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Thunderbird
サンダーバード
SH1DCLD

Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Artwork from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book

Other Name(s) BoltbirdDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version

Storm-Invoking PtarmiganPersona 5 Royal
Origin Native American folklore
Race(s) AvianShin 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
Shin Megami Tensei: J
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Soul Hackers 2
Kētai Akuma Densho

ToriDevil Children Light Book and Dark Book
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
Alignment(s) Light-LawShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
Shin Megami Tensei V
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

LawShin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Arcana Sun

Thunderbird is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

The Thunderbird[a] is a creature in many Native American cultures' folklore.

Design

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Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Thunderbird.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

A legendary bird found in Native American lore.

They are said to live high in the mountains. Their flapping wings cause winds, their claps cause thunder, and their eyes shoot light. It is said that they can carry the ocean on their backs and eat whales whole.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

A legendary bird found in Native American lore.

Thunderbirds are said to live high in the mountains. Their flapping wings cause winds, their claps cause thunder, and their eyes shoot light. It is said they can carry the ocean on their backs and eat whales whole.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

A legendary bird found in Native American lore.
Thunderbirds are said to live high in the mountains. Their flapping wings cause winds, their claps cause thunder, and their eyes shoot light. It is said they can carry the ocean on their backs and eat whales whole.

Shin Megami Tensei V

A revered bird of Native American mythology said to live atop cloud-shrouded peaks.

It resembles an eagle, and its wingbeats create mighty thunderclaps. Some legends say its eyes can unleash lightning, and other accounts say it can carry an entire lake on its back or even swallow an entire whale whole.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
(3DS)

A legendary bird found in Native American lore.
Thunderbirds are said to live high in the mountains. Their flapping wings cause winds, their claps cause thunder, and their eyes shoot light. It is said they can carry the ocean on their backs and eat whales whole.

Soul Hackers 2

A revered bird of Native American mythology said to live atop cloud-shrouded peaks. It resembles an eagle, and its wingbeats create mighty thunderclaps. Some legends say its eyes can unleash lightning, and other accounts say it can carry an entire lake on its back or even swallow an entire whale whole.

Persona 3 Reload

A revered bird of Native American mythology said to live atop cloud-shrouded peaks. Resembles an eagle. Its wingbeats create thunderclaps, and some legends say its eyes can unleash lightning.

Persona 5 Royal

A revered bird of Native American mythology said to live atop cloud-shrouded peaks. Resembles an eagle. Its wingbeats create thunderclaps, and some legends say its eyes can unleash lightning.

Persona 5 Tactica

A revered bird of Native American mythology said to live atop cloud-shrouded peaks. Resembles an eagle. Its wingbeats create thunderclaps, and some legends say its eyes can unleash lightning.

Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book とっても大きな　つばさから　パチパチと雷が　はじけている　幸せを運ぶという　不思議な鳥
Translation:
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version

Big, strange bird with wings of lightning. Believed to bring happiness to its master.

Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book とっても大きな　ツバサから　パチパチと雷が　はじけている　幸せを運ぶという　不思議な鳥
Translation:
Kētai Akuma Densho

北アメリカ先住民の神話にしばしば登場する天界の精霊である霊鳥。雷や稲妻を起こすとされる。

出身地：北アメリカ
北アメリカの先住民の神話に登場する、鷲に似た巨大な霊鳥で、空の高みに棲んでいると言われる。サンダーバードの鳴き声や羽ばたきは雷となり、眼から発する光は稲光になると言われている。また、湖全体を背中に乗せて運んだとも、クジラを丸ごと食べてしまったとも言われ、その巨大さが伝えられている。多くの部族の神話にその存在が伝えられ、チノーク・インディアンの神話では、人間はサンダーバードの卵から産まれ、火山は彼によってもたらされると言う。
Translation: A bird who often appears as a heavenly spirit in the lore of the native people of North America. Said to cause thunder and lightning.

Place of origin: North America
An eagle-like giant bird spirit that appears in the lore of the native people of North America, and is said to reside high in the sky. It is said that the Thunderbird's call and wingbeats create thunder, and that the light emitted by its eyes creates lightning. Furthermore, it carried a whole lake on its back, and it ate a whale whole, conveying its enormous size. It is passed down in the lore of many tribes; in the lore of the Chinook Indian people, it is said that humanity was born from the Thunderbird's eggs, and that it is the cause of volcanoes.

Nomenclature

ThunderbirdEnemy-only
Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English Thunderbird
BoltbirdDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Japanese サンダーバード Sandābādo Thunderbird
Simplified Chinese 雷鸟 Léi Niǎo Thunderbird
Traditional Chinese 閃電鳥 Shǎndiàn Niǎo Thunderbird
French Oiseau-tonnereShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Soul Hackers 2
 Thunderbird
WakinyanPersona 3 Reload
Persona 5 Royal
 Thunderbird. From Lakota: wakiŋyaŋ, meaning "the flying one".
German Donnervogel Thunderbird
Italian Uccello del tuonoShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Soul Hackers 2
 Thunderbird
WakinyanPersona 3 Reload
Persona 5 Royal
 Thunderbird. From Lakota: wakiŋyaŋ, meaning "the flying one".
Korean 선더버드 Seondeobeodeu Thunderbird
Polish Ptak BurzyShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
 Thunderbird
Ptak GrzmotPersona 3 Reload
 Thunderbird
Brazilian Portuguese Pássaro do Trovão Thunderbird
Russian Громовая птица Gromovaya ptitsa Thunderbird
Peninsular Spanish Ave del trueno Thunderbird
Turkish Yıldırım KuşuShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
 Thunderbird
Gök Gürültüsü KuşuPersona 3 Reload
 Thunderbird

The reference to a ptarmigan in Persona 5 comes from the Japanese name for the bird: 雷鳥 raichō (literally "thunder bird").

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
English Storm-Invoking PtarmiganPersona 5 Royal
Japanese 嵐を呼ぶ雷鳥Persona 5 Royal
 Arashi o Yobu Raichō		 Storm-Invoking Ptarmigan
Simplified Chinese 召唤风暴的雷鸟Persona 5 Royal
 Zhàohuàn Fēngbào de Léiniǎo		 Storm-Invoking Ptarmigan
Traditional Chinese 召喚風暴的雷鳥Persona 5 Royal
 Zhàohuàn Fēngbào de Léiniǎo		 Storm-Invoking Ptarmigan
French Lagopède des tempêtesPersona 5 Royal
 Storm Ptarmigan
German Sturmbeschwörer-PtarmiganPersona 5 Royal
 Storm-Invoking Ptarmigan
Italian Pernice invocatempestePersona 5 Royal
 Storm-Invoking Partridge
Korean 폭풍暴風을 부르는 뇌조雷鳥Persona 5 Royal
 Pokpung-eul Bureuneun Noejo		 Storm-Invoking Ptarmigan
Peninsular Spanish Perdiz invocatormentasPersona 5 Royal
 Storm-Invoking Partridge

Gallery

Videos

Thunderbird's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V
Thunderbird's Daily Demon Future Prediction with Ringo for Soul Hackers 2

Notes

  1. ↑ Lakota: Wakíŋyaŋ ("flying one"); Ojibwe: Animikii ("thunderer")
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