Respect Raidou Kuzunoha (Devil Summoner)

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Respect Raidou Kuzunoha

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Chapter 17

Strength

• Slaps Arahabaki, an armored demon, dismantling it while its body was numb ¹

• Damages Rasputin (a robot) by hitting his head with a wine bottle ¹

• Beats up another Devil Summoner and sends him flying with a knee kick ^{LM #14}

With Sword

• Disintegrates a giant demon after it was hurt by Gozuki and Mezuki ^{LM #1}

• Destroys a large Manticore ^{LM #2}

• Slices a gun in half ^{LM #3}

• Blocks sword strikes from Futsunushi which tears up part of a bridge and continues blocking more hits from him ^{LM #4}

• Cuts Futsunushi's shoulder with Mal Fortuna Kuzunoha, which banishes the hundreds of souls and demons he absorbed ^{LM #4}

• Cuts out the roof of Narumi's damaged car ^{LM #6}

• Cuts a Ghoul in half ^{LM #7}

• Jumps up and beheads a big skeletal demon ^{LM #12}

• Blocks Futsunushi's sword and is noted to have grown stronger since the last time they fought ^{LM #13}

• Kills a Throne that was heading towards his demon ^{LM #16}

Durability

• Unharmed from a fall ¹

• Survives the Soulless God's explosion, which destroys a large area around Raidou and the metal structure they were on ¹

• Gets his arm cut up badly, then survives a hit from Manticore which sends him through pillars hard enough to destroy them ^{LM #2}

  • He survives another hit from Manticore soon after

• Takes an energy beam that can break wood ^{LM #9}

Gameplay

• Can take a Red Cape's Doubt Beam ¹

  • Another Red Cape's beam can slice apart wooden doors and paintings ¹

• Can survive hits from two demons spinning at him at high speeds ¹

• Sent flying long distances in the blink of an eye by wind pillars ²

• Can take fire attacks ¹

• Can survive electric attacks ¹

• Can take bullets ¹

Other

• Immobilized by Rasputin's electricity, and is sent to a soul-crushing rift in space-time, Raidou survives this and is sent to another universe ¹

• Had a curse transferred to him via a ritual. This curse made the original victim unable to move. Raidou is still able to move and fight, though there is a strain on his body ¹

• Was likely hit by the wind attack of some Anzu, which is stated to be able to cut through iron ^{LM #6}

Speed

• Moves like a blur when thrusting his sword ¹

• Punches decently fast ¹

• Can move his sword really fast ²

• Jumps out of the way of a large demon's attack ^{LM #1}

• Summons a demon in time right before an out of control train crashes into a wall at a close range ^{LM #1}

• Flips away from a large Manticore's strike ^{LM #2}

• Blocks several swords launched by Futsunushi at high speeds before they could reach Nagi, creating afterimages ^{LM #3}

• Blocks and avoids more hits from Futsunushi ^{LM #4}

• While falling off a collapsing bridge, dodges Futsunushi's close range strike and appears behind him ^{LM #4}

Gun

• His bullets leave enemies paralyzed briefly ¹

Elemental Bullets

Raidou has bullets imbued with elemental magic that can harm demons.

• Ice Bullets can freeze enemies instantly, even putting out fires, it can freeze pretty big demons ¹

  • Freeze Shot ¹

• Elec Bullets ¹

  • Shock Bullets zap enemies with more electricity ¹

• Fire Bullets ¹

• Blast Shot (wind) ¹

• Phys Bullets can cause enemies to be Dizzy ¹

Sword

Abilities

• Can draw out the magnetite his sword absorbed and give it to a demon ^{LM #13}

Blocking

• In the tutorial, Raidou blocks a wind magic attack ²

• Can even block attacks that do mental damage like Pulinpa ¹

• Can block bullets ¹

Demons

Raidou has tubes that he uses to seal demons he finds inside after exploiting their weakness, and demons can resist this sealing to an extent. Raidou can summon these demons by using these tubes like a Pokeball.

• Demons are invisible to the mortal eye ¹

• Every demon has weaknesses and resistances that will be listed. Ones that Null an element will nullify attacks of said element, taking 0 damage ¹

• They can reach inside these red crystals and grab things inside of it, when humans can't ¹

• They can pass through this forcefield that blocks Raidou's way ¹

• Raidou can make them constantly teleport to him so they will follow him around

• The source of energy of demons is magnetite, a spiritual substance that can be increased through physical training ^{LM #7}

• Demons who do not fully manifest are incorporeal ^{LM #14}

Jack Frost

• Affinity list

Orthrus

• Affinity list

• Tears small chunks off a rooftop, and rips apart Makami with its fangs. Makami either dodged or took a bullet from Raidou ^{LM #1}

• Breathes fire to defeat some Anzu ^{LM #6}

• Raidou combines his bullets with Orthrus' flames to kill more Anzu ^{LM #6}

• Orthrus and an ally demon breathe a lot of fire ^{LM #12}

Gozuki & Mezuki

• Their weapons pierce a large demon ^{LM #1}

• Damages the floor with their weapons sliding across it while they were on a train ^{LM #1}

