Glossary

Overview

This is an alphabetical list of terms used in Dx2 or the community with a brief explanation.

Glossary

• Anti Pierce: A team consisting of either Alilat, Rama, Atavaka or Demiurge and corresponding demons that utilize Repel Pierce, Drain Pierce, War Aid, or False God & Supreme Creator respectively. Used to counter Pierce on the enemy team.

• AoE: Area of Effect ; A Skill that does Damage to multiple or all enemies.

• BB: Barrier Break.

• BF: Black Frost.

• BoS: Brand of Sin ; often also used as "BoS10" or "BoS11", indicating the stage.

• DfM/D4M: Die for Me! ; A skill used by Alice.

• Fusion: merging (fusing) two or more demons to create a new one. It's one of the most iconic features of Megami Tensei. In Dx2, it becomes less important over time, as gacha demons have, usually, a lot more powerful skills.

• Gacha: 1. summoned demons (as opposed of fused demons), usually of colored Archetypes; 2. the act of summoning demons, trying to get that very needed, very desired one that will be the best for your almost perfect party, at least until SEGA/Atlus introduces another one that thoroughly nullifies its skills two weeks later... Gatcha!

• Hell Gongen: A team consisting of Hell Biker and Zaou-Gongen, used to ignore Phys NDR. Further Information: Hell Gongen

• HL: Huang Long.

• Mama: Mother Harlot.

• Megami Tensei: the short version of the original Japanese game's name, デジタル・デビル物語 女神転生 (DIGITAL DEVIL Monogatari Megami Tensei = Digital Devil Story Goddess Reincarnation), released in 1986/1987, also known as DDS. (Often abbreviated to: Megaten)

• Meta: Metatron OR also used as a way to describe the common tactics used in PvP.

• Mortal: Instant Kill Skill. Only ones are Die for Me!, Occult Flash and God's Bow

• NDR: Referring to an element that gets Nulled, Drained or Repelled.

• Nuker: A demon that uses a (or multiple) ST Skill(s).

• Nergbog: A team consisting of Nergal and Chernobog, used to chain Plague of Babylon and Fog of Death.

• PvE: Player vs. Environment

• PvP: Player vs. Player

• ST: Single Target ; A skill that does damage to a single enemy.

• Sweeper: A demon that uses a (or multiple) AoE Skill(s), often with great damage to quickly kill the enemy team.

• Tag Bros: (Also referred to as Jack Bros) Referring to the two demons that have the Tag Skill in the protector archetype, Jack Frost and Pyro Jack.

• Herokado: Referring to Masakado A or Hero Masakado to differentiate between his 2 forms.

• Gen Masa: Referring to Masakado or General Masakado to differentiate between his 2 forms.

• Ubeelze/Uber Beelzebub: Referring to Beelzebub☆ to differentiate the 2 Beelzebubs of different Rarity. Also Uber as in super strong or overpowered.

• XWM: Xi Wangmu

• BT: Battle Tower.