Abdiel

Abdiel is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Abdiel is a character from John Milton's Paradise Lost who initially followed Satan's rebellion, however he questions the rebels, being the only angel that followed Satan Abdiel was that remained loyal to God. When sent to inform God that those that rebelled will rule, Abdiel instead set out to warn God. God welcomed Abdiel back and praises him for his loyalty.

Design

Similar to Gabriel, Abdiel is reinterpreted as a female rather than the traditional characterization as a male. She appears as a woman with golden skin wearing a leotard made of gold, with her arms, legs, and collar armored in the same metal. The crucifix is a prominent aspect of her design, being seen in the small cross shaped tiara she wears and the golden sword we wields as her primary form of attacking. She has various tattoos on her arms, legs, and neck resembling cages as a symbol of her repentance for being tempted by Lucifer.^[1] Her wings are less orderly than most other angels, having a closer resemblance to real bird wings, and the tips of her wings black unlike the uniform color of most other angels.

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Her fallen design is largely the same as her Herald form, however her skin has turned a pale grey and all gold in her body has become pure black, and she no longer wields her sword. She has lost her angel wings and instead has a pair of demonic wing arms that she wraps around her body, and has a pointed tail. Her human head has split down the middle which she wears like a collar, and a new demonic horned head has taken its place.

Her Nahobino form appears similar to a centaur several times the size of a human. Her lower body resembles a bull with golden hooves and covered in crimson armor with various patterns on it and a long tail with blond hair resembling flames. Her upper body is a humanoid body from the torso up, but is far more demonic with exaggerated proportions, namely her arms, fingers, and chest, which is similarly covered in red armor. Her head has her face from the nose up covered in a golden mask that continue onto a pair of long straight horns on either side of her head, and she has three other horns, a large one extending from the left side of her forehead and a pair at her cheeks resembling tusks. Her lower face is lipless, with her yellow teeth forming a skeletal smile, and the back of her head is covered in messy long blond hair. Her eyes are naturally red, however they flash gold prior to battle. In addition, she has two detached limbs that rest on her back, the Depraved Wing and Depraved Arm. The wing is on her right and is batlike and red with a small hand coming out of it, and the the arm is a spiked red forearm and clawed hand. As they are detached they move independently from Abdiel and float when not in use.

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Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei V

HeraldFallen

Name	Level	HP	MP
Abdiel	80	535	346

Race	Speech	C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost	Fusion Condition	Gift Type
Herald	—	86784	New Game+	Light

Resistances

—	—	—	StrStrong	StrStrong	RplRepel	WkWeak
×1	×1	×1	×½×0.50	×½×0.50	×1	×1¼×1.25

Ailment Resistances

—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1

Skill Potential

+2	—	—	+2	+2	+5	-5	-4	-2	—	—

Basic Attack	Element	Hit(s)	Target
Basic Attack	Physical	1	1 enemy

Skills
Skill	Cost	Description	Level
Light's Descent	60 MP	Severe Light attack to all foes. Chance of instakill when striking weakness.
Myriad Slashes	55 MP	5 weak Physical attacks to 1 foe. Low accuracy.
Floral Gust	60 MP	Medium 2~5 Force attacks to random foes.
Narukami	65 MP	Heavy Electric attack to 1 foe. Ignores affinity resistance and pierces through.	81
High Light Pleroma	—	Greatly increases Light attack damage.	82
Akashic Arts	50 MP	Severe Physical attack to 1 foe. Greater effect when landing a Critical.	83

Magatsuhi Skills
Skill	Description
Omagatoki: Critical	All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn.
Shield of GodRequires Herald Talisman	Greatly decreases damage to all allies until the next turn.

Name	Level	HP	MP
Abdiel	89	596	451

Race	Speech	C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost	Fusion Condition	Gift Type
Fallen	—	160116	New Game+	Dark

Resistances

—	—	StrStrong	StrStrong	StrStrong	WkWeak	RplRepel
×1	×1	×½×0.50	×½×0.50	×½×0.50	×1¼×1.25	×1

Ailment Resistances

—	—	NulNull	—	—	—	—	—
×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1	×1

Skill Potential

—	—	+4	—	+2	-5	+7	—	—	-3	—

Basic Attack	Element	Hit(s)	Target
Basic Attack	Physical	1	1 enemy

Skills
Skill	Cost	Description	Level
Fallen Destroyer	70 MP	Severe Dark attack to all foes. Chance of instakill when striking weakness.
Akashic Arts	50 MP	Severe Physical attack to 1 foe. Greater effect when landing a Critical.
Mazanbarion	75 MP	Severe Force attack to all foes.
Mudobarion	55 MP	Severe Dark attack to 1 foe. Chance of instakill when striking weakness.
Glacial Blast	60 MP	Medium 2~5 Ice attacks to random foes.	90
Repel Phys	—	Reflects Physical skills.	91
High Dark Pleroma	—	Greatly increases Dark attack damage.	92

Magatsuhi Skills
Skill	Description
Omagatoki: Critical	All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn.
Omagatoki: DoublerRequires Fallen Talisman	Buffs and debuffs are twice as effective for all allies for 1 turn.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei V	Herald: A high-ranking angel that is wholly devoted to God. The name Adbiel carries the meaning of "slave to God," which supposedly originates from the Arabic word for "slave." Of the angels who followed Satan, Abdiel was the only one to reject the temptation to rebel against God and instead received God's praises for returning to His side. Abdiel then led the angels to fight against Lucifer. Fallen: A high-ranking angel that is devoted to God. The name carries the meaning of "slave to God," which supposedly originates from the Arabic word for "slave." Of the angels who followed Satan, Abdiel was the only one to reject the temptation to rebel against God, and instead received praise for returning to His side. Abdiel took this form after resolving to protect the order that God created and thus fell to darkness to obtain power greater than that of the angels. Nahobino: A high-ranking angel entirely devoted to carrying out God's will. Her name carries the meaning of "slave to God," which supposedly originates from the Arabic word for "slave." Of all of the angels who followed Lucifer, Abdiel was the only one to reject the temptation to rebel against God, and instead received praise for returning to His side. Abdiel assumed her forbidden Nahobino form after fusing with Ichiro Dazai, proving just how far she would go to protect God's earthly and spiritual order.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Herald: A high-ranking angel wholly devoted to carrying out God's will. The name Abdiel carries the meaning of "slave to God," which supposedly originates from the Arabic word for "slave." Of all the angels who followed Lucifer, Abdiel was the only one to reject the temptation to rebel against God and instead received God's praises for returning to His side. Abdiel then led the angels to fight against Lucifer. Fallen: A high-ranking angel wholly devoted to carrying out God's will. The name Abdiel carries the meaning of "slave to God," which supposedly originates from the Arabic word for "slave." Of the angels who followed Lucifer, Abdiel was the only one to reject the temptation to rebel against God, and instead received God's praises for returning to His side. As God's order threatened to crumble, Abdiel took this form after resolving to protect that order, and fell to darkness to obtain power greater than that of the angels. Nahobino: A high-ranking angel wholly devoted to carrying out God's will. The name Abdiel carries the meaning of "slave to God," which supposedly originates from the Arabic word for "slave." Of all the angels who followed Lucifer, Abdiel was the only one to reject the temptation to rebel against God, and instead received God's praises for returning to His side. Abdiel assumed her forbidden Nahobino form after fusing with Ichiro Dazai, proving just how far she would go to protect God's earthly and spiritual order.