Virtue

Virtue is a demon in the series.

History
Virtues, or Strongholds, are part of the second sphere of the Christian hierarchy of angels and watch over the movement of the heavenly bodies so that order is maintained. They are also part of the ministries through which signs and miracles are made in the world. Known as the shining ones, they at times are portrayed as having a physical form, however, these forms appear as if they are melded with the cosmos themselves, a description that fits and reflects off of their duties assigned to them by God.

They are also said to be the fifth rank of angel (possibly referring to Maimonides' hierarchy, where they would be equivalent to the Jewish definition of Seraphim), and apparently are responsible for the distribution of miracles. Just as they govern the movements of celestial bodies, they are also said to be in control of the seasons, stars, moon and even the sun, therefore, what is witnessed throughout the vast reaches of space concerning the orbiting of planets, arrangement of stars, as well as specific suns set for a system are all manipulated by the Virtues.

In Asian regions, their title translates to "Angel of Strength".

Appearances

 * Shin Megami Tensei: Divine Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei II: Divine Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: if... / Hazama's Chapter: Divine Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX: Divine Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Devil Coliseum: Tennin Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Divine Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Divine Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Divine Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Divine Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV: Divine Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Divine Race
 * Last Bible III
 * Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis: Divine Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Divine Race
 * Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Divine Race
 * Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku: Divine Race
 * Megami Ibunroku Persona: Divine Order
 * Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Judgement Arcana
 * Persona 3 / FES / Portable: Justice Arcana
 * Persona 4 / Golden: Justice Arcana
 * Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Justice Arcana
 * Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Justice Arcana
 * Devil Children Black Book & Red Book: Divine Race
 * Devil Children White Book: Divine Race
 * DemiKids Light Version / Dark Version: Holy Type
 * Devil Children Fire/Ice Book: Divine Race
 * Devil Children Messiah Riser: Divine Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Divine Race
 * Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner: Aerial Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Divine Race

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Kaneko's design for Virtue's translucent body draws inspiration from Galaxy Express 999 's character Crystal Claire.

Shin Megami Tensei


Virtues are simply recolored Dominions. Despite the in-game descriptions for Divine race demons saying they are weak to sword, in actuality they take normal damage from sword attacks and resist everything else except for Dex and Needle, so they are only weak to it by comparison.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Virtues appear as normal enemies in the Amala Temple and the ruins of Mifunashiro, as well as the Third Kalpa of the Labyrinth of Amala. Additionally, the White Rider will summon Virtues to its side (up to two) whenever possible.

Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Virtue can be caught on Shinagawa field and appear as one of the boss mobs in Diaspora Shinagawa.

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
They can be found in random encounters in Delphinus/3F and Delphinus/4F, and drop Divine Heart Forma.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
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 * In White Rider's boss battle, he always summons up to 2 Virtues to aid him.

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Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
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