{{Q|Goddess of Aztec myth who governs night and fear, she symbolizes death and evil. Her war with the sun god caused a catastrophic solar eclipse. She seeks a sacrifice every 52 years.|''Persona 4'' Compendium}}
{{Q|Goddess of Aztec myth who governs night and fear, she symbolizes death and evil. Her war with the sun god caused a catastrophic solar eclipse. She seeks a sacrifice every 52 years.|''Persona 4'' Compendium}}
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Tzitzimitl is a Persona of the Priestess Arcana. She is reputed as a goddess of the Aztec civilization that inhabited modern-day Mexico and is thus one of the few Personas in the game of North or Central American origin (the others being [[Slime]], [[Hell Biker]], and [[Mothman]]).
In Aztec mythology, a tzitzimitl is a deity associated with stars. They were depicted as skeletal female figures wearing skirts often with skull and crossbone designs.
The Tzitzimimeh were associated with the stars and especially the stars that can be seen around the sun during a solar eclipse. This was interpreted as the Tzitzimimeh attacking the sun. The Tzitzimimeh had a double role in Aztec religion: they were protectresses of the feminine and progenitresses of mankind. But they were also powerful and dangerous, especially in periods of cosmic instability.
Tzitzimitl appeared as a boss during the second appearance of the Judgement Battle. Players who defeated her strongest form had the chance to obtain a summon PG to allow them to summon her as a demon. She was later added as a plug-in obtainable through the Secret Room. Her fusion is Coatlicue, Quetzalcoatl, and Kali. Tzitzimitl is particularly notable for being one of the few non-variant demons with a feature that increases damage according to an opponent's gender.
She also is unique in that she receives much less damage from enemy players while receiving drastically increased damage from enemy demons, with damage reduction stats shared only by demon variants found in the Diaspora instances. This has fueled player speculation that she may have been intended as the boss for the Diaspora Ueno instance that was announced and never followed through with.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
"Aztec goddesses of night and fear. They constantly attack the sun and cause solar eclipses. They demand a sacrifice once every 52 years."
—Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Compendium
Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSP)
When the party chases Weyland Haruo in the Persona Thief quests, he summons a Tzitzimitl to block one of the stairs.
Persona 4
"Goddess of Aztec myth who governs night and fear, she symbolizes death and evil. Her war with the sun god caused a catastrophic solar eclipse. She seeks a sacrifice every 52 years."
