Avatar or Godly Beast (神獣, Shinjū)? is a race of demons in the Shin Megami Tensei series, belonging to the Beasts species and being either Light-Law or Light-Neutral. They are very powerful gods that have the form of beasts or animals. They are strong and fierce, and dedicated to rooting out and destroying evil. Unlike the Holy Beast race, Godly Beasts are usually the god's avatar in the bestial form rather than the subordinate animal associates with the god itself.
"Manifestations of the holy power of the earth. Their sanctuaries include rocks, mountains, and forests. They also control aspects of people and nations such as fertility and victory. They grant people wisdom through intuition and not intelligence."
Avatars have the Switch Racial Skill, which switches the team's position with that of another friendly team up to 6 squares away. This is useful for pulling dying teams (and civilians) away from danger, while also helping the team cover extra ground.
Avatars have the Switch Racial Skill, which switches the team's position with that of another friendly team up to 6 squares away. This is useful for pulling dying teams (and civilians) away from danger, while also helping the team cover extra ground. Stronger Avatars have this skill changed to Warp Step, which has this range increased to 8 squares instead.
* Asterisk denotes race that has been put under different species throughout the series. Italic font denotes the race/species name (not in katakana for Western loanword) has not yet received any official English localization.
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