Ganga

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Ganga as she appears in Shin Megami Tensei

Ganga (ガンガー, Gangaa) is a recurring demon in the series.

History

In Hindu mythology, Ganga is the goddess that personifies India's most sacred and purifying of rivers, the Ganges. She was born from the toe of Vishnu and originally flowed through heaven, however she would later fall to the earth. Often considered to be the sister of Parvati, through different legends she has been claimed to be the consort of either Shiva, Vishnu, or Agni. It is believed that bathing in her sacred waters can wash away sin and that continued ritualistic bathing will earn a person a place in heaven. She is commonly represented as a beautiful woman with her lower half that of a fish or sea serpent riding on the back of the monster Makara. She is also credited for helping in the creation of the god of war, Kartikeya.

The legend of Ganga's descent to earth starts with her birth. She originally sprang forth from the toe of Vishnu and ran thoughout the heavens offering her waters to the devas. Meanwhile on earth, the king Saghara prayed and performed penances desperately for sons until his two wives fell pregnant. They had many sons and Saghara was filled with joy, so some time later he decided to offer the gods a sacrifice in thanks in the form of two fine horses. However, the horses were stolen, so Saghara's sons went out to search for the animals. They came to believe that the horses may be hidden underground, so they began to dig deep into the earth. Their excavations continued for a long time until they became too large, and in anger Vishnu turned them all to dust. Saghara learned that only if the sacred waters of the holy river Ganges flowed to earth and his sons ashes be placed there in could they go to heaven, so Saghara's grandson, the sage Bhagirathi performed powerful penances. Eventually Brahma agreed to allow the river to fall to the earth, but Ganga became angered, not wishing to leave the heavens. As it was an order, Ganga agreed to flow to the earth, but swore that she would flood the entire world and destroy all of humanity. To prevent this, Shiva stood on the spot where she fell and upon hitting his head, her streams were divided into seven rivers, which are now the Ganges and its tributaries. She is also known as "Ganga Zumba".

Appearances

• Shin Megami Tensei: Ryuujin Clan
• Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Dragon Race
• Majin Tensei: Hiryu Clan
• Majin Tensei II: Ryuujin Clan
• Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2: Yaksa Class
• Persona 3: Priestess Arcana
• Persona 3 FES: Priestess Arcana
• Persona 4: Priestess Arcana

Profile

Digital Devil SagaL Avatar Tuner 2

The female member of the Tribhvana, Tribhvana:Heaven, transforms into Ganga during encounters. She will use heavy hitting magic attacks on the party.

Persona 3

"The personification of the Ganges river. Originally from the heavens, she came to earth to clean the souls of the people as a result of the prayers of Bhagiratha."

—Persona 3 Compendium

Stats

Shin Megami Tensei

Race Alignment Level HP MP CP Ryuujin Chaos 49 580 100 33 NOH Strength Intelligence Magic Vitality Agility Luck 1 - 3 26 12 16 12 16 12 Attack Hit Defense Evasion MPower MEffect Drop 111 23 46 28 18 14 List of Skills Skill Cost Effect

Majin Tensei II

Race Level HP MP Movement Move Type Range Dragon 38 202 0 7 Flight 1 Strength Wisdom Magic Defense Agility Luck MAG 21 12 15 17 9 15 1260 Attack Phys Defense Magic Attack Magic Defense Hit Avoid Critical List of Skills

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2

Karma Society Tower, 20F

Level Race HP MP Drops ? Yaksa ~700 ? Tiger's Eye Resists Void Absorbs Reflects Weak ? Fire, Ailment, Death, Expel ? ? Earth List of Skills Skill Effect Materadyne Heavy Earth damage, all targets Zandyne Heavy Force damage, single target

Persona 3

Level Arcana St Ma En Ag Lu 26 Priestess 12 22 16 17 18 Inherit Resists Block Absorbs Reflects Weak Ice - Ice - - Fire List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Mabufu 8 SP Deals light Ice damage / Freezes all foes. (8% chance) Innate Charmdi 5 SP Dispels Charm (1 ally). Innate Media 8 SP Slightly restores party's HP. Innate Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage / Freezes one foe. (10% chance) 27 Tentarafoo 10 SP Makes all foes Panic. (40% chance) 28 Diarama 8 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. 30 Panic Boost Passive Increases odds of instilling Panic by 50%. 31

Persona 3 FES

Level Arcana St Ma En Ag Lu 35 Priestess 18 28 21 22 23 Inherit Resists Block Absorbs Reflects Weak Ice - Ice - - Fire List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage / Freezes one foe. (10% chance) Innate Charmdi 5 SP Dispels Charm (1 ally). Innate Media 8 SP Slightly restores party's HP. Innate Tentarafoo 10 SP Makes all foes Panic. (40% chance) 37 Diarama 8 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. 39 Panic Boost Passive Increases odds of instilling Panic by 50%. 40

Persona 4

Level Arcana St Ma En Ag Lu 29 Priestess 16 22 16 19 21 Inherit Resists Block Absorbs Reflects Weak Ice - - Ice - Fire, Darkness List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage to 1 foe. Innate Diarama 6 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. Innate Dekaja 10 SP Nullifies stat bonuses on all foes. Innate Mind Slice 14% HP Deals medium Phys damage to all foes with a chance of Confusion. 31 Confuse Boost Passive Increases odds of inflicting Confusion (1.5x). 32 Mediarama 12 SP Moderately restores party's HP. 33 Evade Fire Passive Triples evasion rate against Fire attacks. 35

Gallery

Ganga as she appears in Persona 3

Ganga as she appears in Majin Tensei

Ganga as she appears in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE