Cherub

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Cherub is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

The cherubim, also known as the living creatures, are celestial beings mentioned in the Bible. After Adam and Eve are banished from Eden, God places cherubim at the east side of the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:24). Cherubim are also mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel, which describes their appearance in Chapter 1 and Chapter 10. Chapter 28 mentions a cherub that was in the Garden of Eden.

According to Pseudo-Dionysius's On the Celestial Hierarchy, cherubim are the second highest order of angels; this celestial hierarchy is accepted by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Design

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Name	Level	HP	MP
Cherub	71	567	255

Race	AlignmentFactored with certain skills	Speech	C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost
Divine	Law	—	—

Resistances

—	StrStrong	—	—	WkWeak	RplRepel	NulNull	—
×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1

Ailment Resistances

×1	×1	×1	×1	×1

Basic Attack	Element	Hit(s)	Target	Effect
Basic Attack	Phys	1	Single enemy	—

Skills
Skill	Cost	Description	Level
Tarukaja	15 MP	Increases all allies' attack power by 1 rank.	Innate
Megidola	40 MP	Medium Almighty damage to all enemies.	Innate
Heaven's Bow	26 MP	Heavy Gun damage to all enemies.	72
High Gun Pleroma	—	Increases damage output of user's Gun attacks by 50%. Stacks with other bonuses.	73

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

Name	Level	HP	MP
Cherub	71	3247	430

Race	AlignmentFactored with certain skills	EXP	Recruit	Speech	RERandom Encounter
Divine	Law	—	—	Great	✔

Drop
—	—	—

Resistances

—	DrDrain	—	—	WkWeak	DrDrain	NuNull	WkWeak
×1	×1	×1	×1	×1¼×1.25	×1	×1	×2

Ailment Resistances

×1	×1	×1	×3	×1	×1	×1	×1

Skill Affinity

—	+3	—	—	-5	—	+4	-5	+3	—	—	-3

Basic Attack	Element	Hit(s)	Target	Effect
Basic Attack	Phys	1	Single enemy	—

Skills
Skill	Cost	Description
Heaven's Bow	22 MP	Heavy gun damage to all foes.
Megidola	40 MP	Medium almighty damage to all foes.

Name	Level	HP	MP
Cherub	71	666	290

Race	AlignmentFactored with certain skills	Speech	C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost
Divine	Law	Great	62202

Resistances

—	DrDrain	—	—	WkWeak	DrDrain	NuNull	WkWeak
×1	×1	×1	×1	×1¼×1.25	×1	×1	×2

Ailment Resistances

×1	×1	×1	×3	×1	×1	×1	×1

Skill Affinity

—	+3	—	—	-5	—	+4	-5	+3	—	—	-3

Evolves from	Throne	Level 66

Evolves to	Angel	Level 78

Basic Attack	Element	Hit(s)	Target	Effect
Basic Attack	Phys	1	Single enemy	—

Skills
Skill	Cost	Description	Level
Heaven's Bow	22 MP	Heavy gun damage to all foes.	Innate
Megidola	40 MP	Medium almighty damage to all foes.	Innate
Makajamaon	15 MP	45% mute to all foes.	72
Gun Pleroma	—	Boosts gun attack by 25%.	73

Last Bible Special

EnemyAlly

Name	Level	HP	MP
Cherub	7	64	52

Location	Ignis Fort

Group	Attack	Defense	XP	Macca	Drop	Drop 2
A	19	25	55	♄Macca50	Rune (15%)	Mana (10%)

Resistances
Force	Elec	Ice	Fire	Debuff	Death	PCPoison and Confusion	PSParalysis and Sleep
—	—	—	—	RsResist	RsResist	RsResist	RsResist
×1	×1	×1	×1	×¾×0.75	×¾×0.75	×¾×0.75	×¾×0.75

Basic Attack	Hit(s)	Hit Rate	Attack Rate	Spell Rate
Basic Attack	1	80%	100%	0%

Name	Level	HP	MP
Cherub	7	64	52

Location	Ignis Fort

Group	Attack	Defense
A	19	25

Resistances
Force	Elec	Ice	Fire	Debuff	Death	PCPoison and Confusion	PSParalysis and Sleep
—	—	—	—	RsResist	RsResist	RsResist	RsResist
×1	×1	×1	×1	×¾×0.75	×¾×0.75	×¾×0.75	×¾×0.75

Basic Attack	Hit(s)	Hit Rate
Basic Attack	1	80%

Magic Skills
Skill	Attribute	Cost	Description
Recarm	Healing	20 MP	Magic that revives a fallen ally.
Paraladi	Healing	7 MP	Magic that returns a paralyzed friend to normal.
Poisdi	Healing	5 MP	Magic that clears poison from the target's body.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

EnemyAlly

Name	Level	HP	MP
Cherub	64	621	251Sega Saturn/271PlayStation Portable

Location	Ancient Tomb Maze

Species	Race	Alignment	Size	Recruit	Speech	RERandom Encounter
Flying	Divine	Neutral-Law (1)	S	✔	Noble (♂)	✔

Attack	Accuracy	Defense	Evasion	M. Atk	M. Def	Drop
174	115	156	112	27	52	Dubthach Lance

Resistances
"Reflects magic. Weak to physical."
Sword	Spear	Thrown	Gun	D Atk	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Psy
×1½×1.50	×1½×1.50	×1½×1.50	×1½×1.50	×1½×1.50	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)
Expel	Death	Almi	Mind	Ruin	Bind	Nerve	Charge	Skill	Swd Skl
Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	×1	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	×3	×1½×1.50	×1½×1.50

Moon Phase Damage Output
New	1/8	2/8	3/8	Half	5/8	6/8	7/8	Full
100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

Basic Attack	Element	Hit(s)	Target	Range
Basic Attack	Demon Attack	1-2	Single enemy	Front row

Magic Skills
Skill	Attribute	Cost	Description
Mapsio	Psychokinesis	32 MP	Attack magic. All. Power 98. Psychokinesis-type damage to all enemies.
Megido	Almighty	8 MP	Attack magic. Front row. Power 200. Great damage to 1 enemy.
Makakaja	Support	5 MP	Support magic. All. Increases magic power of all allies.

Extra Skills
Skill	Attribute	Cost	Description
Angel's Kiss	Recovery	12 MP	Special magic action. Single. Recovers HP of a Law or Neutral ally.

Name	Level	HP	MP
Cherub	64	621	251Sega Saturn/271PlayStation Portable

Location	Ancient Tomb Maze

Species	Race	Alignment	S. CostCOMP Summoning Cost	C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost; PSP only	CPMagnetite used
Flying	Divine	Neutral-Law (1)	640 MMagnetite	22680 MMagnetite	56

Personality	Loyalty	Speech	Inheritance
Cautious	Companion	Noble (♂)	Megido

Attack	Accuracy	Defense	Evasion	M. Atk	M. Def
174	115	156	112	27	52

Resistances
"Reflects magic. Weak to physical."
Sword	Spear	Thrown	Gun	D Atk	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Psy
×1½×1.50	×1½×1.50	×1½×1.50	×1½×1.50	×1½×1.50	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)
Expel	Death	Almi	Mind	Ruin	Bind	Nerve	Charge	Skill	Swd Skl
Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	×1	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage)	×3	×1½×1.50	×1½×1.50

Moon Phase Damage Output
New	1/8	2/8	3/8	Half	5/8	6/8	7/8	Full
100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

Basic Attack	Element	Hit(s)	Target	Range
Basic Attack	Demon Attack	1-2	Single enemy	Front row

Magic Skills
Skill	Attribute	Cost	Description
Mapsio	Psychokinesis	32 MP	Attack magic. All. Power 98. Psychokinesis-type damage to all enemies.
Megido	Almighty	8 MP	Attack magic. Front row. Power 200. Great damage to 1 enemy.
Makakaja	Support	5 MP	Support magic. All. Increases magic power of all allies.

Extra Skills
Skill	Attribute	Cost	Description
Angel's Kiss	Recovery	12 MP	Special magic action. Single. Recovers HP of a Law or Neutral ally.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Israel - They are the second highest rank of angels. They are guardians of the Garden of Eden and the gateway to Heaven. It was their role to drive Adam and Eve from the Garden. The plural is Cherubim, which means "knowledge" and "mediator." They look something like a sphinx with four wings, four heads, and four arms.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	The second highest of the heavenly host in Christian lore. The plural form is cherubim. They are said to have four faces and four wings, and are known to act as a chariot for God. They are also mentioned in the Bible as guardians of the garden of Eden, wielding flaming swords.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	The second highest of the heavenly host in Christian lore. The plural form is cherubim. They are said to have four faces and four wings, and are known to act as a chariot for God. They are also mentioned in the Bible as guardians of the garden of Eden, wielding flaming swords.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	The second highest of the heavenly host in Christian lore. The plural form is cherubim. They are said to have four faces and four wings, and are known to act as a chariot for God. They are also mentioned in the Bible as guardians of the garden of Eden, wielding flaming swords.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	A senior angel in the angelic hierarchy, ranked second in the order of angels. They are represented by four wings and four faces, and carry the throne of God or drive His chariot. In the Bible, they are known as the gatekeepers of the Garden of Eden, where they are said to guard the tree of life with flaming swords.
Soul Hackers (3DS)	The second highest of the heavenly host in Christian lore. The plural form is cherubim. They are said to have four faces and four wings, and are known to act as a chariot for God. They are also mentioned in the Bible as guardians of the garden of Eden, wielding flaming swords. Reappearing in Devil Summoner form. The second highest of the heavenly host in Christian lore. The plural form is cherubim. They are said to have four faces and four wings, and are known to act as a chariot for God. They are also mentioned in the Bible as guardians of the garden of Eden, wielding flaming swords.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	The second of the nine orders of angels. They are said to have four faces and four wings, and are known to act as a chariot for God.
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	４つのつばさを　持つ天使　炎の剣を持ち　近づく者を　黒こげにする Translation: An angel with four wings. It wields a sword of flames and scorches those who approach it.
Devil Children White Book	４つのつばさを　もつ　テンシ　ほのおのけんを　もち　ちかづくものを　くろこげにする Translation: An angel with four wings. It wields a sword of flames and scorches those who approach it.
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	Four-winged guardian angel that brandishes a mighty sword which burns all it touches.
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	４つの　羽と　４つの　顔を　持つ　天使　神聖な場所の番人で　近づく者を　炎の剣で　黒こげにする Translation: An angel with four wings and four faces. It is the keeper of a sacred place, and scorches those who approach it with its sword of flames. ４つの顔と　４つの羽を持つ天使　ケルビムの中でも　チョットかわっていて　性格も姿も　すこしチガウ Translation: An angel with four wings and four faces. Among the cherubim, however, it is a bit unusual, with slight differences in both personality and appearance.

Game Appearances

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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

A pair of Cherubim repeatedly block the Nahobino's path while exploring Shinjuku, preventing his progress, first needing to divert their attention by dispatching of a group of Power so that they leave their posts as reinforcements. Later, they block his way to a Magatsu Rail leading to West Shinjuku until Yuzuru Atsuta and Hayao Koshimizu defeat them. The Nahobino is forced to confront another pair in Shakan, however, when they guard the passage to the inner sanctum.

Trivia

In Shin Megami Tensei II, Ophanim's depiction closely resembles a Cherub as described in the Book of Ezekiel (having the heads of a human, a lion, an ox, and an eagle), suggesting that Ophanim may have been a misnomer and that the demon was actually intended to be a Cherub.
Leftover data and art assets for Cherub exist within Shin Megami Tensei: Nine's code.^[1]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ケルプShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Last Bible II Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Megami Ibunroku Persona Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Kerupu	Cherub
Japanese	ケルビムDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei II Last Bible III Devil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book Kerubimu	Cherubim; plural of Cherub.