Nekomata

Nekomata is a demon in the series.

History
A bakeneko is, in Japanese folklore, a cat with supernatural abilities akin to those of the fox or raccoon dog. A cat may become a bakeneko in a number of ways: it may reach a certain age, be kept for a certain number of years, grow to a certain size, or be allowed to keep a long tail. In the last case, the tail forks in two and the bakeneko is then called a nekomata. This superstition may have some connection to the breeding of the Japanese Bobtail.

Appearances

 * Megami Tensei: Beast Race
 * Megami Tensei II: Yoma Race
 * Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Beast Race (MT) / Yoma Race (MTII)
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Beast Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei II: Beast Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: if...: Beast Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Devil's Colosseum: Yajuu Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: NINE: Beast Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Beast Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Beast Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Beast Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV: Beast Race
 * Majin Tensei: Beast Race
 * Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis: Beast Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Beast Race
 * Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Beast Race
 * Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army: Skill Order
 * Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon: Skill Order
 * Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Lone Marebito
 * Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku: Beast Race
 * Megami Ibunroku Persona: Beast Order
 * Persona 2: Innocent Sin: Hermit Arcana
 * Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Hermit Arcana
 * Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Magician Arcana
 * Devil Children Black Book & Red Book / (PS)
 * Devil Children White Book
 * DemiKids Light / Dark Version
 * Devil Children Fire/Ice Book
 * Devil Children Messiah Riser
 * Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Beast Race
 * Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner: Beast Race
 * Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2: Beast Race
 * Devil Survivor / Overclocked: Beast Race
 * Devil Survivor 2: Beast Race
 * Groove on Fight: demon summoned by Bristol-D

Megami Tensei II
Nekomata can only be found in the dungeon the priest in the Taishidou temple sends the hero to.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Nekomata can evolve into Senri upon reaching level 27.

Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Nekomata appear within the bronze instance of Suginami Tunnels. They act as NPCs within the gold and unknown instances. Players are able to acquire a Nekomata tail and female players can dress completely like a Nekomata. The NPC called Nora in Shinjuku Babel is known for dressing as a Nekomata.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Nekomata can be transformed into Nyan Claws with Mystic Change.

In the 3DS remake, a variant Nekomata is available from Nemechi, unlocked with the octopus form. She costs 100 D-Souls and uses her artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II & and the Devil Survivor series. This Neko can use strong wind magic.

Megami Ibunroku Persona
Nekomata is a demon that begins appearing in the latter area of St. Hermelin ???. They'll frequently use Candy Voice and Feral Claw as they attack the party.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Nekomata is the first Persona of the Hermit Arcana and can be summoned in the Velvet Room once Tatsuya Suou has reached Level 9 and collected 56 Hermit Arcana Tarot Cards. Upon being returned at MAX Rank, Nekomata yields the Kitty Claws weapon for Lisa Silverman.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
As a Persona, there's no difference in comparison to Innocent Sin, however, the Nekomata of Eternal Punishment is brown, and the one in Innocent Sin is white. A special Rumormonger Nekomata appears as a NPC in the Kuzunoha Detective Agency. To unlock the Rumormonger Nekomata, the player must donate 100,000 yen to the cat statue in Kuzunoha Detective Agency.

Persona 3
Nekomata returns in Persona 3, as a Lv 05 Magician Persona, and can be obtained via Fusion, or through Shuffle Time when exploring Tartarus' first block, Thebel. Her skill set specializes in Fire and Physical attacks as well as negative effects.

DemiKids Light & Dark
Known as Two Tail, a shiny gold version of her can be found in the game.

Devil Children Messiah Riser
Nekomata can be obtained by getting ranked S in Center Makai stages.

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2
Nekomata is a common enemy in the Karma Society Tower.

Trivia

 * The only Megaten games with an American release to portray the folkloric forked-tail are Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army, Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, and DemiKids: Light & Dark Version.
 * The Werecat is sometimes confused for her.