Obariyon

Obariyon's Persona 4 artwork

Obariyon (オバリヨン, Obariyon)^? is a recurring demon in the series.

History

The Obariyon is a Japanese "piggyback demon" from local folklore. While a person is walking along a woodland or grassy path, the Obariyon may jump out and attach itself to their back. While it cannot be seen, its weight can be felt by the person, and it becomes harder to walk. The Obariyon cannot be easily removed without the use of magic, but it is said if you can remove it and take it home, it will turn into many valuable gold coins.

Appearances

• Shin Megami Tensei IV: Ghost Race
• Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Ghost Race
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Haunt Race
• Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Haunt Race
• Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army: Fury Order
• Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon: Fury Order
  • Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Lone Marebito
• Persona Ain Soph: Starter Persona
• Persona 4: Fool Arcana
• Persona 5: Fool Arcana
  • Persona 5 The Animation
• Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Haunt Race
• Devil Survivor 2: Jaki Race, one of the three starting demons
  • Devil Survivor 2 The Animation
• Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Haunt Race

Profile

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Obariyon can be found in Shinjuku. It can teach Flynn the Binding Claw, Patra and Sukunda skills through its Demon Whisper.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse

"A Japanese "piggyback monster" that jumps on people's backs as they walk along grassy paths.
It is heavy and not easily removed, but if you can take it back home, it will turn into gold coins."

—Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse compendium

Obariyon appears within Kanda-no-yashiro. It can teach the Binding Claw, Patra and Sukunda skills through its Demon Whisper. Obariyon gains a slight benefit from learning physical, Darkness, ailment and healing skills.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

"A Japanese "piggyback monster" that jumps on people's backs as they walk along grassy paths. It is heavy and not easily removed, but the tales say if you can take it back home, it will turn into gold coins."

—Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers 3DS compendium

Raidou Kuzunoha Vs. The Soulless Army

"A Japanese "piggyback monster" that jumps on people's backs as they walk along grassy paths. It's not easily removed, but if you can take it back home, it will turn into gold coins."

—Raidou Kuzunoha Vs. The Soulless Army Devil Chart

Raidou Kuzunoha Vs. King Abaddon

Obariyon appears in the case file Fear of Betobeto: Thought to be Betobeto, but when Raidou arrives to investigate, it is revealed to be Rumored Obariyon following soldiers from behind in Kasumidai. Much faster than regular Obariyons and having much more HP, they appear in several waves of five and are still weak to wind. After Obariyon's defeat, he thanks Raidou for beating them since they couldn't stop once they picked up that speed and just kept going.

Persona 5

"A "piggyback monster" of Japan that jumps on the backs of those who who pass grassy paths. It is heavy and not easily removed, but will turn into gold coins if you can carry it back home."

—Persona 5 background

Obariyon is the second Persona of the Fool Arcana and appears as a Shadow in the Aiyatsbus area of Mementos in area 3, 5 and 6, with the title of "Piggyback Demon." Obariyon is the first Persona available to the protagonist with the Snap, Lucky Punch and Resist Fear skills. When itemized using the Electric Chair execution, Obariyon will yield a Lucky Punch skill card.

Natsuhiko Nakanohara's Shadow takes the form of Obariyon when confronted during the request "Beware the Clingy Ex-boyfriend" that Morgana has the party complete when he introduces them to Mementos on May 7th.

Devil Survivor 2

"A Japanese "piggyback monster" that jumps on people's back as they walk along grassy paths.
It is heavy and not easily remove, but if you can take it back home, it will turn into gold coin."

—Devil Survivor 2 compendium

Obariyon is one of the first demons fought in the game and saves the protagonist, Daichi Shijima and Io Nitta from death by causing it to crash into the side of the subway.

In the anime, it was the first demon Daichi buys from the Devil Auction. He once tried to fight with it, but it quickly fled in fear, leaving Daichi to complain how weak his demons were.

Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

"A Japanese "piggyback monster" that jumps on to people's backs as they walk along grassy paths. It is heavy and not easy to carry. Many people give up and flee, but if you can take it back home, it will reward you by turning into gold coins."

—Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 compendium

Stats

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Race Level HP MP Strength 24 Dexterity 22 Magic 22 Agility 29 Luck 24 Ghost 18 196 88 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark - - - Weak Null - - - Ailment Resistance Null: Bind Normal Attack Phys x1, 1 enemy List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Binding Claw 11 MP Medium physical damage and 35% bind to one foe. Innate Patra 5 MP Removes sleep, panic and bind from one ally. Innate Sukunda 15 MP Debuffs all foes' agility by 1 level. 19

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse

Race Level HP MP Strength 22 Dexterity 22 Magic 19 Agility 31 Luck 28 Ghost 18 180 97 Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Light Dark - - - Weak Resist - Weak Null Ailment Resistance Null:Bind Normal Attack Phys x1, 1 enemy Skill Affinities Physical +1 · Dark +1 · Ailment +1 · Healing +1 · Support +1 · Ice -3 List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Binding Claw 11 MP Medium physical damage and 35% bind to one foe. Innate Patra 6 MP Removes sleep, panic, bind, charm, mute and daze from one ally. Innate Sukunda 25 MP Debuffs all foes' agility by 1 level. 19

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Race Level HP MP St In Ma En Ag Lu Haunt 11 107 51 4 5 5 5 6 3 CP MAG Summon Personality P.ATK P.HIT B.DEF AVD M.ATK M.HIT 4 263 Dumb 30 17 48 17 44 14 Reflects Absorbs Void Resists Weak - - Death - Expel List of Skills Zan Simple Twist Escape

Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army

Order Level HP MP St Ma Vi Lu MAG Cost Investigation Fury 5 - - 10 3 7 4 - Use Force, Sneak Confinable Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Yes - - Death - Ice, Fire List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Combo 3 MP Repeated attacks to nearby enemy for light phys damage. Innate Vile Storm Combo Mega physical damage to target, will bind if weak to Death. (Radius) 6 Life Bonus Passive Will increase the demons maximum HP by 10% 7

Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon

• Random Encounter
• Summonable Ally
• Fear of Betobeto

Order Level HP St Ma Vi Lu Conversation Investigation Fury 6 167 10 3 9 6 Brainwash Use Force Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Frail - - - Phys - Force/Death List of Skills Skill Effect War Cry Briefly boosts Phys attack. All allies.

Order Level HP St Ma Vi Lu Conversation Investigation Fury 6 152 10 3 9 6 Brainwash Use Force Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Frail - - - Phys - Force/Death List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level War Cry 10 MAG Briefly boosts Phys attack. All allies. Innate Frenzy 22 MAG Light Phys dmg to an area +Dizzy(Low) 7 Power Chakra Passive Boosts Strength by 3 Max Loyalty

Order Level HP St Ma Vi Lu Item drop Fury 25 567 19 9 12 4 - Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Frail - - - Phys Mind Force/Death List of Skills Skill Effect War Cry Briefly boosts Phys attack. All allies.

Persona 4

Arcana Level Strength 11 Magic 6 Endurance 11 Agility 9 Luck 9 Fool 13 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Phys - - - Phys, Fire - List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Sonic Punch 8% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe. Innate Tarukaja 12 SP Increases 1 ally's Attack for 3 turns. Innate Dekaja 10 SP Nullifies stat bonuses on all foes. Innate Muzzle Shot 9% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe with a chance of Silence. 14 Silence Boost Passive Increases odds of inflicting Silence (1.5x). 15 Resist Physical Passive Reduces damage from Phys attacks. 17 Single Shot 9% HP Deals light Phys damage to 1 foe. 18

Persona 5

• Shadow
• Persona

Arcana Level HP SP Type Strength 14 Magic 8 Endurance 11 Agility 12 Luck 7 Fool 8 206 78 Irritable Phys Gun Fire Ice Elec Wind Psy Nuke Bless Curse Almi Strong - - - Weak - - - - - - EXP Yen Battle Drop Negotiation Items 9 283 Tin Clasp - Sukunda (Skill Card) List of Skills Skill Effect Sukunda Debuff agility of 1 foe for 3 turns. Lucky Punch Minuscule Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate.

"I'm Obariyon. I've got your back as long as you have that mask, mister!" Arcana Level Strength 7 Magic 3 Endurance 9 Agility 8 Luck 4 Fool 8 Inherit Reflects Absorbs Block Resists Weak Phys - - - Phys Elec List of Skills Skill Cost Effect Level Snap 9% HP Medium Gun damage to 1 foe. Innate Sukunda 8 SP Debuff agility of 1 foe for 3 turns. Innate Lucky Punch 3% HP Minuscule Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate. 9 Resist Fear Auto Lower susceptibility to Fear. 10 Dekaja 10 SP Negate all buff effects of all foes. 12

Devil Survivor 2

Race Level HP MP Strength 6 Magic 4 Vitality 5 Agility 4 Jaki 3 56 11 Racial / Auto Skill Phys Fire Ice Elec Force Curse Bind - - Weak Weak - - Command Skills Extra Cancel List of Auction Skills Dia * Life Bonus * I'm the Jaki Obariyon. To be frank, you did the right thing calling me. You're a survivor. Using me for fusion? Good choice. Make me a sweet demon, will ya?

Gallery

Obariyon as he appears in Devil Survivor 2

Obariyon as he appears in Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Lone Marebito

Obariyon as it appears in the Devil Survivor 2 manga adaptation

Obariyon appears in Devil Survivor 2 The Animation

Obariyon as it appears in Card Summoner

Obariyon appears in Persona 5 The Animation

Trivia

• When confining an Obariyon in Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army, it will comment on the player's button smashing ability and will ask them if they are Master Takahashi.