Izanami

This article is about the Japanese deity. For the Persona 4 character, see Izanami (Persona 4).

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Izanami
イザナミ
MTTSMTN Artwork from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
Origin	Shinto
Race(s)	Megami
Alignment(s)	LawShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Light-LawDevil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Arcana	Priestess
Voice Actor(s)	Masako KatsukiDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (OVA)

Izanami is a character and Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise. She serves as a major character in the original Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei novel, where Yumiko Shirasagi is a reincarnation of her. She and Yumiko grant the series its namesake "Megami Tensei" which means "Reincarnation of the Goddess."

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Origin

Izanami no Mikoto is a goddess in Shintoism and is responsible along with her husband and brother Izanagi for the creation of Japan by rising the land from the sea. She is the mother of many deities, however when giving birth to the god Kagutsuchi the flames of her child burnt her to death. In grief Inazagi killed Kagutsuchi and cut his body into eight parts, from which eight deities were born. He then traveled to Yomi and searched desperately for Izanami, eventually finding his wife and begging her to return to the world of the living though she revealed she had already eaten food of Yomi, forbidding her from leaving. Izanagi refused to leave her, however when Izanami was sleeping he lit a fire so he could look at her, only to find Izanami had become a rotting corpse covered in maggots. In horror Izanagi fled from his wife, who enraged chased after him unleashing foul spirits of Yomi to catch him. Eventually Izanagi was able to escape Yomi and sealed the entrance shut with a boulder, trapping his wife inside. Screaming with rage, Izanami swore that she would end 1000 lives each day, to which Izanagi countered that he would create 1500 lives each day.

To purify himself of Izanami and Yomi's filth, Izanagi performed a ritual cleaning, from which three gods were born: Amaterasu from cleansing his left eye, Tsukuyomi from cleansing his right eye, and Susano-o from cleansing his nose. Due to this, these three deities are also considered children of Izanami.

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Shin Megami Tensei IV

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	Name Level HP MP Izanami 85 8032 3615	Strength 142 Dexterity 142 Magic 142 Agility 142 Luck 142
Location Pluto Castle B1F
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Megami Law 3873
Drop Chakra Pot (1%) Balm of Rising (1%) —
Resistances — — WkWeak DrDrain — — NuNull NuNull ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances Null Null Null Null Null
Basic Attack Element Hits(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Ancient Curse 40 MP 80% chance of all standard Ailments and 1% chance of Lost to all enemies. Megidolaon 60 MP Heavy Almighty damage to all enemies. Silent Prayer 15 MP Removes everyone's stat changes. Mamudoon 30 MP chance of instant K.O. (Dark) to all enemies. Purple Smoke 14 MP 1-3 hits of Medium Phys damage with 60% chance of Panic to random enemies.

	Name Level HP MP Izanami 69 371 360	Strength 65 Dexterity 72 Magic 93 Agility 61 Luck 86
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fusion Condition Megami Law — — Clear "Yomotsu Okami's Rampage"
Resistances — — WkWeak NulNull — — — NulNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Shivering Taboo 40 MP 70% chance of all standard Ailments to all enemies. Innate Spring of Life — User gradually recovers HP while walking. 70 Drain Ice — Makes user absorb Ice attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 71

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

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	Name Level HP MP Izanami 82 16280 3920	Strength 50 Dexterity 60 Magic 130 Agility 80 Luck 100
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Megami Law —
Drop — — —
Resistances — — WkWeak NuNull — — NuNull DrDrain ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×0 NuNull RsResist RsResist ×0 ×0 ×0 ×0
Skill Affinity — — — — — — — — — — — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Vengeful Curse 1 MP Almighty attack that drains one foe's MP. Dark Grudge 30 MP Heavy dark damage to one foe. Smirk: +100% instant death Thunder Gods 40 MP Severe elec damage to one foe. Smirk: +Pierce Megidolaon 70 MP Heavy almighty damage to all foes. Concentrate 9 MP Multiplies user's next magical damage by 2.5. Smile Charge 50 MP Bestows the user with Smirk. Cannot be used if the user has ailment(s). Dekunda 30 MP Negates all stat debuffs from all allies.

	Name Level HP MP Izanami 82 448 463	Strength 50 Dexterity 60 Magic 140 Agility 80 Luck 100
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fusion Condition Megami Law Izanami 111998 Clear "Where the Corpse Went"
Resistances — — WkWeak NuNull — — RsResist DrDrain ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×0 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — — −6 +3 +6 — — +5 — — +2 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Thunder Gods 40 MP Severe elec damage to one foe. Smirk: +Pierce Innate Dark Grudge 30 MP Heavy dark damage to one foe. Smirk: +100% instant death Innate Concentrate 9 MP Multiplies user's next magical damage by 2.5. Innate Spring of Life — Recovers HP gradually while moving. Inactive while in stock. 83 Repel Ice — Reflects ice damage. 85

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A Mother Earth goddess of Japanese lore, she gave birth to the islands with her consort Izanagi. She also gave birth to many gods, but she died of burns when bearing the fire god Hi-no-Kagutsuchi. Izanagi traveled to Yomi no Kuni (the land of the dead) to bring her back to the land of the living, but because she ate the food of Yomi, she was no longer able to return. When Izanagi lit a torch and saw her rotting body covered with maggots, he ran in fear, and after that Izanami became the goddess of the dead, Yomotsu-Okami.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A Mother Earth goddess of Japanese lore, she gave birth to the islands with her consort Izanagi. She also gave birth to many gods, but she died of burns when bearing the fire god Hi-no-Kagutsuchi. Izanagi traveled to Yomi no Kuni (the land of the dead) to bring her back to the land of the living, but because she ate the food of Yomi, she was no longer able to return. When Izanagi lit a torch and saw her rotting body covered with maggots, he ran in fear, and after that Izanami became the goddess of the dead, Yomotsu-Okami.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	A Mother Earth goddess of Japanese mythology, she gave birth to the islands with her consort Izanagi. She mothered many gods, but she died of burns birthing the fire god Hinokagutsuchi. Izanagi traveled to Yomi no Kuni to bring her back to the land of the living, but because she ate the food of Yomi, she was no longer able to return. When Izanagi lit a torch and saw her rotting body covered with maggots, he ran in fear. Afterwards, Izanami became goddess of the dead, Yomotsu-Okami.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Goddess who gave birth to Japan and all its gods.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Japan's legendary god of life. Gave birth to Japan and its gods.

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Shin Megami Tensei II

Izanami appears briefly as an npc in the post-game dungeon, the Diamond Realm. Upon interacting with her she will thank Aleph and Hiroko for helping her son Hiruko and comment that the two of them remind her of herself and her husband Izanagi when they were first married.

Visionaries

Izanami is featured in one Visionary cutscene in the Game Boy Advance and iOS versions of the game.

In "Droplets of Soukai", Izanami stands in an unknown realm and congratulates Aleph for his actions after the game has ended. She says that all things on the Earth have a soul, from the plants, to the animals, to the wind, to Mother Earth itself. No one can eliminate this concept, and any claims that say otherwise cannot be tolerated, for trying to deny and destroy the Earth will only come back to bite you. She says that he has saved the Earth and the souls it holds, and though the Earth is currently desolate, it's soul and heart still remain. The Earth will eventually be ressurected and bring a rich harvest, and Izanami says that she looks forward to the grace that will soon come.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax

If the Demi-fiend completes the Burial Chamber challenges, on a New Game Plus playthrough he can visit the first kalpa's first burial chamber and be approached by a Cerberus who will send him to the otherwise inaccessible 666th floor. There he will meet the spirits of Izanagi and Izanami, who tell him that due to the world ending, they have been unable to use their strength and so have waited for one they could entrust the future to. Deeming Demi-fiend as the one worthy of creating a world like they once did, they gift him with an extra press turn in battle and send him back to the first Kalpa.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Izanami is the last of the National Defense Divinities. Upon the death of Defense Minister Tamagami, Izanami takes the body of Noa to Yomotsu Hirasaka so she may possess it.

Majin Tensei

If the Hero obtains the Palace ring from the Hikawa shrine after defeating Moloch, and then ventures to stage 19, there he can meet Izanami, who will talk about two individuals who will help the Hero on his journey. As they pursue different things, normally they will not work together, but Izanami will convince them that their goals are nearly the same. This allows the protagonist to recruit Uriel and Zouchouten at the same time, something that is normally not available if Izanami was not met with.

Later, after clearing stage 50, Izanami will appear to the protagonist and join him as an ally on his chosen path. If the protagonist did not meet her with the Palace ring in his possession however, this event will not take place.

Trivia

• There is leftover unused data for Izanami as a demon in Shin Megami Tensei: Nine. She is of the Megami race and is level 84.

Nomenclature

The name Izanami is believed to derive from the word 誘う izanau (meaning "to invite"), with -mi being a feminine suffix.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Izanami
Japanese	イザナミ	Izanami
Korean	이자나미 Ijanami	Izanami

Gallery

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  Artwork from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (Telenet)
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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
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  Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
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  Illustration from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
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  Illustration from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
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  Sprite from the MSX version of Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (Telenet)
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  Sprite from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
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  Sprite from Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei II
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Sprite from Majin Tensei
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  Nemechi sprite from the Nintendo 3DS version of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Sprite from Persona 2: Innocent Sin
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  Sprite from Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
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  Unused RTS icon from Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
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  Card graphic from Persona 2: Innocent Sin
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  Card graphic from Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
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  Undead Izanami in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (OVA)