Raphael (Shin Megami Tensei)

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==Summary==
Raphael is one of four heralds that lead the heavenly armies of God, and the Seraph of the Air, being said to be the guardian of the Tree of Life that stands at the center of the Garden of Eden, and the angel said to mingle with human beings with the most ease, thus earning him the role of guiding them through their souls through Sheol, the Hebrew Underworld.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Demon | Archetype
Name: Raphael, "The Healer"
Origin: Megami Tensei
Gender: Male. Though has assumed Female forms as well
Age: Inapplicable. Exists beyond time
Classification: Demon, Cardinal Archangel, Commander of the Armies of Heaven, Seraph of the Air
Powers and Abilities:
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Absorption (Consumes a large part of a foe's vital and magical energy with Serpent of Sheol), Cognitive Physiology (Mid-Tier), Damage Boost and Reduction, Danmaku, Death Manipulation, Existence Erasure, Elemental Manipulation (Air Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation), Forcefield Creation (Can erect shields that block all physical and magical attacks with Tetrakarn and Makarakarn respectively), Genius Intelligence, Healing (Fully restores his own vitality and that of allies with Mediarahan), Holy Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Magic, Power Nullification, Resistance Negation, Regeneration Negation (Can inflict "Brand," an incurable ailment which vastly reduces the effectiveness of healing abilities of any kind, represented in gameplay terms by the intake of HP and MP recovery being lowered to 1), Statistics Amplification
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All previous abilities to much greater extents, as well as Cognitive Physiology (Archetype)
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Attack Potency: Low Complex Multiverse level (As one of the most powerful servants of God and one of the four cardinal Archangels that command His armies, Raphael likely resides in Beriah, the "Supreme Angel World," and the realm of existence that lays immediately above Yetzirah, existing in a more sublime state and providing the basis for its existence much like it provides the basis for the material world) | 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 sword.
Intelligence: Likely Supergenius (Should be comparable to Gabriel and Uriel)
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.
* Matarukaja: Increases both his own attack power and that of allies by one rank.
* Rakukaja: Increases both his own defenses and that of his allies by one rank.
* Masukukaja: Increases both his own speed and that of his allies by one rank.
* Makakaja: Increases both his own magical power and that of allies by one rank.
* Debilitate: Decreases all statistics of an entire party (Strength, speed and durability) by one rank.
* Dekaja: Removes all buffs from all foes.
* Dekunda: Removes all debuffs from himself and all allies.
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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