Narcissus

Narcissus
ナルキッソス
SH1P5X Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X
Other Name(s)	Self-Infatuated StarPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Origin	Greek culture
Race(s)	JiraeShin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance TreeShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner Kētai Akuma Densho
Alignment(s)	Light-LawDevil Summoner: Soul Hackers Neutral-NeutralShin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Arcana	AeonPersona 4 Golden LoversPersona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable Persona 3 Reload Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Persona Mobile Online

Narcissus is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Narcissus is a youth in Greek mythology whose story is often used as a metaphor for vanity and self-obsession, most recognized for his appearance in the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses.

In Ovid's version, Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope, known for his physical attractiveness. From an early age, it was prophesied that he would live a long life, so long as he never viewed his own reflection. As he got older, Narcissus gained admiration from men and women alike, though his self-absorption made him indifferent to all of them. One such admirer was the nymph Echo, who could not express her feelings due to being under the curse of Juno (Hera). As retribution, Nemesis cursed Narcissus to catch his reflection in a spring of clear water, which enamored him instantly, not realizing that it was his own image. He tried endlessly to kiss and embrace his reflection to no avail, and when he finally died by the spring, a white flower bloomed in his place.

A version by the Greek author Conon written around the same time as Ovid's has a man named Ameinias instead of Echo, and Narcissus instead commits suicide rather than drowning. There also exists a fragment of a Greek text with a short version of the Narcissus story which seems to pre-date both Ovid and Conon. Pausanias mentions an alternative version where Narcissus fell in love with his twin sister rather than himself, and after she died he saw his sister in his reflection.

Design

Narcissus is a slender man clothed in a red sash, possessing flowing blond hair, as well as white narcissus flowers blossoming atop his head and around his feet.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Narcissus.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A young man of Greek lore. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away, becoming the flower that now bears his name.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A young man of Greek lore. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away, becoming the flower that now bears his name.
Shin Megami Tensei V	A young man of Greek lore. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away, becoming the flower that now bears his name.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	A young man of Greek lore. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away, becoming the flower that now bears his name.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	A young man of Greek mythological origin. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away, becoming the flower that now bears his name.
Persona 3	A young man of Greek myth. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away.
Persona 3 FES
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 3 Reload	A young man of Greek myth. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away.
Persona 4 Golden	A young man of Greek myth. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away.
Persona 5	A young man of Greek myth. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away.
Persona 5 Royal
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	A young man of Greek myth. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away.
Persona 5 Tactica	A young man of Greek myth. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away.
Persona 5: The Phantom X	A young man of Greek myth. He rejected the nymph Echo, who faded to a whisper out of despair. Cursed by Nemesis, he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away.
Kētai Akuma Densho	自分自身を愛したことで知られるギリシア神話の花の神。その姿を水仙に変えられたとされる。 出身地：ギリシア もともとは非常に美しい姿をした青年であったナルキッソスは、妖精エコーをはねつけた罰として、エコーの水たまりに写った自分の姿にしか恋できない呪いをかけられた。彼は自分の姿のうつった水辺を離れることができず衰弱して死んだが、その名のついた花に姿を変えられた。ナルキッソスは春の植物の成長を司る神でもある。古代ギリシアで春になると行われた「花神祭」での人間を生け贄として自然に捧げる風習が花の神であるナルキッソスと重なって生まれた物語であると言われる。 Translation: A Greek mythological flower deity, known for having been in love with himself. Believed to have transformed into a narcissus flower. Place of origin: Greece Originally a very beautiful young man, Narcissus was cursed to not be able to fall in love with anyone but his own reflection in pools of water, as punishment for spurning the nymph Echo. He was unable to leave the water's edge where his own form was reflected, and became weak and died, but he transformed into the flower bearing his namesake. Narcissus is also a god who presides over the growth of plants in spring. It is said that this story originated from the ancient Greek custom of offering human sacrifices to nature during the "Flower Festival" held in spring, which became linked to Narcissus, the flower-god.
Kaneko Kazuma Dennō Akuma Zukan	河神ケピソスとニンフのレイリオペのあいだに生まれた美しい少年で、数々の神々や人間に恋心を抱かれる花の神。ナルキッソスに恋した森のニンフ、エコーが恋い焦がれるあまり死んでしまったことから、報復の神ネメシスに、死ぬまで泉に映る自分の姿に見とれて過ごすという運命を与えられる。 Translation: A beautiful young man born to the river-god Cephissus and the nymph Leiriope, and a god of flowers holding the affections of many a god and human. Because the forest nymph Echo, who loved Narcissus, died from her longing for him, the goddess of retribution Nemesis imposed upon him the fate of gazing into his own reflection in a spring until he dies.

Nomenclature

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Narcissus is the Latin form of the Greek Greek: Νάρκισσος, romanized Nárkissos.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Narcissus
Japanese	ナルキッソス Narukissosu	Narkissos
Simplified Chinese	那耳喀索斯 Nà'ěrkāsuǒsī	Narkissos
Traditional Chinese	納西瑟斯 Nàxīsèsī	Narcissus
French	Narcisse
German	Narziss
Italian	Narciso
Korean	나르시스Persona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable Nareusiseu	Narcissus
	나르키소스 Nareukisoseu	Narkissos
Polish	Narcyz
Brazilian Portuguese	Narciso
Russian	Нарцисс Nartsiss	Narcissus
Peninsular Spanish	Narciso
Turkish	Narkissos

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Self-Infatuated StarPersona 5 Royal
Japanese	己惚れる花形Persona 5 Royal Unuboreru Hanagata	Conceited Star
Simplified Chinese	自恋的明星Persona 5 Royal Zìliàn de Míngxīng	Self-Enamored Star
Traditional Chinese	自戀的明星Persona 5 Royal Zìliàn de Míngxīng	Self-Enamored Star
French	Étoile imbue d'elle-mêmePersona 5 Royal	Star Full of Itself
Italian	Stella egocentricaPersona 5 Royal	Egocentric Star
Korean	자만自慢 화형花形Persona 5 Royal Jaman Hwahyeong	Conceited Floral Pattern
Peninsular Spanish	Estrella enamorada de síPersona 5 Royal	Star Enamored with Itself

Gallery

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  Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X
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  Censored artwork from the Chinese version of Persona 5: The Phantom X
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  Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
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  Render from Persona 5
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Sprite from the Nintendo 3DS version of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
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  Icon from Shin Megami Tensei V
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  Card graphic from Persona 3
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  Graphic from Persona 3 Portable
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  Graphic from Persona 3 Reload
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  Graphic from Persona 4 Golden
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  Graphic from Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
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  Battle icon from Persona 5: The Phantom X
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  Graphic from Kaneko Kazuma Dennō Akuma Zukan
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  Model from Persona 3
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  Model from Persona 3 Reload
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  Frolic Cut-in in Persona 3
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  Frolic Fusion Spell in Persona 3
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  Card DS-059 from Shin Megami Tensei Card Game: Devil Summoner World

Videos

Narcissus's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V