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<h2>Overview</h2><figure data-align="right" data-img-src="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/112/307572-1067882505_01.gif" data-ref-id="1300-307572" data-size="small" data-ratio="0.875" data-width="256" data-embed-type="image" style="width: 256px"><a class="fluid-height" style="padding-bottom:87.5%" href="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/112/307572-1067882505_01.gif" data-ref-id="1300-307572"><img alt="Title screen." src="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/0/112/307572-1067882505_01.gif" srcset="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/0/112/307572-1067882505_01.gif 256w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" data-width="256"></a><figcaption>Title screen.</figcaption></figure><p>Shin Megami Tensei II is an RPG released for the <a href="/snes/3045-9/" data-ref-id="3045-9">Super Famicom</a> by Atlus in 1994. Like its predecessor <a href="//www.giantbomb.com/shin-megami-tensei/3030-19250/" data-ref-id="3030-19250">Shin Megami Tensei</a>, Shin Megami Tensei II is notable for using a first-person perspective in and out of battle and for the darker themes that make up its plot in comparison to its contemporaries.</p><p>It was also released on the <a href="/playstation/3045-22/" data-ref-id="3045-22">PlayStation</a> and <a href="/game-boy-advance/3045-4/" data-ref-id="3045-4">Game Boy Advance</a> in Japan. It also saw several Japan-only rereleases for iOS and both the Wii's and Wii U's <a href="/virtual-console/3015-2925/" data-ref-id="3015-2925">Virtual Console</a>.</p><h2>Plot</h2><figure data-align="left" data-img-src="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/112/307633-1067882505_00.gif" data-ref-id="1300-307633" data-size="small" data-ratio="0.875" data-width="256" data-embed-type="image" style="width: 256px"><a class="fluid-height" style="padding-bottom:87.5%" href="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/112/307633-1067882505_00.gif" data-ref-id="1300-307633"><img alt="Cutscene." src="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/0/112/307633-1067882505_00.gif" srcset="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/0/112/307633-1067882505_00.gif 256w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" data-width="256"></a><figcaption>Cutscene.</figcaption></figure><p>Following the <a href="/shin-megami-tensei/3030-19250/" data-ref-id="3030-19250">first game</a>, the sequel presumes a world where the original game's protagonist took a Neutral alignment and founded a Utopian society whose citizens were free to follow whatever beliefs they chose. Peace lasted for about forty years before a Lawful sect called the Messians seized power and went to war against the Chaos-loving Gaeans. Shortly after, the world was reduced to a barely-habitable post-apocalyptic nightmare. The new protagonist is from one of the few habitable areas left in Japan, called Valhalla, which is part of a larger Messian-controlled community called Tokyo Millennium. When players meet him, he is a struggling gladiator nicknamed <a href="/aleph/3005-11272/" data-ref-id="3005-11272">Hawk</a> who is suffering from amnesia. Much of the early game's story line is about the slow revelation of Hawk's true memories and identity.</p><h2>Gameplay</h2><figure data-align="right" data-img-src="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/112/307574-1067882505_03.gif" data-ref-id="1300-307574" data-size="small" data-ratio="0.875" data-width="256" data-embed-type="image" style="width: 256px"><a class="fluid-height" style="padding-bottom:87.5%" href="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/112/307574-1067882505_03.gif" data-ref-id="1300-307574"><img alt="Battle." src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" data-width="256" class="js-lazy-load-image" data-src="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/0/112/307574-1067882505_03.gif" data-srcset="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/0/112/307574-1067882505_03.gif 256w"><noscript><img alt="Battle." src="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/0/112/307574-1067882505_03.gif" srcset="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/0/112/307574-1067882505_03.gif 256w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" data-width="256"></noscript></a><figcaption>Battle.</figcaption></figure><p>Similar to SMT's protagonist, Hawk receives the ability to communicate and summon demons in almost the same way, through a computer demon summoning computer called the <a href="/comp/3055-2421/" data-ref-id="3055-2421">COMP</a>. The alignment system basically functions like in the first game, but will cause more dramatic variations in the storyline and have a deeper effect on gameplay. The combat system is expanded to include a wider variety of demons and the ability to fuse both demons and weapons together. There's also a more forgiving level of difficulty compared to the first game.</p><h2>Demon Compendium</h2><p>Demons are listed by race and level, from highest to lowest. Alignments are listed in parentheses: (<b>L</b>ight/<b>N</b>eutral/<b>D</b>ark) - (<b>L</b>aw/<b>N</b>eutral/<b>C</b>haos). Bosses are listed by order of appearance, with their races noted in parentheses.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><h4>Herald (L-L)</h4><ul><li>99 <a href="/satan/3005-1000/" data-ref-id="3005-1000">Satan</a></li><li>68 <a href="/metatron/3005-10490/" data-ref-id="3005-10490">Metatron</a></li><li>59 <a href="/camael/3005-21614/" data-ref-id="3005-21614">Camael</a></li><li>59 <a href="/sariel/3005-21976/" data-ref-id="3005-21976">Sariel</a></li><li>52 <a href="/kushiel/3005-22841/" data-ref-id="3005-22841">Kushiel</a></li><li>47 <a href="/ophanim/3005-22846/" data-ref-id="3005-22846">Ophanim</a></li><li>40 <a href="/raguel/3005-22844/" data-ref-id="3005-22844">Raguel</a></li><li>37 <a href="/aniel/3005-21301/" data-ref-id="3005-21301">Haniel</a></li><li>32 <a href="/zaphkiel/3005-22842/" data-ref-id="3005-22842">Zaphkiel</a></li><li>28 <a href="/remiel/3005-21563/" data-ref-id="3005-21563">Remiel</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Amatsu (L-L)</h4><ul><li>59 <a href="/amaterasu/3005-11755/" data-ref-id="3005-11755">Amaterasu</a></li><li>54 <a href="/tsukuyomi/3005-21476/" data-ref-id="3005-21476">Tsukuyomi</a></li><li>48 <a href="/take-mikazuchi/3005-8802/" data-ref-id="3005-8802">Take-Mikazuchi</a></li><li>44 <a href="/kagutsuchi/3005-11257/" data-ref-id="3005-11257">Kagutsuchi</a></li><li>38 <a href="/omoikane/3005-19608/" data-ref-id="3005-19608">Omoikane</a></li><li>33 <a href="/tajikarao/3005-21642/" data-ref-id="3005-21642">Tajikarao</a></li><li>29 <a href="/ame-no-torifune/3005-24473/" data-ref-id="3005-24473">Ame no Torifune</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Avian (L-L)</h4><ul><li>49 <a href="/garuda/3005-17497/" data-ref-id="3005-17497">Garuda</a></li><li>41 <a href="/zhu-que/3005-19629/" data-ref-id="3005-19629">Zhu Que</a></li><li>31 <a href="/yatagarasu/3005-19649/" data-ref-id="3005-19649">Yatagarasu</a></li><li>22 <a href="/phoenix/3015-730/" data-ref-id="3015-730">Phoenix</a></li><li>15 <a href="/suparna/3005-19627/" data-ref-id="3005-19627">Suparna</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Megami (L-N)</h4><ul><li>52 <a href="/lakshmi/3005-17560/" data-ref-id="3005-17560">Lakshmi</a></li><li>45 <a href="/parvati/3005-17566/" data-ref-id="3005-17566">Parvati</a></li><li>39 <a href="/freya/3005-2169/" data-ref-id="3005-2169">Freya</a></li><li>35 <a href="/sarasvati/3005-19616/" data-ref-id="3005-19616">Sarasvati</a></li><li>27 <a href="/arianrhod/3005-21977/" data-ref-id="3005-21977">Arianrhod</a></li><li>21 <a href="/ame-no-uzume/3005-21494/" data-ref-id="3005-21494">Ame no Uzume</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Deity (L-N)</h4><ul><li>67 <a href="/ardha/3005-19656/" data-ref-id="3005-19656">Ardha</a></li><li>64 <a href="/vairocana/3005-21621/" data-ref-id="3005-21621">Vairocana</a></li><li>61 <a href="/kalki/3005-21531/" data-ref-id="3005-21531">Kalki</a></li><li>58 <a href="/baal/3005-17628/" data-ref-id="3005-17628">Baal</a></li><li>55 <a href="/atavaka/3005-19463/" data-ref-id="3005-19463">Atavaka</a></li><li>48 <a href="/odin/3005-1778/" data-ref-id="3005-1778">Odin</a></li><li>40 <a href="/attar/3005-23042/" data-ref-id="3005-23042">Attar</a></li><li>37 <a href="/horus/3005-6287/" data-ref-id="3005-6287">Horus</a></li><li>34 <a href="/thor/3005-1986/" data-ref-id="3005-1986">Thor</a></li><li>27 <a href="/indra/3005-21624/" data-ref-id="3005-21624">Indra</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Avatar (L-N)</h4><ul><li>51 <a href="/barong/3005-13183/" data-ref-id="3005-13183">Barong</a></li><li>45 <a href="/xuan-wu/3005-16446/" data-ref-id="3005-16446">Xuan Wu</a></li><li>41 <a href="/anubis/3005-6177/" data-ref-id="3005-6177">Anubis</a></li><li>35 <a href="/narasimha/3005-19600/" data-ref-id="3005-19600">Narasimha</a></li><li>29 <a href="/sphinx/3005-21409/" data-ref-id="3005-21409">Sphinx</a></li><li>25 <a href="/nandi/3005-21399/" data-ref-id="3005-21399">Nandi</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Holy (L-N)</h4><ul><li>42 <a href="/baihu/3005-21669/" data-ref-id="3005-21669">Baihu</a></li><li>32 <a href="/pabilsag/3005-19610/" data-ref-id="3005-19610">Pabilsag</a></li><li>28 <a href="/bastet/3005-22423/" data-ref-id="3005-22423">Bastet</a></li><li>20 <a href="/apis/3005-21393/" data-ref-id="3005-21393">Apis</a></li><li>16 <a href="/unicorn/3015-2337/" data-ref-id="3015-2337">Unicorn</a></li><li>12 <a href="/heqet/3005-21587/" data-ref-id="3005-21587">Heqet</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Prime (L-N)</h4><ul><li>32 <a href="/fire-lizard/3015-6326/" data-ref-id="3015-6326">Salamander</a></li><li>30 <a href="/undine/3005-19655/" data-ref-id="3005-19655">Undine</a></li><li>28 <a href="/sylph/3005-19630/" data-ref-id="3005-19630">Sylph</a></li><li>26 <a href="/gnome/3005-3273/" data-ref-id="3005-3273">Gnome</a></li><li>12 <a href="/flaemis/3005-21331/" data-ref-id="3005-21331">Flaemis</a></li><li>11 <a href="/aquans/3005-21332/" data-ref-id="3005-21332">Aquans</a></li><li>10 <a href="/aeros/3005-21329/" data-ref-id="3005-21329">Aeros</a></li><li>9 <a href="/erthys/3005-21330/" data-ref-id="3005-21330">Erthys</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Fury (L-C)</h4><ul><li>72 <a href="/shiva/3005-11811/" data-ref-id="3005-11811">Shiva</a></li><li>61 <a href="/susano-o/3005-19628/" data-ref-id="3005-19628">Susanoo</a></li><li>48 <a href="/wu-kong/3005-16403/" data-ref-id="3005-16403">Wu Kong</a></li><li>39 <a href="/chernobog/3005-21461/" data-ref-id="3005-21461">Chernobog</a></li><li>30 <a href="/ares/3005-1098/" data-ref-id="3005-1098">Ares</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Dragon (L-C)</h4><ul><li>59 <a href="/ananta/3005-19467/" data-ref-id="3005-19467">Ananta</a></li><li>54 <a href="/rahab/3005-22847/" data-ref-id="3005-22847">Rahab</a></li><li>50 <a href="/itzamna/3005-22425/" data-ref-id="3005-22425">Itzamna</a></li><li>43 <a href="/qing-long/3005-19618/" data-ref-id="3005-19618">Qing Long</a></li><li>39 <a href="/quetzalcoatl/3005-16643/" data-ref-id="3005-16643">Quetzalcoatl</a></li><li>36 <a href="/baek-yong/3005-23639/" data-ref-id="3005-23639">Baek Yong</a></li><li>34 Maya</li></ul></td><td><h4>Lady (L-C)</h4><ul><li>65 <a href="/kali/3005-19535/" data-ref-id="3005-19535">Kali</a></li><li>56 <a href="/ishtar/3005-17749/" data-ref-id="3005-17749">Ishtar</a></li><li>47 <a href="/durga/3005-22222/" data-ref-id="3005-22222">Durga</a></li><li>38 <a href="/kikuri-hime/3005-19537/" data-ref-id="3005-19537">Kikuri-Hime</a></li><li>33 <a href="/hariti/3005-19525/" data-ref-id="3005-19525">Hariti</a></li><li>26 <a href="/taweret/3005-23043/" data-ref-id="3005-23043">Tawaret</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Kunitsu (L-C)</h4><ul><li>57 <a href="/arahabaki/3005-16417/" data-ref-id="3005-16417">Arahabaki</a></li><li>53 <a href="/take-minakata/3005-21311/" data-ref-id="3005-21311">Take-Minakata</a></li><li>50 <a href="/onamuchi/3005-21647/" data-ref-id="3005-21647">Onamuchi</a></li><li>46 <a href="/kotoshironushi/3005-21807/" data-ref-id="3005-21807">Kotoshironushi</a></li><li>43 <a href="/sarutahiko/3005-21648/" data-ref-id="3005-21648">Sarutahiko</a></li><li>35 <a href="/hitokoto-nushi/3005-19528/" data-ref-id="3005-19528">Hitokotonushi</a></li><li>30 <a href="/sukuna-hikona/3005-8804/" data-ref-id="3005-8804">Sukunahikona</a></li><li>27 <a href="/oyamatsumi/3005-23454/" data-ref-id="3005-23454">Oyamatsumi</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Divine (N-L)</h4><ul><li>52 <a href="/dominion/3015-6688/" data-ref-id="3015-6688">Dominion</a></li><li>44 <a href="/virtue/3015-6687/" data-ref-id="3015-6687">Virtue</a></li><li>36 <a href="/power/3015-6686/" data-ref-id="3015-6686">Power</a></li><li>32 <a href="/principality/3015-6685/" data-ref-id="3015-6685">Principality</a></li><li>28 <a href="/archangel/3015-6684/" data-ref-id="3015-6684">Archangel</a></li><li>21 <a href="/angel/3015-716/" data-ref-id="3015-716">Angel</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Flight (N-L)</h4><ul><li>38 <a href="/morrigan/3005-21357/" data-ref-id="3005-21357">Morrigan</a></li><li>35 <a href="/macha/3005-21358/" data-ref-id="3005-21358">Macha</a></li><li>31 <a href="/nemhain/3005-21359/" data-ref-id="3005-21359">Nemhain</a></li><li>25 <a href="/aello/3005-21372/" data-ref-id="3005-21372">Aello</a></li><li>21 <a href="/celaeno/3005-21371/" data-ref-id="3005-21371">Celaeno</a></li><li>16 <a href="/ocypete/3005-21373/" data-ref-id="3005-21373">Ocypete</a></li><li>9 <a href="/bennu/3005-23521/" data-ref-id="3005-23521">Bennu</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Mesian (N-L)</h4><ul><li>51 Adept</li><li>40 Terminator</li><li>34 Zelator</li><li>26 Temple Knight</li><li>21 Executor</li><li>15 Neophyte</li><li>9 Butcher</li></ul></td><td><h4>Snake (N-N)</h4><ul><li>53 <a href="/yamata-no-orochi/3005-19648/" data-ref-id="3005-19648">Yamata no Orochi</a></li><li>48 <a href="/vritra/3005-21623/" data-ref-id="3005-21623">Vritra</a></li><li>42 <a href="/raja-naga/3005-21367/" data-ref-id="3005-21367">Naga Raja</a></li><li>36 <a href="/otohime/3005-21982/" data-ref-id="3005-21982">Otohime</a></li><li>33 <a href="/mizuchi/3005-21662/" data-ref-id="3005-21662">Mizuchi</a></li><li>28 <a href="/naga/3005-21363/" data-ref-id="3005-21363">Naga</a></li><li>19 <a href="/nozuchi/3005-19605/" data-ref-id="3005-19605">Nozuchi</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Yoma (N-N)</h4><ul><li>46 <a href="/hanuman/3005-16718/" data-ref-id="3005-16718">Hanuman</a></li><li>43 <a href="/ganesha/3005-13181/" data-ref-id="3005-13181">Ganesha</a></li><li>37 <a href="/genie/3015-2317/" data-ref-id="3015-2317">Jinn</a></li><li>31 <a href="/tengu/3015-6662/" data-ref-id="3015-6662">Tengu</a></li><li>27 <a href="/haokah/3005-23040/" data-ref-id="3005-23040">Heyoka</a></li><li>14 <a href="/mercurius/3005-22807/" data-ref-id="3005-22807">Mercurius</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Beast (N-N)</h4><ul><li>43 <a href="/cerberus/3005-3709/" data-ref-id="3005-3709">Cerberus</a></li><li>39 <a href="/gdon/3005-19479/" data-ref-id="3005-19479">Gdon</a></li><li>30 <a href="/selket/3005-22848/" data-ref-id="3005-22848">Selket</a></li><li>26 <a href="/orthrus/3005-16559/" data-ref-id="3005-16559">Orthrus</a></li><li>20 <a href="/nekomata/3005-21434/" data-ref-id="3005-21434">Nekomata</a></li><li>14 <a href="/cu-sith/3005-10337/" data-ref-id="3005-10337">Cu Sith</a></li><li>12 <a href="/cait-sith/3005-21558/" data-ref-id="3005-21558">Cait Sith</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Night (N-N)</h4><ul><li>47 <a href="/nyx/3005-6159/" data-ref-id="3005-6159">Nyx</a></li><li>35 <a href="/vampire/3015-117/" data-ref-id="3015-117">Vampire</a></li><li>23 <a href="/lilim/3005-19599/" data-ref-id="3005-19599">Lilim</a></li><li>15 Nightmare</li><li>12 <a href="/empusa/3005-21654/" data-ref-id="3005-21654">Empusa</a></li><li>8 <a href="/alp/3005-21661/" data-ref-id="3005-21661">Alp</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Jirae (N-N)</h4><ul><li>44 <a href="/titan/3015-7229/" data-ref-id="3015-7229">Titan</a></li><li>34 <a href="/ubelluris/3005-21547/" data-ref-id="3005-21547">Ubelluris</a></li><li>27 <a href="/tsuchigumo/3005-21926/" data-ref-id="3005-21926">Tsuchigumo</a></li><li>18 <a href="/duergar/3015-4854/" data-ref-id="3015-4854">Duergar</a></li><li>11 <a href="/sudama/3005-21671/" data-ref-id="3005-21671">Sudama</a></li><li>6 <a href="/knocker/3005-21346/" data-ref-id="3005-21346">Knocker</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Fairy (N-N)</h4><ul><li>48 <a href="/titania/3005-12964/" data-ref-id="3005-12964">Titania</a></li><li>45 <a href="/oberon/3005-12962/" data-ref-id="3005-12962">Oberon</a></li><li>40 <a href="/cu-chulainn/3005-10399/" data-ref-id="3005-10399">Cu Chulainn</a></li><li>30 Nadja</li><li>25 <a href="/banshee/3015-4834/" data-ref-id="3015-4834">Banshee</a></li><li>18 <a href="/dark-elves/3015-2088/" data-ref-id="3015-2088">Dark Elf</a></li><li>13 <a href="/pyro-jack/3005-8433/" data-ref-id="3005-8433">Pyro Jack</a></li><li>12 <a href="/jack-frost/3005-2721/" data-ref-id="3005-2721">Jack Frost</a></li><li>7 <a href="/high-pixie/3005-19527/" data-ref-id="3005-19527">High Pixie</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Demonoid (N-N)</h4><ul><li>16 Frankie</li><li>11 Demi-Nandi</li><li>7 Heracles</li><li>6 Slave</li><li>3 Oracle</li><li>2 Spartan</li></ul></td><td><h4>Fallen (N-C)</h4><ul><li>57 <a href="/agares/3005-17596/" data-ref-id="3005-17596">Agares</a></li><li>49 <a href="/gaap/3005-17598/" data-ref-id="3005-17598">Gaap</a></li><li>41 <a href="/berith/3005-17561/" data-ref-id="3005-17561">Berith</a></li><li>37 <a href="/baphomet/3005-12508/" data-ref-id="3005-12508">Baphomet</a></li><li>29 <a href="/eligor/3005-17518/" data-ref-id="3005-17518">Eligor</a></li><li>24 <a href="/betelgeuse/3005-5539/" data-ref-id="3005-5539">Betelgeuse</a></li><li>15 <a href="/gagyson/3005-21568/" data-ref-id="3005-21568">Gagyson</a></li><li>10 <a href="/ukobach/3005-17489/" data-ref-id="3005-17489">Ukobach</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Brute (N-C)</h4><ul><li>46 <a href="/yaksa/3005-21596/" data-ref-id="3005-21596">Yaksa</a></li><li>40 <a href="/shutendouji/3005-17387/" data-ref-id="3005-17387">Shuten-douji</a></li><li>33 <a href="/yaksini/3005-19647/" data-ref-id="3005-19647">Yaksini</a></li><li>28 <a href="/turdak/3005-21672/" data-ref-id="3005-21672">Turdak</a></li><li>19 Hannya</li><li>13 <a href="/azumi/3005-21310/" data-ref-id="3005-21310">Azumi</a></li><li>7 <a href="/ihika/3005-21942/" data-ref-id="3005-21942">Ihika</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Femme (N-C)</h4><ul><li>55 <a href="/rangda/3005-13184/" data-ref-id="3005-13184">Rangda</a></li><li>50 <a href="/volvo/3005-21851/" data-ref-id="3005-21851">Volvo</a></li><li>45 <a href="/gorgons/3015-1377/" data-ref-id="3015-1377">Gorgon</a></li><li>38 <a href="/cailleach-bheur/3005-23041/" data-ref-id="3005-23041">Cailleach Bheur</a></li><li>29 <a href="/arachne/3005-21687/" data-ref-id="3005-21687">Arachne</a></li><li>24 <a href="/lamia/3015-4542/" data-ref-id="3015-4542">Lamia</a></li><li>14 <a href="/hag/3015-7691/" data-ref-id="3015-7691">Hag</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Gaian (N-C)</h4><ul><li>39 Kamen Hijiri</li><li>30 Ashura</li><li>22 Onmyouji</li><li>15 Jiraiya</li><li>8 Kugutsuchi</li></ul></td><td><h4>Vile (D-L)</h4><ul><li>67 <a href="/cthulhu/3005-7606/" data-ref-id="3005-7606">Cthulhu</a></li><li>59 <a href="/pazuzu/3005-19611/" data-ref-id="3005-19611">Pazuzu</a></li><li>53 <a href="/nyarlathotep/3005-14531/" data-ref-id="3005-14531">Nyarlathotep</a></li><li>47 <a href="/tezcatlipoca/3005-16644/" data-ref-id="3005-16644">Tezcatlipoca</a></li><li>41 <a href="/nalagiri/3005-21594/" data-ref-id="3005-21594">Nalagiri</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Raptor (D-L)</h4><ul><li>48 <a href="/hresvelgr/3005-21343/" data-ref-id="3005-21343">Hresvelgr</a></li><li>38 <a href="/anzu/3005-19468/" data-ref-id="3005-19468">Anzu</a></li><li>26 <a href="/gurr/3005-21345/" data-ref-id="3005-21345">Gurr</a></li><li>17 <a href="/furiae/3005-21665/" data-ref-id="3005-21665">Furiae</a></li><li>4 <a href="/chonchon/3005-21900/" data-ref-id="3005-21900">Chonchon</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Mech (D-L)</h4><ul><li>37 Medusa</li><li>30 Rabbi</li><li>26 Golem</li><li>21 Junk</li><li>8 <a href="/iron-maiden/3055-1952/" data-ref-id="3055-1952">Iron Maiden</a></li><li>5 Crazy Dummy</li></ul></td><td><h4>Vaccine (D-L)</h4><ul><li>15 Police</li><li>10 Jaws</li></ul></td><td><h4>Jaki (D-N)</h4><ul><li>59 <a href="/hecatoncheires/3005-21492/" data-ref-id="3005-21492">Hecatoncheir</a></li><li>54 <a href="/girimehkala/3005-19480/" data-ref-id="3005-19480">Girimehkala</a></li><li>48 <a href="/edimmu/3005-21673/" data-ref-id="3005-21673">Edimmu</a></li><li>40 <a href="/cyclops/3015-2193/" data-ref-id="3015-2193">Cyclops</a></li><li>30 <a href="/rakshasa/3015-5250/" data-ref-id="3015-5250">Rakshasa</a></li><li>22 <a href="/ogres/3015-1426/" data-ref-id="3015-1426">Ogre</a></li><li>11 <a href="/wendigo/3005-21605/" data-ref-id="3005-21605">Wendigo</a></li><li><p>6 <a href="/gremlins/3015-3313/" data-ref-id="3015-3313">Gremlin</a></p></li></ul></td><td><h4>Wilder (D-N)</h4><ul><li>60 <a href="/behemoth/3015-4280/" data-ref-id="3015-4280">Behemoth</a></li><li>50 <a href="/manticore/3015-684/" data-ref-id="3015-684">Manticore</a></li><li>45 <a href="/scylla/3005-21912/" data-ref-id="3005-21912">Scylla</a></li><li>31 Black Widow</li><li>29 Gyuuki</li><li>20 <a href="/nue/3005-21419/" data-ref-id="3005-21419">Nue</a></li><li>15 <a href="/bicorn/3005-21666/" data-ref-id="3005-21666">Bicorn</a></li><li>10 <a href="/garm/3005-21549/" data-ref-id="3005-21549">Garm</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Wood (D-N)</h4><ul><li>38 <a href="/yggdrasil/3005-21609/" data-ref-id="3005-21609">Yggdrasil</a></li><li>29 <a href="/alraune/3005-19466/" data-ref-id="3005-19466">Alraune</a></li><li>18 <a href="/mandragora/3015-6538/" data-ref-id="3015-6538">Mandrake</a></li><li>7 <a href="/audrey/3005-22802/" data-ref-id="3005-22802">Audrey</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Dead (D-N)</h4><ul><li>23 Corpse</li><li>19 Zombie Priest</li><li>15 Workaholic</li><li>12 <a href="/bodyconian/3005-21794/" data-ref-id="3005-21794">Bodyconian</a></li><li>5 <a href="/zombie/3015-79/" data-ref-id="3015-79">Zombie</a></li><li>1 <a href="/zombie-dogs/3015-1549/" data-ref-id="3015-1549">Zombie Dog</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Tyrant (D-C)</h4><ul><li>99 <a href="/lucifer/3005-6907/" data-ref-id="3005-6907">Lucifer</a></li><li>65 <a href="/beelzebub/3005-10488/" data-ref-id="3005-10488">Beelzebub</a></li><li>62 <a href="/mara/3005-10412/" data-ref-id="3005-10412">Mara</a></li><li>55 <a href="/bael/3005-17517/" data-ref-id="3005-17517">Bael</a></li><li>52 <a href="/astaroth/3005-17597/" data-ref-id="3005-17597">Astaroth</a></li><li>49 <a href="/loki/3005-1993/" data-ref-id="3005-1993">Loki</a></li><li>42 <a href="/hecate/3005-21482/" data-ref-id="3005-21482">Hecate</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Drake (D-C)</h4><ul><li>51 <a href="/tiamat/3005-12513/" data-ref-id="3005-12513">Tiamat</a></li><li>46 <a href="/kingu/3005-21313/" data-ref-id="3005-21313">Kingu</a></li><li>43 <a href="/nidhoggr/3005-19604/" data-ref-id="3005-19604">Nidhogg</a></li><li>35 <a href="/tarasque/3005-21298/" data-ref-id="3005-21298">Tarasque</a></li><li>28 <a href="/wyvern/3015-3200/" data-ref-id="3015-3200">Wyvern</a></li><li>16 <a href="/worm/3005-21914/" data-ref-id="3005-21914">Worm</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Haunt (D-C)</h4><ul><li>44 <a href="/vetala/3005-19646/" data-ref-id="3005-19646">Vetala</a></li><li>32 <a href="/yaka/3005-21643/" data-ref-id="3005-21643">Yaka</a></li><li>25 Man Eater</li><li>16 Ghulah</li><li>14 <a href="/ghoul/3015-1656/" data-ref-id="3015-1656">Ghoul</a></li><li>3 <a href="/preta/3005-21361/" data-ref-id="3005-21361">Preta</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Spirit (D-C)</h4><ul><li>38 <a href="/legion/3005-8520/" data-ref-id="3005-8520">Legion</a></li><li>29 <a href="/inferno/3005-21527/" data-ref-id="3005-21527">Inferno</a></li><li>15 Depths</li><li>13 Hanged Man</li><li>2 <a href="/poltergeist/3015-3767/" data-ref-id="3015-3767">Poltergeist</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Foul (D-C)</h4><ul><li>49 <a href="/old-one/3005-21472/" data-ref-id="3005-21472">Old One</a></li><li>39 <a href="/doppelganger/3005-21695/" data-ref-id="3005-21695">Doppelganger</a></li><li>28 Black Ooze</li><li>17 <a href="/chris-the-car/3005-21474/" data-ref-id="3005-21474">Chris the Car</a></li><li>9 <a href="/jack-ripper/3005-21477/" data-ref-id="3005-21477">Jack Ripper</a></li><li>6 <a href="/slime-monster/3015-3407/" data-ref-id="3015-3407">Slime</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Virus (D-C)</h4><ul><li>20 Andromeda</li><li>8 Spider</li><li>3 Moebius</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Boss 1</h4><ul><li>10 (Warrior) <a href="/red-bear/3005-25440/" data-ref-id="3005-25440">Red Bear</a></li><li>18 (Yoma) <a href="/mercurius/3005-22807/" data-ref-id="3005-22807">Mercurius</a></li><li>20 (Drake) <a href="/basilisks/3015-4844/" data-ref-id="3015-4844">Basilisk</a></li><li>22 (Tyrant) <a href="/king-frost/3005-9002/" data-ref-id="3005-9002">King Frost</a></li><li>12 (Demonoid) Demi-Nandi</li><li>24 (Fallen) <a href="/betelgeuse/3005-5539/" data-ref-id="3005-5539">Betelgeuse</a></li><li>20 (Warrior) <a href="/daleth/3005-25435/" data-ref-id="3005-25435">Daleth</a></li><li>22 (Yoma) <a href="/janus/3005-22119/" data-ref-id="3005-22119">Janus</a></li><li>25 (Warrior) <a href="/zayin/3005-25436/" data-ref-id="3005-25436">Zayin</a></li><li>23 (Warrior) <a href="/daleth/3005-25435/" data-ref-id="3005-25435">Daleth</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Boss 2</h4><ul><li>37 (Fallen) <a href="/baphomet/3005-12508/" data-ref-id="3005-12508">Baphomet</a></li><li>43 (Kunitsu) <a href="/sarutahiko/3005-21648/" data-ref-id="3005-21648">Sarutahiko</a></li><li>26 (Warrior) <a href="/daleth/3005-25435/" data-ref-id="3005-25435">Daleth</a></li><li>50 (Tyrant) <a href="/belphegor/3005-11766/" data-ref-id="3005-11766">Belphegor</a></li><li>53 (Warrior) <a href="/gimmel/3005-25434/" data-ref-id="3005-25434">Gimmel</a></li><li>48 (Herald) <a href="/uriel/3005-13024/" data-ref-id="3005-13024">Uriel</a></li><li>50 (Herald) <a href="/raphael/3005-13030/" data-ref-id="3005-13030">Raphael</a></li><li>54 (Herald) <a href="/michael/3005-13032/" data-ref-id="3005-13032">Michael</a></li><li>69 (Holy Spirit) <a href="/yhvh/3005-6910/" data-ref-id="3005-6910">YHVH</a> Image</li><li>42 (Tyrant) <a href="/hecate/3005-21482/" data-ref-id="3005-21482">Hecate</a></li><li>62 (Deity) <a href="/atavaka/3005-19463/" data-ref-id="3005-19463">Atavaka</a></li><li>54 (Yoma) <a href="/master-therion/3005-12553/" data-ref-id="3005-12553">Master Therion</a></li><li>58 (Tyrant) <a href="/abaddon/3005-14550/" data-ref-id="3005-14550">Abaddon</a></li><li>52 (Tyrant) <a href="/astaroth/3005-17597/" data-ref-id="3005-17597">Astaroth</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Boss 3</h4><ul><li>38 (Divine General) <a href="/kumbhira/3005-22976/" data-ref-id="3005-22976">Kumbhira</a></li><li>38 (Divine General) <a href="/vajra/3005-22974/" data-ref-id="3005-22974">Vajra</a></li><li>37 (Divine General) <a href="/mihira/3005-22973/" data-ref-id="3005-22973">Mihira</a></li><li>37 (Divine General) <a href="/andira/3005-22972/" data-ref-id="3005-22972">Andira</a></li><li>36 (Divine General) <a href="/anila/3005-22971/" data-ref-id="3005-22971">Anila</a></li><li>36 (Divine General) <a href="/sandilya/3005-22969/" data-ref-id="3005-22969">Sandilya</a></li><li>35 (Divine General) <a href="/indara/3005-22968/" data-ref-id="3005-22968">Indara</a></li><li>35 (Divine General) <a href="/pajra/3005-22966/" data-ref-id="3005-22966">Pajra</a></li><li>34 (Divine General) <a href="/mahoraga/3005-22965/" data-ref-id="3005-22965">Mahoraga</a></li><li>34 (Divine General) <a href="/kimnara/3005-22964/" data-ref-id="3005-22964">Kinnara</a></li><li>40 (Divine General) <a href="/catura/3005-22962/" data-ref-id="3005-22962">Catura</a></li><li>40 (Divine General) <a href="/vikarala/3005-22963/" data-ref-id="3005-22963">Vikarala</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Boss 4</h4><ul><li>50 (Drake) <a href="/tiamat/3005-12513/" data-ref-id="3005-12513">Tiamat</a></li><li>70 (Deity) <a href="/vairocana/3005-21621/" data-ref-id="3005-21621">Vairocana</a></li><li>69 (Tyrant) <a href="/mara/3005-10412/" data-ref-id="3005-10412">Mara</a></li><li>30 (Tyrant) <a