Myrmecoleon

Myrmecoleon`s official artwork

Myrmecoleon (ミルメコレオ, Mirumekoreo) is a demon in the series.

History

Myrmecoleon is an animal from Medieval bestiaries, also referenced in some sources as a Formicaleon, Formicaleun or Mirmicioleon.

There are two interpretations of what a Myrmecoleon is. In one version, the ant-lion is so called because it is the "lion of ants", a large ant or small animal that hides in the dust and kills ants. In the other version, it is a beast that is the result of a mating between a lion and an ant. It has the face of a lion and the body of an ant, with each part having its appropriate nature. Because the lion part will only eat meat and the ant part can only digest grain, the ant-lion starves.

The ant-lion story may come from a mistranslation of a word in the Septuagint version of the Old Testament, from the book of Job. The word in Hebrew is lajisch, an uncommon word for lion, which in other translations of Job is rendered as either lion or tiger; in the Septuagint it is translated as mermecolion, ant-lion.

Appearances

• Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Vermin Race
• Shin Megami Tensei IV: Vermin Race as Myrmecolion
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Yumushi Clan
• Devil Children Red Book
• Devil Children Black Book
• Devil Children Black Book/Red Book (PS)
• Devil Children White Book
• Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Yumushi Clan
• Devil Survivor 2: Beast Race as Myrmecolion

Profile

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

"A beast with the front of a lion and the back of an ant. It is the result of a lion and ant mating, but because the lion part eats meat and the ant part eats vegetables, it will die of starvation. It was born from a mistranslation of the Bible."

—Strange Journey Compendium

Devil Survivor 2

"A monster whose front half is a lion and rear half is an ant.
It is said to be born when a male lion impregnates an ant egg. Because its father is carnivorous and its mother herbivorous, it eats nothing and dies of starvation. It was apparently a mistranslation of "old lion" in the Book of Job that gave rise to this strange creature."

—Devil Survivor 2 Compendium

Stats

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Level Race Alignment HP MP ST MA AG VI LC 22 Vermin Dark-Neutral 202 103 19 (19%) 12 (12%) 14 (14%) 15 (15%) 16 (16%) Attack Type Single foe/1/Physical/None - - - Weak - - - - - Poison Paralyze Stone Strain Sleep Charm Mute Fear Bomb Rage 100% 100% 100% Weak (300%) 100% 100% Weak (300%) 100% 100% 100% Natural Skills Strandi Shooting Spree - D-Source Skills Shooting Spree Mutudi Life Bonus Item Drops Vermin Abdomen Life Stone Bead Password %uWJ49kt72UDYukB bu#KYqcBc-iAZOkE

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Race Level HP MP ST DX MA AG LU Vermin 3 123 23 11 10 9 9 8 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark - - - - Weak - - - Ailment resistance Weak: Panic Normal attack Physical, one hit, one enemy List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Patra 5 MP Removes sleep, panic and bind from one ally. Innate Life Drain 5 MP Drains small amount of HP from one foe. 4

Devil Survivor 2

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Gallery

Myrmecoleon from Devil Summoner

Artwork from Devil Children Red/Black Book.

Myrmecoleon`s portrait in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, courtesy of Ultimecia

Myrmecolion in Devil Survivor 2.