Vetala

Vetala is a demon in the series.

History
Vetala are evil spirits from Hindu folklore with varying shapes and forms who haunts cemeteries and takes demonic possession or control of corpses and are constantly plotting their return to the realm of the living or attacking humans until they are mangled. Their eyes glow with a dull light.

Legends say that the Vetala wield secret arts and can raise the dead by chanting mantras. They make their displeasure known by troubling humans. They can drive people mad, kill children and cause miscarriages. There are spells to utilize them to manipulate the dead. They suck the blood of their victims and bend them to their will, even controlling their movement like puppets.

Vetala are considered the greatest of all evil spirits but were also known as vampires or leaders of ghosts. They were also known as Preta as the most dangerous of them.

In Buddhist tradition, they are called Kondara or Metara.

Appearances

 * Megami Tensei II: Haunt Race
 * Kyuyaku Megami Tensei: Haunt Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Ghost Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei II: Haunt Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: if... / Hazama's Chapter: Haunt Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Devil's Colosseum: Haunt Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Haunt Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Haunt Race as Rakshasa
 * Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Haunt Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Haunt Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV: Ghost Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Ghost Race
 * Last Bible III
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Haunt Race
 * Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Haunt Race
 * Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku: Haunt Race
 * Megami Ibunroku Persona: Haunt Order (as Moroku in the PSX version)
 * Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Devil Arcana
 * Persona 4 / Golden: Devil Arcana
 * Devil Children Black Book & Red Book: Specter Race
 * Devil Children White Book: Specter Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Haunt Race
 * Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2: Yaksa Class, Boss
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Haunt Race

Megami Tensei II
A man in Korakuen boasts about his pet Vetala and challenges the hero. After its defeat, the hero obtains the Earth Talisman.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Vetala is incorrectly named Rakshasa in the original English release. It appears in the Yurakucho Tunnel, although as a haunt the Demi-fiend cannot speak to them unless he either uses the Jive Talk conversation skill if he has it or encounters one in a dazed demon state during the Full Kagutsuchi.

In Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster its name has been changed to Vetala.

Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Vetala can be contracted in Shinagawa's Catacombs of the Templar Knight during the new moon phase. They appear in Ikebukuro as one of the demons contracted by punks and as one of the two final bosses of the Old Tokyo Metro instance.

Shin Megami Tensei IV
Vetala acts as a guard of Shinjuku's entrance in the world of Infernal Tokyo, requiring payment to let people pass. When attempting to get the usual payment from Akira, he learns from Walter that he is trying to attack Shinjuku's leader and decides to punish his Neurishers, stating that he is next. He is scared by how strong the Samurai are as they defeat him and complains about how it isn't fair before dying.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Vetala can teach Nanashi the Eat Whole, Acid Breath and Fog Breath skills through its Demon Whisper. It benefits from learning Darkness, support and Physical skills.

Persona 3
One of Elizabeth's Requests is to create a Vetala that has inherited the spell Maragi. This can be a difficult task as Vetala is stubborn about inheriting elemental magic. Fusing Pyro Jack with Chimera can result in a Vetala with the skill Maragi.

Persona 4
A persona of the Devil Arcana, Vetala specializes in inflicting ailments upon enemies. Vetala can be found in Shuffle Time in both Steamy Bathhouse and Marukyu Striptease.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2
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