Asterius

Asterius, known as Asterios in the Japanese version, is a demon in the series.
==History==
Asterion, alternatively called Asterios or Asterius, is a name given to two figures in Greek mythology. 
The first Asterion was a sacred king of Crete whose wife Europa was seduced by Zeus when he assumed the form of the Cretan bull, producing Minos. He is the son of Tectamus and an unnamed daughter of Cretheus. His father sailed to Crete and became the ruler of the island. Asterion inherited the throne from his father and he was the king of Crete at the time and married Europa, who was abducted by Zeus, becoming the stepfather of her sons by Zeus. Asterion brought up his stepsons, one of them being Minos and when he died childless, Minos took the throne and "banished" his brothers. 
The second Asterion was in fact the Minotaur, star at the center of the labyrinth on Cretan coins, the son of Minos's wife fathered by the Cretan Bull as punishment for Minos not sacrificing it in Poseidon's honor. "Minotaur" is simply a name of Hellenic coining to describe his Cretan symbolism, since "Minotaur" is a portmanteau of Minos and taûros, the Greek word for bull.
==Appearances==
*Shin Megami Tensei IV: Beast Race, DLC
*Persona 4 Arena / Ultimax: Fortune Arcana
**Persona 4 Arena (Manga)
*Persona 5 / Royal: Fortune Arcana, DLC (Picaro DLC)
*Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Fortune Arcana, DLC (Picaro DLC)
==Profile==
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
Asterius is obtainable in the DLC quest "Money Makes the Underworld Turn." A man in the only room on the map offers his fusion data in exchange for Golden Jet x10. He is a palette swap of the Minotaur. Asterius can be summoned through a special fusion of Morax, Raiju and Halphas. He can teach Flynn the Megaton Press and Charge skills through his Demon Whisper.
===Persona 4 Arena===
Asterius is an extension of Shadow Labrys that takes the form of a large humanoid only partially coming out of the ground, surrounded by flames, with a bull's skull for a head, and several chains restraining it to the ground. It is implied Asterius is a true Persona due to Shadow Labrys having developed an ego separate from the true Labrys.
=== Persona 5===
Asterius can be added to the Persona Compendium as DLC. Like the other Personas, he is available in two different versions: a default version and an upgraded variation called "Asterius Picaro." Both versions have access to Titanomachia, which is the strongest ability other than its Instant Kill from Persona 4 Arena. Asterius appears to have Shadow Labrys' traits, as while it is willing to be the protagonist's persona, it warns that if he lets down his guard, it will crush him, similar to the relationship between Labrys and her Shadow Self. When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Asterius will yield the Thunder Horns accessory, giving the wearing +10 Endurance and +Fire attacks, while his Picaro version will yield a Gigantomachia Skill Card. 
====Royal====
When itemized during a fusion alarm, Asterius will yield the Inferno Horns accessory, which gives the wearer +13 endurance and the Fire Amp Skill,while his Picaro variant will yield a Agneyastra Skill Card instead.
==Stats==
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
===Persona 5 / Royal===
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==Gallery==
Asterius in P4A opening.jpg|Asterius in the opening of Persona 4 Arena
Asterius sprite.png|Asterius' sprite
Asterius_P4AM.jpg|Asterius as it appears in the Persona 4 Arena manga
P5 Asterius.jpg|Asterius in Persona 5 Royal
P5 Asterius2.jpg|Asterius Picaro in Persona 5 Royal
Asterius-Picaro-Q2.jpg|Asterius Picaro in Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
==In Other Languages==
Language	Name
Japanese	アステリオス (Asuteriosu)アステリオス・賊神 (Asuteriosu Pikaro)
French 	AstérionAstérion Picaro
Italian 	AsteriusAsterius Picaro
German 	AsteriusAsterius Picaro
Spanish 	AsteriónAsterión Pícaro
Category:Greco-Roman Mythology
Category:Persona 4 Arena Characters
Category:Neutral Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV
Category:Persona 4 Arena Personas
Category:Persona Q2 Personas