Chris the Car

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Chris the Car is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Chris the Car is based on the character Christine, a car that is the main antagonist of the 1983 John Carpenter film Christine, which is an adaptation of the Stephen King book of the same name.^[1]

According to Kazuma Kaneko Works II, Chris the Car is also based on the 1977 film The Car directed by Elliot Silverstein.^[2]

Design

Chris the Car is a damaged red automobile, with a misshapen grill and front bumper that resemble jaws. Its green-on-white license plate provides the following information: issued in 足立 Adachi ward, vehicle class code 33 (private use car over 2000 cc), hiragana character れ re (rental vehicle), and serial number 31-00.

The damage resembles a scene in the film adaptation of Christine where the titular car crashes into a wall.^[2]

Gameplay

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EnemyAlly

Name	Level	HP	MP
Chris the Car	16	168	43

Location	World of Envy 1F

Species	Race	Alignment	Recruit	Speech	RERandom Encounter
Foul	Foul	Dark-Chaos (185)	✘	—	✔

Attack	Accuracy	Defense	Evasion	M. Attack	M. Effect
52	31	48	29	4	4

EXP	Macca	Magnetite	Drop
—	—	—

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark	Almighty
×⅝	×⅞	×2½	NulNull	×¾	×1	×2	NulNull	×1
Sw. Skill	AttackBasic demon attack	Skill	Charge	Nerve	Ruin	Bind	Type
×1½	×¾	NulNull	×½	NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	Magic Skills (Exc. Fire & Light)・Strong Resist

Moon Phase Damage Output
New	1/8	2/8	3/8	Half	5/8	6/8	7/8	Full
162.5％	125％	100％	100％	137.5％	100％	87.5％	75％	50％

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

Extra Skills
Skill	Attribute	Cost	Description
Tackle	Charge	12% HP	Charge attack with 50 power that hits 0-1 times.
Venom Breath	Ruin	7 MP	Ruin spell with 60 power that hits 1-2 times. May cause Poison.
Squash	Charge	12% HP	Charge attack with 30 power that hits 0-1 times.

Name	Level	HP	MP
Chris the Car	16	168	43

Location	Fusion only

Species	Race	Alignment	CostSummon Cost	CPMagnetite used while in party	Inheritance Type
Foul	Foul	Dark-Chaos (185)	♄Macca512	16	—

Attack	Accuracy	Defense	Evasion	M. Attack	M. Effect
52	31	48	29	4	4

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark	Almighty
×⅝	×⅞	×2½	NulNull	×¾	×1	×2	NulNull	×1
Sw. Skill	AttackBasic demon attack	Skill	Charge	Nerve	Ruin	Bind	Type
×1½	×¾	NulNull	×½	NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	Magic Skills (Exc. Fire & Light)・Strong Resist

Moon Phase Damage Output
New	1/8	2/8	3/8	Half	5/8	6/8	7/8	Full
162.5％	125％	100％	100％	137.5％	100％	87.5％	75％	50％

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

Extra Skills
Skill	Attribute	Cost	Description
Tackle	Charge	12% HP	Charge attack with 50 power that hits 0-1 times.
Venom Breath	Ruin	7 MP	Ruin spell with 60 power that hits 1-2 times. May cause Poison.
Squash	Charge	12% HP	Charge attack with 30 power that hits 0-1 times.

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	クリス・ザ・カー Kurisu za Kā クリスティーン KurisutīnGiten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation	Chris the Car Christine

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References

↑ "“遊星からの物体X” “ニューヨーク1999”などで日本にもファンが多い映画監督ジョン・カーペンターの作品に“クリスティーン”というのがある。ずばり、原典はこれだ!" Translation: "Among the works of the acclaimed filmmaker John Carpenter, who has many fans in Japan due to movies like "The Thing" and "Escape from New York," there is a piece called "Christine." To be precise, this is the original source!" Shin Megami Tensei II Akuma Dai Jiten, Kazunari Suzuki (et al.). Published by Takarajima Corporation. Japanese. p. 119. ISBN-13: 978-4-7966-0841-1.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "スティーヴン・キング原作、ジョン・カーペンター監督の映画『クリスティーン』に出てくる、意志のある自動車と、人々を次々に襲う無人の車を描いたエリオット・シルヴァースタイン監督の映画『ザ・カー』のイメージの融合体。イラストはキング原作と同様の赤い車だが、クリスティーンが壁にぶつかったときのように、前面はペシャンコでフロントガラスも欠け落ちている。“足立”のナンバープレートは日本の悪魔であることを表す。" Kazuma Kaneko Works II (2006). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 35. ISBN-13: 978-4-7753-0350-4.

[1] "“遊星からの物体X” “ニューヨーク1999”などで日本にもファンが多い映画監督ジョン・カーペンターの作品に“クリスティーン”というのがある。ずばり、原典はこれだ!" Translation: "Among the works of the acclaimed filmmaker John Carpenter, who has many fans in Japan due to movies like "The Thing" and "Escape from New York," there is a piece called "Christine." To be precise, this is the original source!" Shin Megami Tensei II Akuma Dai Jiten, Kazunari Suzuki (et al.). Published by Takarajima Corporation. Japanese. p. 119. ISBN-13: 978-4-7966-0841-1.

[kaneko_works-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "スティーヴン・キング原作、ジョン・カーペンター監督の映画『クリスティーン』に出てくる、意志のある自動車と、人々を次々に襲う無人の車を描いたエリオット・シルヴァースタイン監督の映画『ザ・カー』のイメージの融合体。イラストはキング原作と同様の赤い車だが、クリスティーンが壁にぶつかったときのように、前面はペシャンコでフロントガラスも欠け落ちている。“足立”のナンバープレートは日本の悪魔であることを表す。" Kazuma Kaneko Works II (2006). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 35. ISBN-13: 978-4-7753-0350-4.

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