Da Peng

Da Peng
タイホウTaihō
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Origin	Taoism
Race(s)	AvianDevil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker FlightShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner Kētai Akuma Densho
Alignment(s)	Neutral-LawShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Da Peng is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

The Dapeng is a giant legendary bird allegedly mentioned in the Qi Xie, by Zhuang Zhou in his eponymous Daoist work Zhuangzi. It allegedly lives in the Northern Ocean with an odd, almost absurd life cycle. Dapeng begins life as a Kun, a type of fish, which will then transform into a roc bird-like creature called a Peng. Zhuang Zhou quotes the Qi Xie as stating that when the Peng decides to move to the Southern Ocean, it flaps its wings over the water for 3,000 li, or around 1,500 miles, before rocketing up 90,000 li (~45,000 miles) to take flight, before resting at its destination for six months. It is later said to be of several li in breadth, with quills the height of Mt. Tai, and wings like clouds. The story surrounding Dapeng is a parable: A small dove, a cicada, and a quail all laugh at the extreme effort it goes through for its life cycle, but do not comprehend its magnitude nor its full lifestyle. The parable has prompted a famous idiom: 鲲鹏展翅 Kūnpéng zhǎnchì; "the Peng spreads its wings and begins to fly," used figuratively to imply a display of immense power.

The Qi Xie text itself has never been found and is not mentioned in Classical Chinese bibliographies or catalogues. It is thought by some to be a pseudo-citation; the book's name, character-for-character, means 齐 "harmony" and 谐 "jest", literally translating to "Harmonious Tall Tales". It could, therefore, be a mockery of Confucian philosophy, aimed at opening the reader's mind to uncertainty given its position at the start of the text and later satire of Confucian philosophers.

Peng was invoked as a moral lesson in the Ming dynasty text Youxue Qionglin to encourage the low to know their place, describing a lowly, critical official representing the quail laughing at Peng: Here, Peng represents unattainable grandeur. Also in the Ming dynasty, Peng is featured in The Celebration at the Water Palace, where multiple flank the Sea God King Guang Li, who was sailing with the scholar Yu Shanwen after he had produced an excellent prayer for inaugurating the King's main beam of his new Palace of Divine Virtue.

Design

The Da Peng seen in Megami Tensei is a combination of Kun and Peng, representing the common 鲲鹏 Kūnpéng disyllabic name used to refer to it today. Thus, it has the fish elements of Kun, and the roc elements of Peng.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Da Peng 57 634 126	Strength 78 Dexterity 69 Magic 54 Agility 63 Luck 51
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Flight Law — —
Resistances — WkWeak — — — DrnDrain — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Zandyne 14 MP Heavy Force damage to one enemy. Innate Panic Voice 15 MP 70% chance of Panic to all enemies. Innate Mabufula 20 MP Medium Ice damage to all enemies. 58

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Da Peng 56 761 208	Strength 67 Dexterity 44 Magic 70 Agility 77 Luck 61
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Flight Law — — — Elder ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances — WkWeak — — — NuNull — WkWeak ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×3 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — −4 — — −2 +4 — — — +1 — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Zandyne 20 MP Heavy force damage to one foe. Panic Voice 20 MP 70% panic to all foes.

	Name Level HP MP Da Peng 56 508 208	Strength 70 Dexterity 47 Magic 73 Agility 80 Luck 64
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Flight Law Elder 27428
Resistances — WkWeak — — — NuNull — WkWeak ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×3 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — −4 — — −2 +4 — — — +1 — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Zandyne 20 MP Heavy force damage to one foe. Innate Panic Voice 20 MP 70% panic to all foes. Innate Rakukaja 20 MP Buffs party's defense by 1 level. 57 Mazandyne 48 MP Heavy force damage to all foes. 58

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Da Peng 47 296 155Sega Saturn/175PlayStation Portable	Strength 14 Intelligence 7 Magic 10 Endurance 9 Agility 17 Luck 7
Location Head's ResidenceNot recruitable on 2F.; Sewers (Hibarigaoka) B1F-B3F
Species Race Alignment Size Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter Avian Flight Neutral-Law (87) M ≠Sometimes Beast (Higher) ✔
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def Drop 122 92 112 90 23 36Sega Saturn/37PlayStation Portable Chakra Chip
Resistances "Strong against Force. Weak to Gun." Sword Spear Thrown Gun Almi Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×⅒×0.10 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×⅒×0.10 ×1 Mind Expel Death Ruin Bind Nerve D Atk Charge Skill Swd Skl ×7⁄10×0.70 NulNull ×7⁄10×0.70 ×⅒×0.10 ×½×0.50 ×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 Media Recovery 6 MP Recovery magic. All. Recovers just a little HP to all allies.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Wing Flap Skill 4% HP Special physical action. Power 6. All attack. Panic Voice Mind 12 MP Special magic action. All. Bad status. Panic effect to all enemies.

	Name Level HP MP Da Peng 47 296 155Sega Saturn/175PlayStation Portable	Strength 14 Intelligence 7 Magic 10 Endurance 9 Agility 17 Luck 7
Location Head's Residence 1F, 3F-9F; Sewers (Hibarigaoka) B1F-B3F
Species Race Alignment S. CostCOMP Summoning Cost C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost; PSP only CPMagnetite used Avian Flight Neutral-Law (87) 470 MMagnetite 12800 MMagnetite 42
Personality Loyalty Speech Inheritance Mystic Change Short-Tempered Materialistic Beast (Higher) Physical Explosive Armor Ring
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def 122 92 112 90 23 36Sega Saturn/37PlayStation Portable
Resistances "Strong against Force. Weak to Gun." Sword Spear Thrown Gun Almi Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×⅒×0.10 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×⅒×0.10 ×1 Mind Expel Death Ruin Bind Nerve D Atk Charge Skill Swd Skl ×7⁄10×0.70 NulNull ×7⁄10×0.70 ×⅒×0.10 ×½×0.50 ×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 Media Recovery 6 MP Recovery magic. All. Recovers just a little HP to all allies.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Wing Flap Skill 4% HP Special physical action. Power 6. All attack. Panic Voice Mind 12 MP Special magic action. All. Bad status. Panic effect to all enemies.

Devil Survivor 2

	Name Level HP MP Da Peng 77 547 269	Strength 28 Magic 16 Vitality 19 Agility 30
Location Fusion-only
Race Unique C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Avian ✘ ♄Macca25530
HP ModModifier used to calculate HP MP ModModifier used to calculate MP St Growth Ma Growth Vi Growth Ag Growth 5.7 2.9 5 3 3 5
Resistances StStrong WkWeak — — NuNull — — ×½×0.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×0 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Phys 1 One Foe
Skills Skill Cost Description LearnedLevel or auction ★'s required Mediarahan 45 MP Restore full HP: Team Innate Life Lift — Restore 20% of maximum HP when skirmish ends 78
Racial Skills Skill Cost Description Learned Winged Flight — Move through obstacles　Move +2 (Not stackable) Innate

Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker

	Name Level HP MP Da Peng 77 547 269	Strength 28 Magic 16 Vitality 19 Agility 30
Location Fusion-only
Race Unique C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Avian ✘ ♄Macca25530
HP ModModifier used to calculate HP MP ModModifier used to calculate MP St Growth Ma Growth Vi Growth Ag Growth 5.7 2.9 5 3 3 5
Resistances StStrong WkWeak — — NuNull — — ×½×0.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×0 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Phys 1 One Foe
Skills Skill Cost Description LearnedLevel or auction ★'s required Mediarahan 45 MP Restore full HP: Team Innate Life Lift — Restore 20% of maximum HP when skirmish ends 78
Racial Skills Skill Cost Description Learned Winged Flight — Move through obstacles　Move +2 (Not stackable) Innate

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A giant bird of Chinese lore. They are so huge that it is impossible to tell their actual size. They can fly 30,000 miles into the sky, and their wingspan is as long as the clouds.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A giant bird of Chinese lore. They are so huge that it is impossible to tell their actual size. They can fly 30,000 miles into the sky, and their wingspan is as long as the clouds.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A giant bird of Chinese lore. They are so huge that it is impossible to tell their actual size. They can fly 30,000 miles into the sky, and their wingspan is as long as the clouds.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (Akuma Zensho; PSP)	出身地：中国 中国の伝説上の巨鳥。漢字では「大鵬」、あるいは「大鳳」である。 「荘子」に登場するこのタイホウは、何千キロメートルあるか分からないほどの体長があると伝えられる。もとは北方の海に棲む鯤(こん)という巨大な魚で、これが化けてタイホウになる。 9万里、すなわち3600キロほどの上空を飛んでおり、大空いっぱいに広げた翼は、雲のように空を覆う。 Translation: Place of origin:
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	A giant bird of Chinese lore. They are so huge that it is impossible to tell their actual size. They can fly 30,000 miles into the sky, and their wingspan is as long as the clouds.
Devil Survivor 2	A giant bird of Chinese lore. They are so huge that it is impossible to tell their actual size. They can fly 30,000 miles into the sky, and their wingspan is as long as the clouds.
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Kētai Akuma Densho	中国の伝説に伝えられる巨鳥。鯤と呼ばれる巨大な魚が変化し、鳥となったものと言われる。 出身地：中国 タイホウはもともと荘子の「消揺遊篇」に登場した巨大な鳥で、その後「西遊記」「封神演義」といった小説にも登場した。その記述によると、タイホウは北極のさらに北にある天の池に棲む鯤(こん)と呼ばれる大きさが数千里もある巨大な魚が、変化したものだと言う。タイホウは、神々の存在するはるか古代より存在していると言われており、海が荒れ狂う時になると、南の海を目指して飛び立つと言われている。 Translation: A giant bird passed down in Chinese legend. It is said to be the bird that the giant fish known as Kun transforms into. Place of origin: China Da Peng originally appeared in the "Carefree Wandering" chapter of the Zhuangzi as a giant bird, and later appeared in the novels Journey to the West and the Investiture of the Gods. According to their descriptions, Da Peng is what the fish several thousand li in size, called Kun, which resides in the Lake of Heaven to the north of the North Pole, is said to transform into. Da Peng is said to have existed long ago, long before the gods existed, and it is said that when the sea rages, it takes off flying towards the southern sea.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Da Peng
Japanese	タイホウ Taihō	Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters 大鵬 (dapéng).

Gallery

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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
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  Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Akuma Zensho
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Sprite from the Sega Saturn version of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Sprite from the Nintendo 3DS version of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Sprite from Devil Survivor 2
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  Sprite from Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
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  Icon from Devil Survivor 2
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  Graphic from Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
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  Icon from Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker