Who is Samael: SMT Lore
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
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0:00 Intro
0:53 Ancient History
3:26 Biblical Lore
8:03 Kabbalah Mysticism
11:16 In Shin Megami Tensei
12:00 Outro
This is an angel that I put off covering for a long time due to the seemingly uninteresting design is shin megami tensei itself, but I kept getting pulled back due to the interesting tidbits of lore within the smt games and my inherent love of Jewish and Christian angelology. The topic of angels and demons are some of the most interesting to discuss in all of Abrahamic religion. Despite this, there is actually very little information given about them save what they look like and the occasional vague story involving one. Usually an archangel communing with a human or fallen angel tempting one with sinful delights. Even among the esoteric knowledge regarding the orders of angels and demons, there has been one that has always interested me above the others, Samael. Seemingly contradictory information appears about this entity throughout history, whether he is the father of all demons and one of the first to rebel against God, or necessary evil and most faithful of the heavenly host. Let’s go through all the history and lore to find out the truth of Samael the venom of God. Christian archangels are much more than the original Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel. From kabbalah to non canonical books in the bible, the Samael lore is a rabbit hole that captivated me for hours and hours. The venom of God Samael lore is potentially the most interesting demon in religion that may be a more than just one of the simple fallen angels. Potentially the most interesting of the Christian angels being the angel of death or sin itself. I hope you enjoy learning the demon Samael's lore. - Ігри
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You should be on Nebula.
This is the kind of content I really enjoy when you make. I got an idea, not like a next week idea, but imagine if you networked with a priest, a rabbi and an imam, got them to play some SMT games, and host a podcast where they lost aspects of the games they found particularly intriguing.
you should make an occult channel, this basically already is doe, cos of smt + persona but still xD
Actually, moses said that because he also heard that Samael can also take humans souls and Demons alike to the Abyss.
Angie's death , Samael also can add on Good Fortune and bad fortunes towards people.
He is fear by most and well know Angel by some, that people look up too.
My fave part of these videos is when Tony explains this marvelously long and deep history of mankind’s mythologies and how they may or may not reflect on how we should live our our lives in the best way possible.
Then he basically says “so yeah then this Japanese role playing game monster…”
The more I get into the theological side it really is a stark contrast lol
Oh no, he's becoming Matt Pat
Man, I wish my theology teacher at college was as entertaining as Tony.
The best teaching happens outside of a classroom. Shame I can't help you all get into college though lol
Clearly the secret sauce is to relate everything to SMT in your case.
God was so pissed that Samael ruined the feng shui of his garden that he cast out Adam and Eve for even touching it
Wait... This is actually the best explanation of the situation lol
@@Tony4YouI don’t get it…
I mean his son was a carpenter, it would make a lot of sense he cared for aesthetic above all else
I bet Samael is also behind the milk going bad this morning
I feel like he was maybe used more as the “antagonist” or anti hero of the Bible. Not evil necessarily, but less forgiving than Mastema.
As always, great video!
Samael and Mastema are always up to something. Necessary evil is a phrase a lot of people use for them. Thanks for watching
Having a super busy day at work training on a new assay that’s kicking my butt so having Tony to watch on my lunch break is turning my day around. Thanks Tony for your great work
He’ll come to you ur house and give you a fat wet kiss for your troubles
quite literally doing the same exact thing 🤝 gl to us both on the rest of our shift
Greatly appreciate being a way to destress. Best of luck brother
@@Tony4You Thank you King 🫡
@DevilWare he is there for us when we need him most 🫡
Love how I learn more about religion in these videos than i did in a catholic elementary and middle school
I became more religious the moment I got out of Catholic school too lol. Thanks for watching
SMT/Persona games are like…one of the very few games that I actually read additional lore about. Religious figures/spiritual figures/mythical creatures/etc etc are just so damn interesting.
I think the SMT form of Samael's also related to how known he is. Seems like the angels/demons that are more mysterious or less prominent in human culture/folklore get the crazier depictions in SMT.
probably becouse they have more freedom of what to do to them
I always thought Samael looked a lot like Slifer the Sky Dragon. By chance, is Slifer also based on the same source as Samael?
tell that to smt4's archangels...
@@spudsbuchlaw They look rad
I do wonder if the next angel will be Azazel. I know Azazel is a basic angel to explain but I feel there's more to it than what Wikipedia says.
He's one of the more popular "non-canonical" angels, he's definitely on my radar
@@Tony4You Ah, good to know. I enjoyed this video about Samael greatly and was surprised to learn more than I knew! Can't wait for more!
I believe Samael is referenced in Gnostic text along with Yaldabouth which makes it much more understanding considering the P5 connection between Shido and the Holy Grail, God of control.
Absolutely! There was a lot more I could have had in the video and the Shido gnosticism connection is a very interesting one. I tried to stick with more predominant religious texts for this video though
Always a good day when there's some more Tony4Us!
It's interesting that we're discovering more malevolent angels than we ever would have assumed. Between Samael, Azrael, and Mastema, some of these angels seem like barely controlled forces of nature, leaving chaos in their wake. Are they parables, misinterpreted, or simply fulfilling a role that we can barely understand that fits into the greater plan? There's so much more to learn...
Great video, as always. Thank you for all your research. 😃👍
Thank you! It seems like every angel I research, there's more and more layers to the faith that many people have no clue existed. It's an endless well of weird and awe inspiring
@@Tony4You To be fair, as a Catholic, I've always been discouraged from learning and asking questions. The Inquisition never really ended. While I consider myself a well educated religious student, you still manage to tell me something new each time. Thanks for sharing!
@@Tony4You Should do a video on Azrael since Mastema and Samael have videos. That and Samael and Azrael get confused very often, as both are angels of death.
One of my favorite SMT angel designs from the moment I first encountered him in Strange Journey. I always try to get him on my team whenever possible. Who wouldn't want an awesome snake-dragon on their side?
You should just start a Bible study channel at this point, I learned more about the bible from your demon videos then I ever did church
I'd love to, maybe for stream stuff at some point
I feel like you could easily do something like this as a college thesis as a theology major. Analyzing a fictional interpretation of a real mythological figure seems like it could be fun to look deeper into.
I'm basically doing schoolwork for fun at this point, I could never do the whole rigorous formatting and by the books researching though lol
Lmao I was literally playing SMT 1 awhile ago and just recently recruited this guy, nice to see a video on him!
Eff Yeah, Samael is one of my favorites demons to fight in late SMT. When I first played Nocturne, I love Samael's design and wanted to get a figurine of him
Despite how relatively small a role he plays in the games, he is a fan favorite for sure. I love him too
I feel like this guy could make a good ultimate Persona for anyone making P5 fanfics. Have a Phantom Thief member with the Tower Arcana, and Samael is what he awakens to after maxing their confidant.
Samael was the demon that had taken hold of Shido.
@@ArmageddonAngel Right. Forgot that. My bad.
You know it's a good day when tony4u posts
his 10 wings version is on my top favorite demons design.
a big cool red snake with wings? perfect!
Azrael is the Angel of Death. Samael is the Angel of Temptation
One of Samael’s chief functions in Judaic lore is being the Angel of Death. Azrael belongs mainly to the Islamic faith.
@@Xeper616 Samael and Metatron seem to be doing all the dirty work. WTF is Michael and Uriel in charge of?
@@madambutterfly1997 Kicking ass and taking names, respectively
@@madambutterfly1997 michael bonks satan on the head really hard and uriel is the angel who actually sends sinners and demons to hell
I remember this guy as one of the bosses in Nocturne. I've always loved his design, definitely emphasizes the serpent-like appearance rather than dragon which just looks awesome. Also, it kinda makes sense that he has access to alot of status effects thanks to the meaning of his name.
Banger video like always
Thank you king!
He's definitely one of my favorite early to mid game persona 3 summons.
Simple yet effective
Good stuff
Tony4you video is like a holiday.
Damn bro these videos are so cool
Yes! A video one my favorite SMT Demons! Let's GOOOOOOO!!!
I was surprised at how many suggestions I got for him in the comments, but I'm so glad I covered him. He's become one of my favorites too!
