Genbu

Genbu, also known as Gui Xian and Xuan Wu, is a demon in the series.

History
The Xuan Wu, also known as Black Tortoise of the North, Black Warrior or simply the is one of the  (Si Xiang) along with Qing Long, Zhu Que and Bai Hu. It represents the north, the color black, winter and the water element. It is usually depicted as both a tortoise and a snake, specifically with the snake coiling around the tortoise. It is sometimes called the Black Tortoise of the North and is also known as Genbu in Japanese, Huyền Vũ in Vietnamese and Hyeonmu or Hyunmoo in Korean.

In ancient China, the tortoise and the serpent were thought to be spiritual creatures symbolizing longevity. The Fujianese custom of building turtle-shaped tombs may have had to do with the desire to place the grave under the influence of the Black Tortoise.

Gui Xian (龜仙) is sometimes used instead though this is a misnomer due to "Gui" belonging to a different concept of the Chinese (Si Ling or Ssu-Ling). The creature's name is identical to that of the important Taoist god Xuanwu, who is sometimes (as in Journey to the West) portrayed in the company of a turtle and a snake.

Appearances

 * Megami Tensei II: Holy Race
 * Kyūyaku Megami Tensei: Holy Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Holy Race, as Gui Xian
 * Shin Megami Tensei II: Avatar Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: if...: Avatar Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX: Avatar Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Avatar Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Dragon Race, as Gui Xian
 * Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Godly Beast Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Snake Race, as Gui Xian
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV: Snake Race, as Gui Xian
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Snake Race as Gui Xian
 * Shin Megami Tensei V: Dragon Race
 * Last Bible III
 * Last Bible Special
 * Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Avatar Race
 * Soul Hackers 2: Avatar Race as Xuanwu
 * Megami Ibunroku Persona: Temperance Arcana
 * Persona 2: Innocent Sin: Hermit Arcana
 * Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Hermit Arcana
 * Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Temperance Arcana
 * Persona 4 / Golden: Temperance Arcana
 * Persona 4 The Animation: Temperance Arcana
 * Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Temperance Arcana
 * Persona 5 / Royal: Temperance Arcana
 * Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Temperance Arcana
 * Devil Children Black Book & Red Book: God Race
 * Devil Children White Book: God Race
 * DemiKids Light Version / Dark Version: Zombie Type (Gembuzon), Beast Type (Gembu)
 * Devil Children Fire/Ice Book: Undead Race (Genbu Zombie), Animal Race (Genbu)
 * Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Avatar Race
 * Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner: Dragon Class, Boss, as Gui Xian
 * Devil Survivor 2 / Record Breaker: Snake Race, as Gui Xian
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Snake Race as Gui Xian

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Kaneko's design and choice of pose for Genbu both draw inspiration from this particular rubbing of a Xuanwu rock carving.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Gui Xian can be obtained by evolving Nozuchi.

HD Remaster
In the remastered version, its name has been changed to Xuanwu.

Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Genbu acts as the end boss of Nakano's Stone Site gold-level instance and the last of the four beasts to be implemented in IMAGINE. In his true boss room, players will need to kill waves of boss-sized Mizuchi, Nozuchi and Chimera before killing the illusion form to spawn his true form. After obtaining the plug-in item from his endchest, players will need to speak to the Train Conductor ghost NPC within Ikebukuro's Zoushigiya Cemetary and show him a variety of items to help him remember in order to receive the ability to fuse him. Genbu is a special triple fusion of a variant of Mizuchi, a variant of Tan-Ki and Nozuchi.

Shin Megami Tensei IV
Gui Xian can be found in Midtown. It can teach Flynn the Fang Breaker, Ice Breath, Rakukaja and Bufudyne skills through its Demon Whisper.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Gui Xian can teach Nanashi the Fang Breaker, Bufudyne and Rakukaja skills through its Demon Whisper. It benefits from learning Ice and support skills, however its stats will progress more towards a physical attack build while leveling up.

Shin Megami Tensei V
Xuanwu must be faced as part of a challenge issued by Huang Long in the subquest "The Gold Dragon's Arrival." After accepting the quest, Xuanwu will appear in West Shinbashi, under the underpass on the east side of the area. Xuanwu is one of the demons needed to summon Anahita through special fusion.

Soul Hackers 2
Xuanwu appears as a common enemy in Subway Line 14.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Unlike the other Personas of the Hermit Arcana, Genbu and Byakko have Great Affinity with everyone.

Persona 4 The Animation
In Persona 4 The Animation, Genbu is the Persona that represents the bond between Yu and Eri Minami.

In the True Ending Special, Genbu appears to defend Yu from Margaret's Loki and its attacks, as well as bring a message of support for Yu from Eri.

Persona 5
Genbu is the first Persona of the Temperance Arcana and can only be obtained through fusion in the Velvet Room. It is the second of three Personas to learn the Patra skill and the first Persona usable in battle by the protagonist to have access to the Mabufu skill. Genbu is the first of three Personas to learn the Resist Forget skill and the first Persona to learn the Defense Master skill. When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Genbu yields a Patra skill card. Genbu is also used in an advanced fusion with Seiryu, Suzaku and Byakko to summon Kohryu.

DemiKids Light & Dark
Known as Gembu, he can perform the combo War Breath with Garuda and Hydro Blast with Mermaid. Gembuzom can be created through Relic fusion using the Lion, Slim, Live, the Fist, Dino, Wing or the Fist, Whirl, Slim combos.

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner
After defeating Ananta in the final floors of the Karma Temple, the Embryon can come down from the tower and find out four powerful demons have taken over several sectors of the Junkyard. Gui Xian appears in Anahata. The Asura Gui Xian is a woman who follows the orders of Huang Long. The battle is quite simple as long as Gui Xian is not hit by Earth spells, either the Embryon's or her own, as they will greatly heal her. Genbu's two heads keep on bickering through the battle.

Gui Xian gets three turns per round and the fight is typically played out in three stages. In the initial stage, Gui Xian will only use light damaging skills. After more bickering, the second stage will begin and they will instead begin casting Magic Repel every round and switch to mid-tier attacks. After trying to let the party off with a "warning," the party will appear to insist to keep fighting and Gui Xian will not seem too enthused; this begins the final stage. Gui Xian will keep throwing up Magic Repel and switch to heavy damage attacks in addition to using Rage for extra turns.

One problem faced when fighting Gui Xian comes from their extremely high resistance to Physical and Gun attacks, almost nulling them completely. Once the second stage starts and Magic Repel comes into play it becomes difficult to damage them without access to some form of Almighty-based attack. However, if the party casts so much as a single -kaja skill, Gui Xian will start another conversation in which they accuse the party of taking cheap shots. Casting a -kaja skill every round with the character with the weakest magic stat will allow for two magic damage dealers to keep attacking, since Gui Xian will use Dekaja instead of Magic Repel every time.

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