Merkabah

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Merkabah
メルカバー
SMT4 First FormSMT4ADCBR First Form artwork from Shin Megami Tensei IV Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
Other Name(s)	The Lord's Chariot The Chariot of God Great Spirit of Goodwill
Origin	Judaism Christianity
Race(s)	DivineDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book HeraldShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Alignment(s)	Law
Voice Actor(s)	Hiroshi KamiyaShin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (JP) Orion AcabaShin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (EN)

Merkabah is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

The Merkabah, meaning "Chariot", refers to the divine chariot or throne of God. Merkabah mysticism is a tradition in Judaism that appeared during the Talmudic and post-Talmudic periods (c. 100 BC-1000 AD), its primary focus being the visionary and introspective practices centered around the Merkabah, as is described in Ezekiel 1:4-26 of the Hebrew Bible. In these passages, the eponymous Ezekiel describes a complex vision of a divine chariot, the Merkabah, which carries the presence of God. The Merkabah itself is reported to have an appearance like sapphire stone, driven by four multi-winged, multi-headed entities.

Design

In Shin Megami Tensei IV, Merkabah's design was illustrated by guest artist Keita Amemiya, and revised in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse by Masayuki Doi. It features a pale, gender-ambiguous humanoid form shrouded in several wings and blades, and bearing a face over its midriff. It possesses four arms, one of which extends into a serpentine body with a face around the elbow. In its second form, Merkabah's body is split in half and composed almost entirely of wings. Its left half retains the ornate angelic features of its first form, while the other half appears much more demonic and sinister. Either side bears half a face, while Merkabah's actual face bridges the two halves of its body, as does an arch of thorns.

In the Devil Children series, Merkabah is a four-armed machine comprised of blue and yellow metal, with disc-shaped plates affixed with spikes. A sphere connecting either plate bears a face wearing a red mask.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Boss (Phase 1)Boss (Phase 2)

File:SMT4 Merkabah Sprite.png	Name Level HP MP Merkabah 99 5818 2618	Strength 129 Dexterity 129 Magic 129 Agility 129 Luck 129
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Herald Law —
Drop — — —
Resistances — — — — — — NulNull NulNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull
Basic Attack Element Hits(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Chariot — Medium Almighty damage to all enemies. Decreases their agility by 1 rank. Deadly Wind 22 MP Severe Force damage to one enemy. Thunder Reign 22 MP Severe Elec damage to all enemies. Riot Gun 30 MP Severe Gun damage to one enemy. Luster Candy 50 MP Increases all allies' abilities by 1 rank. Dekaja 10 MP Removes all enemies' stat increases. Concentrate 9 MP Increases damage output of user's next magical attack(s) by 150%. Stacks with Spiritual Focus.

File:SMT4 Merkabah Phase 2 Sprite.png	Name Level HP MP Merkabah 99 8728 3927	Strength 129 Dexterity 129 Magic 129 Agility 129 Luck 129
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Herald Law 111088
Drop Heavy Grimoire (100%) — —
Resistances — — — — — — NulNull NulNull ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull
Basic Attack Element Hits(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Chariot — Medium Almighty damage to all enemies. Decreases their agility by 1 rank. Deadly Wind 22 MP Severe Force damage to one enemy. Thunder Reign 22 MP Severe Elec damage to all enemies. Riot Gun 30 MP Severe Gun damage to one enemy. Luster Candy 50 MP Increases all allies' abilities by 1 rank. Dekaja 10 MP Removes all enemies' stat increases. Concentrate 9 MP Increases damage output of user's next magical attack(s) by 150%. Stacks with Spiritual Focus. Shalt Not Resist — 2 hits of Heavy Almighty damage to random enemies. Decreases their defense power by 1 rank. Hexagram — 100% chance of instant K.O. (Almighty) to one enemy.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Boss (1st Battle)Boss (2nd Battle)Ally

