How to unlock Oni in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance

Oni in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance is a brute class demon. This big honcho does have some weaknesses, but it can deal with significant damage and can be very helpful in the early game of Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance. Oni’s design is based on the classic depictions of demons in Japanese folklore. These demons are known to be the guardians of hell. They possess fiery powers and an even hotter temperament.

Despite that, the Oni in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance doesn’t learn any Agi skills. Its skills mostly consist of physical attacks, which it can boost with its Omagatoki: Critical. In this article, we have shared all of Oni’s fusions, skills, weaknesses, and more to help master this demon in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance.

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Fusion guide for Oni in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance

Oni fusion combinations in SMT V Vengeance (Image via Atlus)

In Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance, you have to fusion different demons together to unlock a new one.

To unlock Oni, you can use these fusions:

• Mokoi + Andras
• Mokoi + Leanan Sidhe
• Kikuri-Hime + Mermaid
• Mothman + Sandman
• Gremlin + Hua Po
• Slime + Macabre
• Sandman + Formeus

Kikuri-Hime is a great support demon and goes very well with the Oni. With her support skills mixed with Oni’s damaging physical skills, they make an incredible combination in the early stage of the game. That’s why we recommend keeping a copy of Kikuri-Hime in your collection while using it to fuse an Oni.

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Skill list of Oni in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance

Skills learned by Oni (Image via Atlus)

As mentioned before, Oni in Shin Megami 5 Vengeance is a physical attacker. Most of its skills are damaging physical attacks. However, it does have some utility skills in the form of Taunt and some of its physical skills can also bestow debuffs on the target.

Here are all the skills that Oni can learn:

• Crusher Onslaught: Low-accuracy physical attack on all enemies.
• Heavy Blow: Damaging physical attack on one target. More effective when landing a crit.
• Taunt: Increase the potential of getting targeted by the enemies.
• Fang Breaker: weak physical attack, but can decrease the attack of one demon by 1 rank.

Thanks to Taunt, you can use Oni as a Tank for your party. If your heavy hitters or supports are squishy, you can start every encounter Taunting and letting Oni take the blows. You can also use its Fang Breaker to further dismantle the enemies.

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Stats and Weaknesses of Oni in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance

Stats and Weaknesses of the Oni Demon (Image via Atlus)

Here are the stats of Oni:

• Strength: 21
• Magic: 12
• Vitality: 24
• Agility: 12
• Luck: 16

Weaknesses and resistance

Elemental:

• Electric: Weak
• Light: Weak

Status Ailment:

• Confuse: Weak
• Sleep: Weak
• Physical: Resist

As you can see, Oni in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance is weak to a lot of elements and status ailments. So if you are planning to use it as a tank, be sure to have some Amrita Shower and Demons with Me Patra in your party.