Garrote

Garrote
ガロット
Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Origin	Execution method
Race(s)	Spirit
Alignment(s)	NeutralShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Dark-ChaosDevil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Garrote is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

A garrote is a thin wire or string of metal fastened around the neck that is repeatedly tightened until death from asphyxiation. It can also be used as a torture method via constricting limbs and cutting off blood flow.

Design

It appears as a stereotypically dressed prisoner in a black and white striped uniform and a nametag reading "DEATH" with the prisoner number 444 who has been crudely tied to a chair with ropes by his ankles and wrists. The prisoner is fastened with a metal collar-like garrote around their neck, their throat crushed from it being tightened. Their skin is a bluish purple as if they have been suffocated, with their mouth open, tongue out, and no pupils.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Garrote 54 448 201	Strength 60 Dexterity 55 Magic 55 Agility 72 Luck 60
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Spirit Neutral-Neutral — —
Resistances — DrnDrain WkWeak — — — WkWeak StrStrong ×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 Bind Voice 15 MP 45% chance of Bind to all enemies. Panic Voice 15 MP 70% chance of Panic to all enemies. Lullaby 11 MP 70% chance of Sleep to all enemies. 55

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Garrote 7 98 59	Strength 9 Dexterity 9 Magic 8 Agility 13 Luck 12
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Spirit Neutral — — — Spinning ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances — RsResist WkWeak — — — WkWeak RsResist ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×2 ×½×0.50
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50
Skill Affinity — — -3 — — — -3 — — +3 -1 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Cough 4 MP 90% sick to one foe. Dormina 4 MP 90% sleep to one foe.

	Name Level HP MP Garrote 7 107 59	Strength 12 Dexterity 12 Magic 11 Agility 16 Luck 15
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Spirit Neutral Spinning 1246
Resistances — RsResist WkWeak — — — WkWeak RsResist ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×2 ×½×0.50
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50
Skill Affinity — — -3 — — — -3 — — +3 -1 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Cough 4 MP 90% sick to one foe. Innate Dormina 4 MP 90% sleep to one foe. Innate Poisma 4 MP 90% poison to one foe. 8 Binding Claw 11 MP Medium physical damage and 35% bind to one foe. 9

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Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV	An execution device that has become an evil spirit. Victims would be tied to a stake and a rope or iron collar was placed around their neck. The rope or collar was then tightened with a wheel. The tension of the rope would constrict the victims' necks to the point of asphyxiation. Using the iron collar, it would also break their neck.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	An execution device that has become an evil spirit. Victims would be tied to a stake and a rope or iron collar was placed around their neck. The rope or collar was then tightened with a wheel. The tension of the rope would constrict the victims' necks to the point of asphyxiation. Using the iron collar, it would also break their neck.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	An execution device that has become an evil spirit. Victims would be tied to a stake and a rope or iron collar was placed around their neck. The rope or collar was then tightened with a wheel. The tension of the rope would constrict the victims' necks to the point of asphyxiation. Using the iron collar, it would break their neck.

Trivia

• The prisoner number of 444 is in reference to 4 (四, shi) being pronounced the same as death (死, shi) in Japanese, as well as 666, the number of the beast.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Garrote
Japanese	ガロット Garotto	Garrote
Korean	가로트 Garoteu	Garrote

Gallery

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  Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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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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  Card DS-066 from Shin Megami Tensei Card Game: Devil Summoner World