Chi You

Chi You
Japanese Name	シュウ
Rōmaji	Shuu
Also known as	Shu (P2: EP) Strength of a Thousand (IMAGINE)
Origin	Chinese Mythology Korean Mythology
First Appearance	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Race(s)	Tyrant
Arcana(s)	Devil (Persona 2: Eternal Punishment) Tower (Persona 3, Persona 3: FES, Persona 3 Portable, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth) Chariot (Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal)

Chi You is a demon in the series.

History

Chiyou (蚩尤) is a deity in Chinese mythology that descended from Shennong (神農), emperor of fire and agriculture. This half-man, half-bull war deity helped and led the Hmong and Li Tribes fight against Huang Di: the king who is said to be the ancestor of all Han Chinese. Huang Di lost many of his initial battles with Chiyou but won the final battle with the invention of the south pointing chariot (a mechanical compass without magnet) that allowed him to navigate through the thick fog summoned by Chiyou's forces. Chiyou was then beheaded by Yinglong (應龍), one of the Yellow Emperor's top generals.

He is worshiped in China as the god of war and weapons and, along with Huang Di, as one of the progenitors of the Chinese people. Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇), the First Emperor of China, worshiped Chiyou and attributed him to his success in conquering his rival states. Liu Bang (劉邦), the founder of the Han dynasty, was also noted to have worshiped at Chiyou's shrine before his decisive battle with Xiang Yu (項羽).

He also plays an important part in the Miao and Hmong people's mythologies and folklore, regarded as a sagacious king, godlike warrior and leader, but also as their punishing downfall from grace. According to the tale, Chiyou was betrayed by his closest general and all of the Hmong, and executed by Huang Di, after forbidding the practice of polygamy out of disgust and a need for order. Still alive after his body is dismembered and torn into many pieces, he forever cursed his people to exile, persecution, insurrection, disunity, suffering and the deterioration of their culture until they all repented and prayed for his forgiveness for their sin of regicide, dishonorable betrayal of ethics and carnal selfishness.

Appearances

• Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Tyrant Race
• Shin Megami Tensei IV: Tyrant Race
• Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Tyrant Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Tyrant Race
• Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Devil Arcana, as Shu
• Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Tower Arcana
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Tower Arcana
• Persona 5 / Royal: Chariot Arcana
• Persona O.A.
• Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Tower Arcana
• Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Tyrant Race

Profile

Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE

Chi You was implemented in the July 2014 Kappa and the Temple of Doom Adventure event. Players could encounter him as a boss by gathering three Sankara stones and one fighting spirit to give to DB Katori. He could be summoned in any of the three event instances and spawned alongside a room of highly aggressive Tao Tie, Taown and Senri. As a reference to the myth, his boss form, Strength of a Thousand Chi You, used skills that inflicted the Misty Fog and Cloudy Fog ailments to increase player cooldown times, decrease their ailment resistance and decrease the strength of their almighty, physical and gun affinity skills. By defeating him, players have a chance of gaining the ability to fuse him in a triple fusion of Atavaka, Tao Tie and Taown.

Shin Megami Tensei IV

"A Chinese god of war, often depicted with a bull's head, six or eight arms, and four eyes.
He invented many weapons and commanded an invincible army. Seeking control of the land, he fought with Huang Di, and though he was winning, Huang Di invented the South-Pointing Chariot and defeated him. Huang Di had Chi You's head buried thousands of li apart from his body."

—Shin Megami Tensei IV compendium

Chi You appears as the third-strongest member of the Tyrant race. He can be recruited from the wild in Lucifer Palace or created through fusion, provided Flynn has reached level 87. There are no special requirements to summon him.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse

Chi You can teach Nanashi the Mabufudyne, Hades Blast, Will of Frost, Debilitate and Mist Rush skills through his Demon Whisper. He benefits from learning Physical, Ice, Force and support skills.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

While not seen directly, Chi You is referenced through the spell "Overlord," which unleashes his power to inflict multiple Strike element attacks on all front row enemies.

Persona 3

Chi You appears as the ultimate Persona of the Tower Arcana in Persona 3. Chi You grants the equipment Barbaric Bracers, which increases the wearer's dodge rate against all attacks.

