Hata clan
| Hata Clan | |
| 秦氏 | |
| Location(s) | Ancient kingdom on the site of Hirasaki City |
The Hata clan is a group in the backstory of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner. It is a fictionalized depiction of the real-life Hata clan which migrated from the Korean peninsula to Japan in the 3rd century AD.
Profile
The Hata clan is of Sumerian origin. This is reflected in their personal names; for example, Inaruna is named for the goddess Inanna.[1]
After migrating to Japan, the Hata clan started a kingdom located on the site of the present-day Hirasaki City; this kingdom has been dubbed by Professor Michio Azuma of Kitayama University as the Magic Kingdom. However, they would ultimately be conquered by the king of the Yamato in his unification of Japan.
Michio Azuma hypothesizes that the Hata clan are descended from a super-ancient civilization which came to earth from outer space, as detailed in the Takeuchi documents. This super-ancient civilization was technologically advanced and had spiritual connections beyond that of modern humans. Eventually, they were mostly wiped out by natural disasters, with only a small trace left in the genetics of present-day humans. However, the ancestral genes may occasionally express, resulting in supernatural abilities. Along with the Hata clan, possible examples of this include Himiko, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, Taira no Masakado, and Oda Nobunaga.[2]
List of Members
- Magic Kingdom
- En no Ozuno (descendant)[3]
- Abe no Seimei (descendant)[3]
- Ashiya Douman (descendant)[3]
- Phantom Society (descendants)[3][a]
- Kuzunoha Clan (descendants)[3]
- Kumiko Hatano (descendant)[5]
Game Appearances
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Novel Appearances
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Gaiden: Chinkon no Aika
Nomenclature
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese
|
秦氏 Hata uji | Hata clan |
Notes
References
- ↑ Page description: Inaruna's character profile. "怨霊の本体", Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner World Guidance (1996), Daisuke Narisawa and CB's Project. Published by SoftBank. Japanese. p. 174. ISBN-13: 978-4-7973-0084-0.
- ↑ "序論", Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner World Guidance (1996), Daisuke Narisawa and CB's Project. Published by SoftBank. Japanese. pp. 150-157. ISBN-13: 978-4-7973-0084-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "怨霊の本体", Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner World Guidance (1996), Daisuke Narisawa and CB's Project. Published by SoftBank. Japanese. pp. 171-172, 175. ISBN-13: 978-4-7973-0084-0.
- ↑ "だが続編の『ソウルハッカーズ』にもしぶとく登場し、彼にイナルナ復活を命じていたのが、歴史を陰から操ってきた秘密結社ファントム・ソサエティであったことが発覚する。" Kazuma Kaneko Works V (2017). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 27. ISBN-13: 978-4-7753-1532-3.
- ↑ Page description: Kumiko's character profile. "関係者ファイル", Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner World Guidance (1996), Daisuke Narisawa and CB's Project. Published by SoftBank. Japanese. p. 176. ISBN-13: 978-4-7973-0084-0.