Maya (Hindu)

Maya
Other Name(s)	Maya of the NightShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
Origin	Hinduism
Race(s)	NightShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

Maya is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

माया māyā, usually glossed as "illusion", is a concept in Hinduism that refers to the force which conceals that all of reality is a manifestation of the Brahman.

Maya also partially represents the mother of the Buddha (i.e. the mother of Siddhartha Gautama).

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level Maya 77	Strength 83 Dexterity 83 Magic 83 Agility 83 Luck 83
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Night {{{align}}} — 609 274
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances — WkWeak — — — — StrStrong StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Megidola 40 MP Medium Almighty damage to all enemies. Concentrate 9 MP Increases damage output of user's next magical attack(s) by 150%. Stacks with Spiritual Focus. Null Mind — Makes user immune to Sleep and Panic. Overrides lesser Resistances. 78 Mana Surge — Increases user's max MP by 30%. Stacks with other bonuses. 79

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

	Name Level Maya 77	Strength 51 Dexterity 67 Magic 115 Agility 75 Luck 91
Race Alignment Speech HP MP Night Chaos Temptress 722 398
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location —
Resistances — WkWeak — — NuNull — — RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 NuNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 NuNull
Skill Affinity -5 -4 — — — — — — +3 +5 — +1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Megidolaon 70 MP Heavy almighty damage to all foes. Makarakarn 50 MP Bestows magic-repelling shields for one turn to all allies. Sexy Dance 20 MP 45% charm to all foes. 78 Mana Surge — Increases max MP by 30%. 79 Null Mind — Immunity against sleep, panic, charm, and mute. 80

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	The Hindu personification of illusion. It is said to have the power to make humans aware and become enlightened about "phenomena" caused by things on Earth. A Maya of Burmese lore was a mother goddess and may have some relation to the goddess of illusion.

Trivia

• During development of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, it was considered that Maya would have her own "Witch" (魔女) race.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マーヤー	Maya