Nue

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Nue
ヌエ
SMT1 SFCSMTNGMTDeSumP5XDCBR SFC artwork from Shin Megami Tensei Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Artwork from Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
Other Name(s)	NueaRevelations: Persona Night ChimeraPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Origin	Japanese culture
Race(s)	AkumaDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book BeastDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker WilderDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Kyūyaku Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Shin 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 Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Soul Hackers 2 Shin Megami Tensei Pinball: Judgment Megami Ibunroku Persona Megami Ibunroku Persona: Ikū no Tō Hen Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner Kētai Akuma Densho
Alignment(s)	Dark-NeutralShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem NeutralShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Arcana	DeathPersona 5 Royal HermitPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth MoonPersona 5
Order(s)	Volt

Nue is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Gameplay

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Compendium

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Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Japan A beast with a monkey's head, raccoon's body, a tiger's limbs, and a large snake tail. Its cry sounds like that of a thrush. It was thought to be a demonic bird that causes plagues and sowed terror at night. At the end of the Heian Period, a Nue threatened the Emperor and hid in dark clouds. This Nue was killed by Yorimasa using a bow and arrow.
Shin Megami Tensei II (A-Mode DDS)	出身地：日本 猿の頭に狸の胴体、虎の手足と大蛇の尻尾を持つ妖獣。名は、「鵺」と書く。鳴く声はトラツグミに似ていたといわれている。疫病をもたらす妖鳥と考えられ、夜響くその声は、恐れられた。平安時代末期、黒雲に隠れて天皇を脅かしていたヌエを、源頼政は弓矢で見事に退治した。 Translation:
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	A legendary monster in Japanese mythology. It has the head of a monkey, the arms and legs of a tiger and the tail of a snake. It was first discovered hidden in a black cloud as it attacked an emperor's palace.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A creature of Japanese lore. It has the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake. The Tale of the Heike says that it hid behind black clouds each night to attack the Emperor.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A creature of Japanese lore. It has the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake. The Tale of the Heike says that it hid behind black clouds each night to attack the Emperor.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A creature of Japanese lore. It has the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake. The Tale of the Heike says that it hid behind black clouds each night to attack the Emperor.
Shin Megami Tensei V	A legendary monster in Japanese mythology. It has the head of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the arms and legs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake. Due to its bizarre appearance, the term "Nue" is sometimes used to describe a person of unknown origins. According to The Tale of Heike, the Nue would come to the emperor's palace every night from 2 to 2:30 A.M., shrouded in a dark cloud, where it would howl in a horrific and terrifying manner. However, the warrior Minamoto no Yorimasa eventually shot it down with his bow.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	A legendary monster in Japanese mythology. It has the head of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the arms and legs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake. Due to its bizarre appearance, the term "Nue" is sometimes used to describe a person of unknown origins. According to "The Tale of the Heike," the Nue would come to the emperor's palace every night from 2 to 2:30 A.M., shrouded in a dark cloud, where it would howl in a horrific and terrifying manner. However, the warrior Minamoto no Yorimasa eventually shot it down with his bow.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2	A creature of Japanese lore. It has the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake. In a story in the Tale of the Heike, it hid behind a black cloud and attacked the emperor, but it was slain by a famous shogun warrior.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (Akuma Zensho; PSP)	出身地：日本 頭が猿、胴がタヌキ、手足が虎、尾が蛇という奇怪な姿をした獣。 ヌエはそのあいまいな姿から正体不明の人物のたとえなどにも使われる獣で、現れるときには独特の声で鳴くとされる。 平安時代の終わりに源頼政という武将によって退治された話がよく知られている。夜な夜な黒雲に隠れて天皇の御殿にあらわれ、人々を脅かしていたヌエを、頼政は弓矢で見事に射ち落とした。 Translation: Place of origin: Japan
Soul Hackers 2	A legendary monster in Japanese mythology. It has the head of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the arms and legs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake. Due to its bizarre appearance, the term "Nue" is sometimes used to describe a person of unknown origins. According to The Tale of Heike, the Nue would come to the emperor's palace every night from 2 to 2:30 A.M., shrouded in a dark cloud, where it would howl in a horrific and terrifying manner. However, the warrior Minamoto no Yorimasa eventually shot it down with his bow.
Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army	A creature of Japanese legend. It has the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake. The Tale of the Heike says that it hid behind black clouds each night to attack the Emperor.
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon	A creature of Japanese legend. It has the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake. The Tale of the Heike says that it hid behind black clouds each night to attack the Emperor.
Persona 5	A creature of Japanese lore with a monkey's head, tiger's legs, and snake's tail. The Tale of Heike says it hid behind a dark cloud each night to attack the Emperor.
Persona 5 Royal
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	A creature of Japanese lore with a monkey's head, tiger's legs, and snake's tail. The Tale of Heike says it hid behind a dark cloud each night to attack the Emperor.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	A creature of Japanese lore with a monkey's head, tiger's legs, and snake's tail. The Tale of Heike says it hid behind a dark cloud each night to attack the Emperor.
Persona 5 Tactica	A creature of Japanese lore with a monkey's head, tiger's legs, and snake's tail. The Tale of Heike says it hid behind a dark cloud each night to attack the Emperor.
Persona 5: The Phantom X	A creature of Japanese lore with a monkey's head, tiger's legs, and snake's tail. The Tale of Heike says it hid behind a dark cloud each night to attack the Emperor.
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	GBC: くろくもにのって　そらからあらわれ　わるさをして　ヒトをこまらせる　ヘビのシッポを　もつみがるなトラ PS: 黒雲に乗って　空から現れ　悪さをして　人をこまらせる　ヘビのシッポを　持つ身軽なトラ Translation:
Devil Children White Book	くろくもにのって　そらからあらわれ　わるさをして　ヒトをこまらせる　ヘビのシッポを　もつみがるなトラ Translation:
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	雷雲に乗り　空から　あらわれ　悪さをして　人を　こまらせる　ヘビの　シッポを　持つ　身軽な　トラ Translation:
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version	A snake-tailed tiger-demon who rides across the skies on the back of a thundercloud.
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	雷雲に乗り　空から　あらわれ　悪さをして　人を　こまらせる　ヘビの　シッポを　持つ　身軽な　トラ Translation:
Devil Survivor 2	A creature of Japanese lore with the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake. Because of its unusual figure, it is often used to describe suspicious people. In the Tale of the Heike, it hit behind black clouds each night to attack the Emperor.
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Kētai Akuma Densho	頭が猿、胴がタヌキ、手足が虎、尾が蛇という奇怪な姿をした獣。 出身地：日本 ヌエはそのあいまいな姿から正体不明の人物のたとえなどにも使われる獣で、現れるときには独特の声で鳴くとされる。平安時代の終わりに源頼政という武将によって退治された話がよく知られている。夜な夜な黒雲に隠れて天皇の宮殿に現れては人々を脅かしていたヌエを、頼政は弓矢で見事に射ち落とした。 Translation:

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Nomenclature

From the Japanese 鵺 Nue, also written in ateji as 奴延 Nue.

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Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Nue
	NueaRevelations: Persona
Japanese	ヌエ Nue
	鵺Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Nue
Simplified Chinese	奴延 Núyán	Nue; orthographic borrowing from Japanese
Traditional Chinese	奴延Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Soul Hackers 2 Núyán	Nue; orthographic borrowing from Japanese
	鵺Persona 5 Royal Yè	Nue; orthographic borrowing from Japanese
French	Nue
German	Nue
Italian	Nue
Korean	누에 Nue
Polish	Nue
Brazilian Portuguese	Nue
Russian	Нуэ Nue
Peninsular Spanish	Nue
Turkish	Nue

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Night ChimeraPersona 5 Royal
Japanese	夜鳴きする合成獣Persona 5 Royal Yonaki Suru Gōseijū	Chimera Crying at Night
Simplified Chinese	夜鸣的合成兽Persona 5 Royal Yè Míng de Héchéngshòu	Night-Crying Chimera
Traditional Chinese	夜鳴的合成獸Persona 5 Royal Yè Míng de Héchéngshòu	Night-Crying Chimera
French	Chimère nocturnePersona 5 Royal	Nocturnal Chimera
German	NachtchimärePersona 5 Royal	Night-Chimera
Italian	Chimera notturnaPersona 5 Royal	Nocturnal Chimera
Korean	밤에 우는 키메라Persona 5 Royal Bam-e Uneun Kimera	Chimera Crying at Night
Peninsular Spanish	Quimera nocturnaPersona 5 Royal	Nocturnal Chimera

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