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+ | |image = KWEmpusa.jpg|250px |
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+ | |japan = エンプーサ |
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+ | |romaji = Enpuusa |
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+ | |aka = Emupuusai (Majin Tensei)<br> |
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+ | Empusas (P2) |
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+ | |origin = [[:Category:Greco-Roman Mythology|Greco-Roman Mythology]] |
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+ | |first appearance = ''[[Majin Tensei]]'' |
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+ | |alignment = Neutral-Neutral |
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+ | |race = [[Night]] (Shin Megami Tensei II, Shin Megami Tensei: if..., Shin Megami Tensei: if... Hazama's Chapter, Shin Megami Tensei NINE, Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE)<br> |
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+ | [[Vile]] (Majin Tensei)<br> |
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+ | [[Yoma]] (Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis)<br> |
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+ | [[Beasts|Beast]] (Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner, Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2) |
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+ | |arcana = [[Magician Arcana|Magician]] (Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment)<br> |
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+ | [[Fortune Arcana|Fortune]] (Persona 3 FES, Persona 3 Portable, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth)<br> |
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+ | [[Death Arcana|Death]] (Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth) |
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==History== |
==History== |
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+ | The empusa, also known as empousa, was a female supernatural monster or demoness that appears in Greek mythology. Originally treated as a single demi-goddess (along with [[Lamia]] and Mormo) in myth, she was a species of monster that would be sent by [[Hecate]] to harass travelers. |
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− | In ancient Greek mythology, the '''Empusa''' (or '''Empousa''') was a female supernatural monster or demoness. Hecate sent Empusa to harass travelers. It scared to death or ate anybody that traveled along the paths or roads it inhabited. The Empusae are sometimes described as having donkey-like features. They were believed to usually appear with one leg of brass and the other of a donkey. (Aristoph Ran. 294, Eccles. 1094.) Whenever a traveler addressed the Empusa with insulting words, it would flee and utter a shrill sound. |
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+ | Empusa was known to drink the blood of men and thus she could be accounted as a [[vampire]] recorded in Greek mythology. It scared to death or ate anybody that traveled along the paths or roads it inhabited. She appears as a beautiful woman, but her true form is an evil spirit that drains men's energy. She feasted on blood by seducing young men as they slept, before drinking their blood and eating their flesh. |
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+ | The empusae are sometimes described as having donkey-like features. They were believed to usually appear with one prosthetic leg of brass and the other of a donkey. Empusa is pictured as wearing brazen slippers and bearing flaming hair. By folk etymology, her name was said to mean "one-footed," which gave rise to the iconography of a one-legged hybrid. Whenever a traveler addressed the empusa with insulting words, it would flee and utter a high-pitched shrill sound. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei II]]'': [[Night|Night Race]] |
*''[[Shin Megami Tensei II]]'': [[Night|Night Race]] |
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei: if...]]'' / ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: if... Hazama's Chapter|Hazama's Chapter]]'': [[Night|Night Race]] |
*''[[Shin Megami Tensei: if...]]'' / ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: if... Hazama's Chapter|Hazama's Chapter]]'': [[Night|Night Race]] |
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+ | *''[[Shin Megami Tensei NINE]]'': [[Night|Night Race]] |
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE]]'': [[Night|Nocturne Race]] |
*''[[Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE]]'': [[Night|Nocturne Race]] |
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*''[[Majin Tensei]]'': [[Vile|Vile Race]], as '''Emupuusai''' |
*''[[Majin Tensei]]'': [[Vile|Vile Race]], as '''Emupuusai''' |
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*''[[Persona 3 FES]]'' / ''[[Persona 3 Portable|Portable]]'': [[Fortune Arcana]] |
*''[[Persona 3 FES]]'' / ''[[Persona 3 Portable|Portable]]'': [[Fortune Arcana]] |
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*''[[Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth]]'': [[Fortune Arcana]] |
*''[[Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth]]'': [[Fortune Arcana]] |
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− | *''[[Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth]]'': [[ |
+ | *''[[Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth]]'': [[Death Arcana]] |
*''[[Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner]]'': [[Beasts|Beast Class]] |
*''[[Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner]]'': [[Beasts|Beast Class]] |
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*''[[Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2]]'': [[Beasts|Beast Class]] |
*''[[Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2]]'': [[Beasts|Beast Class]] |
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+ | == Design == |
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+ | [[File:KWEmpusa.jpg|thumb|191x191px|alt=]] |
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+ | === ''Shin Megami Tensei II'' === |
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+ | [[Kazuma Kaneko|Kaneko]]'s design and choice of pose for Empusa both draw inspiration from [[Lamia]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Topsell Edward Topsell]'s ''History of Four-Footed Beasts''. The image in question can be seen [https://64.media.tumblr.com/b0f6f2a6dad9e6d9cfccf3b62cc5a926/63a26c636cae656a-a0/s640x960/cb08390adcf9074bbb53f8db147533fa0b0941e2.jpg here]. |
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==Profile== |
==Profile== |
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===''Persona 2: Eternal Punishment''=== |
===''Persona 2: Eternal Punishment''=== |
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− | Known as '''Empusas''', she serves as the first boss encounter of the game along with two [[Apep]]. All three can easily be |
