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Kanaloa
カナロア

Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Origin Hawaiian culture
Race(s) Vile
Alignment(s) Dark-LawShin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Arcana Tower

Kanaloa is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Kanaloa is a deity in the traditional Hawaiian religion who is associated with the ocean. Iconography traditionally associates him with the squid.

Analogues can be seen in the beliefs of other Polynesian-speaking peoples, such as Tangaloa of the Tongan people and Tangaroa of the Maori people, though such beliefs are diverse.

Design

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Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

EnemyAlly
Name Level HP MP
Kanaloa 57 542 293Sega Saturn/313PlayStation Portable
Strength 19
Intelligence 15
Magic 16
Endurance 17
Agility 12
Luck 9
Location Head's Residence; Ancient Tomb Labyrinth; Otherworld (Sewers)
Species Race Alignment Size Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter
Kishin Vile Dark-Law (27) L ✘ Archaic ✔
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def Drop
152 104 148 103 39 55Sega Saturn/56PlayStation Portable Beam Whip
Resistances
"Reflects Expel, Death. Weak to Fire."
Sword Spear Thrown Gun Almi Fire Ice Elec Force Psy
×1 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×3 ×1 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×1
Mind Expel Death Ruin Bind Nerve D Atk Charge Skill Swd Skl
×½×0.50 Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage) Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage) ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output
New New 1/8 1/8 2/8 2/8 3/8 3/8 Half Half 5/8 5/8 6/8 6/8 7/8 7/8 Full Full
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Range
Demon Attack 0-7 Single enemy Front row
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Glacial Blast Ice 26 MP Special magic action. All. Power 77. Ice-type damage to all enemies.
Thunder Break Electricity 28 MP Special magic action. All. Power 77. Electricity-type damage to all enemies.
Strangle Drop Skill 4% HP —
Name Level HP MP
Kanaloa 57 542 293Sega Saturn/313PlayStation Portable
Strength 19
Intelligence 15
Magic 16
Endurance 17
Agility 12
Luck 9
Location Fusion only
Species Race Alignment S. CostCOMP Summoning Cost C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost; PSP only CPMagnetite used
Kishin Vile Dark-Law (27) 570 MMagnetite 21120 MMagnetite 76
Personality Loyalty Speech Inheritance
Calm Level Difference Archaic Ice
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def
152 104 148 103 39 55Sega Saturn/56PlayStation Portable
Resistances
"Reflects Expel, Death. Weak to Fire."
Sword Spear Thrown Gun Almi Fire Ice Elec Force Psy
×1 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×3 ×1 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×1
Mind Expel Death Ruin Bind Nerve D Atk Charge Skill Swd Skl
×½×0.50 Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage) Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage) ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output
New New 1/8 1/8 2/8 2/8 3/8 3/8 Half Half 5/8 5/8 6/8 6/8 7/8 7/8 Full Full
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Range
Demon Attack 0-7 Single enemy Front row
Extra Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Glacial Blast Ice 26 MP Special magic action. All. Power 77. Ice-type damage to all enemies.
Thunder Break Electricity 28 MP Special magic action. All. Power 77. Electricity-type damage to all enemies.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
(Akuma Zensho; PSP)

出身地:ポリネシア

ハワイの神話で、創造神カネに敵対するとされるヤリイカの神。他のポリネシア地域ではタンガロアの名で知られる。

邪悪な臭いのする執念深い神であるカナロアも、世界を創造した神々の1柱であった。この神々らが互いに争うようになった時、彼は海へ逃げた。

魚や爬虫類は、彼の子供たちである。人間たちに自分の子供を捕らえる術を教えたカネらに復讐するため、カナロアはカヌーを沈め、洪水を引き起こす。さらに波を打ちおこしては、海岸を侵食している。
Translation: Place of origin: Polynesia

A spear squid god of Hawaiian mythology regarded as opposing the creator god Kane. Known by the name of Tangaroa in other Polynesian regions.

Kanaloa, a vengeful god who reeks of evil, was also one of the deity who created the world. When these gods began to fight amongst themselves, he fled to the sea.

Fish and reptiles are his children. As revenge against Kane, who taught humans how to catch his children, Kanaloa sinks canoes and causes floods. Furthermore, he creates waves, eroding the coastline.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
(3DS)

A squid god of Hawaiian lore who stands against the creator-god Kane. He is also known as Tangaroa in the Polynesian region. The god who smells of evil is also a main god of the world's creation. When the gods began to fight amongst themselves, he escaped to the sea. Fish and reptiles are his children.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Obsessive Polynesian creator god in the form of a squid.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Creation legend's evil god that is vengeful like a squid.

Kētai Akuma Densho

ヤリイカの姿をした邪悪な神。いわゆる悪魔であり、死した者を飲み込むものと考えられた。

出身地:ポリネシア
ポリネシア地方における創造神話に登場し、創造神カネが生み出したものに対する敵対者とされている。邪悪な神であると言われ、雲の中にあると言われる魔法の島の住民の体内に宿っているとされている。ヤリイカのような姿をした神であると言われ、邪悪な臭いを放ち、執念深い性格をしてるとも言われる。創造神カネの影となる側面であるとも考えられており、カネと起源を同じくする存在ともされる。
Translation: An evil god who takes on the form of a spear squid. A so-called demon, he is thought to swallow up the dead.

Place of origin: Polynesia
He appears in the creation myth of Polynesia, and is considered the adversary of those born from the creator god Kane. Said to be an evil god, he is regarded as residing within the bodies of the inhabitants of a magical island said to be in the clouds. He is said to be a god in the form of a spear squid, he gives off an evil stench, and he is also said to have a vengeful personality. He is also thought to be the shadowy side of the creator god Kane, and is even considered a being with the same origin as Kane.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English Kanaloa
Japanese カナロア Kanaroa Kanaloa

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