Tengu

Tengu
Origin	Japanese culture
Race(s)	BruteMajin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis YomaShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Megami Ibunroku Persona 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
Alignment(s)	Neutral-LawShin Megami Tensei Neutral-NeutralShin Megami Tensei II
Arcana(s)	MagicianPersona 2: Innocent Sin Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Tengu is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

EnemyAlly

	Name Level HP MP Tengu 35 182 113Sega Saturn/133PlayStation Portable	Strength 12 Intelligence 8 Magic 8 Endurance 6 Agility 13 Luck 5
Location East Asia TV; Sewers (Asahi-Ku) B1F-B3F
Species Race Alignment Size Recruit Speech RERandom Encounter Demonic Yoma Neutral-Neutral (139) M ✔ Elder ✔
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def Drop 94 69 82 68 20 30 Fengzhi
Resistances "Reflects Ice. Weak to Fire, Charge." Sword Spear Thrown Gun D Atk Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage) ×1 ×1 ×1 Expel Death Almi Mind Ruin Bind Nerve Charge Skill Swd Skl ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Range Demon Attack 1-3 Single enemy Front row
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Mazan Force 7 MP Attack magic. Front row. Power 31. Force-type damage to 1 whole row of enemies. Estoma Special 3 MP Special magic. During movement. Period of 1 moon cycle. Staves off the appearance of low-level demons.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Mach Thrust Spear 11% HP Special physical action. Power 12. 0-7 hit attack. Taunt Support 3 MP Special magic action. All. Increases attack and decreases defense of all enemies. Horse-Leg Kick Skill 3% HP —

	Name Level HP MP Tengu 35 182 113Sega Saturn/133PlayStation Portable	Strength 12 Intelligence 8 Magic 8 Endurance 6 Agility 13 Luck 5
Location East Asia TV; Sewers (Asahi-Ku) B1F-B3F
Species Race Alignment S. CostCOMP Summoning Cost C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost; PSP only CPMagnetite used Demonic Yoma Neutral-Neutral (139) 350 MMagnetite 8320 MMagnetite 33
Personality Loyalty Speech Inheritance Mystic Change Haughty Materialistic Elder Force Tengu Geta
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Atk M. Def 94 69 82 68 20 30
Resistances "Reflects Ice. Weak to Fire, Charge." Sword Spear Thrown Gun D Atk Fire Ice Elec Force Psy ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50 Rfl ×⅕Reflect (×⅕ Damage) ×1 ×1 ×1 Expel Death Almi Mind Ruin Bind Nerve Charge Skill Swd Skl ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×7⁄10×0.70 ×1½×1.50 ×1 ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Range Demon Attack 1-3 Single enemy Front row
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Mazan Force 7 MP Attack magic. Front row. Power 31. Force-type damage to 1 whole row of enemies. Estoma Special 3 MP Special magic. During movement. Period of 1 moon cycle. Staves off the appearance of low-level demons.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Mach Thrust Spear 11% HP Special physical action. Power 12. 0-7 hit attack. Taunt Support 3 MP Special magic action. All. Increases attack and decreases defense of all enemies.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Japan A mountain god who causes odd incidents. They were originally drawn as a cross between a man's face and a bird's. Later, they were drawn more as a mountain priest with a red face and long nose. They are said to have various divine powers and dwell in mountains.
Devil Summoner (Akuma Zensho; PSP)	出身地：日本 天狗。山に棲んでは神通力を奮う、人型の魔物。山伏の衣装に高い鼻をした赤い顔が、一般的なイメージとして浸透する。 幻術、念力、飛行術といった神通力と呼ばれる不思議な力を持っていることで知られる。 山に入って修業を積んでいた仏教僧が、その道を誤り魔道に墜ちると、テングになるといわれる。 良い心の持ち主であった僧は良いテングとなり、他の修行僧や山にお参りにくる人を事故などから守るとされた。 悪い心の僧は悪いテングになり、僧たちの 修行の邪魔をした。 Translation: Place of origin: Japan Heavenly dog. A humanoid demon with supernatural powers that lives in the mountains. The widespread popular image has a red face with a long nose and the clothing of a yamabushi. It is known to possess mysterious powers called jintsūriki, such as the art of illusion, psychokinesis, and the art of flight. If a Buddhist monk training in the mountains makes an error in his path and falls into a heretical path, he is said to become a tengu. It is said that a monk who possessed a good heart would become a good tengu, protecting other ascetic monks and people visiting the mountains from accidents and the like. A monk with an evil heart would become an evil tengu who acted as a demon hindering the ascetic training of monks.
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	A red-faced, long-nosed youkai that creates strong winds with a leaf fan.

Nomenclature

天狗 tengu literally means "heavenly dog", despite its appearance resembling a bird–human hybrid. The term is likely borrowed from Chinese 天狗 tiāngǒu, which is a dog creature in Chinese folklore.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	テング 天狗Shin Megami Tensei (Mega-CD)	Tengu

Gallery

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  A Sprite of Tengu from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei

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  A Sprite of Tengu from the Mega-CD version of Shin Megami Tensei