Pallas Athena

Pallas Athena is a recurring demon in the series.

History
Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, philosophy, justice, law, mathematics, strength, arts, crafts, weaving, skill and reason who sprung from Zeus' forehead fully armored after he swallowed her mother, Metis. She represents just decisions and strategic warfare and is the only goddess allowed to carry Zeus' thunderbolts. She led battles as the disciplined, strategic side of war, in contrast to her brother Ares, the patron of violence, bloodlust and slaughter.

She has aided numerous heroes such as Heracles and Perseus, and supported the Greeks during the Trojan War. Although her given name is Athena, she adopted the name of her friend Pallas after killing him in battle. It was at this time that Zeus gave her the Aegis, a piece of armor capable of protecting her from all evil and disaster.

She was depicted crowned, with a crested helm, armed with a shield and spear. She is commonly shown accompanied by her sacred animal, the owl. She is the virgin patron of Athens, which was named in honor of her (the Parthenon, which overlooks the city, was a temple the Athenians dedicated to her). The Greeks especially also associate the olive with her, as she won a contest against Poseidon to decide who would be the patron god or goddess of what would become Athens when she planted an olive tree as a gift to the city.

Although Perseus' conquest of Medusa is well known, later versions of the tale of Medusa describe how she was originally a ravishing woman with beautiful hair. She was so enamored with herself that she boasted one day that her hair was more beautiful than that of even Athena. In a fit of rage, Athena turned Medusa's hair into snakes that would turn anyone who looked at them into stone. Still unsatisfied, Athena had Perseus slay Medusa and is then said to have fitted Medusa's head into the Aegis to make it even more powerful. Another version was that Medusa herself was a high-priestess of Athena. Loyal and devout, Medusa's near supernatural beauty prompted people to make attempts at wooing her and would often come to Athena's temple simply to see Medusa. Of the men who wished to have the beautiful Medusa as their own, the most powerful was Poseidon, the Lord of the Ocean who was determined to make her his own. Using his divine powers, Poseidon made Medusa enter a dream-like state in which she succumbed to his advances. Outraged at Medusa having had been seduced by her arch-enemy, Athena punished the high-priestess by transforming her into the first gorgon. As a gorgon those fair features were hideously wrought and those golden locks twisted to hissing vipers. Anyone that met her eyes was petrified, a statue for all eternity.

Appearances

 * Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Megami Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Goddess Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Megami Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV: Megami Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Megami Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Megami Race
 * Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Megami Race
 * Megami Ibunroku Persona: Justice Arcana
 * Persona 2: Innocent Sin: Justice Arcana
 * Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Justice Arcana
 * Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Chariot Arcana as Athena
 * Persona 3 The Movie: Chariot Arcana as Athena
 * Persona 4 Arena / Ultimax: Chariot Arcana as Athena
 * Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Chariot Arcana as Athena
 * Persona 5 Royal: Chariot Arcana (DLC) (Picaro DLC) as Athena
 * Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Chariot Arcana as Athena
 * Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Megami Race
 * Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2: Deity Class
 * Devil Survivor 2 / Record Breaker: Megami Race
 * Devil Survivor 2 The Animation
 * Lord of Vermillion Re: 2: Cameo
 *  as Athena
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Megami Race

Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Pallas Athena appears as support to Thor when he acts as boss in Celu Tower's gold instance and also as a gatekeeper to Ares' floor in the Steven instance. Players can obtain the ability to fuse her by recording at least 90 demons in their compendium. She can be fused in a special fusion of Throne, Sati and Valkyrie.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Pallas Athena can teach Nanashi the Makarakarn, Mortal Jihad and Holy Wrath skills through her Demon Whisper. She benefits from learning Physical, Light, Almighty, healing and support skills.

Megami Ibunroku Persona
Pallas Athena is the highest leveled Persona of the Justice Arcana. In order to create her, the protagonist must fuse Scylla and Arachne together with the Totem Olive Accessory, which is dropped by Fafnir. Upon being returned to the Velvet Room at MAX Rank, Pallas Athena produces a Caesar Armor, the strongest body armor in the game.

Persona 3
Athena is Aigis' ultimate Persona in Persona 3. She is a well-balanced and versatile Persona whose real potential lies in her exceptionally high Endurance and her plethora of supportive spells, though she is also highly capable of offense and acting as an emergency healer whenever needed.

Persona 4 Arena
Pallas Athena returns as Aigis' Persona in Persona 4 Arena. Athena, along with Sukuna-Hikona and Thanatos, are the only Personas that can use Megido skills.

However, like Yu Narukami and Izanagi, Aigis is limited to Athena and cannot change Personas during fights, save for her Instant Kill.

Persona 5 Royal
Pallas Athena is DLC purchase for the game in the PlayStation Store for 300 yen along with a Picaro version. She comes with Akasha Arts, a strong Physical skill.

Devil Survivor 2
In Devil Survivor 2, Pallas Athena is a unique demon that doesn't require a particular fusion combination to create. Instead, the player has to achieve a Fate level of 5 with Makoto Sako before it is available. Once this has been achieved, it is unlocked for fusion on all subsequent runs as long as the player imports their save.

The Animation
As an allusion to Makoto's Fate Events in the original game, Pallas Athena makes its appearance in The Animation, under the ownership of Makoto herself. The demon became available to Makoto after Fumi Kanno upgraded their cell phones to summon demons under Nicaea.

Makoto first summons Pallas Athena in a battle against Benetnasch, where it dealt major damage to its full body by impaling it in multiple areas with an unknown attack. However, she, along with the other Tamers' demons, was forced back to her owner's cell phone when Benetnasch utilized its demon-revoking frequency waves.

She, along with everyone else's demon, goes to Hibiki in episode 13. She was fused with Suzaku to make Metatron.

Lord of Vermilion Re: 2
Athena appears alongside Izanagi, Thanatos and Messiah as one of the Personas featured in Lord of Vermillion Re: 2, once again serving as one of Aigis' Personas. She uses Orgia Mode as her skill, which increases Aigis' stats temporarily and enables her to use Heavenly Spear as her main offensive ability.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
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Trivia

 * In Persona 3, Athena holds her traditional shield reflecting the head of Medusa. This shield is known as the "Aegis of Athena."
 * One of Kanji Tatsumi's weapons is a shield called the Aegis Shield, which has a coloration and design that greatly resembles that of Athena's signature revolving shield in Persona 3, though it no longer bears the head of Medusa. It also gives Kanji a very significant boost in Endurance (+10).
 * Pallas Athena is an Epithet, or a title of Athena given to her by authors or worshipers. In the Iliad, Pallas Athena was always her name. Pallas means to brandish, in reference to when Athena brandished the shield of Aegis.
 * The fact that Pallas relates to the Aegis shield is a connection to Aigis, as Pallas Athena is her ultimate Persona.