Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance daily demon vol. 23 – Daisoujou

Another Daily Demon video for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance has been released by Atlus. Today we’re given some further information about Daisoujou.

A demon of the Fiend race, Daisoujou has appeared in almost every mainline entire of the Shin Megami Tensei series, and was part of the Return of the True Demon DLC pack in Shin Megami Tensei V. He will be available in the same capacity in Vengeance, and players will be able to add him to their party after defeating him in battle during that quest and unlocking the ability to fuse him. The Megami Tensei wiki has the following information regarding his origins:

Daisoujou’s design is based on the Buddhist mummies, Sokushinbutsu (即身仏, literally “Buddhist monk preserved as is”). These monks performed self-mummification by starving themselves for about three years. At the end of these three years, they were entombed alive with just enough room to sit crosslegged. A tube was placed in the ground, leading to the tomb for air. The monk had a bell with him and every day, someone would listen for the bell to make sure the monk was still alive. When the bell no longer rang, the air tube was removed and the tomb was completely sealed. A thousand days later, the body would be exhumed. If it was preserved, it was revered as a god and were said that one will appear in front of people on the day of salvation.

Check out the trailer below:

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance launches for Switch on June 14, 2024.