Matador (Megami Tensei)

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“	You hold a candelabrum... Then, like me, you must be seeking supreme power. That I cannot allow. Only the greatest warrior is worthy of such power. It is meant for a master swordsman... One who, amidst blood and applause, has put an end to countless lives... That warrior is I, Matador. It's unfortunate that we have no spectators, but I believe this will be an excellent show regardless, as you and I contend for the candelabra. I'm sorry to say, but it seems you are rather weak to be in possession of a candelabrum. You should give it to someone more deserving, like myself... But, since it's unlikely you'll heed my advice... I challenge you to a duel!	„
	~ Matador, challenging the Demi-fiend

“	Impressive. But the moment of truth is beyond your grasp. I alone can discern it!	„
	~ Matador when he goes all out

Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne - Fiend Battle

Background

Matador, lit. "bullfighter" in European Spanish and Portuguese, is derived from the late Latin word mactator, which means to subdue or kill. It is also the name of the toreros (sometimes called "toreadors" in English-speaking territories due to the influence of Carmen) that perform in the bullfighting events famous in Spain. Matador is one of the toreros, and the word literally means "killer," as it's the matador's job to kill the bull.

Prior to the modern-day evolution of bullfighting, however, the matador wasn't the star of the performance, but the picador. Their decline in popularity was due to matadors adding more flair into their trades, as well as the general gain of importance of commoners, as early picadors were usually nobles. He is a well-known demon in the Shin Megami Tensei series.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Matador’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne “ A Spanish Grim Reaper born from the pursuit of aesthetics killing. With his terrifying sword Espada, he now preys on humans rather than bulls. „ ~ Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne compendium Matador appears as a boss in the updated release of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, titled Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax. He is first mentioned by a Manikin in the Great Underpass of Ginza, where he is known as a "Grim Reaper." The Demi-fiend must defeat him in order to reach Ikebukuro, headquarters of the Mantra. Upon approaching the demonic presence, the Demi-fiend was forcefully summoned into another realm by Matador, where Matador claims that a weak being like him doesn't deserve to hold the Candelabrum of Sovereignty, but knowing that he will not give in without a fight, Matador engages the Demi-fiend in a battle. He appears as a skeleton dressed in a bullfighter's costume, and speaks of fighting for an audience with style and flair, even though their present environment (a desolate wasteland dimension, used by all fiends) is lacking the aforementioned. After defeating Matador, the Demi-fiend gains the ability to fuse him by fusing any two demons whose fusion will result in a Yoma race demon, during a 1/8, 2/8, 3/8 or Half Kagutsuchi phase. Such a fusion requires a Deathstone, an item found only in the Labyrinth of Amala. When fought, Matador will engage in constant usage of Red Capote to increase his agility and evasion to max. This is further compounded with his abuse of Taunt to make the Demi-fiend's team susceptible to his multi-hit attacks. Casting any debuff spell but Sukunda will cause him to use Dekunda and casting Sukunda to decrease his agility to below +1 will result in him recasting Red Capote to undo the debuff spell. Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Matador appears as a boss on the twenty-seventh floor of the solo instance Denshi Kairo, branching pathways depending on whether players kill him or the Nandi that spawn alongside him first. Matador is also an optional boss in the Suginami Tunnels (Bronze) dungeon if you use an Ultimate Summon Orb, replacing Great Beast Garm. To acquire Matador the player must fuse him by acquiring his plugin from exchanging five hundred Essences of Yetzirah that are obtained by clearing Hack Chip α dungeons. He cannot be contracted. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey “ A master sportsman who entertains the audience in exchange for his own life: one mistake can mean his death. Some believe that matadors who die while performing remain in this world. „ ~ Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey compendium Matador appears as the resident Fiend of Sector Carina, and must be defeated in combat to unlock his fusion. After his defeat, he will drop the Red Capote Forma, only obtainable by beating him. Shin Megami Tensei IV Matador has a 1/256 chance of appearing in the Toyosu Shelter, at the small vent near the center of the shelter. (see below) His Almighty-spam mode is set by Phys resistance. Upon defeat, he drops the Capote Earring, arguably one of the best accessories in the game. Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse Matador, along with all the other Fiends, is encountered in Twisted Tokyo. Matador is encountered on B5F and drops the Aiki Staff second cycle onwards, and is fought at level 922 on cycle 9. Matador's attacks are all physical, and are augmented by Phys Pierce that allows them to bypass all resistances and even Tetrakarn. Considering the high number of hits his signature move Andalusia can do, there is a very high chance Matador can get a crit, smirk and gain extra turns, which can then produce a problem if he depletes a party member's MP with Soul Drain or dishes out even more damage with his other party-hitting attacks. Without resistance to reduce the incoming damage, buffs and debuffs become the only reliable way to endure Matador's attacks and deplete his Press Turns. Bear in mind that even if he gets a few crits off with Andalusia, if any one of those hits misses, he loses turns and does not even get to smirk. Be mindful of excessive buffing and debuffing since it may cause him to use Dekaja and Dekunda to purge it all. Shin Megami Tensei V Matador, along with the other Fiends that held Menorahs and the Demi-fiend, are set to appear as part of the Return of the True Demon DLC pack. As before, defeating Matador unlocks the ability to fuse him.

General Information

Name: Matador

Origin: First appeared in Shin Megami Tensei II

Sex: Male

Age: Inapplicable (Demons are natural residents of The Expanse, a place that transcends the past, present, and future of the multiverse)

Classification: Demon of the Fiend race, Spirit of a bullfighter that reincarnated into a skeleton

Species: Demon

Occupation: Bullfighter (formerly)

Status: Active

Alignment: True Neutral (Even while facing an apocalyptic event, Matador has no true alignment between the forces of good and evil; instead, he chooses to focus on providing an entertaining and honorable match for others to watch. He's also noted to be true neutral as of SMT V)

Codex Statistics

Grade: A

Tier: Varies

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D in his physical form, Devoid in his true state of existence (Demons embody the phenomena and beliefs of humans, with their physical forms only being created due to humanity's observation locking them into these forms, and their true forms existing as the phenomena and beliefs they reside in. Demons only have "forms" due to the observation of humanity with even some demons being in the lowest form of humanity's observation making them unseeable without help, the "true forms" of demons are in truth without the concept of form, without observation they are not certain nor stable, are a phenomena without an answer and are unbound by concepts such as truth completely unshaped by reality. Demons under their observation forms embody concepts such as infinity which they are free from in their true forms)

Attack Potency: Varies (All demons are affected by humanity's observation, which changes the answer they found in faith and eventually into truth, which can invigorate or kill the gods (or demons alike) allowing one to envision a demon at a strength level they want. Denying one as a god brings them down to the level of a demon, thus demons constantly vary in strength as humanity's observation constantly changes them)

Durability: Varies, Demon Physiology makes him extremely hard to kill

Striking Strength: Varies

Lifting Strength: Varies

'Travel Speed: Varies

Attack Speed: Varies

Reaction Speed: Varies (Demons are natural residents of The Expanse, a place that transcends the past, present, and future of the multiverse)

Stamina: Limitless (Demons are noted to have infinite and endless powers unlike humans who are restricted with their limited powers by Ouroboros the embodiment of infinity. Due to their innate physiologies, demons naturally do not need to breathe, eat, or sleep. Demons such as King Frost can passively produce magic for years upon years even while fighting enemies without tiring)

Range: Standard Melee, Higher with spells. Cross-Dimensional (Demons passively create adecoherence field, that is essentially a special dimension of quantum fluctuation that they exist in, where humans cannot see them, and can attack from there. Demons can also create mirage realms, that shroud an entire area in mist, with them being able to attack from inside said illusion without being capable of being attacked back, requiring the user to go inside of their illusion to fight them)

Intelligence: Unknown Intelligence

Knowledge: Grandmaster level (As a demon, Matador has millennia of experience in combat, challenging others for simple entertainment while being considerably difficult to put down. Can contend with Demi-fiend and Aleph, who are naturally skilled in sword play and hand to hand combat, along with assisting them against demons who are considered to be masterful in combat that has an enormous amount of experience)

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Powers and Techniques

Has Demon Physiology, which grants him:

Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Demons can casually rip out a man's throat. They can also casually eat fully grown humans), Sheer Will (Demons are able to survive and withstand attacks that should kill them), Immortality (Ageless; Demons are the descendants of the gods of old. Who are able to do battle for an eternity), Reliance (Reliance [On Observation], Partial; All demons are reliant on the observation of humans to keep them existing, including even nonexistent demons such as The White, allowing them to come back even if they’re erased from existence and nonexistence), Reincarnation (Reincarnation Cycle, Standard; Along with this, all demons that die return to The Axiom and reincarnate), Undead Physiology ( Many demons tend to be undead beings and humans that die and become ghost become demons), Abstract Existence (Conceptual, Primordial Source; Demons embody the phenomena and beliefs of humans, with their physical forms only being created due to humanity's observation locking them into these forms, and their true forms existing as the phenomena and beliefs they reside in), Dimensionless Existence (Non-Dimensional; Demons only have "forms" due to the observation of humanity with even some demons being in the lowest form of humanity's observation making them unseeable without help, the "true forms" of demons are in truth without the concept of form, without observation they are not certain nor stable, are a phenomena without an answer and are unbound by concepts such as truth completely unshaped by reality. Demons under their observation forms embody concepts such as infinity which they are free from in their true forms), Timeless Physiology (Demons are natural residents of The Expanse, a place that transcends the past, present, and future of the multiverse. Due to this, they do not apply by the speed formula and can appear anywhere they want in most cases), Incorporeality (Demons are beings made of data, that exist in a virtual world, along with being pure information. With even the most basic of objects in the verse existing as data. Even if a demon's physical form is lost, their residual MAG can still remain, allowing one to infuse them within one's weapons or objects), Nondualism (Everything within Megami Tensei is one, with one simple word binding all together, oneness), Resurrection (Self-Resurrection; Atemporal Resurrection; All demons are reliant on the observation of humans to keep them existing, including even nonexistent demons such as The White, allowing them to come back even if they’re erased from existence and nonexistence. Along with this, all demons that die return to The Axiom and reincarnate. This allows demons to die and come back in a short timeframe due to their continuous existence from The Axiom and the observation of humans. This means even if all of reality were to cease existing, The Axiom would still exist within it, allowing demons to come back), Acausality (Causality Immunity; Demons are natural residents of The Expanse, a place that transcends the past, present, and future of the multiverse, demons such as Ishtar are capable of going into separate multiverses, along into the "real world", demons such as Demi-fiend, can exist in different universes asides from the original SMT 3 universe, demons can exist even when the flow of time itself collapses and there is nothing left but a void), Hive Mind (Multiversal Hive Mind; Demons are a race of entities and are at the same time the same entity sharing all one collective hive mind of memories, species will note if they've been captured before even if they're being fought in an area one's never been to or were fused prior, demons such as Forneus and Decarabia talk about an event that happened in Nocturne where Forneus was late to a meeting due to his death from Demi-fiend), Self-Sustenance (Respiratory Self-Sustenance, Nutritional Self-Sustenance, & Restful Self-Sustenance; Demons can naturally exist and breathe within the vacuum of space without any adverse effects done to them. Due to their innate physiologies, demons naturally do not need to breathe, eat, or sleep.), Accelerated Development (Level;Physical Stats and Abilities. Demons and Humans are able to grow from battles, allowing them to enhance their level of strength, magic, agility, luck, etcetera. Additionally, they can learn new skills and abilities from battles and further increase their HP and Magic capacity, and get strong enough to the point that they can fight end game tier demons), Adaptation (Demons as they grow in battle form changes around their body until they transform into a higher level with newer stats and newer abilities to learn), Berserk Mode (Demons enter a state of pure rage and berserk mode during the full moon, being completely irrational and unable to be negotiated with), Extrasensory Perception (Demons are able to tell who is actually a demon in disguise and who is an actual human. Demons can sense the power of an opponent and compare it to the power they sensed of others.), Corrosion Inducement (Demons can shapeshift into a blob, allowing them to melt areas, completely dissolve objects such as steel chairs, and completely crush humans.), Duplication (Demons can make duplicates of themselves. With them being completely disconnected from the demons, thus killing or defeating the clones in no way affects the original and they can endlessly spawn more), Invisibility & Perception Manipulation (Demons are naturally invisible to humans, and can do actions such as make noises and fight without humans noticing), Quantum Manipulation & Intangibility (Spatial; Demons passively create adecoherence field, that is essentially a special dimension of quantum fluctuation that they exist in, where humans cannot see them), Non-Standard Interaction (Demons can interact with each other and Gods, despite their physiologies and existences), Hell Manipulation (Demons naturally use evil powers from hell), Sealing (Gods and Demons cannot kill each other, thus resulting in them needing to seal each other), Non-Standard Interaction (Soul Interaction; Noted by a soul that demons can eat souls), Empathic Manipulation (Women cannot resist the allure of demons, even if they despised a demon normally, they'd fall madly in love with them if they had sex with a demon even once), Size Manipulation & Statistics Amplification (Demons can grow in size to grow strong enough to fight Messiahs), Technology Manipulation (Demons can stop technology from working with their evil powers), Shapeshifting (Demons can shapeshift into humans to trick others), Hacking (Demons can hack into various servers and set up firewalls and "digital traps"), Necromancy (Demons can raise people from the dead and turn them into zombies), Personal Domain & Battlefield Removal (Application Based; Demons can pull one into alternate dimensions where coordinates and direction are different. Along with pull entire areas such as mansions into pocket dimensions. High level demons such as fiends can create personal realms to battle people in. Alice created her own personal domain that she could freely control. Demons can also freely teleport people to other locations), Pocket Reality Manipulation (Demons can warp areas into alternate dimensions such as the inside of a school. Once one is in said dimension the demon will keep it's hold into the dimension until it's defeated), Subjective Reality (Demons are able to take the thoughts of people and materialize them into something real), Information Manipulation & Matter Manipulation (Can absorb and consume magnetite, which is an information construct. As demons can make pocket realms and higher level demons can make universes, they are by extension they are creating areas entirely made of data and information down to their sub-atomic level. As demons can make pocket realms and higher level demons can make universes, they are by extension they are creating areas entirely made of data and information down to their sub-atomic level), Illusion Creation ("Real" Illusions) & Perception Manipulation (Demons can create mirage realms, that shroud an entire area in mist, with them being able to attack from inside said illusion without being capable of being attacked back, requiring the user to go inside of their illusion to fight them), Velocity Manipulation (When attacks are nullified or avoided, the enemy will forcibly forfeit their turn to move, allowing one to attack sooner, this extends further with absorbing attacks completely ending an opponents turn regardless of how fast they are), Teleportation (Demons are capable of teleporting around usually through manipulating their own Magutushi or Magnetite), Telepathy (Demons are able to speak telepathically to others. Demons such as Aogami speaks telepathically with Nahobino), Power Bestowal (The memories of a demon's techniques can be passed down into weapons), Absorption (Demons can absorb lifeforce and Magutushi out of another. Demons can feed off the lifeforce of people to manifest themselves into the real world. Demons have the innate ability to absorb the air and earth into their bodies), Healing Negation (Physical; Demons can inflict wounds that only spiritual magic can heal), Power Absorption (Demons can absorb the remains of other demons to gain their abilities), Consumption (Demons can consume and devour their enemies to gain power in battle), Dimensional Travel (Demons can feed off the lifeforce of people to manifest themselves into the real world), Healing (Demons naturally have healing properties, allowing them to heal other people. Demons have shown to heal wounds they create and "seal them away"), Telekinesis (Higher level demons can telekinetically affect the entire environment to cause the Earth to shake, cause fissures, and affect mountains), Erasure (Existence Erasure, Conceptual Erasure, & Data Erasure; Demons can kill humans, which in the process erases said beings from memory and existence), Pierce Resistance (Pierce Immunity; Demons even when brought into corporeal forms cannot be harmed by conventional weaponry, along with military grade weaponry.), Invulnerability (Metaphysical Invulnerability; Demons even when brought into corporeal forms cannot be harmed by conventional weaponry, along with military grade weaponry.), Invulnerability Negation (Demons are capable of harming each other, and are viewed as valuable tools to get past other demons invulnerability), Possession (Demons can possess one’s body), Creation (Demons can create Shikimi no Kage's that are unable to be put down for good and will regenerate), Resistance Bypassing (Shikimi no Kage have specific weaknesses that cannot be exploited by Raidou's gun or other things to do with their specific elemental weakness, requiring Raidou to get a demon's elemental magic to affect it), Regeneration Negation (Magic; Demons can fully destroy Shikimi no Kage's, that they've created that are unable to be put down for good and will regenerate), Forcefield Negation (Demons can destroy barriers made to block out humans from entry).

Limited Resistance to Observation (Demons to an extent can resist some humans abilities of observation as shown with them being immune to conventional weaponry and higher-dimensional demons not being able to be perceived by some observation users), Resistance to Cosmic Radiations, Biological Manipulation, & Gravity Manipulation (Demons can naturally exist and breathe within the vacuum of space without any adverse effects done to them.), Death Manipulation (Demons can naturally exist within the vortex world which kills all humans who enter), Disease Manipulation, Corruption, Data Manipulation, & Petrification (All demons are unaffected by the Cuvier Syndrome, a state where corruptive data came out of the black sun, irreversible petrification), Sealing (Demons naturally have a resistance to sealing if they’re stronger than their target, and their sealing resistance gets amplified during the full moon), Forcefield Creation (Demons can pass through tainted barriers that humans cannot pass through), Elemental Manipulation (Shikimi no Kage have specific weaknesses that cannot be exploited by Raidou's gun or other things to do with their specific elemental weakness, requiring Raidou to get a demon's elemental magic to affect it)

Power Bestowal (Demons can grant others their powers and strength), Reality Warping, Space-Time Manipulation & Creation (All powerful and god level demons sustain a colloidal conglomeration of countless mini-universes, each centered around a powerful demon that is sustained by said demon and destroyed upon their death. Demons such as Morax have created and ruled over their own realms within the Schwarzwelt, and controlled their own sectors, being noted to be the energy source the Strange Journey team were looking for, said energy source is noted to control the entire sector, and be linked to the sector like a magnet. Each sector is a space-time plane layered atop each other, being planes outside of the human worlds local space-time existing in a quantum tunnel, along with being noted as parallel universes and other dimensions overlapping being isolated in time and space by enormous power being connected by quantum tunnels. Demons such as Set with enough Magnetite gathered can merge entire worlds.), Sheer Will, Resurrection, & Transformation (Permanent Transformation; Some fiends are born from men that die in competitive sports), Curse Manipulation (Gods such as Anahita can remove curses).

Resistance to Physics Manipulation (A god's divine energy isn’t bound by the laws of physics)

Higher-Dimensional Existence (God Tier demons are higher dimensional beings that cannot be perceived by lower one's Burroughs, requiring them to come down into the lower dimensions for the character to perceive them), Madness Manipulation (God Tier Demons such as Kagutsuchi's light can cause demons to grow more hostile towards others, making it impossible for negotiation and to escape from them. They'll also calm down once a New Phase passes).

Resistance to Erasure (Conceptual Erasure; The strongest and highest level demons can survive Kagutsuchi's light, which can wipe one from existence)

Heat Manipulation/Vibration Manipulation & Damage Boost (via Heat Wave. Which generates a heat-shockwave like attack that increases its damage with the user's HP), Status Effect Inducement & Magic/Social Influencing (Can inflict the Charm status effect via Sexy Dance and the Happy ailment via Happy Dance), Statistics Amplification (via Red Capote, Taunt, Sukukaja and Focus. Buffs user's own agility to maximum level regardless of agility debuff. Buffs party's agility by 1 level. Buffs physical power and decreases defense both by 2 levels, all foes. Multiplies user's next physical attack damage by 2.5), Elemental Manipulation & Air Manipulation (via Mazan. Small force damage to all foes), Fear Manipulation (via Beast Eye. Grants user's team two blinking turn icons, allowing them to take more actions while the enemy is unable to do anything), Power Nullification (via Dekunda & Dekaja. The former nullifies stat penalties on party, and the latter nullifies stat bonuses on all foes), Healing & Restoration (via Chakra Walk and Life gain. Passive skill that causes the user to periodically recover a small amount of MP outside of battle if they're in the active party. Life Gain automatically raises the user's max HP by 20%), Durability Negation, Resistance Manipulation & Power Nullification (via Crushing Wave. An almighty skill that drops one foe's remaining HP to 1. Almighty damage is done to all foes by producing a large explosion. Modes such as Berserk Mode from Digital Devil Saga 2 gives all of their attacks almighty effect, where it bypasses all resistances.Almighty skills bypasses all barriers and reflectors, invulnerability, and resistances, as putting up barriers to reflect, void, resist, etcetera do not affect almighty attacks. Almighty attacks can even work in and affect reason bearers, who can change the very laws of battle to make attacks not allowed in reality which if they are done then the character is sent straight to hell, showing almighty attacks are beyond even the laws of the universe), Statistics Reduction & Explosion Manipulation (via Antichthon, which deals severe Almighty damage to all foes, and lowers Attack, Defense, and Agility by one stage), Absorption (via Energy Drain. Drains small amount of HP and MP from one foe), Sealing/Power Nullification (Can inflict the Mute status ailment via Dark Sword. Mute can seal away your abilities and access to using Personas), Damage Boost (via Critical Eye. Guarantees critical hit for user's next physical or gun attack). Resistance Manipulation (via Phys Pierce. All physical attacks bypass all physical resistances), Statistics Reduction (via Marakunda. Lowers Defense of all foes by 1 rank for 3 turns), Limited Attack Reflection (via Repel Ice) 'Resistances: Physical/Gun attacks, Nulls Air Manipulation, Death Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Status Effect Inducement ('Poison, Mirage, Panic, Sleep, Paralysis, Sick, Charm, Sealing/Power Nullification, Stone, Rage), Durability Negation

Equipment

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Carries a sword and a red cape

Notable Techniques

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Shin Megami Tensei II

Race Alignment Level HP MP Fiend Dark-Neutral 40 1,800 700 MAG NOA ATK ACC DEF EVA M.ATK M.EFC 2,240 2 160 92 100 90 17 32 St 40 In 30 Ma 10 Vi 10 Ag 20 Lu 10 Drop Souki Staff Moon Aff L Swd Gun Fir Ice Elc For Nrv Exp Crs Mgc Bnd Rsh Hnd Leg Fly Alm - - - 5／8 5／8 - Nu Nu Nu 6／8 1／8 4／8 - - - - List of Skills Skill Effect Heat Wave Medium Sword damage to 2-3 foes. Damage increases with user's HP. Jump Kick Medium Kick attack to 1-3 foes. Happy Dance Inflicts Happy ailment to all foes. (Magic-type) Sexy Dance Inflicts Charm ailment to all foes. (Magic-type) Hell Fang Heavy Sword damage to one foe. Iron Punch Light Punch attack to all foes. Inflicts Close. Thunder Kick Heavy Kick attack to 2 foes. Damage increases with user's HP.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Race Level HP MP Strength 12 Magic 9 Vitality 11 Agility 19 Luck 9 Fiend 30 1,000 500 Reflects Absorbs Void Resists Weak - - Force/Expel/Death/Ailments - - List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Red Capote 12 MP Buffs user's own agility to maximum level regardless of agility debuff. Mazan 8 MP Small force damage to all foes. Andalucia none Medium physical damage to random foes. Focus 5 MP Multiplies user's next physical attack damage by 2.5. Taunt 20 MP Buffs physical power and decreases defense both by 2 levels, all foes. Dekunda 10 MP Removes all debuffs from all allies. Beast Eye 1 MP Grants user's team two blinking turn icon. (Enemy-only)

Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE

Race Alignment Level HP MP Growth Inherit St Ma Vi In Sp Lu Fiend Neutral 25 2,401 2,114 Master Tiwaz All Physical 62 29 49 34 39 27 Force Slot Close Long Spell Support P.Def M.Def Critical Crt.Def - 70 42 48 34 19 17 60 80 Features Null Instant Death, Unhuman See also Default Skills Skill Cost Effect Slash - A basic attack dealing slash damage to a single target. Special Slash - Close-range Almighty attack Counter - User enters a counter stance, responding to the next enemy attack or rush move with a counterattack. Fierce Counter - User enters a counter stance, responding to the next enemy attack or rush move with a counterattack. ExpandLearned Skills Skill Effect Unleashed Power Deals blunt damage to all enemies in front of user. Gale User enters a dodge stance, negating the next enemy shot or rapid move. Gale Force User enters a dodge stance, negating the next enemy shot or rapid move and inflicting the stun ailment (100%). Switch of Destruction ?

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Race Alignment Level HP MP Strength 21 Magic 21 Vitality 17 Agility 27 Luck 19 Fiend Dark-Neutral 30 256 145 Attack Type Single foe/1-3/Physical/None Strong Strong - - Weak - Strong Null - Poison Paralyze Stone Strain Sleep Charm Mute Fear Bomb Rage V.Strong V.Strong V.Strong V.Strong V.Strong V.Strong V.Strong V.Strong V.Strong - Natural Skills Taunt Deathbound Chakra Walk D-Source Skills Taunt Life Gain Mana Gain Item Drops Red Capote Soma Drop Frag Grenade Password yrqnEwWDEpjfQvck Ey9wCTixaZj+jZkz

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Race Level HP MP Strength 141 Dexterity 141 Magic 141 Agility 141 Luck 141 Fiend 84 15,900 ∞ Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark Resist Resist - - Weak - Null Null Ailment Resistance ?? Normal Attack Phys 1-2x, 1 enemy Turn Icon 5 Drop Capote Earring List of Skills Skill Effect Hades Blast Heavy physical damage to all foes. Taunt Debuffs all foes' defense twice but buffs their attack power twice as well. Sukukaja Buffs party's agility by 1 level. Crushing Wave Drops one foe's remaining HP to 1. Almighty-type. Dekunda Negates all stat debuffs from all allies. Dekaja Negates all stat buffs from all foes. Antichthon Severe almighty damage and Debilitate to all foes. Energy Drain Drains small amount of HP and MP from one foe.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse

Race Level HP MP Strength -- Dexterity -- Magic -- Agility -- Luck -- Fiend 87 50,106 ∞ Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark Resist Resist - Weak - - Resist Resist Ailment Resistance ? Normal Attack ? Turn Icon 3 Drop Phasing Staff Skill Affinities Physical +5 · Almighty +3 · Ice-3 List of Skills Skill Effect Soul Drain Drains large amount of HP and MP from one foe. Smirk +Increased damage Andalusia 4 to 12 hits of heavy physical damage to multiple foes. Dark Sword 2 hits of medium physical damage and 70% mute to one foe. Mortal Jihad Heavy physical damage to one foe. High critical but low accuracy. Titanomachia Heavy physical damage to all foes. High critical but low accuracy. Hades Blast Heavy physical damage to all foes. Mist Rush 2 to 4 hits of medium physical damage and 70% daze to multiple foes. Crushing Wave Drops one foe's remaining HP to 1. Almighty-type. Taunt Debuffs all foes' defense twice but buffs their attack power twice as well. Critical Eye Guarantees critical hit for user's next physical or gun attack. Dekaja Negates all stat buffs from all foes. Dekunda Negates all stat debuffs from all allies. Smile Charge Bestows the user with smirk. Cannot be used if the user has ailment(s). Phys Pierce All physical attacks bypass all physical resistances.

Shin Megami Tensei V

Race Level HP MP Strength 31 Vitality 15 Magic 29 Agility 35 Luck 22 Fiend 24 ? ∞ Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark - - - Weak Null Resist Resist Ailment Resistance Res:Sleep/Mirage/Poison/Confusion/Charm/Seal Skill Potential Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark Almi. Ailm. Heal. Supp. +4 - - -5 +3 - - - - - +1 List of Skills Skill Effect Andalucia (Unique) 3~6 weak Physical attacks to random foes. Charge Greatly increases the damage of the next Strength-based attack from self. Mazan Weak Force attack to all foes. Red Capote (Unique) Raises Accuracy/Evasion of 1 ally by 2 ranks for 3 turns. Marakunda Lowers Defense of all foes by 1 rank for 3 turns. Omagatoki: Critical All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn.

Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

Race Rarity Grade HP 6★ Stats Strength 208 Magic 67 Vitality 104 Agility 237 Luck 154 Fiend ★★★★ 73 858 Phys ATK Phys DEF Mag ATK Mag DEF See Also 766 548 470 477 Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark Resist - Weak - - Resist Resist List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Archetype Dark Sword 5 MP Inflicts Phys (Physical) damage with 120 power on a Single Enemy with 40% chance to inflict Mute. Innate Evade Auto +20% Phys evasion rate. Innate Andalucia Auto After evading an enemy's physical attack: Inflict Phys (physical) damage with 50% crit rate on all enemies 4 times. Counter effects will not work on this skill. Power: 30 Innate Taunt 3 MP Increases ATK and reduces of DEF of All Enemies by 20% for 3 turns. Common Hades Blast 5 MP Inflicts Phys (Physical) damage with 120 power on All Enemies. Aragami (Awaken) Deadly Mute Auto +30% damage to Muted enemies. Aragami (Gacha) Agile Cry 7 MP Reduces all enemy EV/AC and increases own parties EV/AC by 20%. (3 turns) Protector (Awaken) Speedster Auto +50% to own affect on Battle Speed. Protector (Gacha) Great Aim Auto +20% to Phys hit rate. Psychic (Awaken) Vorpal Blade 7 MP Inflicts Phys (Physical) damage with 140 power on All Enemies. Psychic (Gacha) Repel Ice Auto Adds Ice Repel. Elementalist (Awaken) Taunt 3 MP Increases ATK and reduces of DEF of All Enemies by 20% for 3 turns. Elementalist (Gacha)

Other

Standard Tactics: Leads with Red Capote to maximize his agility, increasing his hit rate and evasion, then combining his swordplay with other unique skills he has access to

Weaknesses: Weak to electricity and ice

Trivia

• Matador's distinct physical attack, "Andalucia" is taken from "Andalucía," an autonomous region of Spain famous for its bullfighting events.
• Matador's sword, Espada, literally means sword in Spanish, Portuguese and Galician.
• Matador's "Capote" is a "Muleta," a bullfighter's cloak used to hide his sword. In traditional bullfighting the red Muleta is used during the final round of a fight, replacing the fuchsia-colored "Capote de Brega".

Appearances

• Shin Megami Tensei II: Fiend Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: if... Hazama's Chapter: Fiend Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Devil's Colosseum: Fiend Race
• Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Fiend Race, Boss
• Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Fiend Race, Boss
• Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Fiend Race, Enemy Search Boss
• Shin Megami Tensei IV: Fiend Race, Secret Boss
• Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Fiend
• Shin Megami Tensei V: Fiend Race, DLC Boss
• Persona 4 / Persona 4 Golden: Death Arcana
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Death Arcana
• Persona 5 / Persona 5 Royal: Death Arcana
• Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Death Arcana
• Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Fiend Race

Explanations

The following is an explanation of the various status effects of Megami Tensei

Status Effects

Name Effect Apperances Freeze Prevents any action in battle. Usually caused by Ice skills and generally only lasts for one turn. In later games, attacking a frozen enemy is guaranteed to cause a critical hit. Most Megami Tensei Games Shock Prevents any action in battle. Usually caused by Electricity skills and generally only lasts for one turn. In later games, attacking a shocked enemy is guaranteed to cause a critical hit. Most Megami Tensei Games Poison Depletes health at the end of each turn, often persisting on the field. Most Megami Tensei Games Paralyze Paralyzed characters are unable to move. Unlike Shock, this often persists for more than one turn. Most Megami Tensei Games Stun Stunned characters have lowered agility and defense. Most Megami Tensei Games Confused Confused characters become indecisive and may either attack a random enemy, do nothing or flee in a panic. Most Megami Tensei Games Charm Character begins attacking their own allies or cast healing spells on the enemies. Most Megami Tensei Games Stone Prevents the target from moving. This persists even on the field and is treated as similar to being dead. In most games, if the protagonist is petrified, it triggers a game over. In some games, Force spells will shatter a petrified opponent. Most Megami Tensei Games Sleep Prevents any action in battle. Character loses a turn. In some games, sleeping characters restore some of their HP and MP. Most Megami Tensei Games KO Can no longer participate in battle. In most games, if the protagonist dies, it is game over. Can only be recovered with Recarm spells. Most Megami Tensei Games Bind Prevents any action from a unit. In Persona Q and Persona Q2, Binds are spilt into three different subsets that stop specific actions. Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis Megami Ibunroku Persona Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Persona Q Persona Q2 Bomb Bomb is implanted in party member. When those inflicted with this status are hit, they explode, dealing damage to the entire party. Defending will prevent damage. In the Devil Children series, only the character inflicted with Bomb is hurt when hit by Fire attacks. Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Devil Children series Happy Overjoyed and may not attack. Shin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku Megami Ibunroku Persona Devil Children series Rage Attack is increased, but the afflicted will attack anyone other than themselves as if they were Charmed. In the Persona series, Rage lowers the afflicted's defense and agility. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Persona 3 Persona 4 Persona 5 Down Character may get their turn skipped and they take more damage. Overlaps with other ailments. Persona 3 Persona 4 Persona 5 Hungry Hungry characters will become indecisive. On their turn, they will either not take action and receive a small amount of Almighty damage or attack an ally. DDS: Avatar Tuner Persona 5 Sick Capacity (how much the character can carry) is doubled. Shin Megami Tensei NINE Fly Renders the target 200% vulnerable to all affinities and reduces all their stats except Ag to 1. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Sick Reduces affected character's outgoing damage by 25%, its evasion to 0 and increases damage taken by 25%. At the end of a turn with a party holding this character, there's a 5% chance that another character will be infected. Shin Megami Tensei IV Lost Flynn cannot summon or fuse the affected demon and is forced to reunite with said demon through an encounter. Shin Megami Tensei IV Brand DLC only. Reduces HP and MP recovery to 1 point. Can't be cured. Shin Megami Tensei IV Sick Reduces affected character's outgoing damage by 25%, its evasion to 0 and increases damage taken by 25%. At the end of the party's turn or an individual party member's turn, if a party member is afflicted, there is a 5% chance that another party member will be infected. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalpyse Lost Nanashi cannot summon or fuse the affected demon and is forced to reunite with said demon through an encounter. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalpyse Brand Reduces HP and MP recovery to 1 point. Can't be cured, but wears off randomly or automatically after battle. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalpyse Close Prevents a unit from using their magic. Represented by kissing and hearts when inflicted by skills. Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis Mirror Affected character cannot move, takes increased damage from physical attacks but reflects all magic. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Card Affected character cannot move, takes increased damage from Fire attacks, and decreased damage from physical attacks. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Bat Affected character steals HP from allies outside of battle. Can spread to allies. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Plague Stronger version of Poison that deals more damage. Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku Dance Affected character cannot move. Evasion is increased. Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku Tipsy Affected character may take a random action Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku Drunk Affected character performs random actions Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku High Provides bonuses to all actions, but they also become random. Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku Guilt Randomly-selected actions cannot be performed. Megami Ibunroku Persona Blind Hit rate and evasion dropped. Megami Ibunroku Persona Sick Loses HP at the end of the turn and when walking around. Works like Poison, but Sick is considered a different ailment in-game. Megami Ibunroku Persona Cloak Cannot be directly targeted by single-target attacks. Defense lowered and cannot summon Persona. Megami Ibunroku Persona Puppet Allows controlling a K.O-ed ally. Puppet can attack and use items, but cannot summon Persona. Megami Ibunroku Persona Beast Buffs all stats. Amount varies depending on the current moon phase. Megami Ibunroku Persona Illusion When a character is in the illusion status effect, his/her hit rate will decrease significantly. Persona 2 Possession Possession occurs when the demon inhibits the characters body. When a possessed character summons a persona, there's a high chance that the possessed character will attack instead. Persona 2 Despair Drains SP every turn, cannot move. Dies/Faints after 3 turns have passed. Persona 5 / Royal Rattled Cannot move, damage taken increased. Persona 5 / Royal Artist's Grace Inflict weaknesses to all affinities. Persona 5 / Royal Lust Affected targets may lose a turn. Persona 5 / Royal Wrath Affected targets have their attack raised sharply, but their defense decreased sharply for a turn. Allows free action. Persona 5 / Royal Envy Affected Targets may attack random party members with weapons when a support skill is used on anyone but the envied target for a turn. Persona 5 / Royal Ache After a successful hunt, the character that just ate might get affected by a stomach ache. Occasionally inflicted as a side effect from eating a Moldy Roll. This prevents the character from gaining any AP after the battle. Allies also won't get any AP from the consumed monster, if AP sharing skills are set. Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Bat Reduces all stats and makes the affected character weak to Force. Wears off over time or when battle ends. Does not override passive skills that affect Force resistance. Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Egg When the team holding the affected character has their next turn, the affected character takes a large amount of Almighty damage and a Maggot is summoned next to them. Devil Survivor

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