Forneus

Forneus
Japanese Name	フォルネウス
Rōmaji	Foruneusu
Also known as	Rhetorician of the Sea (P5)
Origin	Goetia Demons
First Appearance	Megami Tensei
Alignment(s)	Neutral-Chaos
Race(s)	Brute (Megami Tensei II, Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei) Fallen (Shin Megami Tensei, Shin Megami Tensei: if..., Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX, Shin Megami NINE, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Majin Tensei, Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku, Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2) Fiend (Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner)
Arcana(s)	Emperor (Persona 3, Persona 3 FES, Persona 3 Portable) Hermit (Persona 4, Persona 4 Golden) Hierophant (Persona 5) Magician (Persona 5 Royal)
Reality Self	Former Noble (P5)
Japanese VA	Kentaro Tone (Strange Journey Redux)

Forneus is a demon in the series.

History

According to the writings in The Lesser Key of Solomon, Forneus is the thirtieth demonic spirit listed in the Ars Goetia. He is a Great Marquis of Hell with twenty-nine legions under his command, partly comprised of the order of angels and thrones, and appears as a sea monster. When summoned, he can make men well-versed in rhetoric, give him a good name, teach him foreign tongues, and make him trusted by friend and foe alike.

His name seems to come from "fornus" (oven). He can take many different forms but mainly prefers his human form.

Appearances

• Megami Tensei II: Brute Race
• Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Brute Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: Fallen Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: if...: Fallen Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX: Fallen Race
• Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Fallen Race
• Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Fallen Race, Boss
• Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Fallen Angel Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux: Fallen Race
• Shin Megami Tensei V
• Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS): Fallen Race
• Last Bible III
• Majin Tensei: Fallen Race
• Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku: Futenshi Race
• Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Emperor Arcana
• Persona 4 / Golden: Hermit Arcana
• Persona 5 / Royal: Hierophant / Magician Arcana
  • Persona 5 Strikers
• Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner: Fiend Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Fallen Race

Profile

Shin Megami Tensei

"Origin: Israel. One of the 72 demons of the Goetia. He was one of the Thrones who fell from grace. He appears as a silver sea monster, but can take the form of a human as well. He grants knowledge of various arts and sciences to hims summoner. He can also change the hatred of one's enemies to something like friendship."

—Shin Megami Tensei A-Mode DDS dictionary

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

"One of the 72 demons of the Goetia. He appears as a great sea monster. He is skilled in languages and is a master of rhetoric."

—Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne compendium

Forneus is the first boss, fought in the Hospital when the Demi-fiend reaches the exit. A Decarabia in Shibuya claims to be Forneus' friend and is annoyed by the latter's supposed tardiness, although there is no given explanation for their friendship.

Shin Megami Tensi: Strange Journey Redux

Forneus is the boss of the Fourth Sphere of the Womb of Grief. He swears to avenge Amon by fighting Alex, but chooses to settle with the protagonist when he makes it to Forneus before she can.

Forneus' attacks are mainly physical and ice-based. His signature Death's Bite hits random targets 4 times, and he telegraphs this by using Charge. Once he hits half health, he unleashes Abyssal Prison, which is a field effect that lets him auto-cast Abyssal Scream at the end of every turn for 3 turns, inflicting Fear across the party.

Despite all this, he shouldn't be so tough. At this point, if one has been diligent with gathering D-Sources, Luster Candy and Debilitate should be easily acquired. His weakness to Gun Skills makes it easy for the protagonist to constantly exploit his weakness. Fight conservatively, though, as the protagonist gets into another boss fight immediately afterwards.

After his defeat, Forneus surrenders the Fourth Fruit. He also becomes available for fusion and unlocks the way forward. Forneus' fusion requires Decarabia, Kikuri-Hime and Sui-Ki. He leaves behind the Spotted Leather forma, which is used to create the Sub-App Co-Op Enhance C, which allows Co-Op attacks to trigger on critical hits.

Shortly after he retreats, though, Alex appears and attacks the protagonist.

Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE

Forneus appears regularly in the early story missions as a boss and as support for demons such as Eligor in his boss instance.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Forneus appears in the 3DS remake as a demon unlocked in Nemechi's cat form and can be purchased for 100 D-Souls. He is the earliest demon available with access to Makakaja.

Persona 3

"One of the Goetia's 72 Demons, he appears as a great sea monster. He is linguistically skilled, and a master of rhetoric."

