Manticore

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Manticore
マンティコア
MT2SMT1 SFCSMT2DCBRDCW Artwork from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II SFC artwork from Shin Megami Tensei Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book Artwork from Devil Children White Book
Origin	Greek culture
Race(s)	KaijuDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Kyūyaku Megami Tensei: Megami Tensei II WilderDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei Kyūyaku Megami Tensei: Megami Tensei I Shin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Shin Megami Tensei if...: Hazama Hen Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis YomaDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book
Alignment(s)	Dark-NeutralShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem NeutralShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse EvilDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

Manticore is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

The martichora (derived from a Persian word for "man-eater"), according to Ctesias, a Greek writer from the 5th century BC, is a lion-sized, red-furred beast with three rows of sharp teeth, a face and ears like that of a human, and a scorpion's stinger on its tail which can be fired at prey and regrown. It lives in India (i.e. the region around the Indus River under Persian control), and one was supposedly given as a gift to the Persian emperor. Pliny the Elder instead places the mantichora in Aethiopia in his Natural History.

As far back as Pausanias in the 2nd century AD, the manticore has been thought to be an exaggerated account of a tiger.

Design

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Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei

	Name Level HP MP Manticore 47 444 32	Strength 25 Intelligence 9 Magic 11 Vitality 15 Agility 17 Luck 4
Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party Beast Wilder Dark-Neutral (141) ♄Macca1504 25
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect Moon PhaseDemon Aggression 107Most versions/105Mega-CD 23Most versions/20Mega-CD 50Most versions/64Mega-CD 18 12 10 0 Resistances Animal Race: "Weak to Guns & Fire." Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Almighty ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×⅞×0.875 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 Expel Death Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Non-Elem. NulNull ×1 ×⅞×0.875 ×1 ×¾×0.75 ×1 ×1½×1.50 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 1 Single enemy
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Stun Needle Needle — Shoots a needle at an enemy and Paralyzes it. Bind Voice Bind — Binds a group of enemies. Stone Bite Charge — Bites one enemy and Petrifies it.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Manticore 45 385 172	Strength 51 Dexterity 47 Magic 47 Agility 61 Luck 51
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Wilder Neutral — —
Resistances — — — — NulNull WkWeak — StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 NulNull ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Toxic Sting 9 MP Weak Gun damage with 70% chance of Poison to one enemy. Innate Damascus Claw 7 MP 1-3 hits of Medium Phys damage to one enemy. Innate Posumudi 5 MP Removes Poison and Sick from one ally. 46

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Manticore 45 410 191	Strength 64 Dexterity 44 Magic 36 Agility 70 Luck 56
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Wilder Neutral — — — Beast ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances — WkWeak — — NuNull WkWeak — — ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×3 ×1 ×0 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity +2 +1 — — +2 −5 — — — +3 −1 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Toxic Sting 9 MP Weak gun damage and 70% poison to one foe. Axel Claw 13 MP 1 to 3 hits of medium physical damage to multiple foes.

	Name Level HP MP Manticore 45 360 191	Strength 67 Dexterity 47 Magic 39 Agility 73 Luck 59
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Wilder Neutral Beast 14064
Resistances — WkWeak — — NuNull WkWeak — — ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×3 ×1 ×0 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity +2 +1 — — +2 −5 — — — +3 −1 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Toxic Sting 9 MP Weak gun damage and 70% poison to one foe. Innate Axel Claw 13 MP 1 to 3 hits of medium physical damage to multiple foes. Innate Frenzied Chomp 7 MP Weak physical damage to one foe. Inflicts Poison/Bind/Charm. 46 Acid Breath 65 MP Debuffs all foes' defense and agility by 1 level. 47

Last Bible Special

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Manticore 31 308 73	Endurance 21 Intelligence 13 Strength 17 Agility 17 Luck 17
Location Hohenheim Lab
Group Attack Defense XP Macca Drop A 70 83 315 ♄Macca210 Cult Mask (15%)
Resistances Force Elec Ice Fire Debuff Death PCPoison and Confusion PSParalysis and Sleep — — — — RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75
Basic Attack Hit(s) Hit Rate Attack Rate Spell Rate 1 80% 60% 40%
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Zanmaon Force 14 MP Magic that unleashes a shockwave as far as the eye can see. Dexja Support 4 MP Magic that raises the target's quickness.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Description Wave Force The special ability to emit a shockwave.

	Name Level HP MP Manticore 31 308 73	Endurance 21 Intelligence 13 Strength 17 Agility 17 Luck 17
Location Hohenheim Lab
Group Attack Defense A 70 83
Resistances Force Elec Ice Fire Debuff Death PCPoison and Confusion PSParalysis and Sleep — — — — RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75 ×¾×0.75
Basic Attack Hit(s) Hit Rate 1 80%
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Zanmaon Force 14 MP Magic that unleashes a shockwave as far as the eye can see. Dexja Support 4 MP Magic that raises the target's quickness. Recarm Healing 20 MP Magic that revives a fallen ally.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Description Wave Force The special ability to emit a shockwave.

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Ethiopia A demonic beast that spreads fear and plague. It has a red lion's body, an ugly man's face, bright blue eyes, and 3 rows of teeth. In addition to these, it also has bat wings and a scorpion tail. Though it is not very intelligent, in some cases it is capable of human speech. It is fierce and extremely agile.
Shin Megami Tensei II (A-Mode DDS)	出身地：エチオピア 砂漠や森林に住む恐怖と悪疫を振り撒く魔獣。獅子の身体で体は血のように赤く、醜い老人の顔を持ち群青の眼をしている。歯は三列に並び、コウモリの羽を持ち、巨大な蠍 の尻尾に毒を持つ。また、知能は低いが人間の言葉を話し相手をおびき寄せることもある。獰猛で大変素早い。 Translation:
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	An evil chimera of Indian descent. It lives in deserts and jungles. It had the body of a lion and the wrinkled face of a man. It loves to eat human flesh with its three rows of teeth. Its tail is fatally poisonous; in some versions, this poison can be shot out.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	An evil chimera of Indian descent. It lives in deserts and jungles. It had the body of a lion and the wrinkled face of a man. It loves to eat human flesh with its three rows of teeth. Its tail is fatally poisonous; in some versions, this poison can be shot out.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	An evil chimera of Indian descent. It lives in deserts and jungles. It had the body of a lion and the wrinkled face of a man. It loves to eat human flesh with its three rows of teeth. Its tail is fatally poisonous; in some versions, this poison can be shot out.
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	GBC: しっぽのさきの　ドクばりをとばす　つばさをもった　とてもきょだいな　ライオンのデビル PS: しっぽの先の　毒ばりをとばす　つばさを持った　とてもきょだいな　ライオンのデビル Translation:
Devil Children White Book	しっぽのさきの　ドクばりをとばす　つばさをもった　とてもきょだいな　ライオンのデビル Translation:

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Manticore
Japanese	マンティコア Mantikoa	Manticore
Korean	맨티코아 Maentikoa	Manticore
	데리블DeviChil

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  Artwork from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
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  Artwork from the Super Famicom version of Shin Megami Tensei
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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II
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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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  Sprite from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
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  Sprite from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
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  Animated sprite from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
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  Sprite from Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
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  Animated sprite from Kyūyaku Megami Tensei
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  Sprite from the Super Famicom version of Shin Megami Tensei
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  Sprite from the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei II
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei if...
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Sprite from the Game Boy version of Last Bible II
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  Sprite from the Game Boy Color version of Last Bible II
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  Sprite from Last Bible III
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  Sprite from Last Bible Special
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  Sprite from Shinyaku Last Bible II: Hajimari no Fukuin
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  Sprite from Shinyaku Last Bible III: Mugen no Eiyū
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  Sprite from Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis
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  Sprite from the Game Boy Color version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book and Devil Children White Book
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
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  Card FW-041 from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Card Game: Byakusei no Monshou