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 | |
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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 in 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 Black Book and Red Book |
ぬまや森の 奥に住む 炎のデビル 人をまどわし そこ無しぬまに 引きずりこむTranslation: A flame devil that lives in the depths of bogs and forests. It deceives people and drags them into the bog without there even being one. |
Devil Children White Book |
ぬまやもりの おくにすむ ほのおのデビル ヒトをまどわし そこなしぬまに ひきずりこむTranslation: A flame devil that lives in the depths of bogs and forests. It deceives people and drags them into the bog without there even being one. |
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book |
Flame-demon with a pumpkin head. Lures enemies into a bottomless swamp. |
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book |
ヌマや森の 奥に住む カボチャ頭の 炎の デビル 人を まどわし そこなしヌマに ひきずりこむTranslation: A pumpkin-headed flame devil that lives in the depths of bogs and forests. It deceives people and drags them into the bog without there even being one. |
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 | |
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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
Language | Name | Meaning |
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English | PunkinDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version | |
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 地下室のランプ男Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Chikashitsu no Ranpu Otoko |
Jack Lantern Jack-o'-Lantern Lamp Man of the Cellar |
Simplified Chinese | 杰克灯笼 Jiékè Dēnglóng 地下室的提灯男Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Dìxiàshì de Tídēng Nán |
Jack Lantern Lamp Man of the Cellar |
Traditional Chinese |
傑克燈籠 Jiékè Dēnglóng 地下室的提燈男Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Dìxiàshì de Tídēng Nán |
Jack Lantern Lamp Man of the Cellar |
French | Jack-o'-Lantern Pyromane des cryptesPersona 5 Royal (Shadow) |
Jack-o'-Lantern Crypt Pyromaniac |
German | Jack-o'-Lantern KürbispyromanePersona 5 Royal (Shadow) |
Jack-o'-Lantern Pumpkin Pyromaniac |
Italian | Jack-o'-Lantern Piromane delle criptePersona 5 Royal (Shadow) |
Jack-o'-Lantern Crypt Pyromaniac |
Korean | 잭 오 랜턴 Jaek o Raenteon 지하실地下室의 램프남男Persona 5 Royal (Shadow) Jihasir-ui Raempeu-Nam |
Jack-o'-Lantern Lamp Man of the Cellar |
Polish | Jack-o'-Lantern | |
Brazilian Portuguese | Jack-o'-Lantern | |
Russian | Джек Фонарь Dzhek Fonar’ | Jack Lantern |
Spanish | Jack-o'-Lantern Pirómano de las criptasPersona 5 Royal (Shadow) |
Jack-o'-Lantern Crypt Pyromaniac |
Turkish | Jack-o'-Lantern |
Gallery
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Artwork of Jack-o'-Lantern knitting.
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Artwork of Jack-o'-Lantern flying.
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Artwork of Jack-o'-Lantern ice-skating.
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Render of Jack-o'-Lantern from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Akuma Zensho.
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Render for Persona 5
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Render from Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth.
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Render for Persona 4 The Animation
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Jack-o'-Lantern Holiday model from Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine
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Model of Jack-o'-Lantern from Persona 3 Reload.
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Sprite of Jack-o'-Lantern from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.
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Animated sprite of Jack-o'-Lantern from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.
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Sprite of Pyro Jack from Shin Megami Tensei (PlayStation).
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Sprite of Pyro Jack from Shin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD).
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Sprite of Jack-o'-Lantern from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner.
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Jack Brothers Fusion Spell
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Jack Brothers Theurgy
Videos
- Stubs
- Demon Stubs
- Demons in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei (Game)
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei II
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei if...
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei V
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
- Demons in Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
- Demons in Ronde
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
- Demons in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
- Demons in Soul Hackers 2
- Demons in Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army
- Demons in Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon
- Demons in Megami Ibunroku Persona
- Personas in Persona 2: Innocent Sin
- Personas in Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
- Personas in Persona 3
- Personas in Persona 3 FES
- Personas in Persona 3 Portable
- Personas in Persona 3 Reload
- Personas in Persona 4
- Personas in Persona 4 Golden
- Personas in Persona 5
- Personas in Persona 5 Royal
- Personas in Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Personas in Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
- Personas in Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
- Demons in Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
- Demons in Devil Children White Book
- Demons in Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book
- Demons in Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
- Demons in Devil Children: Messiah Riser
- Demons in Devil Survivor (Game)
- Demons in Devil Survivor: Overclocked
- Demons in Devil Survivor 2
- Demons in Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
- Demons in Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner