Seraph (Demon)

Seraph
セラフ
SMTNDCBRDCLD Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book Artwork from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book
Other Name(s)	SeraphimDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
Origin	Abrahamic religion
Race(s)	DivineDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book HeraldShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Alignment(s)	Light-LawShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine LawShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Arcana	Justice

Seraph is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Origin

Seraphim (lit. "burning ones") are a type of celestial being in Judaism and Christianity. In the Book of Isaiah, they are described as having six wings—two cover their faces, two are used to fly, and two cover their feet—and they chant "Holy, holy, holy is YHWH of Hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory". One seraph goes to Isaiah and touches a hot coal to Isaiah's mouth, which acts as atonement for Isaiah's sin. The word used for seraphim is also used in the Bible for venomous snakes.

The four living creatures in the Book of Revelation echo the description of the seraphim, having six wings and ceaselessly proclaiming "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, is, and is to come". These creatures also incorporate imagery from the cherubim.

According to Pseudo-Dionysius's On the Celestial Hierarchy, seraphim are the highest order of angels and the closest to God. While normally in Dionysius's view it would be virtues who are tasked with purification, Dionysius gives two possible justifications for the seraphim's cleansing of Isaiah. The first is that they are actually virtues being called seraphim ("burning ones") due to the purification being by fire, and the second is that this instance of purification necessarily had to be from the order closest to God.

The phrase "Holy, holy, holy" uttered by the seraphim has been incorporated into Christian liturgy as the Trisagion and Sanctus, and in Jewish liturgy as one of the kedushah prayers.

In Islamic tradition, the Bearers of the Throne of God may be described similarly to seraphim and/or cherubim.

Design

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Seraph's design by Kazuma Kaneko, originally designed for Shin Megami Tensei: Nine, holds two fans which feature the text סאנכתוס three times. This is an attempt at a Hebrew transliteration of the Latin sanctus ("holy"), in reference to their chant of "Holy, holy, holy". Note, however, that the Hebrew is erroneously written from left to right instead of the proper right to left.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

BossAlly

	Name Level HP MP Seraph 73 4672 2107	Strength 75 Dexterity 83 Magic 105 Agility 71 Luck 98
Location Purgatorium
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Herald Law 106810
Drop Soma Drop (100%) — —
Resistances RsResist RsResist — — — — NuNull NuNull ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×0 ×0 ×0 ×0 ×0
Basic Attack Element Hits(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Maragidyne 32 MP Heavy Fire damage to all enemies. Mabufudyne 32 MP Heavy Ice damage to all enemies. Maziodyne 32 MP Heavy Elec damage to all enemies. Mazandyne 32 MP Heavy Force damage to all enemies. Megidolaon 60 MP Heavy Almighty damage to all enemies. Light Wing — Makes user reflect all non-Almighty damage attacks until hit by attack whose element matches shield color.

	Name Level HP MP Seraph 91 474 460	Strength 83 Dexterity 93 Magic 121 Agility 79 Luck 112
Location Special Fusion (Cherub + Throne + Dominion + Virtue)
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fusion Condition Herald Law — — Clear "Four Wings, Four Heads"
Resistances RsResist RsResist DrDrain WkWeak — — NuNull RsResist ×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 Great Logos 70 MP Severe Almighty damage to all enemies. Holy Wrath 45 MP Medium Almighty damage to all enemies. Does 50% more damage against Chaos-aligned targets. Null Elec — Makes user immune to Elec attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 92 Salvation 50 MP Full HP recovery and standard Ailment removal from all allies. 93

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Seraph 94 1987 475	Strength 59 Dexterity 108 Magic 136 Agility 88 Luck 107
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Herald Law — — — Great ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances RsResist RsResist DrDrain WkWeak — — DrDrain RsResist ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — +4 +6 −5 — — +3 — — +3 — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 All foes —
Skills Skill Cost Description Riot Gun 30 MP Severe gun damage to one foe. Smirk: +Pierce Trisagion 40 MP Severe fire damage to one foe. Smirk: +Pierce

	Name Level HP MP Seraph 94 827 475	Strength 62 Dexterity 111 Magic 139 Agility 91 Luck 110
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Herald Law Great 105722
Resistances RsResist RsResist DrDrain WkWeak — — DrDrain RsResist ×½×0.50 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity — +4 +6 −5 — — +3 — — +3 — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 All foes —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Riot Gun 30 MP Severe gun damage to one foe. Smirk: +Pierce Innate Trisagion 40 MP Severe fire damage to one foe. Smirk: +Pierce Innate Repel Elec — Reflects elec damage. 95 Salvation 100 MP Fully restores party's HP. Smirk: +Cures all ailments 96 High Gun Pleroma — Boosts gun attack by 50%. 97

Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

A Common Seraph can be purchased from the Democalypse shop for 1,500 Democalypse Coins. Copies can be purchased for 2,000 Democalypse Coins each.

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	The highest rank of all angels, it is the being closest to God. Humans can rarely detect their presence, but they are said to have four heads and six wings. They also appear in human form.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
Shin Megami Tensei IV	The highest rank of all the angels, it is the being closest to God. Humans can rarely detect their presence, but they are said to have four heads and six wings. They also appear in human form.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	The highest rank of all the angels, it is the being closest to God. Humans can rarely detect their presence, but they are said to have four heads and six wings. They also appear in human form.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	The highest rank of all the angels, it is the being closest to God. Humans rarely detect their presence, but they may appear in human form, though with four heads and six wings.
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	GBC: セカイのために　アイのうたを　うたいつづける　コーラスたいの　やさしいテンシ PS: 世界のために　アイの歌を　うたい続ける　コーラスたいの　やさしい天使 Translation: A kind angel of the chorus that continually sings love songs for the world.
Devil Children White Book	セカイのために　アイのうたを　うたいつづける　コーラスたいの　やさしいテンシ Translation: A kind angel of the chorus that continually sings love songs for the world.
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	世界のために　愛の　歌を　歌い　続ける　強さと　優しさの　両方をもった　優しい天使 Translation:
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version	An airborne demon whose sweet songs can soothe the soul of any hardened warrior.
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	世界のために　愛の　歌を　歌い　続ける　強さと　優しさの　両方をもった　優しい天使 Translation:

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

If the Protagonist is on the Law route and visits the room Mastema had been located at in Sector Grus, he will be greeted by an Archangel who informs him of the ritual he and some other angels are planning to do, which will create another angel to help in the upcoming battles, and asks that he come to Sector Horologium to bear witness to it. There, each angel of the Divine race is gathered and begins to sing a chant that results in a mass fusion of all the angels, which results in the creation of a Seraph. Once manifested, the Seraph praises the Protagonist for his actions, and believing he has earned the right to become a saint, offers to give him the Megido Fire, though it first asks that he complete the EX Mission "Evil's Lingering Shadow," which involves slaying Mara, who has taken up residence in the room Maya had inhabited in Sector Grus. Once the Protagonist completes the mission, the Seraph appears to reward him with the Megido Fire and the status of a saint and joins his party.

Alternatively, on the Chaos route, Mara gives the Protagonist the EX Mission "Mara's Desire," where he asks that he stop the ritual the angels are doing in Horologium. Regardless of the Protagonist's actions, he is unable to stop the angels from fusing into Seraph, though he is still able to defeat it and complete the mission.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

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In the New Game+ Challenge Quest "Four Wings, Four Heads," Flynn is asked to slay four demons, those being Chimera, Morax, Gryphon, and Tokisada, to use them as sacrifices to create a new angel. Each time Flynn slays one of the demons, a Principality goes and collects their heads. Once all the demons have been defeated, Aniel appears to begin the ritual to sacrifice the heads, which represent the heads of a Lion, Bull, Eagle, and Man respectively, creating a Seraph, who leaves with Aniel shortly after.

Trivia

• There is leftover unused data for Seraph as a demon in Shin Megami Tensei: Nine. It is of the Divine race and is level 79.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Seraph
	SeraphimDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Japanese	セラフ Serafu	Seraph
	セラフィムDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book Serafimu	Seraphim

Gallery

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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
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  Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
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  Artwork from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book
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  Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Sprite from the Game Boy Color version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
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  Sprite from Devil Children White Book
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  Sprite from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book and Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
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  Unused RTS icon from Shin Megami Tensei: Nine
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  Portrait graphic from Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
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  Graphic from Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
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  Model from Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine
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  Card SD-006 from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Card Game: Maohfūin