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En no Ozuno
役小角

Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

Other Name(s) En-no-OzunuShin Megami Tensei V
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Shinpen Dai-Bosatsu
Origin Japanese history
Race(s) Fiend
Alignment(s) Dark-NeutralShin Megami Tensei if...

NeutralShin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

En no Ozuno is a character and Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

En no Ozuno[a] (born c. 634), also known as En no Gyōja[b] (lit. "En the Ascetic") or En no Ubasoku[c] ("En the Layman"), was a 7th-century Japanese mystic, herbalist, and ascetic from Katsuragi in modern Nara Prefecture. He is traditionally venerated as the founder of Shugendō, a syncretic religion that integrates elements of Esoteric Buddhism, Shinto, Taoism, and indigenous mountain shamanism, whose practitioners are known as gyōja or yamabushi.

According to historical records such as the official chronicle Shoku Nihongi (797) and early folk legends like the Nihon Ryōiki (c. 800), En no Ozuno resided on Mount Katsuragi and was renowned for his supernatural abilities and sorcery. Folklore holds that he possessed power over demonic spirits, most notably forcing the pair of oni Zenki and Goki to fetch water and cut firewood for him, binding them with magic if they disobeyed.

In June 26, AD 699, En no Ozuno was accused of trickery and misleading the public using magic. The charge, brought by his former pupil Karakuni no Muraji Hirotari, resulted in his banishment by the Imperial Court to the island of Izu Ōshima. Despite his exile, he remained a celebrated figure of folk veneration and mountain worship. In 1799, nearly a millennium after his death, the Imperial Court officially bestowed upon him the posthumous title Jinben Daibosatsu[d] ("Great Bodhisattva Jinben").

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Gameplay

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Name Level HP MP
En no Ozuno 48 922 200
Strength 20
Intelligence 14
Magic 15
Vitality 12
Agility 14
Luck 11
Location Fiend encounter
Species Race Alignment EXP Macca Magnetite Drop
Human Fiend Dark-Neutral (130) 1536 4608 1536 Okorobi Staff (112⁄256)
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect
136 93 120 92 18 17
Resistances
"Magic Skills・Absorb"
Sword Gun Swd Skl D Atk Skill Charge Fire Ice
×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 Drn ×1Drain (×1 Damage) Drn ×½Drain (×½ Damage)
Electric Force Nerve Light Dark Ruin Bind Almighty
Drn ×1Drain (×1 Damage) Drn ×½Drain (×½ Damage) NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull ×1
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
68.75% 112.5% 100% 100% 87.5% 100% 106.25% 118.75% 125%
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Attack 1 Single enemy
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Hamaon Expel 10 MP —
Makarakarn Defensive 6 MP —
Shibaboo Bind 3 MP —
Sabbatma Special 8 MP —
Trafuri Special 2 MP —
Samarecarm Healing 44 MP —
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Left Hand of Malice Almighty 1% HP —

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei

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After the Hero is teleported out of Tokyo by the Heroine to protect him from the ICBMs about to hit the city, he is awoken from his comatose state by En no Ozuno, who introduces himself and his attendents, Goki and Zenki, and then orders the Hero to find his companions Law Hero and Chaos Hero, who were also transported to the realm they currently found themselves in. Exploring the area, rooms where illusions of En no Ozuno are present can be found where he will ask the Hero ideological questions.

When the party reunites and returns to En no Ozuno, he explains that they are in the Diamond Realm and tells them about the desolate state Tokyo has currently found itself in. Seeing their resolve to return to Tokyo, En no Ozuno promises to send them back if they do a set of tasks for him, including fetching some Soma for him twice and sending the Hero to go confront some Phantoms in another area of the labyrinth. Once these tasks are completed, En no Ozuno permits them to leave and sends them on their way.

End of spoilers.

Shin Megami Tensei II

En no Ozuno solely appears in the post-game dungeon, the Diamond Realm. He will greet Aleph's party upon their arrival to the labyrinth and will send them back to the Underground when they desire it.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

En no Ozuno will appear as the final Fiend on the bottom floor of Twisted Tokyo if the "Depths of Twisted Tokyo" DLC was purchased.

He also appears in the "Messiahs in the Diamond Realm", where he will awaken Nanashi and direct him to Stephen in order to enlighten him on the details of his request. Any Messiahs Nanashi encounters will go to En no Ozuno, and when all are gathered, En no Ozuno will unlock the way to go meet Stephen once more.

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English En no OzunoShin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
En-no-OzunuShin Megami Tensei V
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Japanese エンノオヅノShin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom)
Shin Megami Tensei if...
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
 En no ozuno		 En no Ozuno
役小角Shin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD)
Shin Megami Tensei (PlayStation)
Shin Megami Tensei (Game Boy Advance)
 En no ozuno		 En no Ozuno

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Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 役 小角, romanized En no Ozuno
  2. ↑ Japanese: 役 行者, romanized En no Gyōja
  3. ↑ Japanese: 役優婆塞, romanized En no Ubasoku
  4. ↑ Japanese: 神変大菩薩, romanized Jinben Daibosatsu

References

  1. ↑ "kazumaKaneko666: 役小角は、永井豪先生の漫画『手天童子』の中で役小角について語るシーンがあり、それがインスピレーション元です。登場理由は修験道や仙道がニュートラルっぽかったからです。そのため金剛神界のイメージは天狗界のイメージであり、天狗に攫われた少年、寅吉が行った天狗界についてまとめた「平田篤胤」の本、『仙境異聞』を元にしています。また金剛神界のネーミングも「金剛界曼荼羅」を元にしていますので、宇宙皇子は参考にしていませんでした。" Kazuma Kaneko, [1]. Published August 5, 2026. Retrieved August 6, 2026. X.
  2. ↑ "Zaou-Gongen: One thousand days of training En-no-Ozunu needed in order to summon me. For you to require but one demon fusion, on the other hand... The power of a Nahobino is remarkable indeed. I am not Buddha, Guanyin, or Maitreya. I am the combined existence of the three. Does that mean En-no-Ozunu completed a demon fusion? ...An astonishing achievement." Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Developed by ATLUS.
  3. ↑ "Hitokotonusi: tHIs IS wOrsE ThAN mY deFEaT aT thE HAnDs oF thAT SumMoNeR 1200 yEaRS aGo!" Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army. Developed by ATLUS.
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