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3* AccidentalInnuendo: Comes up in the Gigolo in Naoya's profile, describing him as a "[[CampGay flamboyant man]]", immediately followed by "[[HoYay What could their relationship be?]]" The fact that Gigolo is [[spoiler:unambiguously revealed to be gay on one path]] doesn't help.
4* {{Adorkable}}:
5** Atsuro's teasing, use of puns, enthusiasm for programming, and early naivety makes him easy to love.
6** While Yuzu's typically too nervous, scared, or bossy to qualify for the most part, the moments where she's able to relax shows off her cuter side, especially when she laughs.
7* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
8** It's sometimes hard to tell if Naoya's truly a bad guy or not, alternating between solid advice over mail, condescendingly dismissing any criticism thrown his way, and occasionally praising or even helping you out, even in routes where he doesn't join.
9** God himself got this as well, being one of the more merciful depictions in [=MegaTen=]... until ''Overclocked'', anyway, which just fed the flames further, [[spoiler: but the Messiah ending shows that God is still capable of forgiveness, even though Naoya/Cain will never forgive him for being fated to become the first murderer]].
10* AnnoyingVideoGameHelper: There are battles where you are assisted by guest characters that are controlled by AI. If you're trying to Skill Crack a particular enemy, get more EXP and macca or just trying to keep your idiot allies alive (in battles with guest characters their deaths are an instant Game Over) you better get to enemy fast or this will get very annoying.
11* AnticlimaxBoss: Belial gets built up since the end of Day 3, and the party is fated to die against him. However, the game spends many, ''many'' conversations across days 4, 5 and 6 [[PlayerNudge hammering in that he uses Fire and is weak to Ice]]. While he has a lot of health and regenerates about 250 at the end of every skirmish, he has no piercing effect on his fire attacks, so a team with Anti, Null or Ban Fire and Bufudyne or Ice Dance can shut him down in a couple of turns, and there's plenty of opportunities to crack these skills in Days 5 and 6. (While the game, as mentioned, constantly nags you that you should.)
12* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[AwesomeMusic/ShinMegamiTensei Check it out.]]
13* BaseBreakingCharacter:
14** Yuzu Tanikawa is something of a polarizing character. On the one side, you have fans who hate her for her constant whining and refusal to accept the Lockdown as the HopeSpot situation it is. It also doesn't help that [[spoiler:her route has some disastrous consequences]]. Her ''Overclocked'' voice is also one of the weaker ones, in a game where VA work ranges from decent to Midori. On the other hand, fans like her because she acts like how anyone else would in her situation, and in all routes other than her own, she shows off a fair amount of CharacterDevelopment. Even her detractors found themselves liking her in ''Overclocked'''s 8th Day scenario on her route where [[spoiler:she owns up to her mistakes by going back inside the Lockdown to help resolve the situation]].
15** Midori's reception among the fanbase is the polar opposite of Yuzu. She's cosplaying as a MagicalGirl and is otherwise perky and chipper despite everything that's happening, and she has a genuinely good motives. Her attitude and actions in the 3rd Day, however, left a lot to be desires and some just find her cheery attitude to be annoying in general. Not helping matters is her portrayal in ''Overclock'' which gives her a high-pitched voice. On the other hand, fans love her for her optimism, and even her detractors found themselves warming up to her [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap when the 4th Day]] rolled around.
16* BreatherBoss:
17** Kudlak, while having the annoying gimmick of having to let an NPC land the finishing blow on him all the while you have to keep Dia flunkies from getting to him, is quite simple compared to what came before him and can't take much punishment AND is vulnerable to status inflictions.
18** During the Bel rush in Amane and Naoya's final battles, Jezebel spawns in a previously blocked part of the map with only 3 attack range, no party-wide attack, and no flunkies, giving the player as much time as they need to heal themselves before continuing the battle.
19* BreatherLevel: The fourth day as a whole. While it starts with a major turning point for Keisuke, none of what happens in the day measures up to Beldr the previous day or the fact that numerous character arcs have a climax on the fifth day.
20* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Belberith]] is a Demon Lord and the cause of almost all disasters in the game. A demon who inherited the power and memories of the original [[TheOldGods King of Bel]], Belberith [[RageAgainstTheHeavens swore revenge against God]]. To do this, Belberith waged war against other demons who inherited the power of Bel and manipulated the Founder of the Shomonkai, making him believe that he was going to protect humanity from God's Ordeal. Under his orders, the Shomonkai causes the weakening of the Barrier between worlds leading to demons to escape to Tokyo, forcing the Japanese Army to lock the city to prevent a worldwide demonic spread, something which causes the death of hundreds of civilians. When Belberith is summoned to the Human world by the Founder sacrificing his own life, he confesses his real intentions, taking revenge on God by killing "[[KillAllHumans all his children]]" and mocking the Founder for believing in him. In Yuzu's 8th day in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Overclocked]]''. Belberith shows his sadism by killing his newest servant after he asked when Belberith would revive his family and then gloating about how he truly did " reunite him with his family".
21* DemonicSpiders:
22** Basilisks have repeated ways of turning you to stone (stoned enemies are have a chance of being instantly killed when hit by physical and force attacks -- [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard the computer having better luck than you, of course]]), attack from a distance (so you just have to sit there and take the hits), and tend to get grouped in with just about every enemy squad during the mid-game. They are much more evil when paired with Cait Sith demons, which all have party-hitting force elemental spells (Mazan).
23** Ariochs become this in ''Overclocked'', mostly due to there being a lot more of them than in the original. They're often paired with Catoblepas demons, allowing their pitiful movement range to be significantly buffed with Devil Speed, and because they're Vile demons, they can spam the powerful Deathbound with impunity, as they have an attack range of three thanks to their Chaos Wave racial ability, meaning they're free from retaliation unless you also have a Vile in your party. If you're fortunate enough to be able to fight back, it is generally possible to KillItWithFire, but good luck getting a shot off before Deathbound wipes out a good chunk of your team.
24* DifficultySpike: Decide to avoid playing through free battles and regularly upgrade your demons, and the game will turn into this. This is an Creator/{{Atlus}} [[NintendoHard game]]. Naturally, [[SelfImposedChallenge this is a popular challenge among veterans]].
25* DracoInLeatherPants:
26** Naoya created the demon summoning program, traps the protagonist and his friends in the lockdown, [[spoiler:is Cain]], is completely ruthless against anybody who stands against him in the Law or Inhuman Overlord path, and plans to [[spoiler:turn the protagonist into the King of Demons in order to start a war against God]]. Ask the fangirls, and Naoya is a huggable [[TheWoobie Woobie]] who can do no wrong, and is frequently [[HoYay slashed]] with the protagonist. [[UpdatedRerelease Overclocked]] elaborates on his history and presents him more sympathetically, but his more ambiguous actions during the lockdown are often swept under the rug by his fans. The new day in Amane's route ironically allows [[spoiler: Heaven itself to do this in universe for Naoya/Cain, by having the Hero/Abel forgive him, much to the shock of Final Boss Okuninushi who then gives the brothers his blessing.]]
27** God Himself. Having a more nuanced portrayal, especially through the eyes of Remiel and a more sympathetic than usual Law rep with Amane leads a surprisingly high portion of ''SMT'' players to pick her ending. While God is willing to be merciful, He still enacts the ordeal to test humanity, for the crime of developing international communication and pinning the fate of humanity on the few that summoned demons. Even the summoning of demons at all came about because the Founder of the Shomonkai feared His test would be too great for humans to handle, and if Naoya's to be believed, the ordeal would've come, demons or no. To say nothing of the Angels enforcing His terms.
28* EnsembleDarkhorse: She only appears in this game (a relatively CultClassic spinoff) and is only one of a large cast of potential party members, but Amane is extremely popular with fans of the broader ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' franchise for being considered its best Law alignment representative, and possibly the ''only'' one that fans will not shame anyone for siding with.
29* EsotericHappyEnding: While Atsuro is well-liked as a character, his ''ending'' is one of the few fans take issues with, despite the game presenting it as equally valid. In a game that pulled no punches in showing how the police quickly got drunk with power and took PoliceBrutality to horrifying extremes once they got their hands on the summoning app, and also showed the government was planning on wiping out everyone in Tokyo in a FinalSolution if the crisis got out of control, Atsuro's ending gives exclusive control of the Demons to the Japanese government, which they use to turn Japan into a new world superpower, not just economically but militarily. Many player, [[AmericansHateTingle especially those in the west]], don't see this outcome ending well for humanity or the world. Not helping matters is that Atsuro still joins on every other route, so his route doesn't even offer much from a gameplay standpoint.
30* FanNickname:
31** ''[=DeSu=]'' for the game itself, [=dBay=] for the devil auctioning.
32** Also [[GratuitousJapanese Daiseigi (Great Justice)]] for the one good cop from Day 2 and Day 6.
33** And "Atsubro" for Atsuro, since he will [[HeterosexualLifePartners follow the MC no matter what]].
34** "Cat-Ears" for the protagonist in the Japanese fandom.
35* FanPreferredCouple: Even though Yuzu is the protagonist's ImpliedLoveInterest, [[IncestYayShipping Naoya/Protagonist]] is easily the most popular pairing in the fandom.
36* FirstInstallmentWins: Both ''Devil Survivor'' games are viewed as great games with fun gameplay, characters, and stories. Of the two though, most players feel that the first game is the best one, largely because the story is more complex, has ties to the larger themes of the ''Shin Megami Tensei'' series, and that it is more replayable than the second game.
37* GameBreaker: Listed [[GameBreaker/ShinMegamiTensei here]].
38* GoddamnedBats:
39** Goddamned Berserkers with their high criticals, extra turns and Endure (Paired with Decarabia's Shield-All and having healing capabilities, these are the most frustrating enemies in the game - and it's near impossible to mimic the strategy well).
40** Alternatively, replace with any enemy that likes spamming heal spells. Jack Frost trios are the usual culprit.
41** Jaki type enemies with their "Bind" ability. These make the [[EscortMission civilian rescue missions]] even more frustrating when they show up.
42** Dragon type and Vile type enemies with their ability to attack from a distance with no counter attacks. These also make the rescue missions a pain in the ass.
43** Mothmen and their Mazan spells and Media and Devil Speed.
44** Loreleis that repeteadly spam Mute spells with their high speed and make your casters lose turns.
45** Ganeshas, with their Endure and warping all over the place and trapping people.
46** Yuki Jyurous with their Yuki Juryou-Only party and their Mabufu spamming.
47** Goddamn Agares in late game with their goddamn ''Drain Phys'' and their goddamn ''Shield All'' first move!
48** Decarabias. Their signature move is Shield-All, which they ''will'' use at THE most inopportune time. And as mentioned, they tend to appear in conjunction with other obnoxious GoddamnBats as well.
49* GoddamnedBoss:
50** Beldr, particularly on a NewGamePlus. Hello, level 30-ish boss, eat my level-99 demons' Megidolaon! Oh wait [[NighInvulnerability I can't]], I have to [[spoiler:punch him with Devil's Fuge]]. While having certain races of demons (such as Kishin for [[ExtraTurn Double Up]]) can make the fight go faster, it's still a bit of a time-waster for those who are speeding through the game just to unlock more endings, since you can't just OneHitKill him like most other bosses in the game.
51** On [[spoiler:Atsuro]]'s route, you get to fight [[spoiler:Naoya]]. He likes to spam Devil Speed to go all over the map.
52* HarsherInHindsight: In the ''Overclocked'' UpdatedRerelease, Gigolo, aka [[spoiler:the human form the demon Loki manifests as for most of the game]], was voiced by anime voice actor Creator/VicMignogna in the English dub of the game. [[MeaningfulName Perhaps fittingly]] for a character [[Myth/NorseMythology whose mythology]] paints him as a LovableSexManiac, his name 'Gigolo' can be likewise applied as slang to playboys or people who get around having sex with other women. Fast forward to 2019, Vic Mignogna was hit with a slew of women coming forward with misconduct allegations of him both perpetrating workplace sexual harassment ''and'' inappropriate touching of female fans. It was made even worse when Vic sued Funimation for unfair firings and lost 0-17, disgracing the former voice actor in the process. Needless to say, the allegations ''really'' make [[spoiler: Loki]]'s fake name and sultry-sounding voice extremely uncomfortable in hindsight.
53* HilariousInHindsight:
54** The Protagonist was compared to the ''VideoGame/Persona3'' Hero due to their similar blue haired and headphone wearing appearance, not to mention both are a [[spoiler: Biblical influenced MessianicArchetype that draw from Abel and Jesus]] respectively while Yuzu was compared to Yukari due to also having a similar design and temperament. Years later, ''VideoGame/Persona3DancingInMoonlight'' would have Atlus agree to what had to be an intentional design choice by giving the Persona 3 Hero and Yukari the outfits of the Devil Survivor Hero and Yuzu respectively as alternate skins.
55** The name of the band that Haru was in? [[{{VideoGame/Overwatch}} D-Va]]. It's spelled almost exactly the same, too!
56* HoYay:
57** [[spoiler:Loki]], as he reveals when talking to Yuzu.
58--->"You think you're pretty hot, don't you? I don't care about you! My love is for [Protagonist]!
59** Naoya has this with the Protagonist to some degree. [[spoiler:The IncestSubtext with the reveal of Naoya and the protagonist being reincarnations of Cain and Abel respectively did nothing to hamper it]].
60* IronWoobie:
61** Keisuke [[spoiler:refuses to feel sorry for his ideals being cruelly subverted, despite suffering physical abuse and emotional torment as a result.]]
62** Amane spends most of the game emotionally repressed, screwed over by her father, and nearly consumed by a demon. Once the third problem is fixed, she goes right back to helping people and kicking demons ass.
63** Atsuro loses one of his friends he had made online to a demon attack and has to watch him [[DiedInYourArmsTonight die in his arms]] and can potentially lose two of the people closest to him (Keisuke and Mari) if you manage to screw things up. Despite this, he will never stop supporting you no matter what and will be by your side through thick and thin.
64* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: When ''Overclocked'' was first released, many were upset that most of the game still took place on the bottom screen, meaning [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot it didn't take advantage of the 3DS's stereoscopic 3D capabilities]]. Over the years, between stuff like the 2DS, games that don't use 3D at all, emulation, and the public's perception of 3D beginning to sour, it seems to be VindicatedByHistory.
65* ItWasHisSled: It's well-known by now that Naoya and his cousin, the protagonist, are [[spoiler:reincarnations of Cain and Abel, respectively]].
66* JerkassWoobie:
67** Yuzu. She can be quite high-strung and very harsh to people, such as Atsuro, but she is ultimately a normal teenage girl who has to deal with truly terrible circumstances and can potentially watch her favorite idol singer commit suicide and her childhood friend/crush become a demonic tyrant bent on world domination.
68** Naoya. While he is ultimately a large part of the lockdown happening and the several deaths and societal breakdown that happens within it, as well as a completely ruthless ManipulativeBastard who has no qualms with trying to turn the protagonist into the Overlord in order to wage war against God, he is also [[spoiler:the incarnation of Cain who is forced to remember everything that happened in his past lives, including the one where he killed his brother Abel (the protagonist) out of envy, rendering him unable to escape his sin. On top of that, it's implied that God set up the CainAndAbel scenario in order to get a murderer and a martyr, which Naoya feels that he was unfairly manipulated into killing his brother by an unjust God, and thus refuses to atone to a God that used him in such a manner. Even if God and Abel forgive him in the Messiah ending in ''Overclocked'', it's understandable that he doesn't feel the same way, but won't stand in their way either.]]
69* LesYay: Yuzu's fangirling over Haru, complete with constant {{Luminescent Blush}}ing.
70* LowTierLetdown: While Gin is pretty cool as a character, he has absolutely nothing going for him as a playable unit. Even beyond the fact that he's only playable on his own route, his main issue is that he has a nearly identical stat spread to Atsuro, gaining 2 [[DumpStat Magic]] over him in exchange for 1 Strength, Vitality, and Agility. This becomes a problem when Atsuro is a RequiredPartyMember for his final battle and there's barely enough physical skills to support one physical tamer, especially in the original release.
71* MagnificentBastard: Naoya is the PlayerCharacter's cousin, the mastermind behind the story, and [[spoiler:the biblical Cain]]. Creating the Demon Summoning Program, Naoya shares it with the Shomonkai, knowing they will use it to break the barrier between worlds and cause divine crises. Keeping himself secure during the demonic invasion of Tokyo, Naoya allows his cousin free choice though tries to convince him to become the King of Bel. Having prepared himself for multiple scenarios and never losing his sarcastic, calm demeanor even in the catastrophe of God’s Ordeal, Naoya manages to win in one way or another in almost all routes, only truly being defeated if his cousin sides with God and the angels. [[spoiler: And even then, the Messiah's final victory is attained by showing Okuninushi that despite everything, the hero and God can still forgive him, allowing Naoya to live and watch over the protagonist turned Messiah instead of perishing.]]
72%%* {{Moe}}: Amane. All that dignity, quiet strength, and deep faith.
73* {{Narm}}: The various sounds the demons make in cutscenes tend to act more like NightmareRetardant than NightmareFuel. A good example is Beldr, who you'd expect to have full voice-acting and to be a baritone. Instead he just… moans. It also makes you wonder how the characters are able to understand demons in the first place.
74* NightmareFuel:
75** This is [=MegaTen=], so it's kind of par for the course. Of particular note is [[spoiler:Keisuke's death scene if you fail to stop Kaido from murdering him. The fact that it plays out with small sprites instead of "glorious 3D" is probably the ''only'' thing preventing the game from getting an automatic M rating just for this scene... but the cutesy sprites only serve to make the scene ''worse'' on some levels.]]
76** And then there's [[spoiler:Belberith. Oh god, [[EldritchAbomination twisted combo-demon Belberith]]. Even ''worse'' if you're a veteran SMT player and can pick out the component demons that form him.]]
77** Also, the [[spoiler:UEM field]] will probably make you ''never'' want to stand near an electronic device for too long.
78** Heck, whenever Keisuke [[spoiler:snaps out. Who'd thought the seemingly calm character portrait he has would SUDDENLY turn into a crazy psychopath full of complete anger?]]
79** Police + [=COMPs=] = PoliceBrutality to the eleventh power.
80* ParanoiaFuel:
81** Atsuro notes that, judging by how they seem to be positively ''flourishing'', the various convenient and Internet-based demon-related services accessed by the [=COMP=]s must've been around ''way'' before the Tokyo lockdown. Combine that with the characters' [[{{Anvilicious}} frequent]] pointing out that depending on the tamer, demons can cause lots of good or lots and lots of bad...
82** Then there's the [[spoiler:microchips placed inside every electronic device in Tokyo, designed to all go off at the government's command, basically [[TheTokyoFireball turning the city into a giant microwave oven]]]]. Once again, Atsuro is the one to find out this ''wonderful'' info. Now, read [[spoiler:the FCC compliance notice on the back of '''YOUR DS''', if you live in the USA. "(2) [T]his device must accept any interference received, ''including interference that may cause undesired operation''."]]
83* PlayerPunch: If you make some bad choices during gameplay, expect this game to deliver at least one punch to the gut - to say nothing of [[spoiler:Yuzu's ending]]...
