Zhen

Zhen
Origin	Chinese culture
Race(s)	RaptorShin Megami Tensei: Nine Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Soul Hackers 2 WilderShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Alignment(s)	Dark-LawShin Megami Tensei V

Zhen is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

The zhenniao, also known as simply zhen for short, is a bird in Chinese folklore said to have deadly poisonous feathers.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Name Level HP MP Zhen 6 72 36	Strength 4 Magic 6 Vitality 6 Agility 5 Luck 5
Race Alignment C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Wilder Dark —
Resistances Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Almighty — WkWeak — — — — ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 Expel Death Curse Nerve Mind Explode — NulNull RsResist RsResist RsResist — ×1 ×0 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1
Skill Inheritance Preference Mouth Wing Eye Lunge Bite Claw Weapons Girl Talk — ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ —
Skills SkillHD Remaster / PlayStation 2 Attribute Cost Description Level Mute Gaze Curse 5 MP Curse: Chance to inflict Mute on one foe. Innate Posumudi Healing 5 MP Cures Poison for one ally. Innate Zan Force 3 MP Low Force damage to one foe. Innate Toxic Sting Physical 7% HP Low Physical damage to one foe. May inflict Poison. 7 War Cry Support 40 MP Greatly lowers all foes' Physical/Magical Attack. 8 Wing Buffet Force 9 MP Low Force damage to random foes. 9 Mazan Force 8 MP Low Force damage to all foes. 10 Null Nerve Passive — Nullifies Nerve attacks. 11

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Zhen 31 388 76	Strength 37 Dexterity 34 Magic 34 Agility 44 Luck 37
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Raptor — —
Resistances — — — — — — — StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 NulNull NulNull ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Poison Breath 11 MP 70% chance of Poison to all enemies. Innate Pandemic Bomb 11 MP 70% chance of Sick to all enemies. Innate Fog Breath 45 MP Decreases all enemies' attack power and agility by 1 rank. 32

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Zhen 31 281 142	Strength 31 Dexterity 31 Magic 26 Agility 45 Luck 40
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter Raptor Law — — Girl (B) ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances — WkWeak — — — RsResist — — ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×0 ×0 ×1
Skill Affinity — -4 — — — — — — — +6 — +1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 2 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Poison Breath 15 MP 70% poison to all foes. Pandemic Bomb 15 MP 70% sick to all foes.

	Name Level HP MP Zhen 31 266 142	Strength 34 Dexterity 34 Magic 29 Agility 48 Luck 43
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Raptor Law Girl (B) 11028
Resistances — WkWeak — — — RsResist — — ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×0 ×0 ×1
Skill Affinity — -4 — — — — — — — +6 — +1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 2 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Poison Breath 15 MP 70% poison to all foes. Innate Pandemic Bomb 15 MP 70% sick to all foes. Innate Sukunda 25 MP Debuffs all foes' agility by 1 level. 32 Resist Dark — Reduces dark damage. 33

Shin Megami Tensei V

	Name Level HP MP Zhen 14 73 97	Strength 15 Vitality 11 Magic 9 Agility 14 Luck 16
Race Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Gift Type Raptor — — —
Resistances — WkWeak — — — — StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances StrStrong — — — — StrStrong — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Potential +2 -3 — +1 — — — — +2 — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Physical 1 1 enemy
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Needle Spray 15 MP 1~4 weak Physical attacks to 1 foe. High Critical rate. Innate Toxic Sting 10 MP Weak Physical attack to 1 foe. Chance of inflicting Poison. Innate Zio 10 MP Weak Electric attack to 1 foe. 16 Madness Needle 10 MP Weak Physical attack to 1 foe. Chance of inflicting Confusion. 17
Magatsuhi Skills Skill Description Omagatoki: Critical All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn. Accursed PoisonRequires Raptor Talisman Chance of inflicting an ailment (stronger ailments prioritized) to all foes and lowers all stats by 1 rank for 3 turns.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Zhen 40 173 150Sega Saturn/170PlayStation Portable	Strength 7 Intelligence 7 Magic 13 Endurance 8 Agility 14 Luck 8
Location East Asia TV; Radio Tower; Police Station; Sewers (Asahi-Ku) B3F-B5F; Sewers (Seaside Park) B1F-B3F
Species Race Alignment Size Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter Avian Raptor Dark-Law (81) M ✘ Beast (Lower) ✔
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def Drop 94 77 96 77 29 34 Chinshin Fu
Resistances "Strong against Force. Weak to Gun." Sword Spear Thrown Gun D Atk Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×⅒×0.10 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×⅒×0.10 ×1 Expel Death Almi Mind Ruin Bind Nerve Charge Skill Swd Skl NulNull ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×⅒×0.10 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1
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 Demon Attack 1-2 Single enemy Front row
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Diarama Recovery 4 MP Recovery magic. Single. Recovers a medium amount of HP to 1 ally.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Bird Gimlet Charge 4% HP Special physical action. Power 15. Venom Breath Ruin 5 MP Special magic action. All. Bad status. Poison effect to all enemies.

	Name Level HP MP Zhen 40 173 150Sega Saturn/170PlayStation Portable	Strength 7 Intelligence 7 Magic 13 Endurance 8 Agility 14 Luck 8
Location Fusion only
Species Race Alignment S. CostCOMP Summoning Cost C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost; PSP only CPMagnetite used Avian Raptor Dark-Law (81) 400 MMagnetite 11400 MMagnetite 40
Personality Loyalty Speech Inheritance Cautious Level Difference Beast (Lower) Recovery (A)
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def 94 77 96 77 29 34
Resistances "Strong against Force. Weak to Gun." Sword Spear Thrown Gun D Atk Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×⅒×0.10 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×⅒×0.10 ×1 Expel Death Almi Mind Ruin Bind Nerve Charge Skill Swd Skl NulNull ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×⅒×0.10 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1
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 Demon Attack 1-2 Single enemy Front row
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Diarama Recovery 4 MP Recovery magic. Single. Recovers a medium amount of HP to 1 ally.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Bird Gimlet Charge 4% HP Special physical action. Power 15. Venom Breath Ruin 5 MP Special magic action. All. Bad status. Poison effect to all enemies.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei V	A bird in Chinese mythology said to have poison in its feathers because it eats poisonous snakes. Dipping a feather into wine will turn it into a deadly poison, able to kill anyone with a single drop.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	チン	Chin. Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese character 鴆 ("zhen").

Videos

Zhen's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V

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