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Kazfiel
カズフェル

PS artwork from Shin Megami Tensei

Origin Original
Race(s) DivineShin Megami Tensei
Majin Tensei
Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker
Devil Survivor
Devil Survivor: Overclocked
Devil Survivor 2
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker

HeraldShin Megami Tensei IV
Alignment(s) Light-LawShin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei IV

LawShin Megami Tensei IV

Kazfiel is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Kazfiel is an original creation by Kazunari Suzuki for Shin Megami Tensei, and he is named after Kazuma Kaneko.[1] Later media gave him descriptions alluding to or identifying him with pre-existing angels.

Kazfiel's description in the Game Boy Advance version of Shin Megami Tensei mentions that he rules over the south. This is derived from the spirit Caspiel mentioned in works such as Johannes Trithemius's posthumously-published Steganographia,[2] and later in the Lesser Key of Solomon.[3]

Kazuma Kaneko Works III is uncertain as to the name's derivation, but suggests it is probably from the occult spirit Caspiel, while also mentioning a possibility of being derived from the character Cadfael in novels written by Edith Pargeter under the pen name Ellis Peters.[4]

Later games' descriptions identify Kazfiel with Kasbeel,[a] an angel from chapter 69 of the Book of Enoch. While no known Aramaic version of this passage or the section it is in (the Book of Parables) survives, this text is present in the Ethiopic version of Enoch. Kasbeel is stated to have been, when he dwelt amongst the most high, the chief of an oath which he asks Michael the hidden name of, Biqa, so that he may enunciate it; he also places the oath Akae into the hand of Michael.[5][6]

Design

Kazfiel's design in Shin Megami Tensei resembles traditional Christian depictions of seraphim.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Kazfiel.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei
(A-Mode DDS)

Origin: Israel
The angel that rules over the south. Sent by God, he took control of the mass media to lead people to the path of God.

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

The sinful "angel of the oath." His original name was Biqa, meaning "good person."

He attempted to coerce Michael to tell him the sacred name of God, but was denied. After the Fall, he was given the name Kazbiel, "he who lies to God."

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
Shin Megami Tensei IV

The sinful "angel of the oath." His original name was Biqa, meaning "good person."

He attempted to coerce Michael to tell him the sacred name of God, but was denied. After the Fall, he was given the name Kazbiel, "he who lies to God."

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

The sinful "angel of the oath." His original name was Biqa, meaning "good person."
He attempted to coerce Michael to tell him the sacred name of God, but was denied. After the Fall, he was given the name Kazbiel, "he who lies to God."

Devil Survivor: Overclocked

The sinful "angel of the oath." His original name was Biqa, meaning "good person." He attempted to coerce Michael into telling him the sacred name of God, but was denied. After the Fall, he was given the name Kazbiel, "he who lies to God."

Devil Survivor 2

The sinful "angel of the oath." His original name was Biqa, meaning "good person."

He attempted to coerce Michael into telling him the sacred name of God, but was denied. After the Fall, he was given the name Kazbiel, "he who lies to God."

Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei

This section contains spoilers. (Skip Section)

Kazfiel is the true identity of the woman who broadcasts prayers and Messian teachings from Tokyo Tower. After the Basilica becomes available, the Hero can visit the tower and will be asked by the broadcaster if he believes God's help is needed. If he answers no, or is Chaos-aligned to begin with, then the woman transforms into Kazfiel and attacks him.

End of spoilers.

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English Kazfiel
Japanese カズフェル Kazuferu Kazfiel
Korean 카즈펠 Kajeupel Kazfiel

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Notes

  1. ↑ Ge'ez: ካስብኤል, romanized Kasbǝʾel

References

  1. ↑ "カズフェルも創作です。 由来は僕ですよ。 メガテン好きならご存知の大司教が考えてくれました。" @kazumaKaneko666, [1]. Published July 13, 2026. Retrieved July 14, 2026. X.
  2. ↑ "Cuius supremus princeps est Caspiel dictus, cuius mansio est ad Austrum, qui habet sub se multos principes, duces & famulos innumerabiles." Steganographia: Hoc est: Ars per ocultam scripturam animi sui voluntatem absentibus aperiendi certa (1608), Johannes Trithemius. Published by Johannes Saur. Latin. pp. 55-58.
  3. ↑ "Caspiel is the Great and Cheefe Emperor Ruling in the South [...]" The Lesser Key of Solomon: Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis (2001), Joseph H. Peterson (editor). Published by Weiser Books. p. 60. ISBN-13: 978-1-57863-220-6.
  4. ↑ "名の由来は、『レメゲトン』第2書「テウルギア・ゲーティア」に記された、南を守護する帝王カスピエル(Caspiel)と考えられるが、エリス・ピーターズの推理小説『修道士カドフェル』の主人公カドフェル(Cadfael)の可能性もある。音韻学的に、dからsへの置き換えは可能だ。" Kazuma Kaneko Works III (2008). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 17. ISBN-13: 978-4-7753-0609-3.
  5. ↑ The Ethiopic Version of the Book of Enoch Edited from Twenty-Three Mss. Together With the Fragmentary Greek and Latin Versions (1906), R. H. Charles. Published by Clarendon Press. pp. 18-19.
  6. ↑ Book of Enoch: Book 2: Parables. Retrieved February 6, 2025. Academy for Ancient Texts.
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