History Characters / ShinMegamitensei

* ButThouMust: When the Protagonist confronts Alice in ShinMegamiTenseiI, she questions if the Protagonist would "die for her" and join the citizens of Roppongi. Should the Protagonist decline, he is forced to fight both Belial and Nebiros in separate battles. Alternatively, even should the Protagonist agree, he will not die, bemusing Alice and forcing them to fight both Belial and Nebiros.

* CreepyDoll: Alice in ShinMegamiTenseiII is shown holding two dolls resembling the Red Count and the Black Baron, two important characters from Shin Megami Tensei.

** BossRush: Should players defeat the first three Seraphs in DigitalDevilSaga2, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel, Michael will await the party in the ground area of the Occupied Sector, where the Sun shines down. The player must then defeat the first three Seraphs continuously, where Michael fights the party finally. He calls the party 'fools' for ignoring the "Great Will", and asks God to give him power to destroy the party's ignorance and sins.

** In StrangeJourney, in reference to the chase that led her to Wonderland, Alice can be summoned after the MC finishes the Ex-Mission "Catch that Rabbit" in Sector Fornax and after reaching Level 39 with the Fiend Converter. Originally, she posts the mission herself to ensure the capture of the "rabbit", upon which the MC pursues the rabbit across several holes until cornered. Once this happens, Alice, if allowed, will begin [[KickTheDog brutalizing the rabbit]] until stopped by the protagonist and confronted. Upon defeat, she will fade away.

* BonusBoss: In DigitalDevilSaga 2, after the events of Sera's awakening, a Karma Facility scientist released four Seraph based Atma demons, hoping to stop the turmoil and chaos. Should Gale be able to successfully interrogate with the scientist, he will reveal the presence of the Seraphs, unlocking the option to challenge them.
** BossRush: Should players defeat the first three Seraphs, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel, Michael will await the party in the ground area of the Occupied Sector, where the Sun shines down. The player must then defeat the first three Seraphs continuously, where Michael fights the party finally. He calls the party 'fools' for ignoring the "Great Will", and asks God to give him power to destroy the party's ignorance and sins.

* FinalBoss: Michael in the Chaos and Neutral routes of ShinMegamiTenseiI

* [[BlondesAreEvil Blondes Are]] LawfulEvil

* SignatureMove: "Die With Me!"

** Alice appears as a Case File boss for the Chaos-Alignment exclusive "One Girl's Happiness" case in RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon. First, Raidou must complete the two "My Wish" cases. Later, a request from "[[ArsGoetia Uncle Red and Uncle Black]]" will appear in the Case Files section. They have lost Alice and come to Raidou for help finding her. Raidou must then speak to two girls by the Tamoten Shrine in Tsukudo-Cho. According to them, there's a rumor that a blue-eyed foreign girl lingers in the back stall of a bathroom in their school. The girl will ask a person if they will be her friend, and if somebody agrees then she will kill them. The girl who explains the rumor reveals that she said no and that the girl is still haunting her. Alice will then appear and pose the same question to Raidou. Regardless of the answer, a battle will initiate.

** In StrangeJourney, She can be summoned after the MC Finishes the Ex-Mission "Catch that Rabbit" in Sector Fornax and after reaching Level 39 with the Fiend Converter. Originally, she posts the mission herself to ensure the capture of the "rabbit", upon which the MC pursues the rabbit across several holes until cornered. Once this happens, Alice, if allowed, will begin [[KickTheDog brutalizing the rabbit]] until stopped by the protagonist and confronted. Upon defeat, she will fade away.

** In StrangeJOurney, She can be summoned after the MC Finishes the Ex-Mission "Catch that Rabbit" in Sector Fornax and after reaching Level 39 with the Fiend Converter. Originally, she posts the mission herself to ensure the capture of the "rabbit", upon which the MC pursues the rabbit across several holes until cornered. Once this happens, Alice, if allowed, will begin [[KickTheDog brutalizing the rabbit]] until stopped by the protagonist and confronted. Upon defeat, she will fade away.

* ElegantGothicLoli

!! The 4 Archangels
They are the four Seraphim archangels in the service of YHVH. Usually seen with each other.

