#jesus smt

[emilianatsuki]

Reminder that Jesus Christ was in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

[darkrooklobby]

P5Royal 3sem vibes 🖤❤️🧣✨🚬 (Hiiii I'm Rook Lobby and I've been doing persona (2-5) fanart since 2019 🥲 ) (the fandom never leaves me alone tho 😅) dA fanart folder🎭 Tumblr mix: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Also a progress pic cuz i needed 5 reference images fml 😂😂😂

[martianmanmilker]

He died for our sins

[dailydemonspotlight]

Porewit - Day 36

Race: Wilder

Alignment: Dark-Neutral

May 10th, 2024

Slavic mythology is weird. Very weird. Due to a lack of concrete sources, many demons and gods featured throughout have very little to work off of, and many appear only in offhand references throughout various texts. Among those gods, however, one shows up that has caught the interest of many scholars- the Wendish deity, Porevit.

Due to a lack of sources, there isn’t much to work off of regarding this god- two fragmented books are all that remains of this deity, and we don’t even know what he was the patron OF in the mythos. All we know about him is that he was depicted with 5 heads and no arms. However, what does his SMT design have to do with the few descriptions we have of him? Is this just another case of ATLUS taking serious creative liberties? No. Not at all. There’s a twist to this demon- a strange choice of localization.

As it would turn out, Porewit in SMT isn’t based on the enigmatic slavic god in question, but rather, something completely different.

All that we know about Porewit in the series is that he was ‘a beast that breathes fire, causing havoc in towns and the mountains.’ Later on, it describes the ‘sacrificing of cows and sheep.’ What can we do with this information? We can extrapolate. As it would turn out, we can trace the origin of this monster further into slavic territories, deep into Yugoslavia, with a completely different name. Fōbi.

According to Yugoslavian lore, this monster was a beast with 7 heads that had fire billowing from each one, responsible for destruction and eating a police officer in the 1950’s. Apparently, people once would rush to its altar to sacrifice cows and sheep in order to stop its rampage. We’re getting warmer! Literally!

However, there’s yet one more twist to add to this tangled mess, and probably the most baffling of all.

The Fōbi literally does not exist.

"World Magic and Sorcery" is a book written by Toshiya Nakaoka in 1968, a book describing the monsters and witchcraft from, well, all around the world! In this book, a peculiar monster sticks out- the exact same one we’re describing here, depicted as an actual bit of mythology. However, from what literally anyone can tell, Toshiya partook in a little bit of an activity known as, you know, LYING???

There are literally no other documentations of the Fōbi anywhere! A few scholarly texts have come out since then that reference it, but all of them reference back to, as it would turn out, WORLD MAGIC AND SORCERY! I’M LOSING MY FUCKING MIND!

I kid, I kid- this has been fun to research, but dear god has it also been frustrating. With all of this explained, though, we can finally, finally get into the demon proper. Porewit’s design takes a lot of inspiration from the Fōbi, as one can predict- several heads spitting flame is a perfect description of this demon, and it all checks. With the depictions of the Fōbi that exist, we can finally see the resemblance of this monster. What makes it even funnier is that, in Japanese, Porewit is actually called フォービ, effectively meaning Fōbi! Why the hell did the localization team make Porewit into Fōbi? I have no idea! Regardless, in spite of how confusing this has turned out to be, I really do enjoy this demon’s design, and this demon was fun to research. A special thanks to the SMT wiki, Bogleech, and especially dijehtranslations’ wordpress blog for making this far less of a headache to research.

In conclusion, fuck this demon.

[nyxi-pixie]

sometimes i wonder what my non bsd followers think is going on here

[ghostboyhood]

sorry vent post,, "boo!!" i yell at myself

my mom wondering why i dont like her bf and then he proceeds to say he would run someone over for something as simple as someone cutting him off on the road,, when we give him an answer he doesn't like he jokes "someones about to get hit",, or joking that hes gonna smack the baby bc hes annoying him, laughing when the baby starts crying bc hes tormenting him, purposely doing something that kind of hurts but not enough to be a case like constantly poking ppl in the ribs and aggressively cracking ppls toes,, yelling at the baby bc its crying even though its a fucking baby, miming hitting/beating someone up bc of smt they did, being loud for no reason when there is a 10 month old and me who has sensory issues hes aware of around (ie clapping his hands unnecessarily loudly, yelling random words, as well as yelling things in general (onomatopoeias).. all of this plus things hes done to ppl including me in the past that make him a genuinely horrible person,, and she still insists on defending him when i am obviously upset or disgusted by something hes doing 😁

[blessedshortcake]

do people make like honest to god bible fanfics? like im too scared to google it because. yeah. but do they?

and i dont mean haha funny jesus x judas or analysis stuff on tumblr i mean like "hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, alternative universe, time travel fix it, judas gets sent back in time after jesus' crucification and does things differently" or like "angst, self insert, major character death, i get crucified for jesus because i step up for him last minute" or like something

time travel fic where jesus gets transported into 2023 upon his rising from the grave instead of his actual time and probably like gets arrested for religious mockery or something. or maybe tries a burger or gets hit by a car and gets isekaid

also im 100% serious for clarification this is a rabbit hole i have been dying to know but am too scared to wander into.

[incorrectquotesideas-deactivated]

Person A, reading the pre-written eulogy Person B wrote to them: “Hi, I’m Person A. Gee, I hope I don’t roll this eulogy up and smoke it.” Is that what you really think of me? I’m not just a drug guy, you know? I speak latin!

Person C: Yeah, sure.

Person D: Yeah, dude, you love weed, we get it.

[lu15d4]

What Jonathan got for Christmas

A doodle I did in less than 5 minutes lol

[bugstung]

You can't be saying "I want a physically disabled streamer to win the poll" when most of you don't draw Scar disabled.

[emilianatsuki]

Aleph from Shin Megami Tensei II is essentially Jesus Christ

[chemicalbrew]

I was actually so excited to celebrate smt4 being ten because I played it in time to appreciate this fact but like. I never thought to check the actual date so here I am like 25 hours late going. OH MAN FLYNN IS STILL CERTIFIED BABYGIRL

[gaylotusthatexists]

y’know after today i am fully on board with the whole friday the thirteenth bad luck thing things just are not going well for me

[dailydemonspotlight]

Mizuchi - Day 22

Race: Snake

Alignment: Neutral

April 19th, 2024

Serpentine monsters are a common sight in mythology; whether it be the great Dragons of yore, the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl, the aboriginal Rainbow Serpent Yurlungur, or even the classical Ouroboros. However, Japan loves snakes in mythology. We've already covered one in Yamata-No-Orochi, but there are so many more, whether it be the adorable and hilarious Yokai Tsuchinoko, or, in the case of the demon we're covering today, the legendary water serpent, Mizuchi.

Mizuchi is rarely seen throughout the tremendous amounts of tales that make up Japanese mythology, only mentioned in the Nihon Shoki (the oldest still-remaining text of Japan's history, dating all the way back to the Yōrō era) as well as appearing in a single Man'yōshū poem. In spite of this, Mizuchi has been the topic of many scholarly debates, eventually being bastardized through history into everyone's favorite root-chakra destroying turtle, the Kappa.

Mizuchi, however, is not originally from Japan- its name is actually a transliteration from several Chinese glyphs, particularly several glyphs describing different dragons, serpents, and monsters of Chinese mythology. Admittedly, I don't know much about Japanese, but one of the kanji used to spell the name Mizuchi implies that it's a snake, but it first-and-foremost means "Water spirit." The word, in English, can be broken down into "Spirit-of-Water," as Mi- means water, -tsu- (the way that it is pronounced) effectively means 'of,' and -chi is a suffix that describes a spirit. Due to this, Mizuchi's origin as a Chinese myth makes it very, very hard to track down much of a solid origin for it, given that it originates from what was effectively a way to match how it sounds to how it's spelled.

Now, in terms of mythology, Mizuchi was first referenced in the Nihon Shoki- as the story goes, under the reign of Emperor Nintoku, there was a fork at a river that contained a great water serpent that would be a very deadly nuisance- it attacked random passersby, spat venom at anybody who came near, broke apart caravans, and was generally just a prick. Eventually, fed up with this, a man named Agatamori approached the spirit with a challenge- he tossed three Calabashes into the water and challenged the spirit to see if it could sink them. If not? Mizuchi would face a swift death. The dragon, perturbed, obliged, yet was unsuccessful, meeting a demise by the hands of the man.

Later on, Agatamori found his way to the fellows of the mischievous snake, and in a move as genocidal as it was unwarranted, slaughtered the entire clan of Mizuchi. The lake below was filled with their blood, later becoming the noted "Pool of Agatamori." However, in spite of how apocalyptic this may seem, it turns out that there are more recollections of Mizuchi in the mix, and this tale was but one of many.

The god of the river recorded in Nintoku 11 is also commonly seen as a Mizuchi. A dam being built along Yodo River was subject to an attack from an unknown force, completely breached. Confused, the Emperor commanded a rebuild of it, only for it to be breached yet again. This happened time and time again, and eventually, the Emperor saw a solution to his problem through a prophetic dream. Bringing two men to the riverfront, he offered them up to the River God, but one refused. Likely recognizing the circumstances, the man demanded to see the divinity of the snake by trying the age-old calabash trick, tossing a set into the river and daring the god to sink them. Unsurprisingly, the Mizuchi failed, and likely grew to resent calabashes for the rest of its life.

The last example of a Mizuchi in classical Japanese mythology comes from the Man'yōshū, a collection of ancient poems that have been passed down from generation to generation. In one of them, a poem composed by Prince Sakaibe, he describes a short and intriguing tale regarding a Mizuchi. In quote, "I could ride a tiger to leap over the Old Shack, to the green pool, to take down the mizuchi dragon there, if only I had a sword capable of doing just that." The story regards a mizuchi dragon as being almost common knowledge, bringing up as many questions as it does answers- however, the way it regards it in such a casual manner may play into why Mizuchi are so scarcely mentioned.

If everyone knew about mizuchi, then they wouldn't feel the need to record it, right? The casual cadence of the poem seems to give light to the idea that mizuchi were a common sight or concept in ancient Japan, and it may have to do with their later bastardization into Kappa. In some areas, kappa are given a name incredibly similar to a mizuchi, such as "Mizushi," "Medochi," or "Mintsuchi." Past this, a common trait in Kappa stories lies in their hatred of calabashes, something which is similar to the distaste Mizuchi have for calabashes in both stories they appear in. Some historians speculate that mizuchi and kappa were in the same general 'clique' of water dwelling monsters.

God, that was a lot. Mizuchi are confusing. However, in terms of the SMT series, there's a lot less to comment on; their appearance as a water spirit in the form of a snake is faithful, and their design is as simple as it is elegant. They appear to be made of clear water, almost like a rushing river in the form of a snake. Throughout the series, Mizuchi are a common sight in the early-mid game, even appearing as a boss in Nocturne. Their specialty in ice skills, the closest thing SMT has to water skills, is almost obvious. However, overall, there's elegance in simplicity, and Mizuchi is just that.

[songmingisthighs]

sometimes i sit and pray, asking jesus to give me strength to be disciplined and to find the will to finish what i start

then i remember it was a wip of a smut then i shamefully avert my gaze and mumble "nevermind"

[steampunkedparm]

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