—Persona 3 compendium

Forneus can be obtained via fusion, or through Shuffle Time in the second block of Tartarus, Arqa. The special non-mythological relationship with Decarabia is rendered again in this game, in which these two personas are able to perform a combo skill called Best Friends.

Persona 5

"One of the 72 demons of the Goetia, he appears as a great sea monster. Known as the great Marquis of Hell, he is skilled linguistically, and is a master of rhetoric."

—Persona 5 background

Forneus is the seventh Persona of the Hierophant Arcana and can be found as a Shadow in Shido's Palace and the Sheriruth area of Mementos, with the title "Rhetorician of the Sea." He is one of four Personas to learn the Survival Trick passive skill and the only source of the Evade Psy skill. When itemized with an Electric Chair execution in the Velvet Room, Forneus yields the Masukunda Skill Card.

Forneus also appears as the second boss of Shido's Palace, and is the manifestation of one of Shido's allies, a Former Noble.

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

Forneus will appear after defeating lone Isoras in the northern tunnels of the Samsara Tunnels.

Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

"One of the 72 demons of the Goetia. When summoned it appears as a large winged fish or similar sea creature. This creature is especially well veersed, teaching its summoner the art of rhetoric. One who masters Foreus' craft is able to convince even the most stubborn minds."

—Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 compendium

Stats

Megami Tensei II

Race Level HP MP CP Brute 17 79 25 Formations MAG Macca Item Drops 1-2 0 170 Morningstar Stamina Intelligence Attack Agility Luck Defense 9 8 6 11 7 7 List of Spells Ziorama

Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei

Megami Tensei II

Race Level HP MP VIT INT STR SPD LUC DEF Brute 17 80 25 9 8 6 11 7 7 CP NOA EXP Macca MAG Item Drops 12 1 118 - Morningstar List of Spells Skill Cost Effect Mazioma 6 MP Medium Elec damage (all enemies)

Shin Megami Tensei

Race Alignment Level HP MP Fallen Neutral-Chaos 18 91 112 CP NOA ATK ACC DEF EVA M.ATK M.EFC 11 1-5 41 15 15 13 11 10 St 13 In 9 Ma 10 Vi 6 Ag 12 Lu 6 Resistances Reflects Elec Drop Bead Swd Gun Fir Ice Elc For Nrv Exp Crs Mgc Bnd Chg Dex Ndl Alm - 6／8 4／8 7／8 ½Rf - 6／8 4／8 - - - 4／8 - 6／8 - List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Mazio 7 MP Strikes multiple enemies with lightning. Water Wall Extra Creates a shield that negates fire magic. Fog Breath Extra Lowers an enemy group's hit rate by half.

Shin Megami Tensei: if...

Race Alignment Level HP MP Fallen Neutral-Chaos 35 342 127 CP NOA ATK ACC DEF EVA M.ATK M.EFC 39 1 100 66 90 65 14 13 St 15 In 10 Ma 12 Vi 10 Ag 9 Lu 6 Resistances Repels Elec, weak to Ice Swd Gun Fir Ice Elc For Nrv Exp Crs Mgc Bnd Rsh Hnd Leg Fly Alm - - 1.5× 2× ½Rf - 4／8 Nu 6／8 6／8 Nu - - - 4／8 - List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Mazionga 12 MP Medium Electric damage to all foes. Maziodyne 24 MP Heavy Electric damage to all foes. Mediarama 32 MP Recovers a large amount of HP, all allies. Water Wall 4 MP Nullifies Ice attacks for one turn. Fog Breath 8 MP Decreases all foes' evasion sharply. (Mind-type)

Shin Megami Tensei NINE

Race Alignment Level HP MP Fallen Neutral-Chaos 27 210 91 CP NOA ATK ACC DEF EVA M.ATK M.EFC ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? St 11 In 7 Ma 9 Vi 7 Ag 7 Lu 4 List of Skills Descend Tackle Water Wall Zionga Makakaja

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Race Level HP MP Strength 9 Magic 9 Vitality 6 Agility 2 Luck 2 Fallen 8 500 200 Reflects Absorbs Void Resists Weak - Ice Death - Electricity List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Bufu 3 MP Small ice damage and 20% freeze to one foe. Mabufu 8 MP Small ice damage and 10% freeze to all foes. Icy Death 8 MP Small ice damage and 5% freeze to all foes. (Enemy-only)

Race Level HP MP Strength -- Magic -- Vitality -- Agility -- Luck -- Fallen 20 220 81 Reflects Absorbs Void Resists Weak - Ice Death - Electricity List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Bufula 6 MP Medium ice damage and 25% freeze to one foe. Mabufula 15 MP Medium ice damage and 13% freeze to all foes. Stun Bite none Medium physical damage and 40% stun to one foe. Medium accuracy and critical rate.

