Karasu Tengu

Karasu Tengu
カラステング
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Other Name(s)	KarasuShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner
Origin	Japanese culture
Race(s)	AerialDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner BruteShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine YomaShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Alignment(s)	LawShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse NeutralShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Neutral-ChaosShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Karasu Tengu is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Name Level HP MP Karasu Tengu 28 234 117	Strength 12 Magic 11 Vitality 11 Agility 10 Luck 8
Race Alignment C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Yoma Neutral —
Resistances Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Almighty — — — — RplRepel — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 Expel Death Curse Nerve Mind Explode — — WkWeak — — — ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Inheritance Preference Mouth Wing Eye Lunge Bite Claw Weapons Girl Talk — ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ —
Evolves from Koppa Tengu Level 24
Evolves to Kurama Tengu Level 33
Skills SkillHD Remaster / PlayStation 2 Attribute Cost Description Level Wing Buffet Force 9 MP Low Force damage to random foes. Tarukaja Support 12 MP Raises party's Physical Attack. Mana Gain Passive — Raises MAX MP by 20% 29 Kinspeak Passive — Persuades a demon of the same race. 30 Mahama Light 15 MP Light: Chance to instakill all foes. 31 Might Passive — Raises critical hit rate. 32 Tornado Force 25 MP High Force damage to random foes. 33

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Karasu Tengu 24 238 107	Strength 30 Dexterity 28 Magic 28 Agility 36 Luck 30
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Yoma Law — —
Resistances — — RplRepel WkWeak WkWeak — NulNull — ×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 Gram Slice 5 MP Weak Phys damage to one enemy. Innate Sukukaja 15 MP Increases all allies' agility by 1 rank. Innate Rapid Needle 9 MP Weak Gun damage to all enemies. 26 Mahama 18 MP chance of instant K.O. (Light) to all enemies. 27

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Karasu Tengu 24 223 118	Strength 25 Dexterity 25 Magic 21 Agility 36 Luck 32
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Yoma Law — — — Great ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances — WkWeak RsResist — WkWeak RsResist — — ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50
Skill Affinity — −4 +3 — −3 +1 — — — +2 — +1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Pandemic Bomb 15 MP 70% sick to all foes. Agilao 10 MP Medium fire damage to one foe.

	Name Level HP MP Karasu Tengu 24 220 118	Strength 28 Dexterity 28 Magic 24 Agility 39 Luck 35
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Yoma Law Great 8116
Resistances — WkWeak RsResist — WkWeak RsResist — — ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50
Skill Affinity — −4 +3 — −3 +1 — — — +2 — +1
Evolves from Koppa Tengu Level 20
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Pandemic Bomb 15 MP 70% sick to all foes. Innate Agilao 10 MP Medium fire damage to one foe. Innate Maragi 12 MP Weak fire damage to all foes. 25 Sukukaja 20 MP Buffs party's agility by 1 level. 26 Mahama 14 MP Weak light damage to all foes. Smirk: +30% instant death 27

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Karasu Tengu 35 381 ?	Strength 26 Vitality 25 Magic 27 Agility 30 Luck 23
Location South Shinagawa, North Shinagawa, Shinagawa Historic Site
Race EXP Macca Recruit Speech Brute 685 90 ✔ —
Drop Life Stone (?%) Force Gem (?%) Karasu Tengu's Essence (?%)
Resistances — — — WkWeak RsResist RsResist — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances — — — — — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Potential — — — −4 +3 +1 — — — — +2
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Physical 1 1 enemy
Innate Skill Gusting Melody While in the active party, increases damage when striking a Force weakness for all allies.
Skills Skill Cost Description Wind Breath 25 MP Weak 2~5 Force attacks to random foes. Masukunda 30 MP Lowers Accuracy/Evasion of all foes by 1 rank for 3 turns.

	Name Level HP MP Karasu Tengu 35 169 166	Strength 26 Vitality 22 Magic 27 Agility 30 Luck 23
Location South Shinagawa, North Shinagawa, Shinagawa Historic Site
Race Alignment Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Gift Type Brute Neutral-Chaos — ♄Macca17771 —
Resistances — — — WkWeak RsResist RsResist — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances — — — — — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Potential — — — −4 +3 +1 — — — — +2
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Physical 1 1 enemy
Innate Skill Gusting Melody While in the active party, increases damage when striking a Force weakness for all allies.
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Wind Breath 25 MP Weak 2~5 Force attacks to random foes. Innate Masukunda 30 MP Lowers Accuracy/Evasion of all foes by 1 rank for 3 turns. Innate Puncture Punch 15 MP Medium Physical attack to 1 foe. Ignores affinity resistance and Pierces through. 36 Mazanma 30 MP Medium Force attack to all foes. 37 Light Mana Aid — Recover a little MP after a battle. 38
Magatsuhi Skills Skill Description Omagatoki: Critical All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn. Expand: Critical AuraRequires Brute Talisman Next Strength-based attack from all allies will be 100% accurate and guaranteed Critical. Fountain of ChaosRequires Unwrit Chaos Periapt Severe level-based Almighty attack to all foes and removes buffs. Removes 1 Press Turn Icon from foe's next turn.

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

Name Level HP MP Karasu 35 200 250	Strength 32 Vitality 30 Magic 40 Agility 28 Luck 16
Location Samsara Tunnels (Svadhisthana)
Race Turn(s) Karma Macca Atma Points Drop(s) Aerial 1 294 3000 Base: 700 Hunt: 1400 Organic Cell (5%)
Resistances Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Earth Expel Death Almighty Hunt — — — — NuNull RpRepel — — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×0 ×0 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances Charm Poison Mute Panic Nerve WkWeak WkWeak WkWeak WkWeak WkWeak ×2 ×2 ×2 ×2 ×2
Basic Attack Attribute Target Physical Single enemy
Skills Skill Element Cost Description Executioner Physical 25% HP Mega damage ～Phys ～1 enemy Shock Wave Force 12 MP Moderate damage ～Force ～Random Hama Expel 6 MP Reduce HP by half ～Expel ～1 enemy Mahama Expel 15 MP Reduce HP by half ～Expel ～All Vanity Almighty 25 MP Inflict ailments ～Almighty ～All

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	A member of the Tengu race in Japanese mythology. It is said to have a beak like that of a crow. It attempts to corrupt people by haunting them.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A type of tengu. It does not have a long nose like other tengu, but instead has a sharp, hidden beak like a crow's. They are evil-natured, possessing and corrupting humans.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A type of tengu. It does not have a long nose like other tengu, but instead has a sharp, hidden beak like a crow's. They are evil-natured, possessing and corrupting humans.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A type of tengu. It does not have a long nose like other tengu, but instead has a sharp, hidden beak like a crow's. They are evil-natured, possessing and corrupting humans.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	A member of the tengu race. They do not have the long nose that usually represents the tengu, but, as the name "karasu" (crow) suggests, they are said to have a sharp beak similar to that of a crow. They harbor an evil nature, seeking to corrupt people by haunting them.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	KarasuShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax
	Karasu Tengu
Japanese	カラステング Karasu-tengu	Crow tengu
Italian	Karasu Tengu
Korean	카라스텐구 Karaseutengu	Transliteration of Japanese カラステング

Gallery

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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
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  Design sheet from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Sprite from Last Bible III
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  Icon from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Videos

Karasu Tengu's Daily Demons Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance