Fafnir

Fafnir
ファフニール
SMT1 SFCSH1DCBR SFC artwork from Shin Megami Tensei Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
Other Name(s)	FaefnelRevelations: Persona Evil Voracious DragonPersona 5 Royal
Origin	Norse culture
Race(s)	DragonShin Megami Tensei: J Devil Survivor: Overclocked Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker DrakeShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Majin Tensei Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Soul Hackers 2 Megami Ibunroku Persona Megami Ibunroku Persona: Ikū no Tō Hen Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner Kētai Akuma Densho RyuDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book SnakeMajin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis WilderDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
Alignment(s)	Dark-ChaosShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers ChaosShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Arcana	HermitPersona 5 Royal StrengthPersona 2: Innocent Sin Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Fafnir is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Fafnir is a dragon from Norse mythology. He was originally a dwarf, and the son of Hreiðmarr (also known as Hreithmar), alongside his two brothers, Ótr and Regin. After Ótr was slain by Loki in an accident, a hoard of treasure that included a cursed magic ring was given to Hreiðmarr as an act of atonement for the killing. Imbued with greed by the ring, Fafnir killed his father to get the treasure for himself and then retreated into the wilderness with it, becoming a dragon to protect his hoard. Fafnir's brother Regin would then convince Sigurd to kill Fafnir for him, which Sigurd successfully did. After Fafnir was slain, as Sigurd was cooking his heart on Regin's request, he touched the organ to check if it was finished cooking, causing him to burn his finger, which he instinctively put into his mouth. Doing so led him to drink some of Fafnir's blood, granting him the ability to understand the language of birds, from which he learnt that Regin was going to betray and kill him. In retaliation, Sigurd killed Regin, took the treasure, and left.

An unnamed dragon is similarly killed by the hero Siegfried in German legends. Richard Wagner would call this dragon "Fafner" in his opera Der Ring des Nibelungen.

Design

In Shin Megami Tensei, Fafnir appears as a thick, large purple dragon-like creature with four legs and a large tail. He has a light orange under body, and matching light orange frills on the side of his head. he also has pure green eyes, 4 sharp horns on the top of his head, and white spikes going across the entire top of head and body. The feet of his design appear to be webbed and has large white claws.

in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Fafnir received a redesign, now appearing as a large, slim, robotic dragon, with a long tail, large metallic fins coming out from his upper shoulder area. He also has a metallic mask like face with 2 metallic horn like spikes coming out of it. his elbows and knees now have large metallic plates on them, and throughout his body are small rivet and metal plate like details. On the Left side of his chest, is a submarine window like area, inside of which is a 2 dimensional red heart shape, likely a reference to the significance of his heart in his myth. Unlike his previous design, this version is often shown standing up on his hind legs, and flying.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Fafnir.