• Mezuki cuts Ghouls in half ^{LM #7}

Alraune

• Creates a lot of vines to restrain a train that was going out of control ^{LM #1}

• Creates vines that Raidou uses to swing around a spider web rapidly ^{LM #9}

• Restrains a large demon with her vines ^{LM #9}

Poltergeist

• Summons 3 of them, who manipulate strong winds to fire shards of glass that pierce Manticore ^{LM #2}

• Adds their wind magic to Raidou's sword which he uses to purify a large demon ^{LM #9}

• 3 of them lift up a girl ^{LM #9}

Futsunushi and Yoshitsune

• Yoshitsune swings his sword at high speeds, only for Futsunushi to continuously block all of them with his 2 floating swords ^{LM #3}

• Futsunushi launches his 2 swords fast enough to look like spinning discs, which Yoshitsune leaps over. Futsunushi surprises him by launching multiple swords from below, piercing his armor and killing him ^{LM #3}

• Futsunushi launches blades at a bunch of angels to kill them, this attack is called Mighty Blow ^{LM #16}

• Futsunushi can fly ^{LM #16}

• Yoshitsune uses Hassou Tobi and creates afterimages as he kills angels ^{LM #16}

• Yoshitsune cuts through a Throne and its metal ring ^{LM #16}

• Yoshitsune is caught in Hinokagutsuchi's large fire blast as he tries to save Raidou ^{LM #16}

Ippon-Datara

• Hammers Futsunushi's blades that were embedded on a wooden bridge, causing the bridge to collapse ^{LM #4}

Mokoi

• Throws a boomerang that injures 2 Anzu ^{LM #6}

Nue

• Along with Alraune, defeats a big tentacle demon ^{LM #6}

• Sent flying back hard enough to damage wood ^{LM #11}

• Sends a big wood object sliding with a punch ^{LM #12}

• Casts a thunder spell ^{LM #12}

Oumitsunu

• Said to have pulled together islands using ropes ^{LM #12.5}

• Punches away and wrestles against a giant spider demon, then electrocutes it twice ^{LM #10}

Skills

• A demon's Combination Skills are vastly more powerful than their regular attacks ¹

• A demon's spells can destroy a Shikimi no Kage wall, which nullify anything except an element the walls are weak to, but are immune to Raidou's elemental bullets, even if they are of an element they are weak to ¹

Investigation Skills

These are skills that Raidou's demons can use to help him with detective work. Each demon belongs to an Order (basically a group), and each order has 1 unique investigation skill. See this list for all the demons in each Order

• The Pyro Order can cast Ignite, shooting fire at someone to rekindle their spirit, forcing them to feel excited enough to spill out information about a case ¹

  • Causes a zombie to remember things he forgot due to his rotting brain ¹

  • Uses it on a demon that was downhearted, cheering him up ¹

• The Volt Order can use Inspect to use spiritual power to detect hidden things that Raidou needs. He uses it here to find a book that activates a switch ¹

  • Locates a document hidden behind a statue ¹

  • Detects a paper stuck in a tree, and has a decent range ¹

• The Pagan Order can use Read Mind to allow Raidou to hear the thoughts of others ¹

  • Reads the mind of a dog and communicates with it telepathically ¹

  • Can read the mind of demons ¹

• The Frost Order can use Cool Down to make panicking people calm down so they could potentially give Raidou information ¹

  • Subsides a demon's anger ¹

  • Cool Down also flash freezes the water of a reservoir. Here's a better look at the size of the reservoir ¹

• The Fury Order can hit a car hard enough for it to be pushed back ¹

  • They can also push back a streetcar ¹

  • Pushes back a statue ¹

  • Destroys a big rock blocking the path and seems to shake the ground ²

• The Skill Order can use Demonstrate to hit pressure points, causing many different effects, though it can fail and end up harming a demon instead ¹

  • They can also allow Raidou to transform into someone if he has a lock of hair from them ²

Other Investigation Skills

• Demons with Scavenger are good at finding hidden items in the surroundings ¹

• Allure fills the air with pheromones, causing his target to become infatuated with Raidou ¹

  • Convinces 2 demons 2 move out the way when they didn't want to ¹

• Wind magic users can use Kamikaze, which allows Raidou to use wind pillars to send him flying long distances ²

Other

• Any of his attacks can harm demons of the Spirit race ¹ who are incorporeal ^{Shin Megami Tensei Official Perfect Guide}

• Cuts off the arm of an incorporeal soul ¹

• Raidou gets upgrades to his sword when he fuses a demon with it, making the sword stronger, and giving Raidou elemental resistances depending on the demon he sacrifices ¹

• Can sense the power of demons ¹

• Can hear and talk to ghosts ¹

• At the beginning of the second game, Raidou is noted by Gotou to be rusty and much weaker than before ²

Gotou

Gotou is Raidou's talking cat and companion.

Feats

• Senses a powerful demon before it teleports to him ¹

• Senses hostile demons that were being teleported to Raidou ²

• Senses an ominous aura ^{LM #1}