Dark Priest

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Dark Priest
やみほうし
SFC artwork from Shin Megami Tensei
Origin	Original
Race(s)	Gaean
Alignment(s)	Neutral-ChaosShin Megami Tensei

Dark Priest is a Recruitable Human in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

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Gameplay

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	Name Level HP MP Dark Priest 52 502 320	Strength 13 Intelligence 19 Magic 24 Vitality 15 Agility 13 Luck 9
Location Flooded Tokyo, Basilica 1F~B1F
Species Race Alignment Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter AppearancesHow many of this demon may be encountered in a single battle; this value is ignored for fixed encounters Human Gaean Neutral-Chaos (227) ✔ Gaean ✔ 1-4
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect 76Most versions/74Mega-CD 16 50Most versions/64Mega-CD 15 26 22
EXP Yen / Macca Magnetite Moon PhaseDemon Aggression Drop LSLife Stone drop rate; 25% chance of being a Bead instead 364 832 — 5 Amida Beads (9⁄256) 33⁄256 Resistances Demonic Person: "Resists all attacks, nulls Expel." Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Almighty ×⅞×0.875 ×¾×0.75 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅞×0.875 ×¼×0.25 ×1 Expel Death Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Non-Elem. NulNull ×½×0.50 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅝×0.625 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅞×0.875 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 1 Single enemy
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Mazanma Force 7 MP Blasts a group of enemies with a strong gale. Rakukaja Support 4 MP Raises the defense of all party members. Makatranda Magic 2 MP Absorbs MP from the enemy.

	Name Level HP MP Dark Priest 52 502 320	Strength 13 Intelligence 19 Magic 24 Vitality 15 Agility 13 Luck 9
Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party Human Gaean Neutral-Chaos (227) ♄Macca1664 0
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect Moon PhaseDemon Aggression 76Most versions/74Mega-CD 16 50Most versions/64Mega-CD 15 26 22 5 Resistances Demonic Person: "Resists all attacks, nulls Expel." Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Almighty ×⅞×0.875 ×¾×0.75 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅞×0.875 ×¼×0.25 ×1 Expel Death Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Non-Elem. NulNull ×½×0.50 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅝×0.625 ×⅞×0.875 ×⅞×0.875 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 1 Single enemy
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Mazanma Force 7 MP Blasts a group of enemies with a strong gale. Rakukaja Support 4 MP Raises the defense of all party members. Makatranda Magic 2 MP Absorbs MP from the enemy.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Tokyo Master of the Shingon Esoteric mantra. Human wielders of sorcery who yielded to dark powers of their own accord. They excel at curses and kill enemies without touching them directly.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Dark Priest
Japanese	やみほうし Yami hōshi	Dark priest/monk (specifically Buddhist)
	闇法師Shin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD) Yami hōshi	Dark priest/monk (specifically Buddhist)

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  Artwork from the Super Famicom version of Shin Megami Tensei
• Sprite from the Super Famicom version of Shin Megami Tensei
  Sprite from the Super Famicom version of Shin Megami Tensei
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  Sprite from the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei