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In Persona 3 Reload, Mothman is a recurring demon that players can encounter. It is not a central character but offers unique skills and abilities for use in battles.
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What are the origins of the Mothman legend?
Mothman originates from American folklore, with initial sightings in the 1960s describing a large winged creature with red eyes. These sightings are sometimes thought to be misidentified sandhill cranes or barn owls. The legend is also associated with UFO sightings, suggesting possible extraterrestrial links.
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How is Mothman depicted in Shin Megami Tensei V?
In Shin Megami Tensei V, Mothman is a demon found in the Fairy Forest, known for its ability to inflict bad status effects. It can teach the Shibaboo and Rakukaja skills. Mothman is characterized by red eyes and finlike appendages, and belongs to the Wilder race.
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What is the connection between Mothman and sandhill cranes?
Mothman sightings in the 1960s described a large winged creature with red eyes. Some speculate these sightings were misidentified sandhill cranes.
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History[]
Mothman is a cryptid of American origin. In the mid-1960s, there were some sightings of a great winged creature with massive reddish eyes. It is thought (outside of cryptozoology) that these might actually be misconstrued sandhill cranes or barn owls.
Mothman can be encountered in the Ikebukuro Tunnel as a random encounter. Due to being a demon of the Wilder race, the Demi-fiend cannot speak to them unless he either uses the Jive Talk conversation skill if he has it or encounters one in a dazed demon state during the Full Kagutsuchi.
A Mothman with the most powerful multi-target elemental spells can be purchased from a Shady Broker in the Labyrinth of Amala for 50,000 Macca.
Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE[]
"An elusive creature first sighted in West Virginia, USA in the 1960s. About two meters in height, the Mothman wears no clothes and has a pair of giant wings on its back. It can fly at amazing speeds, and those who witness it catch only a fleeting glimpse. As a result, very little is known about it. The area where it has been spotted are also well known for U.F.O. sightings, fueling speculation that the Mothman itself may be an extraterrestrial."
—Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE compendium
Mothman can be encountered within Nakano Stone Site's silver-level instance and is one of the two final bosses that can appear within the Old Metro instance. He appears as an NPC with DB Saitou in the later docks act and Diaspora where he offers cryptic warnings.
Shin Megami Tensei IV[]
"A cryptid sighted in West Virginia from the 1960s to the 1980s. It has red, shining eyes and was known for the finlike appendages on the sides of its body. It's said to walk on two feet and fly without moving its appendages. It can keenly sense blood to track its source and feed on it. Eyewitnesses say that a UFO was sighted when Mothman appeared, so some believe that it is actually an alien."
—Shin Megami Tensei IV profile
Mothman can be found on the lowest level of Naraku, just before the encounter with Medusa. Flynn will need the Demolingual App in order to be able to communicate with them. Mothman can teach Flynn the Shibaboo and Tarukaja skills through its Demon Whisper. Mothman is one of the demons needed to summon Plasma through special fusion.
Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse[]
Mothman appears within the initial southern areas of the Fairy Forest. It can teach the Shibaboo and Rakukaja skills during Demon Whisper. This demon excels with bad status skills.
Shin Megami Tensei V[]
"A cryptid sighted in West Virginia from the 1960s to 1980s. It has red, shining eyes and was known for the finlike appendages on both sides of its body. It has been said to walk on two feet and fly without moving these appendages. It has a keen sense for blood which allows it to easily track its prey. Eyewitnesses say that a UFO was sighted when Mothman appeared, so many believe that it is actually an alien."
—Shin Megami Tensei V lore
Soul Hackers 2[]
"A cryptid sighted in West Virginia from the 1960s to the 1980s. It had red, shining eyes and was known for the finlike appendages on both sides of its body. It has been said to walk on two feet and fly without moving these appendages. It has a keen sense for blood which allows it to easily track its prey. Eyewitnesses say that a UFO was sighted when Mothman appeared, so many believe that it is actually an alien."
—Soul Hackers 2 demon info
Mothman is a demon of the Wilder race and can be found in Sector 3F of Arrow, Milady and Saizo's Soul Matrix.
Four Mothmen are encountered individually in Ozaki Hope Towers, where they will start a battle with the party and a group of demonic allies as the party explores the towers. Mothman will always steal a large amount of the party's MP and then flee on the first turn, leaving the party to fight the demons. Before the encounter with Iron Mask and Zenon, the four Mothmen reappear and immobilize the party, but are later killed by Ash.
Persona 3 Reload[]
"A cryptid sighted between the 60s and 80s in West Virginia. It has shining red eyes and is named for the fin-like appendages on its sides. It uses its keen sense for blood to track down the source and feed on it."
—Persona 3 Reload background
Mothman is a Persona of the Hermit Arcana. It will be unlocked for fusion after obtaining the Vibrant Feather key item by defeating the Sky Overseer on the 82nd floor of Tartarus in Yabbashah. Once the Vibrant Feather has been obtained, Mothman can be fused in the Velvet Room once the protagonist has reached level 31. One of Elizabeth'srequests asks the protagonist to show her a Mothman with the skill Agilao. This can be accomplished easily by fusing Sati with Shiisaa or applying an Agilao Skill Card to a Mothman that has been fused already from a different set of Personas.
Persona 4[]
"A cryptid sighted in West Virginia from the 60s to the 80s. Named for the finlike appendages on the sides of his body. Said to keenly sense blood, so as to track the source and feed on it."
"A cryptid sighted during the 60s-80s in West Virginia. It has shining red eyes and is named for the fin-like appendages on its sides. It uses its keen sense for blood to track down the source and feed on it."
Mothman is now able to learn Ziodyne via level up. When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Mothman will now yield a Skull Cracker Skill Card. During a fusion alarm, Mothman will yield a Mind Slice Skill Card instead.
The Covetous Man will now trade a Model Gun for a Mossy Mothman for the first six times instead of five in the vanilla version, afterwards he will trade it for a Balm of Life again.
Persona 5 Strikers[]
The protagonist can obtain a Mossy Mothman from some capsule toy dispensers found in Shinsekai, Osaka, which could be later sold for some yen.
Devil Survivor 2[]
"A cryptid sighted in West Virginia from the 1960s to 1980s. It has red, shining eyes and was known for the finlike appendages on the sides of its body. It's said to walk on two feet and fly without moving its appendages. It can keenly sense blood to track its source and feed on it. Eyewitnesses say that a UFO was sighted when Mothman appeared, so some believe that it is actually an alien."
—Devil Survivor 2 compendium
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2[]
"A cryptid sighted in the USA from the 1960s to the 1980s. It has red, shining eyes and was known for the fin-like appendages on the sides of its body. It's said to walk on two feet and fly without moving its appendages. It can keenly sense blood to track its source and feed on it. Eyewitnesses say that a UFO was sighted when Mothman appeared, so some believe that it is actually an alien."
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