href="/lucifuge/3005-17474/" data-ref-id="3005-17474">Lucifuge</a></li><li>80 (Tyrant) <a href="/beelzebub/3005-10488/" data-ref-id="3005-10488">Beelzebub</a></li><li>100 (Tyrant) <a href="/lucifer/3005-6907/" data-ref-id="3005-6907">Lucifer</a></li><li>80 (Drake) <a href="/kuzuryu/3005-23438/" data-ref-id="3005-23438">Kuzuryu</a></li><li>77 (Holy Spirit) <a href="/sabaoth/3005-22840/" data-ref-id="3005-22840">Sabaoth</a></li><li>85 (Holy Spirit) <a href="/shaddai/3005-22843/" data-ref-id="3005-22843">Shaddai</a></li><li>93 (Holy Spirit) <a href="/elohim/3005-22845/" data-ref-id="3005-22845">Elohim</a></li><li>100 (Holy Spirit) <a href="/satan/3005-1000/" data-ref-id="3005-1000">Satan</a></li><li>108 (Holy Spirit) <a href="/yhvh/3005-6910/" data-ref-id="3005-6910">YHVH</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Fiend</h4><ul><li>35 <a href="/alice/3005-9958/" data-ref-id="3005-9958">Alice</a></li><li>30 <a href="/ghost-q/3005-21504/" data-ref-id="3005-21504">Ghost Q</a></li><li>50 <a href="/sage-of-time/3005-21503/" data-ref-id="3005-21503">Sage of Time</a></li><li>35 <a href="/hell-biker/3005-19526/" data-ref-id="3005-19526">Hell Biker</a></li><li>40 <a href="/matador/3005-11580/" data-ref-id="3005-11580">Matador</a></li></ul></td><td><h4>Story Demons</h4><ul><li><a href="/gabriel/3005-13031/" data-ref-id="3005-13031">Gabriel</a></li><li><a href="/gemori/3005-17623/" data-ref-id="3005-17623">Gemori</a></li><li><a href="/masakado/3005-19596/" data-ref-id="3005-19596">Masakado</a></li><li><a href="/set/3005-4325/" data-ref-id="3005-4325">Seth</a></li><li><a href="/cherub/3015-6690/" data-ref-id="3015-6690">Cherub</a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><h3>Pop Culture References</h3><p>While the Shin Megami Tensei series' demon rosters are almost always exclusively populated by gods and entities of religion and folklore, a few of Shin Megami Tensei II's demons are culled from pop culture works that were popular prior to the game's creation.</p><ul><li><a href="/betelgeuse/3005-5539/" data-ref-id="3005-5539">Betelgeuse</a>: The bio-exorcist title character of the homophonic 1988 Tim Burton film, played by actor <a href="/michael-keaton/3040-97353/" data-ref-id="3040-97353">Michael Keaton</a>. In Shin Megami Tensei II, he has a polka-dotted suit instead of the pinstripe one he wears in the film, and wears a bat mask and bat necklace in reference to Keaton's subsequent role as <a href="/batman/3005-66/" data-ref-id="3005-66">Batman</a> in the eponymous 1989 box office hit. Betelgeuse also appears as a boss early on in the game, in a large, dragon-like form roughly reminiscent of his <a href="/betelgeuse/3005-5539/all-images/52-296246/0beet2/51-1196131/" data-ref-id="3005-5539">snake transformation</a> seen in the movie.</li><li><a href="/audrey/3005-22802/" data-ref-id="3005-22802">Audrey</a>: The carnivorous talking plant of 1960's Little Shop of Horrors and its 1986 remake.</li><li><a href="/chris-the-car/3005-21474/" data-ref-id="3005-21474">Chris the Car</a>: A take on Christine, the sentient car from Stephen King's 1983 novel and subsequent film.</li><li><a href="/ghost-q/3005-21504/" data-ref-id="3005-21504">Ghost Q</a>: An adaptation of Q-taro, a mischievous ghost from a Japanese manga and anime series called Obake no Q-taro.</li><li><a href="/t-800/3005-5820/" data-ref-id="3005-5820">Messian Terminator</a>: The design of the "Messian Terminator" is based on the appearance of the T-800 model appearing in the 1984 release of <i>The Terminator.</i></li></ul><p>Shin Megami Tensei II also marks the first appearance of <a href="/hell-biker/3005-19526/" data-ref-id="3005-19526">Hell Biker</a>, who is unmistakably similar to the Marvel comics character <a href="/ghost-rider/3005-2467/" data-ref-id="3005-2467">Ghost Rider</a>.</p><h3>English Translation</h3><p>Like with the first <a href="/shin-megami-tensei/3030-19250/" data-ref-id="3030-19250">Shin Megami Tensei</a>, there is a translation patch available on <a href="http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=smt2" rel="nofollow " data-ref-id="false">Aeon Genesis</a>. It was made available on May 13th 2004.</p>