Surt, more commonly known as Surtr, is the gigantic fire jötunn that rules the land of fire, Muspelheim from Norse mythology. He guards the entrance of this realm with his shining sword, Laevateinn, which is said to be brighter than the sun. It is also said to be the creator and the destroyer, as the fires of his realm created the stars of the heavens, and later during Ragnarok, it will rain down fire unto all land.
Kaneko's design for Surt draws inspiration from a Midianite from Clive Barker's 1990 fantasy-horror film Nightbreed.[1] Like other designs of this period Surt has slim masculine proportions with a sexless crotch, his only apparel a white cape or cloak building off of 19th century Danish illustrator Lorenz Frølich's depictions of Norse figures in the 1895 poem Lokasenna[2] and armed with his myth accurate flaming sword.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers[]
Starting in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Surt's design underwent minor modifications.[3] Besides a slight change in color and now holding a pommel-less sword. Cylindrical protrusions appear at all of his major joints and digits with a similar one extends out of his pate lengthening his head, ironically making him resemble his Midianite inspiration better.
Persona 5: The Phantom X[]
To appease Chinese censors Surt now wears shorts secured with a rope belt to cover his previously sexless crotch.
Profile[]
Shin Megami Tensei[]
"Origin: Scandinavia. The ruler and guardian of Muspell. A black giant wielding the flame sword Laevateinn, he will lead the flame giants into war during Ragnarok. He will survive Ragnarok, and cover the world with fire. This will be the destruction of the earth, before the world is reborn."
—Shin Megami Tensei A-Mode DDS dictionary
Along with Astaroth and Arioch, Surt is one of the three major sub-bosses of the last arc of the game and one of the most powerful demons under Lucifer's orders that has taken control over the inferior part of the Basilica.
He appears defending the second floor basement, accusing the protagonist from being "nothing more than a mere puppet of God" before engaging him in battle if he's not chaos aligned. This fight, however, is entirely optional, as the player can choose to just take the stairs towards the next floor without having to enter Surt's room.
In the Chaos route, after locating the throne room of Asura in the last floor basement, the hero will need to go back to Surt's room, where he will give him the "Claw of Surtm" a valuable item needed so Asura can forge the "Devil Ring" and the fight against Michael and his followers become available.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne[]
"A fire giant in Norse mythology. He rules the realm of fire, Muspelheim, and brandishes a sword of fire. In Ragnarok, he will set the world ablaze."
—Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne compendium
Surt is one of the three Nihilo demons Hikawa enlisted to guard the entrance of the Diet Building while he seeks out the stored Magatsuhi there. The Demi-fiend will battle Surt immediately upon trying to enter the lower-left door.
Surt can later be encountered as a regular enemy in the Tower of Kagutsuchi, but he cannot be recruited due to being a Tyrant demon. He can instead be summoned in the Cathedral of Shadows by fusing the right demons.
As a minion, Surt has the distinction of having the only fire-elemental based normal physical attack. His attack power can still be enhanced by Tarukaja and Focus, and when he is given the passive skill "Pierce," the effect will bypass resist, void and absorb properties of the Fire element instead of Physical. When using a physical skill however, Surt will inflict standard physical damage and his normal attack can still be repelled by Tetrakarn. Surt also has a unique Fire spell called Ragnarok. He also has a hidden resistance against Expel attacks, only taking half damage Violet Flash and Radiance.
Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE[]
"A giant of Norse mythology. His name means "black" or "jet black." Surt is the king and protector of the giant race of Muspel. He guards the entrance to Muspelheim, home of the Muspel, and is said to have been sitting on the edge of Muspelheim since before the world was created. Surt wields the magic sword Laevateinn, whose blade shines brighter than the sun. With it, Surt can reduce all around him to ashes in one stroke. At Ragnarok, the end of the world, Surt will defeat Frey, who wields a deer's horn. He is the only one of his race who will survive the battle, and will go on to incinerate the world in a sea of fire in preparation for its rebirth."
—Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE compendium
In the Chaos path in Envoy for the Messiah/Gaia Church, players are required to defeat him in the trial in Doukan's spirit world. Answering questions to his satisfaction will allow players to obtain the ability to fuse him and a smaller variant more appropriate for the level players are at at that stage. He is a special triple fusion of Jikokuten, Fenrir and Shiki-Ouji. His sword, Laevateinn, can be acquired through a special synthesis recipe.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey[]
"A fire giant in Norse lore. He rules the fire realm, Muspelheim, and brandishes the burning sword Laevateinn. At Ragnarok, he will set the world ablaze."
—Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey compendium
Surt appears as a summonable and recruitable demon. He also appears as the first sub-boss of Sector Horologium in Law Path, destroying the elevator to Horologium B9F. Also, he appears in the EX Mission, The Wise Man's Library V, holding half of the last Book of Thoth.
Shin Megami Tensei IV[]
Surt is the only source for the Ragnarok skill.
Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse[]
Surt can teach Nanashi the Maragidyne, Berserker God and Ragnarok skills through his Demon Whisper. He benefits from learning Fire and Physical skills.
Shin Megami Tensei V[]
"A fire giant from Norse mythology. He rules over Muspelheim, the realm of fire and brandishes a sword of fire called "Laevateinn". In Ragnarok, he will set the world ablaze."
—Shin Magmi Tensei V lore
Surt is one of the leading commanders of chaos. Aware that the Creator has died, he sets out to begin Ragnarok in Awajicho, eliminating the forces of Bethel that were sent to stop him with his intense heat. With the aid of the Akiha-Gongen Talisman from the Kunitsu, the protagonist confronts Surt and kills him as part of the quest "Hellfire Highway". Doing so removes the heat barrier in the surrounding area and also unlocks him for fusion, requiring a special fusion of Hecatoncheires, Flauros and Valkyrie.
Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis[]
Surt is fought in Amnesia's Shamim on the Dark-Law and Light-Chaos routes.
"A fire giant in Norse mythology. He rules over Muspelheim, the realm of fire, and brandishes a sword of flame called "Laevateinn." It is said he will set the world ablaze come Ragnarok, a series of events marking the end times."
—Soul Hackers 2 demon info
Surt is a demon of the Tyrant race and can be obtained through fusion at the Cirque du Goumaden once Ringo reaches level 45.
His Heart Item is Blazing Flame, which nullifies Fire damage to the bearer.
FES[]
Surt can be fused with a Nihil Weapon to create the Laevateinn, a two-handed sword that inflicts Fire damage instead of Slash, and adds the Fire Boost effect as well.
Surt is a Persona of the Magician Arcana. Unlike the previous games, he is only unlockable after completing Junpei Iori's Linked Episode after obtaining a Baseball Glove, which will automatically unlock the fusion for Surt.
Persona 5[]
"A fire giant in Norse lore. He rules the fire realm, Muspelheim, and brandishes a burning sword. At Ragnarok, he will set the world ablaze."
—Persona 5 background
Surt is the eighth Persona of the Magician Arcana and can only be obtained through fusion in the Velvet Room. He is the only Persona to naturally learn the Inferno Fire skill and the first usable Persona to learn the Maragidyne skill. When itemized through Electric Chair Execution, Surt yields the Fire Ampskill card.
Royal[]
Surt is the tenth Persona of the Magician Arcana and appears as a mini-boss in Maruki's Palace under the name "Blazing Giant." Surt is level 83 instead of 59 and he has resistances to Gun and Nuclear as well as nullifying Electricity. He is the first usable Persona to learn the Blazing Hell skill. When itemized with an Electric Chair, Surt yields the Maragidyne Skill Card. During a fusion alarm, Surt will yield the Inferno Skill Card instead.
DemiKids Light & Dark[]
"Warrior-demon that awoke from a very long sleep. It has yet to recover all its powers"
Surt can perform the combo Ragnarok with Odin and has the power Repulse. Surtzom can be created through Relic Fusion using the Fear, Mirror, Wafer or the Air, Wafer, Pulse combos.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2[]
"A fire giant in Norse lore. He rules the fire realm, Muspelheim, and brandishes the burning sword Laevateinn. At Ragnarok, he will set the world ablaze."
Surt's basic attack is uniquely Fire-elemental based on his Strength stat and can still deal critical hits. This attribute also applies passive skills such as Attack All, Retaliate, Fire Boost and Pierce.
Large damage to all enemies. Also either the characters using the Odin and Heimdal Personas, or the characters using the Loki and Fenrir Personas, will become Unconscious.
When this demon is downed: Inflicts Fire (Magic) damage (Power: 130) on all enemies. Won't activate when your party is wiped out. This Chain Effect can only be activated once per battle.
Innate
Eruption
7 MP
Inflicts Fire (Magic) damage (Power: 120) on all enemies and reduces DEF of all enemies by 20% (3 turns)
When attack is successful: Inflicts Fire (Magic) damage 4 times (Power: 25) on random enemies.
Innate
Trisagion
7 MP
Inflicts Fire (Magic) damage with 180 power on a Single Enemy.
Aragami (Awaken)
Fire Enhancement
Auto
+15% to Fire damage. +10% damage when attacking the enemy's weak point
Aragami (Gacha)
Concentrate
6 MP
Self enters a state of Concentrate. Increases the next Mag attack damage by 125%.
Protector (Awaken)
Butcher
Auto
+20% damage to skills that target all or random enemies.
Protector (Gacha)
Intimidating Stance
Auto
Reduces 1 enemy Press Turn at the beginning of a battle if the enemy attacks first. Only up to 2 Press Turn Icons can be reduced by skills or effects.
Psychic (Awaken)
Null Mute
Auto
Adds Null Mute
Psychic (Gacha)
Repel Ice
Auto
Adds Ice Repel.
Elementalist (Awaken)
Lunar Downfall
Auto
Activates the following Chain Effect at the beginning of battle:
If enemy attacks first: Reduces all enemy ATK and EV/AC by 20%. (1 turn)
Elementalist (Gacha)
Gallery[]
Surt A's artwork as it appears Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Surt as he appears in Persona 3
Surt as he appears in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
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