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"I am thou... Thou art I... From the sea of thy soul I cometh... Ruler of the blazing sun and blue skies, Apollo..."
—Apollo, Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Apollo is a demon in the series.

History[]

Apollo, also known as Apollon, is one of the twelve Olympians in both Greek and Roman mythology. He was originally associated with arts, such as music and poetry, but was later transfigured into the god of the sun, overshadowing Helios. He is the son of Zeus, the king of gods, and Leto, the Titanides of motherhood. He is also the twin brother of Artemis. After his birth, the jealous Hera sent the deadly serpent, Python, to assassinate his mother, but the infant Apollo, equipped with a bow and arrows lent by Hephaetsus, successfully killed the creature before it could cause any harm.

While reaching adulthood, Hermes gave him the first lyre (which he later gave to his son or ward, Orpheus, who "mastered" the lyre) in exchange for the caduceus, and Apollo became the master of musical instruments. Many mortals and even gods challenged him in a musical contest, but their skills were no match for his. While appearing in many tales, he had numerous lovers, females and males, many who often met tragic fates or had terrible lives. Among others are Daphne, Cassandra and Hyacinthus. Aside from arts, Apollo is also considered as the god of archery, prophecy and medicine, while at the same time, serves as the leader of the Muses.

Appearances[]

Profile[]

Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei[]

Apollo is one of the demons exclusive to the updated version of Megami Tensei II. His stats and skills resemble Ahura Mazda's.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin[]

P2-Apollo

Apollo appears as Tatsuya Suou's ultimate Persona in Persona 2: Innocent Sin, once the Red Eagle Mask is successfully collected. He excels at Fire and Nuclear-based spells and is immune against those elements, including the elements Light and Dark. The skill Nova Kaiser can be chained to perform the Grand Cross Fusion Spell along with the other main characters' Personas. His main weaknesses are Water and Ice.

Reverse Apollo[]

Reverse Apollo
"I can sense it... You and your other you. I'm your shadow... Though visible, I cannot be dismissed. However..."
—Shadow Tatsuya
"I can. The sun is irreplaceable because it is singular... I shall incinerate you with my dark flame, and make the power of light mine!"
—Reverse Apollo, Persona 2: Innocent Sin

When the party reaches the end of the Leo Temple, they encounter Tatsuya's Shadow Self who wields this Persona. If Tatsuya is equipped with Apollo, after Shadow Tatsuya is defeated it will merge with its Reverse, gaining immunity to Nuclear and Darkness.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment[]

P2EP-Apollo

Apollo returns as Tatsuya Suou's ultimate Persona in Eternal Punishment. Following the events from Innocent Sin, as Tatsuya is the only one who retained the memories created in Innocent Sin, he is able to retain Apollo as his Persona and starts out with Apollo upon joining the party. His appearance is slightly altered and his combat skills remain the same, except that his immunity against Darkness is absent and his Mutation skill is upgraded from Freidyne to Heat Kaiser. He's still able to perform Fusion Spells, such as Dragon Cross together with other main characters' Personas.

If the player has save information from Innocent Sin, and they have this Persona, its stats will be transferred over. However, this was cut from the US version, since for PSX only Eternal Punishment was localized, and for PSP only Innocent Sin was localized.

Other Quotes[]

  • "True, it is the destiny of a shadow to vanish into darkness. The time has come for my bright flame to bring about a true dawn!" (Upon fighting Reverse Apollo)
  • "My other self... The light of day now shines upon the vast lands within thee... No works of darkness shall bar our path..." (Upon defeating Reverse Apollo)

  • "My brother... It seems that you have let the sunlight awaken your soul. Not even the dwellers of the dark can stop us now!"
  • "I am thou, thou art I! The one from the sea of electrons! Necessity of the modern world, the extremely useful answering machine!" (Calling Apollo from Igor's Evil Phone at the Velvet Room)

  • Stats[]

    Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei[]

    Megami Tensei II[]

    Apollo Kyuuyaku
    Race Level HP MP VIT INT STR SPD LUC DEF
    Deity 61 554 86 18 25 14 16 10 27
    CP NOA EXP Macca MAG Item Drops
    97 1
    Swd Gun Fir Ice Elc Exp For Bnd Crs Nrv Mnd
    38 18 38 38 38 Rf 38 Nu Nu Nu Nu
    List of Spells
    Skill Cost Effect
    Maragidyne 10 MP Massive Fire damage (all enemies)
    Maragion 6 MP Heavy Fire damage (all enemies)
    Zandyne 10 MP Massive Force damage (1-2 enemies)


    Persona 2: Innocent Sin[]

    Apollo P2IS PSP
    I am thou... Thou art I... From the sea of thy soul I cometh...
    Ruler of the blazing sun and blue skies, Apollo...
    Arcana Type Level SP cost Bonus Returns °
    Sun Fire 53 72 Ag +1 Golden Barrette
    Exclusive to Tatsuya Traits Forceful, Joyful, Wise
    Sun god of Roman lore.
    Atk Def Matk Mdef
    Strength 48
    Vitality 43
    Dexterity 46
    Agility 44
    Luck 42
    202 192 134 136
    Sw Rn Sk Th Hv Fi Wt Wi Er Ic El Nc Li Dk Al Nr Mn
    - - - - - Nu - - 24 24 Nu - Nu Nu
    Summon Information
    Story Collect the Red Eagle Mask in Mt. Iwato.
    List of Skills
    Rank Skill Effect
    1 Agidyne Deal high Fire damage to one enemy.
    2 Gigantic Fist Deal high Strike damage to one enemy.
    3 Dekaja Remove all status increases from one enemy.
    5 Freila Deal medium Nuclear damage to all enemies.
    6 Maragidyne Deal high Fire damage to an enemy group.
    8 Nova Kaiser Deal high Almighty + Light damage to one enemy.
    Mutation Freidyne Deal high Nuclear damage to all enemies.
    Unique Fusion Spells
    Skill Effect Order/Skill/Persona
    Grand Cross The planets align to deal heavy Almighty
    damage to all enemies.
    1. Nova Kaiser - Apollo
    2. Bloody Honeymoon - Hades
    3. Foamy Lover - Venus
    4. Cross Fortune - Chronos
    5. Crescent Mirror - Artemis

    Apollo P2IS PSP
    I am thou... Thou art I... From the sea of thy soul I cometh...
    Ruler of the blazing sun and blue skies, Apollo...
    Arcana Type Level SP cost Bonus Returns °
    Sun Fire 53 72 Ag +1 Golden Barrette
    Exclusive to Tatsuya Traits Forceful, Joyful, Wise
    Sun god of Roman lore.
    Atk Def Matk Mdef
    Strength 48
    Vitality 43
    Dexterity 46
    Agility 44
    Luck 42
    202 192 134 136
    Sw Rn Sk Th Hv Fi Wt Wi Er Ic El Nc Li Dk Al Nr Mn
    - - - - - Nu 1.5× - - 1.5× 24 Nu Nu Nu - Nu Nu
    Summon Information
    Story Finish battle against Shadow Tatsuya while having Apollo equipped.
    List of Skills
    Rank Skill Effect
    1 Agidyne Deal high Fire damage to one enemy.
    2 Gigantic Fist Deal high Strike damage to one enemy.
    3 Dekaja Remove all status increases from one enemy.
    5 Freila Deal medium Nuclear damage to all enemies.
    6 Maragidyne Deal high Fire damage to an enemy group.
    8 Nova Kaiser Deal high Almighty + Light damage to one enemy.
    Mutation Freidyne Deal high Nuclear damage to all enemies.
    Unique Fusion Spells
    Skill Effect Order/Skill/Persona
    Grand Cross The planets align to deal heavy Almighty
    damage to all enemies.
    1. Nova Kaiser - Apollo
    2. Bloody Honeymoon - Hades
    3. Foamy Lover - Venus
    4. Cross Fortune - Chronos
    5. Crescent Mirror - Artemis

    Persona 2: Eternal Punishment[]

