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Mezuki


It's easy to win the Kentucky Derby when you cut the legs out from underneath the other horses!


Mezuki is an equine brute that can potentially be encountered in Atlus' 1994 Megami Tensei Gaiden: Rasuto Baiburu (Reincarnation of The Goddess Side Story: Last Bible) Sega Game Gear video game. Said title is an upgraded rendition (full color graphics, new enemy sprites, etc.) of the original gray-scale Nintendo Gameboy version released in 1992. Last Bible was also ported to the Gameboy Color in 1999 (without the Game Gear enhancements), which is also the only time that it was ever translated into English and released in North America (re-named Revelations: The Demon Slayer.) In the Gameboy versions, Mezuki wields a double-bladed scythe and sports a blue and purple color scheme. In comparison, the Game Gear incarnation, which is the look I went for with my model, has a more traditional scythe and a realistic brown coat (regardless of appearance, the monster still functions exactly the same in combat in all versions.) Like most of the creatures in the game, Mezuki can potentially be recruited into your party by (carefully) negotiating with him during a battle, or you might spontaneously create him by fusing two other monsters together with Kishe's "Combine" spell.

Mezuki (Horse-Face), and his partner, Gozuki (Ox-Head), are a pair of powerful Underworld guardians in Chinese mythology. When you die, Mezuki and Gozuki are typically the first supernatural entities that you meet; in fact, they often personally escort the souls of the recently deceased into the netherworld. It's also their duty to hunt down any wayward spirits that have somehow managed to avoid or escape the torments of the abyss. Once these lost souls have been found, and collected, the anthropomorphic duo drag them back to the Underworld so that they can be properly judged (and potentially punished, depending on how they conducted their mortal lives) before being reincarnated into a new form.


Mezuki Game Statistics

Experience
Level

Hit Points

Magic Points

Magic
Spells

Encounter
Locations

18

119

45

Venom
Confuse 1
Heal 2

Ramuh Region

Endurance

Intelligence

Strength

Speed

Luck

13

13

13

9

7





Materials:
Newsprint, white glue, wire twist ties, plastic (transparent base only), super glue, and acrylic paint.

Dimensions:
6.3 cm/2.5 in. x 4.6 cm/1.8 in. (widest point x highest point)

Time:
Four days: April 26-29, 2012.



Mezuki photo collage.

For comparison/informational purposes, below are some relevant images (more information on mouse-over):


The party encounters both Gozuki and Mezuki in the countryside surrounding the city of Ramuh (Last Bible I, Game Gear version).


Having successfully negotiated with Mezuki, the creature has joined my party (Last Bible I, Gameboy Color version).


Mezuki got a BIG promotion in Last Bible II (Gameboy Color), becoming a Level 48 boss monster.


Mezuki sprite from Last Bible III (Super Famicom).



REFERENCES:

  •   Comprehensive Megami Tensei monster sprite archive (Japanese).

  •   GameFAQs.com Revelations: The Demon Slayer game guides.

  •   Hardcore Gaming 101 Megami Tensei article.

  •   Megami Tensei Gaiden: Lasuto Baiburu Game Gear video game.

  •   Megami Tensei Gaiden: Lasuto Baiburu II Gameboy Color video game (fan translated into English.)

  •   My Revelations: The Demon Slayer/Megami Tensei Gaiden: Lasuto Baiburu combined Gameboy Color/Game Gear bestiary.

  •   Revelations: The Demon Slayer Gameboy Color video game and instruction manual.

  •   Wikipedia Ox-Head and Horse-Face article.



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