+ | Known as '''Empusas''', she serves as the first boss encounter of the game, along with two [[Apep]]. All three can easily be defeated using the [[Stone Rise]] [[Fusion Spell]]. |
===''Persona 3 FES''=== |
===''Persona 3 FES''=== |
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− | {{q|A |
+ | {{q|A vampire of Greek myth, known to serve the goddess Hecate. She appears as a beautiful woman, but her true form is an evil spirit that drains men's energy. They feed on human flesh.|''Persona 3 FES'' compendium}} |
+ | === ''Persona 3 Reload'' === |
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+ | Empusa is one of the five [[Persona (concept)|Personas]] present since ''Persona 3 FES'' to be removed in [[Persona 3 Reload|''Persona 3 Reload'']]. |
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==Stats== |
==Stats== |
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===''Shin Megami Tensei II''=== |
===''Shin Megami Tensei II''=== |
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Feral Claw |
Feral Claw |
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Dark Breath |
Dark Breath |
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+ | }} |
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+ | ===''Shin Megami Tensei NINE''=== |
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+ | {{stats|smt9 |
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+ | |Image= [[File:DDS9_Empusa.png]] |
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+ | |Level= 18 |
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+ | |Race= Night |
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+ | |Align= Neutral-Chaos |
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+ | |HP= 138 |
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+ | |MP= 82 |
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+ | |CP= |
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+ | |NOA= - |
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+ | |st= 5 |
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+ | |in= 6 |
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+ | |ma= 10 |
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+ | |vi= 4 |
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+ | |ag= 6 |
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+ | |lu= 4 |
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+ | |Atk= - |
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+ | |Hit= - |
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+ | |Def= - |
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+ | |Eva= - |
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+ | |Mpw= - |
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+ | |Mef= - |
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+ | |reslevels= |
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+ | strike\+3 |
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+ | slash\+2 |
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+ | tech\+3 |
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+ | gun\+3 |
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+ | thrown\+3 |
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+ | death\+7 |
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+ | nerve\+5 |
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+ | |Skill= |
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+ | Honey Trap |
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+ | Jump Kick |
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+ | Poison Claw |
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+ | Mana Drain |
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+ | Lullaby |
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+ | Marin Karin |
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|restype= lightweak |
|restype= lightweak |
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|Traits= Forceful, Wise |
|Traits= Forceful, Wise |
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− | |Profile= |
+ | |Profile= Hecate's servant in Greek lore. Has a donkey's leg and a bronze false leg. |
|Skill= |
|Skill= |
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Aqua |
Aqua |
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|restype= lightweak |
|restype= lightweak |
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|Traits= Forceful, Wise |
|Traits= Forceful, Wise |
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− | |Profile= |
+ | |Profile= Hecate's servant in Greek lore. Has a donkey's leg and a bronze false leg. |
|Skill= |
|Skill= |
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Aqua |
Aqua |
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Tentarafoo\7 |
Tentarafoo\7 |
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Sukunda\8 |
Sukunda\8 |
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+ | }} |
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+ | ===''Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth''=== |
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+ | {{stats|PQ2 |
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+ | |Level=4 |
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+ | |Arcana=Death |
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+ | |HP=13 |
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+ | |SP=5 |
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+ | |Inherit=Support |
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+ | |Extract=Poisma |
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+ | |Skill= |
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+ | Evil Touch\i |
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+ | Patra\i |
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+ | Poisma\5 |
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+ | Eiha\6 |
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+ | Mudo\8 |
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}} |
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===''Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner''=== |
===''Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner''=== |
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+ | <tabber> |
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+ | Forced Encounter= |
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+ | {{stats|ddsaga1 |
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+ | |Level= 6 |
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+ | |Race= Beast |
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+ | |HitPoints= 50 |
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+ | |ManaPoints= 100 |
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+ | |Drops= Chakra Drop |
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+ | |Resist= - |
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+ | |Void= Ice |
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+ | |Absorb= - |
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+ | |Reflect= - |
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+ | |Weak= Fire |
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+ | |Skill= |
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+ | Bufu |
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+ | Mabufu |
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+ | }} |
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+ | |-| |
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+ | Normal Encounter= |
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{{stats|ddsaga1 |
{{stats|ddsaga1 |
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|Level= 6 |
|Level= 6 |
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|HitPoints= 35 |
|HitPoints= 35 |
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|ManaPoints= 60 |
|ManaPoints= 60 |
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− | |Drops= Ice Blast |
+ | |Drops= Chakra Drop, Ice Blast |
|Resist= - |
|Resist= - |
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|Void= Ice |
|Void= Ice |
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Makanda |
Makanda |
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}} |
}} |
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+ | </tabber> |
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===''Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2''=== |
===''Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2''=== |
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|HitPoints= 64 |
|HitPoints= 64 |
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|ManaPoints= 76 |
|ManaPoints= 76 |
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+ | |Drops= Ration |
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|Resist= - |
|Resist= - |
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|Void= Electricity, Nerve |
|Void= Electricity, Nerve |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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+ | <gallery> |
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− | {{Gallery |
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− | + | Demons if novel.jpg|Empusa appearing in the 'Shin Megami Tensei: if...'' novel |
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− | + | エンプーサ.PNG|Sprite from ''Persona 2: Innocent Sin'' |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | {{-}} |
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+ | {{SMT2Demons}} |
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+ | {{P2ISPersonas}} |
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+ | {{P2EPPersonas}} |
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+ | {{P3FPersonas}} |
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+ | {{P3PPersonas}} |
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[[Category:Greco-Roman Mythology]] |
[[Category:Greco-Roman Mythology]] |
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[[Category:Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Demons]] |
[[Category:Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Demons]] |
Latest revision as of 17:37, 4 March 2024
Empusa is a demon in the series.
History[]
The empusa, also known as empousa, was a female supernatural monster or demoness that appears in Greek mythology. Originally treated as a single demi-goddess (along with Lamia and Mormo) in myth, she was a species of monster that would be sent by Hecate to harass travelers.
Empusa was known to drink the blood of men and thus she could be accounted as a vampire recorded in Greek mythology. It scared to death or ate anybody that traveled along the paths or roads it inhabited. She appears as a beautiful woman, but her true form is an evil spirit that drains men's energy. She feasted on blood by seducing young men as they slept, before drinking their blood and eating their flesh.
The empusae are sometimes described as having donkey-like features. They were believed to usually appear with one prosthetic leg of brass and the other of a donkey. Empusa is pictured as wearing brazen slippers and bearing flaming hair. By folk etymology, her name was said to mean "one-footed," which gave rise to the iconography of a one-legged hybrid. Whenever a traveler addressed the empusa with insulting words, it would flee and utter a high-pitched shrill sound.
Appearances[]
- Shin Megami Tensei II: Night Race
- Shin Megami Tensei: if... / Hazama's Chapter: Night Race
- Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Night Race
- Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Nocturne Race
- Majin Tensei: Vile Race, as Emupuusai
- Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis: Yoma Race
- Persona 2: Innocent Sin: Magician Arcana
- Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Magician Arcana, Boss
- Persona 3 FES / Portable: Fortune Arcana
- Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Fortune Arcana
- Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Death Arcana
- Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner: Beast Class
- Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2: Beast Class
Design[]
Shin Megami Tensei II[]
Kaneko's design and choice of pose for Empusa both draw inspiration from Lamia in Edward Topsell's History of Four-Footed Beasts. The image in question can be seen here.
Profile[]
Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE[]
Empusa can be found roaming in packs in Ichigaya field and at night in Ikebukuro. They appear as enemies in Suginami's Diaspora instance and within the Electric Corridor instance as support for Hecate.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment[]
Known as Empusas, she serves as the first boss encounter of the game, along with two Apep. All three can easily be defeated using the Stone Rise Fusion Spell.
Persona 3 FES[]
"A vampire of Greek myth, known to serve the goddess Hecate. She appears as a beautiful woman, but her true form is an evil spirit that drains men's energy. They feed on human flesh."
Persona 3 Reload[]
Empusa is one of the five Personas present since Persona 3 FES to be removed in Persona 3 Reload.
Stats[]
Shin Megami Tensei II[]
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Shin Megami Tensei: if...[]
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Shin Megami Tensei NINE[]
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Majin Tensei[]
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Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis[]
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Persona 2: Innocent Sin[]
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Persona 2: Eternal Punishment[]
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Persona 3 FES[]
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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth[]
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Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth[]
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Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner[]
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Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2[]
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Gallery[]