The Spear of Destiny or Spear of Longinus (ロンギヌスの槍, Ronginusu no Yari)? is a major artifact in Persona 2: Innocent Sin.
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The Holy Lance (also known as the Spear of Destiny, Holy Spear, Lance of Longinus, Spear of Longinus or Spear of Christ) is the name given to the lance that pierced Jesus' side in John's account of the crucifixion of Jesus. It is named after Saint Longinus, the Roman soldier said to have been wielding it at the time.
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The Spear of Destiny is a weapon rumored to possess great power. The rumor is spread by Nyarlathotep two-thousand years ago through unknown means, and was spread widely amongst humanity. According to the rumor, the wounds inflicted by the spear can never fully heal. After he lost the battle against the party, he personally sends Maya Okamura to kill Maya Amano using it and fulfill the Maian prophecy. It is Nyarlathotep's real trump card that the party failed to account for, allowing him to win his bet against Philemon and successfully cause humanity to obliterate itself, proving to him that humanity are gullible fools that will destroy themselves over illogical nonsense.
The Order of the Holy Lance each carry a "Longinus copy" spear, capable of temporarily sealing Personas, while the Fuhrer carries the real spear, which he later presumably gave to Maya Okamura.