While Lurking In The Twitter Wasteland, I Came Across A Few Japanese Posts Which Talked About This Guy.

With the Raidou Remaster coming out soon and how it adds in new demons not found in the original, I decided to make a list to see just how much was added compared to the original game.

The remake is said to have added to equal 120+ demons compared to the original’s 71, roughly a 50 demon increase.

List down below.

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The original Raidou Kuzunoha vs the Soulless Army demon roster:

Pyro Order/Crimson Lotus Genus

Skill: Ignite

Ukobach, Pyro Jack, Orthrus, Oshichi, Sati, Gdon, Throne, Cerberus, Muspell, Belial

Frost Order/Silver Ice Genus

Skill: Cool Down

Azumi, Jack Frost, Raiho, Jubokko, Okuninushi, Naga Raja, Tarrasque, Ouyamatsumi, Arahabaki, Yamata-no-Orochi

Volt Order/Thunder Genus

Skill: Inspect

Agathion, Raiju, Tsuchigumo, Oboroguruma, Nue, Parvati, Mishaguji, Oumitsunu, Thor

Wind Order/Gale Genus

Skill: Scout

Poltergeist, Muu Shuwuu, Anzu, Feng Huang, Ichimokuren, Kurama Tengu, Hitokotonusi, Power, Sandalphon

Fury Order/Barbaric Genus

Skill: Use Force

Obariyon, Turdak, Oni, Lamia, Chernobog, Yoshitsune, Yomotsu-Ikusa, Triglav, Rakshasa, Shouten, Siegfried, Susano-o

Pagan Order/Foreign-Law Genus

Skill: Read Mind

Alp, Mokoi, Okiku-Mushi, Ghoul, Alice, Utai-Gaikotsu, Nebiros, Gashadokuro, Incubus, Lilith, Beelzebub

Skill Order/Technical Genus

Skill: Demonstrate

Legion (5 different variants), Ippon-Datara, Leanan Sidhe, Nekomata, Thoth, Nagasunehiko, Abihiko, Scathach, Kudan, Futsunushi

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New to the remaster demons - either from Smt V Vengeance or from King Abaddon.

Pyro: Asura, Enku, Fionn Mac Cumhaill, Hi-no-Kagutsuchi, Mada, Onmoraki, Vritra

Frost: Arioch, Artemis, Basilisk, Mermaid, Pabilsag, Preta, Qing Long,

Volt: Barong, Cybele, Hayataro, Koropokkuru, Makami, Nandi, Vishnu, Zeus

Wind: Angel, Archangel, Camael, Decarabia, Dominion, Huang Long, Ophanim, Turbo Granny

Fury: Fenrir, Gozuki, Mezuki, Neko Shogun, Nezha, Shiva

Pagan: Arachne, Black Frost, Mara, Rangda

Skill: Belphegor, Idun, Pixie, Tam Lin, Taotie

Mitama: Ara Mitama, Kushi Mitama, Nigi Mitama, Saki Mitama

Element: Aeros, Aquans, Erthys, Flaemis, Sylph, Undine

Like here are some of the pieces from the recent two races

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Seeing on Twitter a small video of a race of badly drawn horses and the art of it ended being like Umamusume, which then turned to Yuri, then to psychological horror, which felt like this post

Because they looked like this

And I love it because it shows the creativity of people to fashion art and stories out of the most ridiculous things.

Sometime on this site, you can find the info you need, mostly due to people having a hyper fixation on a certain topic. So sometimes the clowns can have knowledge.

Are sharks actually smooth? I keep seeing people saying they aren't but also others saying they are and now I'm confused :(

sharkskin is completely covered with tiny tiny grooved teeth, which gives it some interesting properties!

these denticles are aligned in one direction with the jagged edges pointing back towards the tail, which breaks fluid mechanics in some weird completely bullshit ways that gives it basically no water resistance in that one direction.

this, in effect, means that sharks are INCREDIBLY smooth and can go as fast as they like in any direction, provided that the direction in question is forward.

however, if the shark tried to go backwards, or if you ran your hand down it the wrong way, the opposite effect would take place- the sharp edges of the denticles would create SUPER water resistance and shred the bejeesus out of your hand.

if you’re going to pet a shark, make sure you go from the head back!

Was at the beach in Florida as I saw something burning flying upwards. Was too slow to get a picture of the fire so here’s the trail.

HAPPY IDES OF MARCH!!

Ah my favourite hellsite holiday.

Me posting on tumblr:

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Finally, thank you Atlus for directly acknowledging this in his demon haunt dialogue

(Spoilers under cut, but if you're past at least the third area or don't mind spoilers, you can go right ahead to a long and hopefully interesting post!)

Which means that this...

(Above image I found in a Megaten reddit post, though I think it was originally from Pixiv?)

... Is actually acknowledged as a canon part of both Arioch's and Metatron's backstory! (Holy excited screeching)

I know I sound like I'm freaking out, but this is quite significant for a few reasons.

First off, SMTV is the first time both Arioch and Metatron are together in a mainline game, as Arioch was first introduced in SMTI (1992) (unless you count his appearance in Megami Tensei II (1990)), while Metatron was first introduced in SMTII (1994). Arioch has made few appearances afterward, only showing up in spin-off titles such as Devil Survivor 1 and 2, Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2, and Devil Children White Book. Metatron, on the other hand, has pretty much become a mainstay in both mainline SMT and spin-off games, including Persona. (And yeah, I was kinda disappointed that Arioch was in the vanilla game and his lore explicitly mentions Enoch, but nothing happens if you bring Arioch to the fight against Metatron in the Temple of Eternity. Either way, I'm just glad their former relationship was mentioned via demon haunt dialogue.)

Related to #1, Vengeance is probably the first time any demon has explicitly said Metatron's name when he was once human - that is, Enoch. Previous characters who have mentioned the name Enoch are Naoya (Devil Survivor) and Mido (SMTIV; this game in particular has Mido give out a quest for Flynn that basically asks "bring me Enoch, a man who fused with an angel"), who are both human.

I've read a bit about the Book of Enoch since I used to be skeptical on the "guardian angel of Enoch" bit in Arioch's lore, and it turns out that it's more or less accurate!

From 2 Enoch 33 (<- is that how you write it?):

•And I will give you, Enoch, my mediator, my archistratig, Michael, on account of your handwritings and the handwritings of your fathers – Adam and Sith and Enos and Kainan and Maleleil and Ared your father. •And they will not be destroyed until the final age. So I have commanded my angels, Ariukh and Pariukh, •whom I have appointed on the earth as their guardians, and I have commanded the seasons, so that they might preserve them so that they might no perish in the future flood which I shall create in your generation.

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The only thing that was slightly different/messed up in Arioch's SMT lore is that he's described as Enoch's guardian angel, whereas in Enoch 2 (or at least the translation in the link) it says that Arioch was one of the guardians for Enoch's and the previous antediluvian patriarchs' writings. Although I guess Arioch was still a guardian angel in that he was guarding a human's property, so maybe I'm just splitting hairs there.

Also, because I've been kinda disappointed with Metatron's Magatsuhi Skill with Sandalphon (I guess guaranteed item drops are cool, but really? I expected something more badass from the lategame Herald), here's my idea of a periapt + Magatsuhi Skill for Metatron and Arioch instead.

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Vengeful Heavenly Swords Periapt: Enables the Magatsuhi Skill Vengeful Heavenly Swords when the saint turned archangel and his former guardian angel are brought together.

Effect: Severe Light and Dark attack to all foes. Ignores affinity resistance and pierces through. Chance of instakill when striking weakness. (Basically deals one combined AOE Light and Dark attack that pierces through Light and Dark resistances, but has the possibility to also instantly kill enemies weak to Light and/or Dark, though the instakill effect doesn't work on bosses.)

Animation description: Arioch holds up his sword Storm Bringer (which is a sword mentioned in his SMTI A-Mode DDS dictionary entry), which charges up with dark lightning. Meanwhile, Metatron holds a hand up to the heavens, and from a ray of light, a gleaming sword imbued with white lightning floats down toward his hand; this is the Sword of Methuselah, a sword once given to his son Methuselah by God to kill demons. The two of them briefly look at each other with a "Let's do this!" attitude before they swing their respective swords toward the enemy. Their sword swings create waves of light and dark lightning, which then combine into a single wave of light and dark lightning. The combined holy and unholy wave slams into the enemy and deals severe, piercing damage.

"But Vulture!" you cry out, "Why would Metatron wield his son's sword and kick serious demon ass with it along with Arioch? Has he ever used a sword before?" And the answer, is yes, he has and he absolutely can! Want proof? See the skills Heaven's Blade (Persona 4), Sword Dance (Persona 5), Sword Dance (Persona 5 Strikers), which are what Metatron could learn in those games. For an even earlier example, see the skill Deathbound, which is a skill that deals heavy Sword damage in games like his debut game SMTII.

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This isn't much, but funnily enough, I wrote an FE support conversation-style fic featuring Arioch and Metatron (bc I absolutely loved the idea of demon haunts and imagined them to explore the demons' lore and backstory; turns out that's pretty much true!) before Vengeance was released, and Arioch does call him Enoch there. It even acknowledges that Metatron used to be human and had children, including Methuselah. You can read it here: The Youth and His Former Guardian

Anyway... that's all I have for this long post. I'm absolutely going to keep pushing towards the endgame so I can have them in my party and kick ass together.

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Black cats are lucky. (via leahweissmuller)