Megami

The Megami (女神) are Goddesses, just as the name implies. They are usually the female counterpart of a head god of a pantheon (e.g.: Lakshmi being Vishnu's wife) or gods of love and fertility and are known for being kind deities. In gameplay, demons of the Megami Race are usually poor in physical combat (with the notable exception of Athena) but they excel in healing and offensive magic.

The race name of "Megami" is left untranslated in many English-localized games even though a straight English counterpart is available (with the exception being Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE which was localized by instead of Atlus NA itself). This localization decision was probably made to pay homage to the series title "Megami Tensei" (Goddess Reincarnation). The title refers to Yumiko Shirasagi from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei for her former life as the goddess Izanami.

They belong to the Gods species and are usually considered a Light-Law race, but in Shin Megami Tensei II and Shin Megami Tensei V they were changed to Light-Neutral. Strangely enough, even though Megami are often the wives or female counterparts of male head deities, most of the time Megami is not the same alignment as Deity. Megami is more often Light-Law, even if the Deity race is Light-Neutral in the same game.

Appearances

 * Shin Megami Tensei
 * Shin Megami Tensei II
 * Shin Megami Tensei: if...
 * Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX
 * Shin Megami Tensei NINE
 * Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
 * Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey / Redux
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
 * Shin Megami Tensei V
 * Majin Tensei
 * Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis
 * Ronde
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
 * Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
 * Soul Hackers 2
 * Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku
 * Megami Ibunroku Persona, as Priestess Arcana
 * Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
 * Devil Survivor / Overclocked
 * Devil Survivor 2 / Record Breaker
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

Shin Megami Tensei
Light-Law

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Light-Law * Available only in Redux

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Light-Law

Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku
"Beautiful goddesses who bestow people with love, grace, and prosperity.  Many are partnered with Deities, but are more sympathetic to humans. They represent the gentle aspect of nature’s power.  They are major symbols of love, spreading it generously, though it may sometimes turn to jealousy."

Devil Survivor
The Megami race has the Affection Racial Skill, which, at the cost of some of the Megami's MP, can heal a friendly team up to 4 squares away, along with curing all status ailments the team members may be suffering from.

Devil Survivor 2
The Megami race has the Affection Racial Skill, which, at the cost of some of the Megami's MP, can heal a friendly team up to 4 squares away, along with curing all status ailments the team members may be suffering from. Stronger Megami have this skill changed to Goddess Grace, which can now heal a friendly team up to 6 squares away. * Available only in Record Breaker.