Yaksha

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Yaksha
ヤクシャ
SMT2ABDeSumSH1 Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II Artwork from Another Bible Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Other Name(s)	YaksaShin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Devil Survivor Devil Survivor: Overclocked Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Origin	Dharmic religions
Race(s)	BruteShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei if...: Hazama Hen Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Shin Megami Tensei Pinball: Judgment Megami Ibunroku Persona Megami Ibunroku Persona: Ikū no Tō Hen Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner Kētai Akuma Densho KishinDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Kyūyaku Megami Tensei ToukiShin Megami Tensei Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Another Bible Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis Devil Survivor Devil Survivor: Overclocked Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Alignment(s)	Neutral-NeutralShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Neutral-ChaosShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Arcana	Star

Yaksha is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Design

Yaksha's Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner design is based on Ebisu, because Bishamonten is the ruler of the Yakshas, and Ebisu and Bishamonten are both part of the Seven Lucky Gods.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Yaksha.

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: India They are the guardians of heaven's treasures. They are attendants of Sakra, and they protect the good but punish evildoers. In Buddhism, they are counted as one of the Eight Legions.
Shin Megami Tensei II (A-Mode DDS)	出身地：インド 富の神クヴェーラに仕える眷属。名は「夜叉」又は「薬叉」と書く。天界の財宝の守番人で、悪人には、容赦がないが、善人には、加護がある。仏教では八部集の一人として数えられる。鬼子母神（キシモジン）、仁王（ニオウ）、等もヤクシャの眷族である。 Translation:
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A spirit of demigod status that serves the Hindu god of wealth. It lives in the Himalayas and guards treasure. It is a holy spirit of sorts that lives in other worlds, in the air, in forests, and underwater. It is known as Yasha in Buddhism, and protects its teachings. It prevents invasion of homes by evil spirits, grants blessings to the good, and devours the evil. It is a benevolent god in India, but in Japan, it is known as a dreadful man-eating demon that kills men and devours their bodies and souls.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A spirit of demigod status that serves the Hindu god of wealth. It lives in the Himalayas and guards treasure. It is a holy spirit of sorts that lives in other worlds, in the air, in forests, and underwater. It is known as Yasha in Buddhism, and protects its teachings. It prevents invasion of homes by evil spirits, grants blessings to the good, and devours the evil. It is a benevolent god in India, but in Japan, it is known as a dreadful man-eating demon that kills men and devours their bodies and souls.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (Akuma Zensho; PSP)	出身地：インド もともとは精霊であった、インド神話の鬼族。日本では仏教の夜叉として知られる。 夜叉のイメージから恐ろしい鬼と考えられがちだが、ヤクシャは人間に対しては割と友好的な性格である。ただしそれは善人に対してのみであって、相手が悪人であった場合には食い殺すとされる。 ヤクシャは毘沙門天として知られるクベーラの眷族で、ヒマラヤに住み、地下の財宝の番をしている。 Translation: Place of origin: India
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	A spirit of demigod status that serves the Hindu god of wealth. It lives in the Himalayas and guards treasure. It is a holy spirit of sorts that lives in other worlds, in the air, in forests, and underwater. It is known as Yasha in Buddhism, and protects its teachings. It prevents invasion of homes by evil spirits, grants blessings to the good, and devours the evil. It is a benevolent god in India, but in Japan, it is known as a dreadful man-eating demon. Reappearing in Devil Summoner form. A spirit of demigod status that serves the Hindu god of wealth. It lives in the Himalayas and guards treasure. It is a holy spirit of sorts that lives in other worlds, in the air, in forests, and underwater. It is known as Yasha in Buddhism, and protects its teachings. It prevents invasion of homes by evil spirits, grants blessings to the good, and devours the evil. It is a benevolent god in India, but in Japan, it is known as a dreadful man-eating demon.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	A male demon in Indian lore. Part of the dharmapala in Buddhism.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Demon who feeds on dead flesh. The first of the "Eight Clan".
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	A spirit of demigod status that serves the Hindu god of wealth. It lives in the Himalayas and guards treasure. It is a holy spirit of sorts that lives in other worlds, in the air, in forests, and underwater. It is known as Yasha in Buddhism, and protects its teachings. It prevents invasion of homes by evil spirits, grants blessings to the good, and devours the evil. It is a benevolent god in India, but in Japan, it is known as a dreadful man-eating demon that kills men and devours their bodies and souls.
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	A spirit of demigod status that serves the Hindu god of wealth. It lives in the Himalayas and guards treasure. It is a holy spirit of sorts that lives in other worlds, in the air, in forests, and underwater. It is known as Yasha in Buddhism, and protects its teachings. It prevents invasion of homes by evil spirits, grants blessings to the good, and devours the evil. It is a benevolent god in India, but in Japan, it is known as a dreadful man-eating demon that kills men and devours their bodies and souls.
Kētai Akuma Densho	ヒンドゥー神話で富の神クベラに仕えるとされる半神の精霊。ヒマラヤに棲み、財宝を守護すると言う。 出身地：インド ヤクシャは異世界や空中、森や水中などに棲む、神聖な霊的存在であると言われている。仏教では、仏法を守護する八部集の一人である夜叉として知られ、家屋に悪霊が侵入するのを防ぐ門神とされており、善人には恩恵を与え、悪人は食い殺すとされる。インドでは善神とされていたが、日本に伝わってからは人を傷つけて殺し、肉や精気を食らう恐ろしく獰猛な食人鬼として知られるようになったと言われる。 Translation:

Manual

Manual Descriptions
Last Bible Special	鬼神の一種で、軍団を成して神々の護衛などにたずさわる妖鬼。神々から預った財宝や呪文を守るため、剣を自由自在にあやつって攻撃してくる。 Translation: A kind of kishin that forms an army to protect the gods. They effortlessly use their swords to defend the treasures and spells entrusted to them by the gods.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	YaksaShin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Persona (PlayStation Portable) Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Devil Survivor Devil Survivor: Overclocked Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
	YakshaShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Revelations: Persona
Japanese	ヤシャDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei Kyūyaku Megami Tensei Yasha	Yasha; katakana spelling of 夜叉, the usual Japanese term for yakshas
	ヤクシャ Yaksha	Yaksha; taken directly from Sanskrit
Korean	야크샤 Yakeusya	Yaksha

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