Hare of Inaba



Hare of Inaba (イナバシロウサギ, Inabashirousagi) is a recurring demon in the series.

Appearances

 * Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Chinjuu Clan
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: UMA Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Wilder Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Red Book
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Black Book
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children White Book
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Black Book/Red Book (PS)
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2

History
From a Japanese folk tale. A rabbit wanted to see a princess, so it made a wager with a shark to see whose family was more numerous - the shark or the rabbit. The rabbit used the sharks that lined up to cross the other shore, but the sharks tore off its skin. It was told to wash its body in salt water, but the pain only made it worse. Okuninushi restored the rabbit's skin by having it wash in fresh water and cover itself with reeds.

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
The Hare of Inaba appears as the highest leveled demon of the UMA Race. He is also found in Sector Fornax, enveloped in Alice's fantasy, and desperately trying to escape from her, mistaken for the White Rabbit of Wonderland. He is pursued by the MC at Alice's behest; upon being cornered, Alice tries to skin him, douse him in saltwater and later kill him (in a reference to the Hare's original legend) until the MC stops her and defeats her in battle. Later, the Hare, fully restored, sadly comments she's not even the real Alice, but a memory of the original, a girl beloved by demons who was maddened by the great powers she inherited from them.