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* GracefulLoser: Anytime that you fight Lucifer for real and win, he never takes his loss badly as he feels that it would go against his own philosophy, even if it means he turns out to be the weaker one in the end. Except on the Law path in ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII Shin Megami Tensei II]]'', where he's really angry (for good reason).[[spoiler: This shows even if you beat him in on the Law Route in Shin Megami Tensei IV, saying that just because you were able to beat him means that your path is the right one.]]
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* GracefulLoser: Anytime that you fight Lucifer for real and win, he never takes his loss badly as he feels that it would go against his own philosophy, even if it means he turns out to be the weaker one in the end. Except on the Law path in ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII Shin Megami Tensei II]]'', where he's really angry (for good reason).[[spoiler: This shows even if you beat him in on the Law Route in Shin Megami Tensei IV, saying that just because you were able to beat him means that your path is the right one.]]
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* GenderFlip: In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' as Louisa Ferre. Though in Japan she goes by ''Louis Cyphre''.
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* GenderFlip: In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' as Louisa Ferre. "Louisa Ferre". Though in Japan she goes by ''Louis Cyphre''.Cyphre''.
** [[spoiler:He does it again as Japanese schoolgirl "Hikaru" in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV''.]]
** [[spoiler:He does it again as Japanese schoolgirl "Hikaru" in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV''.]]
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* GracefulLoser: Anytime that you fight Lucifer for real and win, he never takes his loss badly as he feels that it would go against his own philosophy, even if it means he turns out to be the weaker one in the end. Except on the Law path in ''[[Videogame/ShinMegamiTenseiII]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII Shin Megami Tensei II]]'', where he's really angry (for good reason).
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** FinalBoss: Of ''Last Bible'', [[spoiler: And SMT 4 in the Law/Neutral Paths]].
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Appears for the first time in ''ShinMegamiTenseiI'' [[ManOfWealthAndTaste as a man in a business suit]] named Louis Cypher that gives you cryptic, misleading information. He shows his true colours in the Chaos path ending, transforming into a blonde angel swathed in white robes with golden horns and six feathery wings.
In ''ShinMegamiTenseiII'', Lucifer again appears as Louis Cypher having turned against YHVH after being ordered to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the world]]. If you chose the [[MultipleEndings Law and Neutral Paths]] you will face him in battle, [[OptionalPartyMember but in the Chaos path]] he will join your party [[EnemyMine in order to stop Satan and YHVH]].
In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', he appears in two forms, that of a young blonde-haired boy and an old man in a wheelchair, in both forms accompanied by a nurse in black, who changes ages with him albeit oppositely. When he is young she is old and vice-versa. He is in some way responsible for setting in motion the events of the game by giving Hito-Shura his first Magatama, allowing him to live in the Vortex World. If the optional dungeon in Nocturne is traversed, [[TheReveal it is also revealed that he was the one to give candelebra to the Fiends]], in order to train Hito-Shura to a level of strength where Hito-Shura is able to beat Lucifer himself and lead a second Rebellion.
In ''ShinMegamiTenseiII'', Lucifer again appears as Louis Cypher having turned against YHVH after being ordered to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the world]]. If you chose the [[MultipleEndings Law and Neutral Paths]] you will face him in battle, [[OptionalPartyMember but in the Chaos path]] he will join your party [[EnemyMine in order to stop Satan and YHVH]].
In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', he appears in two forms, that of a young blonde-haired boy and an old man in a wheelchair, in both forms accompanied by a nurse in black, who changes ages with him albeit oppositely. When he is young she is old and vice-versa. He is in some way responsible for setting in motion the events of the game by giving Hito-Shura his first Magatama, allowing him to live in the Vortex World. If the optional dungeon in Nocturne is traversed, [[TheReveal it is also revealed that he was the one to give candelebra to the Fiends]], in order to train Hito-Shura to a level of strength where Hito-Shura is able to beat Lucifer himself and lead a second Rebellion.
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** FinalBoss: Of ''Last Bible''.
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** TrueFinalBoss: Of ''Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne'', [[spoiler: And SMT 4 in the Law/Neutral Paths]].
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** FinalBoss: Of ''Last Bible''.
Bible'', [[spoiler: And SMT 4 in the Law/Neutral Paths]].
** TrueFinalBoss: Of ''Shin Megami TenseiNocturne'', [[spoiler: And SMT 4 in the Law/Neutral Paths]].Nocturne''
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!!Tiamat
Babylonian goddess of the seas and mother goddess of Chaos.
* AntiVillain: The Tiamat from a Challenge Quest in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', where she is participating in a fight to the death gameshow because she was summoned and ordered to do so. She even questions why humans would willingly take part in such a thing.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Has appeared as dark blue, purple, and pink in her humanoid forms.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of the sea and saltwater.
* BackFromTheDead: StrangeJourney: Tiamat is responsible for rebirthing Morax, Asura, Mitra, and Horkos.
* GodCouple: With Apsu and later her son Kingu. She's appeared in several games alongside Kingu and appeared in ''Soul Hackers'' as a boss alongside Apsu.
* MookMaker: In ''Strange Journey''.
* MotherOfAThousandYoung
* OneBadMother
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Tiamat has been portrayed as a sea serpent, a western dragon, a eastern dragon, as a giant [[http://images.wikia.com/megamitensei/images/8/8c/TiamatSMT2.jpg purple scaled humanoid with green hair]] in ''Shin Megami Tensei II'', humanoid forms that are almost human in appearance in ''Demi Kids'' and ''Majin Tensei II'', and as [[http://images.wikia.com/megamitensei/images/9/9f/Tiamat_%28Strange_Journey%29.jpg this]] in ''Soul Hackers'', ''Strange Journey'', and ''Shin Megami Tensei IV''.
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!!Tiamat
Babylonian goddess of the seas and mother goddess of Chaos.
* AntiVillain: The Tiamat from a Challenge Quest in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', where she is participating in a fight to the death gameshow because she was summoned and ordered to do so. She even questions why humans would willingly take part in such a thing.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Has appeared as dark blue, purple, and pink in her humanoid forms.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of the sea and saltwater.
* BackFromTheDead: StrangeJourney: Tiamat is responsible for rebirthing Morax, Asura, Mitra, and Horkos.
* GodCouple: With Apsu and later her son Kingu. She's appeared in several games alongside Kingu and appeared in ''Soul Hackers'' as a boss alongside Apsu.
* MookMaker: In ''Strange Journey''.
* MotherOfAThousandYoung
* OneBadMother
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Tiamat has been portrayed as a sea serpent, a western dragon, a eastern dragon, as a giant [[http://images.wikia.com/megamitensei/images/8/8c/TiamatSMT2.jpg purple scaled humanoid with green hair]] in ''Shin Megami Tensei II'', humanoid forms that are almost human in appearance in ''Demi Kids'' and ''Majin Tensei II'', and as [[http://images.wikia.com/megamitensei/images/9/9f/Tiamat_%28Strange_Journey%29.jpg this]] in ''Soul Hackers'', ''Strange Journey'', and ''Shin Megami Tensei IV''.
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One of the Fiends, the Incarnations of Death, Trumpeter is the angel said to blow its horn at the end of the world, devatating the land.
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* DareToBeBadass: Like the Four Horsemen he challenges the protagonist in ''Strange Journey'' to see if he can alter mans fate.
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* DareToBeBadass: Like the Four Horsemen he challenges the protagonist in ''Strange Journey'' to see if he can alter mans man's fate.
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Lucifer, otherwise known as LouisCypher, appears first in ''ShinMegamiTenseiI'' and then in the second and third games of the main series. Appearing for the first time [[ManOfWealthAndTaste in a suit]] and giving you cryptic and often misleading information, he shows his true colours when you get the Chaos path ending, appearing as a blonde man with horns and wings swathed in white robes. Just don't confuse him with {{Satan}}, who actually works for [[{{God}} YHVH]].
In ''ShinMegamiTenseiII'', Lucifer again takes the form of Louis Cypher, in order to convince you to follow the Chaos path. [[MultipleEndings If you chose the Law and Neutral Paths you will face him in battle]], [[OptionalPartyMember but in the Chaos path]] he will join your party [[EnemyMine in order to stop Satan and YHVH]]. According to dialogue, he was ordered by YHVH to cause [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The Great Destruction with Kuzuryu]], [[ThatsNoMoon the nine-headed dragon that makes up the mountains of Makai]], but [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Lucifer plans to use Kuzuryuu against YHVH instead]]. If Aleph's alignment is neutral, and he defeats Lucifer without the aid of Satan, Lucifer will warn Aleph that Kuzuryu must be defeated as well since it will go berserk without him to control it.
In ''ShinMegamiTenseiII'', Lucifer again takes the form of Louis Cypher, in order to convince you to follow the Chaos path. [[MultipleEndings If you chose the Law and Neutral Paths you will face him in battle]], [[OptionalPartyMember but in the Chaos path]] he will join your party [[EnemyMine in order to stop Satan and YHVH]]. According to dialogue, he was ordered by YHVH to cause [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The Great Destruction with Kuzuryu]], [[ThatsNoMoon the nine-headed dragon that makes up the mountains of Makai]], but [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Lucifer plans to use Kuzuryuu against YHVH instead]]. If Aleph's alignment is neutral, and he defeats Lucifer without the aid of Satan, Lucifer will warn Aleph that Kuzuryu must be defeated as well since it will go berserk without him to control it.
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Lucifer, otherwise known as LouisCypher, appears first is major recurring character in ''ShinMegamiTenseiI'' and then in the second and third games of the main series. Appearing for the first time [[ManOfWealthAndTaste in a suit]] and giving you cryptic and often misleading information, he shows his true colours when you get the Chaos path ending, appearing as a blonde man with horns and wings swathed in white robes.''Shin Megami Tensei'' series. Just don't confuse him with {{Satan}}, who actually works for [[{{God}} YHVH]].
Appears for the first time in ''ShinMegamiTenseiI'' [[ManOfWealthAndTaste as a man in a business suit]] named Louis Cypher that gives you cryptic, misleading information. He shows his true colours in the Chaos path ending, transforming into a blonde angel swathed in white robes with golden horns and six feathery wings.
In ''ShinMegamiTenseiII'', Lucifer againtakes the form of appears as Louis Cypher, in order Cypher having turned against YHVH after being ordered to convince [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the world]]. If you to follow chose the Chaos path. [[MultipleEndings If you chose the Law and Neutral Paths Paths]] you will face him in battle]], battle, [[OptionalPartyMember but in the Chaos path]] he will join your party [[EnemyMine in order to stop Satan and YHVH]]. According to dialogue, he was ordered by YHVH to cause [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The Great Destruction with Kuzuryu]], [[ThatsNoMoon the nine-headed dragon that makes up the mountains of Makai]], but [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Lucifer plans to use Kuzuryuu against YHVH instead]]. If Aleph's alignment is neutral, and he defeats Lucifer without the aid of Satan, Lucifer will warn Aleph that Kuzuryu must be defeated as well since it will go berserk without him to control it.
YHVH]].
Appears for the first time in ''ShinMegamiTenseiI'' [[ManOfWealthAndTaste as a man in a business suit]] named Louis Cypher that gives you cryptic, misleading information. He shows his true colours in the Chaos path ending, transforming into a blonde angel swathed in white robes with golden horns and six feathery wings.
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* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Replaces Beelzebub as this in ''IV'' to Lucifer, leading his main servants, the Ring of Gaea, while sowing chaos in Mikado as the Black Samurai.]]
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** [[spoiler:This is also his goal in ''IV'', to create a world where humans and demons alike possess equality and free will and are not forced into roles or social castes by ThePowersThatBe.]]
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* ButThouMust: No matter what route the protagonist goes down in ''Majin Tensei II'', he will face Lucifer in battle. This includes the chaos path.
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* ButThouMust: No matter what route the protagonist Naoki goes down in ''Majin Tensei II'', he will face Lucifer in battle. This includes the chaos path.
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* AttractiveBentGender: MajinTenseiII where Beelzebub appears as a woman wearing [[http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/2605/beel.png dominatrix gear]].
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* AttractiveBentGender: MajinTenseiII In ''MajinTenseiII'' where Beelzebub appears as a woman wearing [[http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/2605/beel.png dominatrix gear]].
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* MismatchedEyes
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* LukeIAmYourFather: He is Setsuna Kai's and Mirai Kaname's father from Devil Children Red/Black. He's only Setsuna's father in the anime.
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* LukeIAmYourFather: He is Setsuna Kai's and Mirai Kaname's father from Devil Children Red/Black. He's only Setsuna's father in the anime. Rumored to be [[spoiler:Ogiwara's]] father in ''VideoGame/MajinTenseiIISpiralNemesis''.
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* [[spoiler:PoweredArmor: As the Black Samurai in ''4''.]]
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* [[GodInHumanForm Prince Of Darkness In Avatar Form]]: He can take the form of his minion Beelzebub as revealed in ''King Abaddon''. [[spoiler: When he realizes that he isn't even speaking like the real deal during the first BonusBoss fight against him, he corrects himself and talks like Beelzebub including doing his EvilLaugh]].
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** In ''RaidouKuzunohaVSKingAbaddon'', they appear after a new moon when Raidou's luck is low. You can bribe them to avoid fighting, but they demand some high-end items in order to let you go. Several case files involve a rematch with them, the rewards are weapon ingredients that forge into the Longinus.
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** In ''RaidouKuzunohaVSKingAbaddon'', they appear after a new moon when Raidou's luck is low. You can bribe them to avoid fighting, but they demand some high-end items in order to let you go. Several case files given by Lucifer involve a rematch with battle against them, where they take part in the battle as well at his request. The rewards are weapon ingredients that forge into the Longinus.
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!!Lilith
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Lilith is the demon seductress known the first wife of Adam and the mother of the Lilim. Her primary role as a character in in the first ''Shin Megami Tensei'', where she takes the form of the human Yuriko and attempts to win over the main character, who, according to her, is the reincarnation of Adam.
* BonusBoss: Lilith appears as a bonus boss on the 4th Day of ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2''. She is seen having charmed several men and [[FlunkyBoss sends them to fight the player]]. Because the men are fighting against their will, the player has to defeat Lilith without defeating any of the charmed men.
** She's one in ''Soul Hackers''.
* BiTheWay[=/=]SecretAIMoves: Lilith possesses a unique racial ability limited to her boss fight in ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2'': Temptation. At the start of a skirmish, Temptation activates and attempts to charm the opposing team. It always works against male team leaders, but has a moderate chance of success against anything else.
* DemotedToExtra: Lilith appears as a random encounter enemy on Sector Horologium [=B4F=] and onwards in VideoGame/StrangeJourney.
* DummiedOut: In the Debug mode of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', there is a cutscene involving Lilith opening an optional dungeon near the Mantra HQ. This dungeon was dropped in favor of the Labyrinth of Amala.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: See {{Bi The Way}}
* EvolutionaryLevels: In Nocturne, Lilith is the highest level Night demon, and can be obtained by evolving a Lilim. She can also be contracted normally, of course.
* FeatherBoaConstrictor
* FemmeFatalons
* MurderTheHypotenuse: VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI, Lilith attempts to kill the Protagonist's female partner, the Heroine in an open execution, but the three heroes just reach there in time and finally rescued her from any harm.
* StalkerWithACrush: In VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI
* UnholyMatrimony: With Chaos Hero In VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI. [[spoiler: Subverted; she's just using him as a weapon against the Hero, and either dies or ditches him when it becomes clear that she isn't going to get the guy.]]
* TheVamp
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Lilith is the demon seductress known the first wife of Adam and the mother of the Lilim. Her primary role as a character in in the first ''Shin Megami Tensei'', where she takes the form of the human Yuriko and attempts to win over the main character, who, according to her, is the reincarnation of Adam.
* BonusBoss: Lilith appears as a bonus boss on the 4th Day of ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2''. She is seen having charmed several men and [[FlunkyBoss sends them to fight the player]]. Because the men are fighting against their will, the player has to defeat Lilith without defeating any of the charmed men.
** She's one in ''Soul Hackers''.
* BiTheWay[=/=]SecretAIMoves: Lilith possesses a unique racial ability limited to her boss fight in ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2'': Temptation. At the start of a skirmish, Temptation activates and attempts to charm the opposing team. It always works against male team leaders, but has a moderate chance of success against anything else.
* DemotedToExtra: Lilith appears as a random encounter enemy on Sector Horologium [=B4F=] and onwards in VideoGame/StrangeJourney.
* DummiedOut: In the Debug mode of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', there is a cutscene involving Lilith opening an optional dungeon near the Mantra HQ. This dungeon was dropped in favor of the Labyrinth of Amala.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: See {{Bi The Way}}
* EvolutionaryLevels: In Nocturne, Lilith is the highest level Night demon, and can be obtained by evolving a Lilim. She can also be contracted normally, of course.
* FeatherBoaConstrictor
* FemmeFatalons
* MurderTheHypotenuse: VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI, Lilith attempts to kill the Protagonist's female partner, the Heroine in an open execution, but the three heroes just reach there in time and finally rescued her from any harm.
* StalkerWithACrush: In VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI
* UnholyMatrimony: With Chaos Hero In VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI. [[spoiler: Subverted; she's just using him as a weapon against the Hero, and either dies or ditches him when it becomes clear that she isn't going to get the guy.]]
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!!Mara
Mara is the demon lord of all temptations. [[spoiler: And {{Squick}}.]]
* BlatantLies: (''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII'') In Natural or Lawful path, Mara will try to tempt Aleph. First, she offers 999999 Macca. Next, she offers a 10 level increase. Finally, he offers the power that surpasses even Satan and Lucifer. If Aleph accepts any of her offerings, he will fall under Mara's spell and must fight Mara with a handicap.
