Iron Maiden

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Iron Maiden
アイアンメイデン
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II
Origin	Fakelore
Race(s)	Machine
Alignment(s)	Dark-Law

Iron Maiden is a Demon in Shin Megami Tensei II.

Profile

Origin

The iron maiden is a hoax of an alleged medieval torture device. It is widely believed that the device's design and history was fabricated by German archaeologist Johann Philipp Siebenkees in the late 1700s. According to Siebenkees the device was first used as a form of torture in 1515, but to date no evidence of the device's existence before the 19th century has been found.

In-game, Iron Maiden is described as a medieval English and French torture device currently under the control of Kugutsushi. Its concept is tied to a reversal of the vagina dentata folklore motif, where it is said that men have a subconscious fear of a toothed vagina, a woman's "second mouth" that could bite off the penis during sexual intercourse. Iron Maiden is described as an inverted manifestation of that fear; instead of being an imagined and internal danger, Iron Maiden is a tangible device that embodies men's latent fear and turns it against them in a tasteless and grotesque way.

Design

Iron Maiden is an original design that takes inspiration from real iron maiden devices. The inside of the device is hollow, big enough for a human to fit inside, and lined with spikes sharp enough to cover a person in holes.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei II

	Name Level HP MP Iron Maiden 8 36 7	Strength 5 Intelligence 1 Magic 7 Vitality 6 Agility 2 Luck 2
Location Major Gym Virtual Battler Level 1
Species Race Alignment Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter AppearancesHow many of this demon may be encountered in a single battle; this value is ignored for fixed encounters FriendshipInitial friendship value Machine Machine Dark-Law (10) ✘ Machine ✘ 1 0
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect 26 15 28 14 7 2
EXP Macca Magnetite Drop 128 64 32 Metal Card (24⁄256) Resistances Puppet Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Light ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×1 NulNull ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 NulNull ×2 Dark Ruin Bind Charge Hand Skill Leg Skill Fly Skill Almighty NulNull ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×1½×1.50
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 162.5％ 125％ 100％ 75％ 50％ 75％ 100％ 125％ 162.5％
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 1 Single enemy
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Feral Bite Charge 3% HP Bites 1 enemy. Stun Bite Charge 5% HP Bites 1 enemy and puts them into the Paralyze state. Guard Support 0% HP —

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei II (A-Mode DDS)	出身地: 日本 クグツシに操られた中世の拷問道具「鉄の処女」。空洞の内側に無数の鋭い針が付けられており、中に入れた人間を穴だらけにする。 Translation: Origin: Japan A medieval torture device manipulated by Kugutsushi, the "iron maiden." The inside is hollow, just large enough for a person, and lined with countless sharp spikes, leaving anyone placed inside full of holes.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei II

Iron Maiden is the final opponent of the Level 1 Virtual Battler in the Major Gym.

Trivia

• Iron maidens are also seen in Persona 5 Strikers, where they are used as Lavenza's personal equipment for fusions in the Velvet Room.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アイアンメイデン Aian Meiden	Iron Maiden

Gallery

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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II
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  Illustration from Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Lone Marebito
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei II