This is weird, this feels like a grownup version of those “who’s your favorite Pokémon” talks on the playground Weirdly nostalgic

4:12 “He’s a Jack Frost who for one reason or another turned evil…” And the reason is a pun. Jack Frost in Japanese is ジャックフロスト (Jakku Furosuto). Switch one letter, and you get ジャアクフロスト (Jaaku Furosuto). “Jaaku” is a Japanese word 邪悪, “wicked”, “evil”, so “Evil Frost”. The English translation went it Black Frost to preserve the pun.

Shoutouts to pixie for being the most consistent smt waifu

"This is my Pixie. There are a lot of them alike, but this one is mine."

"Pixie is really basic" And that's one reason Pixie is great. E: Abaddon looks like a mouth toad monster.

My top 10 demons: 1. Mothman 2. Mothman 3. Mothman 4. Mothman 5. Mothman 6. Mothman 7. Mothman 8. Mothman 9. Mothman 10. Mothman

I know it’s never been usable, but a demon I’ve always though was cool was The Reaper in the Persona games due to how he’s depicted. The Reaper with a scythe? Nah, try *2 long barrel revolvers.* Also, could you do a top 10 on smt bosses? I know a lot of them are ridiculous.

The best one ever is my sleep paralysis demon. I call him Jack Frost.

1) Jack Frost 2) Pyro Jack 3) Black Frost 4) Demonee-ho 5) King Frost 6) Jack the Ripper 1)Mothman 8) Who cares 9) Who cares 10) Mara

Shiva is almost always represented well in RPG's. In GBF, he's easily the best summon call in the entire game and one of the best fire elemental unit you can get.

The fact that neither Yoshitsune nor Alice were on this list breaks my heart.

"Shiva is a demon that has helped me take down god on many occasions and I don't think that will be changing in SMTV." You were right about the taking down god part. Not so sure about the helping you part.

The fascinating thing about Seth is there's actually really complicated and in-depth reason why he's depicted as a dragon. okay so he's dragon like form actually comes from the original Digital Devil novels that inspired the entire Shin Megami Tensei franchise. In the novel series he's the demon master of a dark sorcerer from Arkham Massachusetts, AKA one of the most iconic fictional town from HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. And this isn't a coincidence, there's a reason why Seth is the master of a character that is basically ripped right from an HP Lovecraft story and it has to do with the real life historical occult teachings of Kenneth Grant a real life author occultist and student of the infamous Aleister Crowley. Kenneth Grant basically developed what is generally referred to as the typhonian School of esoteric Magick. In this he took the working the archaeological series of the time that postulated a syncretism between the serpentine/ dragon like Typhon from Greek mythology with Seth from Egyptian myth. He then took this entity which he referred to as Sut-Typhon and associated it Yog-Sothoth an entity from the lovecraftian mythos. He was one of the first to adopt the fictional universe of Lovecraft and his inner circle into a set of symbols and archetypes that could be used for ritual magic. His school of Typhonian Magick, which blended elements of Greek and Egyptian mythology, Hindu philosophy, and Lovecraft's fiction became the primary basis for Modern day Khaos magic. So the original author of The Digital Devils created a series influence by tons of real world historical occult teachings, so he naturally included the teachings of Crowley and Grant in his worldbuliding. The original trilogy of novels is a Sci-Fi series and was basically his attempt at creating his own contribution to the Cthulhu mythos because he was a huge fan of Lovecraft and his work which is far more science fiction genre then pure horror.

The walking animation of Surt in IMAGINE is.. something special

Black Frost is just the definition of "Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb."

My favorite demon is probably Cu Chulainn! I LOVE his Nocturne design, with the white and blue armor and the long dark hair. Also, while he's never, like, the most powerful demon in the game, he's ALWAYS one of the best demons at his level. In SMT IV he's the first demon to whisper a 1-4 hit medium magic attack at level 50, which is useful until the very end of the game. In Persona 5 R he comes with a near perfect kit for crit fishing right out of the box, with rebellion, apt pupil, one shot kill, and charge. I love Cu Chulainn a lot lol

I'll have to say Alice really, I think her design, thought Abit simple, is very iconic from just a glare. Plus he has appeared in most of the games and is always a good pick up in my party

Ahhh Pixie ..the Only TRUE friend of every Main Character in every SMT game :)

Fun fact: According to wikipedia, Metatron is not a Judeo-Christian angel but rather a "Judeo-Islamic" angel. Despite that, my own research led me to believe that Metatron is a very minor angel in Islam, the most prominent angel in the religion being Gabriel (or Jibril).

Just started getting into the SMT series, and I seriously love Black Frost. Specifically the fact that he's not evil. He's *Hee Ho* evil

Titania. She's gorgeous, a great healer, and in P3(FES, P), you have a chance to refill your magic. If you have Oberon on your team as well, you can use the skill Summer Dream to create a random effect on the battle field. One of these is to heal up your party member's HP AND SP, meaning that the only thing stopping you from getting to the next top step in Tartarus is the fatigue system. Which I've never had a problem with.

I've got a massive soft spot for Fortuna and Kikuru-hime. Both of them have designs that I absolutely adore. P3 was my first game and I remember my Fortuna sticking with me for way longer than she had any right to. As for Kikuru-hime she has ALWAYS been my main healer for literally every smt and persona game. She was best for me in 3 but I also remember just not finding a better healer in 4 so she was genuinely there until the end despite being so underlevelled.

The lore of black frost is kinda sad actually something about him being evil then making a friend being judged(maybe?) then given only one day of his entire life to spend time with his friend then disappears and never to see each other again

Black Frost carried me in persona 3, till I got beelzebub and he blew down anything that stood in my way from them on

My personal favorite 'demon" is Messiah from Persona 3. Its a design that always stuck with me, with all the symbolism involved with how he looks and a facial feature similar to the Sun social link, representing everything the Protagonist has learned as he seeks to sacrifice himself to overcome death for everyone. It works on so many levels, and in general, the Persona symbolism in 3 is so good, very like 1 and 2. Pity they dropped it a lot for 4 and 5. I know persona exclusive demons are cheating, so otherwise, my favorite is Metatron. His boss fight in Nocturne is spectacular, I love how Kaneko took the "tron" in his name to become a literal robot. Its so good. I love biblically accurate angels (as you brought up with Throne) and while Metatron isn't exactly that, hes still my favorite and I make sure to fuse him in every game I can. So much better than a pretty angel. He invokes a feeling of cold terror, and its awesome

My favorite is Metatron because I love the lore and the way he looks And also Kusi Mitama because the face is funny

Top 10 hardest smt boss fights? No final bosses and maybe limit it to 1 per game.

Beelzebub, cause of how absolutely terrifying he looks, and how his alternate forms relate to how his myth goes. It's quite interesting, really.

Demonee-ho is one of my favorites. He gets one of the best suits in the series, gets 3 really good unique skills, and his character is just really funny to interact with.

Girimehkala is my favorite and it's nice to see it got on to the list. Something about that big eye and proboscis really resonates with me

Using a concentrated ragnarok amplified by fire boost + amp, along with a max magic stat always feels so impressive in P3

I think Abaddon's design is supposed to be based on "Hellmouth", an artisitc choice in the medieval ages where the entrance to hell is depicted as the mouth of a beast.

Anyone else just realize that back in the day people confused shin megami for pokemon and tried to get pokemon banned because in it you supposedly summoned demons?

My fav one is Mastema simply cuz he look like Todd Howard

The demons that immediately come to mind as my favorites are Seth, Cu Chulainn, Alice, Trumpeter, and all of the SMTIV Archangel designs

Mothman is my favorite. Nocturne, raidou, persona, SJ, there hasn't been a game yet where it has been dead weight to the team. When I reach the part in the games where I can fuse it, I'm always able to make it such a great support with buffs/debuffs and attack spells.

Pixie is one of my favorite demons. It's simple, but a memorable design and I like the character, sue me. I also love Alice. Being one of the more powerful demons but also being an adorable little girl based on a book a lot of us read growing up is just hilarious to me.

"A list of all the demons I like would take forever" Honestly, I AM HERE TO LEARN LET'S GO MORE DEMONS

Picked up Devil Survivor Overclocked as my first 3DS SMT to play during quarantine (lol) and yeah Black Frost is the best

Alice is my #1 favorite👌 it's cute when she say "will you die for me"

Jack Frost is my boy. That face never changes, he looks so out of place, he's adorable. I love it. Plus the puns are just amazing. Hee-Ho, it's time for you to go.

I’m not sure if this counts, but Azathoth from Persona 5 Royal has one of the neatest designs I’ve ever seen in these games, and the boss fight itself is great, so I’d say that’s one of my favorites. Aside from that, I’ve always thought Metatron was pretty cool, even if he is a pain to fuse most of the time, and Loki (specifically Akechi’s) is just SO cool looking.

Moh Shivuu never fails to carry me through the early game in all her appearances. Good movelist which can be flexible thanks to her slightly balanced stats. Slightly biased on this because in Raidou vs Soulless Army, she comes early with wind spells, healing and has the Fly detective skill

One of my favorites is Norn. She is usually pretty consistent to get and if you fuse her, you got yourself a great Caster/Healer!

My favorite demon is from Nocturne and its Raidou Kuzunoha from the series Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army

Metatron is one of my favorite demons, because I like his design and it became one of my best units on my second run in SMT IV . IT has also an interesting background story.

I really like Fafnir's design in P5R. Asterius, Satan, and Baphomet are all great too.

I’m a new fan so I’m not too well verse in SMT but atm my top 10 is: 1. Bugs 2. Forneus 3. Titiania 4. Satanael 5. Yoshitsune 6. Alice 7. Matador 8. Sraosha 9. Kohryu 10. Pixie

My favourite Demon is Jack "Hee Ho" Frost

As a Hindu boi myself, I love the representation of our deities in SMT games. Fun fact:- Keeping Pralaya exclusive to Shiva is probably a reference to him being the Destroyer as he brings Pralaya(destruction).

I realy hope to see a mega ten or persona game with all 3 of the jack brothers, I mean Jack Frost, Pyro Jack (Jack - o - Lantern) and Jack the Reaper

Favorite ones are: 5. The angels, like, all of them, I like all of their designs in SMTV specifically. 4. Setante and Cu Chualinn, I love the story of Setante. 3. Idun, she is stupid useful with her unique healing ability. 2. Pixie, same reason, plus, she looks cute 1. Manananggal, I’m stupidly biased to this cause I’m Filipino, but I love how they made her and gave her her own unique skill, I also like how they’re branching out into Filipino culture with it, I’d like to see a Kapre join one day, or even a Tiyanak!

Tiamat, she was the first of the more intimidating demons i got to summon in smt4, really freaky design that i grew to love after learning about her lore (mother of the sea and monsters that inhabit it). it was also a really awesome suprise to see the big role she plays in Deep strange journey.

Personally I love Wu Kong, his lore and the various designs they gave him. The Monkey King is my favorite legend, so to see him get representation is awesome. I also love Daisojou. His resistances in Nocturne and his unique skills make him an endgame demon for me, especially when using the Mitama to boost his stats. Then of course, who could forget.. Yoshistune, especially from P5R. Hassou Tobi + Charge.

There are a lot to pick from but Fafnir is one of my favorites. While i have only played P5R and just started P4G, Fafnir is just so cool. The badass mechanical dragon design is the main selling point, but his gameplay in P5R is the main reason i love him. Once i got him, he was my nuke damage guy and damn was he good at it, Combined with his resistances (repel phys and gun, drain fire and nuke) made him a staple in my team, he's now one of my two "Nullifying buff" personas, immune to everything and focus on buffs and debuffs, with the other being Mara I also have a soft spot for Hecatoncheires as he was my main physical persona (with null phys) for a good chunk of the game Mithras, Kaiwan, and Decarabia also have a spot for being great magic damage, Mithras actually being the one to carry me through the Okumura fight

Loved the video and would love to see more top 10s! Beelzebub is definitely my favorite demon. Nocturne was one of the first RPGs i ever played, and the idea of fusing a boss you beat to make him an ally was mind blowing for me. So to actually be able to fuse a demon lord that had a whole section of the Kalpa cursed, and has badass skills, and looks sinister as hell...and upgrades from his human form to his fly form, thats a keeper for sure! and since then he's always been my fav.

Seth is my favorite because it’s a dragon named Seth. It’s amazing

Y'know, I'm surprised you didn't mention the connection between Satanael and Satan in the megami tensei lore, as I think it's one of the most fascinating and compelling things about both of those demons. The angel cast out of heaven for defying a corrupt false-god and giving humanity freedom, choosing to serve under the true gods eternal enemy, Lucifer. It's great stuff, and I hope that in future games that lore is fleshed out more

Maria just has to be my favorite Demon along with many others in MegaTen. I mean, we’re literally summoning Jesus’s mom! What’s not to like?! She also has been appearing more recently with SJR and P5R (coincidentally ends with R...) which more people know how cool her design is.

My favorite is Alice! I like to chease enemys with "Die For Me", but I Miss the Card soldier animation.

I remember when I got my first Surt in Persona 3. I went from dealing around 100 damage on average to 1200 damage with Mind Charge Ragnarok. Fun times.

One of my favorite Demons(or Personas becuase i have only played P4 and P5) is Shiki-Ouji. I think the design of this paper mache man is really damn cool, with him being white on one side, and red on the other. Also, in P5, his resistances are SUPER good for where you get him. Nulls Phys, Gun, Bless, AND, Curse? Yes please!

God...this is the channel I really really need. thanks man. truly.

With SMT V and Nocturne remastered coming next year, I think your channel will grow tremendously. Keep it up, dude!

I love all the Jacks. I even have a Jack Frost Nendoroid that looks absolutely *perfect.*

Ahh, mine's Mother Harlot, has to be the design, and being the Queen of Fiends in most games kinda, i think, sadly i don't think i've ever got her in SMT because she's always so high level or i simply didn't find her, she's kinda on the weaker side on Persona like mostly every Fiend there feels like, always do my best to make her strong though and use her in my final party. Next would be Ongyo-Ki, he looks absolutely sick, and he's the boss of the 3 other Onis i think, i already like the other 3 Oni as it is, i think they are all really strong demons at the point they appear, but fuse them together and the guy becomes Ongyo-Ki some ultimate black demon that can now make copies of himself, think he is almost always crazy strong in any game, also love his quote whenever you fuse him in most games "Oh so you can see me?" Referring to his ability. Pretty much those two, just a fair mention i go apeshit whenever i see Loa for some reason, certainly did when he even got added in Royal, i just can't explain Loa at all cause im confused about it myself.

Another fantastic video, and pretty dang inciteful on some of their mythos! Great work!

I love Cybele(she was my strongest demon in persona 3) There is Yoshitsune, Amaterasu, Trumpter, Daisoujou, Anant and Okininushi

I really like hell biker! He's kinda like Ghost Rider in marvel and I always thought he was pretty cool too.

My favourites are Ame-no-Uzume and Baal. Love how Kaneko captured their grace and power with their designs

Great vid. A note on Abaddon for you, (pro. Aba-don) he has a giant mouth in his design because before he was named an angel in revelations, in the Torah he was not so much an entity but a endless bottomless pit in Sheol.

I got Attis for the fitst time mid game in P3 and I’ve loved him ever since. A combination of Evil Smile, Fear Boost, and Ghastly Wail made him a beast, and Thermopylae was a staple in a lot of my P5 playthroughs. I think he has a fantastic design and he’s just generally really cool

Mt favorite has to be Thanatos, specifically the persona 3 design. He was the first Persona i ever saw and he introduced me to the franchise as a whole.

I've always liked Succubus, making her op as fuck in the Persona games and having her for a little too long in the SMT games

My number one is Metatron by far! Great vid!

I love watching your videos on Megaten demons, would definitely love to see more ! As for my favorite demons I would say Mother Harlot, Beelzebub, Berith, Eligor, Nidhoggr, and probably some others I can’t think of at this moment.

