Nezha Taizi

Nezha Taizi, also known as Nezha and Nata Taishi, is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Design

Nezha Taizi's Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers design is inspired by Astro Boy.^[1] He has the Chinese character 蓮 (lotus) on his chest, representing a part of Nezha's story where he is revived with a new body made of lotus roots. Additionally, his pink and green colors come from the lotus.^[1]

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Nezha Taizi.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	A protection deity of Chinese lore. Sometimes said to take the form of an ageless young man, he was granted his trusty weapon Qiankun Quan (Universe Ring) and his trademark Hun Tian Ling (Red Armillary Sash) upon birth. He later committed suicide as atonement for killing the Dragon King, but was brought back to life with lotus roots. In "Journey to the West," he fought an intense battle with Sun Wukong.
Soul Hackers (3DS)	Nezha of Chinese lore, a god said to have the form of a never-aging young man. In "Journey to the West", he fought an intense battle with Sun Wukong. He was born with his trusty weapon Qiankun Quan (Universe Ring) and his trademark Hun Tian Ling (Red Armillary Sash). He committed suicide to atone for killing a Dragon King, but was brought back to life using lotus roots.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	An expert fighter with three heads and eight arms who battles with Pao-Pei.
Persona 4	A deity of Chinese mythology, also known as Zhongtan Yuanshuai. He committed suicide to atone for killing a Dragon King, but was brought back to life as a lotus.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	A deity of Chinese mythology, also known as Zhongtan Yuanshuai. He committed suicide to atone for killing a Dragon King but was brought back to life as a lotus.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
English	NataPersona 2: Eternal Punishment Nata TaishiShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Persona 3 Persona 4 Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Devil Survivor 2 NezhaShin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon Persona 2: Innocent Sin Nezha TaiziShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Soul Hackers 2
Japanese	ナタクShin Megami Tensei Last Bible II Last Bible III Last Bible Special Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon ナタタイシShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Persona 3 Persona 4 Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Soul Hackers 2 ナタPersona 2: Innocent Sin Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Nataku; this is a Japanese reading of Nezha's name used in some sources, though it is non-standard. Nata Taishi. Japanese reading of the Chinese characters 哪吒太子 ("Crown Prince Nezha"). Nata; Japanese reading of the Chinese characters 哪吒 Nézhā.

Gallery

A Sprite of Nezha from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei
A Sprite of Nezha from the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei
Cover artwork of Shin Megami Tensei Demons Bible, featuring Nezha amongst other demons
Render from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Unused render from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth. Uses the same model that's used in Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon

Videos

Nezha Taizi's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Nezha Taizi's Daily Demon Future Prediction with Ringo for Soul Hackers 2

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "蓮のピンクと緑は踏襲されているが、人造少年の設定から、金子氏が「鉄腕アトム」のイメージと重ねたであろうことは想像に難くない。" Kazuma Kaneko Works VI (2018). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 8. ISBN-13: 978-4-7753-1640-5.

[astro_boy_and_lotus_colors-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "蓮のピンクと緑は踏襲されているが、人造少年の設定から、金子氏が「鉄腕アトム」のイメージと重ねたであろうことは想像に難くない。" Kazuma Kaneko Works VI (2018). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 8. ISBN-13: 978-4-7753-1640-5.

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