    Apollo EP
    My brother... It seems that you have let the sunlight awaken your soul.
    Not even the dwellers of the dark can stop us now!
    Arcana Type Level SP cost Bonus Returns °
    Sun Fire 62 39 AGI +1 Freila Card
    Exclusive to Tatsuya Traits Bluff, Cheerful, Wise
    A human sun god of Greece with shining beauty.
    Atk Def Matk Mdef
    Strength 50
    Vitality 45
    Technique 48
    Agility 46
    Luck 44
    212 197 145 142
    Sw Sh Sk Th Ak Fi Wt Wi Er Ic Ln Nc Ho Dk Al Nr Mn
    - - - - - Nu 1.5× - - 1.5× 24 Nu Nu 24 - Nu Nu
    List of Skills
    Rank Skill Effect
    1 Agidyne Inflicts large Fire damage to an enemy.
    2 Gigantic Fist Inflicts large Strike damage to an enemy.
    4 De Kaja Cancels an enemy's Kaja spell effects.
    5 Freila Inflicts medium Nuclear damage to a group of enemies
    6 Maha Agidyne Inflicts large Fire damage to a group of enemies.
    8 Nova Cyther Inflicts huge Nuclear damage to an enemy.
    Mutation Heat Kaiser Inflicts huge Nuclear damage to a group of enemies.
    Unique Fusion Spells
    Skill Effect Order/Skill/Persona
    Dragon Cross Inflicts huge Almighty damage to all enemies. 1. Wiseman Snap - Prometheus
    2. Twinkle Nebula - Astria
    3. Crescent Mirror - Artemis
    4. Justice Shot - Hyperion
    5. Nova Cyther - Apollo
    Nuclear Crush Inflicts large Nuclear damage to all enemies. 1. Any Nuclear spell
    2. Any Almighty attack spell
    3. Heat Kaiser -
    Apollo, Hyperion or Kali
    Unknown Power
    Attack Type Deals 500 or 250 non-elemental damage to all enemies.


    Gallery[]

    Trivia[]

    • Apollo's Persona design is reminiscent of the classic circus ringmaster who usually wears flamboyant red coat and tall boots. Ringmaster functions like a manager or director in the circus performance, like Tatsuya Suou and Apollo who are leading his party and Muses respectively.
    • In Eternal Punishment, like the other characters, Apollo has a voicemail that can be heard if the EX Dungeon is completed with S rank. He is also the only Persona to have one.
    • Apollo and Hyperion, the ultimate Persona of Tatsuya's brother Katsuya are visually similar to each other, sharing several similar design points while retaining the color schemes of their owners.