FES introduces the Weapon Fusion system, where fusing Chi You with a Nihil weapon grants the strongest bow-classed weapon, Quintessence Bow.

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

"A Chinese god of war, he is said to have invented many weapons. He and his followers rebelled against the Yellow Emperor, Huang Di, but were defeated."

—Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth compendium

Chi You is the highest leveled Persona that can be obtained by beating an F.O.E. Once again, he is required to create the Quintessence Bow, Yukari's ultimate bow; he must be used in a sacrifice spread to obtain one of the materials, the others being a Tangled Thread and a Fire Ring Lump, Theodore requires to make it.

Persona 5

"A Chinese god of war, he is said to have invented many weapons. He and his followers rebelled against the Yellow Emperor, Huang Di, but were ultimately defeated."

—Persona 5 background

Chi You is the ultimate Persona of the Chariot Arcana and can only be obtained through advanced fusion in the Velvet Room after completing the Chariot Confidant with Ryuji Sakamoto. The protagonist must fuse Hecatoncheires, White Rider, Thor, Yoshitsune and Cu Chulainn together in order to summon Chi You. Chi You can only be summoned during the true ending route, as one of the ingredients for Yoshitsune (Futsunushi) requires the completion of the Magician Arcana Confidant with Morgana to obtain. When itemized through an Electric Chair execution, Chi You produces an Arms Master skill card.

Stats

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Race Level HP MP Strength 93 Dexterity 93 Magic 93 Agility 93 Luck 93 Tyrant 87 679 305 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark - - Weak Repel - Repel Null Null Ailment Resistance - Normal Attack Phys x1-3, 1 enemy List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Mabufudyne 32 MP Heavy ice damage to all foes. Innate Hades Blast 32 MP Heavy physical damage to all foes. Innate High Phys Pleroma Auto Boosts physical attack by 50%. 88

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse

Race Level HP MP Strength 131 Dexterity 75 Magic 74 Agility 94 Luck 100 Tyrant 87 857 194 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark - - Weak Repel - Repel - - Ailment Resistance None Normal Attack Phys x1-3, 1 enemy Skill Affinities Physical +5 · Ice +5 · Force +3 · Support +2 · Electricity -2 · Fire -5 List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Mabufudyne 48 MP Heavy ice damage to all foes. Innate Hades Blast 42 MP Heavy physical damage to all foes. Innate Will of Frost 30 MP Grants ice pierce to party for one turn. Innate Debilitate 100 MP Debuffs all foes' attack, defense and agility by 1 level. 88 Mist Rush 28 MP 2 to 4 hits of medium physical damage and 70% daze to multiple foes. 89 Drain Gun Auto Absorbs gun damage. 90

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Race Level HP MP St In Ma Vi Ag Lu Tyrant 83 1091 584 27 22 25 24 14 12 CP NOA P.ATK P.HIT B.DEF AVD M.ATK M.DEF 101 All 220 147 214 146 61 81 Reflects Absorbs Void Resists Weak - Fire, Ice, Elec Expel, Death - - List of Skills Mapsio Hellfire Mist Slash

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

You think you're the great Emperor?! Arcana Type Level HP Normal Drop Rare Drop Devil None 76 999 Disguise Goods Akashic Ring Traits Gloomy War god who created 5 armies. Defeated by the emperor. Atk Def Matk Mdef Strength 64 Vitality 60 Technique 61 Agility 57 Luck 61 268 256 182 182 Sw Sh Sk Th Ak Fi Wt Wi Er Ic Ln Nc Ho Dk Al Nr Mn 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 2／4 Nu Nu 2／4 Nu Nu List of Skills Skill Effect Deadly Burn Inflicts huge Fire damage to all enemies. Death Bound Inflicts small Sword damage to all enemies. Curse Inflicts medium Dark damage to all enemies.

Persona 3

Arcana Level Strength 65 Magic 56 Endurance 62 Agility 54 Luck 59 Tower 86 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Pierce - - - Slash, Pierce Electricity Skill Card Arms Master (Lv. 94) Heart Item Barbaric Bracers List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Vorpal Blade 21% HP Deals heavy Slash damage to all foes. (1.5x "Great" condition bonus) Innate Invigorate 3 Passive Restores 7 SP each turn in battle. Innate Primal Force 21% HP Deals severe Pierce damage to one foe. 89 Absorb Strike Passive Drains damage from Strike attacks. 91 Arms Master Passive Halves HP cost for physical skills. 92

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Arcana Level HP + SP + Inherit Extract Fragment Tower 87 240 48 - Infinite Link Chi You Shard List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Power Charge 40 SP Nearly triple the user's physical attack for next hit. Lasts 3 turns. Innate Flame Link 48 HP A light Cut + Fire attack. (1 enemy) [Link damage with allies' attacks] Innate Infinite Link Passive Raise damage dealt with first hit and number of Links. 88 Forked Spear Passive Medium chance of another attack after regular attack. 89 Victory Cry Passive [Navi] Full HP restore at the end of battle. (Party) 90 God's Cut Passive Raise Cut attack strength. 91 God's Stab Passive Raise Stab attack strength. 92 God's Bash Passive Raise Bash attack strength. 93

Persona 5 / Royal

• Persona 5
• Persona (P5R)

"I am Chi You. By wielding this mask, you shall gain the power to invent a vast multitude of destructive weapons." Arcana Level Strength 54 Magic 56 Endurance 53 Agility 52 Luck 50 Chariot 86 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Psy - - Psy Physical, Gun Nuclear Electric chair execution Arms Master List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Psycho Force 48 SP Severe Psy damage to 1 foe. Technical dmg: Mental ailment. Innate Repel Phys Auto Repel Physical attacks. Innate Gigantomachia 25% HP Colossal Physical damage to all foes. Innate Fortify Spirit Auto Lower susceptibilities to all ailments. 88 Psycho Blast 54 SP Severe Psy damage to all foes. Technical dmg: Mental ailment. 89 Drain Psy Auto Absorb Psy attacks. 90 Concentrate 15 SP Next magic attack inflicts 2.5x damage. 92

"I am Chi You. By wielding this mask, you shall gain the power to invent a vast multitude of destructive weapons." Arcana Level Strength 56 Magic 57 Endurance 54 Agility 53 Luck 51 Chariot 88 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Psy - - Psy Physical, Gun Nuclear Persona Trait Chi You's Blessing: Reduce cost of Psy skills by 75%. Electric chair execution Repel Phys (normal); Drain Phys (fusion alarm) List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Psycho Force 48 SP Severe Psy damage to 1 foe. Innate Repel Phys Passive Repel Physical attacks. Innate Gigantomachia 25% HP Colossal Physical damage to all foes. Innate Fortify Spirit Passive Reduce susceptibility to all ailments. 89 Psycho Blast 54 SP Severe Psy damage to all foes. 91 Drain Psy Passive Absorb Psy attacks. 92 Concentrate 15 SP Next magical attack inflicts 2.5x damage for user. 94

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Arcana Level HP + SP + Type Extract Tower 86 185 35 Physical Agneyastra List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Agneyastra 98 HP Heavy Phys attack. (All enemies) Stronger in Boost. Innate Psycho Force 48 SP Severe Psy attack. (1 enemy) Innate Power Charge 22 SP Triple physical attack for next hit. Lasts 3 turns. (Self) Innate Shura Instincts Passive High chance of Shura Tensei when battle starts. 87 True Critical Eye 26 SP Raise critical hit rate for 3 turns. (Party) 88 Agility Genius Passive Increase Ag by 4. 89 Ambush Arts+ Passive Greatly raise attack against enemies with status ailments. 90

Gallery

Chi You as he appears in Persona 3

Chi You as he appears in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE

Chi You as he appears in Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Chi You as he appears in Card Summoner

Chi You in Persona O.A.

Chi You in Persona O.A. (no background)

Chi You in Persona 5 Royal

In Other Languages

Language	Name
English	Chi You
Japanese	シュウ (Shuu)
French	Chi You
Italian	Chi You
German	Chi You
Spanish	Chi You