Beast Asterius's Status and Skills

I am Beast Asterius
It is a pleasure to meet thee.

Lv26

HP341

MP67

AlignNEUTRAL-NEUTRAL

St	40
Dx	35
Ma	28
Ag	32
Lu	27

Commentary

The name of the minotaur in Greek lore, meaning "starry."
Poseidon, god of the sea, created a special bull as a gift to King Minos of Creta so that he could sacrifice the animal as an offering to the god. But its beauty was such that Minos kept it for himself and sacrificed a normal bull instead. Angered at this attempt to deceive him, Poseidon caused Minos' wife Pasiphae to fall in love with the bull. As a result, the bull-headed Asterius was born.

Demons of the same race as Beast Asterius


Beast Lv26 Asterius (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv72 Cerberus (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv65 Ammut (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv57 Orthrus (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv49 Dormarth (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv43 Hsing-Hsing (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv37 Nekomata (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv33 Minotaur (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv31 Hairy Jack (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv25 Inugami (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv19 Kabuso (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv13 Kaso (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv8 Stonka (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv3 Gryphon (Fusion recipe)
HP 341	775	709	634	277	501	329	407	388	245	137	108	171	123
MP 67	153	140	126	269	99	148	81	76	109	131	104	34	23
St 40	97	88	78	48	61	43	48	46	31	22	17	17	9
Dx 35	86	78	69	53	54	39	43	41	29	24	19	16	9
Ma 28	67	61	54	68	43	39	34	32	29	31	23	13	9
Ag 32	78	71	63	45	49	51	39	37	37	21	16	14	11
Lu 27	63	58	51	63	40	43	32	31	31	29	22	12	9
Skills Megaton Press Phys Pleroma Charge Life Gain Resist Phys	Agidyne Madness Nails Retaliate	Megaton Press War Cry Nihil Claw Energy Drain	Fire Breath Axel Claw Fire Pleroma	Bind Voice Trafuri Tetraja	Binding Claw Attack Knowhow Sukukaja Life Aid	Scratch Dance Pulinpa Beastly Reaction Haste Lesson	Oni-Kagura Phys Pleroma Charge Ally Counter	Damascus Claw War Cry Retaliate	Fire Breath Rakunda Panic Voice	Binding Claw Sukukaja Media	Agi Beastly Reaction Sukukaja	Lunge Critical Wave Counter	Bouncing Claw Lunge

Demons that are similar in level to Beast Asterius


Beast Lv26 Asterius (Fusion recipe)	Divine Lv26 Principality (Fusion recipe)	Vile Lv26 Baphomet (Fusion recipe)	Holy Lv26 Pabilsag (Fusion recipe)	Snake Lv26 Vouivre (Fusion recipe)	Wilder Lv26 Nue (Fusion recipe)	Fallen Lv26 Orias (Fusion recipe)	Megami Lv25 Parvati (Fusion recipe)	Avian Lv25 Phoenix (Fusion recipe)	Nymph Lv25 Senri (Fusion recipe)	Beast Lv25 Inugami (Fusion recipe)	Jaki Lv25 Wendigo (Fusion recipe)	Lady Lv27 Sedna (Fusion recipe)	Brute Lv25 Momunofu (Fusion recipe)	Tyrant Lv27 Horkos (Fusion recipe)	Spirit Lv25 Macabre (Fusion recipe)	Foul Lv25 Tattooed Man (Fusion recipe)	Enigma Lv27 Kanbari (Fusion recipe)
HP 341	169	169	341	169	341	252	165	245	165	245	331	350	331	350	331	331	350
MP 67	163	163	67	163	67	112	158	109	158	109	66	68	66	68	66	66	68
St 40	28	28	40	28	40	32	27	31	27	31	38	41	38	41	38	38	41
Dx 35	31	31	35	31	35	32	30	29	30	29	34	36	34	36	34	34	36
Ma 28	40	40	28	40	28	32	38	29	38	29	27	29	27	29	27	27	29
Ag 32	27	27	32	27	32	32	26	37	26	37	31	33	31	33	31	31	33
Lu 27	37	37	27	37	27	32	36	31	36	31	26	27	26	27	26	26	27
Skills Megaton Press Phys Pleroma Charge Life Gain Resist Phys	Dekunda Posumudi Estoma Sword Media	Mamudo Spirit Drain Sabbatma Null Elec	Toxic Sting Posumudi Blast Arrow	Blight Zionga Shibaboo Null Fire	Scratch Dance Zionga Shock	Pandemic Bomb Me Patra Maragion	Media Rakukaja Chakra Walk	Fire Breath Recarm Fire Pleroma	Recarm Zanma Mazanma	Fire Breath Rakunda Panic Voice	Mabufu Poison Breath	Mabufula Mamudo Posumudi Diarama	Charge Fatal Sword Light Life Aid	Megaton Press Counter Endure	Blight Pandemic Bomb Poisma Speed Lesson	Taunt Fatal Sword Heat Wave Counter	Hama Rapid Needle Tetrakarn

How to Play SMT IV Now?

Unfortunately, preparing the play environment can be challenging.

This software was released on the Nintendo 3DS in 2013 and there have been no ports or remakes since. To make matters worse, in September 2020, the hardware was discontinued, and in March 2023, the official store stopped selling the download version.

The DS and 3DS are quite tricky platforms, especially since games are designed with a dual-screen layout.

Is it impossible to port to newer hardware after this?

You guys probably don't want to bother with the kind of maintenance required for a port, right?

Even as of 2023, it should still be possible to play it by purchasing used hardware and software. The 3DS is the exclusive platform for various Atlus titles like the Shin Megami Tensei IV series, Soul Hackers, Strange Journey, and Devil Survivor series, making it a worthwhile device for Atlus fans.

With the store discontinuation, I believe you can no longer buy DLC, but it doesn't affect the core game, so you can still have plenty of fun with used software alone.

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