    Evil
    Foul Green Slime - Will O' Wisp - Crap Slime - Ascomid - Kurabebi - Man Eater - Gold Slime - Bone Golem - Backbeard - Pyro Jack - Dream Kiss
    Kyojin Punks - Kin's Head - Metal - Highway Star - Friday - Fallen Monk - Mutant - Assassin - Junkie - Dr. Bacta - Heavy Metal - Redrum - Interipelli
    Spirit Zombie - Ghoul - Corpse - Bodyconian - Sakasakubi - Chon Chon - Pisaca - Upyr - Spectre - Spartoi
    Machine LB-501A - GDR1000 - Talos
    Jaki Orc - Wendigo - Bugbear - Minotaur - Clay Golem - Aim - Cyclops - Stone Golem - Fleurety - Berith - Ekimmu - Azazel
    Wilder Dead Lobster - Wyrm - Jabberwocky - Garm - Orobas - Cockatrice - Humbaba - Nue - Ladon - Dodongo - Valac - Worm - Fafnir
    Haunt Wight - Nosferatu - Mudman - Biwa Hoshi - Lich - Vetala - Dullahan - Hakuma-Bhuta - Utukku - Girimehkala
    Night Lemures - Nebiros - Larvae - Leonard - Phantom - Amdusias - Succubus - Celuluk - Sawo Bhaku
    Femme Furiae - Siren - Taraka - Arachne - Kiyohime - Druj - Rarung - Medusa - Volvo - Tamamo-no-mae - Rangda
    Kaijuu Wyvern - Manticore - Basilisk - Scylla - Apollyon - Typhon - Fenrir - Hydra - Vritra - Nidhoggr - Leviathan - Tiamat
    Vile Sargatanas - Balaam - Arioch - Mammon - Echidna - Chronos - Loki - Seth - Geryon - Belphegor - Asura
    Tyrant Pazuzu - Bael - Asmodai - Belial - Moloch - Mitra - Astaroth - Beelzebub - Lucifer - Satan
    Neutral
    Fairy Pixie - Harpy - Goblin - Elf - Merrow - Kelpie - Apsaras - Ocypete - Aello - Celaeno - Rusalka - Bogle - Legba - Troll
    Jirae Kobold - Dwarf - Bucca-Boo - Tanki - Tsuchigumo - Atlas - Sallos - Giant - Upelluri
    Yoma Coatlicue - Centaur - Nekomata - Coin Knight - Jack Frost - Kushinada-Hime - Morgan - Cup Knight - Okuninushi - Amy - Hannya - Houri - Valkyrie - Gomory - Wand Knight - Sword Knight
    Beast Pegasus - Orthrus - Stonka - Tammuz - Yatagarasu - Gryphon - Cerberus - Kyuubi no Kitsune - Chimera - Bai Long
    Brute Carbuncle - Kimaris - Forneus - Kwancha - Gaap - Momunofu - Sytry - Arahabaki - Gozuki - Jinn - Mezuki - Purski - Mephistopheles - Oni - Choronzon
    Good
    Element Earthy Slime - Airy Slime - Aquan Slime - Flamey Slime - Gnome - Sylph - Undine - Vepar - Lakhe - Salamander
    Holy Qilin - Gandharva - Unicorn - Genbu - Quetzalcoatl - Pabilsag - Rakcarango - Phoenix
    Genma Alraune - Ukobach - Aiwass - Eligor - Kinnara - Cu Chulainn - Baphomet - Damballah - Lamia - Lakshmi - Kikuri-hime - Agares - Focalor - Hanuman
    Divine Uriel - Raphael - Cherub - Nike - Gabriel - Michael
    Kishin Zouchouten - Koumokuten - Rakshasa - Jikokuten - Ifrit - Susano-o - Tamonten - Ganesha - Thor - Amon - Kali
    Avatar Naga - Sphinx - Barong - Garuda - Qing Long
    Deity Brahman/Brahma - Odin - Vishnu - Artemis - Baal - Leto - Ahura Mazda - Apollo - Shiva - Zeus - Lucifer
    Major Arcana
    Fool Sarutobi Sasuke - Tenjiku Tokubei - Tobi Katou - Fuuma Kotarou
    Magician Tengu - Agrippa - Abe no Seimei - Manannan - Isis
    Priestess Tensen Nyannyan - Sif - Parvati - Izanami - Hathor - Lakshmi
    Empress Vesta - Arianrhod - Nemesis - Seioubo - Durga - Kali - Gaia
    Emperor Airgetlam - Marduk - Baal - Huracan - Indra - Odin - Vishnu
    Hierophant Xuanzang - Umayadono-Ouji - Sakya - Yama - Mithra - Varuna - Brahma
    Lovers Eros - Pixie - Robin Goodfellow - Jack Frost - Pyro Jack - Eros Prime - Vivian - Venus