Race Level HP MP Strength 10 Magic 7 Vitality 10 Agility 5 Luck 8 Fallen 20 180 81 Reflects Absorbs Void Resists Weak - Ice Death - Electricity Obtainable Normal recruit or fusion List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Stun Bite 18% HP Medium physical damage and 40% stun to one foe. Medium accuracy and critical rate. Innate Riberama 8 MP Increases encounter rate until next new Kagutsuchi phase. Innate Bufula 6 MP Medium ice damage and 25% freeze to one foe. 21 Loan Convo Requests Macca. After using on the same clan of demons thrice, any demon of that clan will take away one third of player's Macca forcefully in the next encounter. 22 Fog Breath 30 MP Decreases agility by 2 levels, all foes. 23 Anti-Elec Passive Imparts resistance to electric attacks. Does not cover innate weakness. 24 Mabufula 15 MP Medium ice damage and 13% freeze to all foes. 25

Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE

Race Alignment Level HP MP Growth Inherit St Ma Vi In Sp Lu Fallen Chaos 29 217 77 Small Hagalaz Ice 30 25 19 16 11 16 Force Slot Close Long Spell Support P.Def M.Def Critical Crt.Def 7 46 32 39 29 17 16 32 35 Features Ice Boost (Mitama: Endless Eloquence) See also [1] Default Skills Skill Cost Effect Punch - A basic attack dealing blunt damage to a single target. Numb Bite 5% HP Deals charge damage to a single enemy and inflicts paralysis (70%). Defensive Stance 1 MP User enters a guard stance, decreasing damage taken from attack and spin moves. Counter - User enters a counter stance, responding to the next enemy attack or rush move with a counterattack. Bufula 15 MP Deals ice damage to a single target and inflicts freeze ailment (70%). Lemegeton 7 MP Casts two stacks of makakaja on user. Gale 1 MP User enters a dodge stance, negating the next enemy shot or rapid move. Learned Skills Level Skill Cost Effect 30 Mazio 11 MP Deals electric damage to all enemies in range and inflicts electric shock ailment (70%). 32 Ice Breath 11% HP Deals fire based damage to all enemies in front of user and inflicts freeze ailment (70%). 35 Liberama 4 MP A support skill that invites a single targets hostility on user. 39 Mabufula 21 MP Deals ice damage to all enemies in range and inflicts freeze ailment (70%). 44 Mamakakaja 10 MP Temporarily increases surrounding allies spell and support by 8. Can be stacked up to four times. 50 Fog Breath 12% HP Deals magic affinity damage to all enemies in front of user and inflicts muddle (70%). 57 Mazionga 24 MP Deals electric damage to all enemies in range and inflicts electric shock ailment (70%). 61 Diarahan 18 MP Recovers a large amount of a single ally's HP. 66 Blizzard Cannon 15 MP, 5 Mag Fires a slow-moving shot inflicting ice damage on a single target. 73 Marakukaja 6 MP Temporarily increases surrounding allies physical defense by 5. Can be stacked up to four times. 80 Bufudyne 20 MP, 10 Mag Deals ice damage to a single target and inflicts freeze ailment (70%). 88 Poison Gas Breath 11% HP Deals magic affinity damage to all enemies in front of user and inflicts poison (70%). 93 Mabufudyne 30 MP, 20 Mag Deals ice damage to all enemies in range and inflicts freeze ailment (70%). 95 Absolute Zero 12% HP Deals ice damage to all enemies around user and inflicts freeze ailment (70%). 98 Megidora 50 MP, 40 Mag Deals almighty damage to all enemies in range. 99 Megidoraon 80 MP, 200 Mag Deals almighty damage to all enemies in range.

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux

Race Alignment Level HP MP Strength 41 Magic 34 Vitality 39 Agility 33 Luck 36 Fallen Neutral-Chaos 56 478 249 Attack Type Single Foe/1/Physical/None - Weak - Reflect - - Strong Null - Poison Paralyze Stone Strain Sleep Charm Mute Fear Bomb Rage - - - - - - - Null - - Natural Skills Acid Breath Charge Death Bite D-Source Skills Madness Crush Staredown Life Surge Password LoK4122C5Ku4GmIG cSIjX0i414OWfmGW

Race Alignment Level HP MP Strength 41 Magic 37 Vitality 39 Agility 34 Luck 36 Fallen Neutral-Chaos 53 3600 ∞ Attack Type Single Foe/1/Physical/None - Weak - Reflect - - Null Null - Poison Paralyze Stone Strain Sleep Charm Mute Fear Bomb Rage - - - - - - - Null - - List of Skills Death Bite Abyssal Prison Abyssal Scream Bufudyne Mabufudyne Charge Acid Breath Dekaja Dekunda Hades Blast

Last Bible III

Level HP MP ATK DEF STR INT END SPD LUC 27 312 106 85 42 17 13 18 13 11 Equipment Weapon Card Location Tapas Inn List of Skills Ziolaon Makajam Dormin

Majin Tensei

Race Level HP MP Mv Range Mv Type Atk Type CP Fallen 18 172 80 10 Flight Paralysis 0 Strength Magic Technique Defense Agility Luck 8 10 8 8 7 6 Magic Skills Skill Cost Power Range Target Effect Diarahan 40 MP - 0-2 1 Ally Heals all HP Patra 15 MP - 0-2 1 Ally Heals the Close status

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Race Level HP MP St In Ma En Ag Lu Fallen 30 273 90 15 3 12 11 3 CP MAG Summon Personality P.ATK P.HIT B.DEF AVD M.ATK M.HIT 6 477 Wild 90 59 12 57 94 18 Reflects Absorbs Void Resists Weak Elec - Death - - List of Skills Tackle Water Wall Zio Makakaja

Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku

Race Alignment Level HP MP CP Futenshi Neutral-Chaos 38 644 352 52 Intuition Will Power Magic Intelligence Divine Protection 17 20 36 33 16 Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Charm 38 32 21 22 19 List of Skills Aqua Cutter Zionga Fog Breath Tail Marin Karin Mazionga

Persona 3

Arcana Level Strength 5 Magic 5 Endurance 8 Agility 6 Luck 4 Emperor 7 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Ice - - - Ice Fire Skill Card Tarukaja (Lv 8) List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Bufu 4 SP Deals light Ice damage / Freezes one foe. (10% chance) Innate Bash 7% HP Deals light Strike damage to one foe. Innate Tarukaja 6 SP Increases 1 ally's Attack. Innate Auto-Sukukaja Passive Automatic Sukukaja at the start of battle. 9 Poisma 5 SP Poisons 1 foe. (25% chance) 10 Posumudi 5 SP Neutralizes Poison (1 ally). 11 Fusion Spell * Skill Cost Effect Prerequisite Best Friends 15% SP Combines all -kaja skills on one ally. Forneus + Decarabia

Persona 4

Arcana Level Strength 4 Magic 5 Endurance 7 Agility 6 Luck 3 Hermit 6 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Ice - - Dark Ice Electricity List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Bufu 4 SP Deals light Ice damage to 1 foe. Innate Skewer 5% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe. Innate Tarukaja 12 SP Increases 1 ally's Attack for 3 turns. Innate Rakunda 12 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense for 3 turns. 7 Poisma 5 SP Poisons 1 foe (40% chance). 8 Dodge Elec Passive Doubles evasion rate against Elec attacks. 10

Arcana Level Strength 4 Magic 5 Endurance 7 Agility 9 Luck 5 Hermit 6 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Ice - - Dark Ice Electricity List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Bufu 4 SP Deals light Ice damage to 1 foe. Innate Skewer 5% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe. Innate Tarukaja 12 SP Increases 1 ally's Attack for 3 turns. Innate Rakunda 12 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense for 3 turns. 7 Poisma 5 SP Poisons 1 foe (40% chance). 8 Dodge Elec Passive Doubles evasion rate against Elec attacks. 10

Persona 5 / Royal

Arcana Level HP SP Type Strength 41 Magic 98 Endurance 10 Agility 52 Luck 40 Hierophant 63 670 513 Timid Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Almi - - - Drain Weak - Null - - - 20 EXP Yen Material Drop Skill Card 417 929 Red Phosphorus Mapsiodyne List of Skills Skill Effect Psiodyne Heavy Psy damage to 1 foe. Technical dmg: Mental ailment. Marin Karin High chance of inflicting Brainwash to 1 foe. Pulinpa High chance of inflicting Confuse to 1 foe. Stagnant Air Increase susceptibility to all ailments universally for 3 turns.

