Izanagi

"I am thou, thou art I. The time has come. Open thy eyes and call forth what is within."

—Izanagi to the protagonist, Persona 4

Izanagi (イザナギ^?) is a demon in the series.

HistoryEdit

Izanagi (伊弉諾) is a Japanese creation deity born of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology. He is also referred to in various chronicles such as the Kojiki and Nihon Shiki as Izanagi-no-mikoto (伊弉諾尊), the "male-who-invites". He and Izanami created many of the islands and deities of Japan. When Izanami died, Izanagi tried to retrieve her from the underworld, but failed. He mistakenly looks at her while she's in a rotting, monstrous state in the underworld, which shames her. She attempts to kill him, and swears to kill a thousand of his men a day. Izanagi claims that he will make sure that a thousand and five hundred will be born each day.

AppearancesEdit

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Megami Tensei II: Minor Character
Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Minor Character
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Secret Cameo
Persona 4 / Golden: Fool Arcana
- Persona 4 (Manga)
- Persona 4 The Animation / Golden Animation: Fool Arcana
Persona 4 Arena / Ultimax: Fool Arcana
Persona 4: Dancing All Night
Persona 5: Fool Arcana, deluxe package content and paid DLC
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Fool Arcana
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Fool Arcana, (Picaro DLC)
Devil Children Black Book/Red Book (PS)

ProfileEdit

Digital Devil Story: Megami TenseiEdit

The protagonist, Akemi Nakajima, is the reincarnation of Izanagi. After being tricked into summoning Loki, he begins to experience visions of his previous life as Izanagi. He later teams up with Yumiko Shirasagi, who is the reincarnation of Izanami, to defeat Loki.

Megami Tensei IIEdit

Izanagi first appears in Asmodeus' Cave after the hero defeats the demon lord. Later, after Izanami is revived and the Palace Ring is obtained, Izanagi will teleport him from Frontier Island to Lucifer's Temple.

Shin Megami Tensei III: NocturneEdit

If the Demi-fiend manages to achieve a qualifying Press Turn count on all the Burial Chambers in the Labyrinth of Amala, then he will be awarded an extra Turn Press by Izanagi and Izanami during a second playthrough. This is accomplished by meeting with Cerberus in the first Burial Chamber of the First Kalpa and following him to the secret Tomb of Yomi in the 666th basement of the Labyrinth.

They will mention how they had waited for a strong person such as the Demi-fiend to appear so that they could entrust them with their power. Before leaving, they ask him to pursue the path of creation and mention how their powers were lost due to the destruction of the old world. They mention that both Izanami and himself were the creators of the old world.

Persona 4Edit

"One of the ancient gods who existed before Japan was formed. He created the Ouyashima from chaos, then gave birth to countless children and laid the foundation of soil and nature."

—Persona 4 Compendium

In Persona 4, Izanagi is the protagonist's initial Persona. When the protagonist first encounters the Shadows, Izanagi's voice prompts him to awaken to the power within. The protagonist then mutters the word "Persona" and summons forth Izanagi.

In the events of the Normal Ending, Tohru Adachi is capable of invoking a bloodied, more malevolent form of Izanagi, called Magatsu-Izanagi. While the Investigation Team is surprised at the similarity of Adachi's Persona to that of the protagonist, the events of the True Ending reveals that the protagonist, Adachi and Namatame actually "received" their Personas from the Moel Gas Station Attendant, whose true identity is revealed to be Izanami. According to Izanami herself, she gave the Persona of Izanagi to three outsiders who represent Hope, Despair, and Emptiness.

The protagonist represented Hope and thus his Izanagi is 'pure'. Adachi represented Emptiness, and as he refused to see the truth and gave into murderous corruption his version of Izanagi became tainted and malevolent as well. Namatame, presumably, would also receive another version of Izanagi, which represented Despair, reflecting his desperate idea of "saving" people from the murders by throwing them in the Midnight Channel, although his Izanagi is never shown in the game.

During the True Ending's final sequences, in the protagonist's final confrontation with Izanami-no-Okami, he gathers the strength of the heart accumulated by his Social Links and forms The World Arcana, transforming Izanagi into his true, standalone form and most likely the protagonist's true Persona — Izanagi-no-Okami. The Persona easily dispatched Izanami-no-Okami with his 'Myriad Truths' skill.

Persona 4 ArenaEdit

Izanagi returns as Yu Narukami's Persona. He, along with Caesar and Thanatos, are the only Personas who can use Zio spells; though Take-Mikazuchi can also use Electricity skills, none of them are Zio spells.

However, like Aigis and Athena, Yu is limited to Izanagi and cannot change Personas during fights, save for his Instant Kill.

Also unique to this game is that Izanagi knows the skills/spells Swift Strike, Ziodyne and Cross-Slash; the former two while not possible for the default Izanagi Yu starts with, it is possible to recreate another Izanagi with those two skills in the original Persona 4 and in Golden.

Arena UltimaxEdit

Izanagi merges with Magatsu-Izanagi to become a giant sword in P4 Story mode, which is used to strike down the Malevolent Entity.

Persona 4: Dancing All NightEdit

Izanagi can use a bass guitar as his instrument after completing a song.

Persona 5 Edit

"A Persona of another story. One of the ancient gods who existed before Japan was formed. He created the Oyashima from chaos, then gave birth to countless children and laid the foundation of soil and nature."

—Persona 5 compendium

Izanagi appears as a DLC Persona, alongside an alternate version of him called Izanagi Picaro. Izanagi, along with Orpheus, are paid $2.99, though he can be downloaded for free if the player ordered a digital pre-order copy of the game.

Devil Children Black Book/Red Book (PS)Edit

Izanagi is a level 99 Battle Net opponent in Red Book. He uses his children Tsukuyomi, Susano-o, and Amaterasu as his personal demons. He awards Mirai Kaname with Amaterasu after being defeated.

Lord of Vermilion Re: 2Edit

Izanagi appears alongside Pallas Athena, Thanatos and Messiah as one of the Personas featured in Lord of Vermillion Re: 2, once again serving as Yu's Persona, using Ziodyne as his skill.

StatsEdit

Persona 4Edit

Arcana

Level

Strength	3
Magic	2
Endurance	2
Agility	3
Luck	2

Fool

1

Inherit	Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
Electricity	-	-	Dark	Electricity	Wind

List of Skills
Skill	Cost	Effect	Level
Zio	4 SP	Deals light Elec damage to 1 foe.	Innate
Cleave	5% HP	Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe.	Innate
Rakukaja	12 SP	Increases 1 ally's Defense for 3 turns.	Innate
Rakunda	12 SP	Decreases 1 foe's Defense for 3 turns.	3
Tarukaja	12 SP	Increases 1 ally's Attack for 3 turns.	5

Persona Q: Shadow of the LabyrinthEdit

Arcana

Level

Strength	7
Magic	8
Endurance	8
Agility	6
Luck	7

Fool

1

Reflects	Absorbs	Void	Resists	Weak
-	-	Dark	Elec	Wind

List of Skills
Skill	Cost	Effect	Level
Zio	8 SP	A light Elec attack. (1 enemy)	Innate
Raikouzan	24 HP	A light Cut + Elec attack. (1 enemy)	9
Zionga	28 SP	A medium Elec attack. (1 enemy)	15
Dekunda	24 SP	Remove stat penalties. (Party)	26
Raimeizan	92 HP	A medium Cut + Elec attack. (1 enemy)	35
Ziodyne	46 SP	A heavy Elec attack. (1 enemy)	40
Raijinzan	135 HP	A heavy Cut + Elec attack. (1 enemy)	55

Arcana

Level

Strength	85
Magic	83
Endurance	78
Agility	72
Luck	73

Fool

99

Reflects	Absorbs	Void	Resists	Weak
-	-	Dark	Elec	Wind

List of Skills
Skill	Cost	Effect	Level
Dekunda	24 SP	Remove stat penalties. (Party)	26
Ziodyne	46 SP	A heavy Elec attack. (1 enemy)	40
Raijinzan	135 HP	A heavy Cut + Elec attack. (1 enemy)	55

Persona 5Edit

Arcana

Level

Strength	14
Magic	13
Endurance	13
Agility	14
Luck	13

Fool

20

Inherit	Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
Almighty	-	-	Curse	Electricity	Wind

List of Skills
Skill	Cost	Effect	Level
Cross Slash	8% HP	Heavy Physical damage to 1 foe 2x, high accuracy.	Innate
Zionga	8 SP	Medium Electric damage to 1 foe. Rare chance of Shock.	Innate
Tarukaja	8 SP	Buff attack power of 1 ally for 3 turns.	Innate
Rising Slash	14% HP	Heavy Physical damage to 1 foe. Stronger under Baton Pass.	21
Dodge Phys	Auto	Double evasion chance against Physical attacks.	22
Mazionga	16 SP	Medium Electric damage to all foes. Rare chance of Shock.	24
Growth 3	Auto	Persona gains full EXP while inactive.	25

Arcana

Level

Strength	16
Magic	15
Endurance	15
Agility	16
Luck	14

Fool

23

Inherit	Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
Almighty	-	-	Electricity, Curse	-	Wind

List of Skills
Skill	Cost	Effect	Level
Cross Slash	8% HP	Heavy Physical damage to 1 foe 2x, high accuracy.	Innate
Zionga	8 SP	Medium Electric damage to 1 foe. Rare chance of Shock.	Innate
Rakukaja	8 SP	Buff defense of 1 ally for 3 turns.	Innate
Rising Slash	14% HP	Heavy Physical damage to 1 foe. Stronger under Baton Pass.	24
Null Phys	Auto	Impart immunity against Physical attacks.	25
Mazionga	16 SP	Medium Electric damage to all foes. Rare chance of Shock.	27
Growth 3	Auto	Persona gains full EXP while inactive.	28