Momunofu

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Momunofu
Origin	Japanese hoax
Race(s)	BruteShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Alignment(s)	Neutral-ChaosShin Megami Tensei

Momunofu is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Momunofu (桃生) is an archaic pronunciation of the name of a former district and town (now pronounced Monou) located in Miyagi Prefecture in the Tohoku region; the prefecture was restructured in 2005 and both the district and town of Monou were abolished.

Momunofu's portrayal in the Megami Tensei franchise comes from the Tsugaru Soto Sangunshi, a document purported to detail the history of the Tohoku region. However, this document was a forgery created by Kihachirō Wada in the 1970s. Wada claimed Momunofu referred to servants of Arahabaki.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Name Level HP MP Momunofu 20 180 78	Strength 13 Magic 6 Vitality 10 Agility 7 Luck 8
Race Alignment C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Brute Neutral —
Resistances Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Almighty StrStrong — — — — — ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 Expel Death Curse Nerve Mind Explode — — WkWeak WkWeak WkWeak — ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1
Skill Inheritance Preference Mouth Wing Eye Lunge Bite Claw Weapons Girl Talk — ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ —
Evolves to Arahabaki Level 24
Skills SkillHD Remaster / PlayStation 2 Attribute Cost Description Level Lunge Physical 10% HP Low Physical damage to one foe. Focus Support 5 MP More than doubles Physical attack next turn. Life Bonus Passive — Raises MAX HP by 10% 21 Brutal Slash Physical 13% HP Physical damage to one foe. Damage relative to HP. 22 Persuade Passive — Persuades an indecisive demon. 23 Kamikaze Explode — Sacrifice self to deal high damage to one foe. 24

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Momunofu 25 331 66	Strength 38 Dexterity 34 Magic 27 Agility 31 Luck 26
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Brute — —
Resistances StrStrong — — — — WkWeak — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances WkWeak WkWeak WkWeak WkWeak WkWeak
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Charge 9 MP Increases damage output of user's next physical attack(s) by 150%. Stacks with Dark Energy. Innate Fatal Sword 8 MP Medium Phys damage to one enemy. Innate Light Life Aid — 5% HP recovery to user after battle. 26

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

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	Name Level HP MP Momunofu 25 292 88	Strength 40 Dexterity 24 Magic 17 Agility 26 Luck 30
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter Brute Chaos — — Youth ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances RsResist RsResist — — — WkWeak — — ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×3 ×3 ×1 ×1 ×3 ×3 ×3 ×3
Skill Affinity +3 — — — — — — — — -6 -2 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Charge 9 MP Multiplies user's next physical or gun damage by 2.5. Oni-kagura 14 MP Medium physical damage to one foe. High critical but low accuracy.

	Name Level HP MP Momunofu 25 286 88	Strength 43 Dexterity 27 Magic 20 Agility 29 Luck 33
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Brute Chaos Youth 13060
Resistances RsResist RsResist — — — WkWeak — — ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×3 ×3 ×1 ×1 ×3 ×3 ×3 ×3
Skill Affinity +3 — — — — — — — — -6 -2 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Charge 9 MP Multiplies user's next physical or gun damage by 2.5. Innate Oni-kagura 14 MP Medium physical damage to one foe. High critical but low accuracy. Innate Heat Wave 13 MP Weak physical damage to all foes. 26 Light Life Aid — Restores HP lightly after victory. 27

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Japan - A clan of Shikigami attending to Arahabaki. They live by the sword and are Arahabaki's bodyguards. Their name is supposedly the source of the word "mononofu" (samurai). They are also said to be the origin of the Momotaro legend.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	A god of war in ancient Japanese mythology. He is a subordinate of another ancient god, Arahabaki. It is said that Momotaro, a legendary hero, was based off of him.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A war god of ancient Japan. One of Arahabaki's subordinates. He is said to be the model for the fairy tale hero Momotaro, and is the origin for the word "mononofu," Japanese for "warrior."
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A war god of ancient Japan. One of Arahabaki's subordinates. He is said to be the model for the fairy tale hero Momotaro, and is the origin for the word "mononofu," Japanese for "warrior."
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A war god of ancient Japan. One of Arahabaki's subordinates. He is said to be the model for the fairy tale hero Momotaro, and is the origin for the word "mononofu," Japanese for "warrior."
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine	Warriors who existed in Japan from the 10th through the early 19th centuries. With their great mental strength of purpose and well-honed swordsmanship, bands of momonofu would fight as mercenaries or in service of a specific lord. The term "momonofu" first referred not to armed bands of private soldiers,but to groups officially appointed by the shogun's government to perform certain services, including services similar to today's police forces.
Liberation Dx2	A war god in ancient Japanese lore and one of Arahabaki's subordinates. The character Momotaro from old fairytale is said to be modeled after him, and his name is the origin for the word "mononofu" the Japanese word for "warrior." The ancient Mononobe warrior clan would call their gifted children Momunofu in his name.
Devil Survivor 2	War gods from ancient Japanese mythology. They were subordinate to the primeval god Arahabaki. Said to be the model for the legendary hero "Momotaro". Later, the warrior name "Mononofu" was derived from it. For the Mononobe clan during the Kofun era, divine children born in response to prayer were also called Momunofu.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	モムノフ Momunofu
	桃生Shin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD) Momunofu

Gallery

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

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

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  A Sprite of Momunofu from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei

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  A Sprite of Momunofu from the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei