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* TheHero: Makes the tough decisions, leads the team and keeps them together.


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* TheLeader: Makes the tough decisions, leads the team and keeps them together.

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* DecoyProtagonist: In Digital Devil Saga 2 [[spoiler:he falls in the EGG, then Gale and Sera take over,]] and then he returns [[spoiler: as Seraph, after he and Sera died]].

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* DecoyProtagonist: In Digital Devil Saga 2 [[spoiler:he falls in the EGG, then EGG and is presumed dead leading to Gale and later
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Sera to take over,]] over. This is only temporary as he's later reveealed to be alive and then takes back over command of the party. Until he returns [[spoiler: as Seraph, merges with Sera into Seraph after he and Sera died]].they die]].



* TheGunslinger: It takes second place to his demon powers, but it's shown in cut-scenes that Serph has a deadly aim (to borderline [[ImprobableAimingSkills Trick Shot levels]]), and in game he rarely misses a shot.

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* TheGunslinger: It takes second place to his demon powers, but it's shown in cut-scenes that Serph has a deadly aim (to borderline [[ImprobableAimingSkills Trick Shot levels]]), and in game he his pistol rarely misses a shot.and deals the most damage out of all the embryons firearms.



* PunnyName: It's Italian for "clay".

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* PunnyName: It's Italian for "clay"."clay" and her element of choice is earth.



* SquishyWizard: Her stat growth favors Magic, making her vulnerable, but leaving her with spells that will leave enemies that are weak to them helpless.

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* SquishyWizard: Her stat growth heavily favors Magic, making her vulnerable, Magic but leaving her with spells that will tends to leave enemies that are weak to them helpless.her strength and vitality lagging behind the rest of the party.



* JackOfAllStats: While he does slightly veer into a physical specialist, he otherwise has a very equally distributed statline.

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* JackOfAllStats: At least initially. While he does slightly veer into a physical specialist, he otherwise has specialist later on his initial stats are almost all equal. He also comes with several different elemental spells and dia for healing making him a very equally distributed statline.useful party member for the upcoming dungeon.



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* PunnyName: Serph -> surf -> water -> ice

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* PunnyName: Serph -> surf -> water -> iceice.



* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:He is based on Sera's perception of who Serph Sheffield was but his lack of personality reflects how little she knew of the real thing. He grows as a character and becomes distinct from both the original Serph Sheffield and Sera's false perception of him]].

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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:He is based on Sera's perception of who Serph Sheffield was was, but his lack of personality reflects how little she knew of the real thing. He grows as a character and becomes distinct from both the original Serph Sheffield and Sera's false perception of him]].



** He is the most aggressive and angry member of the team, yet [[spoiler:his real life counterpart was actually a generally calm, collected, and kind man. He was only ever really angry when dealing with Serph Sheffield, who he despised for his cruelty. Unfortunately, Sera only ever got to see this side of Heat which scared her, so the version of him she creates is a far cry from his true self.]]

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** He is the most aggressive and angry member of the team, yet [[spoiler:his real life counterpart was actually a generally calm, collected, and kind man. He was only ever really angry when dealing with Serph Sheffield, who he despised for his cruelty. Unfortunately, Sera only ever got to see this side of Heat which (which scared her, her), so the version of him she creates is a far cry from his true self.]]



* MeaningfulName: His name is Heat and he has the fire element.

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* MeaningfulName: His name is Heat Heat, and he has the fire element.he's a HotBlooded man with an affinity for fire.



* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: In the second game Heat and Roland cannot be in the same party together, Heat will simply inherit all of Roland's skills if he is chosen for TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.

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* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: In the second game game, Heat and Roland cannot be in the same party together, together; Heat will simply inherit all of Roland's skills if he is chosen for TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.



* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Well, ''whip'' below the shoulder at any rate, but Prithivi's right arm is a long, distended tendril that Argilla can lash her opponents with.



* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: Both times he dies, he tries to reassure Angel. Even though the second time it was her who killed him.]]

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: Both times he dies, he tries to reassure Angel. Even Angel, even though the second time it was her who killed him.]]



* TheRestShallPass: He chooses to face of with Angel at the airport in the second game in order to allow the rest of the Embryon to seize a plane. [[spoiler: It ends with both Gale and Angel dead]].

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* TheRestShallPass: He chooses to face of off with Angel at the airport in the second game in order to allow the rest of the Embryon to seize a plane. [[spoiler: It ends with both Gale and Angel dead]].



* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Jenna Angel]]. He [[DiedInYourArmsTonight died in her arms]] ''twice''. Thankfully the ending implies that it won't happen a third time.

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* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Jenna Angel]]. He [[DiedInYourArmsTonight died in her arms]] ''twice''. Thankfully Thankfully, the ending implies that it won't happen a third time.



* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: After Angel [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice stabs him through his gut]] in a fit of rage, he does the same with her, [[FaceDeathWithDignity through much more calmly]].]]

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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: After Angel [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice stabs him through his in the gut]] in a fit of rage, he does the same with her, [[FaceDeathWithDignity through much more calmly]].]]



-->'''Gale''': [[spoiler:(...)I am singing Sera's song even though I don't know it... to a woman whose name I don't know...]]\\

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-->'''Gale''': [[spoiler:(...)I am singing Sera's song song, even though I don't know it... to a woman whose name I don't know...]]\\



--> "Okay you asked for it."

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--> "Okay "Okay, you asked for it."



* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: The Conflicted. He really just seems to be along for the ride at time and doesn't make a lot of decisions on his own.

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* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: The Conflicted. He really just seems to be along for the ride at time ride, and doesn't make a lot of decisions on his own.own. [[spoiler:It makes sense when you learn that his basis in the real world was only a child when he died, and thus didn't have much in the way of autonomy.]]



* FunetikAksent: Whenever he says anything too Rastafarian. Justified because [[spoiler:he is based on a child and thus probably doesn't know how to correctly write these words]].

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* FunetikAksent: Whenever he says anything too Rastafarian. Justified because [[spoiler:he is based on a child child, and thus probably doesn't know how to correctly write these words]].



* HairColorDissonance: His hair is meant to be blue but looks more lilac sometimes.

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* HairColorDissonance: His hair is meant to be blue blue, but looks more lilac sometimes.



* AnIcePerson: After obtaining an Atma and being able to turn into a demon her primary element is ice.

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* AnIcePerson: After obtaining an Atma and being able to turn into a demon demon, her primary element is ice.



* BlessedWithSuck: Her mysterious powers have made her a target for everyone in the Junkyard, and on top of that [[spoiler:the force her to rapidly age to the point she needs a sustaining fluid to remain young]].

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* BlessedWithSuck: Her mysterious powers have made her a target for everyone in the Junkyard, and on top of that [[spoiler:the force machine she's plugged into forces her to rapidly age to the point she needs a sustaining fluid to remain young]].



* BoyishShortHair: It's never brought up but her hairdo becomes pretty convenient when [[spoiler:she fuses with Serph. No need to worry about hair length!]]

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* BoyishShortHair: It's never brought up up, but her hairdo becomes pretty convenient when [[spoiler:she fuses with Serph. No need to worry about hair length!]]



Her true identity is Jenna Angel, the creator of the Demon Virus and Sera's mother/father. Her goal is to retrieve Sera's consciousness from the Junkyard so she can be used in her grand plan to spread the Demon Virus worldwide, reducing the world to a primal state of being.

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Her true identity is Jenna Angel, the creator of the Demon Virus and Sera's mother/father.[[TrulySingleParent sole parent]]. Her goal is to retrieve Sera's consciousness from the Junkyard so she can be used in her grand plan to spread the Demon Virus worldwide, reducing the world to a primal state of being.



* ChewingTheScenery

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* BubbleGirl: Downplayed, but she needs [[spoiler: the nutritious fluids from the EGG in order to slow her RapidAging.]]

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* BubbleGirl: BubbleBoy: Downplayed, but she needs [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the nutritious fluids from the EGG in order to slow her RapidAging.]]RapidAging]].

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* EleventhHourSuperpower: Only becomes available during the final dungeon. Furthermore, if the right choices are made, she can obtain Angel's ''Reincarnation'' skill.



* EleventhHourSuperpower: Only becomes available during the final dungeon. Furthermore, if the right choices are made, she can obtain Angel's ''Reincarnation'' skill.



** Their demon form, Ardha, is named after the hermaphroditic result of a fusion between Shiva and Parvati.

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** Their demon form, Ardha, is named after the hermaphroditic result of a fusion between Shiva and Parvati.Parvati, much like how Seraph is a RomanticFusion between Serph and Sera.
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* PeekABangs: His bangs cover his right eye.



* PeekABangs: Her hairstyle.

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* GenreSavvy: At least in combat; in his two boss fights, he's mainly focused on taking advantage of the Press Turn system.

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* FieryStoic: In contrast to his attitude 90% of the time, [[spoiler:when is in Berserk mode in the second game he displays DissonantSerenity.]]



* FieryStoic: He is one of the calmest characters in the series, maintaining a poker face even when [[spoiler:Gale almost slits his throat]], as well as one of the friendliest ones. He also has the strongest fire attacks in the duology.



* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In Sera's flashbacks, he is aggressive and hot-tempered, largely due to his AngerBornOfWorry. When Seroh meets him in the EGG a few years later, he has significantly cooled down and keeps calm even when fighting Sheffield. Then again, dying probably does lead to an attitude shift.



* ClearMyName: He is accused of the murder of one of his college professors, as he was the only one seen near the crime scene.

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* ClearMyName: He is accused of the murder of one of his college professors, as he was the only one seen near the crime scene.scene, holding a scalpel.



* TheCorpseStopsHere: He found the body of his dead professor.

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* TheCorpseStopsHere: He found the body of his dead professor.professor, this making him a suspect for the man's murder.


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* FieryStoic: He has the Agni Atma like regular Heat does, but he is much calmer than his red-handed counterpart.
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* ContraltoOfDanger: She sports a deep, intimidating voice and is the FinalBoss of the first game.
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* WhipItGood: Her demon form has extendable arms, giving her a pseudo-whip attack.

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* WhipItGood: Her demon form WhipOfDominance: Argilla's Avatar Prithivi has a BDSM-esque motif with its skintight spike-covered outfit and high-heeled feet and further complemented by the fact it has extendable arms, giving her a pseudo-whip attack.
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* PromotedToPlayable: [[spoiler:In ''2'', she gains Serph's Atma after he is seemingly killed, essentially taking his place as the lead protagonist and leader of the party. When it turns out Serph is still alive, she is no longer mandatory in the party but remains useable as a party member. And then she and Serph fuse...]]
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* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: They find enlightenment at the end of the story and escape the cycle of reincarnation compared to the rest of the party who all reincarnate into new lives, though they all reincarnate together apparently with Fred serving as an adoptive father.
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* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Seraph achieves enlightenment at the end of the story and thus escapes the cycle of reincarnation permanently. The rest of the party all reincarnate into new lives. Interestingly, this includes the dividual Serph and Sera, as they separately did not achieve enlightenment, only the fused version of their data did.
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* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: They find enlightenment at the end of the story and escape the cycle of reincarnation compared to the rest of the party who all reincarnate into new lives, though they all reincarnate together apparently with Fred serving as an adoptive father.
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* FeralVillain: One of the first that had been turned into a demon and has long since been reduced to a mere beast, now solely driven by an urge to feed.
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* [[BubbleBoy Bubble Girl]]: Downplayed, but she needs [[spoiler: the nutritious fluids from the EGG in order to slow her RapidAging.]]

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* [[BubbleBoy Bubble Girl]]: BubbleGirl: Downplayed, but she needs [[spoiler: the nutritious fluids from the EGG in order to slow her RapidAging.]]
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* GirlInABox: She's introduced in the first game laying naked inside of an egg in the Junkyard.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: [[spoiler: Sera suffers from RapidAging as a result of the repeated use of her [[GreenLanternRing "Cyber Shaman" powers]]. This gets to the point she cannot survive for too long without the sustaining fluids from the EGG.]]

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: [[spoiler: Sera suffers from RapidAging as a result of the repeated use of her [[GreenLanternRing "Cyber Shaman" powers]].powers. This gets to the point she cannot survive for too long without the sustaining fluids from the EGG.]]
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* MarathonBoss: Most successful attempts take half an hour.

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* MarathonBoss: Most successful attempts take half an hour. Using Executioner and Divine Light will take off about 10 minutes.
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* TheChick: Easily one of the nicest characters in the game.
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* DarkSkinnedRedHead: Justified because everyone in the Junkyard has unnatural hair colours.
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* ArtificialStupidity: His biggest weakness - it is possible to lock two of his minions into trying to use Dekaja and Dekunda, only to fail due to a lack of MP via draining and a bit of a trick. This also prevents them from using Recarmdra, breaking the minion cycle and locking out Gaia Rage. Causing it to happen requires luck and even if it does Demi-fiend is still a luck based fight, but it does make the fight quite a bit easier.

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* ArtificialStupidity: His biggest weakness - it is possible to lock two of his minions into trying to use Dekaja and Dekunda, only to fail due to a lack of MP via draining and a bit of a trick. This also prevents them from using Recarmdra, breaking the minion cycle and locking out Gaia Gaea Rage. Causing it to happen requires luck and even if it does Demi-fiend is still a luck based fight, but it does make the fight quite a bit easier.



* CriticalHit: His attacks have an extremely high critical chance, which, as per the mechanics of this game, give him an extra turn when he lands one. However, he does ''not'' consider Null Critical an "immunity" for purposes of Gaia Rage, making it absolutely ''vital'' to have equipped on all party members.

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* CriticalHit: His attacks have an extremely high critical chance, which, as per the mechanics of this game, give him an extra turn when he lands one. However, he does ''not'' consider Null Critical an "immunity" for purposes of Gaia Gaea Rage, making it absolutely ''vital'' to have equipped on all party members.
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* BalefulPolymorph: He can transform your party into bats.


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* ForcedTransformation: He can transform your party into bats.
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