Thanatos

This article is about all appearances of Thanatos in the Megami Tensei series. For the specific personification that takes the form of Thanatos in Persona 3, see Death (Persona 3).

Thanatos
Japanese Name	タナトス
Romaji	Tanatosu
Also known as	Death Ryoji Mochizuki
Origin	Greco-Roman Mythology
First Appearance	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Alignment(s)	Dark-Neutral
Race(s)	Reaper (Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, Megami Ibunroku Persona, Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner) Tyrant (Shin Megami Tensei: Persona)
Arcana(s)	Death
Persona User(s)	Yuriko Yamamoto (MIP) Makoto Yuki (P3) Kotone Shiomi (P3P) Elizabeth (P4A)
Revelations: Persona	Nucleus
Variants	Picaro

Thanatos is a demon in the series.

History

Thanatos is the personification and god of death and mortality in Greek mythology. He is commonly known as a harbinger of peaceful death, bringing the eternal sleep of death to the world while more violent gods were responsible for harsher death. He did not play a major part in Greek mythology and rarely appeared in any stories, as he was mostly displaced by Hades, the god of the underworld.

In the Greek poem, Theogony, Thanatos (Greek: θάνατος, Death) is one of the sons of Nyx and Erebus and is the elder twin brother of Hypnos. In the earliest mythological accounts, Thanatos is the harbinger of peaceful death, bringing eternal sleep to the world. Characterized as indiscriminate and merciless, Thanatos is detested by all and he hates them in return, all too happy to bring mortals to their fated end. Thanatos is perceived by Greek poets as a fearsome, sword-wielding, shaggy bearded specter and fierce of countenance. He is a harbinger of suffering and grief, and his coming was marked by pain.

In later eras, Thanatos is portrayed again as an angel of death, associated more with a gentle passing than a woeful demise, guiding mortals after their death. Many Roman sarcophagi depict him as a winged boy, very much akin to Eros. His Roman counterpart is Mors, who was known through his later gentler depiction.

Appearances

• Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux: Reaper Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Reaper Race
• Megami Ibunroku Persona: Reaper Order (PS), Tyrant Order (PSP), Boss
• Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload: Death Arcana
  • Persona 3 (Manga)
  • Persona 3 The Movie: Death Arcana
• Persona 4 Arena / Ultimax: Death Arcana
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Death Arcana (DLC)
• Persona 5 / Royal: Death Arcana (DLC)
• Persona O.A.
• Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Death Arcana (DLC)
• Persona 5 Tactica: Picaro DLC
• Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Reaper Race

Design

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Kaneko's design for Thanatos draws inspiration from two sources: Okuyasu Nijimura's deformed father from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable and Vladimir Harkonnen from the 1984 film Dune.

Profile

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux

Thanatos can be found in the central area of the Ingress in the Womb of Grief, but due to the layout of the level, he can only be reached after the protagonist as explored a vast majority of the Sixth Sphere, while requiring the assistance of several apps along the way, including Floor Search. Like other demons sealed in the Womb of Grief, freeing Thanatos will unlock him for fusion.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

"Origin: Greece

The god of death in Greek mythology, also known as the Grim Reaper. He is the son of the night goddess Nyx, and the twin brother of the sleep god Hypnos. When it's somebody's time to die, Thanatos first dedicates their life to Hades, king of the Underworld, by cutting their hair with his blade. When he is finished, he takes them.

He is said to walk amongst men, clothed in a black robe and carrying a blade."

—Akuma Zensho

Megami Ibunroku Persona

Thanatos appears as the boss of the Thanatos Tower in the Snow Queen arc, as the Persona of Yuriko Yamamoto. Yuriko takes Thanatos' form when the party refuses her offer to give them eternal youth by killing them.

In battle, Thanatos is aided by six tentacles. These tentacles are the only enemies in the game not classified under an Order. Once Thanatos has been defeated, it will assume the form of an eyeball which can only cast the Hell Eyes skill.

Thanatos is the sole member of the Reaper Order in the PlayStation version of the game. His Order was changed to Tyrant in both the Japanese and English versions of the PSP port.

