Talk:Mephisto Pheles

Rename?
Should this one be renamed from Mephisto Pheles to Samael? Since Samael is his first name, according to his own words. Mephisto Pheles seems to be one of his several fake names (Johann Faust V, Faust, Loki, Raven, Trickster etc.). Zoeyua (talk) 12:16, December 17, 2012 (UTC)


 * His current name is Mephisto Pheles, in some way it's more than just a nickname. Besides, he's know throughout the series as Mephisto, so we'll stick with that. 16:10, December 17, 2012 (UTC)


 * Alright. I will stick to that then, since I was only wondering. Zoeyua (talk) 16:38, December 17, 2012 (UTC)

Time Stopping Barrier
The name of that technique Mephisto uses to slow the Gehenna Gate is wack... I believe it's supposed to be "verstopfen" which means "to clog sth.". But can I put that in the article or is it too much interpretation? Can I mention it under Trivia at least?

14:37, February 27, 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, German is not my strong point. The problem with verstopfen is the lack of the 'v' sound in the given Japanese pronunciation (エルストフヴェン). With his other spells, the meaning of the Japanese kanji was been close to the German meaning, so Uhr might be a better choice. Of course, that doesn't solve the plurality issue. Do you know any time-related German words that would fit that pronunciation and verb? Dragonus Nesha (talk) 00:29, March 1, 2016 (UTC)

Okay, so after reading the pronunciation a dozen times and after reading the other pronunciations a dozen times it hit me like a brick in the face that "s" and "t" is pronounced "st" and not "sht". (compare "stärkste", the "st"s are pronounced differently) That means what I said above is nonsense as it doesn't fit the pronunciation. My bad!

But now the word makes even less sense to me. There is just no such word in German. :/

20:31, March 1, 2016 (UTC)

from my german speaking friend when i said the words said that i said it wrong and that in german one two three sounds a lot like being "

eins zwei drei" this might be what your looking for

I appreciate the enthusiasm, but this thread is nearly five years old, also, please sign your posts. Hawkeye2701 (talk) 03:04, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Additional Information regarding this character's literary inspiration that could be added to the article
Additional Information regarding this character's literary inspiration that could be added to the article

The"deamon" Mephistofeles was in no way invented by Gothe, and can be found in quite a few Germanic legends. However, it is clear that the show pays homage to Goethe's interpretation.

A good example of this is that Goethe's Mephistopheles, like our Mephisto is a demon who's primary aim is Entertainment. He seeks not to create evil, but rather to break the monotony of pious life. Something that is to a degree reflected in the show

Additionally, Gothe's Mehistofeles is on "good" terms with "the old man" (aka. god) as he regards him more of an entertaining diversion than an evil force that endangers his creation.
 * For those interested further reading is available in Goethe's "Faust" and Marlow's "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus"

Jcw99 (talk) 23:44, August 22, 2016 (UTC)