Who Are The Qadistu: SMT Lore

[@guilhermemarinho9861]

Eiseth lore here makes me mad we didn't had any interaction between her and Gabriel in the game, maybe in SMT VI

[@neondoublez]

In the Zohar, there's a text about Eisheth Zenunim leading people to false salvation in a false heaven, stealing people's soul's/lives, which probably was the inspiration for her personality in SMTV, with all her bizarre talk of salvation while torturing people.

[@dwfischer]

cant spoil the game for myself but gotta leave a like for big TONY

[@Tony4You]

Thank you legend

[@RisingPhoenix05]

I just learned that the locations in Tales of the Abyss are named after the Tree of Life. Thanks Tony4You

[@someclevername8167]

Yeah it’s really creative naming for each town. Now I wanna play that game again

[@enzoforgets9456]

When i saw lilith use mother earth i had an awakening

[@bambu7031]

Agrat's Design still feels weird to me. Like she has a lot of similarities with Ranni the Witch, too many to be a mere coincidence for me. I really like Lilith's Redesign, her Snake being present at the end of the chaos route feels truly ominous. I hope she and the other Qaditsu branch out into other games, it would be funny to see them as Persona's.

[@KuRRiiZMa]

Im a bit late, but still better late then never. Another banger video tony

[@cameroncarpenter7595]

agrat 🔛🔝

[@da_001]

I'm not ashamed to say it: Naamahs demon haunt animation when taking to her made me BUST.

[@rvfiasco]

I just passed Naamah but so far from the Vid, Agrat is my favorite. Lilith being second. I'm so looking forward to digging deeper into Vengeance!

[@tuhcyj]

i was hoping to see Tiamat mentioned, but otherwise great video as always

[@tinybee7780]

I smiss Lilith's OG Kaneko design. At least the current Lilith we got doesn't look like the one in SMTIV. I kinda wish I hadn't learned that the new design was full of actual holes in her body, and not a reverse fishnet-like design to see more skin.

[@MentalistMillennium]

I really love certain details of lilith. If you knows about lilituh lore, she has cast a strong wind which make a giant tree fall. That's happened in the Mesopotamia lore

[@grassytpotlol]

My favorite is Agrat Bat Malat cuz she kinda reminds me of Marisa Kirisame and Agrat's tragic backstory was interested.

[@GreenerOdin]

Lilith pre-dates abrahamic religion fyi. She was one of the local major dieties when the Israelites invaded Canaan (modern day Palestine and Lebanon), so they adopted her and turned into a demon in their own stories.

[@perovskitepowder8191]

I hope the Qadistu permanently stays in future SMT games like the four Archangels. I love these girls so much, I use them in my team 99% of the time.

[@FreakGeSt]

Admit it, that stereotypilcal witch hat makes it.

[@YungTimeWeaver]

Finally *Unzips*

[@Tony4You]

NO EISHETH GOT ANOTHER ONE 😭

[@FreakGeSt]

Bang: Naahma Marry: Agrat Kill: Eisheth Lilith is the mother in law.

[@insanemakaioshin]

The Queen The Mother The Princess The Sorceress

[@keip4568]

M-I-L-Fs rule 💃

[@Tony4You]

TRUE

[@KAPTAINmORGANnWo4eva]

Malicious Interstitial Legion of Females?

[@Rubberbandman1991]

Maidens Inciting Limitless Freedom​@@KAPTAINmORGANnWo4eva

[@zenxmizuki]

@@KAPTAINmORGANnWo4eva Moro Islamic Liberation Front

[@bagodrago]

Man, I Love Fiends

[@fern3125]

almost spat out my drink 4:08 wasn't expecting that 😂

[@FazPersona]

the big three and eisheth I guess

[@nore5888]

Eisheth deserves some love

[@Mr.Misfit-pk2jo]

Honest to god, Voracious Salvation is my favorite of their signatures, first skill I got that breached the 1000s in terms of damage, Eisheth rules

[@hyde_stopStealingMyUsername]

based faz

[@KingOfhearts72]

@@nore5888this. She has the perfect form

[@Tony4You]

Eisheth is for... a different type of person 😏

[@kakizakichannel]

Babe get out of my good cave, a new Tony just dropped!

[@Tony4You]

Glad people didn't forget about the loremaster himself 😎

[@nore5888]

Don't worry I guys, I can take Eisheth and Agrat by myself

[@muriellesenecal6953]

In a fight, right?

[@Tony4You]

Nah. I'd win

[@cool23819]

Fun fact: there's one story from jewish texts that say that after Able died Adam left Eve in sorrow and was then kidnapped by Lilith and was then assaulted by both her and Naahma. Nobody has found a follow up so it's unknown if he was ever saved. Now I propose we make an Asura's wrath game with Eve as the protagonist trying to save him.

[@andrewellisonlee]

Gender bent Dantes Inferno?

[@KingOfhearts72]

Sounds like an NTR doujin tbh

[@heyyodude8637]

Stellar Blade

[@KingofAwesomness14]

that soudns cool as hell!

[@cool23819]

@@andrewellisonlee more like gender bent Dante's Inferno with rage induced screaming and lots of punching

[@maskedsaiyan1738]

My favorite demon in Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance has to be Agrat. I love her voice, design, and her magic.

[@heyyodude8637]

Agrat is so cool. Lilith is also my faves among the qaditsu.

[@nobreluan4578]

Hoping for a smt dx2 collab i want her

[@ltb1345]

Best Qadistu.

[@100Servings]

This was a masterpiece, Tony. Probably the best researched video you've done. My wife and I listened to it in the car and were totally enraptured. Your skills as an editor and content creator continue to grow. Well done.

[@Tony4You]

Oh wow thanks a lot! I'm happy my passions are leading me to betterment with creativity. Also always happy to get a comment from 100servings lol

[@ArthurKH358.2]

Oh Agrat is definitely my favorite. To me she seemed like the less malicious of the Qadištu she could’ve killed the humans whose Magatsuhi she was harvesting if she felt like it but instead she went for a more tame solution making people sick to reduce the number of casualties. Her design, personality and her unique skill really caught my attention

[@regiman222]

The Queen The Mother Instict personified, "Angel of Sacred Prostitution" XD But more seriously, the unwanted child who was corrupted even before her birth.

[@luistrejo3326]

You know three out out of four of them are said to be the mother of Asmodeus. All four of them are also said to be wives of Adam.

[@Tigerbro6]

agrat is very cute. I like her design and her backstory is really sad, thanks tony for sharing about these 4

[@V_i_vi_an]

Ok, fine, you win. I'll buy Vengeance.

[@Tony4You]

I've done my job here 😏

[@rvfiasco]

It's definitely worth it. I'm only 20 hours in and I completed the OG game at release. I didn't fill my compendium in my first playthrough but I did get 87%. There's so much more added that it's absolutely worth buying again.

[@sharkhammr]

It's eaten up so much of my time. It fixed almost every complaint I had about the original.

[@rvfiasco]

@@sharkhammr It seemed like they truly listened to all of our bellyaching!

[@SwagbitoUchiha]

LOL THE “DISRESPECT”

[@daysvevo5919]

The cut to the black streamer the ignorant rhetoric accompanying it... sad. Atlus sucks for tht representation too; the braids the long nails, evident by the fact that some Japanese think black women are extremely promiscuous. Sad existence and perspective (yours)

[@halfpintrr]

I like the story that after Abraham tried to sacrifice Isaac, Ishmael came back to them and they buried Abraham together, and never spoke about him again. Abraham kinda sucks.

[@pheonixmmkc]

Slight critique, In both Christianity/Catholocism The belief of lillith is attributed to jewish mythology and is not a belief we uphold as truth, or a topic that is really even discussed. To say God created a woman at the same time as man using the phrase mankind is a little speculative. My example, God created the Earth on the 3rd day, but what "belonged" to or "what is of" the earth. That was in later defined on the 5th and 6th day. In the same way, God created "mankind", as a defenition of the image of his creation, and explicily stating the creation of Adam and solely Adam. Eve was then created after Adam, when he could not find a companion out all the other creatures God created. Then God put Adam to rest and made Eve of his rib. Litteraly "of Adam". Then being created from Adam would subjugate Eve and "Woman" into the definition that is "mankind". Thought provoking stuff 👍

[@VascusGaming]

It depends on how much weight you put on the Bible and the syncretization of the Torah , Lilith appears in some translations in Isaiah 34 and she is written down as Lilit still. Its commonly understood that Lilit in Babylonian myth is the Semitic understanding of them seeing most other polytheistic deities and demons as solely demons in Jewish theology. Lilatu is the Babylonian Goddess, Lilit / Lilith will just be her name in Hebrew.

[@Snjeguzica]

that's a nice argument mr. Tony4You. however, consider the following: if Agrat evil why cute?

[@Tony4You]

Hmmmm, this is a good point. I will have my best men on the matter

[@garryrptr]

I love the new Lilith design so much, she can manipulate me and i have no problem with it.

[@Tony4You]

Do not fall for her tricks brother, though I can't blame you too much

[@ryangarrard3135]

We must stay strong brothers 💪

[@neorv5149]

Always happy to see more SMT lore in my mailbox! Agrat may be my new fave demon design out of the four now learning about the inspiration behind it.

[@Tony4You]

Agrat deserved better! 😭

[@allen9509]

I can fix them

[@Tony4You]

Famous last words of MANY men

[@RwnEsper]

"God is watching." Better not watch too close or he might lose an eye. 😂

[@basedturu2320]

namaah enjoyer 🤜🤛

[@MajraMangetsu]

Agrat, no question. Lilith IS cool. But Agrat is simply my vibe.

[@TheStrongestLaPaz]

Yay another episode from canadian loremaster, hee-ho

[@Tony4You]

Canada takes home another W

[@bubbletea_]

i never used the qadistu in my vengeance playthrough. agrat is probably my favorite design-wise. always had more of a preference towards the more human-like demon designs, but only because of how they feel less common.

[@Tony4You]

Agrat seems to be one of the most beloved new characters, and after researching her pretty deeply I can understand why

[@crimsonslayer6641]

4:08 Not a Dr disrespect reference💀

[@nahidahamed1742]

yes finally a vid on them gals

[@Tony4You]

Girlbosses stay winning

[@AT7outof10]

How dare Lilith have the audacity to... *Checks notes* Want to be treated as an equal.

[@ryangarrard3135]

Hooray for "gods" eternal seismic and misogyny 😅

[@coolgamehelper]

After binging all your videos I was patiently waiting for this!

[@Tony4You]

Always love people enjoy the backlog, thanks!

[@oh_sweet]

Agrat my beloved

[@fuahuahuatime5196]

I never noticed the holes. Now I can't unsee it. Or unhear it

[@skydivisionx]

The Qadistu were such an amazing addition to the story of SMT V Vengeance, they helped shake up the story in such an interesting way, not to mention their designs are absolutely sick as well. I have them all on the team because of how diverse and fun they are to build around, their lore helps you appreciate and love them more, such interesting characters that go hand and hand with each other.

[@luistrejo3326]

Three mothers of Asmodeus and Eiseth. As well as Wives of Adam. Naamah: The Wife of Noah and mother of the nephilem Agrat: The Queen of Witches. Eisheth: The female embodiment of Sin.