* BodyHorror: (''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'') Mara emerges from the body of Kenta "Toro/Chunky" Yokouchi during an event battle in the Snow Queen Quest. He will use fire spells and cause Yuka Ayase's Persona to awaken.
* BonusBoss
** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'': The Hito-Shura gets to fight an incomplete form of Mara when it appears after he encourages the SummoningRitual during a Full Kagutsuchi phase in Shibuya at the request of two Manikins. He will be rewarded with the Muspell Magatama upon defeating him.
** ''RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon'': You face her in "[[WhichMe Fake Raidou Sighted]]!" and "7th Trumpet, Eternal King"
** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'': If the Protagonist has chosen the Law route, Seraph will inform of the return of Mara, its eternal enemy. It will then post an EX Mission calling for Mara's extermination. Upon Mara's death, it will meet with the Protagonist and request to join his party.
* CombatTentacles
* DoubleEntendre: His {{Pre Ass Kicking One Liner}}s ''and'' his FamousLastWords are chock full of these.
--> "It will only take one thrust to penetrate your frail form and finish you off immediately!" \\
"Through my charms, your kind will reach their climax and...die!"
-->"I can easily go for a second round! I'll start with the fresher looking one... you!" \\
"You must have brass balls to dream of challenging me... Do you have the stamina to last any longer against my onslaught of thrusts?" \\
"How could this happen!? Can you be that frigid...!?"
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: In ''RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon'', for her EstablishingCharacterMoment, she ''rams the screen''.
* GagPenis
** Once you get over Mara's face, you notice it riding a golden chariot with many sharp blades. [[FridgeBrilliance Then you realise it's an embodiment of our dark desire - lust, greed and violence]].
* GenderBender: First in ''RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon'' and later in ''StrangeJourney''.
* MythologyGag: When in the Chaos Path in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'', she posts a mission calling for the death of a Seraph. She'd go herself, [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne but wants to stabilize so she won't]] [[NeverLiveItDown become a Slime again]].
* OptionalPartyMember: She appears in Sector Grus after reaching a certain part of Sector Horologium. In the Chaos path, she hires the Protagonist to assault a gathering of angels and disrupt the ritual they were carrying out. Despite the attack, [[YouCantThwartStageOne the angels finish the fusion ritual and combine themselves to form Seraph]], forcing the protagonist into a fight. After Seraph's demise, Mara will arrive, regretting she did not participate in the death of the Seraph, and can join the Protagonist's party. Fulfilling her request also yields the right to summon her through fusion and the Peacemaker, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the most devastating]] [[RevolversAreJustBetter gun of the game]].
* PlayingWithFire: [[SignatureMove Maralagidyne]].
* SignatureMove: [[BrainBleach Mara]][[FridgeHorror la]][[SickAndWrong gi]][[{{Squick}} dyne]].
* SkippableBoss: (''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII'') If Aleph's Alignment is Chaos, Mara lets Aleph pass either with minimum of 15 in Wisdom or by beating him in battle.
* SummoningRitual: (''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'') An incomplete form of Mara appears when Baphomet summons her during a Full Kagutsuchi phase in Shibuya at the request of two Manikins. It backfired. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Hilariously]] and [[NightmareFuel horribly]].
* VisualPun: Mara's design is a pun of sorts, as "Mara", in the Japanese language, is a colloquialism for "penis".
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!!Mara
Mara is the demon lord of all temptations. [[spoiler: And {{Squick}}.]]
* BlatantLies: (''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII'') In Natural or Lawful path, Mara will try to tempt Aleph. First, she offers 999999 Macca. Next, she offers a 10 level increase. Finally, he offers the power that surpasses even Satan and Lucifer. If Aleph accepts any of her offerings, he will fall under Mara's spell and must fight Mara with a handicap.
* BodyHorror: (''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'') Mara emerges from the body of Kenta "Toro/Chunky" Yokouchi during an event battle in the Snow Queen Quest. He will use fire spells and cause Yuka Ayase's Persona to awaken.
* BonusBoss
** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'': The Hito-Shura gets to fight an incomplete form of Mara when it appears after he encourages the SummoningRitual during a Full Kagutsuchi phase in Shibuya at the request of two Manikins. He will be rewarded with the Muspell Magatama upon defeating him.
** ''RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon'': You face her in "[[WhichMe Fake Raidou Sighted]]!" and "7th Trumpet, Eternal King"
** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'': If the Protagonist has chosen the Law route, Seraph will inform of the return of Mara, its eternal enemy. It will then post an EX Mission calling for Mara's extermination. Upon Mara's death, it will meet with the Protagonist and request to join his party.
* CombatTentacles
* DoubleEntendre: His {{Pre Ass Kicking One Liner}}s ''and'' his FamousLastWords are chock full of these.
--> "It will only take one thrust to penetrate your frail form and finish you off immediately!" \\
"Through my charms, your kind will reach their climax and...die!"
-->"I can easily go for a second round! I'll start with the fresher looking one... you!" \\
"You must have brass balls to dream of challenging me... Do you have the stamina to last any longer against my onslaught of thrusts?" \\
"How could this happen!? Can you be that frigid...!?"
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: In ''RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon'', for her EstablishingCharacterMoment, she ''rams the screen''.
* GagPenis
** Once you get over Mara's face, you notice it riding a golden chariot with many sharp blades. [[FridgeBrilliance Then you realise it's an embodiment of our dark desire - lust, greed and violence]].
* GenderBender: First in ''RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon'' and later in ''StrangeJourney''.
* MythologyGag: When in the Chaos Path in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'', she posts a mission calling for the death of a Seraph. She'd go herself, [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne but wants to stabilize so she won't]] [[NeverLiveItDown become a Slime again]].
* OptionalPartyMember: She appears in Sector Grus after reaching a certain part of Sector Horologium. In the Chaos path, she hires the Protagonist to assault a gathering of angels and disrupt the ritual they were carrying out. Despite the attack, [[YouCantThwartStageOne the angels finish the fusion ritual and combine themselves to form Seraph]], forcing the protagonist into a fight. After Seraph's demise, Mara will arrive, regretting she did not participate in the death of the Seraph, and can join the Protagonist's party. Fulfilling her request also yields the right to summon her through fusion and the Peacemaker, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the most devastating]] [[RevolversAreJustBetter gun of the game]].
* PlayingWithFire: [[SignatureMove Maralagidyne]].
* SignatureMove: [[BrainBleach Mara]][[FridgeHorror la]][[SickAndWrong gi]][[{{Squick}} dyne]].
* SkippableBoss: (''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII'') If Aleph's Alignment is Chaos, Mara lets Aleph pass either with minimum of 15 in Wisdom or by beating him in battle.
* SummoningRitual: (''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'') An incomplete form of Mara appears when Baphomet summons her during a Full Kagutsuchi phase in Shibuya at the request of two Manikins. It backfired. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Hilariously]] and [[NightmareFuel horribly]].
* VisualPun: Mara's design is a pun of sorts, as "Mara", in the Japanese language, is a colloquialism for "penis".
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!!LouisCypher / Lucifer
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Lucifer, otherwise known as LouisCypher, appears first in ''ShinMegamiTenseiI'' and then in the second and third games of the main series. Appearing for the first time [[ManOfWealthAndTaste in a suit]] and giving you cryptic and often misleading information, he shows his true colours when you get the Chaos path ending, appearing as a blonde man with horns and wings swathed in white robes. Just don't confuse him with {{Satan}}, who actually works for [[{{God}} YHVH]].
In ''ShinMegamiTenseiII'', Lucifer again takes the form of Louis Cypher, in order to convince you to follow the Chaos path. [[MultipleEndings If you chose the Law and Neutral Paths you will face him in battle]], [[OptionalPartyMember but in the Chaos path]] he will join your party [[EnemyMine in order to stop Satan and YHVH]]. According to dialogue, he was ordered by YHVH to cause [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The Great Destruction with Kuzuryu]], [[ThatsNoMoon the nine-headed dragon that makes up the mountains of Makai]], but [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Lucifer plans to use Kuzuryuu against YHVH instead]]. If Aleph's alignment is neutral, and he defeats Lucifer without the aid of Satan, Lucifer will warn Aleph that Kuzuryu must be defeated as well since it will go berserk without him to control it.
In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', he appears in two forms, that of a young blonde-haired boy and an old man in a wheelchair, in both forms accompanied by a nurse in black, who changes ages with him albeit oppositely. When he is young she is old and vice-versa. He is in some way responsible for setting in motion the events of the game by giving Hito-Shura his first Magatama, allowing him to live in the Vortex World. If the optional dungeon in Nocturne is traversed, [[TheReveal it is also revealed that he was the one to give candelebra to the Fiends]], in order to train Hito-Shura to a level of strength where Hito-Shura is able to beat Lucifer himself and lead a second Rebellion.
In RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon, Louis makes an appearance in the Tamonten Shrine as a "blonde young man" who appears to serve as a "spark" for Raidou and his actions. He is also referred to as Beelzebub, according to the Mushibito race due to the fact that they see him as a fly, not as a human.
After you get the "Chaos" ending and start a New Game Plus+ file, Raidou can take case files involving Louis and end up discovering his true identity while also battling his Lucifer form. Raidou can also use a Skill demon to transform as Louis, whose special ability is to gain money from talking to demons in the Dark Realm.
In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'', Louis Cypher [[GenderFlip appears]] as a "blonde woman" in a blue dress, using the name "Louisa Ferre". She wears a goat's head hairclip.
* {{Badass}}: Not only is the only demonic being who can actually be a serious challenge to YHVH, he's often the BonusBoss of many games just to prove this. Often times, like in ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'', he was merely testing you ForTheLulz. In ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]'', he was actually ''holding back'', merely testing to see if [[spoiler: you were strong enough to lead his armies to fight YHVH]].
** FourStarBadass: Every demon who wants to give YHVH the finger [[BadassInCharge answers to this guy]], especially in ShinMegamiTenseiII.
* BigRedDevil: His Devil Children design is one. [[SatanIsGood He's still good in those games though]].
* {{Bishonen}}: Human and Angel forms.
* BonusBoss:
** In ''Devil Survivor'', Lucifer appears in his devil form on the final day during a NewGamePlus. He proclaims that he has no interest in whatever happens to the title of Bel (and in fact ordered Beelzebub to support Belberith just to get it over with), but decides to [[BloodKnight pick a fight with you to amuse himself]].
** Lucifer appears in several case files in a NewGamePlus of ''Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon'' as one of the two ultimate bosses of the game. The first case file has him summon his servants Mara and Arioch, as well as [[spoiler:transforming into Beelzebub to fight]]. After defeating all three Raidou fights Lucifer briefly before the battle ends, after which Lucifer will give him one of two beneficial items to use. The next case file from him is a true battle against him, which ends with Lucifer giving him another beneficial item to use. The third fight he goes all out against Raidou. Defeating him allows Raidou to fuse Lucifer.
** FinalBoss: Of ''Last Bible''.
** TrueFinalBoss: Of ''Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne''.
* ButThouMust: No matter what route the protagonist goes down in ''Majin Tensei II'', he will face Lucifer in battle. This includes the chaos path.
* CaptainErsatz: Louis Cypher is believed to take his act from all-time world famous recording artist/performer DavidBowie. Some believe he is an amalgamation of Bowie's real life and stage personae; and Louis' mismatched eyes parallel Bowie's own ocular disfigurement; wherein one eye is permanently dilated leaving what is left of the originally blue iris reddish in hue.
* {{Chessmaster}}
* TheCorrupter: WordOfGod says it's his main role - to test humanity by offering power, manipulating and poking around the human soul.
* CreepyChild: Child Form in ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]''. After all, he frequently shows up from out of nowhere and caused the Demi-Fiend's transformation.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Given how manipulative and dangerous he is, this should come as no surprise.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: Done to ''him'' in Devil Children Anime.]]
* EvilPlan: Played with. The man's a certified bastard, but his plans revolve around ''saving'' Humanity. And the [[{{God}} other guy]] happens ''not'' to be particularly pleasant. On the other hand, the ultimate consequences of his plan would end in a chaotic, lawless world where not only EverythingIsTryingToKillYou, but the [[CrapsackWorld crapsackiness]] is written in stone in the very foundations of reality.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Revealed in RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon that while Louis Cyphre looks like a young man to Raidou, the insect-like Mushibito see him as a giant fly named "Belzeboo".
** AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder: His "beholders" seem to see him as a comforting or grounding being. [[FridgeBrilliance Take note]] that he appears as a caring adult to [[ShinMegamiTenseiI a presumably frightened teenager]], a [[VideoGame/StrangeJourney charming civilian woman on a ship full of traumatized soldiers]], and [[RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon fellow teenager to a protagonist expected to keep pace with demanding adults]].
* GenderFlip: In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' as Louisa Ferre. Though in Japan she goes by ''Louis Cyphre''.
* [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks God And Lucifer Are Both Jerks]]: He's ''very'' good at making himself look good, especially given he wants to save humanity from the more blatantly evil Law side. However, in true DracoInLeatherPants fashion, some people will conveniently forget some of his less savory goals. YHVH might be a vicious, amoral tyrant... but Lucifer is a ''very'' vicious manipulator and in the pursuit of his goals ''there is no line he won't cross''.
* [[GodInHumanForm Prince Of Darkness In Avatar Form]]: He can take the form of his minion Beelzebub as revealed in ''King Abaddon''. [[spoiler: When he realizes that he isn't even speaking like the real deal he corrects himself and talks like Beelzebub including doing his EvilLaugh]].
* [[spoiler:InterspeciesRomance: With Setsuna Kai's mother in Devil Children.]]
* TheLeader: Type I, though with a lot of Type IV.
* LouisCypher: [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Take a wild guess]].
* [[SatanIsGood Lucifer Is Good]]: At least in the second game, where, even if he is manipulating Aleph, he really does care about all of humanity, not just those who decide to worship him, and will blatantly help you in the Chaos path, and leave you the info on how to do the same with his dying words in the Neutral path.
** In Megami Tensei II, Lucifer is also good and can join the Protagonist to face the TrueFinalBoss YHVH in the Chaos path. It's interesting in that his race also changes from Tyrant to ''Deity''.
** [[spoiler: Lucifer is the BigGood of the Devil Children series. Where he desires to bring peace to the human and demon worlds. Only doing evil while under the control of [[BigBad Beelzebub]] in the anime and impersonated by Azazel in the first games. In the future games he knows that only the Devil Children can save the world so he helps the best that he can.]]
** On the other hand, [[spoiler: he gets ''way'' too much positive publicity, given his ultimate plans since ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]'' involve levels of death and chaos normally unseen out of TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} - a Universe ''ruled by Chaos? [[RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon Messing with established history]] ForTheLulz? [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Triggering]] a Z-Class ApocalypseHow?'']]
** [[spoiler: [[ZigZaggedTrope On his defense]], though, the option was a single Z-Class or an eternity of X-Class, one after another, until all of Humanity's free will was sapped into oblivion and the perfect world of Law came into being. And about the whole ''[[RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon King Abaddon]]'' affair, the original history is implied to have been ''ShinMegamiTenseiI'' - which is ''[[CrapsackWorld not]]'' a good future.]]
* LukeIAmYourFather: He is Setsuna Kai's and Mirai Kaname's father from Devil Children Red/Black. He's only Setsuna's father in the anime.
* ManipulativeBastard: He will gladly give you immense amounts of power. [[MagnificentBastard It really doesn't matter what you do with it]]. [[TheChessmaster It's all]] [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy part of]] [[MoreThanMindControl the plan]].
* MismatchedEyes
* MoreThanMindControl: Practically his entire schtick. He's very, ''very'' good. Listen to him, but think all the way whether what he promises is ''really'' worth the cost.
* MotiveDecay: Depending on the games, he fluctuates between wanting to save humanity and demonkind out of pure principle and doing so only to piss off the Great Will.
* OneWingedAngel: His Devil Form. Actually, it's Six Winged Angel, and WordOfGod says [[OhCrap we haven't seen the ''real'' Lucifer]], who has been described as an amalgam of his Angel and Devil forms, with twelve wings, six angelic, six demonic.
* PerpetualFrowner: His Devil Form.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Appears in ''Persona 4'' as the ultimate Persona of the [[TrueCompanions Seekers of Truth]] Social Link.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gave one to [[spoiler:[[HolierThanThou Mast]][[AmbitionIsEvil ema]] in the Chaos Route]] of Strange Journey.
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* RyotaroOkiayu: His seiyuu in the Devil Children playstation game and anime.
* ScrewDestiny: Lucifer's goal in King Abaddon is to change the future and find someone who can free the world from God's control. By fighting Raidou he realizes that Raidou is the one who can free the world from God's control.
* SevenDeadlySins: Represents {{Pride}}, which is the greatest sin amongst the seven.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Lucifer's Angel form from his BonusBoss fight in ''King Abaddon'', where any demon with a powerful ice spell and Makakajaon used can do such massive damage to him that when he switches back to his demon form he will automatically return back into his Angel form to take all the damage over again.
* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: In ''Nocturne'', it literally didn't matter what the Hito-Shura did with the power of the Magatama. All he wanted was the combat data. Once the product was considered workable, it only was a matter of finding a willing accomplice. Passing the trials of the True Demon Path (venturing through the Labyrinth of Amala, defeating the Fiends, Beelzebub and Metatron, reaching him) was the guarantee he needed to test the power of his new friend...]]
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!!Beelzebub/Baal Zebul/[[VideoGame/DevilSurvivor Belzaboul]]
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Beelzebub, also known by his human avatar form Baal Zebul, is a powerful and high-ranking demon; he is the right-hand man of Lucifer.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Takajo Zett.
* AttractiveBentGender: MajinTenseiII where Beelzebub appears as a woman wearing [[http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/2605/beel.png dominatrix gear]].
* BigBad: Devil Children first anime.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: His OneWingedAngel form.
* Bishounen: His armored form in Devil Children Fire/Ice Book.
* BonusBoss
** Late in ShinMegamiTenseiI, Louis Cypher sends the Protagonist over to talk to him. Should the Protagonist follow the Law or Neutral alignment paths, Beelzebub will engage the Protagonist in battle.
** Beelzebub appears as an optional boss in DigitalDevilSaga: Avatar Tuner. Unlike other optional bosses, the party is required to fight him twice before killing him for good. Defeating Beelzebub's fly-form will grant the ammo Magatama and the item "Tyrant's Skull", which unlocks the High Priest Mantra, granting the access to several of Beelzebub's skillsets. Players will also net the Karma Ring which protects the wearer from Dark-based attacks, which can be [[OldSaveBonus equipped in the sequel]].
** ShinMegamiTenseiII: Beelzebub appears in Castle Kether in the Abyss. He is a voluntary challenge; if you walk into his chamber, he will challenge you and you may decline and even come back later. You don't need to fight him to complete the game - he can be skipped entirely.
** [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]: Beelzebub appears only in the updated release and only if Hito-Shura accepts the old man's request of retrieving all of the stolen Candelabra, Hito-Shura can face Beelzebub in the Fourth Kalpa of the Labyrinth of Amala, in Hell's Hall.
** Beelzebub appears as the ultimate boss and highest level summonable demon in the game in RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy. He must be defeated at the lowest level of the Training Hall. The player must save at the last save point in the game and return to the Training Hall. A voice will speak to Raidou when he enters the northern section of the bottom floor. Then Raidou must collect 3 special items (the Emblem of Hell, the Phantom Skull and the Tyrant Spawn) to prove his worth to Beelzebub. These items are obtained by fighting 3 Hyakki-Yakkkou battles (Battles where 100 demons attack) at certain moon phases in certain sections of different floors. (A Kudan will hint at their location a phase or two before the battle's set phase) Then Raidou can fight Beelzebub in the same spot where he heard the voice, but he must beat some Ukobach and Nebiros before Beelzebub will appear.
** Beelzebub returns as a BonusBoss in DevilSurvivor2. Here, he's a BarrierChangeBoss par excellence.
* DemonicPossession: Does this to [[spoiler:''Lucifer'' in Devil Children anime.]]
* TheDragon: To Lucifer in most of the games, but works under Belberith in Devil Survivor; it turns out he was ordered by Lucifer to help Belberith become the King of Bel.
* FaceFullOfAlienWingWong: Belzaboul's strategy in VideoGame/DevilSurvivor mostly consists of planting his spawn in your bodies, which [[{{Squick}} burst out and become full grown flies]]. Meaning Belzaboul is a giant demonic Bot Fly.
* FatBastard: When in Baal Zebul form (from ShinMegamiTenseiII) onwards.
* FinalBoss: Of Jack Bros.
* FusionDance: If Bael is in your company in Megami Tensei II, upon defeat Bael will attempt to union with Beelzebub (presumably this is accomplished by Bael the toad somehow eating Beelzebub the fly - as toads will do.) If this is allowed to happen, Majin Baal will emerge from the two and gladly join the ranks of your digital devil horde.
* HeelFaceTurn: Takajo Zett sides with Setsuna Kai against Beelzebub near the end of Devil Children anime.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Takajo Zett in the anime.
* NumberOfTheBeast: Beelzebub (human form) in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'' has 666 HP.
* OneHitKill: Beelzebub, at least from ''Nocturne'' and onwards, has ''Death Flies'', an Almighty-elemental spell that deals plenty of damage and has 100% chance of instantly killing anything that doesn't nullify or repel Curse-elemental spells. The good news is that you may acquire said skill in the Digital Devil Saga series and by leveling your Beelzebub in ''Nocturne''.
* OptionalPartyMember: In the Chaos alignment path of ShinMegamiTenseiI, Beelzebub instead joins the Protagonist.
* PointyEars
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In Beelzebub form
* SevenDeadlySins: Represents Gluttony amongst the seven.
* SignatureMove: "Death Flies"
* SpawnBroodling: Beelzebub in VideoGame/DevilSurvivor can implant his fly eggs in you, which hatch a turn later, and [[FlunkyBoss join in]].
* ThereCanOnlyBeOne: Depending on the route in VideoGame/DevilSurvivor, [[spoiler:Belberith will also absorb Belzaboul]].
* WildMan: Baal Zebul form.
* WormThatWalks: Beelzebub from RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy and RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon is a massive fly created from a swarm of other flies.
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!!Astaroth / Ishtar / Astarte / Ashtar
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Astaroth/Astarte is one of Lucifer's generals, who is actually the goddess Ishtar forcefully fused with her counterpart Ashtar and turned into a demon by YHVH.
* BareYourMidriff: Ishtar
* BladeOnAStick: Astaroth
* ChekhovsGunman: In RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon, Astaroth first appears after you defeat Inugami at Dark Tsukudo-cho mentioning he would like to challenge you to a battle in the future. In the Law and Neutral alignment Astaroth challenges you a battle near the end of the game, while he'll simply join you if your alignment is Chaos. If your alignment is Neutral or Chaos you will be able to fuse him after his second appearance.
* CompositeCharacter: The result of a forced fusion of Astarte's counterparts [[MesopotamianMythology Ishtar]] and Ashtar.
* CoolMask: Astaroth
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Ashtar
* {{Demonization}}: Ishtar wants to get rid of Ashtar.
* DemotedToExtra: Ashtar hasn't appeared since ''Shin Megami Tensei II''.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Ishtar and Astaroth
* FetchQuest: In Chaos route of ShinMegamiTenseiI, after locating the throne room of Asura in the last floor basement, the hero will need to go back to Astaroth's room, where he will give him the "Wings of Astaroth"--a valuable item needed so Asura can forge the "Devil Ring" and the fight against Michael and his followers become available.
* FieryRedhead: As Astaroth in Shin Megami Tensei and as Trisha in Catherine.
* FunnyAfro: As Trisha in Catherine.
* FusionDance: According to Ishtar in ShinMegamiTenseiII, YHVH forced Ishtar and Ashtar to merge and become Astaroth before ShinMegamiTenseiI.
* GenderBender:
** Ishtar (female)->Astaroth (male)
** As Astaroth in Catherine
** ''Giten Megami Tensei'' has Astaroth appear as the female Astarte.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Astaroth rides on a snake.
* MorphicResonance: When Astaroth disguises himself as Louis Cypher in ShinMegamiTenseiII, his hair remains red.
* MsFanservice: (Catherine) Not in the main game, but after you complete Axis Mundi [[spoiler:there's a scene where she basically seduces you through the fourth wall. Makes sense, given how she's a LoveGoddess.]]
* [[PhysicalGod Physical Goddess]]: The [[MesopotamianMythology Mesopotamian goddess of love and war]].
* ShesGotLegs: Ishtar
* SignificantAnagram: (Catherine) Rearrange "Trisha" and you get "Ishtar"; her true identity.
* SkippableBoss: In ShinMegamiTenseiI, He appears defending the third floor basement if you are in the Law or Neutral paths, saying that "there's nothing more pitiful that the man who discards his individuality to willingly become a slave" (referring to the protagonist) before engaging the player in battle if he's not chaos aligned. This fight, however, is entire optional, as the player can choose to just take the stairs towards the next floor without having to enter Astaroth's room. After his defeat, he express his desire to regain the form of goddess Ishtar.
* SpearCounterpart: Ashtar is one to Astarte in mythology.
* WingedHumanoid: Astaroth
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[[folder:The Four Riders of the Apocalypse]]
!!Pale Rider, Red Rider, White Rider and Black Rider ([[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse The Four Riders of the Apocalypse]])
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The Four Riders whose march heralds TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: the Pale Rider, Bearer of the Scythe of Death; the Red Rider, Bearer of the Sword of War; the White Rider, Bearer of the Bow of Conquest; and Black Rider, Bearer of the Scales of Famine.
* AffablyEvil: You can briefly chat with them in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney''. While it is pointless, as they will never contemplate the possibility of joining you through conversation, they prove to be rather entertaining and reveal a bit of their personalities.
* BonusBoss: In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', you can seek them out and defeat them to unlock them for fusion, and ''will'' have to do so to unlock the sixth ending.
** In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'', each of the Riders appears in a different Sector; White in Delphinus, Red in Eridanus, Black in Fornax and Pale in Grus.
** In ''RaidouKuzunohaVSKingAbaddon'', they appear after a new moon when Raidou's luck is low. You can bribe them to avoid fighting, but they demand some high-end items in order to let you go. Several case files involve a rematch with them, the rewards are weapon ingredients that forge into the Longinus.
* CoolHorse: All four of 'em.
* DareToBeBadass: They are ''very'' enthusiastic if the Hito-Shura proclaims he will indeed, challenge them for their candelabra. In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' they also challenge you to prove them you are capable of altering Mankind's fate when talking to them.
* DiscOneNuke: They stalk you in ''King Abaddon'' as early as Episode Three, however the first two riders have weaknesses you can exploit. Defeat them early enough and you can fuse them because they have no level restriction. They have a load of resistances and can be augmented with Mitama fusion.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: The White Rider's horse is ''covered'' in them.
* FourIsDeath: Quite possibly one of the oldest examples of this in the book.
* TheGrimReaper: The Pale Rider. Possibly all four.
* HellishHorse: The White and Red Riders. And that only makes them look more badass.
* OptionalPartyMember: All are available for fusion. In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', you will require Deathstones, found in the Labyrinth of Amala, to create them. In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'', you will need the Death Omen forma to create the Fiend Converter.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Neutral aligned demons that tend to show up in games working for Lucifer.
* WhiteStallion: Either subverted or played straight, with the White Rider's horse.
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[[folder:Trumpeter]]
!!Trumpeter
One of the Fiends, the Incarnations of Death, Trumpeter is the angel said to blow its horn at the end of the world, devatating the land.
* AntiMagic: DevilSurvivor2: While searching for a way to cancel Benetnasch's ability to un-summon demons, the party finds an entry on Trumpeter in JP's, and discover that its melody has unusual properties and may be able to negate Benetnasch's un-summoning ability.
* BonusBoss:
** Trumpeter appears in the UpdatedRerelease of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, titled Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax. He is the one of the fiends that the Demi-fiend must face while undertaking Lucifer's demonic trial in retrieving all of the stolen Candelabra. Appearing as the fiend that holds the last missing Candelabrum, Trumpeter intercepts the Demi-fiend in Yurakucho Station, transporting him to another realm and challenges him to a duel.
** Trumpeter returns once again as a demon of the Fiend Race in StrangeJourney, however, he must be found first on Sector Horologium to engage and destroy him so he can be fused with the final Enemy Search.
* DareToBeBadass: Like the Four Horsemen he challenges the protagonist in ''Strange Journey'' to see if he can alter mans fate.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Fumi chooses to "convince" Trumpeter to work with them by bashing it with laptops repeatedly until it agrees (noting that human females are quite terrifying).
* EscortMission: During the battle with Benetnasch in DevilSurvivor2, Trumpeter is summoned to block the demon revoking ability. However, the party notices that Trumpeter's waves will also prevent further summoning of demons, and thus they will have to keep their demons alive to be able to damage Benetnasch. Trumpeter also needs to stay alive during the entire battle, or all their effort will be for nothing.
* HumansAreCthulhu: His apparent opinion after his introduction to Fumi in ''Devil Survivor 2''.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: For starters he's always part of the Fiend race and is Neutral aligned, and he tends to work for Lucifer.
* SignatureMove: During the battle in Nocturne, Trumpeter introduces the Demi-fiend to his two distinct attacks: Holy Melody and Evil Melody; the former fully heals any character having the lowest HP to max while the latter instantly kills one character having the lowest HP regardless of their affinities. To stack up the odds against the party, Trumpeter will randomly kill one of the characters if all of them are in full health. Though the last ability belongs to SecretAIMoves, Holy Melody and Evil Melody can be learned by regular, fusable Trumpeter.
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!!LouisCypher / Lucifer
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Lucifer, otherwise known as LouisCypher, appears first in ''ShinMegamiTenseiI'' and then in the second and third games of the main series. Appearing for the first time [[ManOfWealthAndTaste in a suit]] and giving you cryptic and often misleading information, he shows his true colours when you get the Chaos path ending, appearing as a blonde man with horns and wings swathed in white robes. Just don't confuse him with {{Satan}}, who actually works for [[{{God}} YHVH]].
In ''ShinMegamiTenseiII'', Lucifer again takes the form of Louis Cypher, in order to convince you to follow the Chaos path. [[MultipleEndings If you chose the Law and Neutral Paths you will face him in battle]], [[OptionalPartyMember but in the Chaos path]] he will join your party [[EnemyMine in order to stop Satan and YHVH]]. According to dialogue, he was ordered by YHVH to cause [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The Great Destruction with Kuzuryu]], [[ThatsNoMoon the nine-headed dragon that makes up the mountains of Makai]], but [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Lucifer plans to use Kuzuryuu against YHVH instead]]. If Aleph's alignment is neutral, and he defeats Lucifer without the aid of Satan, Lucifer will warn Aleph that Kuzuryu must be defeated as well since it will go berserk without him to control it.
In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', he appears in two forms, that of a young blonde-haired boy and an old man in a wheelchair, in both forms accompanied by a nurse in black, who changes ages with him albeit oppositely. When he is young she is old and vice-versa. He is in some way responsible for setting in motion the events of the game by giving Hito-Shura his first Magatama, allowing him to live in the Vortex World. If the optional dungeon in Nocturne is traversed, [[TheReveal it is also revealed that he was the one to give candelebra to the Fiends]], in order to train Hito-Shura to a level of strength where Hito-Shura is able to beat Lucifer himself and lead a second Rebellion.
In RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon, Louis makes an appearance in the Tamonten Shrine as a "blonde young man" who appears to serve as a "spark" for Raidou and his actions. He is also referred to as Beelzebub, according to the Mushibito race due to the fact that they see him as a fly, not as a human.
After you get the "Chaos" ending and start a New Game Plus+ file, Raidou can take case files involving Louis and end up discovering his true identity while also battling his Lucifer form. Raidou can also use a Skill demon to transform as Louis, whose special ability is to gain money from talking to demons in the Dark Realm.
In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'', Louis Cypher [[GenderFlip appears]] as a "blonde woman" in a blue dress, using the name "Louisa Ferre". She wears a goat's head hairclip.
* {{Badass}}: Not only is the only demonic being who can actually be a serious challenge to YHVH, he's often the BonusBoss of many games just to prove this. Often times, like in ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'', he was merely testing you ForTheLulz. In ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]'', he was actually ''holding back'', merely testing to see if [[spoiler: you were strong enough to lead his armies to fight YHVH]].
** FourStarBadass: Every demon who wants to give YHVH the finger [[BadassInCharge answers to this guy]], especially in ShinMegamiTenseiII.
* BigRedDevil: His Devil Children design is one. [[SatanIsGood He's still good in those games though]].
* {{Bishonen}}: Human and Angel forms.
* BonusBoss:
** In ''Devil Survivor'', Lucifer appears in his devil form on the final day during a NewGamePlus. He proclaims that he has no interest in whatever happens to the title of Bel (and in fact ordered Beelzebub to support Belberith just to get it over with), but decides to [[BloodKnight pick a fight with you to amuse himself]].
** Lucifer appears in several case files in a NewGamePlus of ''Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon'' as one of the two ultimate bosses of the game. The first case file has him summon his servants Mara and Arioch, as well as [[spoiler:transforming into Beelzebub to fight]]. After defeating all three Raidou fights Lucifer briefly before the battle ends, after which Lucifer will give him one of two beneficial items to use. The next case file from him is a true battle against him, which ends with Lucifer giving him another beneficial item to use. The third fight he goes all out against Raidou. Defeating him allows Raidou to fuse Lucifer.
** FinalBoss: Of ''Last Bible''.
** TrueFinalBoss: Of ''Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne''.
* ButThouMust: No matter what route the protagonist goes down in ''Majin Tensei II'', he will face Lucifer in battle. This includes the chaos path.
* CaptainErsatz: Louis Cypher is believed to take his act from all-time world famous recording artist/performer DavidBowie. Some believe he is an amalgamation of Bowie's real life and stage personae; and Louis' mismatched eyes parallel Bowie's own ocular disfigurement; wherein one eye is permanently dilated leaving what is left of the originally blue iris reddish in hue.
* {{Chessmaster}}
* TheCorrupter: WordOfGod says it's his main role - to test humanity by offering power, manipulating and poking around the human soul.
* CreepyChild: Child Form in ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]''. After all, he frequently shows up from out of nowhere and caused the Demi-Fiend's transformation.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Given how manipulative and dangerous he is, this should come as no surprise.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: Done to ''him'' in Devil Children Anime.]]
* EvilPlan: Played with. The man's a certified bastard, but his plans revolve around ''saving'' Humanity. And the [[{{God}} other guy]] happens ''not'' to be particularly pleasant. On the other hand, the ultimate consequences of his plan would end in a chaotic, lawless world where not only EverythingIsTryingToKillYou, but the [[CrapsackWorld crapsackiness]] is written in stone in the very foundations of reality.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Revealed in RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon that while Louis Cyphre looks like a young man to Raidou, the insect-like Mushibito see him as a giant fly named "Belzeboo".
** AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder: His "beholders" seem to see him as a comforting or grounding being. [[FridgeBrilliance Take note]] that he appears as a caring adult to [[ShinMegamiTenseiI a presumably frightened teenager]], a [[VideoGame/StrangeJourney charming civilian woman on a ship full of traumatized soldiers]], and [[RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon fellow teenager to a protagonist expected to keep pace with demanding adults]].
* GenderFlip: In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' as Louisa Ferre. Though in Japan she goes by ''Louis Cyphre''.
* [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks God And Lucifer Are Both Jerks]]: He's ''very'' good at making himself look good, especially given he wants to save humanity from the more blatantly evil Law side. However, in true DracoInLeatherPants fashion, some people will conveniently forget some of his less savory goals. YHVH might be a vicious, amoral tyrant... but Lucifer is a ''very'' vicious manipulator and in the pursuit of his goals ''there is no line he won't cross''.
* [[GodInHumanForm Prince Of Darkness In Avatar Form]]: He can take the form of his minion Beelzebub as revealed in ''King Abaddon''. [[spoiler: When he realizes that he isn't even speaking like the real deal he corrects himself and talks like Beelzebub including doing his EvilLaugh]].
* [[spoiler:InterspeciesRomance: With Setsuna Kai's mother in Devil Children.]]
* TheLeader: Type I, though with a lot of Type IV.
* LouisCypher: [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Take a wild guess]].
* [[SatanIsGood Lucifer Is Good]]: At least in the second game, where, even if he is manipulating Aleph, he really does care about all of humanity, not just those who decide to worship him, and will blatantly help you in the Chaos path, and leave you the info on how to do the same with his dying words in the Neutral path.
** In Megami Tensei II, Lucifer is also good and can join the Protagonist to face the TrueFinalBoss YHVH in the Chaos path. It's interesting in that his race also changes from Tyrant to ''Deity''.
** [[spoiler: Lucifer is the BigGood of the Devil Children series. Where he desires to bring peace to the human and demon worlds. Only doing evil while under the control of [[BigBad Beelzebub]] in the anime and impersonated by Azazel in the first games. In the future games he knows that only the Devil Children can save the world so he helps the best that he can.]]
** On the other hand, [[spoiler: he gets ''way'' too much positive publicity, given his ultimate plans since ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]'' involve levels of death and chaos normally unseen out of TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} - a Universe ''ruled by Chaos? [[RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon Messing with established history]] ForTheLulz? [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Triggering]] a Z-Class ApocalypseHow?'']]
** [[spoiler: [[ZigZaggedTrope On his defense]], though, the option was a single Z-Class or an eternity of X-Class, one after another, until all of Humanity's free will was sapped into oblivion and the perfect world of Law came into being. And about the whole ''[[RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon King Abaddon]]'' affair, the original history is implied to have been ''ShinMegamiTenseiI'' - which is ''[[CrapsackWorld not]]'' a good future.]]
* LukeIAmYourFather: He is Setsuna Kai's and Mirai Kaname's father from Devil Children Red/Black. He's only Setsuna's father in the anime.
* ManipulativeBastard: He will gladly give you immense amounts of power. [[MagnificentBastard It really doesn't matter what you do with it]]. [[TheChessmaster It's all]] [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy part of]] [[MoreThanMindControl the plan]].
* MismatchedEyes
* MoreThanMindControl: Practically his entire schtick. He's very, ''very'' good. Listen to him, but think all the way whether what he promises is ''really'' worth the cost.
* MotiveDecay: Depending on the games, he fluctuates between wanting to save humanity and demonkind out of pure principle and doing so only to piss off the Great Will.
* OneWingedAngel: His Devil Form. Actually, it's Six Winged Angel, and WordOfGod says [[OhCrap we haven't seen the ''real'' Lucifer]], who has been described as an amalgam of his Angel and Devil forms, with twelve wings, six angelic, six demonic.
* PerpetualFrowner: His Devil Form.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Appears in ''Persona 4'' as the ultimate Persona of the [[TrueCompanions Seekers of Truth]] Social Link.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gave one to [[spoiler:[[HolierThanThou Mast]][[AmbitionIsEvil ema]] in the Chaos Route]] of Strange Journey.
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* RyotaroOkiayu: His seiyuu in the Devil Children playstation game and anime.
* ScrewDestiny: Lucifer's goal in King Abaddon is to change the future and find someone who can free the world from God's control. By fighting Raidou he realizes that Raidou is the one who can free the world from God's control.
* SevenDeadlySins: Represents {{Pride}}, which is the greatest sin amongst the seven.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Lucifer's Angel form from his BonusBoss fight in ''King Abaddon'', where any demon with a powerful ice spell and Makakajaon used can do such massive damage to him that when he switches back to his demon form he will automatically return back into his Angel form to take all the damage over again.
* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: In ''Nocturne'', it literally didn't matter what the Hito-Shura did with the power of the Magatama. All he wanted was the combat data. Once the product was considered workable, it only was a matter of finding a willing accomplice. Passing the trials of the True Demon Path (venturing through the Labyrinth of Amala, defeating the Fiends, Beelzebub and Metatron, reaching him) was the guarantee he needed to test the power of his new friend...]]
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[[folder:Beelzebub]]
!!Beelzebub/Baal Zebul/[[VideoGame/DevilSurvivor Belzaboul]]
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Beelzebub, also known by his human avatar form Baal Zebul, is a powerful and high-ranking demon; he is the right-hand man of Lucifer.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Takajo Zett.
* AttractiveBentGender: MajinTenseiII where Beelzebub appears as a woman wearing [[http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/2605/beel.png dominatrix gear]].
* BigBad: Devil Children first anime.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: His OneWingedAngel form.
* Bishounen: His armored form in Devil Children Fire/Ice Book.
* BonusBoss
** Late in ShinMegamiTenseiI, Louis Cypher sends the Protagonist over to talk to him. Should the Protagonist follow the Law or Neutral alignment paths, Beelzebub will engage the Protagonist in battle.
** Beelzebub appears as an optional boss in DigitalDevilSaga: Avatar Tuner. Unlike other optional bosses, the party is required to fight him twice before killing him for good. Defeating Beelzebub's fly-form will grant the ammo Magatama and the item "Tyrant's Skull", which unlocks the High Priest Mantra, granting the access to several of Beelzebub's skillsets. Players will also net the Karma Ring which protects the wearer from Dark-based attacks, which can be [[OldSaveBonus equipped in the sequel]].
** ShinMegamiTenseiII: Beelzebub appears in Castle Kether in the Abyss. He is a voluntary challenge; if you walk into his chamber, he will challenge you and you may decline and even come back later. You don't need to fight him to complete the game - he can be skipped entirely.
** [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]: Beelzebub appears only in the updated release and only if Hito-Shura accepts the old man's request of retrieving all of the stolen Candelabra, Hito-Shura can face Beelzebub in the Fourth Kalpa of the Labyrinth of Amala, in Hell's Hall.
** Beelzebub appears as the ultimate boss and highest level summonable demon in the game in RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy. He must be defeated at the lowest level of the Training Hall. The player must save at the last save point in the game and return to the Training Hall. A voice will speak to Raidou when he enters the northern section of the bottom floor. Then Raidou must collect 3 special items (the Emblem of Hell, the Phantom Skull and the Tyrant Spawn) to prove his worth to Beelzebub. These items are obtained by fighting 3 Hyakki-Yakkkou battles (Battles where 100 demons attack) at certain moon phases in certain sections of different floors. (A Kudan will hint at their location a phase or two before the battle's set phase) Then Raidou can fight Beelzebub in the same spot where he heard the voice, but he must beat some Ukobach and Nebiros before Beelzebub will appear.
** Beelzebub returns as a BonusBoss in DevilSurvivor2. Here, he's a BarrierChangeBoss par excellence.
* DemonicPossession: Does this to [[spoiler:''Lucifer'' in Devil Children anime.]]
* TheDragon: To Lucifer in most of the games, but works under Belberith in Devil Survivor; it turns out he was ordered by Lucifer to help Belberith become the King of Bel.
* FaceFullOfAlienWingWong: Belzaboul's strategy in VideoGame/DevilSurvivor mostly consists of planting his spawn in your bodies, which [[{{Squick}} burst out and become full grown flies]]. Meaning Belzaboul is a giant demonic Bot Fly.
* FatBastard: When in Baal Zebul form (from ShinMegamiTenseiII) onwards.
* FinalBoss: Of Jack Bros.
* FusionDance: If Bael is in your company in Megami Tensei II, upon defeat Bael will attempt to union with Beelzebub (presumably this is accomplished by Bael the toad somehow eating Beelzebub the fly - as toads will do.) If this is allowed to happen, Majin Baal will emerge from the two and gladly join the ranks of your digital devil horde.
* HeelFaceTurn: Takajo Zett sides with Setsuna Kai against Beelzebub near the end of Devil Children anime.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Takajo Zett in the anime.
* NumberOfTheBeast: Beelzebub (human form) in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'' has 666 HP.
* OneHitKill: Beelzebub, at least from ''Nocturne'' and onwards, has ''Death Flies'', an Almighty-elemental spell that deals plenty of damage and has 100% chance of instantly killing anything that doesn't nullify or repel Curse-elemental spells. The good news is that you may acquire said skill in the Digital Devil Saga series and by leveling your Beelzebub in ''Nocturne''.
* OptionalPartyMember: In the Chaos alignment path of ShinMegamiTenseiI, Beelzebub instead joins the Protagonist.
* PointyEars
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In Beelzebub form
* SevenDeadlySins: Represents Gluttony amongst the seven.
* SignatureMove: "Death Flies"
* SpawnBroodling: Beelzebub in VideoGame/DevilSurvivor can implant his fly eggs in you, which hatch a turn later, and [[FlunkyBoss join in]].
* ThereCanOnlyBeOne: Depending on the route in VideoGame/DevilSurvivor, [[spoiler:Belberith will also absorb Belzaboul]].
* WildMan: Baal Zebul form.
* WormThatWalks: Beelzebub from RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy and RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon is a massive fly created from a swarm of other flies.
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[[folder:Astaroth / Ishtar]]
!!Astaroth / Ishtar / Astarte / Ashtar
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Astaroth/Astarte is one of Lucifer's generals, who is actually the goddess Ishtar forcefully fused with her counterpart Ashtar and turned into a demon by YHVH.
* BareYourMidriff: Ishtar
* BladeOnAStick: Astaroth
* ChekhovsGunman: In RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon, Astaroth first appears after you defeat Inugami at Dark Tsukudo-cho mentioning he would like to challenge you to a battle in the future. In the Law and Neutral alignment Astaroth challenges you a battle near the end of the game, while he'll simply join you if your alignment is Chaos. If your alignment is Neutral or Chaos you will be able to fuse him after his second appearance.
* CompositeCharacter: The result of a forced fusion of Astarte's counterparts [[MesopotamianMythology Ishtar]] and Ashtar.
* CoolMask: Astaroth
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Ashtar
* {{Demonization}}: Ishtar wants to get rid of Ashtar.
* DemotedToExtra: Ashtar hasn't appeared since ''Shin Megami Tensei II''.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Ishtar and Astaroth
* FetchQuest: In Chaos route of ShinMegamiTenseiI, after locating the throne room of Asura in the last floor basement, the hero will need to go back to Astaroth's room, where he will give him the "Wings of Astaroth"--a valuable item needed so Asura can forge the "Devil Ring" and the fight against Michael and his followers become available.
* FieryRedhead: As Astaroth in Shin Megami Tensei and as Trisha in Catherine.
* FunnyAfro: As Trisha in Catherine.
* FusionDance: According to Ishtar in ShinMegamiTenseiII, YHVH forced Ishtar and Ashtar to merge and become Astaroth before ShinMegamiTenseiI.
* GenderBender:
** Ishtar (female)->Astaroth (male)
** As Astaroth in Catherine
** ''Giten Megami Tensei'' has Astaroth appear as the female Astarte.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Astaroth rides on a snake.
* MorphicResonance: When Astaroth disguises himself as Louis Cypher in ShinMegamiTenseiII, his hair remains red.
* MsFanservice: (Catherine) Not in the main game, but after you complete Axis Mundi [[spoiler:there's a scene where she basically seduces you through the fourth wall. Makes sense, given how she's a LoveGoddess.]]
* [[PhysicalGod Physical Goddess]]: The [[MesopotamianMythology Mesopotamian goddess of love and war]].
* ShesGotLegs: Ishtar
* SignificantAnagram: (Catherine) Rearrange "Trisha" and you get "Ishtar"; her true identity.
* SkippableBoss: In ShinMegamiTenseiI, He appears defending the third floor basement if you are in the Law or Neutral paths, saying that "there's nothing more pitiful that the man who discards his individuality to willingly become a slave" (referring to the protagonist) before engaging the player in battle if he's not chaos aligned. This fight, however, is entire optional, as the player can choose to just take the stairs towards the next floor without having to enter Astaroth's room. After his defeat, he express his desire to regain the form of goddess Ishtar.
* SpearCounterpart: Ashtar is one to Astarte in mythology.
* WingedHumanoid: Astaroth
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[[folder:The Four Riders of the Apocalypse]]
!!Pale Rider, Red Rider, White Rider and Black Rider ([[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse The Four Riders of the Apocalypse]])
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The Four Riders whose march heralds TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: the Pale Rider, Bearer of the Scythe of Death; the Red Rider, Bearer of the Sword of War; the White Rider, Bearer of the Bow of Conquest; and Black Rider, Bearer of the Scales of Famine.
* AffablyEvil: You can briefly chat with them in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney''. While it is pointless, as they will never contemplate the possibility of joining you through conversation, they prove to be rather entertaining and reveal a bit of their personalities.
* BonusBoss: In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', you can seek them out and defeat them to unlock them for fusion, and ''will'' have to do so to unlock the sixth ending.
** In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'', each of the Riders appears in a different Sector; White in Delphinus, Red in Eridanus, Black in Fornax and Pale in Grus.
** In ''RaidouKuzunohaVSKingAbaddon'', they appear after a new moon when Raidou's luck is low. You can bribe them to avoid fighting, but they demand some high-end items in order to let you go. Several case files involve a rematch with them, the rewards are weapon ingredients that forge into the Longinus.
* CoolHorse: All four of 'em.
* DareToBeBadass: They are ''very'' enthusiastic if the Hito-Shura proclaims he will indeed, challenge them for their candelabra. In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' they also challenge you to prove them you are capable of altering Mankind's fate when talking to them.
* DiscOneNuke: They stalk you in ''King Abaddon'' as early as Episode Three, however the first two riders have weaknesses you can exploit. Defeat them early enough and you can fuse them because they have no level restriction. They have a load of resistances and can be augmented with Mitama fusion.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: The White Rider's horse is ''covered'' in them.
* FourIsDeath: Quite possibly one of the oldest examples of this in the book.
* TheGrimReaper: The Pale Rider. Possibly all four.
* HellishHorse: The White and Red Riders. And that only makes them look more badass.
* OptionalPartyMember: All are available for fusion. In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', you will require Deathstones, found in the Labyrinth of Amala, to create them. In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'', you will need the Death Omen forma to create the Fiend Converter.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Neutral aligned demons that tend to show up in games working for Lucifer.
* WhiteStallion: Either subverted or played straight, with the White Rider's horse.
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!!Trumpeter
One of the Fiends, the Incarnations of Death, Trumpeter is the angel said to blow its horn at the end of the world, devatating the land.
* AntiMagic: DevilSurvivor2: While searching for a way to cancel Benetnasch's ability to un-summon demons, the party finds an entry on Trumpeter in JP's, and discover that its melody has unusual properties and may be able to negate Benetnasch's un-summoning ability.
* BonusBoss:
** Trumpeter appears in the UpdatedRerelease of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, titled Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax. He is the one of the fiends that the Demi-fiend must face while undertaking Lucifer's demonic trial in retrieving all of the stolen Candelabra. Appearing as the fiend that holds the last missing Candelabrum, Trumpeter intercepts the Demi-fiend in Yurakucho Station, transporting him to another realm and challenges him to a duel.
** Trumpeter returns once again as a demon of the Fiend Race in StrangeJourney, however, he must be found first on Sector Horologium to engage and destroy him so he can be fused with the final Enemy Search.
* DareToBeBadass: Like the Four Horsemen he challenges the protagonist in ''Strange Journey'' to see if he can alter mans fate.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Fumi chooses to "convince" Trumpeter to work with them by bashing it with laptops repeatedly until it agrees (noting that human females are quite terrifying).
* EscortMission: During the battle with Benetnasch in DevilSurvivor2, Trumpeter is summoned to block the demon revoking ability. However, the party notices that Trumpeter's waves will also prevent further summoning of demons, and thus they will have to keep their demons alive to be able to damage Benetnasch. Trumpeter also needs to stay alive during the entire battle, or all their effort will be for nothing.
* HumansAreCthulhu: His apparent opinion after his introduction to Fumi in ''Devil Survivor 2''.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: For starters he's always part of the Fiend race and is Neutral aligned, and he tends to work for Lucifer.
* SignatureMove: During the battle in Nocturne, Trumpeter introduces the Demi-fiend to his two distinct attacks: Holy Melody and Evil Melody; the former fully heals any character having the lowest HP to max while the latter instantly kills one character having the lowest HP regardless of their affinities. To stack up the odds against the party, Trumpeter will randomly kill one of the characters if all of them are in full health. Though the last ability belongs to SecretAIMoves, Holy Melody and Evil Melody can be learned by regular, fusable Trumpeter.
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