Arcana Level HP SP Strength 38 Magic 80 Endurance 25 Agility 41 Luck 26 Hermit 57 3,500 800 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Almi - - - Drain Weak - Null - - - 20 EXP Yen Material Drop Skill Card 4,100 5,950 - - List of Skills Skill Effect Psiodyne Heavy Psy damage to 1 foe. Technical dmg: Mental ailment. Mapsiodyne Heavy Psy damage to all foes. Technical dmg: Mental ailment. Marin Karin High chance of inflicting Brainwash to 1 foe. Pulinpa High chance of inflicting Confuse to 1 foe. Stagnant Air Increase susceptibility to all ailments universally for 3 turns. Tarukaja Buff attack power of 1 ally for 3 turns. Concentrate Next magic attack inflicts 2.5x damage. Pulinpa High chance of inflicting Confuse to 1 foe. Psy Boost Strengthen Psy attacks by 25%. Psy Amp Strengthen Psy attacks by 50%. Fast Heal Half the time needed to recover from an ailment.

"I'm Forneus. Now that I am your mask... the hidden arias shall be yours..." Arcana Level Strength 41 Magic 39 Endurance 40 Agility 42 Luck 34 Hierophant 63 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Psy - Ice Psy - Electricity List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Psiodyne 12 SP Heavy Psy damage to 1 foe. Technical dmg: Mental ailment. Innate Marin Karin 5 SP High chance of inflicting Brainwash to 1 foe. Innate Masukunda 24 SP Debuff agility of all foes for 3 turns. Innate Survival Trick Auto Survive one insta-death attack with 1 HP remaining. 65 Stagnant Air 5 SP Increase susceptibility to all ailments universally for 3 turns. 66 Mapsiodyne 22 SP Heavy Psy damage to all foes. Technical dmg: Mental ailment. 67 Evade Psy Auto Triple evasion chance against Psy attacks. 68

"I'm Forneus. Now that I am your mask... the hidden arias shall be yours..." Arcana Level Strength 41 Magic 39 Endurance 40 Agility 42 Luck 34 Magician 63 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Psy - Ice Psy - Electricity List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Psiodyne 12 SP Heavy Psy damage to 1 foe. Technical dmg: Mental ailment. Innate Brain Jack 12 SP Medium Chance of inflicting Brainwash to all foes Innate Masukunda 24 SP Debuff agility of all foes for 3 turns. Innate Survival Trick Auto Survive one insta-death attack with 1 HP remaining. 65 Stagnant Air 5 SP Increase susceptibility to all ailments universally for 3 turns. 66 Mapsiodyne 22 SP Heavy Psy damage to all foes. Technical dmg: Mental ailment. 67 Evade Psy Auto Triple evasion chance against Psy attacks. 68

Persona 5 Strikers

Arcana Level Strength 39 Magic 37 Endurance 38 Agility 40 Luck 33 Hierophant 60 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Psy - Psy Ice - Electricity List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Mapsiodyne 22 SP Heavy Psy damage to a wide range. Technical dmg: Mental ailment. Innate Eigaon 12 SP Heavy Curse damage to a narrow range. Innate Makajamaon 12 SP Medium chance of inflicting Forget to a wide range. Innate Psy Amp Auto Strengthen Psy attacks by 50%. 62 Finesse Auto Increase damage inflicted by technical hits. 64 Psycho Blast 54 SP Severe Psy damage to a wide range. Technical dmg: Mental ailment. 74

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

Race Level HP MP Drops Fiend 43 480 332 - Reflects Absorbs Void Resists Weak Fire, Ice, Death - - Earth Electricity List of Skills Skill Effect Bufudyne Heavy ice damage and freeze on one foe. Teradyne Heavy earth damage on one foe. Mudoon High chance of killing one foe instantly. Death-type. Curse Inflicts curse (death-type) on one foe. Stone Gaze Inflicts petrification (death-type) on one foe.

Gallery

Forneus artwork from Persona 3

Forneus as he appears in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.

Forneus's sprite in Last Bible III

Forenus in Persona O.A.

Forneus as he appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2.

Trivia

• Kazuma Kaneko made his design look like a manta ray because the manta ray are sometimes known as "devil fish;" Forneus appears as a sea monster. The demon's skeletal structure, namely its spine and forelimbs, also bear a distinct resemblance to a human body.