Vasuki

Vasuki
ヴァスキ
DeSumP5XDCW Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X Artwork from Devil Children White Book
Origin	Hinduism Buddhism
Race(s)	DragonDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker DrakeShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Soul Hackers 2 Kētai Akuma Densho RyuDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book
Alignment(s)	Dark-ChaosShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Arcana	Hanged ManPersona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable Persona 3 Reload Persona 4 Persona 4 Golden Persona 5 Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Persona Mobile Online StarPersona 5 Royal StrengthPersona 2: Eternal Punishment
Voice Actor(s)	Fuminori KomatsuShin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (JA) Nardeep KhurmiShin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (EN)

Vasuki is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Vasuki, whose name means "One Who Clothes All Things" in Sanskrit, appears across various myths and epics in Hinduism. He is most recognized for the churning of the Ocean of Milk (Samudra Manthan), wherein the celestial devas and asuras wrapped his body around Mount Mandara, and pulled him like a churning rope to extract amrita, the nectar of eternal life. The pressure caused toxic fumes to escape Vasuki's mouths, which turned to rainclouds, so Vishnu assumed the form of a large birth to stabilize Mount Mandara and assist both groups as they continued churning amrita. Halahala poison would then emerge from the ocean among many treasures, but Lord Shiva consumed it to protect the universe and all creation. Many other myths portray Vasuki as the ornament (Nagabharana) coiled around Shiva's neck, which turned blue from the poison, symbolizing his association with Shiva's role as the cosmic destroyer. As the Serpent-King, Vasuki is believed to be a guardian of Patala, the radiant plane of the netherworld, as well as the sibling of Shesha.

Design

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Gameplay

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Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux	A giant serpent of Hindu lore. It is said that gods and demons used him to churn the sea of milk to create Amrita. They used Mt. Mandara as the stick and Vasuki as the rope to pull it. The strain caused him to exhale incredibly poisonous venom, but Shiva safely swallowed it.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A giant serpent of Hindu lore. It is said that gods and demons used him to churn the sea of milk to create Amrita. They used Mt. Mandara as the stick and Vasuki as the rope to pull it. The strain caused him to exhale incredibly poisonous venom, but Shiva safely swallowed it.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A giant serpent of Hindu lore. It is said that gods and demons used him to churn the sea of milk to create Amrita. They used Mt. Mandara as the stick and Vasuki as the rope to pull it. The strain caused him to exhale incredibly poisonous venom, but Shiva safely swallowed it.
Shin Megami Tensei V	A giant serpent of Hindu lore. It is said that gods and demons used him as a rope to churn the sea of milk to create Amrita, while also using Mt. Mandara as the stick. The strain from this caused him to exhale incredibly poisonous venom, but it was safely swallowed up by Shiva.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	A giant serpent of Hindu lore. It is said that gods and demons used his body to churn the chaotic sea of milk and create Amrita, or immortality. Using Mt. Mandara as a pole and his body wrapped around it as a rope, the gods and demons took turns pulling his body on either side, moving Mt. Mandara around in the sea. The strain from this caused him to spew incredibly poisonous venom, which was then safely swallowed by Shiva before it could ruin Amrita.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (Akuma Zensho; PSP)	出身地：インド インド神話の古き龍。神々が混沌の乳海を撹拌する際、その身体が使われた。 かつて神々は、混沌の乳海をかき回して不死の霊薬アムリタを作ることを思い立った。巨大なマンダラ山をかき回すための棒とし、これを引っ張るための縄としてヴァスキを使った。 ヴァスキの一方を神々が、もう一方をアスラが引っ張った。あまりの苦しさに龍は毒を吐いた。アムリタはこの毒に冒されそうになるが、シヴァが急いで毒を口に入れ、事無きを得た。 Translation: Place of origin: India
Soul Hackers 2	A giant serpent of Hindu lore. It is said that gods and demons used him as a rope to churn the sea of milk to create Amrita, while also using Mt. Mandara as the stick. The strain from this caused him to exhale incredibly poisonous venom, but it was safely swallowed up by Shiva.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Huge snake supporting the land. Used to stir the sea.
Persona 3	A giant serpent of Hindu mythology. It is said the gods and demons used him to churn the sea of milk. The strain caused him to exhale incredibly potent venom, but Shiva swallowed it.
Persona 3 FES
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 3 Reload	A giant serpent of Hindu legend. It is said the gods and demons used him to churn the sea of milk. The strain caused him to exhale incredibly potent venom, but Shiva swallowed it.
Persona 4	A giant serpent of Hindu mythology. It is said the gods and demons used him to churn the sea of milk. The strain caused him to exhale incredibly potent venom, but Shiva swallowed it.
Persona 4 Golden
Persona 5	A giant serpent of Hindu legend. It is said the gods and demons used him to churn the sea of milk. The strain caused him to exhale incredibly potent venom, but Shiva swallowed it.
Persona 5 Royal
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	A giant serpent of Hindu mythology. It is said the gods and demons used him to churn the sea of milk. The strain caused him to exhale incredibly potent venom, but Shiva swallowed it.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	A giant serpent of Hindu mythology. It is said the gods and demons used him to churn the sea of milk. The strain caused him to exhale incredibly potent venom, but Shiva swallowed it.
Persona 5 Tactica	A giant serpent of Hindu legend. It is said the gods and demons used him to churn the sea of milk. The strain caused him to exhale incredibly potent venom, but Shiva swallowed it.
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	GBC: どこまでも　ながくのびる　シッポをもつ　ちていにすむ　ナーガのおうさま PS: どこまでも　長くのびる　シッポを持つ　ちていに住む　ナーガの王様 Translation: The King of the Nagas with a tail that stretches forever, who dwells in the depths of the land.
Devil Children White Book	どこまでも　ながくのびる　シッポをもつ　ちていにすむ　ナーガのおうさま Translation: The King of the Nagas with a tail that stretches forever, who dwells in the depths of the land.
Devil Survivor 2	A giant serpent of Hindu lore. It is said that gods and demons used him to churn the sea of milk to create Amrita. They used Mt. Mandara as the stick and Vasuka[sic] as the rope to pull it. The strain caused him to exhale incredibly poisonous venom, but Shiva safely swallowed it.
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Kētai Akuma Densho	インド神話の古き龍。神々が混沌の乳海を攪拌する際、その身体が使われた。 出身地：インド かつて神々は、混沌の乳海をかき回して不死の霊薬アムリタを作ることを思い立った。巨大なマンダラ山をかき回すための棒とし、これを引っ張るための縄としてヴァスキを使った。ヴァスキの一方を神々が、もう一方をアスラが引っ張った。あまりの苦しさに龍は毒を吐いた。アムリタはこの毒に冒されそうになるが、シヴァが急いで毒を口に入れ、事無きを得た。 Translation:

Game Appearances

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Shin Megami Tensei V

Vasuki is a member of Bethel's Indian branch, who stands in for Shiva during the Pandemonic Summit and in Taito. After Abdiel's defeat by the Nahobino in the Summit, him and the other representatives leave, marking the end of their alliance with Bethel. Later, the Nahobino confronts and defeats Vasuki for his Key of Austerity.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

In the Canon of Vengeance, Vasuki is killed in Taito by Beelzebub, forcing the Nahobino to instead defeat Beelzebub for the Key of Austerity.

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

Vasuki lies in the Sea of Milk at the bottom of Sahasrara, confronting the Embryon to stop them from pursuing Sera, but he is defeated.

Nomenclature

From the Sanskrit वासुकि Vāsuki, meaning "One Who Clothes/Supports/Preserves".

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Vasuki
Japanese	ヴァスキ Vasuki	Vasuki
Simplified Chinese	婆苏吉 Pósūjí	Vasuki
Traditional Chinese	婆蘇吉 Pósūjí	Vasuki
French	Vasuki
German	Vasuki
Italian	Vasuki
Korean	바스키 Baseuki	Vasuki
Polish	Vasuki
Brazilian Portuguese	Vasuki
Russian	Васуки Vasuki	Vasuki
Peninsular Spanish	Vasuki

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