	Name Level HP MP Merkabah 75 17310 3723	Strength 87 Dexterity 93 Magic 97 Agility 88 Luck 88
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Herald Law —
Drop — — —
Resistances — — — — — — DrDrain WkWeak ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25
Ailment Resistances ×0 ×0 ×0 NuNull ×0 ×0 ×0 ×0
Skill Affinity — — — — — — — — — — — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Chariot 60 MP Medium almighty damage and Sukunda to all foes. Riot Gun 30 MP Severe gun damage to one foe. Smirk: +Pierce Thunder Reign 70 MP Severe elec damage to all foes. Deadly Wind 40 MP Severe force damage to one foe. Concentrate 9 MP Multiplies user's next magical damage by 2.5. Luster Candy 80 MP Buffs party's attack, defense, and agility by 1 level. Dekaja 30 MP Negates all stat buffs from all foes. Shalt Not Resist 1 MP 2 hits of almighty attacks to multiple foes that debuffs their defense. Hexagram 1 MP Instant kill to one foe with 100% accuracy.

	Name Level HP MP A. Merkabah 95 10683 2675	Strength 107 Dexterity 113 Magic 117 Agility 108 Luck 108
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Herald Law —
Drop Balm of Rising (100%) — —
Resistances — — — — — — DrDrain WkWeak ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25
Ailment Resistances ×0 ×0 ×0 NuNull ×0 ×0 ×0 ×0
Skill Affinity — — — — — — — — — — — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Chariot 60 MP Medium almighty damage and Sukunda to all foes. Riot Gun 30 MP Severe gun damage to one foe. Smirk: +Pierce Thunder Reign 70 MP Severe elec damage to all foes. Deadly Wind 40 MP Severe force damage to one foe. Concentrate 9 MP Multiplies user's next magical damage by 2.5. Luster Candy 80 MP Buffs party's attack, defense, and agility by 1 level. Dekaja 30 MP Negates all stat buffs from all foes. Shalt Not Resist 1 MP 2 hits of almighty attacks to multiple foes that debuffs their defense. Hexagram 1 MP Instant kill to one foe with 100% accuracy.

	Name Level HP MP Merkabah 99 926 403	Strength 117 Dexterity 155 Magic 140 Agility 115 Luck 111
Location Special Fusion (Seraph + Cherub + Throne)
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fusion Condition Herald Law Merkabah 167758 Clear Bonds or Anarchy ending
Resistances — — — — — — DrDrain WkWeak ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25
Ailment Resistances ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×0 ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×½×0.50
Skill Affinity — +6 — — +6 +6 +6 −6 +5 — — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Chariot 60 MP Medium almighty damage and Sukunda to all foes. Innate Riot Gun 30 MP Severe gun damage to one foe. Smirk: +Pierce Innate Thunder Reign 70 MP Severe elec damage to all foes. Innate Deadly Wind 40 MP Severe force damage to one foe. Innate

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Sometimes called the "heavenly chariot" or the "throne of God." Described as having four faces and four wings in Ezekiel. There is also a form of meditation that invokes Merkabah used to connect to a higher realm. The ritual is quite dangerous, so caution is advised.
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	GBC: わるいちしきを　ひろめるために　セカイじゅうを　かけまわる　わるいテンシ PS: 悪いちしきを　広めるために　世界中を　かけまわる　悪い天使 Translation: A wicked angel who travels throughout the world to spread bad knowledge.
Devil Children White Book	わるいちしきを　ひろめるために　セカイじゅうを　かけまわる　わるいテンシ Translation: A wicked angel who travels throughout the world to spread bad knowledge.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei IV

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Merkabah appears in the final act of the game after Jonathan allows himself to fuse with the Archangels Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael and Michael. He acts as the leader of the Law faction and equal to his arch enemy Lucifer in power and authority.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

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Nomenclature

Merkabah comes from the Hebrew word מֶרְכָּבָה, romanized merkāḇâ, meaning "chariot".

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Merkabah
Japanese	メルカバーShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Merukabā	Merkabah
	メルカバDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Merukaba	Merkabah

Gallery

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  Artwork of Merkabah's first form from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Artwork of Merkabah's second form from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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  Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
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  Official character bio from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
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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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  Official Twitter icon from Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse's Japanese website
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  Card FD-023 from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Card Game: Goumaden