Megrez

Megrez (Meglez) appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 as one of the seven Septentriones.

History
Megrez is named after one of the seven stars in the constellation of the Big Dipper. It arrives on Wednesday and is the fourth of the seven to appear. It first appears in the Pacific Ocean and shoots the rainbow colored buds that grow on its body across Japan. The buds act on their own and summon demons to attack humans.

Appearances
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Septentrion

Profile
Megrez first appears in a form similar to Dubhe after it was hit by a truck by Daichi. It is later revealed that it is actually a small bud produced by the main body. After locating the main body, it is revealed that Megrez actually consists of three identical forms, each heading towards a tower in Japan, and that the three bodies must be defeated at the same time, otherwise the remaining bodies will help regenerate the defeated ones. Three seperate teams will be automatically formed, and the Protagonist will have the choice of which team to go with. After defeating one Megrez at port, the other teams will contact the Protagonist, reporting their success, and all three teams will attack Megrez at the same time, defeating it once and for all.

Each bud is fairly strong, and can attack each party with a Force-type attack. The main body will always move each time it is attacked, and will recover itself if left alone. The team must not take too long to defeat Megrez, otherwise the mission will be considered a failure.

Strategy
Megrez specializes in regeneration. Whenever you attack, it wll move to another location and regenerate, recovering a certain amount of health. Each turn, it will make a minor regeneration and, after being attacked, will release buds to deal damage to all teams.

Begin the battle by clearing the Miasma. Megrez will not move until you attack it. After dealing with the other demons and clearing the miasma, begin attacking Megrez. It's movement patterns are north to north-east, north-east to north-west, and north-west to north. You may want to set up a team at each point to prepare for Megrez's movement. You may choose whether you want to defeat the buds, or set up a healer for the teams fighting Megrez.

Megrez is weak against Ice so leaders such as Fumi, Otome, or Io will be helpful when combined with Ice Dance. Equipping Anti-Force will also help in battles, as well as having demons who are strong against force-type attacks, use strong ice-spells, or allow quick movement. Having Avians that have earned the Winged Flight racial skill helps greatly in this battle as it allows leaders to travel to and disable isolated miasmas, while also being able to stay outside of Megrez's attack range of 6 until they are ready to attack.