Naraku

Naraku is a dungeon found in Shin Megami Tensei IV.
==History==
In Buddhism, "Naraka" is a world where people are sent to in the afterlife. When the concept was adopted to Japan, it is translated as "Naraku" (奈落) and is equivalent to "Jigoku" (地獄), meaning "Hell." "Narak," literally "Hell," in Sanskrit, is the domain of the lord of the dead, Yama, in Hinduism.
==Appearances==
*Shin Megami Tensei IV
**Shin Megami Tensei IV DEMONIC GENE
**Shin Megami Tensei IV -Prayers-
*Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
==Profile==
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
An area filled with demons that attempt to enter the rest of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado or choose to live there willingly, one of the Samurai's duties is to patrol and slay the demons that wander the realm. It is also a training ground for new prentice Samurai and their peers. Alraune creates a Domain on the 3rd Stratum, while Samurai guard the stairs that lead to the 4th Stratum as Samurai code prohibits going to the deepest depths. A legendary demon said to have served King Aquila is mentioned to be keeping Samurai from going further. The demon is revealed to be the Minotaur and waits in the Hall of the Minotaur to strike down anyone who tries to proceed.
Naraku is said to lead into the Unclean Ones' country. The bottom part of Naraku is in fact the Sky Tower , with Medusa at the bottom. She prevents everyone in Tokyo from being able to go up the tower. An Ashura-kai member mentions a leader of a military group who currently hangs out at the Florida Cafe once led a team that dug the tunnel which lead to the surface and into Mikado.
After the gate to the Expanse is opened, the path to Mikado is blocked at the gate to the entrance of the Hall of the Minotaur, where the angels set up Purgatorium to keep intruders out. All demons disappear from the top floors, while only fallen angels can be found in the bottom floors. Angels stand guard throughout the top floors. Once the angels are defeated on the Neutral route, it is now filled with demons that reside from the lower floors. 
===Shin Megami Tensei Demonic Gene===
Walter travels with Stan through Naraku in order to reach Tokyo, where they are confronted by the Minotaur. The tower is later destroyed, separating the two lands from each other. Gina is able to return thanks to her light powers while Walter stays in Tokyo.
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
Nanashi and Asahi initially visit the Sky Tower while responding to a request for help regarding a hunter who had been captured by angels. The two are at a disadvantage until Flynn and Isabeau arrive to help the hunters.
Later, the hunters must ascend the tower along with Hallelujah and Abe of the Ashura-kai. While ascending the tower, the party encounters a resurrected Medusa, who was revived by the Divine Powers. After her defeat, the party recovers components needed for the Shesha Radar in the excavation site.
==Demons==
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
====1st Stratum====
|-
|Jaki
|Lham Dearg
|1
|91
|19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|5
|5
|4
|4
|4
|-
|Raptor
|Fuxi
|1
|48
|49
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|4
|4
|5
|4
|5
|-
|Yoma
|Centaur
|1
|91
|19
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|
|5
|5
|4
|4
|4
|-
|Night
|Mokoi
|2
|74
|36
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|5
|5
|5
|5
|5
|-
|Fairy
|Napaea
|2
|50
|54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|5
|5
|5
|6
|5
|-
|Beast
|Gryphon
|3
|108
|23
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|6
|6
|6
|13
|6
|}
====2nd Stratum====
|-
|Jaki
|Lham Dearg
|1
|91
|19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|5
|5
|4
|4
|4
|-
|Raptor
|Fuxi
|1
|46
|49
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|4
|4
|5
|4
|5
|-
|Yoma
|Centaur
|1
|91
|19
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|
|5
|5
|4
|4
|4
|-
|Foul
|Slime
|2
|74
|36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|5
|5
|5
|5
|5
|-
|Night
|Mokoi
|2
|74
|36
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|5
|5
|5
|5
|5
|-
|Fairy
|Napaea
|2
|50
|54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|5
|5
|5
|6
|5
|-
|Vermin
|Myrmecolion
|3
|108
|23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|8
|7
|6
|6
|5
|-
|Beast
|Gryphon
|3
|108
|23
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|6
|6
|6
|13
|6
|-
|Wilder
|Chagrin
|6
|67
|72
|
|
|
|
|
|Rp
|
|
|9
|9
|9
|11
|9
|-
|Horde
|Disaster Horde
|6
|280
|127
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|22
|20
|18
|19
|18
|-
|Beast
|Orthrus
|8
|492
|220
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|24
|23
|20
|21
|19
|}
====3rd Stratum====
|-
|Yoma
|Centaur
|1
|91
|19
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|
|5
|5
|4
|4
|4
|-
|Foul
|Slime
|2
|74
|36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|5
|5
|5
|5
|5
|-
|Flight
|Tangata Manu
|2
|74
|36
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|5
|5
|5
|5
|5
|-
|Vermin
|Myrmecolion
|3
|108
|23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|8
|7
|6
|6
|5
|-
|Undead
|Samurai Zombie ♂
|4
|116
|26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|9
|8
|6
|7
|6
|-
|Undead
|Samurai Zombie ♀
|5
|92
|46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|-
|Fallen
|Melchom
|5
|62
|67
|
|
|Rp
|
|
|
|
|
|7
|8
|10
|7
|10
|-
|Horde
|Grudge Horde
|5
|243
|109
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|18
|18
|18
|20
|18
|-
|Wilder
|Chagrin
|6
|67
|72
|
|
|
|
|
|Rp
|
|
|9
|9
|9
|11
|9
|-
|Snake
|Naga
|10
|320
|143
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|
|27
|25
|22
|23
|21
|-
|Jaki
|Wendigo
|10
|544
|244
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|
|27
|25
|22
|23
|21
|-
|Horde
|DDS Horde
|10
|680
|305
|
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|
|Nu
|
|
|
|
|27
|25
|22
|23
|21
|}
====Alraune's Domain====
|-
|Flight
|Tangata Manu
|2
|74
|36
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|5
|5
|5
|5
|5
|-
|Vermin
|Myrmecolion
|3
|108
|23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|8
|7
|6
|6
|5
|-
|Undead
|Samurai Zombie ♂
|4
|116
|26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|9
|8
|6
|7
|6
|-
|Undead
|Samurai Zombie ♀
|5
|92
|46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|-
|Fallen
|Melchom
|5
|62
|67
|
|
|Rp
|
|
|
|
|
|7
|8
|10
|7
|10
|-
|Wilder
|Chagrin
|6
|67
|72
|
|
|
|
|
|Rp
|
|
|9
|9
|9
|11
|9
|-
|Brute
|Bilwis
|7
|141
|31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|10
|9
|9
|12
|10
|-
|Wood
|Alraune
|11
|870
|391
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|24
|24
|24
|24
|24
|}
====4th Stratum====
|-
|Undead
|Samurai Zombie ♂
|4
|116
|26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|9