Compendium

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Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Scandinavia An evil dragon defeated by the hero Seigfried.[sic] It's said that dwarven sorcerers transformed into a dragon to hold the gold of Rhein. It's said that one who bathes in Fafnir's blood can understand birds and repel steel. When Seigfried[sic] bathed in his blood, some leaves had stuck to his shoulders. These were the only areas the dragon's blood didn't touch, leaving him vulnerable.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	An evil dragon of Norse lore. He was defeated by the hero Siegfried. In the Volsunga Saga, he was a giant wyrm that spat out poison.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	An evil dragon of Norse lore. He was defeated by the hero Siegfried. In the Volsunga Saga, he was a giant wyrm that spat out poison.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	An evil dragon of Norse lore. He was defeated by the hero Siegfried. In the Volsunga Saga, he was a giant wyrm that spat out poison.
Shin Megami Tensei V	An evil dragon of Norse lore, it was vanquished by the hero Siegfried. According to the Völsunga Saga, it was extremely venomous, had legs like snakes, and shook the ground with every step.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	An evil dragon of Norse lore that was vanquished by the hero Siegfried. According to the Völsunga saga, it was extremely venomous, had legs like snakes, and shook the ground with every step.
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine	北欧神話、ゲルマン神話における、竜（または蛇）に変身するドワーフ（または人間）。 ファフニル、ファーフニル、ファーブニル、ファヴニルとも呼ばれる。 『ニーベルングの指環』では竜に変身する巨人族として、ファーフナーという名前で登場する。 その名は「抱擁する者」を意味する。 魔法使い『フレイズマル』の長男で、次男の『オッテル』、三男の『レギン』という弟がいた。 『オーディン』『ロキ』『ヘーニル』が旅の途中、 河でカワウソに変身していた『オッテル』をしとめた。 この事が発覚し、 神々は賠償として『オッテル』の河の内側と外側と埋め尽くす黄金を支払うこととなった。 『ロキ』はドワーフの『アンドヴァリ』から黄金を生み出す指輪を奪い （この際、アンドヴァリは指環に呪いをかけた、あるいは指環は最初から呪われていた） 黄金とその指輪を『フレイズマル』に渡した。 『ファフニール』は黄金の魅力に取りつかれ、 『フレイズマル』を殺害してそれを奪い『グニタヘイズ』に逃亡し、 黄金を守るために毒を吐く竜に変身する（あるいは指輪の呪いの効果によって竜になってしまう）。 『レギン』の企みにより、 『シグルズ』という若者の剣『グラム』に心臓を貫かれて『ファフニール』は殺されることとなる。 Translation: In Norse and Germanic mythology, he is a dwarf (or human) who transforms into a dragon (or serpent). Also called Fafnir, Farfnir, Fabnir, Favnir. In "Der Ring des Nibelungen," he appears under the name Fafner as a giant that transforms into a dragon. His name means "he who embraces." He was the eldest son of the wizard Hreidmar, and had two younger brothers, Otter and Regin. During the journey of Odin, Loki, and Hœnir, they stopped Otter, who had been transformed into an otter, in a river. When this was discovered, the gods paid Otter gold to cover the river inside and out as compensation. Loki took the ring that produced the gold from the dwarf Andvari (who had cursed the ring, or perhaps the ring had been cursed from the beginning) and gave it and the gold to Hreidmar. Fafnir, captivated by the gold, kills Hreidmar, takes it and flees to Gnitaheiðr, where he is transformed into a poison-spitting dragon to protect the gold (or is turned into a dragon by the ring's curse). Through the scheme of "Regin," "Fafnir" is killed by "Gram," the sword of a young man named "Sigurd," which pierces through his heart.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2	An evil dragon of Norse lore who was defeated by the hero Siegfried. In the Volsunga Saga, written around the 13th century, he is depicted as a giant wyrm with legs that shook the earth as he moved and could even spit poison.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	An evil dragon of Norse lore. He was defeated by the hero Siegfried. In the Volsunga Saga, he was a giant wyrm that spat out poison.
Soul Hackers 2	An evil dragon of Norse lore, it was vanquished by the hero Siegfried. According to the Völsunga Saga, it was extremely venomous, had legs like snakes, and shook the ground with every step.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	A greedy dragon of Norse lore. Sigurd wielded the sword Gram to defeat it.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Crafty poisonous dragon of Norse myth. Killed by Sigurd.
Persona 5 Royal	An evil dragon of Norse lore, it was vanquished by the hero, Siegfried. According to the Völsunga Saga, it was extremely venomous, had legs like snakes, and shook the ground with every step.
Persona 5 Tactica	An evil dragon of Norse lore, it was vanquished by the hero,[sic] Siegfried. According to the Völsunga saga, it was venomous, had legs like snakes, and shook the ground with every step.
Persona 5: The Phantom X	An evil dragon of Norse lore, it was vanquished by the hero, Siegfried. According to the Völsunga saga, it was venomous, had legs like snakes, and shook the ground with every step.
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	GBC: セカイいちの　ほうせきの　コレクションを　じまんする　なりきんドラゴン PS: 世界一の宝石の　コレクションを　じまんする　成金ドラゴン Translation:
Devil Children White Book	セカイいちの　ほうせきの　コレクションを　じまんする　なりきんドラゴン Translation:
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	An evil dragon of Norse lore that fought against the hero Siegfried. It is covered in hard scales, possessing a powerful tail and sharp fangs, as well as poisonous breath. Fafnir's heart has strange powers. When Siegfried cooked and ate it, he was able to understand the language of birds and obtained knowledge beyond any other man.
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	An evil dragon of Norse lore, with armored scales, a mighty tail, razor-sharp fangs, and poisonous breath. He was defeated by the hero Siegfried. After eating Fafnir's heart, Siegfried gained the mysterious power to understand the language of birds. It is said that the wisest person of this age gains the same ability.
Kētai Akuma Densho	北欧の伝説に登場する悪しきドラゴン。英雄ジークフリートによって倒された。 出身地：北欧 ファフニールは、古い伝説に登場する邪悪なドラゴンで、12世紀ごろに書かれたとされる「ヴォルスンガサガ」では、毒をもち、大地を震わせて歩く怪物であるとされており、大蛇に足が生えているような姿をしているとされる。伝説では、英雄ジークフリートによって退治されたと言われ、ファフニールの心臓を焼いて食べたジークフリートは鳥の言葉を理解できるようになり、この世で一番の賢さを手に入れたと言われている。 Translation:
Kaneko Kazuma Dennō Akuma Zukan	富を増すという黄金の腕輪を手に入れるため父を殺し、なおかつその財宝を守るため竜に変化した魔法使いの小人。 しかし、ファフニールの兄弟であるレギンにそそのかされた英雄ジークフリートによって退治されてしまう。 Translation:

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Nomenclature

FafnirEnemy-only

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Fafnir
	FaefnelRevelations: Persona
Japanese	ファフニール Fafunīru	Fafnir
	ファヴニールMegami Ibunroku Persona Persona 2: Innocent Sin Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Favunīru	Fafnir
Simplified Chinese	法夫纳 Fǎfūnà	Fafnir
Traditional Chinese	法夫納 Fǎfūnà	Fafnir
French	FáfnirShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
	FafnirPersona 5 Royal
German	Fafnir
Italian	Fafnir
Korean	파프니르 Papeunireu	Fafnir
	파프닐Shin Megami Tensei IV Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Papeunil	Fafnir
	붉은머리DeviChil	Red Hair
Polish	Fafnir
Brazilian Portuguese	Fafnir
Russian	Фафнир Fafnir	Fafnir
Peninsular Spanish	Fafnir
Turkish	Fafnir

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Evil Voracious DragonPersona 5 Royal
Japanese	むさぼり食う邪竜Persona 5 Royal Musaborikuu Jaryū	Evil Dragon Who Devours Greedily
Simplified Chinese	贪得无厌的邪龙Persona 5 Royal Tāndéwúyàn de Xiélóng	Insatiable Evil Dragon
Traditional Chinese	貪得無厭的邪龍Persona 5 Royal Tāndéwúyàn de Xiélóng	Insatiable Evil Dragon
French	Dragon vorace maléfiquePersona 5 Royal	Evil Voracious Dragon
German	Böser hungriger DrachePersona 5 Royal	Evil Voracious Dragon
Italian	Malvagio drago voracePersona 5 Royal	Evil Voracious Dragon
Korean	탐식貪食하는 사악邪惡한 용龍Persona 5 Royal Tamsikaneun Saakan Yong	Evil Dragon Who Devours Greedily
Peninsular Spanish	Dragón malvado vorazPersona 5 Royal	Evil Voracious Dragon

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