    Chariot Minotaur - Taranis - Seiten Taisei - Susano-O - Ares - Mahakala - Shiva
    Strength Longma - Otohime - Culebre - Taksaka - Vritra
    Hermit Nekomata - Marshal Tianpeng - Gullinbursti - Byakko - Genbu - Kinich Ahau
    Fortune Hermes - Cerberus - Chronos - Urd - Verdandi - Skuld - Fenrir
    Justice Mars - Nezha - Kundali Vidyaraja - Skanda - Bishamonten - Pallas Athena
    Hanged Man Shax - Kabandha - Barbatos - Adramelech
    Death Rhadamanthus - Hel - Rhadamanthus Prime - Ankou - Charon - Hades - Mot
    Temperance Harpy - Fjalar - Stymphalides - Phoenix - Suzaku
    Devil Poltergeist - Surt - Beelzebub - Lucifer
    Tower Kanaloa - Loki - Aeshma - Seker - Seth
    Star Kinnara - Iris - Gandharva - Juanlian Dajiang - Hoenir - Valkyrie - Hanuman
    Moon Maia - Pairika - Maia Prime - Succubus - Artemis - Tsukuyomi - Nanna
    Sun Vulcanus - Surya - Kinich Kakmo - Vulcanus Prime - Heimdall - Ildanach - Apollo - Virochana
    Judgement Phaleg - Angel - Principality - Melchizedek - Armaiti - Throne - Ameretat - Michael - Satan
    World Demeter - Njord - Hunab Ku - Mucalinda - Seiryu - Ouroboros
    Minor Arcana
    Coin Fukurokuju - Ebisu - Sarasvati
    Cups Galahad - Bacchus - Dagda
    Sword Cu Chulainn - Arthur - Futsuno Mitama
    Wand Budai - Shou Shen - Quetzalcoatl
    Major Arcana
    Fool Sarutobi Sasuke - Tenjiku Tokubei - Tobi Katou - Junnosuke Kuroda - Fuuma Kotarou
    Magician Tengu - Agrippa - Abe no Seimei - Manannan - Isis - Rangda
    Priestess Tensen Nyannyan - Sif - Parvati - Izanami - Hathor - Scathach - Lakshmi
    Empress Arianrhod - Nemesis - Seioubo - Rinok - Kali - Gaia
    Emperor Airget Lam - Marduk - Baal - Hurakan - Indra - Odin - Lugh - Vishnu
    Hierophant Genjo - Aizen Myouou - Umayado no Ouji - Shaka - Yama - Mithra - Varuna - Alfred - Brahma
    Lovers Pixie - Robin Goodfellow - Jack Frost - Jack O' Lantern - Vivian - Alice
    Chariot Minotaur - Taranis - Seiten Taisei - Susano-O - Ares - Mahakala - Siva
    Justice Helios - Mars - Nata - Gundari Myouou - Skanda - Bishamonten - Hyperion - Pallas Athena
    Hermit Nekomata - Tenhou Gensui - Grinbulsti - Byakko - Genbu - Kinich Ahau - Tishtoriya
    Fortune Cerberus - Urd - Verdandi - Skuld - Fenrir - Gyokukou Joutei
    Strength Ryume - Otohime - Kerepres - Takshaka - Vritra - Wong Long
    Hanged Man Odysseus - Shax - Kabandha - Barbatos - Adramelech - Prometheus - Azazel
    Death Hel - Ankou - Charon - Mot
    Temperance Harpie - Fearal - Stuparideth - Phoenix - Suzaku
    Devil Poltergeist - Surt - Beelzebub - Lucifer
    Tower Kanaloa - Loki - Aeshma - Seker - Hastur - Seth
    Star Callisto - Kimnara - Iris - Gandharva - Kenren Taishou - Heinir - Valkyrie - Astria - Hanuman - Fariedone
    Moon Maia - Pariker - Maia Custom - Succubus - Tsukuyomi - Maihime Amano - Artemis - Nanna
    Sun Surya - Kinich Kakmo - Heimdal - Il-Dana - Tatsunoshin Suou - Apollo - Virochana
    Judgement Phaleg - Nike - Melchisedec - Armati - Amurtart - Gabriel - Michael - Satan
    World Demeter - Njord - Hunab Ku - Mucalinda - Seiryu - Uroboros - Shokuin
    Minor Arcana
    Rod Hotei - Nankyoku Roujin - Nodens - Quetzalcoatl
    Cups Matsuo-sama - Galahad - Bacchus - Dagda
    Sword Kanshou - Chu Chulainn - Arthur - Futsuno Mitama
    Pentacle Fukurokuju - Yebisu - Peri - Sarasvati
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