History Characters / ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne

-->'''Yomotsu-Shikome:''' *sigh* I'm nothing but an old hag to you, aren't I?\\

Both are eventually revealed to be forms of [[Characters/ShinMegamiTenseiForcesOfChaos Lucifer]], guiding the protagonist from the shadows.

* AchillesHeel: Part of why many swear by making the Demi-Fiend a Physical Powerhouse is the Pierce passive your first Magatama can give you, which gets unlocked when you complete the Labyrinth of Amala. It's the only thing that can bypass his resistances, and that will allow you to take him down within a decent timescale.
* AffablyEvil: Neither of them are particularly aggressive towards you. Even should you pick paths they will not agree with, they will do nothing to stop you. The only point you can fight their true form is when you ''ally'' with him.
* AmbiguousSituation: After beating him in the True Demon Ending, does he make the Demi-fiend the leader of his army, and thus his right-hand man, or does he step down on his role as Demon King, and hands the title and power over to him? It's never fully clarified.
* AscendedExtra: In the original, non-''Maniax'' Japanese release, they didn't do much in the plot beyond give the protagonist the Magatama and subtly guiding them along. In the ''Maniax'', ''Chronicles'', and International versions, their role was ''significantly'' expanded.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Lucifer is by far THE biggest enemy in the game, rivaled only by Kagutsuchi.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: The Blond Child, and by extension Lucifer chooses the protagonist by giving him the Magatama he needs to survive in the Vortex World. However, he doesn't actually force you to ally with him, merely giving you incentives and letting you choose your path out of your own free will.
* EvilOverlord: Lucifer, altough AffablyEvil, is still the ruler of demons, and leader of the Chaos faction. Fittingly, his in-game race in Japanese is ''Dai Maō'', meaning Great Demon King, though it's shortened to the much simpler ''Devil'' in English.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: The Blond Child appears almost doll-like, but being a form of Lucifer automatically makes him this trope, in the most literal sense possible.
* TheFaceless: The Lady in Black wears a dark veil in both her forms that obscures her face entirely, though her younger version does show enough of the lower half to imply she's likely very pretty under it.
* FascinatingEyebrow: Whenever you attack him in his boss fight, Lucifer will raise his eyebrow, as if to say "[[NoSell Wait, that was supposed to hurt]]?"
* FisherKingdom: A localized version, with the age of Lucifer's human form being directly proportional to the world he currently inhabits. Thus, in the brand new Vortex World, he appears as a child. And in the TimeAbyss that is the Labyrinth of Amala, he appears as an exceptionally old gentleman.
* AnIcePerson: Lucifer's main elemental spells are ice-based. Makes sense, considering his punishment in the ''Literature/DivineComedy''.
* IdentityImpersonator: Zigzagged. The Lady in Black who accompanies the Old Man in the Wheelchair bears a slight resemblance to Yuko, the Demi-fiend's teacher and the two even share the same voice actor in the ''HD Remaster'', sometimes speaking certain phrases that would imply she's his teacher, although she never once claims to be Yuko herself. This is likely done to make the Demi-fiend lower his guard and more likely to accept her requests.
* MarathonBoss: Lucifer has the single highest HP amount in the game, even slightly beating out Kagutsuchi's both phases ''combined''. On top of that, he passively reduces ALL damage to an absurd degree, be it physical, elemental, or even Almighty. The only way to get past it is by using the Passive skill Pierce, and even that only works for physical attacks. Easy to say, even with Pierce, the fight can go for a ''long'' while. Taken UpToEleven in the Hard Mode of the Japan-exclusive ''Chronicles'' version, in which on top of all of that, Lucifer is scripted to automatically use Diarahan and fully heal himself after losing 40,000 HP (out of 65,535), making his effective max hp 105,535. Thankfully, he only does it once.
* MouthOfSauron: The Old/Young Lady In Black are the ones who talk in their masters' stead, especially for the Blond Child, whose dialogue is always first 'whispered' to the Old Lady In Black, and then referred to the protagonist. Both the Blond Child and the Old Gentleman only ever speak to you directly in the True Demon Ending.
* NewEraSpeech: During the True Demon Ending:
-->'''Lucifer:''' All of you who lurked in darkness and waited faithfully for this day, hear me. A new demon of darkness has been born...The time has come. Together, let us march forward! To the final battle...where the [[GodIsEvil true enemy]] lies!
* NoCureForEvil: Averted. Lucifer regularly uses Diarama, which heals only a small percentage of HP relative to his titanic health, but if he doesn’t receive enough damage per turn it pretty much ensures the battle will go on for an unreasonable amount of time. It also means a party without Pierce is pretty much incapable of defeating Lucifer, as the meager amount of damage they can inflict can be easily healed with 1 or 2 Diaramas.
* PetTheDog: In the Freedom Ending, [[spoiler:he will encourage the protagonist to stay strong in the days ahead, for like Lucifer, he chose to follow his own will and has thus made himself an enemy of God.]]
* SignatureAttack: As Lucifer:
** ''High King'': An Almighty attack with a very high chance to Bind all party members.
** ''Root Of Evil'': An attack that causes random effects on all party members, ranging from reducing HP by a percentage to inflicting status ailments. In the Hard mode of the ''Chronicles'' edition, it also doubles as a free Dekaja, removing all buffs from your party.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Lucifer serves as this towards Kagutsuchi[=/=]The Great Will. Initially, the Demi-fiend wasn't even ''meant'' to become the Demi-fiend, rather he was meant to become another Reason bearer. However, after turning the Demi-fiend into a demon, the Demi-fiend becomes unable to form a Reason and thus either has to [[KingmakerScenario back one of the other Reasons]] or [[KillEmAll destroy the Vortex World]].
* SuddenlySpeaking: Both the Blonde Child and the Old Gentleman speak right before the true final boss fight in the True Demon Ending.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Though her identity is never explained, as a woman in a black dress suit with black hair, black stockings and dark red lipstick who serves as Lucifer's right hand, The Lady in Black shares a whole lot of traits with Yuriko / the original Lilith from ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI''.
* TrueFinalBoss: Their true form, Lucifer, acts as the final boss of the True Demon Ending.
* TheUnfought: In the original vanilla version of the game, you never get a chance to battle him.
* TheUnreveal: Who or what the Old and Young Lady In Black is is never explained. That having been said, she also [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute shares a lot of design and role similarities]] to Yuriko / the original Lilith from ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI''.
* TheWatcher: They don't take an active role in the story, preferring to just watch how events unfold after transforming the protagonist into the Demi-Fiend.