I always call Girimehkala; Harry Elephante. He is the greatest and if I'm ever in doubt I use him and it somehow works out every time. King shit

Currently replaying my Atlus games in prep for SMT V. Just replayed beat SMT 4 again yesterday and I gotta say I adore everything about Sanat from that DLC quest and as an ally. Also Minotaur is one of my favorites because of how reliable I've always found him.

Nice list. Oh and great that there is only Kaneko representation here. Man of true taste.

I'd say my top 3 demons would be Alice (because they have an interesting backstory, and are probably the best mudo demons in the series), Nebiros (cool design, nice magic-focused demon and persona, also ties in with Alice's backstory), and Girimehkala for similar reasons to Nyarly (great resistances, great choice in almost every game they're in, etc)

Ancient of Days is one of those demons I hope we get to see someday. God's aspects representation is always welcome because it helps to keep the YHVH concept fresh and this specific demon did a great job in that regard. The design also has this Kaneko style prevalent in most higher rank demons.

Nice list man! One of the best series that has collectible monsters.

I'd love to see more, but as a very new player of the games... I was looking for a kinda... Guide to help with the overwhelming amount of stuff the games throw at you, so maybe something like a "guide to SMT, fusion and gameplay mindset" or something?

Pixie has always been one of my favorites but Maria has overtaken that. I love her design and healing abilities. They developers really stuck to her mythology.

Some of my favorites are Alice, Surt, Seigfried, Beelzebub, Metatron, and Scathach.

Gratz on 50k man! Well deserved ✌️

All solid choices, but for me, Mother Harlot and Jezebel are top tier. Harlot as a representative of the whole Fiends and Jezebel as of the Bel race.... such cool concepts for demons in the Megaten lore! Also, Ongyo-Ki is a must have in all my playthroughs in which he appear. I love the evil Oni so much!

My favorite Demon is Thor he saved my ass the first time i played persona 3. And now i try to get him in every game he is in.

My favorite demon will probably always be Lucifer. I mean, it's kinda of an easy choice, but hey, the guy is just very cool.

I’m honestly wondering how the hell ive ever completed an SMT/persona game with the demons I use 🤣 I’ve learned so much from these videos, and honestly, my latest p4 run has been the easiest ever 🤣🤣 pre ordered Nocturne for my switch today too, and I’ve never ever played it, can’t wait! And I’ve you to thank for it. I always loved SMT and I had so many opportunities to get it and never did, and some people want silly prices online.... but I took the plunge and it’s out in 10 days! Thank you so much!!!

Amazing video honey! I love that you covered such a large range of demons throughout the series' entirety. Your transitions in your videos are improving so much lately and I adore it ❤

Shoutout to ose for carrying me through persona 4 from rises dungeon to izanami

I love Odin in 4 apocalpyse design. I loved the short time i used him before i benched him.

The only way I can imagine people being scared of the “people with halos and wings” interpretation of angels would be if they suddenly appeared via flash bang. Like the shepherds in the middle of the night suddenly surprised by a great flash of light.

I think my top 10 probably looks something like: 10) Mem Aleph 9) Mothman 8) Maria 7) Daisoujou 6) Seraph 5) Belberith 4) Jezebel 3) Jack Frost 2) Mermaid 1) SMT 4 Michael And that doesn't even include other favorites like Chemtrail, Yoshitsune, David, Vouivre, Pandora, Sarasvati, Mara, Lailah and Tlaltecuhtli.

Man I really love Mot because of Beast eye

mothman! mothman! MOTHMAN!

Shiva is not just a great demon, but in SMT V he's easily my favourite bonus boss ever. He just summons his family to beat you up while he dances.

Thor has stuck with me a lot in P3P with memories of using Arms Master to just spam Deathbound and power through floors. Rakshasa is also super iconic and cool-looking for me. I never played much of Nidhoggr but I love its design. Portraying a dragon eating the roots of the World Tree as this parasitic-looking maggot-centipede with a giant mouth is so brilliant.

Top 10 Best Megami Tensei Demons Me: "You mean every demon Kaneko has design?"