Seth (Shin Megami Tensei)

==Summary==
Seth is an egyptian deity, and the god of the desert and storms, once held to have been one of the greatest divinities of ancient egypt. He is most well-known for battling his brother, Osiris, for dominion over Egypt and the world at large, ultimately killing him battle and splitting his body into several pieces before being himself defeated and castrated by the son that Osiris' spirit had fathered, Horus. In spite of this, however Seth had a number of heroic, positive qualities, and himself was said to have battled the serpent Apep each night in order to prevent it from devouring the earth as Ra journeyed through the Underworld, with these discrepancies often leading scholars to assert that Set was himself demonized into an evil deity as his negative attributes were more and more emphasized over time, and others to claim that his existence and figure in fact laid the groundwork for the Judeo-Christian idea of Satan.
Due to their concepts being so closely related, Seth, in most instances in which he plays a role in a main storyline, is often portrayed as tied to Satan's very existence, with Shin Megami Tensei II depicting him as one half of the latter's existence, heavily implied to be his physical body deprived of an animating essence, sealed in an eternal sleep within the Demon World and placed under the careful watch of Lucifer by God Himself.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Regular Portrayals | Shin Megami Tensei II / Digital Devil Saga 2 | Archetype
Name: Seth, Set, Sat
Origin: Megami Tensei
Gender: Male.
Age: Inapplicable. Exists beyond time
Classification: Demon, Vile, Egyptian God of the Desert, Chaos and Storms, Root of Evil.
Powers and Abilities:
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Absorption (Naturally drains all darkness-based attacks), Absolute Zero, Attack Reflection (Can reflect all light-based attacks with Repel Light), Breath Attack, Cognitive Physiology (Mid-Tier), Curse Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Damage Boost and Reduction (Passively strengthens all gun, fire and wind-based attacks, and nullifies the latter entirely, alongside electricity, ice and light-based ones, with Void Wind, Void Elec, Null Ice and Null Light. Reduces susceptibility to ailments with Fortify Spirit), Danmaku, Death Manipulation, Elemental Manipulation (Fire Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Water Manipulation), Empathic Manipulation, Forcefield Creation, Magic, Petrification, Poison Manipulation, Power Nullification (Nullifies all resistances to fire and wind-based attacks with Fire Break and Wind Break), Resistance Negation, Statistics Amplification and Reduction
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Invulnerability to Air Manipulation and Electricity Manipulation
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All previous abilities, as well as Cognitive Physiology (Archetype)
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Attack Potency: Low Complex Multiverse level (Even in a heavily weakened state and using a makeshift body, he was far superior to Typhon, who in turn is far stronger than Echidna and capable of threatening Zeus) | Outerverse level (Stated to be capable of destroying the Demon World should he awaken from his slumber, with the prospect being said to be something even Lucifer fears and would be unable to do anything about. During Digital Devil Saga 2, Seth is only capable of being fought with if Vishnu and Shiva have already been defeated, and his power is described as tremendous even under those circumstances, with Schrodinger noting that a battle against him might prove detrimental to the health of Seraph's party) | Outerverse level (Exists as an archetype, a shapeless, fundamental unit of the collective unconscious inhabiting the realm of Atziluth, beyond the concept of dimensions entirely, and yet to be shaped into a lower state by the thoughts and emotions of humanity)
Speed: Immeasurable | Immeasurable | Omnipresent (Exists as an archetype, a shapeless, fundamental unit of the collective unconscious inhabiting the realm of Atziluth, beyond the concept of dimensions entirely, and yet to be shaped into a lower state by the thoughts and emotions of humanity)
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable | Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Low Complex Multiverse level | Outerverse level | Outerverse level
Durability: Low Complex Multiverse level | Outerverse level (Endured numerous attacks from Seraph and their party, although he was ultimately defeated) | Outerverse level
Stamina: Infinite
Range: Outerversal
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Unknown, likely Extraordinary Genius
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.
* Orb of Resolve: Raises defensive abilities by one rank.
* Makakaja: Increases his own magical power by one rank.
* Masukukaja: Increases both his own speed and that of his allies by one rank.
* Draconic Reaction: Passively increases his own speed and that of allies by one rank.
* Debilitate: Decreases all statistics of an entire party (Strength, speed and durability) by one rank.
* War Cry: Decreases all the offensive and defensive power of all foes by one rank.
* Dekaja: Removes all buffs from all foes.
* Dekunda: Removes all debuffs from himself and all allies.
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.
* Megidolaon: Unleashes a wave of destructive energy which deals heavy damage to all foes, tapping into the pale light of divinity that reigns over destruction itself and engulfing them in "the complete annihilation beyond death."
* Ragnarok: Deals heavy physical-almighty damage while simultaneously lowering a foe's durability by one rank. Only showcased by his Digital Devil Saga 2 incarnation.
* Vanity: Inflicts a random ailment upon an enemy. Only showcased by his Digital Devil Saga 2 incarnation.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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