Force Skills

Force is a recurring element in the series, usually used as one of the four elemental spell types, though some titles use Wind in its place. The two spell types coexist in Megami Ibunroku Persona, where the element is called Blast due to the term "Force" covering a wider arrangement of spells that includes Blast. Aesthetically, Force spell animations originally look like energy projectiles, but their appearances become more like the traditional wind spell since Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.
==Appearances==
*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
*Shin Megami Tensei IV
*Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
*Shin Megami Tensei V
*Majin Tensei
*Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis
*Ronde
*Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
*Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
*Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
*Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon
*Soul Hackers 2
*Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku
*Megami Ibunroku Persona
*Persona 2: Innocent Sin: As Almighty
*Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: As Almighty
*Devil Survivor / Overclocked
*Devil Survivor 2 / Record Breaker
*Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE / Encore
==General==
Name 	Power 	Target
Zan 	Light 	1 enemy
Mazan 	Light 	All enemies
Zanma 	Medium	1 enemy
Mazanma 	Medium	All enemies
Zandyne 	Heavy 	1 enemy
Mazandyne	Heavy 	All enemies
*Note: In Persona 2, Zan spells do Almighty elemental damage; Mazan spells were unavailable.
==Game Specific==
===Megami Tensei===
Name 	Power 	Target
Psy 	Weak 	One enemy
Psycho 	Medium	1-2 foes
Roar 	Heavy 	One enemy
Psychic	Heavy 	1-3 foes
Cyclon 	Severe	1-4 foes
===Shin Megami Tensei===
Name 	Power 	Target
Rimdora 	Heavy 	Enemy group
Wing Flap 	Light 	Enemy group
Venom Breath	Medium	2-4 foes
===Shin Megami Tensei NINE===
Name 	Effect 	Target
Sonic Boom	Damage + Decreases physical defense	All foes
===Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne===
Name 	Power	Target
Wing Buffet	Light	Random enemies
Tornado 	Heavy	Random enemies
Wind Cutter	Mega 	1 enemy
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
Name 	Power 	Target 	Remarks
Floral Gust 	Medium	1-4 Random hits	-
Deadly Wind 	Severe	One enemy 	-
Tornado of God	Heavy 	All enemies 	Force Pierce
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
Name 	Power 	Target 	Remarks
Needlestorm 	Medium	All enemies	-
Raging Tempest	Severe	One enemy 	Becomes weak to elec
===Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers===
Skill 	Power 	Target
Demon Yell 	Medium 	All enemies
Gun Beam 	Medium 	One enemy
Loyal Force	Relative to Loyalty	All enemies
Marking 	Light 	One enemy
Sonic Boom 	Light 	One enemy
===Megami Ibunroku Persona===
Name 	Power 	Target
Western Blow 	Medium	Area
Eastern Impact	Medium	Area
=== Digital Devil Saga series===
Name 	Power 	Target
Wind Shot 	Light (Human Gale + Void Skill) 	Random enemies
Shock Wave 	Light 	Random enemies
Gale Shot 	Medium (Human Gale + Repel Skill) 	Random enemies
Sonic Thrust	Medium + Stun 	All enemies
Tempest 	Medium 	Random enemies
Tornado Shot	Heavy (Human Gale + Drain Skill) 	Random enemies
Cyclone 	Mega (Zandyne + 1-hit Phys), decreases Attack Power.	1 enemy
Vayaviya 	Mega (Elec Amp + Force Amp + Megido skill) 	All enemies
"Vayavya," meaning "northwest" in Sanskrit, is the direction which the god of air, Vayu, rules in the formation of the .
===Devil Survivor===
Name 	Power 	Target
Force Dance 	Medium	2-5 Random
Ruinous Wind	Heavy 	All
==Trivia==
*In the original DS version of Devil Survivor, the force skills descriptions erroneously reads: "Effect:STONE", indicating that it turns enemies into stone. In actuality, it insta-kills enemies who are already stone.
==Gallery==
===Persona 2: Innocent Sin skill cards===
Zan Card IS.png|Zan card
Zanma card IS.png|Zanma card
Wavelength card IS.png|Wavelength card, which grants Zandyne
===Persona 2: Eternal Punishment skill cards===
Zan card EP.png|Zan Card
Zanma card EP.png|Zanma Card
Shockwave card EP.png|Shockwave Card, which grants Zandyne
===Game Icons===
TMS Force Icon.png|Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
SMT_Dx2_Force_Skill_Icon.png|Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
==See Also==
*Wind Skills
Category:Spells and Skills by Type