Jack-o'-Lantern

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Jack-o'-Lantern, also known as Pyro Jack, is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Jack-o'-Lantern is based on an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack. The man is usually depicted as a tricky and mischievous person even in the face of great danger. The most famous tale involves Stingy Jack coming face to face with Satan tricking him several times in order to force deals with the devil. Once he does pass away, he finds himself unable to ascend to Heaven and unable to enter Hell due to his dealings. Satan however does give him a small ember to light his way while he wanders as the world as a ghost. Jack takes the flame and places it into a turnip which had been hollowed out making it into a lantern.

Design

Jack-o'-Lantern's design is based around a carved-out pumpkin, or more precisely, a jack-o'-lantern. It holds a lantern in one of its hands which it normally waves when performing an attack. Its eyes usually have an orange glow, however, some depictions have small white dots as the eyes instead. It wears a light blue, crooked 'witch' hat with a white stripe above the brim. It also wears a dark blue robe which upon closer inspection, reveals it does not have a torso or arms. In Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II, however, it has a wildly different appearance. Unlike its design in most other entries, it lacks its robe, hat, and lantern. Instead, it has arms and legs as well as red sneakers. Its face has white dot eyes and a wide smile revealing a few teeth.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Jack-o'-Lantern.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: England. A fairy resembling a jack-o'-lantern. It is a prank-loving fairy that's also called a Will-o'-the-Wisp. It was originally a human named Jack. But because of his constant pranks on demons, his soul was cursed to roam.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	An Irish farmer who convinced the Devil not to take him to Hell. But since he was refused entry into heaven, he wanders the earth as a soul with a pumpkin for a head.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	An Irish spirit, seen as flames in the swamp. Also known as the Jack-o'-Lantern. He is known around the world by names such as Will o'the Wisp and Hitodama. He appears at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	An Irish spirit, seen as a floating flame in the swamp. Also known as Jack O'Lantern. He is known around the world by names such as Will-o'-the-Wisp and Hitodama, and is said to be the wandering spirits of the dead. He comes at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	An Irish spirit, seen as a floating flame in the swamp. Also known as Jack O'Lantern. He is known around the world by names such as Will-o'-the-Wisp and Hitodama, and is said to be the wandering spirits of the dead. He comes at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.
Shin Megami Tensei V	An Irish spirit typically found in swamps, bogs, or marshes. Said to be spirits of the dead, Jack-o'-Lanterns appear as floating flames and are known around the world by various names such as "Will-o'-the-Wisp" and "Hitodama." They are also said to come out at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine	Imps of fire that appear in English legends. Jack-o'-Lantern is a soul who lived a decadent life and was refused entry into the afterlife. Taking pity on him, a demon placed a small bit of hellfire in a lantern made from a turnip to provide light for him as he wanders through the darkness. In the world of the living, he sometimes serves as a guide for travelers. Jack-o'-Lantern is good friends with Jack Frost. Some Demon Busters claim to have seen them team up as Demon Buster-busting duo Lantern Frost. Today, Jack-o'-Lantern is known as the pumpkin ghost of Halloween. It is believed that this change from turnip to pumpkin came about when the custom of Halloween first came to the United States, because Americans found that pumpkins were brighter and easier to carve than turnips.
Liberation Dx2	British fire spirits, also known as Jack O'Lantern. Will-o'-the-Wisps were the first of its kind, originating in the Cornwall region, and were believed to be the wandering spirits of the dead. They are commonly known to appear during the Halloween festivities. Pyro Jacks often come out at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way. Halloween Jack: A Pyro Jack that found itself mixed up with the Liberators' Halloween costume party. It originally planned a party of its ownーone that involved opening a gate between this world and the spirit world, letting hordes of demons loose to wreak terrorーuntil the Liberators put a stop to it. Wanting only to enjoy good times with friends, it became an ally of the Liberators after experiencing their Halloween costume party.
Devil Summoner (Akuma Zensho; PSP)	出身地：イギリス、アメリカハロウィンのかぼちゃ灯火のお化け。もとはイギリスに見られた鬼火である。ハロウィンでその姿かたちはよく知られるが、もともとはイギリス・コーンウォール地方のウィル・オ・ザ・ウィスプとも呼ばれる鬼火。さまよえる死者の魂とされ、日本でいう人魂に近い存在である。夜に浮かび現れては、道行く人を驚かしたり、後についてくるよう誘っておいては道に迷わせたりしたという。 Translation: Place of origin: United Kingdom, America A Halloween pumpkin lantern ghost. Its origin is an ignis fatuus seen in the United Kingdom. Its appearance on Halloween is well-known, but its origin is the ignis fatuus called the will-o'-the-wisp from the region of Cornwall in Britain. It is said to be a wandering soul of a deceased person, similar to the hitodama spoken of Japan. It is said to appear floating at night, surprising passersby, after which it beckons them to follow it, making them lose their way.
Soul Hackers (3DS)	An Irish spirit, seen as a floating flame in the swamp. Also known as the Jack O'Lantern. He is known around the world by names such as Will-o'-the-Wisp and Hitodama, and is said to be the wandering spirits of the dead. He comes at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.
Soul Hackers 2	An Irish spirit typically found in swamps, bogs, or marshes. Said to be spirits of the dead, they appear as floating flames and are known around the world by various names such as "Will-o'-the-Wisp" and "Hitodama." They are also said to come out at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.
Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army	An Irish spirit, seen as flames in the swamp. Also known as Jack-o'-Lantern. Said to be the spirit of a man cursed to wander the earth with a lantern to see in the dark.
Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon	An Irish spirit, seen as flames in the swamp. Also known as Jack-o'-Lantern. Said to be the spirit of a man cursed to wander the earth with a lantern to see in the dark.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	A ghostly light of English lore, said to have once been a man named Jack.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	English fire spirit, said to be a human reincarnate.
Persona 3	Also known as Jack O`Lantern, he was an Irish farmer who persuaded Satan not to take him to hell. When he was refused entry into heaven, he wandered earth as a pumpkin-headed soul.
Persona 3 Reload	A drunkard who tricked the Devil out of taking him to Hell. When refused entry to Heaven, he was forced to wander the earth with only an ember as a light.
Persona 4	Also known as Jack O'Lantern, he was an Irish farmer who persuaded Satan not to take him to hell. When he was refused entry into heaven, he wandered earth as a pumpkin-headed soul.
Persona 5	A drunkard who tricked the Devil out of taking him to Hell. When refused entry to Heaven, he was forced to wander the earth with only an ember as a light.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	Also known as Jack O'Lantern, he was an Irish farmer who persuaded Satan not to take him to hell. When he was refused entry into heaven, he wandered the earth with a pumpkin head.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	Also known as Jack O'Lantern, he was an Irish farmer who persuaded Satan not to take him to hell. When he was refused entry into heaven, he wandered the earth with a pumpkin head.
Persona 5 Strikers	A drunkard who tricked the Devil out of taking him to Hell. When refused entry to Heaven, he was forced to wander the earth with only an ember as a light.
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	Flame-demon with a pumpkin head. Lures enemies into a bottomless swamp.
Devil Survivor	An Irish spirit, seen as a floating flame in the swamp. Also known as Jack O'Lantern. He is known around the world by names such as Will-o'-the-Wisp and Hitodama, and is said to be the wandering spirits of the dead. He comes at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.
Devil Survivor 2	An Irish spirit, seen as a floating flame in the swamp. Also known as Jack O'Lantern. He is known around the world by names such as Will-o'-the-Wisp and Hitodama, and is said to be the wandering spirits of the dead. He comes at night to startle travelers and make them lose their way.

Manual

Manual Descriptions
Jack Bros.	Lantern shoots fire balls, which are more powerful than Frost's snowballs. His Special Attack will cause all enemies to suffer severe damage

Game Appearances

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ジャックランタン Jakkurantan ジャック・オ・ランタン Jakku o rantanGiten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation	Jack Lantern Jack-o'-Lantern
Simplified Chinese	杰克灯笼 Jiékè dēnglóng	Jack Lantern
Traditional Chinese	傑克燈籠 Jiékè dēnglóng	Jack Lantern
Korean	잭 오 랜턴 Jaek o raenteon	Jack-o'-Lantern
Russian	Джек Фонарь Dzhek Fonar’	Jack Lantern