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Prometheus (プロメテウス, Purometeusu)? is a recurring demon in the series.

History

Prometheus was one of the Titans to side with Zeus and his siblings in the great war against the Titans, the original occupiers of Mount Olympus. When Zeus won the war and banished Prometheus' brethren to Tartarus for eternity, Prometheus and his brother Epimethius were given the task of populating the earth with creations. Epimetheus, who created the beasts of the world, gave his creations all of the gifts that could be bestowed, leaving Prometheus with nothing to give to Humanity. To compensate, Prometheus stole fire from Mount Olympus, incurring Zeus' wrath. However, it wasn't until he taught mankind how to trick the gods that he was given his ultimate punishment. Chained to a rock for all time, his liver was eaten every day by a great eagle sent by Zeus. Immortal, he could never die and his liver would regrow. And so he suffered, until the Greek hero Heracles freed him from his torment during the course of his famous Twelve Labors.

Appearances

Profile

Shin Megami Tensei IV

"A Titan of Greek lore. He was very intelligent; his name means "forethought." He stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mankind. Zeus chained him to a rock as punishment and set an eagle to eat his liver every day. He was kept there until freed by Hercules."
Shin Megami Tensei IV profile

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse

Prometheus is a boss in the Challenge Quest, Defeat Demon In Ginza, where he has been attempting to give humans fire to strengthen them. All fail and disappear upon the flame passing through until he fights Nanashi to see if he is worthy. Upon defeat he realizes he is not only worthy but already wields the flame, deciding to leave since someone has been proven to wield such power.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

P2EP-Prometheus

Prometheus is Baofu's Ultimate Persona. He can only be summoned once his Material Card has been acquired on Mt. Iwato. In the battle against Shadow Baofu, he uses Reverse Prometheus. Even though it is not written in the status screen in the PS1 version, Prometheus is immune to Darkness.

Design

Prometheus persona concept

Design concept of Persona Prometheus

The design of Prometheus as a Persona has large rocks attached to his bodies. These rocks represent the rock which trapped Prometheus in his originating lore. Before Kazuma Kaneko designed Prometheus for the Persona game, the rocks were more irregular. However, as Kaneko's Persona designs were based upon fashion, those rocks were alternated to resemble the gears in vanguard fashion. The red lines on the rocks represent the energy or fire stolen by Prometheus. On a side note, these concepts of the rocks and red lines reappear in the Obelisk of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.

Persona 5

"The Greek Titan created mankind from clay. He later stole fire from Olympus and, in turn, gave it to mankind against Zeus's will. His often synonymous with fire and "divine knowledge"."
Persona 5 background

Prometheus is the ultimate Persona of Futaba Sakura. It resembles a large, floating orb that has a series of rainbow linings around it, forming a large grinning face, and is surrounded by flames. It gains the ability to detect rare items from enemies along with the abilities it inherited from Necronomicon. The animations during which Futaba uses Necronomicon, even the interior details, also remain.

Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

"A titan in Greek mythology, his name means "foresee". The Titans were the race of giants who ruled the world before the great Olympian gods. Prometheus is well known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to mankind."
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Demonic Compendium

Stats

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Race Alignment Level HP MP
Strength 42
Magic 32
Vitality 40
Agility 36
Luck 36
Deity Light-Neutral 57 499
254
Attack Type Physical Gun Fire Ice Electricity Wind Expel Curse Almighty
Single Foe/1/Physical/None Strong - Drain Weak - - Strong Strong -
Poison Paralyze Stone Strain Sleep Charm Mute Fear Bomb Rage
- - - - - - - - - -
Natural Skills
Megidola Recarmdra Offered Soul
D-Source Skills
Diarahan Offered Soul Void Fire
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Race Alignment Level HP MP
Strength 42
Magic 45
Vitality 1
Agility 46
Luck 50
Deity Light-Neutral 57 370
283
Attack Type Physical Gun Fire Ice Electricity Wind Expel Curse Almighty
Single Foe/1/Physical/None Strong - Drain Weak - - Strong Strong -
Poison Paralyze Stone Strain Sleep Charm Mute Fear Bomb Rage
- - - - - - - - - -
Natural Skills
Charge Madness Crush
D-Source Skills
Diarahan Offered Soul Void Fire
Password
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Shin Megami Tensei IV

Race Level HP MP
Strength 41
Dexterity 45
Magic 58
Agility 39
Luck 54
Deity 41 240 232
Physical Phys Gun Gun Fire Fire Ice Ice Electricity Elec Force Force Light Light Dark Dark
- - Drain Weak - - Resist Resist
Ailment Resistance Weak: Bind
Normal Attack Physical, one hit, one enemy
List of Skills
Skill Cost Effect Level
Maragion 20 MP Medium fire damage to all foes. Innate
Recarmdra 1 MP Sacrifices user to fully revive and recover all other active allies. Innate
High Fire Pleroma Auto Boosts fire attack by 50%. 43
Workaholic Auto Greatly increases experience points received after battles. 45


Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse

Race Level HP MP
Strength --
Dexterity --
Magic --
Agility --
Luck --
Deity 41 ~6800
Physical Phys Gun Gun Fire Fire Ice Ice Electricity Elec Force Force Light Light Dark Dark
- - Null Weak - - Resist -
Ailment Resistance Weak: Bind
Normal Attack Phys x1, 1 enemy Turn Icon 2
Related quest [Tgt] Defeat Demon In Ginza
Skill Affinities Fire Fire +5 · Healing Healing +1 · Ailment Ailment -1 · Support Support -2 · Ice Ice -7
List of Skills
Skill Effect
Agilao Medium fire damage to one foe.
Agidyne Heavy fire damage to one foe.
Maragi Weak fire damage to all foes.
Maragion Medium fire damage to all foes.
Makakaja Buffs party's magic attack power by 1 level.

Race Level HP MP
Strength 54
Dexterity 38
Magic 66
Agility 27
Luck 51
Deity 40 425 228
Physical Phys Gun Gun Fire Fire Ice Ice Electricity Elec Force Force Light Light Dark Dark
- - Null Weak - - Resist -
Ailment Resistance Weak: Bind
Normal Attack Phys x1, 1 enemy
Skill Affinities Fire Fire +5 · Healing Healing +1 · Ailment Ailment -1 · Support Support -2 · Ice Ice -7
List of Skills
Skill Cost Effect Level
Maragion 24 MP Medium fire damage to all foes. Innate
Recarmdra 6 MP Sacrifices user to fully revive and recover all other active allies. Innate
Fire Breath 21 MP 1 to 4 hits of weak fire damage to multiple foes. Innate
Fire Pleroma Auto Boosts fire attack by 25%. 41
Workaholic Auto Greatly increases experience points received after battles. 43

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Prometheus SMTDS
Race Level HP MP St In Ma Vi Ag Lu
Deity 49 370 261 17 18 14 11 13 5
CP NOA Personality P.ATK P.HIT B.DEF AVD M.ATK M.DEF
76 2 Vigorous 132 91 120 91 37 51
List of Skills
Maragion Mapsyo Break Vacuum


Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Prometheus EP
Even if I am to be chained to a rock, my duty is to love you and give you wisdom...
The fire I have given you is your indomitable spirit...
Arcana Type Level SP cost Bonus Returns °
Hanged Man None 61 38 LUC +1 Shockwave Card
Exclusive to Baofu Traits Bluff
Bound to a rock for disobeying Zeus by giving man fire.
Atk Def Matk Mdef
Strength 48
Vitality 55
Technique 54
Agility 45
Luck 48
205 226 156 162
Sw Sh Sk Th Ak Fi Wt Wi Er Ic Ln Nc Ho Dk Al Nr Mn
24 24 24 24 24 - - - - - - Nu Nu - Nu Nu
Summon Information
Material Card Material Card Icon (P2ISP) Bronze Ring Card Tarot Cards 244 Tarot Card Symbol 2 Hanged Man Cards
List of Skills
Rank Skill Effect
1 Zandyne Inflicts large Almighty damage to an enemy.
3 Magic Seal Renders a group of enemies Mute. (24% chance) [Almighty-element]
4 Ninety Nine Needles Inflicts small Throw damage to an enemy.
6 Maka Kaja Enhances a character's SAt.
7 Baptism by Thunder Large Lightning damage + Electrified effect to a group of enemies. (30% chance)
8 Wiseman Snap Inflicts huge Throw damage to an enemy.
Mutation Magdyne Inflicts large Earth damage to an enemy.
Unique Fusion Spells
Skill Effect Order/Skill/Persona
Dragon Cross Inflicts huge Almighty damage to all enemies. 1. Wiseman Snap - Prometheus
2. Twinkle Nebula - Astria
3. Crescent Mirror - Artemis
4. Justice Shot - Hyperion
5. Nova Cyther - Apollo
Unknown Power
Attack Type Deals 500 or 250 non-elemental damage to all enemies.


Persona 5

Arcana Level
Strength --
Magic --
Endurance --
Agility --
Luck --
Hermit Inherit
List of Skills
Skill Cost Effect Level
Analysis Auto Confirm affinities you have previously attacked. Innate
Subrecover HP Auto After battle, 10% HP recovery for backup allies. 38
Subrecover SP Auto After battle, 1% SP recovery for backup allies. 49
Subrecover HP EX Auto After battle, 20% HP recovery for backup allies. 58
Subrecover SP EX Auto After battle, 3% SP recovery for backup allies. 67
Treasure Skimmer Auto Find out if a foe is carrying a rare item ahead of time. Max Hermit Conf.


Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Arcana Level
Strength -- Inherit
Magic -- Inherit
Endurance -- Inherit
Agility -- Inherit
Luck -- Inherit
Hermit 55
Phys Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Alm
- - - - - - - - - -
List of Skills
Skill Cost Effect Level
Mini Recovery 2 Gauges Slightly restore HP at the end of the turn for 3 turns. (Party) Innate
Sneak Guide Passive Higher chance of gaining a preemptive attack. Innate
Zero Shift 2 Gauges Lower skill costs to 0. (1 ally) Evolution
Treasure Skimmer Passive Raise amount of found items at Treasure Spots. Innate
Final Guard 4 Gauges Nullifies all damage for 1 turn. (Party) Evolution


Gallery

 
Prometheus
Prometheus as seen in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
 
Prometheus Card
Prometheus as he appears in Card Summoner
 
Persona Concept Art P5
Concept art in Persona 5
 
Prometheus Concept Art P5
Concept art in Persona 5
 
Ultimate 7
Prometheus as he appears in Persona 5
 
Prometheus P5
Prometheus Profile as he appears in Persona 5

Trivia

  • In an early concept of Persona 5, Prometheus was intended to be Futaba's initial persona, however she was given an original persona like the other members of the Phantom Thieves.
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