Zouchouten (Shin Megami Tensei)

==Summary==
:As a Defender of Law, Zouchouten is considered one of the Four Heavenly Kings featured in Buddhism. He holds a spear, and has been assigned by Lord Sakra with protecting the southern domains of Mount Neru. Zouchouten was originally the ruler of the gods. He is considered the God of Harvest and the King of the Kumbhanda.
:–Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Compendium
:Zouchouten, or Virudhaka, is one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhist lore. He dwells halfway up Mt. Meru in the center of the world and protects the South under the command of Sakra. He is the god of fertility and agriculture, and affects the growth of all things. He is commonly depicted wearing armor, with a sword in hand and an angry expression on his face.
:—Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse Compendium
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | 
Key: Demon | Archetype
Name: Zouchouten.
Origin: Megami Tensei
Gender: Male
Age: Inapplicable (Exists beyond time)
Classification: Demon, Buddhist Deity, Member of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Demon=Cognitive Physiology (Mid-Tier), Danmaku, Death Manipulation, Elemental Manipulation (Fire Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation), Forcefield Creation (Can form walls of power capable of separating whole planes of existence alongside the other Four Devas), Healing, Holy Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Magic, Power Nullification, Resistance Negation, Statistics Amplification and Reduction
|-|Archetype=All previous abilities to much greater extents, as well as Cognitive Physiology (Archetype)
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Attack Potency: Low Complex Multiverse level (Alongside the other Heavenly Kings, Zouchouten is capable of collectively sustaining a barrier of power that maintains the separation between the Human World and the part of the Demon World that lies directly adjacent to it, the latter of which is a higher-dimensional plane that exists beyond time and underlies the material world, providing the basis for its existence) | Outerverse level (Exists as an archetype, a shapeless, fundamental unit of the collective unconscious inhabiting the realm of Atziluth, beyond the concept of dimensions entirely, and yet to be shaped into a lower state by the thoughts and emotions of humanity)
Speed: Immeasurable | Omnipresent (Those who inhabit the unconscious, archetypal world are untied from space and time and diffused throughout all of existence, experiencing "all dimensions and possibilities")
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable | Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Low Complex Multiverse level | Outerverse level
Durability: Low Complex Multiverse level | Outerverse level
Stamina: Infinite
Range: Low Complex Multiversal | Outerversal
Standard Equipment: His trident
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius. Should be comparable to Bishamonten
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 his own attack power by one rank.
* Makakaja: Increases his own magical power by one rank.
* Rakukaja: Increases his own defensive power by one rank.
* Tarunda: Decreases a foe's offensive power by one rank.
* Rakunda: Decreases a foe's defensive power by one rank.
* Sukunda: Decreases a foe's speed 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."
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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