Danu

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Danu
ダヌー
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Origin	Irish culture
Race(s)	Lady
Alignment(s)	Light-NeutralShin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Voice Actor(s)	Miki ItoShin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (JP) Cindy RobinsonShin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (EN)

Danu is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Danu is the hypothetical mother of the gods (including the Dagda) in the Irish Mythological Cycle. Danu is not attested in any surviving texts, but is theorized to exist from the naming of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Other possible explanations for this name exist, such as being a derivation of dán (meaning "skill"). Note that earlier Irish texts simply refer to the Tuatha Dé Danann as the Túath Dé ("people of God"), and the expanded form is likely to differentiate them from the Israelites, who were called this in some Irish texts.

While there is no attestation of Danu, there is, however, a mention of an "Anu" as the mother of the gods in the Sanas Cormaic, a 9th-century Irish glossary, though any connection to the hypothesized Danu figure is pure speculation.

Design

Danu was designed by Masayuki Doi for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. She is a woman with a bare body intricately carved from wood, symbolising her connection to the earth, with her arms and legs segmented from the rest of her body by golden joints; in 3D games like Shin Megami Tensei V, these joints are able to rotate her limbs freely. Similar to her body, her long flowing hair similarly reflects the flow of life. She wears only woolen boots, a long brown cape, and a brown loincloth with Celtic stylisations held by a golden belt at her waist. Her face is hidden behind a white noseless mask wreathed by an abundance of green leaves, in which there are multiple flowers and horns placed inside as symbolism for overflowing life, and from behind her mask only her green eyes visible. She holds in her right hand a gold staff with a three-leafed shamrock at it's end, contrasting with Dagda's four-leafed clover and symbolising her acceptance of Christianity.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei V

	Name Level HP MP Danu 93 496 564	Strength 42 Vitality 59 Magic 103 Agility 65 Luck 110
Location Special Fusion (Fionn mac Cumhaill + Skadi + Queen Medb)
Race Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fusion Condition Gift Type Lady — — Clear "The Noble Queen" —
Resistances — StrStrong StrStrong StrStrong StrStrong NulNull WkWeak ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances — — — — — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Potential −3 — +2 — — +3 −7 +4 — +4 +2
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Physical 1 1 enemy
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Matriarch's Love 140 MP Moderate HP recovery and cures status ailment/debuffs for all allies. Hamabarion 55 MP Severe Light attack to 1 foe. Chance of instakill when striking weakness. Megidolaon 120 MP Severe Almighty attack to all foes. Slumber Vortex 35 MP Chance of inflicting Sleep and Mirage to all foes. Drain Light — Absorbs damage from Light skills. 94 Glacial Blast 60 MP Medium 2~5 Ice attacks to random foes. 95 Luster Candy 150 MP Raises all stats of all allies by 1 rank for 3 turns. 96
Magatsuhi Skills Skill Description Omagatoki: Critical All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn. Waters of YouthRequires Lady Talisman Full HP/MP recovery to self.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

	Name Level HP MP Danu 93 496 564	Strength 42 Vitality 59 Magic 103 Agility 65 Luck 110
Location Special Fusion (Fionn mac Cumhaill + Skadi + Queen Medb)
Race Alignment Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fusion Condition Gift Type Lady Light-Neutral — ♄Macca177753 Clear "The Noble Queen" ?
Resistances — RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist NuNull WkWeak — — — — — — —
Ailment Resistances — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Skill Potential −3 — +2 — — +3 −7 +4 — +4 +2
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Physical 1 1 enemy
Innate Skill Bountiful Earth While in the active party, if an ally's Defense is raised by 2 ranks, attacks that don't strike their weakness will be weakened.
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Matriarch's Love +4Danu-exclusive 98 MP (Unique) Moderate HP recovery to all allies and cures status ailments/debuffs for all allies. Innate Hamabarion +3 46 MP Severe Light attack to 1 foe. Chance of instakill when striking weakness. Innate Megidolaon +4 97 MP Severe Almighty attack to all foes. Innate Slumber Vortex 35 MP Chance of inflicting Sleep and Mirage to all foes. Innate Drain Light — Absorbs damage from Light skills. 94 Glacial Blast +2 52 MP 2~5 medium Ice attacks to random foes. 95 Luster Candy +2 119 MP Raises all stats of all allies by 1 rank for 3 turns. 96
Magatsuhi Skills Skill Description Omagatoki: Critical All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn. Waters of YouthRequires Lady Talisman Full HP and MP recovery to self. Omagatoki: MomentumRequires Virtuous Neutral Periapt Adds 1 Press Turn Icon for every defeated foe for all allies for 1 turn. Dana's WisdomRequires Seeds of Dana Periapt Restores Press Turn Icons to the state they were in at the start of the turn.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei V	The mother goddess of Celtic mythology. She is the mother of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a race of gods, and also the world itself, having given birth to all life. Danu's large body is said to be lying down on earth to this day. The Munster region in Ireland, which is said to be rather spiritual, is known to be especially blessed by her.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Game Appearances

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Shin Megami Tensei V

Danu is the boss of the subquest "The Noble Queen", exclusive to the Humanity and True Humanity endings. After obtaining the Seed of Life from Sophia, the quest can be accepted from Maria in the Empyrean who will take the form of Danu and fight the Nahobino. Following completion of the quest, Danu is unlocked for fusion.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Danu retains her role from the original game while also appearing as an NPC in the DLC subquest "Holy Will and Profane Dissent". She follows her son Dagda to Kanasugibashi after he uses the magic of the Tuatha Dé Danann to escape to another world. Danu and Dagda's readings are intercepted by Bethel, who send the Nahobino to investigate. Upon the Nahobino's arrival, she requests that he stop Dagda in her stead. Following the boss fight with Dagda, Danu appears and orders the Nahobino to finish him off. Regardless of the Nahobino's choice, Danu will return to her own world afterwards.

Danu can be accessed in her subquest, "The Noble Queen", on Canon of Vengeance if the Nahobino is humanity-aligned before choosing a route.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Danu
Japanese	ダヌー Danū	Danu
Italian	Danu
Korean	다누 Danu	Danu

Gallery

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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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  Concept artwork by Masayuki Doi for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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  Official character bio from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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  Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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  Official Twitter icon from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse' Japanese website

Videos

Danu's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V

Danu and Fionn mac Cumhaill's reveal for Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2