Berith

Berith is a demon in the series.
==History==
According to the writings in The Lesser Key of Solomon, Berith is the twenty-eighth demonic spirit listed in the Ars Goetia. He is a great duke of Hell with twenty-six legions of demons under his command. He is depicted as a knight or soldier wearing red armor and a golden crown; according to other grimoires, his skin is also red. He rides a gigantic red horse and burns those without manners.
In order to speak with him, the conjurer must wear a silver ring and hold it before their face. He gives true answers to all things past, present and future as long as he is asked, but when not answering questions he is a liar. He can turn any metal into gold, give dignities and confirm them. As an angel, Berith was prince of the order of cherubim.
As a demon, he serves as a master of ceremonies, duke and grand pontiff in Hell and notarizes pacts with the devil.
Berith was important to some alchemists, who believed he had the power to transmute all base metals into gold. He was tricky to conjure, however, and had to be summoned with magic rings bearing his seal. He was known for making great promises, but also for being a great liar. In Michaelis' classification of demons, he tempts people with murder, contention, strife and blasphemy, and his adversary is St. Barnabas.
Berith may be derived from Baal-Berith, a god worshiped in Canaan before he came to be viewed as a demon under Christian demonology.
==Appearances==
*Megami Tensei II: Jaki Race
*Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei: Jaki Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Fallen Race
*Shin Megami Tensei II: Fallen Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: if... / Hazama's Chapter: Fallen Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Devil's Colosseum: Fallen Race
*Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Fallen Race
*Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Fallen Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Fallen Angel Race
*Shin Megami Tensei V: Fallen Race
*Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku: Fallen Race
*Megami Ibunroku Persona: Fallen Order
*Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload: Hierophant Arcana
*Persona 4 / Golden: Hanged Man Arcana
*Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth: Hanged Man Arcana
*Persona 5 / Royal: Hierophant Arcana
*Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Hanged Man Arcana
*Persona 5 Strikers: Hierophant Arcana
*Persona 5 Tactica: Forget Type
*Persona 5: The Phantom X
*Devil Children Black Book & Red Book: Boss Race
*Devil Children White Book: Boss Race
*DemiKids Light Version / Dark Version: Boss Type
*Devil Children Fire/Ice Book: Boss Race
*Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2: Nether Class
==Profile==
===Shin Megami Tensei===
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
Berith is seen in the Assembly of Nihilo where he prevents the Demi-fiend from entering until the plot has progressed by meeting Gozu-Tennoh.
===Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE===
Berith appears alongside Ose when he acts as the final boss of Act 18. He also appears with all of the Fallen bosses as a mini-boss before the final encounter with Seth.
===Shin Megami Tensei V===
Berith can be found as a regular enemy at Shinigawa Pier and is capable of rapid movement across the field. They also have a long field of vision. Berith is one of the three demons required to summon King Frost through special fusion.
===Persona 3===
Berith can be obtained via fusion or through Shuffle Time in the second block of Tartarus, Arqa.
====Reload====
Berith is a Persona of the Hierophant Arcana. He is required material for the fusion recipe of both Pale Rider and Flauros.
===Persona 5===
Berith is the first Persona of the Hierophant Arcana and can be found in Kamoshida's Palace and the Aiyatsbus area of Mementos, with the title "Brutal Cavalryman." When itemized through Electric Chair execution, Berith will yield the Cleave skill card. Berith is one of the Personas required to summon Flauros through advanced fusion.
====Royal====
During a fusion alarm, Berith can be itemized into the Power Slash skill card. In Royal, Berith is a Savage Shadow so he cannot be negotiated with until he has less than 25% of his max HP.
In the Path of Da'at, the Shadow has an unrecruitable super variation called the "Insolent Cavalryman" that is accompanied by a Night Guard Horseman.
===Persona 5 Tactica===
Berith is a Forget type Persona and one of the three Personas needed to summon Flauros through special fusion.
===Devil Children Red/Black/White Book===
Berith alongside his brothers Zebul and Belphegor are bonus bosses in the Deep Hole. He can be recruited after his defeat.
===DemiKids Light & Dark===
Known as Verrito, like his brothers Zebul and Phegor can be found in the Deep Hole as recruitable Bonus Bosses.
===Devil Children Fire/Ice Book===
Before the story began Berith was kidnapped and sealed away by the demons of Fire and Light from Muspelheim. The Fake one would later seal away the real Zebul. When Akira arrives at the Deep Hole, Berith will congratulate him before saying his journey will end here. After his defeat he would transform into his true demonic form and disappear, stating that the two will meet again in the world of Flame. Like the other Fake Brothers, the difference between the real one and fake one is the skin tone and face.
==Stats==
===Megami Tensei II===
===Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei===
====Megami Tensei II====
===Shin Megami Tensei===
===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 V===
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===Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku===
===Megami Ibunroku Persona===
===Persona 3===
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===Persona 4===
===Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth===
===Persona 5 / Royal===
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===Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth===
===Persona 5 Strikers===
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===Devil Children Black/Red/White Book===
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===Devil Children Fire/Ice Book===
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===Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2===
==Gallery==
Berith.png|Artwork from Persona 3
berith.JPG|Artwork in Devil Children White Book
SMT2-BerithSpr.gif|Berith's sprite in Shin Megami Tensei II
DDS9_Berith.png|Model in Shin Megami Tensei NINE
berith model.png|Model in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Persona_5_Royal_20200429022639.jpg|Berith in Persona 5 Royal
Berith (P O.A.).png|Berith in Persona O.A.
Maragi SMT5.gif|Berith casting Maragi in Shin Megami Tensei V
ベリス - 真・女神転生V 日めくり悪魔 Vol.069|Berith in SMTV Daily Demon #069
==In Other Languages==
Language	Name
Japanese	ベリス (Berisu)ベリト (Berito)
French 	Berith
Italian 	Berith
German 	Berith
Spanish 	Berith
==Trivia==
* In the Sega CD version of Shin Megami Tensei, Berith is holding a sword opposed to the lance that he usually carries.
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Category:Persona 5 Tactica Personas
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