Tezcatlipoca

Jump to navigation Jump to search
Tezcatlipoca
テスカトリポカ
SMT2SH1DCLD

Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II

Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Artwork from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book

Other Name(s) TeskarotDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Origin Aztec religion
Race(s) JakiMajin Tensei
Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker

MuteDevil Children Light Book and Dark Book
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book

VileShin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei II
Shin Megami Tensei if...
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
Shin Megami Tensei: J
Shin Megami Tensei if...: Hazama Hen
Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX
Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Devil Survivor 2
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
Kētai Akuma Densho

ZealotShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Alignment(s) Dark-LawShin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei II
Shin Megami Tensei if...
Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX
Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem
Arcana Tower

Tezcatlipoca is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

The mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca

Origin

Tezcatlipoca (meaning "smoking mirror"[1]) is one of the creator deities in Aztec religion and the god of the night sky,[2] alongside many other symbols such as obsidian, hurricanes, war, and the earth. He is commonly represented with the smoking mirror for which he is named, alongside a missing leg[3] which was said to have been replaced by a mirror[2] or a serpent.[4]

Design

This design section is a stub. You can help Megami Tensei Wiki by expanding it.
No reason provided.

The appearance of Tezcatlipoca featuring alternating black-and-blue stripes in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is likely inspired by the mosiac mask of Tezcatlipoca, a cultural artifact representing Tezcatlipoca currently held in the British Museum. While uncertain, it is also possible that the yellow stripes on his skull from his design in Shin Megami Tensei II are inspired by an illustration of him in the Codex Borgia, which depicted him with a face consisting of three black stripes and two large yellow stripes separating them.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei

EnemyAlly
Name Level HP MP
Tezcatlipoca 62 747 121
Strength 32
Intelligence 14
Magic 19
Vitality 13
Agility 12
Luck 10
Location Basilica 1F-3F
Species Race Alignment Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter AppearancesHow many of this demon may be encountered in a single battle; this value is ignored for fixed encounters
Kishin Vile Dark-Law (41) ✘ — ✔
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect
142Most versions/141Mega-CD 20Most versions/15Mega-CD 56Most versions/68Mega-CD 14 21Most versions/20Super CD-ROM² 16
EXP Yen / Macca Magnetite Moon PhaseDemon Aggression Drop

372 155 248 5 Curse Needle (19⁄256)

Resistances
Boss (0): "Resists Nerve & Bind."
Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Almighty
×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×¾×0.75 ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×1
Expel Death Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Non-Elem.
NulNull NulNull ×¾×0.75 ×¼×0.25 ×¾×0.75 ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Sword 1-2 Single enemy
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Mudo Death 3 MP Eliminates 2 enemies with the power of death.
Mudoon Death 9 MP Eliminates a group of enemies with death.
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Evil Smile Death — An Energy Drain attack. Lowers the level of humanoid enemies.
Name Level HP MP
Tezcatlipoca 62 747 121
Strength 32
Intelligence 14
Magic 19
Vitality 13
Agility 12
Luck 10
Location Fusion-only
Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party
Kishin Vile Dark-Law (41) ♄Macca1984 32
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect Moon PhaseDemon Aggression
142Most versions/141Mega-CD 20Most versions/15Mega-CD 56Most versions/68Mega-CD 14 21Most versions/20Super CD-ROM² 16 5
Resistances
Boss (0): "Resists Nerve & Bind."
Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Almighty
×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×¾×0.75 ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×1
Expel Death Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Non-Elem.
NulNull NulNull ×¾×0.75 ×¼×0.25 ×¾×0.75 ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Sword 1-2 Single enemy
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Mudo Death 3 MP Eliminates 2 enemies with the power of death.
Mudoon Death 9 MP Eliminates a group of enemies with death.
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Evil Smile Death — An Energy Drain attack. Lowers the level of humanoid enemies.

Shin Megami Tensei II

EnemyAlly
Name Level HP MP
Tezcatlipoca 47 692 123
Strength 19
Intelligence 8
Magic 12
Vitality 14
Agility 9
Luck 5
Location Chokmah Tower, Old IchigayaBefore entering Keter Castle, Old Government OfficeBefore meeting Vairocana on the Chaos route
Species Race Alignment Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter AppearancesHow many of this demon may be encountered in a single battle; this value is ignored for fixed encounters FriendshipInitial friendship value
Kishin Vile Dark-Law (10) ✘ Dignified ✔ 1 56
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect
132 85 122 82 14 11
EXP Macca Magnetite Drop
376 564 282 Vital-Point Needle (12⁄256)
Resistances
Strong Undead
Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Light
×¾×0.75 NulNull ×1 NulNull ×½×0.50 ×1 NulNull ×¾×0.75
Dark Ruin Bind Charge Hand Skill Leg Skill Fly Skill Almighty
RflReflect ×1 ×1 NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output
New New 1/8 1/8 2/8 2/8 3/8 3/8 Half Half 5/8 5/8 6/8 6/8 7/8 7/8 Full Full
162.5％ 125％ 112.5％ 100％ 137.5％ 100％ 87.5％ 75％ 50％
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Sword 1-3 Single enemy
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Mudo Dark 3 MP Curses 2 enemies to death.
Mudoon Dark 9 MP Curses multiple enemies to death.
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Iron-Fist Punch Hand Skill 10% HP Strikes multiple enemies and deals damage.
Razor Wire Charge 8% HP Wraps around 1 enemy and puts them into the Bind state.
Evil Smile Dark 0 MP —
Name Level HP MP
Tezcatlipoca 47 692 123
Strength 19
Intelligence 8
Magic 12
Vitality 14
Agility 9
Luck 5
Location Fusion-only
Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party Inheritance Type
Kishin Vile Dark-Law (10) ♄Macca1504 98 Dark
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect
132 85 122 82 14 11
Resistances
Strong Undead
Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Light
×¾×0.75 NulNull ×1 NulNull ×½×0.50 ×1 NulNull ×¾×0.75
Dark Ruin Bind Charge Hand Skill Leg Skill Fly Skill Almighty
RflReflect ×1 ×1 NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output
New New 1/8 1/8 2/8 2/8 3/8 3/8 Half Half 5/8 5/8 6/8 6/8 7/8 7/8 Full Full
162.5％ 125％ 112.5％ 100％ 137.5％ 100％ 87.5％ 75％ 50％
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Sword 1-3 Single enemy
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Mudo Dark 3 MP Curses 2 enemies to death.
Mudoon Dark 9 MP Curses multiple enemies to death.
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Iron-Fist Punch Hand Skill 10% HP Strikes multiple enemies and deals damage.
Razor Wire Charge 8% HP Wraps around 1 enemy and puts them into the Bind state.

Shin Megami Tensei if...
Name Level HP MP
Tezcatlipoca 45 657 138
Strength 22
Intelligence 8
Magic 12
Vitality 12
Agility 9
Luck 10

Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party Inheritance Type
Kishin Vile Dark-Law (20) ♄Macca1440 57 Electric
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect
134 84 114 80 14 11
Resistances
"Only Sword, Fire, & Force Work"
Sword Gun Swd Skl D Atk Skill Charge Fire Ice
×1 NuNull ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25 ×1 NuNull
Electric Force Nerve Light Dark Ruin Bind Almighty
×½×0.50 ×1 NuNull ×⅝×0.625 Rfl ×1Reflect (×1 Damage) ×1 ×1 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output
New New 1/8 1/8 2/8 2/8 3/8 3/8 Half Half 5/8 5/8 6/8 6/8 7/8 7/8 Full Full
43.75％ 50％ 112.5％ 100％ 62.5％ 112.5％ 150％ 175％ 225％
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Attack 1-3 Single enemy
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Bufudyne Ice 16 MP —
Mudoon Dark 9 MP —
Mamudo Dark 15 MP —
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Iron-Fist Punch Skill 6% HP —
Holy Wrath Almighty 108 MP —

Shin Megami Tensei IV
Name Level HP MP
Tezcatlipoca 82 432 419
Strength 76
Dexterity 84
Magic 110
Agility 71
Luck 101
Location Special Fusion (Quetzalcoatl + Mayahuel + Tzitzimitl)
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Zealot — —

Resistances
— — RsResist WkWeak RsResist NuNull — NuNull
×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
Maragidyne 32 MP Heavy Fire damage to all enemies. Innate
Mazandyne 32 MP Heavy Force damage to all enemies. Innate
Nihil Claw 11 MP 1-3 hits of Heavy Phys damage to one enemy. Innate
Repel Force — Makes user reflect Force attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 83

