Nakisawame

Nakisawame
ナキサワメ
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Other Name(s)	SawameNew Digital Devil Story 3: Jinma no Wakusei
Origin	Shinto
Race(s)	Megami
Alignment(s)	Light-Law

Nakisawame is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

After Izanami died in childbirth while giving birth to Hinokagutsuchi, Izanagi crawled towards her and cried. His tears formed Nakisawame. She is believed to be a kami of water, specifically the mountain spring waters at her place of enshrinement in Nara. Due to her name, it's also thought that she is the origin of nakime, an older tradition where women were hired to attend funerals and cry for the decreased.

Design

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Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

	Name Level HP MP Nakisawame 38 302 116Sega Saturn/136PlayStation Portable	Strength 7 Intelligence 8 Magic 13 Endurance 7 Agility 12 Luck 11
Location Fusion only
Species Race Alignment S. CostCOMP Summoning Cost C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost; PSP only CPMagnetite used God Megami Light-Law (55) 380 MMagnetite 9280 MMagnetite 49
Personality Loyalty Speech Inheritance Cowardly Companion Child (♀) Recovery (A)
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def 90 73 90 73 30 33
Resistances "Strong against Electricity. Nullifies Expel." Sword Spear Thrown Gun Almi Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×⅒×0.10 ×1 ×1 Mind Expel Death Ruin Bind Nerve D Atk Charge Skill Swd Skl ×7⁄10×0.70 NulNull ×½×0.50 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 50% 50% 50% 50% 100% 100% 100% 100% 200%
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Range Demon Attack 0-187.5% chance Single enemy Front row
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Diarama Recovery 4 MP Recovery magic. Single. Recovers a medium amount of HP to 1 ally. Media Recovery 6 MP Recovery magic. All. Recovers just a little HP to all allies. Makafuji Ruin 5 MP Offensive support. Front row/back row. Bad status. Close effect to 1 enemy. Posumudi Recovery 2 MP Recovery magic. Single. Cures Poison status of 1 ally.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (Akuma Zensho; PSP)	出身地：日本 イザナギ神が、妻であるイザナミ女神と死別したときに流した涙から生まれた女神。 イザナミは火神ヒノカグツチを生んだことがもとで命を落としたが、これを悲しんだイザナギは遺体に取りついて泣いた。彼が流した涙はナキサワメになった。 この女神は大和の香久山のふもとに住むとされる。 ナキサワメが生まれた背景として、葬式の時に雇われては泣く「泣き女」という昔の風習があったものと考えられる。 Translation: Place of origin: Japan A goddess born from the tears shed by the god Izanagi over the death of his wife, the goddess Izanami. Izanami lost her life as a result of her giving birth to the fire god Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, and Izanagi, sorrowed by this, clung to her body and wept. The tears he shed became Nakisawame. This goddess is said to reside at the foot of Mount Kaguyama in Yamato. It is thought that the background for the birth of Nakisawame may come from the old custom of "weeping women" hired to weep during funerals.
Kētai Akuma Densho	イザナギ神が、妻であるイザナミ女神と死別したときに流した涙から生まれた女神。 出身地：日本 イザナミは火神ヒノカグツチを産んだことがもとで命を落としたが、これを悲しんだイザナギは遺体に取りついて泣いた。彼が流した涙はナキサワメになった。この女神は大和の香久山のふもとに住むとされる。ナキサワメが生まれた背景として、葬式の時に雇われては泣く「泣き女」という昔の風習があったものと考えられる。 Translation: A goddess born from the tears shed by the god Izanagi over the death of his wife, the goddess Izanami. Place of origin: Japan Izanami lost her life as a result of her giving birth to the fire god Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, and Izanagi, sorrowed by this, clung to her body and wept. The tears he shed became Nakisawame. This goddess is said to reside at the foot of Mount Kaguyama in Yamato. It is thought that the background for the birth of Nakisawame may come from the old custom of "weeping women" hired to weep during funerals.

Game Appearances

Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army

Nakisawame appears frequently in the Dark Realm of the Capital, offering to heal Raidou and his demons for a fee of yen. If he refuses, Nakisawame will begin crying, lamenting that he is going to die.

Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army

Nakisawame plays the same role as in Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army, but now heals for free.

Nomenclature

From Japanese: 泣沢女, romanized Nakisawame ("crying dale woman").

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Nakisawame
Japanese	沢女New Digital Devil Story 3: Jinma no Wakusei Sawame
	ナキサワメ Nakisawame

Gallery

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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
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  Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Akuma Zensho
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  Sprite from the Sega Saturn version of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner