Seth (demon)

This article is about the demon based on Egyptian mythology. For the Persona in Persona -trinity soul-, see Seth (Persona -trinity soul-).

Set as he appears in Shin Megami Tensei II

Seth (セト, Seto) is a recurring demon in the series rooted in Egyptian mythology.

History

" The Egyptian god of the desert, chaos, and evil. He murdered his brother Osiris and tried to become chief god, but was castrated by Osiris's son, Horus."

—Persona 4 Compendium Info

Set, also spelled Seth or Seteh, is a deity from Egyptian mythology. Set is the deity of deserts, storms and chaos and served as one of the greatest deities in Egyptian myth. Set was married to the goddess Nephthys, who was also his sister. He killed and dismembered his brother Osiris out of jealousy. Isis, Osiris' wife and sister, reassembled him and Osiris became the ruler of the dead. Isis gave birth to Osiris's child, Horus, who became an enemy of Set. In later myths, Set fought Apep each night as Ra journeyed through the underworld. Set had been demonized to some extent, and the Greeks interpreted him to be a force of evil, which may be one of the reasons he is viewed as an antagonistic force in the original novels.

Confusion

Set was one of the earliest major Egyptian deities to be demonized. Already associated with the uncertainties and hardships of the open desert, he had a bad, but not ignoble reputation. Due to Set's ties with his mortal enemy Apep, the two became ironically intertwined. Because of this, especially in the western world, conceptions of Set began to take on the serpentine features of Apep. This is further confounded by the inability of archeologists to identify a specific animal-form to Set, so instead the label "Typhonic" was adopted, like-Typhon of Greek mythology, which is to say of many forms, primeval, and generically serpentine. It is not impossible to see how it was Set became likened to serpents, even while no such relationship exists. It is even possible because Set's animal-head often adorns staves, the long slender snake-like shape of a staff was attributed to Set, such as when Moses transmutes a staff into a snake in the Old Testament. And even in modern times images of Set have been probably more influenced by the fictional demi-god 'Set' of Conan fame than any actual representation of Set. All of this comes to a head in the second Digital Devil Story novel which features Set, Typhon, and Apeps (plural), and in league with one another.

Appearances

• Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei: Cameo in epilogue
• Digital Devil Story 2: Warrior of the Demon City: Antagonist
• Megami Tensei: Hono-no-Fukai Boss (as Maoh)
• Shin Megami Tensei II: Sleeping Dragon / Herald of Satan
• Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Tower Arcana
• Persona 3: Moon Arcana
• Persona 3: FES: Moon Arcana
• Persona 4: Moon Arcana
• Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2: Death - Optional Boss
• Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Vile Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children White Book
• Shin Megami Tensei: DemiKids: Dark Version
• Shin Megami Tensei: DemiKids: Light Version
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Fire Book
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Ice Book

Profile

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

Set only appears briefly at the end of Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei. Ohara accidentally summons him while attempting to contact Loki. He is insulted that he was summoned yet Ohara was calling for Loki instead. Set's appearance is mostly foreshadowing of his role in the second book.

Shin Megami Tensei: DemiKids: Light Version / Dark Version

Seth appears as a demon of the Common Class, Good type demon with the alignment Wind. The Vinecenter demonary describes him as "A demon with a long beak that is best-suited for picking the bones of a fallen enemy.

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2

Seth appears as an optional boss who can be fought in the Sun.

Persona 3

Seth appears as a Persona of the Moon Arcana in Persona 3. He can be summoned once the Protagonist reaches Lv. 66 or above.

Persona 3: FES

Seth returns as a Persona of the Moon Arcana in Persona 3: FES, retaining his attributes. In the playable epilogue of FES, titled The Answer, Aegis can also summon Seth by fusing the appropriate Personae in the Velvet Room.

Persona 4

Seth returns as a Persona of the Moon Arcana in Persona 4. He can be summoned once the Protagonist reaches Lv. 68 or above. Alternatively, the Persona Seth can also be obtained via Shuffle Time:

Shuffle Time

• Magatsu Mandala

Stats

Persona 3

Level Arcana St Ma En Ag Lu 66 Moon 48 53 46 34 40 Inherit Resists Block Absorbs Reflects Weak Fire Dark None None Fire Light List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Agidyne 12 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to one foe. Innate Maragidyne 24 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to all foes. Innate Fire Amp Passive Greatly strengthens Fire attacks by 50%. 68 Fire Break 40 SP Reduces 1 foe's Fire resistance to average. 69 Null Ice Passive Nullifies damage from Ice attacks. 71 Repel Light Passive Reflects Light attacks. 72

Persona 3: FES

Level Arcana St Ma En Ag Lu 66 Moon 48 53 46 34 40 Inherit Resists Block Absorbs Reflects Weak Fire Dark None None Fire Light List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Agidyne 12 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to one foe. Innate Maragidyne 24 SP Deals heavy Fire damage to all foes. Innate Fire Amp Passive Greatly strengthens Fire attacks by 50%. 68 Fire Break 40 SP Reduces 1 foe's Fire resistance to average. 69 Null Ice Passive Nullifies damage from Ice attacks. 71 Repel Light Passive Reflects Light attacks. 72

Persona 4

Level Arcana St Ma En Ag Lu 68 Moon 46 51 40 39 35 Inherit Resists Block Absorbs Reflects Weak Wind None None None Ice Elec List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Magarudyne 22 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. Innate Garudyne 12 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to 1 foe. Innate Wind Break 15 SP Nullifies 1 foe's Wind resistance (for 3 turns). 71 Null Light Passive Becomes immune to Light attacks. 72 Wind Amp Passive Strengthens Wind attacks by 50%. 73 Evade Elec Passive Triples evasion rate against Elec attacks. 74

Gallery

Artwork from Devil Children White Book.