Cerberus

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For the Persona, see Cerberus (Persona).

Cerberus
Other Name(s)	Guard Dog of HadesPersona 5 Guard Dog of ParadisePersona 5 Royal
Origin	Greek culture
Race(s)	BeastDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Kyūyaku Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Soul Hackers 2 Devil Survivor Devil Survivor: Overclocked Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Alignment(s)	Neutral-NeutralShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei V NeutralShin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Arcana(s)	ChariotPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal Persona 5 Strikers FortuneMegami Ibunroku Persona Persona 2: Innocent Sin Persona 2: Eternal Punishment HierophantPersona 4 Persona 4 Golden
Order(s)	Pyro

Cerberus is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

In ancient Greek folklore, Cerberus is the multi-headed dog of Hades who guards the exit of the Underworld, preventing the dead from leaving. The number of heads vary between some accounts, but Cerberus is commonly described and depicted as having three heads.

Design

Despite being described as multi-headed in folklore, almost every depiction of Cerberus in the Megami Tensei franchise has just one head, beginning with Akemi Nakajima's Cerberus in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei. The author of Digital Devil Story, Aya Nishitani, gave his reasoning by explaining that multiple heads gives readers the impression of multiple wills and stating that Nakajima's Cerberus has just one will in serving him, thereby having only one head.

In its Shin Megami Tensei design onward, Cerberus still remains with only one head and was purposefully designed to resemble a lion.^{[citation needed]}

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Cerberus.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Greece - The guard dog of the gates of Tartarus. It has three heads and a snake's tail, and is the son of Echidna and Typhon, god of storms. It viciously attacks both the living who near the gates, and the dead who try to escape.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	The feared guard dog of hades in Greek mythology. His parents were the giants Typhon and Echidna. He is the brother of Orthrus.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	The guardian hound of Hades in Greek mythology. It traditionally has three heads and a snake's tail. It was born from Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	The guardian hound of Hades in Greek lore. It traditionally has three heads and a snake's tail. It was born from Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	The guardian hound of Hades in Greek lore. It traditionally has three heads and a snake's tail. It was born from Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters.
Shin Megami Tensei V	The guardian hound of Hades in Greek lore. It traditionally has three heads and a snake's tail. It was born from Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters. It is also the older brother of Orthrus.
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine	The Hound of Hell in Greek Mythology. Its name means "demon of the pit." It is known as the loyal servant of Hades, the king of the underworld. Cerberus was born from the union of the half-serpent Echidna and the storm giant Typhon.The two-headed beast Orthros is his brother.Cerberus appears as a three-headed dog with snakes all over his body and a dragon's tail. The three heads are said to represent the past, the present, and times yet to come. Cerberus guards the gates of the underworld, the realm of the dead, welcoming souls of the dead from the outside world, but ferociously attacking all those who attempt to leave. It was traditional in ancient Greece to place a copper coin and a honeycake in coffins. This was so that the departed souls could pay Charon, the boatman of the river Styx,to ferry them across the river, and feed Cerberus, who favored sweets.
Liberation Dx2	A large three-headed beast from Greek mythology, guard dog of the gateway to the underworld and often depicted with a snake for a tail. Born to the giant of wind Typhon and the snake Echidna, its brother is Orthrus. Dimensional Alt: A large three-headed beast from Greek mythology, guard dog of the gateway to the underworld and often depicted with a snake for a tail. Born to the giant of wind Typhon and the snake Echidna, its brother is Orthrus. A freak accident at the Summoning Portal caused these demons with a different appearence to appear.
Soul Hackers (3DS)	The guardian hound of Hades in Greek mythology. It traditionally has three heads and a snake's tail. It was born from Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters. Reappearing in Devil Summoner form. The guardian hound of Hades in Greek mythology. It traditionally has three heads and a snake's tail. It was born from Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters.
Soul Hackers 2	The guardian hound of Hades in Greek lore. It traditionally has three heads and a snake's tail. It was born from Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters, and is also the older brother of Orthrus.
Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army	The guardian hound of Hades in Greek mythology. Traditionally, it has three heads and a snake's tail. It is the offspring of Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters.
Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon	The guardian hound of Hades in Greek mythology. Traditionally, it has three heads and a snake's tail. It is the offspring of Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Guard dog of Hades in Greek lore. Has three heads and a snake tail.
Persona 4	The guardian hound of Tartarus in Greek myth. It is the offspring of Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters. Orthrus is its older brother.
Persona 5	The guardian hound who prevents anyone from entering or exiting the underworld in Greek lore. It was born from Typhon and Echidna, and is the older brother of Orthrus.
Persona 5 Strikers	The guardian hound who prevents anyone from entering or exiting the underworld in Greek lore. It was born from Typhon and Echidna, and is the older brother of Orthrus.
Devil Survivor	The guardian hound of Hades in Greek lore. Traditionally has three heads and a snake's tail. He was born from Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters. He is also Orthrus' older brother.
Devil Survivor 2	The guardian hound of Hades in Greek lore. Traditionally has three heads and a snake's tail. He was born from Typhon, the giant of wind, and Echidna, the mother of monsters. He is also Orthrus' older brother.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei

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Shin Megami Tensei II

When Hawk recieves an invitation to go meet Madam at her mansion in Valhalla, he is introduced to a Cerberus that serves her. Madam assigns her to assist Hawk in locating Hanada, and after their mission, she mentions that she has grown fond of Hawk and hopes to meet him again.

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Later, after Valhalla is swallowed by Abaddon, Cerberus appears to Aleph, having just barely escaped the district with her life. She expresses regret that she had been unable to save Madam, as it happened too fast for her to react properly. She then joins Aleph's party, having nowhere else to go.

Visionaries

Cerberus is featured in one Visionary cutscene in the Game Boy Advance and iOS versions of the game.

In "Golden Appleseed", Cerberus is revealed to actually be Pascal, the Hero's pet dog-turned demon from Shin Megami Tensei. She is howling when Madam stumbles upon her, recognizing her as one of the Hero's demons. Cerberus reveals that while she was away from his side, he had died in an accident. Unable to handle the grief, she sits in a spot near where he had passed, waiting for the day he will return, but knowing full well that such a day will never come. Madam is intrigued by the beast, and asks her to be her friend, and a similarly intrigued Cerberus agrees to the proposal, settling on trying to move on with her life. She reintroduces herself, and says that she is at Madam's service.

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Last Bible Special

Cerberus does not appear as a Beast, but can appear as a temporary party member summoned by the skills Elohim and El Elohim.

Novel Appearances

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

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Digital Devil Story 2: Mato no Senshi

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Anime Appearances

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

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Nomenclature

The Japanese name ケルベロス (Keruberosu) is taken from the original Greek name Kerberos rather than the more common Cerberus.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ケルベロス Keruberosu	Kerberos
Spanish	Cerbero	Cerberus

Gallery

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  Artwork of Cerberus for Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.

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  Artwork of Akemi Nakajima and Yumiko Shirasagi riding Cerberus for Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.

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  Artwork of Yumiko Shirasagi and Cerberus for Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.

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  Card N-020 from the 2003 Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Trading Card Game, featuring Cerberus.

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  PADPuzzle and Dragons collab artwork of Cerberus

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  PADPuzzle and Dragons collab artwork of Cerberus as the Agi card

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  Render for Persona 5

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  Model from Persona 4 Golden

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  Illustration of Cerberus and the protagonist from Devil Summoner: Fūin Sareshi Tamashī.

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  Illustration of Cerberus from Devil Summoner: Fūin Sareshi Tamashī.

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  Animated sprite of Cerberus from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.

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  Sprite of Cerberus from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.

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  Animated sprite of Cerberus from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.

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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei on PlayStation

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  Sprite of Pascal-fused Cerberus at level 20 and 25 from the Super CD-ROM² version of Shin Megami Tensei.

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  Sprite of Pascal-fused Cerberus at level 55 from the Super CD-ROM² version of Shin Megami Tensei.

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  Screenshot of Pascal-fused Cerberus's stats at level 20 from the Super CD-ROM² version of Shin Megami Tensei.

Videos

Cerberus's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V

Cerberus's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Cerberus's Daily Demon Future Prediction with Ringo for Soul Hackers 2