Take-Minakata

Take-Minakata
タケミナカタ
SMT2SMT3 Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Other Name(s)	MinakataShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax TakeminakataShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Defeated AvengerPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Origin	Shinto
Race(s)	ChigiMajin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis KishinShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Majin Tensei Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker Soul Hackers 2 KunitsuShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
Alignment(s)	Light-ChaosShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem
Arcana	Hanged ManPersona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable Persona 3 Reload Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Persona Mobile Online JesterPersona 4 Golden

Take-Minakata is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Takeminakata, also known as Takeminakata-no-Kami, Minakatatomi-no-Kami, and Suwa Myōjin, is a kami in Japanese mythology associated with wind, water, hunting, agriculture, and warfare. He is historically worshiped at Suwa Grand Shrine in Nagano Prefecture, where he is venerated alongside his consort, Yasakatome. Takeminakata is also regarded as the mythical ancestor of the Suwa clan, who served as hereditary priests of the Upper Shrine.

In the Kojiki (712 CE) and the "Sendai Kuji Hongi" (720 CE), Takeminakata is described as a son of Ōkuninushi, the land-building deity of Izumo. During the kuni-yuzuri (transfer of the land) narrative, the heavenly deity Takemikazuchi is sent to demand control of the terrestrial realm on behalf of the Amatsukami, the heavenly gods. While Ōkuninushi’s other sons submit, Takeminakata refuses to yield and challenges Takemikazuchi to a contest of strength, reportedly bearing a large rock on his fingertips in defiance. When Takeminakata attempts to grasp Takemikazuchi’s arm(s), it transforms into a column of ice and then a sword, forcing him to release it. Takemikazuchi then seizes Takeminakata’s arm(s) and crushes it "like a young reed." In some interpretations the contest is a grappling match in which Takemikazuchi throws Takeminakata to the ground, and the encounter has sometimes been regarded as an origin myth for sumo wrestling and aiki. Defeated and pursued to the shores of what later became Lake Suwa in Shinano Province, Takeminakata pleads for his life, vows not to leave the region, and submits to the heavenly deities. Following his surrender, Ōkuninushi relinquishes control of the land.

After his defeat, Takeminakata became enshrined at Suwa, where local traditions portray him as a protective and martial deity. Regional legends depict him as subjugating indigenous kami and establishing divine authority over the Suwa area, and he is revered as a guardian of wind and water and as a patron of hunting and warfare. His cult later spread throughout Japan, and he was particularly venerated by warrior families such as the Hōjō and the Takeda.

Takeminakata’s association with Lake Suwa is reflected in local folklore concerning the omiwatari, the ice ridges that form on the lake’s surface during winter. These formations were traditionally interpreted as the path of Suwa Myōjin crossing the frozen lake to visit Yasakatome.

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Gameplay

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Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Japan A wild god and the son of Ookuninushi. He wouldn't relinquish Ashihara no Nakatsukuni to Amaterasu until the very end. Take-Mikazuchi defeated him and he was confined to Suwa. There are legends at Suwa of him defeating the dragon god of the lake to rule the area.
Shin Megami Tensei II (A-Mode DDS)	出身地：日本 オオクニヌシの息子である荒ぶる神。名を建御名方神（タケミナカタノカミ）と書く。アマテラスの葦原中国平定に最後まで抗うが、タケミカヅチに破れ諏訪に幽閉される。諏訪には、タケミナカタが諏訪湖の龍神や、モリヤノオトドを倒して支配者となる伝説がある。 Translation:
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Known as Take-Minakata in Japanese mythology, he fought Take-Mikazuchi for possession of Japan and lost. He is revered as the god of hunting.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster	Revered as the god of hunting in Japanese mythology, he fought Take-Mikazuchi for possession of Japan and lost.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	In Japanese lore, he fought Take-Mikazuchi for control of Japan and lost. He is revered as the god of hunting.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	In Japanese lore, he is a god of war. He is also known as a god of hunting and fertility. He fought Take-Mikazuchi for control of Japan and lost. He escaped to Shinano no Kuni and was cornered. Since then, he has been forbidden to leave Suwa.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	In Japanese lore, he is a god of war. He is also known as a god of hunting and fertility. He fought Take-Mikazuchi for control of Japan and lost. After his defeat, he escaped to Shinano no Kuni and was cornered. Since then, he has been forbidden to leave Suwa.
Shin Megami Tensei V	A Japanese god of war, hunting, and fertility. He fought Take-Mikazuchi for control of Japan and lost. He escaped to Suwa but has been prohibited from leaving ever since.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Soul Hackers 2	A Japanese god of war, hunting, and fertility. He fought Take-Mikazuchi for control of Japan and lost. He escaped to Suwa but has been prohibited to leave ever since.
Persona 3	According to Japanese myth, he fought Take-Mikazuchi for control of Japan and lost. He is revered as the god of hunting.
Persona 3 FES
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 3 Reload	A Japanese god of war, hunting, and fertility. He fought Take-Mikazuchi for control of Japan and lost. He escaped to Suwa, but was prohibited to leave since.
Persona 4 Golden	According to Japanese myth, he fought Take-Mikazuchi for control of Japan and lost. He is revered as the god of hunting.
Persona 5	A Japanese god of war, hunting, and fertility. He fought Take-Mikazuchi for control of Japan and lost. He escaped to Suwa, but was prohibited to leave since.
Persona 5 Royal
Persona 5 Tactica	A Japanese god of war, hunting, and fertility. He fought Take-Mikazuchi for control of Japan and lost. He escaped to Suwa, but has been prohibited to leave since then.
Persona 5: The Phantom X	A Japanese god of war, hunting and fertility. He fought Take-Mikazuchi for control of Japan and lost. He escaped to Suwa, but has been prohibited to leave since then.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei

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When the Hero's party confronts Ozawa in Shinjuku Underground in 203X, Ozawa summons Minakata to deal with them, who overwhelms them and forces them to retreat. To overcome the demon's power, Chaos Hero fuses with one of the Hero's demons, and the group returns to Ozawa to successfully defeat Minakata.

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Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation

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Take-Minakata is one of Hiruko's servants, and lives in the Rinkai Colosseum, however once Hiruko is dead in the physical world he takes up the mantle and rules over the colosseum.

After Ayato Katsuragi is entrusted Yamato Takeru by Amaterasu, and sents him as a messenger to the Kunitsukami to start a truce, Take-Minakata is the one who Amaterasu needs help from, so Katsuragi goes to the colosseum and talks to him with Yamato Takeru, and once he realizes that having a conflict between the Amatsukami and Kunitsukami in current day Tokyo is not good, he accepts Amaterasu's proposal for the truce and so Yamato Takeru leaves Katsuragi to update Amaterasu on the situation and Katsuragi is free to proceed on his journey.

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Nomenclature

The name is interpreted in several ways. Minakata may come from 南方 minakata ("south direction"), a corruption of 宗像 Munakata―a city in Fukuoka, or it may come from 水方 minakata and refer to the shores of Lake Suwa. The most common Japanese spellings use the characters 健／建／武 take ("bold, courageous; violent, vigorous"), 御 mi ("august"), 名 na ("name; reputation"), and 方 kata ("person").

Take-MinakataEnemy-only

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	MinakataShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax
	Take-MinakataShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Soul Hackers 2 Persona 3 Reload Persona 4 Golden Persona 5 Royal
	TakeminakataShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Japanese	御名方New Digital Devil Story 3: Jinma no Wakusei Minakata
	タケミナカタ Takeminakata
	武御名方Shin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD) Takeminakata
Simplified Chinese	建御名方 Jiànyùmíngfāng	Takeminakata; orthographic borrowing from Japanese
Traditional Chinese	建御名方 Jiànyùmíngfāng	Takeminakata; orthographic borrowing from Japanese
French	Take-Minakata
German	Take-Minakata
Italian	Take-Minakata
Korean	타케미나카타 Takeminakata
	다케미나카타Persona 3 Dakeminakata	The Official Loanword Orthography of タケミナカタ
Polish	Take-Minakata
Brazilian Portuguese	Take-Minakata
Russian	Такэминаката Tak·eminakata
Peninsular Spanish	Take-Minakata
	TakeminakataPersona 3 Reload
Turkish	Take-Minakata

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Defeated AvengerPersona 5 Royal
Japanese	復讐する落人Persona 5 Royal Fukushū Suru Ochūdo	Defeated One Taking Revenge
Simplified Chinese	复仇的落败者Persona 5 Royal Fùchóu de Luòbàizhě	Defeated One Taking Revenge
Traditional Chinese	復仇的落敗者Persona 5 Royal Fùchóu de Luòbàizhě	Defeated One Taking Revenge
French	Vengeur vaincuPersona 5 Royal	Defeated Avenger
German	Erniedrigter RächerPersona 5 Royal	Humiliated Avenger
Italian	Vendicatore sconfittoPersona 5 Royal	Defeated Avenger
Korean	복수復讐하는 도망자逃亡者Persona 5 Royal Boksuhaneun Domangja	Fugitive Taking Revenge
Peninsular Spanish	Vengador derrotadoPersona 5 Royal	Defeated Avenger

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