This biblical stories always make me cry, the brothers hugging had me in tears
Best megaten channel
nice video
Yesss my wish has been granted
I always wondered that why he looked like a snek with wings.
Amazing video as always love your voice.
As a suggestion for as future vid I’ve always been curious about whatever Adam Kadmon is ever since playing p5 royale and was just very confused when I tried to look up what exactly it was.
I appreciate the compliment and thanks for watching! Adam Kadmon is for sure something I wanna talk about in a future video
from my very little understanding Adam Kadmon is what God created before making humans and because it's not in the material world its perfect idk its all kinda weird with this "obscure" ideas
Hell yeah we getting a video of my favorite SMT demon
sitting down on a wednesday with some dinner and listening to my bite size theology daddy tony.
Happy to be a pleasant part of someone's day! Thanks for watching
Welcome to Tony4mael a-I mean... Tony4u!
Since you did samael who is associated to shido can I ask for a video of all other demons associated to the other bosses? They're sorta treated like it's the bosses person, well almost
I’m a new sub, I wish I had been an old sub. Your content slaps bro!
We're all in this together, I appreciate you all! I hope the new will eventually become the old
IM HERE!!!!🎉🎉
Thank you legend
Aniel and Kazfiel when?
Also, glad to see you do some SMT content again. It's been a while too. :3
Oh sweet my favorite demon! Was so hyped when I finally fused him in Nocturne.
I know this isn't coming straight from the game but I find it fascinating that fandoms can get so passionate that they go on to create great content such as your videos. And they say you don't learn anything from videogames 😇
Video games are a great jumping off point to get people interested in the esoteric. I like helping people learn more about these cool myths, legends, and religious figures
I have studied long and hard about Samael. He is one of the most perplexing entities out there. I have always viewed him as a sort of double agent. Servant of the Lord God most high and one who has the power to transcend all realms of existence to carry out the will of God. He is sorta like the Al Capone of God. He does the sketchy stuff.
Samael in Persona 5: RESISTANCE IS FUTILE
Stumbled upon video never been on the channel before I have no idea what SMT is but god damn was this video amazing just for the historical knowledge dropped … now my only question is what is SMT 😂 but I’ll find it as I subscribe and see the other vids
Absolutely stunning!
I adore the contrast Samiel has vs. Lucifer. One being a Good Angel made of Evil and the other an Evil Angel made of Good.
thank for distribute your knowledge to how to understand lobotomy corp
I feel as if Samael hasn't been used to his full potential. A planet sized demon covered in eyes and skulls would be a perfect final boss for SMT.
Between this and all the yugioh videos I was my mind went “did they just steal Slifer?”
Yeah it took everything in me not to put Slifer randomly in the video at some point lol
I've been seeing your comments in fear and hunger content. Do you have plans in possibly covering fear and hunger lore? Btw, banger video. I always fuse Samael everytime I have the chance to do so.
I love the game, but want to somehow petition for a censored version so I can stream it to my audience before making a video on it. Something like testing the waters first
@@Tony4You oh yeah that make sense.
I've heard that people in the community is working on a censored version of the game (mostly the genitalia).
This is getting into crossover territory, but could the "Samael is the Devil" be the interpretation Vivziepop is planning to go for her version of Lucifer?
Sometimes when you dip into the kabbalah/sephirot, it makes me think it would be neat to hear you talk about the Sephirah/characters in Lobotomy Corporation and their relation to their position in the Qliphoth. Also concepts like qlipoth
meltdown and shit in that game.
Interesting
Belial next?
I kind of want to see Samael as a P5 persona. Presumably as an Ultimate/ Mythological Trickster.
he appears in p5 as shadow shido, although i agree heavily with you
You mentioned Samael is sometimes referred to as the angel of death. Does he often get mixed up with Azrael, the other angel of death?
They are the same, Samael is the name of the Angel, Azrael the name of his counterpart demon. He is God but he is "fallen" only in our mind hence why he is split.
I love how all of those SMT lore videos are just bible, various apocrypha and other religious/mythological text analysis with "yeah, they're drawn pretty cool in SMT" at the end
Sometimes I forget I'm talking about a video game until the time comes to write about the design too lol. Alt east I hope people who don't play the games can enjoy the videos too
Me: Yeah, but... he still looks like a cute and cool dragon!
Not me doing a bunch of research on Samael just for you to upload this
Many confuse Samael for Satan, even though they are two separate entities. Samael is a false god like Yalbaboath, however unlike the latter's holy qualities, the former is a devil king of temptation in a similar vein to Belial. He also got engaged with the former wife of Adam, Lilith after she got reincarnated as a demoness, and was known for causing infanticide, as well as corruption of witchcraft.
Both Samael and Lilith are represented in an altered version of the Belphegor's Star, thus used in the Satanic Church's image during modern day(circa. The 1930s-1970s).
I just realised...
So ghost and goblins having a Satan and the Devil, is technically correct since Satan is just a role while The Devil is The Devil
No, goblin is nature creature is not part of devil
Samael aka my smt slifer the sky dragon
It is wrong that every time samael comes to mind, I always think of that one character from the "darksiders" series?
8:40 I thought I was trippin for a second cuz I read out Sephiroth from FFVII
Listening to u at work is common for me lol
Tony is Samael
Samael to Moses: I don’t mean it metaphorical, or rhetorically, or poetically, or their theoretically, or any other fancy way. I’m death. Straight up.
Moses: What a massive angel! It'd take me 500 years to walk across his body!
Metatron: Didn't you take 40 years to walk from Egypt to Israel, when it should've taken, like, a week?
2:05 [citation needed]
But isn't temptation the task of Mastema?
2:32 Personally this reconciles a part of my doubt, doubt in faith is natural and portraying things like this reenforce the sort of fatherly role God plays to humanity and all of his creations.
Great metal band
Everyone is talking about how he talks and yet no one mentions him talking in Latin at the beginning. Imagine if he recited Bible verses or even did Gregorian chant.
My favorite demon.
Michael needs to slay samael....
Samael: I am the angel of death
Azrael: but... That was my thing...
Bible fans be like: *ship Lilith and Samael*
Since the Adam and Lilith ship fell through.
Babe wake up Tony is gonna tell us about religion and mythology
That Sam A. El and his green eggs and ham
Enki was the serpent claiming to be god the most high
"The Sphee-rowth"
NOOOO MY VIDEO GAMES TOLD ME IT'S PRONOUNCED SE-FEE-ROTH I'VE BEEN LIED TOOOO
I was thinking of making a final fantasy reference, but it speaks for itself lol
The Samaeussy got me like ❤❤
Wtf
What i want to know is that are the archangels the most powerful angels because archangels are low on the hierarchy of angels?
What if we pronounced the -ael in Samael like the -ael in Michael
Sam-il would be a lot less threatening for an angel of death lol
@@Tony4You Sammy the satan
hes such a goober ngl.
Easily the best design in SMT for me, the newer one at least. always try to get it on whatever game its on
Lilith is also ishtar
Ypu need to be on Nebula.
Ayo first comment hype squad!
SAMAEL ,you say ?
Samael made me do it!!!
Samael is literally what I presume to be what Jewish people thought death was like when they were drunk because they have conflicted thoughts on it.. just don't be drunk when you (Jewish people) think of another great religion please?
Mygoat4u
Love SMT but on the side note, I don't know why we today have to suffer because of some heavenly and family drama 1000s of years ago.🙄😂
So was it Samael or Lucifer who tempted Adam?
Lucifer isint real
hey tony can we get some islamic lore? like djinns etc etc. islam is a part of abramic lore so id want to her what demons/angels are prominant there.
thanks 4 the vid.
I'd like to cover those demons for sure. It's hard to find specific ones from Islam, but eventually I would like to make a small compilation video
@@Tony4You cool cool. here. hopefully this can help you make a video.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_mythology#:~:text=Eminent%20among%20them%20are%20the,teaching%20of%20knowledge%20of%20magic.
Not to be confused with Sam I Am
The poison of god 😮
I recommend a book called, "Jesus in the Talmud".
Oy vey 😂😂
@@hominhmai5325 I see that you are red pilled on the JQ.