Hellhound

Hellhound
ヘルハウンド
SH1DCBRDCWDCLD Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book Artwork from Devil Children White Book Artwork from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book
Other Name(s)	HelldogDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Origin	European culture
Race(s)	AkumaGiten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation MuteDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book WilderGiten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner Kētai Akuma Densho
Alignment(s)	Dark-NeutralDevil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Hellhound is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

The Hellhound is a motif of a dog associated with the underworld, and it can be found across Europe. Examples include the Greek Cerberus, the Norse Garmr, and the Welsh Cŵn Annwn. The term is also used in relation to the Wild Hunt.

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Compendium Entries
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	A ghost dog that appears in many European countries, especially in the Cornwall region of England. They were guard dogs, guarding the entrance to the underworld, preventing souls from escaping. Hearing its howl is an omen of death.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Guard dog of hell.
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	GBC: カゲのように　おともたてずに　しのびよってきて　タマシイをたべる　ジゴクのイヌ　クチからひをはく PS: カゲの様に　音もたてずに　しのびよってきて　タマシイを食べる　ジゴクの犬　口から火をはく Translation: A hell dog who creeps up like a shadow without making a sound and devours souls. It breaths fire from its mouth.
Devil Children White Book	カゲのように　おともたてずに　しのびよってきて　タマシイをたべる　ジゴクのイヌ　クチからひをはく Translation: A hell dog who creeps up like a shadow without making a sound and devours souls. It breaths fire from its mouth.
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	地獄のりょう犬と　呼ばれる　犬の　ユウレイ　デビル　その姿を見た　人は　次の日に　死んでしまう Translation:
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version	None have seen and lived long enough to tell the tale of this ghostly, evil hound.
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	地獄のりょう犬と　よばれる　犬の　ユウレイ　デビル　その姿を見た　人は　次の日に　死んでしまう Translation: A dog phantom Devil known as the hound of hell. People who see it will die the next day.
Kētai Akuma Densho	ヨーロッパ各地に出没したとされる犬の幽霊。地獄の狩猟群の一角を担うとされる。 出身地：イギリス ヘルハウンドは「地獄の猟犬」とも呼ばれている犬の幽霊で、地獄の狩猟群の一角を担うとされている。ヨーロッパ各地でその存在が伝承として伝えられており、特にイングランド南西部のコーンウォール地方で多く目撃されている。ヘルハウンドは群れを組んで現れることが多いが、霊団と供に現れることもある。周囲を荒らし回っては姿を見た者に死を与える。その遠吠えを聞いただけで死の予言が降りかかるとも言われている。 Translation:
Kaneko Kazuma Dennō Akuma Zukan	見た者、触れた者、声をかけた者に不幸をもたらす、黒い妖犬。名前は「地獄の猟犬」を意味するが、地方によってはモーザ・ドゥーグ、悪魔の愛犬などと呼ばれ、イングランドの各地でその姿が目撃されている。闇のような黒い毛並みを持ち、体は子牛ほどの大きさで、目は燃えあがるように赤く、恐ろしい口からは硫黄の臭気がする炎を吐き出しているという。 Translation:

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Hellhound
	HelldogDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Japanese	ヘルハウンド	Hellhound
Korean	헬하운드DeviChil	Hellhound

Gallery

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  Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
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  Artwork from Devil Children White Book
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  Artwork from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book
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  Sprite from Last Bible III
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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 Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
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  Sprite from the Game Boy Color version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
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  Sprite from Devil Children White Book
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  Sprite from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book and Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
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  Card SC-009 from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Card Game: Maden Fukkatsu
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  Hellhound in Card SW-121 "Blazing Rakukaja" from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Card Game: Kakushin Joshou