A divine entity who created and oversees the Amala Multiverse, and the enemy of Lucifer.

* OutsideContextProblem: The post-credits scene of both ''Chronicle Edition'' and ''HD Remaster'' show him going back to a world that is entirely intact and normal, regardless of which ending the Demi-fiend chooses. Considering every ending is different flavours of EndOfTheWorldSpecial, this means he doesn't originate from the same universe as the Demi-fiend and the majority of the cast.

* BerserkButton: In his position as ''Digital Devil Saga'''s BonusBoss, he hates, hates, HATES element-nullifying skills, to the point where if it's his turn and you have any of them in your current skillset, active or not, he'll just throw [[OneHitKill Gaea]] [[TotalPartyKill Rage]] at your party for an instant GameOver.

* BonusBoss: Serves as an optional, extremely difficult battle in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'', ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIMAGINE'', and ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiV''.
* BreakoutCharacter: He has become the most recognizable ''Megami Tensei'' protagonist, and is prone to making {{Previous Player Character Cameo}}s and BonusBoss appearances in later titles.

* OneHitKill: His Gaea Rage gets upgraded to this in ''Digital Devil Saga'' as a BonusBoss, to TotalPartyKill levels. It's not a proper instant kill (it does [[NonElemental Almighty]] damage), but the damage is so high ([[NoKillLikeOverkill four digits]] ''at best'' in a franchise where player characters cannot exceed 999 HP) that it effectively is one. His appearance in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiV'' DLC "Return of the True Demon" retains this, although Gaea Rage instead deals overkill amount of Physical damage which pierces all resistances, Repel included.

* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: Makes an appearance as a BonusBoss in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga: Episode 1'', where he is ''[[NintendoHard infamously]]'' [[UpToEleven hard]]. He follows this in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIMAGINE'' by having two boss battles against him. One as an event boss for the game's fifth anniversary and the other as a boss in the Abyss Tower. He also makes an appearance in the last piece of DLC in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse''.

** [[UnholyNuke Gaea Rage]]

* BonusBoss: His second fight is the first of the three boss fights in the Labyrinth of Amala.

Proprietor of the Junk Shop in Shibuya. He wants to grow strong and eventually leaves for Ikebukuro, where he contemplates joining the Mantra. He gets imprisoned by them for loitering but is let off after the Nightmare System is fired. Later on, he ingests a Magatama and transforms into Black Frost, who then freezes and takes over Kabukicho Prison, with several Jack Frosts as servants. You can then face him as a BonusBoss who can later be recruited in the Amala Labyrinth.

* AscendedExtra: In previous games, the were random BonusBoss encounters with incredibly low odds. Here, they're required to get one of the endings.
* BonusBoss: Aside from [[WakeUpCallBoss Matador]], Hell Biker, and Trumpeter, none of the Fiends are required to beat the game [[spoiler:unless you want the True Demon Ending]]. Most of them are positioned off the beaten path or require that the player trigger an event flag.

* BonusBoss: He's the boss of the Fourth Kalpa, so in all endings save for the True Demon Ending, you can avoid fighting him.

* BonusBoss: Similarly to the Wicked King.

* AchillesHeel: The Kagutsuchi phase will permanently turn to "bright" in the second half of the fight, meaning any demons equipped with the Bright Might skill will score automatic critical hits with all their regular attacks.
* AffablyEvil: If you come to it representing any of the Reasons, it isn't hostile towards you at all and only fights you to test your resolve to create the new world. In fact, when you first meet him immediately after the Conception happens, he encourages you to go find a Reason.
* DeaderThanDead: In the True Demon Ending the Demi-fiend doesn't just kill it, he ''precludes it from existing in any world ever again.''
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: It fully believes in this.
* ElementalPowers: Uses all four elements during both fights.
* FinalBoss: Of all routes save the regular Demon Ending, where he pulls NoFinalBossForYou out of disgust.
* KnightTemplar: It acts as the main representative for the Great Will in the main game, though [[BigBadEnsemble Kagutsuchi's far from the only villain]].
* LateArrivalSpoiler: DLC in ''Apocalypse'' heavily hints at his FinalBoss status, with [[spoiler:the Demi-fiend referencing how he beat Kagutsuchi]].
* LightEmUp: Being as it's a great ball of living, omnipotent light, it's only natural that it employs light as a weapon. Of note is its Infinite Light attack, where it unleashes a massive beam upon the party.
* LightIsNotGood: As a combination of the Sun, Moon, and God, he's obviously associated with light. He's also one of the villains.
* NoFinalBossForYou: If you complete the game without siding with any Reason, it dismisses the Demi-Fiend for leaving the world in ruin.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In the Demon ending.
* SequentialBoss: One in the form he's in throughout the game, then a second form as a giant face.
* ThatsNoMoon: Though it does act as one for a similar moon phase system during the game.
* TrickBoss: While still technically the Final Boss for the True Demon Ending, there's a TrueFinalBoss immediately following.
* VillainousBreakdown: It does not take kindly to the Demi-fiend choosing Freedom, Demon, or True Demon and in two of those endings attacks him out of rage.
* WalkingSpoiler: Most of the tropes listed here are heavy spoilers for the end-game and his boss fight.
* WaveMotionGun: His signature Infinite Light skill. In terms of raw damage output, it's one of the strongest attacks in the game, capable of hitting around 1400 to 1800 damage unmitigated. Considering that the maximum {{Cap}} for party member HP in this game is 999...

[[folder:Samael]]
!!Samael

One of Hikawa's followers who appears with him at the Diet Building. If the Demi-fiend attempts to interfere with Yuko's sacrifice, then Samael will step forward to try and stop him. Side with Hikawa, on the other hand, and he will join you on your journey through the Tower of Kagutsuchi.

* TheDragon: Literally one to Hikawa [[spoiler:and should you side with Shijima he'll become your dragon.]]
* MeaningfulName: Poison of God. His name being one reason why he is part of the Vile Race instead of the typical angel clans.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A serpent-like dragon that is also an [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel]].[[note]] Maybe. There are conflicting records in regards to the real Samael whether he's fallen or not.[[/note]]
* StatusBuff: Tends to Rakukaja a lot during his fight.
* StatusEffects: His attack God's Curse can inflict different status effects onto his enemies.

[[folder:Thor]]
!!Thor
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TetsuInada (Japanese), Creator/BillyKametz (English)

Gozu-Tennoh's [[TheDragon right-hand man]] in the Mantra Army and also the head jailer in Ikebukuro. He is first seen draining Magatsuhi from, and imprisoning, Isamu. Thor deserts after the Nightmare System is launched, saying that he has no interest in a dead city and that the Mantra were wrong all along. He shows up again in the Tower of Kagutsuchi regardless of your Reason and will fight you to test your strength. Thor dies after this battle.

* TheDragon: To Gozu-Tennoh and later [[spoiler:Chiaki]], sorta.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His aforementioned beating-up of Isamu. To further establish his character, he throws ''you'' into prison as well.
* GracefulLoser: If you side with Yosuga, Thor still fights you to see if your strength befits a champion of the Reason. When he dies, he wholeheartedly swears his allegiance to the Demi-Fiend.
* JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: The [[MightMakesRight Mantra Army Court]] he presides.
* ShockAndAwe: It's ''Thor'', what do you expect?
* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: You fight him first in the Mantra Court, then way later in the game near the top of the Tower of Kagutsuchi. While he does gain a few tricks in between, you've likely grown way more in the interim, and he's gone from a challenging opponent from back then into a BreatherBoss.
* WinYourFreedom: Sure. He can respect ya. Just ''prove'' you're not a ''wimp''.

* AlternateSelf: The Demi-fiend that appears in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse'' [[spoiler:is actually a version of him that chose the True Demon path, but was unable to defeat Lucifer after killing Kagutsuchi. Defeating Stephen allows him to return and defeat Lucifer and become the Champion of Chaos he was born to be. He represents choosing the "Chaos" route of SMT, possibly his most famous ending.]]

* BerserkButton: In his position as ''Digital Devil Saga'''s BonusBoss, he hates, hates, HATES element-nullifying skills, to the point where if it's his turn and you have any of them in your current skillset, active or not, he'll just throw [[OneHitKill Gaea Rage]] at your party for an instant GameOver.

* TheDragon: In the True Demon Ending, [[spoiler:the Demi-Fiend becomes this to Lucifer, being Lucifer's general in the final battle against the Great Will]].

* FaustianRebellion: Actively enforced [[spoiler:by Lucifer, whose final test for the Demi-Fiend, in the True Demon Ending, is to use the power he gained in the Vortex World to defeat the Fallen Angel in battle, and prove himself worthy of being the general of the army of Chaos in the final showdown with the Great Will]].

* OneHitKill: His Gaea Rage gets upgraded to this in ''Digital Devil Saga'' when you fight him as a BonusBoss. It's not a proper instant kill (it does [[NonElemental Almighty]] damage), but the damage is so high ([[NoKillLikeOverkill four digits]] ''at best'' in a franchise where player characters cannot exceed 999 HP) that it effectively is one.

* OxymoronicBeing: Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse's DLC, Messiahs of the Diamond Realm, implies he is one of these. The Demi-Fiend is a Fiend, a class of demons which specifically represent death, destruction, and end of all things, but he is also a Messiah, a special human who is meant to liberate humanity and decide their future. As humanity cannot have a future and die at the same time, it's suggested Demi-Fiend is stuck between two extremes. [[spoiler:On a glance, the ending which the player chooses seems to determine which nature he ends up following; if he goes the Neutral route then he will follow his nature as a Messiah by restoring the world from before the Conception, but if he goes through True Demon Ending then he will fulfil his nature as a Fiend and bring the end to the cycle of death and rebirth of universes perpetuated by Kagutsuchi. However, given Stephen is indirectly supporting Demi-Fiend's True Demon choice in the Diamond Realm, and the fact he ''only'' supports Messiahs whose actions are in ''humanity's best interests'', this suggests even if Demi-Fiend follows his nature as a Fiend he still somehow helps humanity one way or another [[note]] As the rest of the Shin Megami Tensei games demostrate this can be for several factors. ''II'', ''Nocturne'' and ''Apocalypse'' demostrate that living under YHVH can be a FateWorseThanDeath and the world of Nocturne is firmly under YHVH's control meaning that Stephen may be going for a MercyKill. ''Strange Journey Redux'' demostrates that Lucifer, in their own twisted way cares greatly for humanity so Stephen may be banking on the creation of a new world that has Lucifer's backing. Or as ''Apocalpyse'' itself shows Stephen may be opting to TakeAThirdOption by replicating the Anarchy route and creating a world without the influence of any Gods or Demons[[/note]].]]

* PhysicalGod: One of the higher-ranked titles he can get in the game, Spirit, is the translation for Godly Spirit, aka the race Godly that YHVH and his avatars make up. [[spoiler:Also, he can beat up the ACTUAL God in the True Demon Ending.]]

** [[EyeBeams Freikugel]]

** [[BeamSpam Javelin Rain]]

* TakeAThirdOption: The Demi-fiend is incapable of creating a Reason due to not being human anymore, and thus has to follow one of the other reasons someone else makes in order to bring back the world. Of course, just because he can't ''create'' a Reason doesn't necessarily mean he needs one if he wants to destroy the world. [[spoiler:If you go Reasonless or for the True Demon Ending, you can indeed take the third option and destroy everything, going after God himself.]]

* UnskilledButStrong: As can be surmised from his attacking animations, he's never had any formal training. That said, he eventually becomes a massively powerful force, powerful enough to [[spoiler:in the True Demon Ending, beat down Lucifer, and become Lucifer's general in the final war against God]].

* OnlySaneMan: From what little we see of her pre-Conception, Chiaki has immediate misgivings about the Shinjuku Medical Center and wants to leave as soon as possible.

!!!Voiced by: Creator/TakuyaEguchi (Japanese), Creator/RobbieDaymond (English)

* BigBad: Initially. He is the one who forced the Conception to occur and his Reason of Shijima is noted to gain "Dark" points.

* TheChessmaster: Was rumored to have started the Conception. His actions from then on, including [[spoiler:manipulating Yuko]], show he's no slouch on the mental front.

* DeathByIrony: The guy has attempted to kill you at least twice in-game. One at the beginning and again when you meet him at the Assembly of Nihilo. [[spoiler:You can return the favor and do the deed to him if you decide to side with any Reason but his.]]

* FatalFlaw: Despite being TheChessmaster of the events happening, Hikawa takes ''too long'' to get his plans going, and at least twice (the Assembly of Nihilio and the Obelisk) he delayed himself further by wasting the Magatsuhi he stored up. As a result, not only is he the last to achieve his god, but his is also the first to fall up the climb while Chiaki and Isamu have a head start ahead of him.

* VillainBall: Oh dear god, he's had a hold of it since the beginning of the game! He tries killing you once when you get to the hospital and see his ritual taking place, and again at his Assembly of Nihilo after it's become apparent the Demi-fiend does have power now. Rather than attempting to play to his good graces and persuade him to his point of view, he antagonizes you for no reason other than "to end your suffering". This is more than enough reasons to reject his Reason and essentially kill him.

* WorldOfSilence: What he hopes to achieve.

* BigBad: It acts as the main representative for the Great Will in the main game, though [[BigBadEnsemble Kagutsuchi's far from the only villain]].

%%* KnightTemplar

* OxymoronicBeing: Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse's DLC, Messiahs of the Diamond Realm, implies he is one of these. The Demi-Fiend is a Fiend, a class of demons which specifically represent death, destruction, and end of all things, but he is also a Messiah, a special human who is meant to liberate humanity and decide their future. As humanity cannot have a future and die at the same time, it's suggested Demi-Fiend is stuck between two extremes. [[spoiler:On a glance, the ending which the player chooses seems to determine which nature he ends up following; if he goes the Neutral route then he will follow his nature as a Messiah by restoring the world from before the Conception, but if he goes through True Demon Ending then he will fulfil his nature as a Fiend and bring the end of all worlds overseen by Kagutsuchi. However, given Stephen is indirectly supporting Demi-Fiend's True Demon choice in the Diamond Realm, and the fact he ''only'' supports Messiahs whose actions are in ''humanity's best interests'', this suggests even if Demi-Fiend follows his nature as a Fiend he still somehow helps humanity one way or another [[note]] As the rest of the Shin Megami Tensei games demostrate this can be for several factors. ''II'', ''Nocturne'' and ''Apocalypse'' demostrate that living under YHVH can be a FateWorseThanDeath and the world of Nocturne is firmly under YHVH's control meaning that Stephen may be going for a MercyKill. ''Strange Journey Redux'' demostrates that Lucifer, in their own twisted way cares greatly for humanity so Stephen may be banking on the creation of a new world that has Lucifer's backing. Or as ''Apocalpyse'' itself shows Stephen may be opting to TakeAThirdOption by replicating the Anarchy route and creating a world without the influence of any Gods or Demons[[/note]].]]

* {{Expy}}: Of Akira Fudo from ''Devilman.'' The Demifiend is an ordinary Japanese youth turned into a HalfHumanHybrid of man and demon by a blonde child that is really [[spoiler:Lucifer in disguise.]]

The Demi-fiend also makes appearances as a BonusBoss in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'', ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse'', and ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiV''; for information on his appearances in these games, please see Characters.DigitalDevilSaga, Characters.ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse, and Characters.ShinMegamiTenseiV respectively.

The Demi-fiend also makes appearances in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'', ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse'', and ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiV''; for information on his appearances in these games, please see [[Characters/DigitalDevilSaga this page]] for ''DDS'', [[Characters/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse this page]] for ''Apocalypse'', and [[Characters/ShinMegamiTenseiV this page]] for ''V''.

* NonIndicitiveName: [[spoiler:Once the Demi-fiend becomes a true demon, the "demi" part of his name loses all meaning.]]

* BonusBoss: Serves as an optional, extremely difficult battle in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' and ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIMAGINE''.

* Expy: Of Akira Fudo from ''Devilman.'' The Demifiend is an ordinary Japanese youth turned into a HalfHumanHybrid of man and demon by a blonde child that is really [[spoiler:Lucifer in disguise.]]

* BreakoutCharacter: He has become the definitive ''Megami Tensei'' protagonist, and is prone to making {{Previous Player Character Cameo}}s and BonusBoss appearances in later titles.

* NotSoDifferent: Is compared to [[spoiler:Lucifer]] in the Freedom ending by [[{{God}} Kagutsuchi]] and [[spoiler:Lucifer himself]].

** He was once part of the [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI Cult of Gaea]], a chaos-aligned organization. Despite this, his [[WorldOfSilence ideal world]] is NotSoDifferent from the world [[GodIsEvil YHVH]] desires to make. That said, it's heavily implied he was using the Gaea cult for his own purposes.

* NotSoDifferent: To Chiaki. Both of these people have created ideals based from positions of privilege. In Hikawa's case, he believes that everybody has a set goal and road in life; and when it's done, it's over. It sounds logical unless your lot in that life sucks.

* OptionalPartyMember: [[spoiler: After his death, you can use the Afterlife Bell to bring him back to life. You can then fuse him and make him join you as a party member.]]

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: For all the build-up he gets, he ultimately ends up like this. He summons Girimehkala to fight you, wasting all of his MP. After his demon gets killed, he doesn't have any MP left, and even then his physical attacks are underwhelming. He gets easily defeated.]]

* {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI Ozawa]]. Both are human/human-esque criminals who stumble on a massive power source that lets them take over an entire region with brainwashing and a powerful demon, both drive one of the protagonist's friends past the breaking point and leads to them fusing with a demon, and both are easily disposed of after killing their right-hand demon after making little direct impact on the plot.

** [[StandardStatusEffects Wild Dance]]

* StandardStatusEffects: His attack God's Curse can inflict different status effects onto his enemies.

** Daisoujou has [[StandardStatusEffects Preach]] and [[LifeDrain Meditation]].

** Red Rider has [[StandardStatusEffects Terrorblade]].

* OptionalPartyMember: Like Dante, you'll be able to hire him as a party membee at the start of the fifth kalpa.