Vodyanik

Vodyanik
ヴォジャノーイ
SH1DCLD Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Artwork from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book
Other Name(s)	VorgiaDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Origin	East Slavic culture
Race(s)	Yoma
Alignment(s)	Neutral-NeutralDevil Summoner: Soul Hackers LawShin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Vodyanik is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

The vodyanoy or vodyanik is a river spirit in the folklore of the Slavic-speaking peoples in Eastern Europe.

An analogue can be seen in the vodník of Czech folklore.

Design

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Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

	Name Level HP MP Vodyanik 6 76 72	Strength 11 Dexterity 12 Magic 15 Agility 11 Luck 14
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Yoma — —
Resistances — — — — NulNull WkWeak — — ×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 Mazio 11 MP Weak Elec damage to all enemies. Innate Bouncing Claw 4 MP 1-3 hits of Weak Phys damage to one enemy. 7 Mana Bonus — Increases user's max MP by 10%. Stacks with other bonuses. 9

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

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	Name Level HP MP Vodyanik 8 88 82	Strength 7 Dexterity 9 Magic 16 Agility 10 Luck 13
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills EXP Recruit Beg Speech RERandom Encounter Yoma Law — — — Spinning ✔
Drop — — —
Resistances — — — — RsResist WkWeak — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50
Skill Affinity — — −1 — +1 −3 — — — — — −1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Zio 5 MP Weak elec damage to one foe.

	Name Level HP MP Vodyanik 8 96 82	Strength 10 Dexterity 12 Magic 19 Agility 13 Luck 16
Race AlignmentFactored with certain skills Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Yoma Law Spinning 1200
Resistances — — — — RsResist WkWeak — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1½×1.50
Skill Affinity — — −1 — +1 −3 — — — — — −1
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Effect Phys 1 Single enemy —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Zio 5 MP Weak elec damage to one foe. Innate Bouncing Claw 4 MP 1 to 3 hits of weak physical damage to one foe. 9 Mana Bonus — Increases max MP by 10%. 10

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A water creature in Slavic lore. He drowns humans and sometimes makes them his slaves. With his Rusalka wife, he lives at the bottom of lakes. He catches and eats people who venture near the water. He appears as a merman or frogman, but is said to be able to change his shape to human.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A water creature of Slavic lore. He drowns humans and sometimes makes them his slaves. With his Rusalka wife, he lives at the bottom of lakes. He catches and eats people who venture near the water. He appears as a merman or frogman, but is said to be able to change his shape to human.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A water creature of Slavic lore. He drowns humans and sometimes makes them his slaves. With his Rusalka wife, he lives at the bottom of lakes. He catches and eats people who venture near the water. He appears as a merman or frogman, but is said to be able to change his shape to human.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS)	A water creature in Slavic lore. He drowns humans and sometimes makes them his slaves. With his Rusalka wife, he lives at the bottom of lakes. He catches and eats people who venture near the water. He usually appears as a merman or frogman, but is said to be able to change his shape to human form.
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	水車小屋や　沼の中に住んでいる　水の　ヨウセイ　人間の事がキライで　沼に　近づくと　おそってくる Translation: A water sprite that lives in water mills and swamps. He hates human affairs, and if they get too close to him, he scares them away.
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version	Water-demon that lurks in the swamps and attacks anybody who foolishly approaches it.
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	水車小屋や　ヌマの中に住んでいる　水の　ヨウセイ　人間の事がキライで　ヌマに　近づくと　おそってくる Translation: A water sprite that lives in water mills and swamps. He hates human affairs, and if they get too close to him, he scares them away.
Kaneko Kazuma Dennō Akuma Zukan	河川や湖に棲む、水の精霊または水魔。きらびやかな金属や宝石で作られた水底の宮殿を住処とし、夜になると水面で水遊びにきた人間を溺死させ、それを食料とする。また、ヴォジャノーイは流れる川の守護神でもあるため、水の流れを乱す水車や堰を憎んでおり、それらの人工物を破壊するために洪水を起こすこともあるという。 Translation:

Nomenclature

Vodyanik comes from the Common Slavic root *voda, meaning "water".

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Vodyanik
	VorgiaDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Japanese	ヴォジャノーイ Vojanōi	Vodyanoy; variant name
Korean	보댜노이 Bodyanoi	Vodyanoy

Gallery

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  Artwork from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
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  Artwork from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book
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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 Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book and Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book
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  Graphic from Kaneko Kazuma Dennō Akuma Zukan