[@BEHEMONAUT]

Vengeance is certainly interesting. It really is a culmination of a lot of ideas and concepts that haven't been so effectively executed within the series proper (not persona) over the decades. The role of Lilith in the series is always interesting. I always looked at Lilith as an interloper because of SMT 1/3 and the general idea that Lucifer is mostly bad from the "old testament." Nocturne doesn't really hold back a type of narrative judgment, (while problematic for immersion, it's part of what makes Nocturne so epic,)when you choose TDE. However, with Yoko (essentially Lilith for my purposes here) and the backstory of the struggle between marduk and tiamat, i think this SMT title made the lilith role a sympathetic character that played a much more organic and realistic role in the social aspect of the plot than her other incarnations. They blended the idea of divinity in the bonds you create that was dabbled with rather ineffectively in DDS:AT and actually quite well regardless of other flaws in iv:a, with the option a more visceral and grim story like that of Nocturne. While not as much fun as i have had with previous entries, it's actually pretty solid narratively, and the soundtrack has some great tracks. Not as good as iv, but maybe ill change my mind over the years. I want to honestly admit, murdering the hunter association after Flynn shouts at them all to get the f*ck out of the way is about as epic as it gets. Hats off to Massacre Nanashi.

[@jacopoarmini7889]

this video was very well researched and done, but I feel like it is necessary to remind viewers that these mythological beings belong to fringe and or mystical sects of major religions, and that they are mostly figures of folklore, not religion. Christians, Jews and Muslims do not believe in Lilith or the Qadishtu

[@sharkhammr]

As much as I miss Lilith's pompadour, the new design's pretty great.

[@NachtKaiser666]

Agrat has such a cute design, it's hard to dislike her, and her backstory is quite the thing too

[@Chasingchibi]

Eisheth enjoyers, we need to rise up 🤝🤝

[@Kagika0]

0:06 bro💀

[@Ushi_archive]

At the gym rn, this video couldn't have come out at a better time. I love working out while listening to SMT lore!

[@Tony4You]

The brain is the strongest muscle 🙏

[@DjiuhTi]

Turning up the meme factor T4Y

[@maverick5169]

Eisheth is actually my favorite, not only her design makes it clear that maybe, just maybe, a nice body isn't worth lusting for a demon, that sadistic smile is chilling and so is her way of killing the victim Not only that but she is the most challenging Qadistu, you either shut her down or she oneshots you or spreads many status effects, I'd argue she makes 90% of the difficulty in Lilith's boss battle. Plus once fused she has sky high strength, good vitality and agility and boosts the crit chance for every other Qadistu.

[@KingOfhearts72]

Never knew that “Lilith” isn’t her original name. Interesting that it is never mentioned what her original name was.

[@raygonzales8720]

Eishesh for me, then agrat, then lillith.

[@therealisticgamer5834]

Even though I ripped and teared Lilith to pieces in SMTV Vengeance, she walked it off😠😔

[@Tony4You]

Demons have a hard time staying down

[@AbelMusa]

They are a masterclass of charactet design

[@ghoulishgoober3122]

I think SMT in general is a masterclass in design, no need to disregard the other good work and zero in on boobs and ass

[@ltb1345]

@@ghoulishgoober3122 Well the female body is the greatest work of art in the universe IRL, so it makes sense that he'd cite these designs in particular.

[@ghoulishgoober3122]

@@ltb1345 To be fair, yes I do like a good curvy body too, and regardless it is appreciating the effort an artist put into the work. At least to call them a masterclass is a bit much I feel

[@jeremydavidson1420]

agrat is my favorite cause i think her witch look is awesome and her queen's decree spell has saved me many time's.

[@TheDeadlyBlueFlame]

the caddy stew

[@gengar8118]

“For the truly degenerate” DONT INSULT ME

[@gwyndolin1536]

Game aside, I worship the Infernal Queens/Qadistu. Truly they are wonderful Goddesses in their own right and have never steered me wrong.

[@KageDarkAngel]

In SMT 5 Vengeance... thou art not maidenless!

[@Zahri8Alang]

I wonder what the journalists think of the SMT games

[@bennywashington4536]

Once I unlocked them and fuse them I never took them off my party like I had to use them I don't know why I have way more stronger demons and I still use them 💞

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

Agrat needs love. Unwanted of unwanted. I want. To protecc

[@anawhitewhitch]

I'm really on Agrat.

[@ronalby5957]

I’m level 62 and they still fuck me up

[@onetonberry]

Oh bro this is crazy. I have epilepsy.

[@tuckernutter]

16:30 source? Can't find the Egyptian sorcerer for the life of me.

[@LostOnEarth97]

Anyone else love how this guy says "holy"? 😂

[@TheShooterlol]

Agrat bat Malat always said she was not trying to kill. But she wanted to fulfill her role in the rebellion. But She had the Highest Crit Chance of all the Demons. And that made her just OP.

[@lordofcroutons8051]

Sooo with it coming up on spooky month.... How about a silent hill video 🤨👀

[@Taur-gk5dv]

They all seem pretty interesting

[@MinniMaster]

they’re so hot bruh I mean what

[@Tony4You]

Eisheth got another one 😭

[@lum1lad775]

Wait a minute, i haven't played SMTVV but if the added the new Lilith wb the original SMT Lilith is she also in the game?

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

No

[@dimis_plays]

4:05 made me do a double take 😂

[@alejandromaciel3179]

Would

[@superblanco444]

All 4 of them were fun and great antagonist. I just wish they were important in all 4 areas in Vengeance instead of 3.

[@KingOfhearts72]

@@superblanco444 this. Genuinely never expected act 3 to have a cutscene longer than pretty much the entirely of cutscenes in the OG SMTV. But man was it an entertaining and crazy cutscene.

[@CTSael]

@@KingOfhearts72No kidding. There were certain points during that cutscene where my impatient brain would suddenly jump to “can I finally save now? When can I save my progress?” It was really late at night when that cutscene happened for me. I was ready to turn the game off and go to bed.

[@ichi_san]

I really enjoy your lore analysis. These characters have so many contrasting stories, so these summary videos are really helpful. But damn, Lilith didn't have it fair at all. Forced to become a demon for rebelling and then being punished way harder than Adam and Eve. That's rough... Also really interesting about her hanging out with succubi a lot. ALSO WHOA the story of Agrat's origins had me hooked!

[@philbourque9337]

With this info, I would have expected Lilith to be the big bad, but instead in SMT V Vengeance follow and resurrect Tiamat, the creator goddess from Mesopotamian mythology. Anyway, I like Agrat best for her design and skills and she's voiced by Cherami Leigh. "Any last words? Now die."

[@davidcaron823]

I love you man, but I think it’s about time you redo some of your first videos. A lot of years have past, so I’m sure you’ll be able to add more to those videos and still make it fresh and interesting! The iconic parts of SMT is what keeps me interested, these niche topics on side characters are fun to watch sometimes, but it feels like you’re picking apart the bottom of the barrel with each new upload now

[@mdsking7117]

I'm sorry, but is this a reupload? I remember watching this some time back but now i find it uploaded a few hours ago.

[@alejandromagnobarrasa9244]

As Zerah came before with a scarlet thread but was beaten by Perez to fully come out, so the First man was also the Last. The promise was given to Abraham and His Seed, but the Law came first before The Seed came to bless all the nations of Earth. Dominion is Given to Him and with His Bride He Rules over all the creatures under heaven. It is no mystery Man is glory Christ is the glory of God. If You Know You Know. If Seven is God's plan why is Man circumcised the 8th day why is it this day he receives his name and begins to live as a part of His people. No need to make up stories. God told you what happened so You believe Him.

[@jmh8817]

Agrat was the biggest mystery here for me. Thanks for another excellent vid.

[@gustavohirata9398]

I love your videos!! I think they enhance the experience of playing SMT and Persona so much!! This one was really a banger, keep up the good work!!

[@statesminds]

I love them all, Eisheth one of my favorites. Men who dont like her arent real men. Agat my second favorite

[@KingOfhearts72]

So slan from berserk is likely lightly based on eiseth?

[@Eric_Cartman1]

4:06 You roasted him. XD

[@leonardocanela7089]

Wake up babes new tony4u video we eating good

[@ArshadZahid_nohandleideas]

0:01 Whoa-----!? I-It’s getting bigger!

[@Lkymn]

Doctor Disrespect 🤣

[@dice5709]

Aw hell nah the Doc is safe, nowhere lmao