Skogsra

Skogsra
スクーグスロー
SH1DCFI Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Artwork from Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
Origin	Swedish culture
Race(s)	WoodShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner Kētai Akuma Densho YomaDevil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
Alignment(s)	LawShin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Skogsra is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

A Rå, or Rådare, is in Swedish folklore a type of mythical being that watches and rules over a specific domain, with the Skogsrå being the Rå of the forest. The Skogsrå's appearance is divided geographically between two main versions, both appearing from the front to be a beautiful young woman. In the south, in Götaland and southeast Svealand, her back is covered in bark, rotted, or hollowed out like a tree. In the north, primarily in pastoral regions like Dalarna, she has the tail of an animal—most often that of a horse or cow, but sometimes a fox.

The Skogsrå is known to seek out sexual relations with men, and those who have lain with a Skogsrå become bound to her and have to answer her every call. In some tales just giving one's name to the Skogsrå gives her power over a person.

The Norwegian version of the Skogsrå is called the Hulder.

Design

The Skogsra's design is based on the southern imagining, appearing as a naked woman with purple skin and long black hair, with her back covered in rough bark and growing branches.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Skogsra 29 183 178	Strength 31 Dexterity 34 Magic 43 Agility 29 Luck 40
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Wood — —
Resistances — NulNull WkWeak — — StrStrong — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Wind Breath 21 MP 1-4 hits of Weak Force damage to random enemies. Innate Scratch Dance 9 MP 1-3 hits of Weak Phys damage to random enemies. 30

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Skogsra 31 237 188	Strength 21 Dexterity 26 Magic 48 Agility 36 Luck 35
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Wood Law — — — Girl (A) ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances — RsResist WkWeak — — RsResist — — ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — — −3 — — +2 — — — — — +1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Rakunda 25 MP Debuffs all foes' defense by 1 level. Wind Breath 21 MP 1 to 4 hits of weak force damage to multiple foes.

	Name Level HP MP Skogsra 31 224 188	Strength 24 Dexterity 29 Magic 51 Agility 39 Luck 38
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Wood Law Girl (A) 11782
Resistances — RsResist WkWeak — — RsResist — — ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — — −3 — — +2 — — — — — +1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Rakunda 25 MP Debuffs all foes' defense by 1 level. Innate Wind Breath 21 MP 1 to 4 hits of weak force damage to multiple foes. Innate Scratch Dance 9 MP 1 to 3 hits of weak physical damage to multiple foes. 32

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	Beautiful wood faeries of Swedish folklore. They are said to resemble beautiful women from the front, but their backs are covered in bark. They are known to blow on huntsmen's rifles to bless them, as well as protect campfires while travelers sleep. They yearn for the company of a man, but those who see their backs flee in terror.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Beautiful wood faeries of Swedish folklore. They are said to resemble beautiful women from the front, but their backs are covered in bark. They are known to blow on huntsmen's rifles to bless them, as well as protect campfires while travelers sleep. They yearn for the company of a man, but those who see their backs flee in terror.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Beautiful wood faeries of Swedish folklore. They are said to resemble beautiful women from the front, but their backs are covered in bark. They are known to blow on huntsmen's rifles to bless them, as well as protect campfires while travelers sleep. They yearn for the company of a man, but those who see their backs flee in terror.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	Beautiful wood faeries of Swedish folklore. They are said to resemble beautiful women from the front, but their backs are covered in bark. They are known to blow on huntsmen's rifles to bless them, as well as protect campfires while travelers sleep. They yearn for the company of a man, but those who see their backs flee in terror.
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	森のセイレイで　前から　見ると　キレイな女の人だが　背中には　木が　生えている　実はさみしがりや Translation:
Kētai Akuma Densho	スウェーデンで伝えられる森の精。前面は美しい女性だが、その背面はうろになった木である。 出身地：スウェーデン スウェーデンの妖精伝説に登場する森の精の一種で、美しい女性の姿をした樹木。前面から見ると美しい女性の姿をしているが、その背中は樹木そのものであると言われ、森に訪れた狩人の銃に息を吹きかけて幸運を授けたり森の中で旅人が眠っている際に炭焼きの火を守ると言われている。ただし、見返りとして人間の男性に愛を求めてくるとも言われ、前面の美しさに惑わされた男性は、背面の姿を知った途端に逃げ出してしまうと言われている。 Translation: Forest spirits reported in Sweden. Their front is a beautiful woman, but their backs are hollowed-out trees. Place of origin: Sweden They are a kind of forest spirit appearing in Swedish faerie myths, trees who have the appearance of a beautiful woman. They appear to be beautiful women when viewed from the front, but their backs are said to be actual trees, and they are said to breathe on hunters' guns who visit the forest to bestow good fortune upon them, and protect travelers' charcoal fires while they sleep in the forest. However, they are said to seek the love of human men in return, and those men who are deceived by their frontward beauty are said to flee as soon as they learn what they look like from behind.
Kaneko Kazuma Dennō Akuma Zukan	森の精霊の一種。前面は美しい女性の姿だが、背面は樹木になっているとされる。森を訪れた狩人に幸運を授けたり、眠っている旅人を見守ったりして人間の男性に愛を求める。スクーグスローに遭った男性は、彼女の美しさに一度は心を動かすが、背面の姿を知ると途端に逃げ出してしまうのだという。 Translation: A type of forest spirit. It is said that their front appearance is that of a beautiful woman, but their backs are trees. In search of the love of human men, they are said to breathe on hunters' guns who visit the forest to bestow good fortune upon them, and protect travelers' charcoal fires while they sleep in the forest. Men who meet a Skogsrå have their hearts moved by their beauty at first, but they are said to flee as soon as they learn what they look like from behind.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Skogsra
Japanese	スクーグスロー Sukūgusurō	Skogsrå
Korean	스쿠구스로 Seukuguseuro	Skogsrå

Gallery

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  Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Artwork from Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
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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 Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
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  Graphic from Kaneko Kazuma Dennō Akuma Zukan