Apsaras

Apsaras as she appears in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Apsaras (アプサラス^?) is a demon in the series.

History

Apsaras (Sanskrit: अप्सरा) also known as Vidhya Dhari, according to Hindu and Buddhist mythology, are spirits that appear in the form of young, beautiful women who have mastered the fine art of celestial dance. They are the wives of Indra's servants, Gandharvas, and are known to entertain the gods and fallen heroes, dancing in the divine palaces to music made by their husbands. They are frequently equated with the water-elemental nymphs and naiads of Ancient Greeks, and depictions of them can be seen in Cambodian and Balinese culture.

Appearances

• Megami Tensei II: Fairy Race
• Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei (Megami Tensei II): Fairy Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: Yoma Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: if... / Hazama's Chapter: Yoma Race
• Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Yoma Race
• Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Yoma Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Nymph Race
• Shin Megami Tensei IV: Nymph Race
• Majin Tensei: Megami Race
• Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Yoma Race
• Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku: Suiyou Race
• Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Priestess Arcana
• Persona 4 / Golden: Temperance Arcana
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Temperance Arcana
• DemiKids Light / Dark Version
• Devil Children Fire/Ice Book
• Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Yoma Race
• Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner: Fiend Class

Profile

Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE

"Water elements of Indian mythology. Their name means "those who move in the water."
They appear as young women and use their enchanting beauty to tempt humans in spiritual training and cause their downfall. Apsaras take Gandharvas as their mates, but are also known to marry human males. They are said to carry the souls of those who die in battle to heaven, where Indra, the god of thunder, awaits them.
In the Indian epic "Ramayana." they are called Apsara."

—Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Compendium

Apsaras can be contracted on the Suginami and Shinagawa fields.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

The client in the Challenge Quest, Tokyo Bay Mixer. She asks for Vasuki hides so they can make a rope in order for the Gods to create the divine wine, Soma, in Tokyo Bay. She is found in Infernal Tokyo's Shinjuku. She is impressed that Flynn defeated two and mentions they'll always need more for the project. The quest can be done multiple times.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

"Water spirits in Hindu lore.
They are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes who fall in battle to paradise."

—Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Compendium

Persona 3

"Water spirits in Hindu mythology. They are beautiful young women who dance for the gods. They also guide heroes fallen in battle to paradise."

—Persona 3 Compendium

Apsaras can be obtained via Shuffle Time in Tartarus' Thebel Block.

DemiKids Light & Dark

"With tremendous speed and lightning-fast reflexes, this bird is an ally to depend on."

—Demonary, DemiKids

Apsaras can perform the combo Ice Wing with War Lion, Ice Wind with Sylph, and Hurricane with Frezberg. Apsaras also has the power WindProof.

Stats

Shin Megami Tensei

Race Alignment Level HP MP CP Yoma Law 21 152 140 12 NOH Strength Intelligence Magic Vitality Agility Luck 1 - 4 11 12 11 8 13 7 Attack Hit Defense Evasion MPower MEffect Drop 37 16 20 14 13 13 Tomoe Sword Resistances Reflects Elec List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Rakukaja 4 MP Raises the defense of all party members. Makajama 4 MP Seals the magic of multiple enemies. (Magic-type) Media 6 MP Slightly restores all allies' HP.

Shin Megami Tensei: if...

Race Level HP MP CP Alignment Yoma 19 80 111 22 Neutral-Neutral Strength Intelligence Magic Stamina Agility Luck 4 7 11 4 5 7 NOA Attack Hit Defense Avoid MPower MEffect 1 46 35 46 36 12 9 List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Rakukaja 4 MP Increase defense, all allies. Makakaja 4 MP Increases magic power, all allies. Media 16 MP Recovers a small amount of HP, all allies. Makajam 4 MP Inflicts Close ailment to 1-3 foes. (Magical-type) Zanma 5 MP Medium Force damage to a single foe.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Level Race HP MP STR MGC VIT AGL LCK 8 Yoma 84 42 6 6 6 5 5 Strong Void Drains Repels Weak - - Electricity - Fire Obtainable Normal recruit or fusion List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Lullaby Convo 70% sleep to one foe. Mind-type. Innate Seduce Convo Recruits neutral demon. Works best for young female talker to male target. Male wooer may enrage the male target. Innate Mute Gaze Convo 40% mute to one foe. Curse-type. Innate Mazio Convo Small electric damage and 10% shock to all foes. 9 Anti-Mind Convo Imparts resistance to mind attacks. Does not cover innate weakness. 10 Makajam Convo 40% mute to one foe. Curse-type. 11 Dormina Convo 30% sleep to all foes. Mind-type. 12

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Level Race Alignment HP MP ST MA AG VI LC 10 Nymph Neutral-Law 103 63 5 10 7 6 12 Attack Type Single foe/1/Physical/None - - Weak - - - - - - Poison Paralyze Stone Strain Sleep Charm Mute Fear Bomb Rage - - - - Strong (20%) - - - - - Natural Skills Bufu Lullaby Dia D-Source Skills Bufula Media - Item Drops Nymph Swimsuit Life Stone Chakra Drop Password $mOA0iK5fmO72eO9 fWO5Xouk8cC42WPi

