Minotaur

Minotaur or Minotauros is a demon in the series.
==History==
The Minotaur, also known as Minotauros, is a beast of Greek myth, part bull and part man. He was the child of Queen Pasiphaë of Crete and the Cretan Bull. The Cretan Bull was sent by Poseidon and was meant to be sacrificed, but Pasiphaë was so enthralled by the bull's beauty that she convinced her husband, King Minos to sacrfice a different bull, thinking that Poseidon would be fooled. Poseidon was not fooled and to punish Pasiphaë, he made her fall in love with the bull. Pasiphaë had the great Greek engineer, Daedalus, build a hollow wooden cow so that she could fornicate with the bull and eventually gave birth to the Minotaur. The Minotaur was kept by King Minos in a labyrinth created by Daedalus. Every year, Athens was forced to send tribute to King Minos in the form of sacrifices to the Minotaur. This continued until the hero Theseus slayed the mighty beast after entering the labyrinth where the monster was and used the Ariadne Thread to recover his way home.
"Minotaur" is a portmantaeu of Minos and "taurus," the Greek word for bull. In some tellings, the Minotaur is given the personal name Asterion.
==Appearances==
*Megami Tensei: Tyrant Race, Boss
*Megami Tensei II: Jaki Race, Boss
*Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Tyrant Race, Boss (MT) / Jaki Race, Boss (MTII)
*Shin Megami Tensei (Sega CD): Touki Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV: Beast Race, Boss
**Shin Megami Tensei IV -Prayers-
**Shin Megami Tensei IV DEMONIC GENE
*Last Bible
*Last Bible II
*Last Bible III
*Last Bible Special
*Majin Tensei: Tyrant Race, Boss
*Persona 2: Innocent Sin: Chariot Arcana
*Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Chariot Arcana
*DemiKids Light / Dark Version: Ogre Type
*Devil Children Fire/Ice Book: Ogre Type
==Profile==
===Megami Tensei===
The Minotaur is the main boss of the Tower of Daedalus. Upon his defeat, he drops the Orb of Silence, which allows Nakajima to use the elevator.
===Megami Tensei II===
The Minotaur reprises its role as the main boss of the Tower of Daedalus. However, when the Orb of Silence is used on a strange statue, it unseals Pazuzu.
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
A demon who made a pact with King Aquila of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado over 1,500 years ago. His task is to kill those who go too deep into Naraku and attempt to go to the Unclean Ones' country. He will be impressed with the strength of the Samurai as the battle goes on or unimpressed depending on Flynn's choices, which will either decrease his strength or Flynn's. After being defeated, he will apologize to his dead master as their pact ends with his death, but believes they can entrust the future to the prentice Samurai.
"You seem to have some skill... But it pales in comparison to what my master Aquila was capable of. Do you genuinely believe it will be enough to triumph over me?"	"You seem to have some skill... But it pales in comparison to what my master Aquila was capable of. Do you genuinely believe it will be enough to triumph over me?"
"We'll give it our best." 	Flynn +Tarunda
"We are determined to win." 	Flynn +Tarukaja
Ignore him 	No effect
"Nngh... Have I met my match...? Do the Samurai have no limits...?" 	"Nngh... Have I met my match...? Do the Samurai have no limits...?"
"Indeed not." 	Minotaur +Sukunda
"Far from it." 	Minotaur +Sukukaja
Ignore him 	No effect
As the Minotaur's attacks can heavily damage multiple party members, bringing a demon such as Leanan Sidhe or Fortuna with Media can benefit Flynn during the battle. The Knocker and Fomorian demons in the area can be used to fuse a Spriggan with Bufu, allowing it to hit the Minotaur's weakness while it resists Physical attacks as well as provide extra defense if Knocker learns Rakukaja before being fused. One other demon that resists physical attacks at this point would be Lham Dearg, provided that one has the patience to level them up. Minotaur can easily tear through even level 19 demons with maximized Rakukaja buffs active, so utilizing Sukukaja or Sukunda to make him more likely to miss and lose turns can save the party a lot of trouble.
Minotaur will use War Cry only once near the start of the battle. If Walter is the current active companion, he may use Agi, which can possibly bestow the Smirk status to the Minotaur when it is blocked. Walter will stick to using his physical attacks after he casts Agi once.
Initially, the Minotaur will alternate between using his regular attack and Labrys Strike, a nasty Physical attack that deals 2-3 hits of medium Physical damage across the party. It can hit the same party member more than once. Once his health gets very low, he will start using Oni-Kagura and Charge. These moves make him very dangerous, so he should be finished off as quickly as possible.
If Flynn has reached level 15 before fighting the Minotaur, he may also fuse a Jack Frost to increase potential damage with its Bufula skill.
Minotaur can be fused via a special fusion of Stonka, Night Stalker and Orias once Flynn can control level 33 demons. Minotaur can teach Flynn the Oni-Kagura and Charge skills through his Demon Whisper.
===Majin Tensei===
Minotaur is the boss of Scenario 08.
===DemiKids Light & Dark===
Minotaur can perform the combo Bone Crush with Dydra, which deals earth damage to all foes for 25 MP.
==Stats==
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===Megami Tensei II===
===Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei===
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===Shin Megami Tensei (Sega CD)===
=== Shin Megami Tensei IV===
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==Gallery==
Kyuyaku Megami Tensei Minotaur Artwork.jpg|Minotaur's artwork for Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei
Minotaur_MT.png|Minotaur as it appears in Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei
Minotauros.jpg|Minotaur's artwork for DemiKids.
Minotaur.png|Minotaur as it appears in the Shin Megami Tensei Sega CD remake.
Minotaur_smtiv.jpg|Minotaur's portrait as seen in Shin Megami Tensei IV
Minotaur.jpg|Minotaur as it appears in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Demonic Gene
Minotaur_Prayers_Manga.png|Minotaur as it appears in Shin Megami Tensei IV -Prayers-
Minotaur_LB_2.png|Minotaur as it appears in Last Bible II
Minotaur_LB_Special.png|Minotaur as it appears in Last Bible Special
Category:Greco-Roman Mythology
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Category:Majin Tensei Bosses
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