|8
|6
|7
|6
|-
|Jirae
|Dwarf
|4
|116
|26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|9
|8
|6
|7
|6
|-
|Horde
|Grudge Horde
|5
|243
|109
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|18
|18
|18
|20
|18
|-
|Undead
|Samurai Zombie ♀
|5
|92
|46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|-
|Yoma
|Vodyanik
|6
|67
|72
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|8
|9
|12
|8
|11
|-
|Night
|Fomorian
|7
|141
|31
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|
|13
|11
|9
|10
|8
|-
|Spirit
|Wicker Man
|8
|110
|55
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|11
|11
|11
|11
|11
|-
|Jirae
|Knocker
|8
|110
|55
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|11
|10
|10
|14
|11
|-
|Nymph
|Apsaras
|8
|74
|81
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|10
|11
|14
|9
|13
|}
====5th Stratum / Hall of the Minotaur====
|-
|Undead
|Samurai Zombie ♂
|4
|116
|26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|9
|8
|6
|7
|6
|-
|Jirae
|Dwarf
|4
|116
|26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|9
|8
|6
|7
|6
|-
|Horde
|Grudge Horde
|5
|243
|109
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|18
|18
|18
|20
|18
|-
|Undead
|Samurai Zombie ♀
|5
|92
|46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|8
|8
|8
|8
|8
|-
|Yoma
|Vodyanik
|6
|67
|72
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|8
|9
|12
|8
|11
|-
|Night
|Fomorian
|7
|141
|31
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|
|13
|11
|9
|10
|8
|-
|Spirit
|Wicker Man
|8
|110
|55
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|11
|11
|11
|11
|11
|-
|Jirae
|Knocker
|8
|110
|55
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|11
|10
|10
|14
|11
|-
|Nymph
|Apsaras
|8
|74
|81
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|10
|11
|14
|9
|13
|-
|Beast
|Minotaur
|14
|2706
|1218
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|Nu
|Nu
|36
|36
|36
|36
|36
|}
====Excavation Worker Quarters====
|-
|Brute
|Bilwis
|7
|141
|31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|10
|9
|9
|12
|10
|-
|Beast
|Stonka
|8
|150
|34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|14
|13
|10
|11
|9
|-
|Raptor
|Camazotz
|9
|158
|35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|15
|14
|11
|12
|10
|-
|Jaki
|Gremlin
|10
|123
|63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|13
|12
|12
|16
|13
|-
|Yoma
|Agathion
|12
|91
|99
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|13
|15
|19
|12
|18
|-
|Horde
|Wildfire Horde
|13
|352
|157
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|26
|26
|26
|26
|26
|-
|Jirae
|Hua Po
|14
|99
|108
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|
|
|17
|16
|16
|21
|17
|}
====Temporary Scaffolding====
|-
|Brute
|Bilwis
|7
|141
|31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|10
|9
|9
|12
|10
|-
|Beast
|Stonka
|8
|150
|34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|14
|13
|10
|11
|9
|-
|Raptor
|Camazotz
|9
|158
|35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|15
|14
|11
|12
|10
|-
|Jaki
|Gremlin
|10
|123
|63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|13
|12
|12
|16
|13
|-
|Yoma
|Agathion
|12
|91
|99
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|13
|15
|19
|12
|18
|-
|Horde
|Wildfire Horde
|13
|352
|157
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|26
|26
|26
|26
|26
|-
|Jirae
|Hua Po
|14
|99
|108
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|
|
|17
|16
|16
|21
|17
|}
====1st Observation Platform====
|-
|Ghost
|Strigoii
|6
|67
|72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|9
|9
|9
|11
|9
|-
|Brute
|Bilwis
|7
|141
|31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|10
|9
|9
|12
|10
|-
|Beast
|Stonka
|8
|150
|34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|14
|13
|10
|11
|9
|-
|Raptor
|Camazotz
|9
|158
|35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|15
|14
|11
|12
|10
|-
|Jaki
|Gremlin
|10
|123
|63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|13
|12
|12
|16
|13
|-
|Vermin
|Mothman
|11
|147
|66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|17
|16
|16
|20
|17
|-
|Horde
|Wildfire Horde
|13
|352
|157
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|26
|26
|26
|26
|26
|-
|Jirae
|Hua Po
|14
|99
|108
|
|
|Nu
|
|
|
|
|
|17
|16
|16
|21
|17
|-
|Femme
|Medusa
|15
|2834
|1276
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Nu
|Nu
|37
|37
|37
|37
|37
|}
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
====Lower areas====
Race 	Demon 	Lvl	HP 	MP 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	ST	DX	MA	AG	LU
Flight	Tuofei 	30 	260 	169	 	Wk	 	 	Rs	 	 	Wk	33	33	28	46	41
Beast 	Hairy Jack 	30 	328 	81 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Wk	Rs	50	32	23	38	38
Jaki 	Wendigo 	30 	328 	61 	 	 	Wk	Rs	 	 	 	 	45	27	38	33	33
Raptor	Zhen 	31 	266 	142	 	Wk	 	 	 	Rs	 	 	34	34	29	48	43
Wood 	Skogsra 	31 	224 	188	 	Rs	Wk	 	 	Rs	 	 	24	29	51	39	38
Fairy 	Kelpie 	31 	236 	172	 	 	 	Rs	 	Wk	 	 	34	34	39	50	43
Jirae 	Tsuchigumo 	31 	280 	129	 	 	 	Wk	Rs	 	 	 	38	37	38	35	37
Spirit	Inferno 	31 	324 	188	 	 	Nu	Wk	 	 	Wk	 	24	28	46	34	39
Brute 	Yamawaro 	32 	415 	106	Rs	 	 	Rs	 	 	Wk	Wk	52	31	22	32	40
Wilder	Raiju 	33 	280 	149	 	Rs	 	 	Rs	Wk	 	 	36	36	30	50	45
Horde 	Blizzard Horde	34 	959 	501	 	 	Wk	Dr	 	 	 	 	33	40	62	44	51
Femme 	Medusa 	33 	3,046	?? 	 	Rs	 	 	Nu	Wk	 	 	??	??	??	??	??
====The Firmament====
Race 	Demon 	Lvl	HP 	MP 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	ST	DX 	MA 	AG	LU
Divine	Dominion 	51 	451 	299	 	 	 	 	Rs	Wk	Nu	Wk	33	44 	82 	58	69
Fairy 	Lorelei 	58 	540 	341	 	 	 	 	Wk	Nu	 	 	37	49 	91 	50	68
Drake 	Nidhoggr 	60 	968 	198	Rs	Rs	 	Rp	Wk	 	Wk	 	66	89 	60 	63	49
Night 	Queen Mab 	61 	865 	246	 	 	Rs	Rs	Wk	Rs	 	 	58	53 	73 	84	74
Jirae 	Gogmagog 	61 	1,128	179	Rs	 	Wk	Rp	Nu	Wk	 	Wk	90	55 	39 	53	68
Nymph 	Peri 	62 	824 	261	 	 	Nu	Wk	 	 	Nu	Wk	60	62 	78 	63	74
Divine	Throne 	62 	884 	226	 	 	Nu	Wk	 	 	Nu	Wk	57	65 	62 	71	65
Jaki 	Girimehkala 	62 	1,166	186	Rp	 	 	 	Wk	Wk	Wk	Rs	96	56 	39 	59	69
Tyrant	Abaddon 	63 	1,004	184	 	 	Rp	 	Wk	 	 	 	93	57 	40 	60	70
Divine	Cherub 	71 	3,247	430	 	Dr	 	 	Wk	Dr	Nu	Wk	78	114	87 	72	92
Horde 	Angel Army 	62 	3,044	728	 	Wk	 	 	Wk	Nu	Rp	Wk	49	52 	111	69	82
Horde 	Wildfire Horde	64 	3,270	533	 	 	Rp	Wk	 	 	 	Nu	87	77 	92 	82	77
==Gallery==
File:Entrance_to_the_Hall_of_the_Minotaur_SMTIV.jpg|Concept art of the entrance leading to the Hall of the Minotaur
File:Naraku_4th_Stratum_SMTIV.jpg|Concept art of the Fourth Stratum
File:Naraku_-_Tokyo_Tower_SMTIV.jpg|Another concept art of the Tokyo Sky Tower
File:Sky Tower Demonic Gene.jpg|The Tokyo Sky Tower as it appears in Shin Megami Tensei IV Demonic Gene
File:Sky Tower IV Prayers.jpg|The Tokyo Sky Tower as it appears in Shin Megami Tensei IV -Prayers-
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