Chimera

Chimera is a demon in the series.
==History==
Chimera is the monster offspring of Typhon and Echidna from Greek mythology, and is the sibling of Cerberus and Orthrus. This monster breathes fire and is made up of parts from different animals; the general ones being the body and head of a lion, with a goat's head sprouting in the middle, and a snake's head for a tail. Other accounts include the Chimera being a three-headed animal, with a dragon being the third head.
==Appearances==
*Megami Tensei: Avatar Race
*Megami Tensei II: Beast Race
*Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Avatar Race (MT), Beast Race (MTII)
*Shin Megami Tensei: Avatar Race
*Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Holy Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Holy Beast Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Avatar Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV: Avatar Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Avatar Race
*Shin Megami Tensei V: Holy Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Avatar Race
*Soul Hackers 2: Holy Race
*Last Bible
*Another Bible: Beast Race
*Last Bible III
*Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload: Chariot Arcana
*Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Chariot Arcana
*Persona 5 Royal: Strength Arcana
*Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Chariot Arcana
*Devil Children White Book: Beast Race
*DemiKids Light Version / Dark Version: Animal Race
*Devil Children Fire/Ice Book: Animal Race
*Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Avatar Race
*Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2: Beast Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Avatar Race
==Profile==
===Shin Megami Tensei===
===Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE===
Chimera's plug-in can acquired by players within the neutral route of the main episode after defeating Act 19's Cerberus boss. Players having followed other alignments can only obtain him by completing the Second Home Extra Dungeon and turning in one hundred of the neutral route's items. Chimera also appears alongside Genbu when he acts as a boss within Nakano's gold level Stone Site instance. He is a special double-fusion of Hanuman and Qing Long or Dominion and Sparna.
===Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
Chimera appears as a foe in the Challenge Quest Four Wings, Four Heads. He is found in the Ryogoku area of Ueno. His head is then taken by the Messenger Angel to become the head of a lion.
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
Orthrus can teach Nanashi the Ziodyne, War Cry and Madness Nails skills through its Demon Whisper. It benefits from learning Electricity and Physical skills. Provided that Nanashi can control the result, Chimera will evolve in Orthrus after its Demon Whisper event, when it learns its last skill at level 50.
===Shin Megami Tensei V===
Chimera can be found in Sukiyabashi as a Punishing Foe. It will be the target of the "The Horn of Plenty" subquest given by Demeter.
If Chimera is in the protagonist's stock, Chimera can speak to his brothers Cerberus and Orthrus if they are enemies for special conversations; the protagonist will also receive some items in the process.
===Soul Hackers 2===
Chimera is a demon of the Holy Race and can be found in Soul Matrix 3F in Arrow, Milady and Saizo's sectors.
===Persona 3===
====Reload====
===Persona 5 Royal===
Chimera is the ninth Persona of the Strength Arcana, and can either be encountered within Maruki's Palace (Chimera is one of the few Shadows on its floor of the Palace that can be recruited through negotiation) or can be fused after 1/12. As a Shadow, it is known as "Deformed Lion God."
When itemized by Electric Chair execution, Chimera offers the Null Fire Skill Card, and when itemized during a fusion alarm, Chimera will yield the Drain Fire skill card instead.
A Chimera alongside a Dionysus is fought as a mini boss in Maruki's Palace, being required to beat in order to obtain the Personnel ID and gain access to the warehouse.
===Devil Children White Book===
A Chimera named Clay is the partner to the protagonist, Masaki Kuzuha.
===DemiKids Light & Dark===
Known as Kem, he can be obtained by beating Mark in BattleNet ten times. Kem can perform the combo Spark Bolt with Boltrift.
===Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2===
Chimera can be encountered as as enemy in the corrupted EGG Installation.
===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
==Stats==
===Megami Tensei===
===Megami Tensei II===
===Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei===
====Megami Tensei====
====Megami Tensei II====
===Shin Megami Tensei===
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
===Shin Megami Tensei V===
====Punishing Foe====
===Last Bible===
===Another Bible===
===Last Bible III===
===Majin Tensei===
===Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner===
===Soul Hackers 2===
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===Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth===
===Persona 5 Royal===
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===Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth===
===Devil Children White Book===
===DemiKids Light & Dark===
===Devil Children Fire/Ice Book===
===Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
==Gallery==
Chimera (Dx2 Art).png|Chimera's artwork as it appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Chimera.png|Chimera as it appears in Persona 3
Chimera model.png|Chimera as it appears in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Imagine-Chimera.jpg|Chimera as it appears in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Chimera P5R.jpg|Chimera as it appears in Persona 5 Royal
Chimera Card.GIF|Chimera as it appears in Card Summoner
FrenziedChomp SMT5.gif|Chimera casting Frenzied Chomp in Shin Megami Tensei V
キマイラ - 真・女神転生V 日めくり悪魔 Vol.194|Chimera in SMTV Daily Demon #194
【キマイラ】ソウルハッカーズ2 日刊・リンゴと悪魔の未来予測 6-07(火)|Chimera in SH2 Daily Ringo's Demon Prediction 6/7
==In Other Languages==
Language	Name
Japanese	キマイラ (Kimaira)
French 	Chimère
Italian 	Chimera
German 	Chimäre
Spanish 	Quimera
Category:Greco-Roman Mythology
Category:Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Demons
Category:Neutral Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Category:Card Summoner Demons
Category:Strength Arcana
Category:Neutral Demons in Shin Megami Tensei V