Apsaras

Apsaras is a demon in the series.
==History==
Apsaras (Sanskrit: अप्सरा) also known as Vidhya Dhari, according to Hindu and Buddhist mythology, are spirits that appear in the form of young, beautiful women who have mastered the fine art of celestial dance. They are the wives of Indra's servants, Gandharvas, and are known to entertain the gods and fallen heroes, dancing in the divine palaces to music made by their husbands. They are frequently equated with the water-elemental nymphs and naiads of Ancient Greece, and depictions of them can be seen in Cambodian and Balinese culture.
==Appearances==
*Megami Tensei II: Fairy Race
*Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Fairy Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Yoma Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: if... / Hazama's Chapter: Yoma Race
*Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Yoma Race
*Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Yoma Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Yoma Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Nymph Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV: Nymph Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Nymph Race
*Shin Megami Tensei V: Yoma Race
*Majin Tensei: Megami Race
*Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Yoma Race
*Soul Hackers 2: Yoma Race
*Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku: Suiyou Race
*Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload: Priestess Arcana
*Persona 4 / Golden: Temperance Arcana
*Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Temperance Arcana
*Persona 5 / Royal: Priestess Arcana
*Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Temperance Arcana
*Persona 5: The Phantom X
*DemiKids Light / Dark Version: Bird Type
*Devil Children Fire/Ice Book: Bird Type
*Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Yoma Race
*Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner: Fiend Class
*Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Yoma Race
==Profile==
===Shin Megami Tensei===
===Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE===
Apsaras can be contracted on the Suginami and Shinagawa fields.
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
Apsaras can be found in the 4th and 5th stratums of Naraku. She can teach Flynn the Media, Dormina and Posumudi skills through her Demon Whisper. Apsaras is needed to fuse David using special fusion.
Apsaras is also the client in the Challenge Quest, "Tokyo Bay Mixer." She asks for Vasuki hides so they can make a rope in order for the gods to create the divine wine, Soma, in Tokyo Bay. She is found in Infernal Tokyo's Shinjuku. She is impressed that Flynn defeated two and mentions they'll always need more for the project. The quest can be done multiple times.
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
Apsaras can be found within Kanda-no-yashiro. She can teach the Diarama, Marin Karin, Posumudi and Mabufu skills during Demon Whisper. Apsaras benefits from learning Ice and healing skills.
===Shin Megami Tensei V===
Apsaras can be found in Shiba before a congregation of weaker demons praying to her, as means to give them shelter and help them grow. After subquests become available, she will ask the protagonist to put a stop to Leanan Sidhe's actions, as she feels that Leanan Sidhe is riling up weak demons with her seductive words, only leading them to despair once they realize how powerless they really are.
Should the protagonist side with Apsaras after speaking with Leanan Sidhe, the protagonist will receive Health Incense x2 and Apsaras will join the party, even should her level be higher.
The protagonist can also opt to side with Leanan Sidhe, stopping "The Water Nymph" subquest. Doing so will lead Apsaras in denial against the concept that her beliefs aren't the only absolute truth, attempting to get the protagonist to change his ways in hopes that there's still room for redemption. In battle, she'll be teamed up with 3 Agathion. Defeating her will get her to concede against his own means of helping the weak, as he has proven himself to be stronger. Although she disappears, her followers will still keep their loyalty to her teachings.
===Soul Hackers 2===
Apsaras is a demon of the Yoma race and can be found in Saizo's Soul Matrix 3F.
===Persona 3===
Apsaras can be obtained via Shuffle Time in Tartarus' Thebel Block.
====Reload====
Apsaras is a Persona of the Priestess Arcana.
===Persona 4===
Apsaras is the first Persona of the Temperance Arcana and can be obtained through Shuffle Time in Yukiko's Castle. As the Temperance Arcana Social Link with Eri Minami becomes available shortly before the dealine for Yukiko's Castle, collecting Apsaras through Shuffle Time will allow faster completion of the Social Link without having to fuse her manually.
===Persona 5===
Apsaras is the second Persona of the Priestess Arcana and can be found in Madarame's Palace and the Chemdah area of Mementos, with the title "Waterside Nymph." She is the first Persona accessible to the protagonist that learns Media and Elec Wall. When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Apsaras yields the Freeze Boost Skill Card.
====Royal====
Apsaras has been nerfed a bit, as she now has a weakness to Fire. When itemized with an Electric Chair, Apsaras now yields the Media Skill Card. During a fusion alarm, Apsaras will yield the Diarama Skill Card instead.
====Persona 5 Tactica====
===DemiKids Light & Dark===
Apsaras can perform the combo Ice Wing with War Lion, Ice Wind with Sylph and Hurricane with Frezberg. Apsaras also has the power WindProof.
===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
==Stats==
===Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei===
====Megami Tensei II====
===Shin Megami Tensei===
===Shin Megami Tensei: if...===
===Shin Megami Tensei NINE===
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
<tabber>
Enemy=
|-|
Ally=
</tabber>
===Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
<tabber>
Enemy=
|-|
Ally=
</tabber>
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
===Shin Megami Tensei V===
<tabber>
Boss=
|-|
Ally=
</tabber>
===Majin Tensei===
===Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers===
===Soul Hackers 2===
<tabber>
Enemy=
|-|
Ally=
</tabber>
===Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku===
===Persona 3===
<tabber>
Persona 3/FES/Portable =
|-|
Reload =
</tabber>
===Persona 4 / Golden===
===Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth===
===Persona 5 / Royal===
<tabber>
Persona 5=
|-|
Persona 5 Royal=
</tabber>
===Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth===
===DemiKids Light & Dark===
===Devil Children Fire/Ice Book===
===Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
==Gallery==
Apsaras.png|Apsaras as she appears in Persona 3
Apsaras Megaten 2.GIF|Apsaras as she appears in Megami Tensei II
apsaras model.png|Apsaras as she appears in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Apsaras 03.jpg|Apsaras as she appears in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Apsaras Card.GIF|Sprite in Card Summoner
Apsaras_P5R.jpg|Apsaras in Persona 5 Royal
Apsaras (P O.A.).png|Apsaras in Persona O.A.
Apsaras_Dx2.png|Apsaras in Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
NukeWall_P5R.gif|Apsaras using Nuke Wall in Persona 5 Royal
アプサラス - 真・女神転生V 日めくり悪魔 Vol.073|Apsaras in SMTV Daily Demon #073
==In Other Languages==
Language	Name
Japanese	アプサラス (Apusarasu)
French 	Apsara
Italian 	Apsaras
German 	Apsaras
Spanish 	Apsará
Polish 	Apsaras
==Trivia==
*In the original Shin Megami Tensei, the sprite used for Apsaras was an exact palette swap of Ame-no-Uzume.
Category:Hindu Mythology
Category:Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Demons
Category:Law Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Category:Card Summoner Demons
Category:Buddhist Mythology
Category:Law Demons in Shin Megami Tensei V
Category:Persona 5: The Phantom X Personas