Persona 3 / Portable

"The Greek god of death, he is the son of Nyx and the brother of Hypnos. He is depicted as a young man with an inverted torch and wreath or butterfly in his hands."

—Persona 3 compendium

Thanatos is the ultimate Persona of the Death Arcana in Persona 3. It first appears near the beginning of the game, when the male or female protagonist first attempts to summon Orpheus. Thanatos emerges from Orpheus' head, ripping Orpheus apart and mercilessly slicing apart the Arcana Magician looming ahead. Later, the protagonist can gain access to Thanatos after the Social Link with Pharos is completed.

Thanatos' fusion prerequisite requires all the other Personas of the Death Arcana, namely Loa, Pale Rider, Samael, Mot and Alice to perform a pentagon-spread fusion in the Velvet Room. Thanatos also grants the equipment Ring of Darkness, which repels Darkness-based attacks, as his Heart Item.

Ryoji Mochizuki's true form as Death looks identical to Thanatos, seeing that Thanatos can be the manifestation of Ryoji's friendship with the protagonist during his form as Pharos.

FES

Thanatos' role and attribute remains relatively the same from the original game. However, the fusion prerequisite now requires an additional Persona, namely Ghoul, an exclusive Persona of the Death Arcana in Persona 3 FES to perform a hexagon-spread fusion in the Velvet Room.

In the playable epilogue of Persona 3 FES, titled the Answer, Thanatos can also be summoned in the Velvet Room by Aigis through normal fusion.

The Movie

Thanatos' first appearance was almost the same as in the game, but in the movie, Thanatos only emerged after Oprheus' own attacks failed to do any damage on the Arcana Magician.

Next time, Makoto summoned Thanatos to battle Nyx Avatar, which had changed into its true Arcana, Death. Thanatos is defeated, but Makoto gains a chance to deal the final blow with his sword. When Nyx's true form emerges from the Moon, Makoto fuses Thanatos with Orpheus to create Messiah.

Persona 4 Arena / Ultimax

Thanatos now serves as Elizabeth's Persona. He is the only Persona in the game that is capable of using all the Elemental Spells.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Thanatos is one of the DLC Sub-Personas, which can be downloaded for $2. His unique skill is Door of Hades, which hits all enemies with a heavy Almighty attack, with a high chance to instantly kill, once per turn for three turns.

Persona 5

"A Persona of another story. The Greek god of death, he is the son of Nyx and the twin brother of Hypnos. He is known to provide mortals with a peaceful death."

—Persona 5 compendium

Thanatos, along with his Picaro version, is one of the DLC Personas, available for $2.99 and retains the unique skill Door of Hades. When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Thatanos will yield the Darkness Ring accessory, which gives the wearer the skill Evade Curse, while the Picaro variant yields a Maeigaon Skill Card.

Persona 5 Royal

Thanatos can be obtained via the Legacy DLC bundle and has the Iron Heart trait, which halves the SP cost of all magic skills during a Baton Pass. Also, by transferring Alice's trait "Just Die!", the game recognizes Door of Hades as an insta-kill skill, reducing it to 0 every time. During a fusion alarm, Thatanos will yield the Darkness Ring R accessory, which gives the wearer the skill Evade Curse as well as +8 in their Magic, while the Picaro variant yields a Demonic Decree Skill Card.

Stats

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux

Race Alignment Level HP MP Strength 45 Magic 49 Vitality 42 Agility 38 Luck 40 Reaper Dark-Neutral 68 559 315 Attack Type Single Foe/1/Physical/None Strong Strong - - - - Strong Null - Poison Paralyze Stone Strain Sleep Charm Mute Fear Bomb Rage - - - - - Strong - - - - Natural Skills Mamudoon Madness Nails Fleeting Rain D-Source Skills Riot Gun Gun Amp Life Surge Password ???

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Race Level HP MP St In Ma Vi Ag Lu Reaper 32 176 153 11 8 19 8 10 5 CP NOA Personality P.ATK P.HIT B.DEF AVD M.ATK M.DEF 237 1 Prideful 86 61 80 61 42 32 Reflects Absorbs Void Resists Weak - - Magic - Physical List of Skills Mudola Thunder Break Shuffler

Megami Ibunroku Persona

• Thanatos is aided by three tentacles of each type. After being defeated, Thanatos becomes Thanatos (Eyeball) and all remaining tentacles are destroyed.

• First or second tower
• Last tower

• Thanatos
• Tentacle (Type 1)
• Tentacle (Type 2)
• Thanatos (Eyeball)

Order Type Subtype Level HP SP Reaper / Tyrant - Curse 50 2850 3028 MAtk MDef Strength 33 Vitality 45 Dexterity 35 Agility 23 Luck 41 123 126 1h 2h Sp Ax Wp Th Ar Fs HG MG SG Ri Te Ru 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 1.25× 1.25× 1.25× 1.25× 1.25× 1.25× Fi Ic Wi Er El Nc Bl Gr Ex Mi De Cu Nr ??? 1.75× - - - - 2× - - Nu 2× Nu Dr 2／4 2.5× List of Skills Skill Effect Slumpa Inflicts Unlucky status (area) Decover No HP recovery for 3 turns (1 foe) Desanga No Persona change for 3 turns (1 foe) Deathtika Instant Curse kill (1 foe) Hell Eyes Instant Death kill (1 foe) Dark Verdict Heavy Curse damage (area)

Order Type Subtype Level HP SP - - - 40 820 0 MAtk MDef Strength 42 Vitality 39 Dexterity 20 Agility 26 Luck 20 102 107 1h 2h Sp Ax Wp Th Ar Fs HG MG SG Ri Te Ru - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fi Ic Wi Er El Nc Bl Gr Ex Mi De Cu Nr ??? 2× 2× 2× 2× 2×Dr 2×Dr 2×Dr 2×Dr Nu - Nu - 2／4 -

Order Type Subtype Level HP SP - - - 40 820 0 MAtk MDef Strength 42 Vitality 39 Dexterity 20 Agility 26 Luck 20 102 107 1h 2h Sp Ax Wp Th Ar Fs HG MG SG Ri Te Ru - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fi Ic Wi Er El Nc Bl Gr Ex Mi De Cu Nr ??? 2×Dr 2×Dr 2×Dr 2×Dr 2× 2× 2× 2× Nu - Nu - 2／4 -

Order Type Subtype Level HP SP Reaper / Tyrant Dark Curse 46 999 - MAtk MDef Strength 33 Vitality 45 Dexterity 31 Agility 19 Luck 37 115 118 1h 2h Sp Ax Wp Th Ar Fs HG MG SG Ri Te Ru - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fi Ic Wi Er El Nc Bl Gr Ex Mi De Cu Nr ??? 2.5× - - - - - - - Nu - Nu - 2／4 2.5× List of Skills Skill Effect Hell Eyes Instant Death kill (1 foe)

• Thanatos
• Tentacle (Type 1)
• Tentacle (Type 2)
• Thanatos (Eyeball)

Order Type Subtype Level HP SP Reaper / Tyrant - Curse 64 4500 4650 MAtk MDef Strength 43 Vitality 55 Dexterity 41 Agility 29 Luck 51 147 150 1h 2h Sp Ax Wp Th Ar Fs HG MG SG Ri Te Ru 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 1.25× 1.25× 1.25× 1.25× 1.25× 1.25× Fi Ic Wi Er El Nc Bl Gr Ex Mi De Cu Nr ??? 1.75× - - - - 2× - - Nu 2× Nu Dr 2／4 2.5× List of Skills Skill Effect Slumpa Inflicts Unlucky status (area) Decover No HP recovery for 3 turns (1 foe) Desanga No Persona change for 3 turns (1 foe) Deathtika Instant Curse kill (1 foe) Hell Eyes Instant Death kill (1 foe) Dark Verdict Heavy Curse damage (area)

