Kwancha

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Kwancha
Origin	Newar culture
Race(s)	BruteDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II ElementDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei JakiMajin Tensei Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis JiraeShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Megami Ibunroku Persona
Alignment(s)	Dark-LawMajin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis GoodDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei NeutralDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Neutral-LawShin Megami Tensei Neutral-NeutralShin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Kwancha is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

The Kawancha is a type of skeletal creature in Newar folklore in Nepal. The Kawancha is associated with the Khyah.

Design

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Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Kwancha 24 160 154	Strength 26 Dexterity 29 Magic 37 Agility 25 Luck 35
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Jirae — —
Resistances — — — — — WkWeak — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 StrStrong NulNull ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Tetanus Cut 11 MP Medium Phys damage with 70% chance of Sick to one enemy. Innate Posumudi 5 MP Removes Poison and Sick from one ally. Innate Pandemic Bomb 11 MP 70% chance of Sick 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 Kwancha 22 174 145	Strength 15 Dexterity 20 Magic 35 Agility 23 Luck 28
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter Jirae Neutral — — Elder ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances — — — — — WkWeak — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×0 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×0 ×1
Skill Affinity — — — — — -3 +1 — — +4 +1 -2
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Poison Claw 9 MP Medium physical damage and 70% poison to one foe. Bind Voice 20 MP 45% bind to all foes.

	Name Level HP MP Kwancha 22 174 145	Strength 18 Dexterity 23 Magic 38 Agility 26 Luck 31
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Jirae Neutral Elder 6394
Resistances — — — — — WkWeak — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×0 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×0 ×1
Skill Affinity — — — — — -3 +1 — — +4 +1 -2
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Poison Claw 9 MP Medium physical damage and 70% poison to one foe. Innate Bind Voice 20 MP 45% bind to all foes. Innate Pandemic Bomb 15 MP 70% sick to all foes. 23 Mahama 14 MP Weak light damage to all foes. Smirk: +30% instant death 24

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Kwancha 35 272 98Sega Saturn/118PlayStation Portable	Strength 16 Intelligence 5 Magic 8 Endurance 12 Agility 6 Luck 5
Location East Asia TV; Sewers (Asahi-Ku) B1F-B3F
Species Race Alignment Size Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter Oni Jirae Neutral-Neutral (134) M ✔ Noble (♂) ✔
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def Drop 102 63 94 60 18 30 Gehou Kakusei Fu
Resistances "Drains Electricity. Nullifies Death." Sword Spear Thrown Gun D Atk Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 DrnDrain ×1 ×1 Expel Death Almi Mind Ruin Bind Nerve Charge Skill Swd Skl ×⅒×0.10 NulNull ×1 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×½×0.50 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×½×0.50 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 150% 137.5% 125% 112.5% 100% 87.5% 75% 62.5% 50%
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Range Demon Attack 1 Single enemy Front row
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Hanma Expel 10 MP Attack magic. Front row. Power 20. Expel-type damage to 1 whole row of enemies. Diarama Recovery 4 MP Recovery magic. Single. Recovers a medium amount of HP to 1 ally.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Flare Rush Charge 7% HP Special physical action. Power 16. 0-7 hit attack.

	Name Level HP MP Kwancha 35 272 98Sega Saturn/118PlayStation Portable	Strength 16 Intelligence 5 Magic 8 Endurance 12 Agility 6 Luck 5
Location East Asia TV; Sewers (Asahi-Ku) B1F-B3F
Species Race Alignment S. CostCOMP Summoning Cost C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost; PSP only CPMagnetite used Oni Jirae Neutral-Neutral (134) 350 MMagnetite 8320 MMagnetite 35
Personality Loyalty Speech Inheritance Mystic Change Vigorous Materialistic Noble (♂) Expel Kwancha Guard
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def 102 63 94 60 18 30
Resistances "Drains Electricity. Nullifies Death." Sword Spear Thrown Gun D Atk Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 DrnDrain ×1 ×1 Expel Death Almi Mind Ruin Bind Nerve Charge Skill Swd Skl ×⅒×0.10 NulNull ×1 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×½×0.50 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×½×0.50 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 150% 137.5% 125% 112.5% 100% 87.5% 75% 62.5% 50%
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Range Demon Attack 1 Single enemy Front row
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Hanma Expel 10 MP Attack magic. Front row. Power 20. Expel-type damage to 1 whole row of enemies. Diarama Recovery 4 MP Recovery magic. Single. Recovers a medium amount of HP to 1 ally.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Flare Rush Charge 7% HP Special physical action. Power 16. 0-7 hit attack.

Compendium

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Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	"Origin: Nepal. A demon of illness from Nepal. It appears at crossroads and causes people to have stomach pains. It's said that they will cure various ailments if you make a suitable offering. They are also the attendants of Kali and Shiva."
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A demon of disease that lives in the underworld in Nepali folklore. It appears at a crossroads, but if you make an offering and chant a mantra, it will defend you from sickness. He is also Shiva and Kali's attendant. There is a Nepali festival where Kwancha appears among other gods.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A demon of disease that lives in the underworld in Nepali folklore. It appears at a crossroads, but if you make an offering and chant a mantra, it will defend you from sickness. He is also Shiva and Kali's attendant. There is a Nepali festival where Kwancha appears among other gods.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A demon of disease that lives in the underworld in Nepali folklore. It appears at a crossroads, but if you make an offering and chant a mantra, it will defend you from sickness. He is also Shiva and Kali's attendant. There is a Nepali festival where Kwancha appears among other gods.
Liberation Dx2	A demon of disease that lives in the underworld of Nepali folklore. A bringer of stomachaches, it will appear at crossroads. But if you make an offering and chant a mantra, it will defend you from sickness. He is also Shiva and Kali's attendant. There is a Nepali festival where Kwancha appears among other gods.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カワンチャ Kawancha	Kawancha

Gallery

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  Sprite of Kawancha from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II

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  Animated sprite of Kawancha from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II

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  A Sprite of Kawancha from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei

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  A Sprite of Kawancha from the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei