Futotama

Futotama
アメノフトタマAme no Futotama
Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Other Name(s)	Ame no FutotamaShin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Origin	Shinto
Race(s)	Enigma
Alignment(s)	Light-NeutralDevil Summoner: Soul Hackers NeutralShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Futotama is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

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Futotama, also known as Futodama, is a deity appearing in Japanese mythology. In the Kogo Shūi, he is recorded as the son of Takamimusubi and the ancestor of the Inbe clan.

During the events of the Iwatogakure ("Rock Cave Seclusion") as recorded in the Kojiki, Amaterasu was driven into a cave by her brother Susano-o's behavior and the land was deprived of light. To lure her out, Omoikane had Futotama and Ame-no-Koyane perform a ritual using a stag's shoulder bone and an uprooted masakaki tree on which they hung prayers, the Yata-no-Kagami, and five hundred Yasakani-no-Magatama. When Ame-no-Uzume's dancing lured out Amaterasu, Futotama sealed off the entrance to the cave with a rope, which he forbade Amaterasu from crossing. In the Nihon Shoki, one account records that it was Futotama's chanting of praises for Amaterasu which lured her out.

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Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Futotama 42 244 237	Strength 42 Dexterity 46 Magic 60 Agility 39 Luck 55
Location Special Fusion (Nue + Mishaguji + Tsuchigumo)
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Enigma Neutral — —
Resistances — — — — — — NuNull NuNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 All foes —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Healing Knowhow — Grants user access to healing and support items. Innate Sabbatma 20 MP Summons/returns one demon ally from/to stock. Innate Makarakarn 50 MP Makes all allies reflect Fire, Ice, Elec, and Force attacks for 1 turn. Innate Hard Worker — User gains 25% more EXP after battle. Stacks with other bonuses. 43 Mana Gain — Increases user's max MP by 20%. Stacks with other bonuses. 45

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

	Name Level HP MP Futotama 50 381 325	Strength 35 Dexterity 46 Magic 83 Agility 61 Luck 67
Location Special Fusion (Nue + Mishaguji + Tsuchigumo)
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Enigma Neutral Great 13120
Resistances — — — — — WkWeak RsResist RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — — — — — — — — — — — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 All foes —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Healing Knowhow — Enables use of healing items. Innate Attack Knowhow — Enables use of attack items. Innate Workaholic — Greatly increases experience points received after battles. 51 Sabbatma 20 MP Summons or returns another allied demon. 52 Makarakarn 50 MP Bestows magic-repelling shields for one turn to all allies. 53

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	Fully known as Ame no Futotama, he is a god of Japanese origin who governs divination and religious services. He is said to be the divine ancestor of the Inbe clan. When Amaterasu was hiding and the world was covered in darkness, he was the one who performed the Futomani, a divination using the bones of a deer.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Fully known as Ame no Futotama, he is a god of Japanese origin who governs divination and religious services. He is said to be the divine ancestor of the Inbe clan. When Amaterasu was hiding and the world was covered in darkness, he was the one who performed the Futomani, a divination using the bones of a deer.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Fully known as Ame no Futotama, he is a god of Japanese origin who governs divination and religious services. He is said to be the divine ancestor of the Inbe clan. When Amaterasu was hiding and the world was covered in darkness, he was the one who performed the Futomani, a divination using the bones of a deer.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	Fully known as Ame no Futotama, he is a god of Japanese origin who governs divination and religious services. He is said to be the divine ancestor of the Inbe clan. When Amaterasu was hiding and the world was covered in darkness, he was the one who performed the Futomani, a divination using the bones of a deer.
Kētai Akuma Densho	日本記紀に登場する、占いや神事を司る神。天皇家に仕えた忌部氏の祖神と言われる。 出身地：日本 アメノフトタマは日本書紀などに登場する。大和朝廷において神事を司るとされた神であり、神を祀り、神事を執り行うことで天皇家に仕えていた忌部氏の祖神であると言われる。天照大神が天の岩戸に隠れたことによって世界が暗黒に包まれた際に、天香山の真男鹿の肩骨を抜いて「太占」を行ったのもこの神だと言われる。日本書紀では日本の祖神の一人である高御産巣日神で、天尊ニニギ尊と降臨した神の一とされる。 Translation: A god appearing in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki who presides over divination and rituals. Said to be the ancestor god of the Inbe clan who served the Imperial Family. Place of origin: Japan Ame-no-Futotama appears in the Nihon Shoki, among other works. He is the god who presided over rituals in the Yamato court, and it is said that he was the ancestral god of the Imbe clan who served the imperial family by enshrining gods and performing rituals. It is said that when the world was plunged into darkness because Amaterasu-Ōkami was hiding in Ama-no-Iwato ("the Heavenly Rock Cave"), he was the god who took a shoulder bone from a stag and performed Futomani ("Great Divination"). According to the Nihon Shoki, he is one of the gods descended from Takamimusubi-no-Kami, an ancestor god of Japan, and descended with Tenson Ninigi-no-Mikoto.

Nomenclature

From the Japanese 太玉 Futotama ("Grand Jewel"). 天 Ame-no- ("of Heaven") and 命 -no-Mikoto ("the August") are honorifics used for deities.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	FutotamaShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
	Ame no FutotamaShin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Japanese	アメノフトタマ Ame-no-Futotama
Traditional Chinese	布刀玉命 Bùdāoyù Mìng	Futotama-no-Mikoto. Orthographic borrowing from Japanese.
Korean	아메노후토타마 Amenohutotama	Ame-no-Futotama

Gallery

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  Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Sprite from the Nintendo 3DS version of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
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  Card DS-035 from Shin Megami Tensei Card Game: Devil Summoner World