Vetala

Vetala is a demon in the series.
==History==
Vetala are evil spirits from Hindu folklore with varying shapes and forms who haunts cemeteries and takes demonic possession or control of corpses and are constantly plotting their return to the realm of the living or attacking humans until they are mangled. Their eyes glow with a dull light.
Legends say that the Vetala wield secret arts and can raise the dead by chanting mantras. They make their displeasure known by troubling humans. They can drive people mad, kill children and cause miscarriages. There are spells to utilize them to manipulate the dead. They suck the blood of their victims and bend them to their will, even controlling their movement like puppets.
Vetala are considered the greatest of all evil spirits but were also known as vampires or leaders of ghosts. They were also known as Preta as the most dangerous of them.
In Buddhist tradition, they are called Kondara or Metara.
==Appearances==
*Megami Tensei II: Haunt Race
*Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Haunt Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Ghost Race
*Shin Megami Tensei II: Haunt Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: if... / Hazama's Chapter: Haunt Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Devil's Colosseum: Haunt Race
*Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Haunt Race
*Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Haunt Race as Rakshasa
*Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Haunt Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Haunt Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV: Ghost Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Ghost Race
*Last Bible III
*Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Haunt Race
*Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Haunt Race
*Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku: Haunt Race
*Megami Ibunroku Persona: Haunt Order (as Moroku in the PSX version)
*Persona: Tsumi to Batsu
*Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Devil Arcana
*Persona 4 / Golden: Devil Arcana
*Devil Children Black Book & Red Book: Specter Race
*Devil Children White Book: Specter Race
*Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Haunt Race
*Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2: Yaksa Class, Boss
*Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Haunt Race
==Profile==
===Megami Tensei II===
A man in Korakuen boasts about his pet Vetala and challenges the hero. After its defeat, the hero obtains the Earth Talisman.
===Shin Megami Tensei===
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
Vetala is incorrectly named Rakshasa in the original English release. It appears in the Yurakucho Tunnel, although as a haunt the Demi-fiend cannot speak to them unless he either uses the Jive Talk conversation skill if he has it or encounters one in a dazed demon state during the Full Kagutsuchi.
In Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster its name has been changed to Vetala.
===Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE===
Vetala can be contracted in Shinagawa's Catacombs of the Templar Knight during the new moon phase. They appear in Ikebukuro as one of the demons contracted by punks and as one of the two final bosses of the Old Tokyo Metro instance.
===Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
Vetala acts as a guard of Shinjuku's entrance in the world of Infernal Tokyo, requiring payment to let people pass. When attempting to get the usual payment from Akira, he learns from Walter that he is trying to attack Shinjuku's leader and decides to punish his Neurishers, stating that he is next. He is scared by how strong the Samurai are as they defeat him and complains about how it isn't fair before dying.
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
Vetala can teach Nanashi the Eat Whole, Acid Breath and Fog Breath skills through its Demon Whisper. It benefits from learning Darkness, support and Physical skills.
===Persona 3===
One of Elizabeth's Requests is to create a Vetala that has inherited the spell Maragi. Fusing Pyro Jack with Chimera can result in a Vetala with the skill Maragi.
===Persona 4===
A persona of the Devil Arcana, Vetala specializes in inflicting ailments upon enemies. Vetala can be found in Shuffle Time in both Steamy Bathhouse and Marukyu Striptease.
===Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2===
Vetala is the first boss encountered in the game, leading a group of Karma Society soldiers in an attempt to break into the Lokapala's Underground City. It can later be encountered as a normal enemy in the Power plant.
===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
==Stats==
===Megami Tensei II===
===Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei===
====Megami Tensei II====
===Shin Megami Tensei===
===Shin Megami Tensei II===
===Shin Megami Tensei: if...===
===Shin Megami Tensei NINE===
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
===Last Bible III===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner===
===Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers===
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===Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku===
===Megami Ibunroku Persona===
===Persona 3===
===Persona 4===
===Devil Children Black/Red/White Book===
===Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2===
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===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
==Gallery==
Vetala2.JPG|Vetala as seen in Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
vetala.JPG|Artwork from Devil Children Red/Black Book
Vetala-Model.png|Vetala as seen in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Imagine-Vetala.jpg|Vetala in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
LB3 Vetala.gif|Vetala's sprite in Last Bible III
Vetala Card.GIF|Vetala in Card Summoner
==In Other Languages==
Language	Name
Japanese	ヴェータラ (Vētara)
French 	Vetala
Italian 	Vetala
German 	Vetâla
Spanish 	Vetal
Category:Hindu Mythology
Category:Buddhist Mythology
Category:Yaksa Class
Category:Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Demons
Category:Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Demons
Category:Chaos Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Category:Shin Megami Tensei IV Bosses
Category:Card Summoner Demons
Category:Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Demons
Category:Shin Megami Tensei TRPG Demons