* ArchangelMichael and ArchangelGabriel
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation
* AnimeHair: Raphael
* BladeOnAStick: Michael
* BonusBoss: In DigitalDevilSaga 2, after the events of Sera's awakening, a Karma Facility scientist released four Seraph based Atma demons, hoping to stop the turmoil and chaos. Should Gale be able to successfully interrogate with the scientist, he will reveal the presence of the Seraphs, unlocking the option to challenge them.
** BossRush: Should players defeat the first three Seraphs, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel, Michael will await the party in the ground area of the Occupied Sector, where the Sun shines down. The player must then defeat the first three Seraphs continuously, where Michael fights the party finally. He calls the party 'fools' for ignoring the "Great Will", and asks God to give him power to destroy the party's ignorance and sins.
* ElementalPowers: Changes from game to game, but some remain constant.
** LightTheWay: All four of them
** PlayingWithFire: Uriel
* FinalBoss: Michael in the Chaos and Neutral routes of ShinMegamiTenseiI
* GodWasMyCoPilot: They appear in the guise of the senate elders in ShinMegamiTenseiII.
* GenderFlip: Gabriel (from ShinMegamiTenseiII onwards.)
* LightIsNotGood
* MagicKnight
* RedOniBlueOni: Uriel is the Red Oni, while Rapheal is the Blue Oni.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Gabriel and Micheal

* BonusBoss: In Digital DevilSaga 2, after the events of Sera's awakening, a Karma Facility scientist released four Seraph based Atma demons, hoping to stop the turmoil and chaos. Should Gale be able to successfully interrogate with the scientist, he will reveal the presence of the Seraphs, unlocking the option to challenge them.

* CuteLittleangs

* ADayIntheSlimelight: Jack Frost is the protagonist in Jack Bros. He, along with Pyro Jack and Jack the Ripper, have to make it back to the Makai world before midnight.

* NiceHat: Raiho and Hee-Ho-Kun
* OptionalPartyMember: In Strange Journey, Black Frost first appears as a Jack Frost in an event with Midori on day 3 in which he learns about the power of love. He is later seen on day 6 defending a group of low level demons from humans. Should the party choose to help him, he will automatically join on Day 7 on Naoya's, Kaido's, and Gin's routes.

* ''Characters/DigitalDevilSaga

!!The Hero
The Hero is a guy who lives an ordinary life until he receives the Demon Summoning Program. The first of many [[HeroicMime silent protagonists]]. The Steven Report names him as Kazuya.
!!The Heroine
Leads the resistance movement against Gotou, and never says another thing after you rescue her from PsychoDiver. The fact that she's described as the 'Eve' to the Hero's Adam implies a romantic connection. The Steven Report names her as Yuka.
!!Law Hero
He's lost his girlfriend (who coincidentally has the same name as the Heroine). He later sacrifices himself to save the Hero, but gets reincarnated as the Mesian hero. Starts off kind, bends to WellIntentionedExtremist, and ends up a KnightTemplar. The Steven Report names him as Yuji.
!!Chaos Hero
The Hero rescues him from a gangster named Ozawa. The Chaos Hero spends the rest of the game chasing power, going so far as to fuse himself with a demon to gain it. The Steven Report names him as Takeshi. If the player choses Chaos path, he ends up DrunkOnTheDarkSide.
!!STEVEN
[[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Bears a striking resemblance]] to Steven Hawking, and wrote the demon summoning program.
!!Yuriko
Also known as the Rie, the Chaos Heroine, and Lilith. Has a teensy bit of an obsession with the Hero, but, well, [[MeaningfulName doesn't get him]].
!!Ozawa
The [[{{Jerkass}} jerkass]] [[{{Delinquents}} gang leader]] that was beating up the Chaos Hero at the beginning of the game. The Chaos Hero kills him after gaining power from fusing himself with a demon.

!!Taijorokun[=/=][[UsefulNotes/{{Taoism}} Tai Shang Lao Jun]]
After demons begin to appear in the streets of Tokyo, the player can go to Inogashira Park and meet an old man [[CrypticConversation who speaks cryptically of the hero gaining great power]] and of [[CharacterAlignment a choice between Law and Chaos]]. He then conjures up a vision in which the hero, Law Hero and Chaos Hero fight against the devil summoner Douman and are soundly defeated. The vision ends and the old man tells the hero that he is too weak to fight Douman, but that they will likely fight again and that he must be careful.

After arriving in the post-apocalyptic world, the player can find the same old man in Ginza, where he will tell the player to return if no path forward seems possible. If the player then says both Echidna and Haniel, the old man will reveal a secret path to the otherwise inaccessible Cathedral.

Near the end of the game, as the player prepares to battle Archangel Michael or the Asura Lord/Ahura Mazda, the old man reveals himself to be 太上老君 - shortened in the AGTP translation to Taijorokun (it should be Taijo-rokun, or Tai Shang Lao Jun). After both are defeated [[MultipleEndings (at the end of the Neutral path)]], he appears in the ending to comment on the risks that the plans of Law and Chaos posed to the future of humankind, and urges the player to help shape that future free of the influence of outside forces.

* BoatLights