Shan Xiao

Shan Xiao
サンショウ
Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Other Name(s)	Sanshō
Origin	Chinese culture
Race(s)	Wood
Alignment(s)	LawShin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Shan Xiao is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Shan Xiao, also known as Dujiaogui, is a creature mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Seas and several other pre- and post-Han texts. It is said to be a one-legged ghost covered in black hair that attacks people.

In Book of Gods and Strange Things, Shan Xiao is mentioned to not fear people, and delights in bringing them chills and fevers.

Shan Xiao also appears in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling, written during the Qing Dynasty. Here, an incident at a Buddhist shrine was described, where a monk was trying to sleep before being interrupted by the sound of creaking. Tossing and turning in bed, Shan Xiao, described as a spirit or ghost, was seen crawling through the window, before trying to grab the man with mouth and claws outstretched. He grabbed his sword to try and kill the beast, before it roared, flung his quilt off, and fled the scene. The man cried out for help, but before anyone could arrive, there was no trace of Shan Xiao except for claw marks on the wall. No one outside saw anything unusual.

Shan Xiao is mentioned in the Dianshizhai Pictorial, in a story called Shanxiao's Path. Here, it follows the mythology from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, attacking children that venture down its path.

Design

Shan Xiao uses the name from Book of Gods and Strange Things, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, and the Dianshizhai Pictorial. The giant mouth descriptor appears to mirror Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.

Gameplay

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Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Shan Xiao 14 227 45	Strength 25 Dexterity 22 Magic 18 Agility 20 Luck 17
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Wood — —
Resistances — — — StrStrong — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Lunge 6 MP Weak Phys damage to one enemy. High critical rate/Low hit rate Innate Tarukaja 15 MP Increases all allies' attack power by 1 rank. Innate Resist Elec — Makes user resistant to Elec attacks. Overrides lesser Resistances. 16

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Shan Xiao 11 124 73	Strength 13 Dexterity 13 Magic 11 Agility 19 Luck 17
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Wood Law — — — Youth ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances — — WkWeak RsResist — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity +1 — −3 — — — — — — +1 — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Binding Claw 11 MP Medium physical damage and 35% bind to one foe.

	Name Level HP MP Shan Xiao 11 133 73	Strength 16 Dexterity 16 Magic 14 Agility 22 Luck 20
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Wood Law Youth 1808
Resistances — — WkWeak RsResist — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1¼×1.25 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity +1 — −3 — — — — — — +1 — —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Binding Claw 11 MP Medium physical damage and 35% bind to one foe. Innate Bouncing Claw 4 MP 1 to 3 hits of weak physical damage to one foe. 12 Poison Claw 9 MP Medium physical damage and 70% poison to one foe. 13

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A tree spirit living in the mountains of China. They are also believed to be demons that attack humans. It is very tall and has a face the color of a gourd, with large teeth growing out of a giant mouth. Some legends say it is one-legged. It is also said to be powerful, with a grip that can punch holes in doors.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A tree spirit living in the mountains of China. They are also believed to be demons that attack humans. It is very tall and has a face the color of a gourd, with large teeth growing out of a giant mouth. Some legends say it is one-legged. It is also said to be powerful, with a grip that can punch holes in doors.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A tree spirit living in the mountains of China. They are also believed to be demons that attack humans. It is very tall and has a face the color of a gourd, with large teeth growing out of a giant mouth. Some legends say it is one-legged. It is also said to be powerful, with a grip that can punch holes in doors.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	A tree spirit living in the mountains of China. They are also believed to be demons that attack humans. It is quite tall and has a face the color of a gourd, with large teeth growing out of a giant mouth. Some legends say it is one-legged. It is also said to be quite powerful, able to easily smash any of the woodland structures into detritus.
Kētai Akuma Densho	中国の山中に棲む樹木の精。鬼の一種だとも言われ、人里に現れては人間を襲うとされる。 出身地：中国 中国の山中に棲むと言われる樹木の精で、夜になると人里まで下りてきては人間を襲い、犯すと言われる。その姿は梁に届くほど背が高く、熟したウリのような顔色をしており、眼光がらんらんと輝き、口は盆の様に大きく、三寸ほどのまばらな歯が生えているとされる。また、一本足だという説もあり、民家の戸をつかんだ跡には五本の指によって穴があけられていたと言われ、かなりの怪力を持っているとみられている。 Translation: A tree spirit living in the mountains of China. Also said to be a kind of ghost, it is thought to appear in human settlements and attack people. Place of origin: China It is a tree spirit said to live in the mountains of China, and it is said that it descends on human settlements when night falls to attack and rape people. It is tall enough to reach the rafters and is said to have a face the color of a ripe gourd, eyes that gleam brightly, a mouth the size of a serving tray, and sparse teeth that grow up to three inches long. Furthermore, there is a theory that it has one leg, and it is said that it could leave holes on the doors of houses with its five fingers, hence it is believed to possess considerable strength.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Shan Xiao
Japanese	サンショウ Sanshō	Japanese reading of the Chinese characters 山魈.
Korean	산쇼 Sansyo	Transliteration of Japanese サンショウ

Gallery

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  Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Sprite from the Nintendo 3DS version of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner