Shin Megami Tensei V daily demon vol. 092 – Ame no Uzume
Posted on September 13, 2021 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos
Atlus is back with its second demon trailer of the day for Shin Megami Tensei V, with Ame no Uzume receiving the latest showcase. It’s another classic creature with a long history in the series.
The Megami Tensei Wiki provides the following background information on Ame no Uzume:
Ame no Uzume, also known as Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto, The Great Persuader, and The Heavenly Alarming Female, is the goddess of dawn, mirth, meditation, revelry and the arts in the Shinto religion of Japan, and the wife of Sarutahiko Okami. Her name can also be pronounced as Ama-no-Uzume. She is also known as Omiyanome-no-Okami, an inari kami possibly due to her relationship with her husband.
She famously relates to the tale of the missing sun deity, Amaterasu. In that tale, Amaterasu’s brother, the storm god Susano-o, had vandalized her sacred buildings and brutally killed one of her maidens because she refused to trust him. In turn, Amaterasu became terrified of his wrath and retreated into a cave. The world, without the illumination of the sun, became dark and the gods could not lure Amaterasu out of her hiding place.
The clever Uzume overturned a tub near the cave entrance and began a dance on it, tearing off her clothing in front of the other deities. They considered this so comical that they laughed heartily at the sight. Amaterasu heard them, and peered out to see what all the fuss was about. When she opened the cave, she saw her glorious reflection in a mirror which Uzume had placed on a tree, and slowly emerged from her hiding spot.
At that moment, the god Ame-no-Tajikarawo dashed forth and closed the cave behind her, refusing to budge so that she could no longer retreat. Another god tied a magic rope across the entrance. The deities Ame-no-Koyane and Ame-no-Futodama then asked Amaterasu to rejoin the divine. She agreed, and light was restored to the earth.
We’ve attached the Shin Megami Tensei V video for Ame no Uzume below.
Shin Megami Tensei V is scheduled to arrive for Switch on November 12. We’ve been posting all of the new demon trailers for the game, which can be found here.