Order Type Subtype Level HP SP - - - 44 980 0 MAtk MDef Strength 44 Vitality 42 Dexterity 21 Agility 29 Luck 23 139 145 1h 2h Sp Ax Wp Th Ar Fs HG MG SG Ri Te Ru - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fi Ic Wi Er El Nc Bl Gr Ex Mi De Cu Nr ??? 2× 2× 2× 2× 2×Dr 2×Dr 2×Dr 2×Dr Nu - Nu - 2／4 -

Order Type Subtype Level HP SP - - - 44 980 0 MAtk MDef Strength 44 Vitality 42 Dexterity 21 Agility 29 Luck 23 139 145 1h 2h Sp Ax Wp Th Ar Fs HG MG SG Ri Te Ru - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fi Ic Wi Er El Nc Bl Gr Ex Mi De Cu Nr ??? 2×Dr 2×Dr 2×Dr 2×Dr 2× 2× 2× 2× Nu - Nu - 2／4 -

Order Type Subtype Level HP SP Reaper / Tyrant Dark Curse 50 999 - MAtk MDef Strength 35 Vitality 47 Dexterity 33 Agility 21 Luck 41 123 126 1h 2h Sp Ax Wp Th Ar Fs HG MG SG Ri Te Ru - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fi Ic Wi Er El Nc Bl Gr Ex Mi De Cu Nr ??? 2.5× - - - - - - - Nu - Nu - 2／4 2.5× List of Skills Skill Effect Hell Eyes Instant Death kill (1 foe)

Persona 3

• P3
• FES/Portable
• The Answer
• Reload

Arcana Level Strength 48 Magic 51 Endurance 44 Agility 39 Luck 40 Death 64 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Dark Dark - - - Light Heart Item Ring of Darkness List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Megidola 65 SP Deals heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Innate Tempest Slash 13% HP Deals heavy Slash damage to one foe. (1-2 hits) Innate Evil Smile 10 SP Instills Fear in all foes. (40% chance) Innate Ghastly Wail 15 SP Instantly kills all foes who are fearful. 67 Virus Breath 40 SP Reduces all foes's current HP by 25%. (75% Chance, Poison-Type.) 69 1hSwd Master Passive Doubles damage dealt by a 1-handed sword. 71

Arcana Level Strength 48 Magic 51 Endurance 44 Agility 39 Luck 40 Death 64 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Dark Dark - - Slash/Strike Light Skill Card Megidola (Lv 73) Heart Item Ring of Darkness List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Ghastly Wail 15 SP Instantly kills all foes who are fearful. Innate Tempest Slash 13% HP Deals heavy Slash damage to one foe. (1-2 hits) Innate Megidola 65 SP Deals heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Innate Mahamaon 24 SP Light: instant kill, all foes (high odds). (35% chance) 66 1hSwd Master Passive Doubles damage dealt by a 1-handed sword. 68 Brave Blade 20% HP Deals severe Slash damage to one foe. 71

Arcana Level Strength 51 Magic 51 Endurance 44 Agility 39 Luck 40 Death 64 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Dark Dark - - Slash/Strike Light Heart Item Ring of Darkness List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Ghastly Wail 15 SP Instantly kills all foes who are fearful. Innate Tempest Slash 13% HP Deals heavy Slash damage to one foe. (1-2 hits) Innate Megidola 65 SP Deals heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Innate Mahamaon 24 SP Light: instant kill, all foes (high odds). (35% chance) 65 Maragidyne 24 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to all foes. 66 Brave Blade 20% HP Deals severe Slash damage to one foe. 67

Arcana Level Strength 52 Magic 66 Endurance 53 Agility 45 Luck 40 Death 78 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Dark Dark - - Fire, Ice, Electricity, Wind Light Heart Item Jaw of Death List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Maeigaon 25 SP Deals heavy Dark damage to all foes. Innate Mamudoon 26 SP Medium chance of Dark instakill to all foes. Innate Ghastly Wail 28 SP Instakill all foes afflicted with Fear. Innate Dark Amp Passive Automatically strengthen Dark skills by 50%. Can stack. 79 Enduring Soul Passive Survive a fatal blow with HP fully recovered. 80 Brave Blade 20% HP Deals severe Slash damage to 1 foe. 82 Megidolaon 50 SP Deals severe Almighty damage to all foes. 84

