Skadi

Skadi is a recurring demon in the series.
==History==
Skadi (Norse: Skaði), alternatively referred to as Öndurguð or Öndurdís (lit: Snowshoe goddess), is a jötunn, a giantess in Norse mythology. Associated with skiing, the hunt and winter, she is the daughter of Thjazi, one-time wife of the god Njörður, and stepmother of Freyr and Freya.
In The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets authored by Barbara G. Walker in 1983, Skadi was said to be a Celtic goddess who carries the meaning of darkness and shadow, and thus an equivalent to the Irish Scathach. Today, many unique interpretations of mythological figures including Skadi and Mem Aleph by Walker are largely dismissed as unreliable, but her influence has already been spread to modern popular culture including the Megami Tensei series. Not only Skadi's design by Kazuma Kaneko which is completely black from head to toe, in the Japanese version of all games of the series, Skadi's background commentary recycles the same prose which cites Walker's theory without mentioning Skadi's origin as a Norse snowshoe goddess.
==Appearances==
*Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Lady Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Earth Mother Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Lady Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV: Lady Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Lady Race
*Shin Megami Tensei V: Lady Race
*Soul Hackers 2: Lady Race
*Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload: Empress Arcana
*Persona 4 / Golden: Empress Arcana
*Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Empress Arcana
*Persona 5 / Royal: Priestess Arcana
*Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Empress Arcana
*Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2: Deity Class
*Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Lady Race
==Profile==
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
Skadi appears one of the guardians guarding the flow of Magatsuhi to the center within the Amala Temple, in which Skadi represents the guardian of the Red Temple. The Demi-fiend is later requested by Isamu Nitta to liberate the three temples, thus allowing the large amount of Magatsuhi flow towards the center and allows Isamu to harvest it to summon his God of Reason.
Inside the Red Temple, the Demi-fiend must then solve the puzzles of locking him between the normal world and the shadow land; in which the latter transforms into a floor-ridden trap that slowly drains the Demi-fiend's HP. Upon reaching Skadi's throne, Skadi informs the Demi-fiend that she is hungry for Magatsuhi, and that his blood will quench her thirst, engaging the Demi-fiend in battle.
After defeating Skadi, the Demi-fiend can recruit Skadi as his minion by evolving Scathach by reaching at least Lv. 74 himself and completely mastering Scathach's skillset. Skadi is also capable of learning her distinct attack, Earthquake, which inflicts mega Physical damage upon all enemies, in addition to having the unique property of not being able to miss nor critical hit under any circumstances.
===Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE===
Skadi can only be acquired through fusion. She acts as a mid-boss in the Shinagawa Ice Caves and appears as an enemy in the Second Home Extra Dungeon instance.
===Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey===
Skadi will appear in Sector Horologium to confront the protagonist in the neutral route, guarding the wrecked remains of the main elevator shaft which she demolished to prevent anyone from reaching Mem Aleph.
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
Skadi can teach Nanashi the Cold World, Makajamaon and Mamudoon skills through her Demon Whisper. She benefits from learning Ice, Darkness, ailment and healing skills.
===Soul Hackers 2===
Skadi is a demon of the Lady race and can be found as a common enemy in the 24th Ward Municipal Tower Bone Area.
===Persona 3===
Skadi appears as a Persona of the Empress Arcana. She can be summoned by the protagonist once he reaches Lv. 75 or above. Alternatively, Skadi can be obtained via Shuffle Time in the optional dungeon, Monad Depths.
Skadi also holds the distinction of being able to learn the most powerful Ice elemental skill throughout the game, Niflheim.
====FES====
Skadi retains most of her attributes. However, her fusion prerequisite level has been shifted to Lv. 80. In the playable epilogue of FES, titled The Answer, Aigis can also summon Skadi by fusing the appropriate Personas in the Velvet Room.
===Persona 4===
Skadi appears as a Persona of the Empress Arcana. She is available to be summoned once the protagonist reaches Lv. 52 or above. Similar to its predecessor, Skadi excels in Ice-elemental affinities, but she no longer learns the skill Niflheim; the skill is instead learned by Loki.
===Persona 5===
Skadi is the eighth Persona of the Priestess Arcana and can be found as a Shadow in Niijima's Palace and the Sheriruth area of Mementos, with the title "Quaking Lady of Shadow." She is one of two Personas to learn the Null Despair and Repel Ice skills and one of three to learn Ghastly Wail. When itemized using Electric Chair execution, Skadi yields the Snow Queen's Whip melee weapon for Ann Takamaki, which has 210 ATK, 90 ACC and bestows Ann with Auto-Sukukaja at the start of battle.
====Royal====
Despite having her level lowered from 55 to 53, Skadi has gained new powerful skills to make up for this level decrease such as Mabufudyne, Maeigaon, and Deadly Fury. When itemized during a fusion alarm, Skadi will yield the Snow Queen's Whip II for Ann, which has 280 ATK, 90 ACC and bestows Ann with Auto-Sukukaja at the start of battle.
===Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2===
Skadi appears as a normal enemy encounter in the final dungeon of the game, the Sun. Skadi also appears in packs without being assisted by other demons.
===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
==Stats==
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
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===Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth===
===Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
==Gallery==
Skadi.png|As she appears in Persona 3
skadi model.png|Model in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Imagine-Skadi.jpg|As she appears in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Skadi_P5R.jpg|Skadi in Persona 5 Royal
Mamudoon SMT5.gif|Skadi casting Mamudoon in Shin Megami Tensei V
EvilSmile P5.gif|Skadi casting Evil Smile in Persona 5
スカディ - 真・女神転生V 日めくり悪魔 Vol.098|Skadi in SMTV Daily Demon #098
【スカディ】ソウルハッカーズ2 日刊・リンゴと悪魔の未来予測 6-22(水)|Skadi in SH2 Daily Ringo's Demon Prediction 6/22
==In Other Languages==
Language	Name
Japanese	スカディ (Sukadi)
French 	Skadi
Italian 	Skadi
German 	Skadi
Spanish 	Skadi
Category:Norse Mythology
Category:Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Demons
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