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Kaiming Shou
カイメイジュウ

Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Origin Chinese culture
Race(s) Avatar
Alignment(s) Light-NeutralDevil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Kaiming Shou is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Kaiming Shou[a] is a tiger-like monster mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Seas,[b] residing in the western lands beyond the seas, to the east of Fenghuang. It is said to live near a 3,000 ren (around 24,000 chi) trench south of Mount Kunlun. It possesses nine heads with human faces, each gazing in different directions with a scowl; some have beards, some not, and the central head looks east. Its name means "enlightened" or "open-minded" beast, though the reason for this are unknown.[1][2]

Design

17th-century illustration of Kaiming Shou

Kaiming Shou's design is derived from the description in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, though the facial hair is distributed generically, and the references to direction are lost. Furthermore, the faces are more simian in appearance.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV
Name Level HP MP
Kaiming Shou 41 482 95
Strength 58
Dexterity 52
Magic 41
Agility 47
Luck 39

Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Avatar — —

Resistances
— — — — — — NulNull WkWeak
×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
Dekaja 10 MP Removes all enemies' stat increases. Innate
Mortal Jihad 12 MP Heavy Phys damage to one enemy. High critical rate/Low hit rate Innate
Null Phys — Makes user immune to Phys attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 45

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Name Level HP MP
Kaiming Shou 40 462 176
Strength 66
Dexterity 38
Magic 27
Agility 52
Luck 59

Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost

Avatar Neutral Elder 44260

Resistances
— — — — — — NuNull WkWeak
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×2
Ailment Resistances
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity
+2
—
—
—
—
—
—
−3
—
—
—
+2
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect
Phys 1-3 Single enemy —
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Dekaja 30 MP Negates all stat buffs from all foes. Innate
Mortal Jihad 14 MP Heavy physical damage to one foe. High critical but low accuracy. Innate
Magaon 10 MP Removes smirk from one foe. 41
Resist Phys — Reduces physical damage. 42

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

The beast that guards Mt. Kunlun, which leads to the heavens.

It has nine faces and a tiger-like body. It is often depicted standing majestically in front of the stone gate. It is said to be intelligent, but there are no recorded stories attesting to that.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

The beast that guards Mt. Kunlun, which leads to the heavens.

It has nine faces and a tiger-like body. It is often depicted standing majestically in front of the stone gate. It is said to be intelligent, but there are no recorded stories attesting to that.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

The beast that guards Mt. Kunlun, which leads to the heavens.
It has nine faces and a tiger-like body. It is often depicted standing majestically in front of the stone gate. It is said to be intelligent, but there are no recorded stories attesting to that.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
(3DS)

The beast that guards Mt. Kunlun, which leads to the heavens.
It has nine faces and a body like that of a tiger. It is often depicted standing majestically in front of the stone gate. It is said to be intelligent, but there are no recorded tales attesting to that.

Kētai Akuma Densho

崑崙山の正門を守護するとされる神獣。大きな虎のような体に九つの人面の頭を持つと言われる。

出身地：中国
カイメイジュウは「開明獣」と書かれ天界の王である天帝が住む崑崙山の宮殿を守護していると言われる。９つあるという崑崙山の門の内、東にある正門（開明門）の門前に立っていると言われる。「山海経（せんがいきょう）」では９つの人面をした頭を持ち、虎のような体をしていると記され、開明門の門前にある岩の上で威風堂々と立ちはだかる姿が描写されている。開明という名の通り知能が高かったとも言われるが、これに関する伝承は残念ながら残されてはいない。
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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English Kaiming Shou
Japanese カイメイジュウ Kaimeijū Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese 開明獸 Kāimíng shòu, meaning "enlightened beast".
Korean 카이메이쥬 Kaimeijyu Transliterartion of Japanese カイメイジュウ

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Notes

  1. ↑ Simplified Chinese: 开明兽, Traditional Chinese: 開明獸, romanized Kāimíng shòu
  2. ↑ Simplified Chinese: 山海经, Traditional Chinese: 山海經, romanized Shānhǎijīng

References

  1. ↑ Sun, Jiankun. 2021. Fantastic Creatures of the Mountains and Seas: A Chinese Classic. First English-language edition. New York: Arcade Publishing.
  2. ↑ Zhongquan, Miao, ed. 2018. 山海经 [Shānhǎijīng]. Simplified Chinese ed. Shenyang: 万卷出版公司 [Wanjuan Publishing Company].
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