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Arcana Level HP + SP + Inherit Extract Fragment Death 70 187 54 - Infinite Link - List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Flame Link 48 HP A light Cut + Fire attack. (1 Enemy) [Link damage with allies' attacks] Innate Primal Force 178 HP A heavy Stab attack, ignoring target's resistances and buffs. (1 Enemy) Innate Door of Hades 78 SP 3 heavy Almighty attacks, 1 per turn. High chance of instant kill. (All Enemies) 71 Infinite Link Passive Raise damage dealt with first hit and number of Links. 72 Death's Scythe Passive Greatly raise damage against enemies with status ailments. 73 Endure Passive Withstand damage that brings HP down to 0 with 1 HP. 74 Heroic Gemini Passive Low chance of attack skills executing twice. 75 Colossal Swing Passive Low chance to add splash effect on single-target attack skills. 76

Persona 5 / Royal

• Persona 5
• Persona 5 Royal

• Original
• Picaro

Arcana Level Strength 43 Magic 49 Endurance 41 Agility 38 Luck 31 Death 65 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Almighty Curse - - Physical Bless Electric chair execution Darkness Ring List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Door of Hades 32 SP Heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Medium chance of insta-death. Innate Maeigaon 22 SP Heavy Curse damage to all foes. Innate Mamudoon 34 SP Medium chance of instantly killing all foes. Curse-type. Innate Curse Amp Auto Strengthen (non-insta-death) Curse attacks by 50%. 66 One-shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun damage to 1 foe. High Critical Rate. 68 Fortified Moxy Auto Increase critical rate on successful ambush. 69 Enduring Soul Auto Survive one fatal blow with HP fully recovered. 70

Arcana Level Strength 45 Magic 51 Endurance 43 Agility 40 Luck 35 Death 69 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Almighty Curse - - Physical Bless Electric chair execution Maeigaon List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Door of Hades 32 SP Heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Medium chance of insta-death. Innate Maeigaon 22 SP Heavy Curse damage to all foes. Innate Mamudoon 34 SP Medium chance of instantly killing all foes. Curse-type. Innate Mudo Boost Auto Enhance chance of Curse insta-death. 70 One-shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun damage to 1 foe. High Critical Rate. 72 Adverse Resolve Auto Increase critical rate when being ambushed. 73 Enduring Soul Auto Survive one fatal blow with HP fully recovered. 74

• Original
• Picaro

Arcana Level Strength 43 Magic 49 Endurance 41 Agility 38 Luck 31 Death 65 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Almighty Curse - - Physical Bless Persona Trait Iron Heart: Decreases SP cost by half after Baton Pass. Automatic Tetrakarn and Makarakarn at the start of battle. Electric chair execution Darkness Ring (normal); Darkness Ring R (fusion alarm) List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Door of Hades 32 SP Heavy Almighty damage to all foes with medium chance of instant kill. Innate Maeigaon 22 SP Heavy Curse damage to all foes. Innate Mamudoon 26 SP Medium chance of instantly killing all foes. Curse-type. Innate Curse Amp Passive Strengthen (non instant death) Curse attacks by 50%. 66 One-shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. 68 Fortified Moxy Passive Increase critical rate in ambush. 69 Enduring Soul Passive Survive one fatal blow with HP fully restored. 70

Arcana Level Strength 45 Magic 51 Endurance 43 Agility 40 Luck 35 Death 69 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Almighty Curse - - Physical Bless Persona Trait Iron Heart: Decreases SP cost by half after Baton Pass. Automatic Tetrakarn and Makarakarn at the start of battle. Electric chair execution Maeigaon (normal); Demonic Decree (fusion alarm) List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Door of Hades 32 SP Heavy Almighty damage to all foes with medium chance of instant kill. Innate Maeigaon 22 SP Heavy Curse damage to all foes. Innate Mamudoon 26 SP Medium chance of instantly killing all foes. Curse-type. Innate Mudo Boost Passive Increase success rate of instant death by Curse skills. 70 One-shot Kill 17% HP Severe Gun damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. 72 Adverse Resolve Passive Increase critical rate when surrounded. 73 Enduring Soul Passive Survive one fatal blow with HP fully restored. 74

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

• Original
• Picaro

Arcana Level HP + SP + Type Extract Death 36 72 26 Magic Endure Genius List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Door of Hades 78 SP Heavy Almighty attack each turn for 3 turns. (All enemies) Innate Megido 14 SP Medium Almighty attack. (All enemies) Innate All Guard 9 SP Raise defense and protects allies. Extra defense while protecting. (Party) Innate Dodge Arts Passive Moderately raise evasion against all attacks. 37 Endure Talent Passive Increase En by 3. 38 Endure Genius Passive Increase En by 4. 39

Arcana Level HP + SP + Type Extract Death 48 100 35 Magic Runic Shield List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Door of Hades 78 SP Heavy Almighty attack each turn for 3 turns. (All enemies) Innate Megidola 32 SP Heavy Almighty attack. (All enemies) Innate Death Counter 32 HP Counter whenever user's row is attacked for 3 turns. Innate Runic Shield Passive High chance to null Fire/Ice/Elec/Wind/Psy/Nuke damage to user's row. 49 Broadshot 68 HP Heavy Phys attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy) Stronger in Boost. 50 Megidolaon 48 SP Severe Almighty attack. (All enemies) 51

Gallery

Devil Summoner

Thanatos artwork from the Devil Summoner series

Thanatos as it appears in Card Summoner

Persona series

Concept artwork of Thanatos

Thanatos in Gekkoukan High School.

The protagonist and Thanatos

Thanatos as he appears in Persona 3

Thanatos as he appears in Persona 3

Thanatos slaying the Arcana Magician Shadow

Thanatos in-game

Thanatos in Persona 3 Reload

Thanatos from P3P

Thanatos in Persona 3 Manga

Thanatos in Persona 3 Manga

Concept artwork of Thanatos in Persona 3 The Movie

Thanatos's Persona 3 The Movie concept design

Thanatos in Persona 3 The Movie

Thanatos artwork from Persona 4 Arena

Thanatos in-game

Thanatos in-game (2)

Thanatos as he appears in Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Thanatos in Persona O.A.

Thanatos in Persona 5

Thanatos in Persona 5 Royal

Thanatos Picaro in Persona 5 Royal

Thanatos Picaro in Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Persona 25th Anniversary

Artwork of Thanatos and the protagonist concluding the 25th Anniversary event.

In Other Languages

Language	Name
English	Thanatos Thanatos Picaro
Japanese	タナトス (Tanatosu) タナトス・賊神 (Tanatosu Pikaro)
French	Thanatos Thanatos Picaro
Italian	Thanatos Thanatos Picaro
German	Thanatos Thanatos Picaro
Spanish	Tánatos Tánatos Pícaro

Trivia

• The depiction of Thanatos in Persona 3 seems to be derived more from the earliest mythological accounts, being characterized as a grim warrior surrounded by a mantle of metal coffins.

Appearances in Other Media

• Lord of Vermillion Re: 2
  • Thanatos appears alongside Pallas Athena, Izanagi and Messiah as one of the Personas featured in Lord of Vermilion Re: 2, once again serving as Elizabeth's Persona. Thanatos enables Elizabeth to use Megidolaon, which is considered a Physical Ability in the game.
• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
  • Thanatos appears alongside Izanagi, Jiraiya, Tomoe, Konohana Sakuya, Take-Mikazuchi, Kintoki-Douji, Sukuna-Hikona, Artemisia, Caesar, Pallas Athena, Ariadne and Magatsu-Izanagi as one of the Persona 4 Arena Personas featured in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, as a continuation to Ultimax, Thanatos is still serving as Elizabeth's Persona. Like in P4A, Thanatos is able to use all the Elemental Spells.

Thanatos as he appears in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle