Susano-o

Susano-o or Susanoo is a demon in the series.

History
, also spelled as Susano-o, known as the powerful storm of Summer, is the Shinto god of the sea and storms and the brother of Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun, and Tsukuyomi, the god of the moon. All three were spawned from Izanagi when he washed his face clean of the pollutants of Yomi, the underworld. Amaterasu was born when Izanagi washed out his left eye, Tsukuyomi was born from the washing of the right eye and Susanoo from the washing of the nose.

Despite being siblings, there is long-standing rivalry between Susanoo and his sister. One account details that when he was to leave Takamagahara by orders of Izanagi, he went to bid his sister goodbye. Amaterasu was suspicious, but when Susanoo proposed a challenge to prove his sincerity, she accepted. Each of them took an object of the other's and from it birthed gods and goddesses. Both Susanoo and Amaterasu declared that the male deities were theirs, and that the three goddesses were from the other. In consequence, both Kami started bickering which ended with Susano wreaking havoc in his sister's rice fields, defecating in her palace and killing one of her weaving maidens. A furious Amaterasu in response hid inside the Ama-no-Iwato ("Heavenly Rock Cave"), plunging the Japanese world into total darkness.

Though she was persuaded to leave the cave, Susanoo was punished by being banished from Takamagahara. He descended to the province of Izumo, where he met an elderly couple who told him that seven of their daughters had been devoured by the eight-headed dragon Yamata no Orochi and it was nearing time for their eighth, Kushinada-Hime. Sympathizing with their plight, Susanoo hid Kushinada-Hime by transforming her into a comb, which he placed in his hair. He then made the serpent drunk on strong sake and then killed it as it lay in a drunken stupor. From within the serpent's tail Susanoo discovered the sword Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi or the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, which he then presented to Amaterasu as a reconciliatory gift.

"Susanoo" (須佐之男) is the shortened form that appears in . In , his name is written in long forms, which includes Takehaya-Susanoo-no-Mikoto (建速須佐之男命). "Kamu-Susanoo-no-Mikoto" (神須佐能袁命) only appears in , with the "Kamu" part simply meaning "god" in archaic Japanese.

Appearances

 * Megami Tensei: Kishin Race
 * Megami Tensei II: Kishin Race
 * Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Kishin Race
 * New Digital Devil Story: Goddess of Enchainment
 * New Digital Devil Story 2: Queen of the Ice Fields
 * New Digital Devil Story 3: Planet of the Devil
 * New Digital Devil Story 4: Wrath of the Young Emperor
 * New Digital Devil Story 5: Eternal Goddess
 * New Digital Devil Story 6: Bonds of Reincarnation
 * Shin Megami Tensei II: Fury Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: if...: Fury Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Fury Race, Boss
 * Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Destroyer Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Fury Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV: Fury Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Fury Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei V: as Aogami
 * Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis: Tenjin Race
 * Ronde: Boss
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Fury Race
 * Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Fury Race
 * Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army: Fury Order
 * Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon: Fury Order
 * Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Lone Marebito
 * Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku: Fury Race
 * Megami Ibunroku Persona / Persona: Chariot Arcana
 * Megami Ibunroku Persona (Manga)
 * Persona 2: Innocent Sin: Chariot Arcana
 * Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Chariot Arcana
 * Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Fool Arcana
 * Persona 4 / Golden: Magician Arcana
 * Persona 4 The Animation: Magician Arcana
 * Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Magician Arcana
 * Persona 4: Dancing All Night: Cameo
 * Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Magician Arcana
 * Devil Children Black Book & Red Book: Akuma Race
 * Devil Children White Book: Akuma Race
 * DemiKids Light / Dark Version: Evil Type
 * Devil Children Fire/Ice Book : Akuma Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Fury Race
 * Devil Survivor Overclocked: Deity Race
 * Devil Survivor 2: Omega Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Fury Race

New Digital Devil Story: New Digital Devil Story: Goddess of Enchainment
The protagonist, Asuka Kita, is the reincarnation of Susano-o. Asuka sometimes had dreams, when he saw himself as Yumiko's and Akemi's son, besides that, he saw himself as Susano-o. Later in the story, when he is close to the limit of his feelings and anger, he uses Susano-o's power.

Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei
In Megami Tensei II, after the partner gets kidnapped by Astaroth and before the protagonist rescues her, he can search around the Forest of Confusion to find a trail of food and scraps. Following it leads him to a girl, who reveals herself to be Susano-o. Upon returning to his form as a deity, he joins the protagonist.

Shin Megami Tensei NINE
Susano-o is fought in Chapter 5, after Kei Azuma becomes the champion of Akiba Arena.

Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Susano-o appears regularly as both a mini-boss and final boss in two of the boss rooms for Ichigaya's Kagurazaka Zhu Que Cavern's gold-level instance. His plug-in item can be acquired from the end chest in his boss room as a rare reward. He can be fused in a special triple-fusion of a Yatagarasu variant, Kushinada-Hime, and Okuninushi.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Susano-o can teach Nanashi the Deadly Wind, Mist Rush and Critical Eye skills through his Demon Whisper. He benefits from learning Physical, Force and support skills.

Shin Megami Tensei V
Susano-o is the true identity of Aogami. A member of Bethel, his memory data was badly damaged in the war between Lucifer and the angels, leaving him largely amnesiac. His true self is hinted at by how the protagonist develops largely water and lightning-based abilities as a Nahobino, and the fact he shares his blue hair color and clothing color palette with Amanozako, his daughter.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
One of the cases Mary Kisaragi gives to the protagonist is to go the Hikawa Shrine and investigate the recent hauntings surrounding the area. When he reaches the shrine, he comes across a man who transforms himself into his true form, Susano-o. He warns the protagonist that "the seal is getting weaker." He then fades away before saying anything else, and the area returns to normal.

Ronde
Susano-o is the guardian of the entrance to the Expanse at Mt Fuji.

Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
Susano-o challenges Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV in Episode 9, within the alternate reality version of Dark Ginza-Cho. He holds the Fire Prism, one of the four components of the Amatsu Kanagi. During battle, he will constantly summon two Obariyon and a Pyro Jack as support. In addition to its normal abilities, Pyro Jack will also be able to use Dormina to put Raidou and his demons to sleep, leaving them open to Susano-o's heavy Physical attacks. After the battle, he will relinquish the Fire Prism to Raidou.

Susano-o will later appear as a random encounter within the Shipbuilding Facility during Episode 10.

Megami Ibunroku Persona
Susano-O appears as Masao Inaba's ultimate Persona. Known as Demo in Revelations: Persona.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Unlike other Personas of the Chariot Arcana, Susano-o has Bad affinity with everyone.

Persona 3
Susano-o appears as the ultimate Persona of the Fool Arcana. He can only be fused after completing the SEES Social Link and reaching level 76, and can only be obtained by fusing Orpheus, Legion, Ose, Black Frost, Decarabia and Loki in a hexagon spread in the Velvet Room.

Persona 4
Susano-o serves as the ultimate Persona of Yosuke Hanamura. However, his appearance is very different from his original one. Instead of a disco uniform of Jiraiya, it is replaced with a blue long-sleeved jumpsuit with a yellow belt, red gloves and red boots. His head is more shiny and the ears, shurikens on his face, and other details are gone and replaced by a pair of yellow glasses or goggles with blue lenses. He also has a spinning ring around his body that looks like a sawblade with only outer edge of the blade.

It retains all of Jiraiya's skills, while upgrading its resistances to Null Wind, Resist Fire and lose the previous Electricity weakness.

Persona 4 Golden
Talking to Yosuke after January 10th and after having completed his Social Link will transform Susano-o into Takehaya Susano-o.

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
There are two incarnations of Susano-o in this game, one being the ultimate Persona of Yosuke Susano-o and the other being Yusuke's ultimate Persona Kamu Susano-o.

DemiKids Light & Dark
Known as Boltar, he has the power Anti-Good.

Devil Survivor Overclocked
Susano-O appears during Amane's 8th day route. He presents himself to Honda, who is trying to escape the lockdown with a COMP. Upon defeating him during battle, he can be fused.

Devil Survivor 2
Susano-o is unlocked by reaching Fate rank 5 with Keita Wakui.

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Trivia

 * Regardless of epithets, Susano-o is the only Persona acting as the signature and strictly ultimate Persona for three different party members in the Persona series (1: Masao Inaba; 4: Yosuke Hanamura; 5: Yusuke Kitagawa (as Kamu Susano-o)). This record is barely caught up by Hermes-Mercurius (if the two are treated as the same entity) who is either initial or ultimate Persona for three different party members in the series.