Nozuchi

Nozuchi is a demon in the series.
==History==
The Nozuchi , also romanized as Nodzuchi, is a Japanese spirit of the earth that is found in open plains hiding in the shadows of the plants and trees, and is among the earliest noted youkai. While it is not an evil or mischievous spirit, it is wild and uncontrollable, thus it will sometimes bring harm to humans it sees as intruders or threats. Its name means "wild mallet," due to its portly shape, which forces them to make their homes in trees on hills, as rolling down slopes is their main form of locomotion, then they amble their way back up.
It is also another name for the serpent monster Tsuchinoko, which is now seen more as a cryptid that takes the form of a fat snake.
==Appearances==
*Shin Megami Tensei II: Snake Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: if...: Snake Race
*Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Snake Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Devil's Colosseum: Dragon Race
*Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Snake Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Dragon King Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Snake Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV: Snake Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Snake Race
*Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Snake Race
*Soul Hackers 2: Snake Race
*Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku: Snake Race as Nodzuchi
*Megami Ibunroku Persona: Snake Order
*Persona 4 / Golden: Moon Arcana
*Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Moon Arcana
*Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Moon Arcana
*Devil Children Fire/Ice Book: Dragon Type
*Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner: Dragon Class
*Devil Survivor 2: Snake Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Snake Race
==Profile==
===Shin Megami Tensei NINE===
Kei's friend uses a Nozuchi during the fight against Legion in Chapter 1.
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
Nozuchi can be found in the Great Underpass of Ginza, past the Manikin hideout and immediately in the vicinity of the Matador encounter. Its ability to drain Force skills makes it a good choice for battling Matador, and it becomes more useful should it be leveled up to learn Counter and Rakukaja prior to the fight. Nozuchi can evolve into Gui Xian through leveling up.
===Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE===
Nozuchi can be contracted in Suginami and Shinjuku Babel's docks. Massive Nozuchi are a reoccurring theme as both event-based player demons and bosses within the Denshi Kairo instance and the gold-level Nakano Stone Site instance, appearing alongside Genbu. 
===Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
Nozuchi can be found in Shinjuku. It can teach Flynn the Critical Wave, Mazio and Rakukaja skills through its Demon Whisper. Flynn must have the Demolingual App in order to converse with Nozuchi. A Nozuchi may also give Flynn the "Cu Chulainn's Training" Challenge Quest when spoken to.
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
Nozuchi appears in the south entrance and west entrance areas of Shinjuku as well as the northern areas of the Fairy Forest, past the central gate. It can teach the Rakukaja, Mazio and Critical Wave skills to Nanashi during Demon Whisper. Nozuchi gains a bonus to any support and Electricity skills learned during fusion.
===Soul Hackers 2===
Nozuchi can be found as a common enemy in the Central Line. 
===Devil Children Fire/Ice Book===
Nozuchi is one of the demons given as a prize for beating Eligor's quiz in Fire Book. In Ice Book Nozuchi is a boss faced in the Huge Floodgate, where he plans on flooding the Water Angels Town to kill the inhabitants in the name of his master Zebul. Upon defeat his body transforms to reveal his true form. His last words being that they shall continue fighting until everything is destroyed.
===Devil Survivor 2===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
==Stats==
===Shin Megami Tensei II===
===Shin Megami Tensei: if...===
===Shin Megami Tensei NINE===
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
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===Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
===Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers===
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===Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku===
===Megami Ibunroku Persona===
===Persona 4===
===Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth===
===Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth===
===Devil Children Fire/Ice Book===
===Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner===
===Devil Survivor 2===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
==Gallery==
SMT9 Nozuchi RTS.png|Nozuchi's RTS map icon in Shin Megami Tensei NINE
Nozuchi.png|Nozuchi as it appears in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Devil Survivor 2 (USA) 03 15679.png|Nozuchi as it appears in Devil Survivor 2
Nozuchi PQ.png|Nozuchi as it appears in Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
【ノズチ】ソウルハッカーズ2 日刊・リンゴと悪魔の未来予測 3-31(木)|Nozuchi in SH2 Daily Ringo's Demon Prediction 3/31
==In Other Languages==
Language	Name
Japanese	ノズチ (Nozuchi)
French 	Nozuchi
Italian 	Nozuchi
German 	Nozuchi
Spanish 	Nozuchi
Category:Japanese Mythology
Category:Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Demons
Category:Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Demons
Category:Neutral Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE