Vishnu (Shin Megami Tensei)

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==Summary==
Vishnu (ヴィシュヌ, Vishunu — meaning “all-pervasive”) is one of the three supreme deities of hinduism, existing as a living deification of sunlight whose role is the preservation and maintenance of the universe amidst the endless cycle of creation, destruction and rebirth that occurs at every passing moment. He is characterized by his kind and gentle personality, which gives way to a genuine interest in the welfare of mankind as a whole, and it is said that he resides in the Sea of Milk beyond the world alongside his wife, Lakshimi, and the infinite serpent Shesha, his companion and protector, whose hood he rests upon.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Vishnu, The Preserver
Origin: Megami Tensei
Gender: Male. 
Age: Inapplicable. Exists beyond the concept of time.
Classification: Demon, Hindu Deity of Preservation and Maintenance, Deification of Sunlight, Aspect of the Trimurti.
Powers and Abilities: Attack Reflection (Reflects all darkness and fire-based attacks with Repel Dark and Repel Fire), Avatar Creation, Cognitive Physiology (Archetype), Damage Boost (Greatly increases the potency of all darkness-based attacks with High Dark Pleroma, and strenghtens wind magic by 50% with Wind Amp), Danmaku, Darkness Manipulation, Death Manipulation, Durability Negation (Halves the vitality of a foe with Holy Wraith), Elemental Manipulation (Air Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation), Empathic Manipulation, Forcefield Creation (Can erect shields that block all physical attacks with Tetrakarn), Healing (Fully restores his own vitality and that of his allies with Mediarahan, and does the same while simultaneously curing all ailments with Salvation, Stiti and Amrita), Light Manipulation, Power Nullification, Resistance Negation, Statistics Amplification and Reduction
Attack Potency: Outerverse level (As the preservative aspect of the Trimurti, Vishnu is comparable to Brahma and Shiva, and one of the supreme deities of Hinduism as a whole. Resides beyond the illusory awakened world, which is said to be a byproduct of his dreams, and as such is a resident of the archetypal world of Atziluth, beyond the very concept of dimensions entirely)
Speed: Omnipresent (Describes himself as being the universe as a whole, ane states that no world can exist without him)
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Outerverse level
Durability: Outerverse level
Stamina: Infinite
Range: Outerversal
Standard Equipment: Lotus Flower, Mace, Conch Shell, Chakra
Intelligence: Nigh-Omniscient. Dreamed the entirety of the universe into being, and his existence is itself identified with that of the world at large. Holds Sakya as one of his alter-egos.
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
More detailed information on this character's skill list can be found in the Megami Tensei wiki
Buffs and Debuffs: A set of skills that, as the name implies, allows the caster to greatly amplify their own physical attributes and reduce that of their foes, thus allowing one to stand up to much stronger opponents by closing or even reversing the gap in power between them. Outside of gameplay limitations, they can be stacked indefinitely, and sufficient usages of buffs allow the caster to survive attacks that would otherwise obliterate them with only minor injuries and amplify their speed to the point of completely outspeeding opponents that could previously predict all of their movements, while debuffs have a directly proportional effect on the enemy's statistics.
* Tarukaja: Increases both his own attack power and that of allies by one rank.
* Makakaja: Increases his own magical power and that of his allies by one rank.
* Rakunda: Decreases the defenses of all enemies by one rank.
* Dekaja: Removes all buffs from all foes.
* Dekunda: Removes all debuffs from himself and all allies.
* Concentrate: Vishnu holds back his own power, allowing him to launch a charged attack with far more offensive power than his normal strikes.
* Weapon Crusher: Deals heavy physical damage while simultaneously lowering a foe's offensive power by one rank.
Almighty Attacks: The highest class of spells in the Megami Tensei franchise, consisting largely of powerful non-elemental attacks that have the special property of completely bypassing any resistances or immunities that a target may possess, be them innate or magically enforced, the latter of which including anything from reflective barriers to items that distort the very laws of the universe in order to protect the user from all forms of damage, and they are likewise unable to blocked, drained or generally defended against.
* Megidolaon: Unleashes a wave of destructive energy which deals heavy damage to all foes, tapping into the pale light of divinity that reigns over destruction itself and engulfing them in "the complete annihilation beyond death."
* Divine Punishment: Deals heavy almighty damage over a wide area while simultaneously petrifying all foes. Offensive power is multiplied by 20% against neutral-aligned targets and 50% by chaos-aligned ones.
* Vanity: 50% chance of inflicting mute, poison, charm or sleep on all foes.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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