Mara

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Mara (マーラ, Maara) is a recurring entity in the series. Its design is a pun of sorts, as "Mara", in the Japanese language, is a colloquialism for "penis".

Contents 1 History 2 Appearance 3 Biography 3.1 Shin Megami Tensei II 3.2 Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne 3.3 Megami Ibunroku Persona 3.4 Persona 3: FES 3.5 Persona 4 4 Stats 4.1 Shin Megami Tensei 4.2 Persona 3 4.3 Persona 4 5 Skills 5.1 Persona 3: FES 5.2 Persona 4 6 Gallery

[edit] History

"An Eastern demon lord who tempted Buddha during his training. He is a master of fear, and his immense power reaches to every part of the globe. His distant offspring includes Mare and Mora."

—Compendium Info

In Buddhist myth, Mara is also know as "The Evil One". Feeling threatened by the enlightenment the Buddha was trying to bestow upon humanity, he attacked the Gautama when he was meditating beneath the bo tree. He was defeated when the Buddha simply touched the tips of his fingers to the earth, whereupon all the gods descended in a tremendous roar to pay homage to him. Though Mara was defeated that time, he still lingers in the world, hoping to seize the souls of the dying.

Originated in Sri Lankan Buddhism, a demon who was riding Girimehkala with penis-headed image tried to stop Siddharta Gautama from reaching enlightenment through meditation. The most common story depicts Mara using his beautiful daughters in an attempt to tempt the Buddha; he later marched his demonic army to scare him, however this ended in failure for Mara.

[edit] Appearance

• Shin Megami Tensei: Maou (Tyrant) Clan
• Shin Megami Tensei II: Maou Clan
• Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Optional Boss
• Shin Megami Tensei: if...: Maou Clan
• Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Optional Boss
• Megami Ibunroku Persona: Event Boss
• Persona 3: FES: Tower Arcana
• Persona 4: Tower Arcana

[edit] Biography

[edit] Shin Megami Tensei II

Mara governs the Tower of Chokmah in Makai and act as guard to Lucifer's Castle Kether. If Aleph's Alignment is Chaos, he will lets Aleph pass either with minimum 15 Wisdom stats or by beat him in battle. In Natural or Lawful path, Mara will try to tempt Aleph. First, he offers 999999 Macca. Next, he offers a 10 level increase. Finally, he offers the power that surpasses even Satan and Lucifer. If Aleph accepts any of his offering, he will fall under Mara's spell and must fight Mara with a handicap.

[edit] Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

An incomplete form of Mara appears when Baphomet summons him during a Full Kagutsuchi phase in Shibuya at the request of two Manikins. Hito-Shura will be rewarded with the Muspell Magatama upon defeating him.

[edit] Megami Ibunroku Persona

Mara emerges from the body of Kenta "Toro" Yokouchi during an event battle in the Snow Queen Quest. He will use fire spells and cause Yuka Ayase's Persona to awaken.

[edit] Persona 3: FES

Mara appears as an exclusive Persona added to the Tower Arcana repertoire in the updated re-release of Persona 3, titled Persaon 3: FES. Mara is summoned by means of a special Pentagon Spread fusion, and holds the distinction of having the only multi-target high damage fire elemental spell, "Maralagidyne". In FES also introduces the Weapon Fusion system, where fusing Mara with a Nihil weapon grants the strongest fists-classed weapon, Evil Hands.

[edit] Persona 4

Mara returns as a Persona of the Tower Arcana in Persona 4. He can be summoned once the Protagonist reaches Lv.62 or above and fuses the appropriate Personae in the Velvet Room. However, Mara no longer learns the skill Maralagidyne.

[edit] Stats

[edit] Shin Megami Tensei

	Clan	HP:	MP:	NOA:	MAG:	STR:	INT:	MGC:	STM:
	Maou	969	343	One	656	35	20	21	18
	Level	AGL:	LCK:	ATK:	HIT:	DEF:	AVD:	MPW:	MEF:
	82	18	14	173	27	77	21	24	23

[edit] Persona 3

LVL Arcana ST MA EN AG LU 77 Tower 60 50 52 48 51

Inherit Resists Block Absorbs Reflects Weak Pierce N/A N/A Pierce Fire Ice

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[edit] Persona 4

LVL Arcana ST MA EN AG LU 62 Tower 44 35 48 36 30

Inherit Resists Block Absorbs Reflects Weak Fire Wind None Fire Dark Light

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[edit] Skills

[edit] Persona 3: FES

Skill	Effect	Cost	Level
Myriad Arrows	Inflicts medium 1x-2x heavy Pierce damage upon all enemies.	19% HP	Default
Maralagidyne	Inflicts massive fire damage upon all enemies.	32 SP	Default
Primal Force	Inflicts severe Pierce damage upon one enemy.	21% HP	79
Power Charge	Charges the next physical damage inflicted by 1.5.	15 SP	80
Tetrakarn	Repels 1 Slash/Strike/Pierce attack received. All party members.	55 SP	82
Absorb Ice	Absorb Ice-elemental damage received to HP.	Passive ability	84

[edit] Persona 4

Skill	Effect	Cost	Level
Agidyne	Inflicts a large amount of Fire damage to one enemy.	12 SP	Innate
Blight	High Phys damage + Poison to all enemies.	21% HP	Innate
Power Charge	Doubles attack power to self.	15 SP	63
Makarakarn	Repels a Magic attack for one time on one ally.	55 SP	64
Absorb Physical	Absorb Phys-based attacks	Passive	66
Fire Amp	Increases Fire damage by 50%	Passive	67

[edit] Gallery

Mara's sprite in Shin Megami Tensei II