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Name Level HP MP
Tezcatlipoca 82 460 410
Strength 49
Dexterity 73
Magic 124
Agility 115
Luck 90
Location Fusion Accident only
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Zealot Neutral Youth 68252

Resistances
— — RsResist WkWeak RsResist NuNull — —
×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1¼×1.25 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×0 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity
+3
—
+5
−3
−3
+4
—
—
—
—
—
—
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect
Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Trisagion 40 MP Severe fire damage to one foe. Smirk: +Pierce Innate
Mazandyne 48 MP Heavy force damage to all foes. Innate
Repel Force — Reflects force damage. 83
Madness Nails 20 MP 1 to 3 hits of heavy physical damage to multiple foes. 84

Devil Survivor 2
Name Level HP MP
Tezcatlipoca 68 522 260
Strength 26
Magic 25
Vitality 19
Agility 14
Location Fusion-only
Race

Unique C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Vile

✔ ♄Macca20315

HP ModModifier used to calculate HP MP ModModifier used to calculate MP St Growth Ma Growth Vi Growth Ag Growth
6 2.8 5 4 4 3
Resistances
StStrong WkWeak — — WkWeak — —
×½×0.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Phys 1 One Foe
Skills
Skill Cost Description LearnedLevel or auction ★'s required
Attack All — Enable normal attack to hit all foes Innate
Gigajama 20 MP Medium Forget chance: 1 foe 69
Racial Skills
Skill Cost Description Learned
Chaos Breath — Atk rng 4, no Extra Turn, Attack Turn Cost up, Move-1 Innate

Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Name Level HP MP
Tezcatlipoca 68 522 260
Strength 26
Magic 25
Vitality 19
Agility 14
Location Fusion-only
Race

Unique C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Vile

✔ ♄Macca20315

HP ModModifier used to calculate HP MP ModModifier used to calculate MP St Growth Ma Growth Vi Growth Ag Growth
6 2.8 5 4 4 3
Resistances
StStrong WkWeak — — WkWeak — —
×½×0.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target
Phys 1 One Foe
Skills
Skill Cost Description LearnedLevel or auction ★'s required
Attack All — Enable normal attack to hit all foes Innate
Gigajama 20 MP Medium Forget chance: 1 foe 69
Racial Skills
Skill Cost Description Learned
Chaos Breath — Range: 4, No Extra Turn, Attack Turn Cost up, Move -1 Innate


Compendium

This section has content in need of translation.
The content in this section is missing a translation. You can help Megami Tensei Wiki by adding one.
Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei
(A-Mode DDS)

Origin: Mexico
One of the Aztec creation deities. His name means "smoking mirror." Though he used to be a sun god, he is now the god of the night and the deceased. He has a destructive personality, but a strong sense of morality.

Shin Megami Tensei II
(A-Mode DDS) 		出身地：メキシコ
アステカ神話の創造神の一人。名は「曇った鏡」という意味を持つ。未来を占うのに魔術師が用いる黒曜石の鏡に由来している。原初の太陽であったが、その座をケツアルカトルに追われて虎に変身させられたという過去をもつ。片足を「大地の怪物」に切られ、そのかわりに「子宮の中で丸くなる兎」の形をした鏡をつけていたともいわれている。性格は、好戦的で、惨忍であるが、あらゆる階級の者と分け隔てなく付き合ったといわれる。
Translation:
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

A fearsome creator god of Aztec lore. His name means "smoking mirror."

A god of many things, including war, he was the first sun god before he was struck down by Quetzalcoatl.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

A fearsome creator god of Aztec lore. His name means "smoking mirror."

A god of many things, including war, he was the first sun god before he was struck down by Quetzalcoatl.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

A fearsome creator god of Aztec lore. His name means "smoking mirror."
A god of many things, including war, he was the first sun god before he was struck down by Quetzalcoatl.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
(3DS)

A fearsome creator god of Aztec lore. His name means "smoking mirror."
A god of many things, including war, he was the first sun god before he was struck down by Quetzalcoatl.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Aztec creator god whose name signifies conflicts and change.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Aztec god of creation who represents conflict and change.

Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book 鏡が　好きな　戦士の　神
魔法つかいと　仲がよく　イタズラ好きの　神でも　ある
Translation: A warrior god who likes mirrors. It is good friends with magicians and is also the god of pranksters.
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version

A well-dressed, courteous demon who will take any opportunity to reflect on his appearance.

Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book 鏡が　好きな　戦士の　神
魔法つかいと　仲がよく　イタズラ好きの　神でも　ある
Translation: A warrior god who likes mirrors. It is good friends with magicians and is also the god of pranksters.
Devil Survivor 2

A fearsome creator god of Aztec lore. His name means "smoking mirror."

He is a god of many things, including war. He was the first sun god before being struck down by Quetzalcoatl.

Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Kētai Akuma Densho

アステカ神話の創造神にして、魔王とも呼ばれた恐ろしい神。争いと変化を司る神でもある。

出身地：メキシコ
古代アステカの神話に登場する創造神で、その名は「煙る鏡」を意味していると言われる。テスカトリポカは「争い」「変化」を表す神であるともされる。彼はケツアルコアトル神によって地上に落とされた、原初の太陽神でもある。生命を与え、また自由に奪うことのできる能力を持った全知全能の神でもあり、テスカトリポカを祀る儀式では、この神の化身として一年を生きた若者を、儀式的に殺し、その心臓を捧げることによって祭事が成立していたと伝えられている。
Translation: A creator god in Aztec mythology, a terrifying god also known as a demon king. He is also a god who presides over conflict and change.

Place of origin: Mexico
A creator god who appears in the mythology of ancient Aztecs, his name is said to mean "smoking mirror". Tezcatlipoca is also considered a god who represents "conflict" and "change". He is also the primordial sun god, cast down to Earth by the god Quetzalcoatl. He is also an omniscient and omnipotent god with the ability to grant and take away life at will, and it is reported that in the rite worshiping Tezcatlipoca, a youth who has lived one year as an incarnation of the god would be ritualistically killed, and the ritual concluded by offering up their heart.

Nomenclature

Likely related to Classical Nahuatl: tezcatl ("mirror") and poctli ("smoke; fog; mist") or popoca ("to emit smoke").

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English Tezcatlipoca
TeskarotDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Japanese テスカトリポカ Tesukatoripoka Tezcatlipoca
テトカポリトカMajin Tensei: Blind Thinker
 Tetokaporitoka		 Tetcapolitca[sic]
テスカポリトカDevil Children Light Book and Dark Book
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
 Tesukaporitoka		 Tezcapolitca[sic]
Traditional Chinese 煙鏡神 Yānjìngshén Tezcatlipoca (lit. "smoking-mirror god")
Korean 테스카트리포카 Teseukateuripoka Tezcatlipoca

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "An outstanding symbol of this god is the "smoking mirror", which, in fact, gives him his name [...]" Myths of Pre-Columbian America (1978), Donald Alexander Mackenzie. Published by Longwood Press. p. 272. ISBN-13: 9780893413149.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "One god of the nocturnal sky was Tezcatlipoca, or Lord of the Mirror Smoking, so called because of the black, magical mirror worn in place of a lost right foot." Night and Darkness in Ancient Mesoamerica (2021), David M. Reed, Nancy Gonlin. Published by University Press of Colorado. p. 21. ISBN-13: 9781646421879.
  3. ↑ "The representation of Tezcatlipoca has a set of very similar iconographic features in most Mesoamerican cultures. They consist primarily of the "smoking mirror", the absence of one leg, and the characteristic breast-plate, among others." Tezcatlipoca: Trickster and Supreme Deity (2015), Juan José Batalla Rosado, edited by Elizabeth Baquedano. Published by University Press of Colorado. p. 41. ISBN-13: 9781607322887.
  4. ↑ "Tezcatlipoca's standard iconography in Mexica manuscripts and relief sculpture includes a missing foot replaced by a smoking mirror or a serpentine form." Stone Trees Transplanted? Central Mexican Stelae of the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic and the Question of Maya ‘Influence’ (2014), Keith Jordan. Published by Archaeopress Publishing Limited. p. 43. ISBN-13: 9781784910112.
Retrieved from "https://megatenwiki.com/index.php?title=Tezcatlipoca&oldid=424754"