Centaur

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Centaur
ケンタウロス
MT2SMT4SMT4ADCLD Artwork from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei IV Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Artwork from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book
Origin	Greek culture
Race(s)	KemonoDevil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book YomaDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Kyūyaku Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Alignment(s)	NeutralDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Kyūyaku Megami Tensei LawShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Centaur is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Relief of a centaur (left) doing battle with a Lapith (c. 447-438 BC)

Centaurs originate from Greek mythology, being creatures with the upper body of a man attached to the lower body of a horse. There are multiple myths detailing their origin, with one being that they were born when king Ixion was deceived by Zeus into revealing his lust for Hera by shaping a cloud to resemble Hera, which Ixion then assaulted and revealing his duplicity, for which Zeus annihilated him with his thunderbolt and damned him to Tartarus. The cloud became known as Nephele and bore two children, one of which was the first centaur, Centaurus. Another myth states that Centaurus was the human child of Ixion and Nephele that mated with the mares of Magnesia, the offspring of which were the first centaurs.

Centaurs had varying depictions across mythology. At times they were wild and untamed, kidnapping and assaulting women, as well as having connections to the cult of Dionysus. At other times they were intellectual and civil, such as Chiron who mentored various Greek heroes in the arts of battle and medicine throughout mythology, including Heracles, Jason, and Achilles.

Historians theorise that the myth of the centaur came from the people of Greece encountering nomadic people that rode upon horses, making the people unfamiliar with horse-riding believe that the rider and steed were a single entity.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Centaur 1 91 19	Strength 5 Dexterity 5 Magic 4 Agility 4 Luck 4
Location Naraku - Floor of Fame, 1st-3rd StratumPre-alignment lock Minami SunamachiPost-alignment lock
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Yoma Law 31 ✔ ✔ Great ✔
Drop Life Stone (25%) Needle Orb (15%) —
Resistances — RsResist — NuNull WkWeak — — — ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×3 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hits(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Bufu 5 MP Weak Ice damage to one enemy.

	Name Level HP MP Centaur 1 104 19	Strength 8 Dexterity 8 Magic 7 Agility 7 Luck 7
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Yoma Law — —
Resistances — RsResist — NuNull WkWeak — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 WkWeak ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Bufu 5 MP Weak Ice damage to one enemy. Innate Needle Shot 4 MP Weak Gun damage to one enemy. 2

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Centaur 4 100 50	Strength 6 Dexterity 10 Magic 7 Agility 13 Luck 6
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Yoma Law — — — Great ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances — RsResist RsResist — WkWeak WkWeak — WkWeak ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1¼×1.25
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×3 ×1 ×1½×1.50
Skill Affinity — +2 — +1 −3 −3 — — — −1 — −1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Bufu 5 MP Weak ice damage to one foe.

	Name Level HP MP Centaur 4 111 50	Strength 9 Dexterity 13 Magic 10 Agility 16 Luck 9
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Yoma Law Great 988
Resistances — RsResist RsResist — WkWeak WkWeak — WkWeak ×1 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1¼×1.25
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×3 ×1 ×1½×1.50
Skill Affinity — +2 — +1 −3 −3 — — — −1 — −1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Bufu 5 MP Weak ice damage to one foe. Innate Needle Shot 4 MP Weak gun damage to one foe. 5

Last Bible Special

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Centaur 30 327 48	Endurance 19 Intelligence 17 Strength 19 Agility 15 Luck 13
Location Hohenheim Lab
Group Attack Defense XP Macca Drop Drop 2 C 69 79 295 ♄Macca170 Pana (15%) War Hammer (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 1 80% 70% 30%
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Makajamil Death 11 MP Magic that seals the magic of foes.

	Name Level HP MP Centaur 30 327 48	Endurance 19 Intelligence 17 Strength 19 Agility 15 Luck 13
Location Hohenheim Lab
Group Attack Defense C 69 79
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 1 80%
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Makajamil Death 11 MP Magic that seals the magic of foes. Diama Healing 12 MP Magic that restores a fair bit of an ally's HP. Recarm Healing 20 MP Magic that revives a fallen ally.

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A half-man, half-horse creature of Greek lore. The top half is human and the bottom half is a horse. They are often depicted as wise and noble mentors of heroes. A common theory about their origins is that a non-riding culture saw men from another civilization mounted on horses and thought them to be half-horse.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A half-man, half-horse creature of Greek lore. The top half is human and the bottom half is a horse. They are often depicted as wise and noble mentors of heroes. A common theory about their origin is that a non-riding culture saw men from another civilization mounted on horses and thought them to be half-horse.
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	体の上は　人間　体の下は　馬のデビル　ヤリを持ってあばれる　らんぼうもの　お酒が　大好きで　酔うとまたあばれる Translation:
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version	Spear-wielding, bearded demon with the body of a horse and the torso of a warrior.
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	体の上は　人間　体の下は　馬のデビル　ヤリを持ってあばれる　らんぼうもの　お酒が　大好きで　酔うとまたあばれる Translation:

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Centaur
Japanese	ケンタウロス Kentaurosu	Centaur; from Greek κένταυρος kéntauros
Korean	켄타우로스 Kentauroseu	Centaur

Gallery

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  Artwork from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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  Artwork from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book
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  Official character bio for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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  Sprite from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
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  Animated sprite from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
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  Sprite from Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
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  Animated sprite from Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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  Sprite from the Game Boy version of Last Bible II
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  Sprite from the Game Boy Color version of Last Bible II
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  Sprite from Last Bible III
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  Sprite from Last Bible Special
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  Sprite from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book and Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book