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Race Level HP MP ST DX MA AG LU Nymph 8 85 81 13 14 17 12 16 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark - - Weak Drain - - - - Ailment resistance Weak: Poison/Bind Normal attack Physical, one hit, one enemy List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Media 12 MP Restores small amount of HP to all allies. Innate Dormina 4 MP 90% sleep to one foe. Innate Posumudi 5 MP Removes poison and sick from one ally. 9

Majin Tensei

Race Level HP MP Movement Move Type Attack Type Megami 49 437 513 12 Flight Normal Strength Magic Technique Defense Agility Luck CP 12 26 12 9 11 8 12 List of Skills Mediarahan Sealing Song

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Race Level HP MP CP MAG Summon Yoma 16 140 76 4 254 Strength Intelligence Magic Endurance Agility Luck 5 6 9 5 5 3 Personality Phys Attack Phys Hit Mgc Attack Mgc Hit Base Defense Avoid Kind 42 25 78 20 58 25 Resist Void Absorb Reflect Weak - Expel - Ice Fire List of Skills Bufu Diarama Water Wall Mepatra - -

Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku

Race Alignment Level HP MP Suiyou Neutral-Neutral 22 294 244 CP Intuition Will Power Magic Intelligence Divine Protection 33 16 17 30 15 12 Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Charm 15 24 12 12 50 List of Skills Happy Song Water Wall Zionga Sexy Dance Lullaby Mediarama

Persona 3

Level Arcana St Ma En Ag Lu 3 Priestess 3 4 3 2 4 Inherit Resists Block Absorbs Reflects Weak Ice Ice - - - Slash Skill Card Bufu (Lv 4) List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Bufu 4 SP Deals light Ice damage / Freezes one foe. (10% chance) Innate Posumudi 5 SP Neutralizes Poison (1 ally). 4 Sukunda 6 SP Decreases 1 foe's Hit/Evasion rate. 5 Fusion Spell * Fusion Cost Effect Prerequisite Cadenza 20% SP Restores 50% HP / Evasion up (party). Orpheus + Apsaras

Persona 4

Level Arcana St Ma En Ag Lu 4 Temperance 3 5 3 5 3 Inherit Resists Block Absorbs Reflects Weak Recovery - - - - Fire List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Patra 3 SP Dispels Confusion, Fear, and Rage (1 ally). Innate Dia 3 SP Slightly restores 1 ally's HP. Innate Rakunda 12 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense for 3 turns. 5 Me Patra 6 SP Dispels Confusion, Fear, and Rage (party). 6 Bufu 4 SP Deals light Ice damage to 1 foe. 7

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Level Arcana HP + SP + Inherit Extract 3 Temperance 12 21 Patra List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Disarm 8 SP Medium chance of Strength Bind. (1 Enemy) Innate Garu 8 SP A light Wind attack. (1 Enemy) Innate Patra 6 SP Remove status ailments. (1 Ally) 4 Wind Wall 16 SP Raise Wind resistance for 3 turns. (Party) 5

DemiKids Light & Dark

Class Element Type Exp Level HP MP Common Wind Bird 94 15 158 56 ATK DEF MGC RES SPD LCK 12 11 13 12 16 13 List of Skills Skill Element Cost Effect Cycloburst Wind 10 MP Medium dmg. 1 Foe Teleport Light 10 MP Teleport Party Speedboost Light 6 MP SPD Up. Party Big Wing Wind 20 HP Small dmg +ACC Down. 1 Foe Repel Light 4 MP Encounter Down. Party Healmor Light 10 MP Minor HP recovery. 1 Ally

Devil Children Fire/Ice Book

Class Element Type Exp Level HP MP Common Wind Bird 94 15 158 56 ATK DEF MGC RES SPD LCK 12 11 13 12 16 13 List of Skills Zanma Teleport Speed Up Big Wing Estoma Diarama

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

Level Race HP MP Drops 25 Fiend 162 224 Resists Void Absorbs Reflects Weak - Electricity - - Fire List of Skills Skill Effect Dormina Chance of Sleep on all enemies Makajam Chance of Mute on an enemy Diarama Restores a moderate amount of HP to one ally

Gallery

Apsaras as she appears in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers.

Apsaras as she appears in DemiKids

Apsaras as she appears in Persona 3

Apsaras as she appears in Megami Tensei II

Apsaras as she appears in Kyuyaku Megami Tensei (Megami Tensei II)

Apsaras as she appears in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Apsaras as she appears in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE

Apsaras as she appears in Majin Tensei

Sprite in Card Summoner

Trivia

• Apsaras is often a low-level demon encounter, which the Protagonists can recruit early in the game.
• In the original Shin Megami Tensei, the sprite used for Apsaras was an exact palette swap of Kinnari, with only the head being different.