Maitreya (Shin Megami Tensei)

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==Summary==
"Also known as Maitreya Bodhisattva. Said to be the successor to the current Buddha. Name means "loving-kindness". Currently resides in the Tusita Heaven. Will become Buddha in 5,670,000,000 years, during which he will lead many to salvation."
:-Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse Compendium
Maitreya, also known as Miroku, is a figure from Buddhist Eschatology, said to be the successor of the current Buddha, Siddharta Gautama, who will descend upon the world in 5,670,000,000 years during a future in which all living beings have forgotten about the principles of the dharma, and thereby achieve complete enlightenment in order to lead all of humanity towards salvation. Etimologically speaking, his name is derived from the Proto-Iranian noun "Mitra," and thus it is often speculated that his figure is itself a derivation of the Indo-Iranian deity of the same name, with their shared status as a divine helper who will arrive in the far future being often seen as a characteristic that points further in the direction of a link between the two.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Maitreya | Mitra-Buddha
Name: Maitreya, Miroku | Mitra
Origin: Megami Tensei
Gender: Male.
Age: Inapplicable. Exists beyond time.
Classification: Demon, Fury, Future Boddhisatva, Member of the Divine Powers | Indo-Iranian God, Buddha
Powers and Abilities:
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Absorption (Naturally absorbs all ice and electricity-based attacks), Cognitive Physiology (Mid-Tier), Ice Manipulation, Magic, Power Nullification (Created the Tokugawa Mandala, which could shut down the Demon Summoning Program entirely. Has a 47% chance of inflicting mute on all foes with Makajamaon), Resistance Negation, Sealing
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All previous powers and abilities on much greater scales, in addition to Cognitive Physiology (Archetype), Damage Boost and vastly enhanced Soul Manipulation (His energy is described as connecting the Heavens and the Earth, and as such he can isolate the two in order to sever souls from the cycle of reincarnation, causing them to become unbound by the universe they are from, and nullifying all ressurection magic)
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Attack Potency: Low Complex Multiverse level (Superior to the Four Heavenly Kings, who stand subservient to Maitreya and obey his every command) | Outerverse level (Returned to his original form as a Buddha, and is thus an entity of a similar nature to Sakya and Seraph, residing above the illusory material world and in a world of pure nothingness at the basis of all existence, beyond the concept of dimensions entirely)
Speed: Immeasurable | Omnipresent
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable | Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Low Complex Multiverse level | Outerverse level
Durability: Low Complex Multiverse level | Outerverse level
Stamina: Infinite
Range: Outerversal
Standard Equipment: None Notable.
Intelligence: Likely Nigh-Omniscient. Has profound knowledge over the nature of the universe and existence as a whole, possessing insight over the mechanism surrounding the cycle of life and death itself, and having travelled to 5,670,000,001 worlds in his journey towards enlightenment. Vastly amplified as Mitra-Buddha, due to having regained his true form as an enlightened being.
Weaknesses: None Notable.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
More detailed information on this character's skill list can be found in the Megami Tensei wiki
Buffs and Debuffs: A set of skills that, as the name implies, allows the caster to greatly amplify their own physical attributes and reduce that of their foes, thus allowing one to stand up to much stronger opponents by closing or even reversing the gap in power between them. Outside of gameplay limitations, they can be stacked indefinitely, and sufficient usages of buffs allow the caster to survive attacks that would otherwise obliterate them with only minor injuries and amplify their speed to the point of completely outspeeding opponents that could previously predict all of their movements, while debuffs have a directly proportional effect on the enemy's statistics.
* Enlightenment: Increases all of his statistics by one rank, and alters his affinities so all of his weaknesses are absorbed for one turn.
* Dekaja: Removes all statistics amplifications from all foes. Only avaliable to Mitra-Buddha.
* Illogical Rejection: Prevents all statistics amplification applied on himself from being undone. Only avaliable to Mitra-Buddha.
* Self-Righteous Vow: Passive ability that boosts all of his statistics by one rank if any of his weaknesses are targetted. Only avaliable to Mitra-Buddha.
Almighty Attacks: The highest class of spells in the Megami Tensei franchise, consisting largely of powerful non-elemental attacks that have the special property of completely bypassing any resistances or immunities that a target may possess, be them innate or magically enforced, the latter of which including anything from reflective barriers to items that distort the very laws of the universe in order to protect the user from all forms of damage, and they are likewise unable to blocked, drained or generally defended against.
* 5.67 Billion Hands: Maitreya attacks with his many arms, dealing weak almighty damage to all foes.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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