みた結果、不完全な宇宙、また不完全な人間の「肉体・心魂」が創造されたと言われる。Translation:
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聖書を独自の視点で解釈したグノーシス主義における世界製作者、唯一神。無知なひねくれ者の神で、混沌とした物質世界（この世）を作り支配していたとされる。しかし、いくつかのグノーシス主義ではこのデミウルゴスのはるか上位には隠された至高神がいるとされており、グノーシス主義においても完全なる唯一神というわけではないようだ。
Translation: God, the creator of the world, as interpreted by Gnosticism's unique perspective on the Bible. He is an ignorant and distorted god, said to be the creator and ruler of the chaotic material world (this world). However, several Gnostics believe in the existence of a hidden supreme god, far above the Demiurge, suggesting that even Gnosticism does not speak of a single, perfect god.
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Game Appearances
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- Main section: YHVH § Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
After completing the EX Mission "The mother goddess' gravestone", the Protagonist can accept the EX Mission "False god in chains", where he and Metatron take an elevator to the bottom of Sector Grus. Located there is a room where the last of God's sealed power lies, and if the Protagonist has Enemy Search C, he can use it to make the power manifest itself, which has been reduced the form of the false god Demiurge. The Demiurge begins to attack everything indiscriminately, and once the party subdues it, Metatron begins to fuse with it to restore his true form. In the middle of the fusion, a disembodied female voice implores the Protagonist to turn off his Enemy Search to disrupt the fusion and make it possible for her to seal them away. If the Protagonist heeds the voice, the Demiurge's form is disrupted and he can do nothing as he is sealed away again. If the Protagonist ignores the voice and allows the fusion to continue, however, the Demiurge regains his status as the creator and says that it will not be long until he returns to his true form. If the Protagonist is law-aligned, the Demiurge offers to join his party, otherwise, he leaves.
End of spoilers.
The Demiurge is the boss of the New City Hall dungeon. He is the true identity of city council member and high-ranking Phantom Society member Yamashiro.
Nomenclature
Names in Other Languages
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 English
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Demiurge
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 Japanese
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デミウルゴス Demiuruguzu |
Demiurge; from Greek δημιουργός dēmiourgós
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 Korean
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데미우르고스 Demiureugoseu |
Demiurge
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Notes
- ↑ Greek: δημιουργός, romanized dēmiourgós
References
- ↑ "A Source-Critical Translation of the Apocryphon of John (Short Recension)", Einar Thomassen. Gnosis: Journal of Gnostic Studies, 10(1), pp. 46-76. Published February 19, 2025 by Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/2451859X-01001002
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Akuma Zensho
Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
Sprite from the Sega Saturn version of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
Portrait graphic from Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
