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Bai Long
パイロン
Origin Chinese folk religion
Dragon King religion
Taoism
Race(s) BeastDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
Kyūyaku Megami Tensei

HiryūMajin Tensei
Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker

RyuDevil Children Black Book and Red Book
Devil Children White Book
Alignment(s) NeutralDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II

Bai Long is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Bailong as seen in 随筆辞典 Zuihitsu Jiten (1766), illustrating Edo period story 甲子夜話 Kōshi Yawa

Origin

Originally, Bailong[a] was associated with a water deity known as the Dragon King,[b] which revolved around directional symbolism. In this religion, Bailong represented the west direction, autumn season, metal, the white sky, and the refinement of arsenic, silver, and mercury over 900 years. Being one of five directional dragons, Bailong is associated with Heilong, Qinglong, Chilong, and Huanglong.[1] These qualities were eventually adopted into Daoist and folk religion ritual practice.

In modern day, Bailong is seen as the dragon form of the White Emperor[c] (Baidi), one of the Five Regions' Highest Deities[d] and a manifestation of Shangdi. It is associated with the west, metal element, and autumn, equivalent with Baihu, and, furthermore, represents the planet Venus. As a human, the White Emperor was named Shaohao.[e] According to Youxue Qionglin,[f] Baidi comes from the Western Chinese deity Rushou,[g] who governs over punishment, harvest, and metal. Thus, Baidi presides over the trigram 兑 duì in Yijing[h] doctrine, representing the west and autumn, and in Wuxing[i] doctrine, 庚 gēng and 辛 xīn are applied, comprising metal. Considering the cutting of crops with a scythe, one can see autumn as a season of action, therefore being the cycle of metal's action. Being white, this therefore brings about "Bai" Di, and thus "Bai" Long.[2]

Bailong is associated with a legend within Longshan[j] District in Jilin. In Li Daoyuan's[k] Commentary on the Water Classic,[l] he recounts a folk tale regarding the founding of the state written in Han historical records. Within this tale, it is said that, on the twelfth year of the district's founding, Heilong and Bailong appeared before a man named Huang,[m] who observed the dragons, approached 200 steps, and offered sacrifice to them. After this, the dragons crossed heads, before undoing themselves and soaring off. It was from then that Helong Palace[n] and Longxiang Shrine[o] were built in honour of these events.[3]

Design

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Gameplay

Last Bible Special

EnemyAlly
Name Level HP MP
Bai Long 21 240 68
Endurance 17
Intelligence 19
Strength 19
Agility 13
Luck 9
Location Hohenheim Lab
Group Attack Defense XP Macca Drop Drop 2
E 51 59 211 Macca170 Beast Blood (15%) Sylph Wing (10%)
Resistances
Force Elec Ice Fire Debuff Death PCPoison and Confusion PSParalysis and Sleep
RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25
Basic Attack Hit(s) Hit Rate Attack Rate Spell Rate
1 80% 80% 20%
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Ziola Electric 5 MP Magic that summons a huge bolt of lightning above a foe.
Dexda Debuff 4 MP Magic that causes the foe's quickness to drop.
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Description
Fire Fire The special ability to spout flames.
Name Level HP MP
Bai Long 21 240 68
Endurance 17
Intelligence 19
Strength 19
Agility 13
Luck 9
Location Hohenheim Lab
Group Attack Defense
E 51 59
Resistances
Force Elec Ice Fire Debuff Death PCPoison and Confusion PSParalysis and Sleep
RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25
Basic Attack Hit(s) Hit Rate
1 80%
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Ziola Electric 5 MP Magic that summons a huge bolt of lightning above a foe.
Dexda Debuff 4 MP Magic that causes the foe's quickness to drop.
Intja Support 4 MP Magic that raises the target's Intelligence.
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Description
Fire Fire The special ability to spout flames.

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book GBC: ひかりのはやさで そらをとべる ひかりかがやく せいなるしろい リュウ
PS: 光の速さで 空をとべる 光りかがやく 聖なる白いリュウ
Translation:
Devil Children White Book ひかりのはやさで そらをとべる ひかりかがやく せいなるしろい リュウ
Translation:

Nomenclature

Bái Lóng (白龍/白龙) means "white dragon" in Chinese.

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese パイロンDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
Last Bible II
Last Bible III
Last Bible Special
Majin Tensei
Pairon
Bai Long
ハクリュウDevil Children Black Book and Red Book
Devil Children White Book
Hakuryū
Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters

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Notes

  1. Simplified Chinese: 白龙, Traditional Chinese: 白龍, romanized Báilóng
  2. Simplified Chinese: 龙王, Traditional Chinese: 龍王, romanized Lóngwáng
  3. Simplified Chinese: 白帝, Traditional Chinese: 白帝, romanized Báidì
  4. Simplified Chinese: 五方上帝, Traditional Chinese: 五方上帝, romanized Wǔfāng Shàngdì
  5. Simplified Chinese: 少皞, Traditional Chinese: 少皞, romanized Shǎohào, also written as 少昊
  6. Simplified Chinese: 幼学琼林, Traditional Chinese: 幼學瓊林, romanized Yòuxué Qiónglín
  7. Simplified Chinese: 蓐收, Traditional Chinese: 蓐收, romanized Rùshōu
  8. Simplified Chinese: 易经, Traditional Chinese: 易经, romanized Yìjīng
  9. Simplified Chinese: 五行, Traditional Chinese: 五行, romanized Wǔxíng
  10. Simplified Chinese: 龙山, Traditional Chinese: 龍山, romanized Lóngshān
  11. Simplified Chinese: 郦道元, Traditional Chinese: 酈道元, romanized Lì Dàoyuán
  12. Simplified Chinese: 水经注, Traditional Chinese: 水經注, romanized Shuǐ Jīng Zhù
  13. Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: , romanized Huàng
  14. Simplified Chinese: 和龙宫, Traditional Chinese: 和龍宮, romanized Hélónggōng
  15. Simplified Chinese: 龙翔祠, Traditional Chinese: 龍翔祠, romanized Lóngxíang Cí

References

  1. 《淮南子》:弱土之气,御于白天,白天九百岁生白礜,白礜九百岁生白澒,白澒九百岁生白金,白金千岁生白龙,白龙入藏生白泉,白泉之埃上为白云,阴阳相薄为雷,激扬为电,上者就下,流水就通,而合于白海。 https://zh.wikisource.org/zh-hans/%E6%B7%AE%E5%8D%97%E5%AD%90/%E5%A2%9C%E5%BD%A2%E8%A8%93
  2. Cheng, D.J. et al. (2023). 幼学琼林 [Yòuxué Qiónglín] in 幼学琼林三百千 [Yòuxué Qiónglín Sānbǎiqiān]. 万卷出版社 [Wanjuan Publishing House]. Quote: 西方之神曰蓐收,当兑而司秋,庚辛属金,金则旺于秋,其色白,姑秋帝曰白帝。
  3. 《地理志》曰:交黎也,东部都尉治,王莽之禽虏也。应劭曰:今昌黎也。高平川水注之,水出西北平川,东流迳倭城北,盖倭地人徙之。又东南迳乳楼城北,盖迳戎乡,邑兼夷称也。又东南注白狼水。白狼水又东北,自鲁水注之,水导西北远山,东南注白狼水。白狼水又东北迳龙山西,燕慕容皝以柳城之北、龙山之南,福地也,使阳裕筑龙城,改柳城为龙城县,十二年,黑龙、白龙见于龙山,皝亲观龙,去二百步,祭以太牢,二龙交首嬉翔,解角而去。皝悦,大赦,号新宫曰和龙宫,立龙翔祠于山上。白狼水又北迳黄龙城东,《十三州志》曰:辽东属国都尉治昌辽道有黄龙亭者也。魏营州刺史治。https://ctext.org/text.pl?node=569126&searchu=%E7%99%BD%E9%BE%99%20&searchmode=showall&if=en&remap=gb#result