#cu chulainn smt

[eirikrjs]

what do you think of that smt: imagine mount that was just cu chulainn bridal carrying you

I've had this screenshot forever. That should tell you all you need.

[sorenblr]

The latest entry in The Digital Bestiary is coming at you with a belated look at the lad of all time, Cu Chulainn! please to enjoy

[shonocondo]

[katribou]

it's funny to me that smt makes cú chulainn seem really cool and suave when he's much less so in the legends so my only thought (aside from him being at the mercy of human observation) is he thinks he used to be cringe as a human so as an entity pretends he never was

[300iqprower]

yeah that about sums it up

[akechi-official]

who's your favourite demon?

Ooh this is a nice question!! Also a tough one!! There are so many great demons. I’m assuming this question is excluding any unique personas, etc.

My go to is Nandi. I love it because it’s a cow that shakes its ass. I just think it’s so funny lol

Other than that, I really liked a lot of the new demons that added in SMTV, particularly Fionn mac Cumhaill, since Irish mythology is awesome and his design is really cool.

And particularly I really like demons based off of more modern stories and published works. I would love to see a demon based off of Sherlock Holmes or Great Gatsby or other public domain figures in the future. Alice is a staple, of course, but there a bunch of neat ones, like Nicklewise (based off Pennywise), Samantha (based off Sadaka from the Ring), and Twinklebell (based off Tinker Bell). These are just really neat that they exist. Couldn’t find a video but check them out for yourself! Here’s a video of Alice to represent them, because yeah she’s my favorite and you can’t beat a classic:

Also, another personal favorite is Cu Culainn. Just a super neat and iconic design. I love him.

I could keep going… okay one more. I really like the dumb bunny demon. It reminds me of the bunny from Monty Python and the Holy Grail and I love it so much, I wish it were in more games and so glad they brought it back for Soul Hackers 2.

There are so many more demons I could talk about. Just so many. If you have a particular demon you want to ask about, let me know. Or send me an ask with your favorites!!

[daily-fgo]

daily fgo day 193: cu

one of these days i'll have more time to draw until then all i can offer is this

[skeleton-richard]

From r/megaten, directed at a user with a flair indicating their attraction to Setanta

@heartofstanding obviously this made me think of Henry V.

[tamurinn]

FGO & SMT Comparisons #1: Cu Chulainn

SMT

Carries you around in IMAGINE. Best mount ever

Pretty boy

Wait but that’s probably not his real form anyway

Then there’s Tam Lin

Has a younger Setanta form

Was there since the first Megami Tensei game

FGO

A good doggo. Noble cinnamon roll

A cockroach when it comes to battle. Also has guts

But he dies anyway so it doesn’t matter

Then there’s Diarmuid

Has a younger Setanta form

Was one of the first servants in Typemoon debuting in FSN

[raidante]

ty smt imagine, 

[eirikrjs]

In a semi-recent post about getting into megaten, you talked about how were particularly drawn to the Tain and Cu Chulainn. What's the main quality of Mythology that interests you? And why is Cu Chulainn on of your favorite demons?

Well, it appealed to me in a very personal way. Again, the class I took was on Norse and Irish myth. It ended up being a transformative one.

I remember being generally aware of Norse myth beforehand. I was already a fan of Odin, though mostly through Final Fantasy's. Really, FF explains my general awareness (or lack thereof) of myth at the time, but it enabled me to be receptive enough to want to learn more.

I was also Christian. This is only relevant because I remember being offended by anti-Christian jokes made by the professor of a philosophy class I had taken but dropped the previous semester, lol. I wasn't devout or anything, it was just somehow part of the identity I accepted for myself. Looking back, it was quite odd and superficial.

I enjoyed the Eddas, which were about what I expected. But I had no expectations for the following Irish unit, which was mostly the Tain. At first I made fun of it and pointed the weirdness and "plot holes" (like Cu Chulainn's multiple births). This was, of course, the wrong approach, as you can't take myths literally. It didn't take long to learn.

It was around Cu Chulainn's training with Scathach that it began to click with me. I was able to connect Cu Chulainn's character to heroes I knew from video games. His salmon leap was like an FF Dragoon's Jump, and he slaughtered armies like he was a Dynasty Warrior. I kid you not, these associations were important for my comprehension at the time and maybe others can relate.

But then there was my absent father, who has been dead for over three years now. I knew he was Irish (-American) because my mom would make fun of him using Irish stereotypes, lol. Nonetheless, that's who I am and there was always a void there that was filled by discovering Cu Chulainn as this Irish thing that had nothing to do with getting drunk or leprechauns. It was like I went through a Jungian individuation, as I suddenly felt like a whole person.

The following summer I did nothing but read myth books I could find from the local library. Mostly introductory stuff, like these picture books. Learning about all the older ANE flood myths that inspired Noah killed my faith and I've been an atheist since. I read Joseph Campbell as well since I recognized his name from Star Wars books and documentaries. Dude sure liked to talk about the chakras and due to that, I recognized their names in the Digital Devil Saga OST I downloaded as part of a batch later in the year. Sahasrara, Muladhara, et al. sounded pretty good so I decided maybe I should go all-in on the available SMT stuff after all.

So Cu Chulainn is a personal symbol of maturation to me. I didn't even enjoy reading before discovering myth, then all of a sudden it was all I wanted to do. I think recognizing reflections of yourself in myths is the secret to sparking enthusiasm and passion for the subject.

[sorenblr]

Two teams. Ten choices. Approximately 1000 demons waiting for a chance to play our most cherished pastime at the highest level possible. Brother against brother. Genma against UMA. Big League against Chew.

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[queseraphita]

Guess who's fixating on futaba being in a soulhackers au?

[katribou]

i’m legally obligated to make a joke including fionn's loyal hunting hounds (...who are actually technically his cousins)

[duckpasta-kamonabe]

various cu chulainn + extra with filters

[noccy]

my favorite demon, Setanta, or as I like to say, baby Cu Chulainn