Astaroth

''“Now then, let’s begin. It won’t be scary, I’ll let you taste the greatest pleasure…”''

Astaroth is a Succubus, a boss and member of the Lilith Sisters in Monster Girl Quest: Paradox.

Biography
Astaroth is the second eldest of the three Lilith Sisters. She is arguably the most hot-headed and kind of the group.

Astaroth is first mentioned by one of the Harpies in Harpy Village.

After Luka cures the majority of the harpies of the virus by using the Fruit of the World Tree, the harpy mentions that a trio of succubi appeared in the Harpy Village a few months earlier and then the virus began to spread mere days later, but Astaroth explains to the Queen Harpy that they had been studying the nearby Tartarus pit and had come to Harpy Village to ask the Queen Harpy if there had been any unusual activity. When the Queen says no, Morrigan gets annoyed and starts threatening the Queen, but Lilith tells her to shut up. Astaroth asks once more if there had been any unusual activity, to which the Queen truthfully answers no. Astaroth seems relieved by this and is surprised that killing one person could have generated so many ripples.

The first time Luka encounters Astaroth, along with Lilith, is in Luddite Village.

Half an hour before Luka arrives, the Lilith Sisters had already got there and had started to kill off the entire villages inhabitants. After telling them why they had to do it, of course. Luka first meets Astaroth in Luddite Village, where Astaroth is draining one of the last two men in the village dry, while Lilith deals with the other one. After Lilith and Morrigan depart, Astaroth forces Luka to fight her.

Astaroth and the other sisters serve Alipheese the 15th and are trying to stop the Chaos from spreading by keeping it as close to the original timeline as possible, like White Rabbit. It is possible they are with White Rabbit as well as the 15th, but this seems unlikely. As for the person they killed to generate the ripples, it could have been the Sabasa King.

Attacks

 * Attack – One Foe, Normal Attack
 * Succubus Slap – One Foe, Physical
 * Squall – All Foes, Auto-Hit, Wind Attribute
 * Demon Eyes of Seduction – All Foes, Magical, Seduction 75%
 * Melty Kiss – One Foe (Luka), Pleasure Attribute
 * Romanus Teri Al – One Foe (Luka), Pleasure Attribute
 * Romanus Teri El – One Foe (Female), Pleasure Attribute
 * Melo Sophi Dora – One Foe (Luka), Pleasure Attribute
 * Tail Drain: Dora (Act.) – One Foe (Luka), Pleasure Attribute, Bind (Two Turns Break)
 * Tail Drain: Dora (Cont.) – Rape, Drains HP
 * Tail Drain: Dora (F) – One Foe, Pleasure Attribute, Bind 50%, Drains HP

Monsterpedia Entry
''“The middle sister of the three Lilith Sisters, who serve the legendary Great Whore of Babylon. She wields magical power that is beyond the compare of monsters in this world, but its nature is unknown. She is powerful enough to drain men into dried fish, but refrains from actively doing so for some reason.''

''Her intentions are unknown, and it is uncertain why she even appeared in this world. The only thing that is certain is that her presence is affecting the world from behind the scenes.”''

Strategy
Astaroth is more serious than her sister Morrigan, but at this point in the story, you should be strong enough to survive her attacks. Assuming you have her (which you shouldn’t), Gnome can be useful in this fight due to her damage resistance, but don’t waste your time summoning Sylph unless you really need the evasion; Astaroth is immune to wind-based attacks.

If you are still unsure you will win against her, then try to level up some more and acquire better gear before going to Luddite Village. Or you could just set the difficulty to very easy if you’re lazy.

Remember, you trigger this battle by going to the village, so be smart and get stronger before fighting if you think you aren’t a match for her yet.

Evaluation
''“Astaroth!? What’s that disgusting succubus from the era of the Great Monster War doing here… All of Astaroth’s wind element attacks are very strong so I’d suggest wearing wind resistant equipment on all your party members. Her full party seduce skill also poses a threat. However, silence has a high effective rate so you should seal it. Her physical and pleasure attacks are punishing, but you’ll just have to outlast them. Use support magic to weather the assault. As you’d expect, she’s strong against wind and weak against earth. If you have any good earth skills, put them to use. The abnormal status conditions that come with her pleasure attacks might give you trouble too. At any rate, adjust your party and hit her with everything you’ve got. Now go, oh brave Luka. Send that disgusting succubus from the past back to the grave.”''

Trivia

 * Astaroth in demonology, is the Great Duke of Hell, in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer; he is part of the evil trinity. He is a male figure named after the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar.