Ardha

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Ardha, as seen in Shin Megami Tensei II.

Ardha (アルダー^?), also known as Ardhanari, Alder, or Ardhanarishvara is a demon in the series.

History

The term 'Ardhanarishvara' is a combination of three words- 'ardha', 'nari' and 'ishvara', meaning respectively, 'half', 'woman' and 'Lord' or 'God', that is, Ardhanarishvara is the Lord Who is Half Woman. The god is male on one side and female on the other, depicted with the male half bearing aspects of Shiva and the female half bearing aspects of Parvati. It is one of the most common forms of the Divine in Indian art and the figure itself is likely older than the many stories and myths that have formed around it. In some texts, Ardhanarishvara is an androgynous incarnation of Shiva, in others it is the form of Shiva and Parvati, who loved each other so deeply that they joined as one being rather than stay apart.

Appearances

• Shin Megami Tensei II: Deity Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: if...: Deity Race
• Persona 3: Fusion spell
• Persona 4 / Golden: Judgement Arcana
• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
• Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2: Atma Avatar

Profile

Shin Megami Tensei II

Ardha, known as Alder, makes their first appearance in Shin Megami Tensei II. They can only be created by fusing Shiva and Parvati.

Persona 3

Ardha is not personally in the game, but is represented instead as a Fusion Spell of the same name (as Ardhanari) using Shiva and Parvati. Upon execution, the Ardha Fusion Spell inflicts severe Fire damage upon all enemies.

Persona 4

Ardha appears as a Persona of the Judgement Arcana. He can be summoned once the Protagonist reaches Lv. 90 or above. Furthermore, the Protagonist must complete the Tower Arcana Social Link, as Ardha's fusion prerequisites requires the special fusion of Shiva and Parvati, with the former being the Ultimate Persona of the Tower Arcana.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Ardha is one of the Personas used by Margaret.

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2

Ardha is the Atma Avatar of Seraph. Just as Seraph is a being composed of the combined data of Serph and Sera, Ardha holds the perfect balance of masculine and feminine energies. It has no elemental weaknesses or resistances. The manifestation of Seraph is likely another reference to Ardha, as Seraph is created when Sera and Serph are immolated in their attempt to reach the Sun, similar to how the god Ardhanarishvara was created after the rebirth of Parvati, who in her previous life died of self-immolation and joined with Shiva when reincarnated.

Ardha inherits the Mantra boards of both Serph and Sera, along with their mastered skills. While Seraph's personality is similar to Sera's, players are given the freedom of customizing Ardha's stats, leading to a well-balanced character. Depending on Serph's decisions towards Margot Cuvier's plans of creating a world of Tuners earlier, Ardha may also inherit Hari-Hara's special skill from Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner, Reincarnation, which deals massive Almighty damage to all enemies and costs 99 MP.

In a second cycle save, Serph will inherit the Mantra board and the mastered skills of Ardha, but none of Ardha's elemental affinities, nor Reincarnation, which must be acquired the same way in every playthrough.

Stats

Shin Megami Tensei II

Race Alignment Level HP MP CP Deity Light-Neutral 67 999 393 121 Strength Intelligence Magic Stamina Agility Luck 25 15 10 13 18 20 NOH Attack Hit Defense Avoid MPower MEffect 2 186 129 160 126 23 20 List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Maragion 9 MP Medium fire damage to a group of foes. Megidolaon 30 MP Heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Mudoon 9 MP Chance to inflict instant Darkness death, 3-5 foes. Sexy Dance 6 MP Inflicts Charm ailment to all foes. (Magic-type) Invalid skill name of "Abaremawari". You may correct the skill name or modify module:Skills/SMT2 if needed.

Shin Megami Tensei if...

Race Level HP MP CP Alignment Deity 85 999 542 121 Light-Neutral Strength Intelligence Magic Stamina Agility Luck 30 17 20 15 18 20 NOA Attack Hit Defense Avoid MPower MEffect 2 230 157 200 154 24 22 List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Mudoon 9 MP Chance of inflicting instant death, 3-5 foes. Megidola 30 MP Heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Maragidyne 20 MP Heavy Fire damage to all foes. Sexy Dance 6 MP Inflicts Charm ailment to all foes. (Mind-type) Invalid skill name of "Abaremawari". You may correct the skill name or modify module:Skills/if... if needed.

Persona 4

Level Arcana St Ma En Ag Lu 90 Judgement 62 52 64 41 58 Inherit Resists Block Absorbs Reflects Weak Almighty Physical Electricity, Ice - - - List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Primal Force 20% HP Deals severe Phys damage to 1 foe. Innate God's Hand 22% HP Deals severe Phys damage to 1 foe. Innate Megidolaon 60 SP Deals severe Almighty damage to all foes. 91 Null Dizzy Passive Cannot become Dizzy after being knocked down. 92 Auto-Rakukaja Passive Automatic Rakukaja at the start of battle. 93 Mediarahan 30 SP Fully restores party's HP. 94 Angelic Grace Passive Doubles evasion rate against all attacks but Light/Darkness/Almighty. 95 Null Physical Passive Become immune to Phys attacks. 96

Gallery

Ardha's concept art from Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2

Portrayal of Ardha in Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2.

Seraph and Ardha