84* ScrappyMechanic:
85** Base Level plays a strong part in battle mechanics. You can only fuse demons your level or lower while most endgame demons are unique (only 1 in the party at once) and possibly requires [[NewGamePlus having beaten some paths already]] to fuse, MasterOfNone or physical based when every other enemy reflected physical attacks (this can't be bypassed by pierce), and the enemy will always have a level advantage on you. Oh and get used to have your demons obsoleted, no matter how good their stats are. And have fun with the endgame game enemies having a huge level spike, and the antigrinding making it hard to catch them if you don't do Yuzu's route first to disable it.
86** In nearly every boss fight, enemies will respawn indefinitely until the boss is defeated.
87** The Magnetite mechanic. How it works is: as you defeat enemies, a Magnetite meter will go up, and when it's full, you'll be able to teach the demons on your team any skill that you have already cracked. The problem is, there's no way to check how full this meter is, and if you're content with the skills your demons have, you can't save it for later; it resets to 0 whether you use it or not. Also, it fills up much faster during plot-related battles than in Free Battles.
88* SelfImposedChallenge: Thanks to the game's high degree of team composition and skill modification, on top of being the rare game in the franchise to let you have two of the same demon in a party, a wide variety of challenges have sprung up. From naturally enough, NoDeathRun playthroughs, human-only Teams, Abel-only runs, no Free Battles, character-specific runs, and so on.
89* SpiritualAdaptation: This being a StrategyRPG and the divisive teaser when it was first revealed, this is considered by some to be a much better ''[[VideoGame/TokyoMirageSessionsFE Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem]]'' than the actual game itself.
90* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Devil Survivor'' seems intended as a successor to the older ''Majin Tensei'' line of strategy [=RPG=]s from the 90s, while utilizing many of the design lessons learned from latter SMT games produced in the 2000s (the later Persona titles in particular, with the increased focus on character interaction and time management).
91* TearJerker:
92** No matter the route you take, [[spoiler:Honda's son will die. On Yuzu and Naoya's routes, it's tragic to see him snap as a result of his son's death, but it's especially bad on Amane's route where he just completely breaks down after losing to you on the 8th Day. There is nothing left of him but a grieving father, and all the party can do is leave him in this state.]]
93** It takes a real dog to hold an entire city hostage, and seeing the people beg you to let them kill you so that they can go home hurts pretty bad. Hey, it's a [=MegaTen=] game: did you expect anything less from {{God|IsEvil}}? [[spoiler:Though it falls into GoodIsNotNice considering the severe consequences of letting demons run along, and that fleeing really is a bad ending.]]
94** In the manga, Atsuro gets shattered by the revelation that Kaido, an AxCrazy DeathSeeker, has come to understand his former best friend in a couple of minutes' meeting better than he ever did in years. Kazuya gently telling him he does not have to force himself to smile after failing to avert Keisuke's death breaks his mask.
95** If you've chosen to go down Naoya's route, [[PlayerPunch everyone but Atsuro will leave your party]], disgusted at the lengths you're willing to go to become King of Bel, regardless of the player's reasons for doing so. It especially stings if you've kept Midori or Keisuke alive by then, as they'll have undergone substantial CharacterDevelopment. Even [[ImpliedLoveInterest Yuzu]], who's stuck with you since the start, can't overcome her fears enough to stick it out. Though brief, you can audibly hear Atsuro holding back tears as they go.
96* ThatOneAttack:
97** If you try to go up against the {{Superboss}} without heavy preparation, you will lose before you get a chance to hit him. If you try to go up against the {{Superboss}} ''with'' heavy preparation, you will probably lose as soon as the word "Megidoladyne" appears on the screen. Why is this attack so bad, you may wonder? First: It's [[NonElemental Almighty]], meaning ''nothing'' can resist, null or reflect it. Secondly, it's a ''field attack'', which means that it hits '''every single one of your teams.''' Thirdly, it can and WILL be promptly unleashed without warning if the {{Superboss}} thinks you're not giving it your all. [[FourIsDeath Fourth, and lastly,]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill its power rises by 50% EVERY time he uses it.]] This attack is already strong enough at base power that it's pretty much a OneHitKill if you don't have max or nearly maxed MAG, and even then, at level 99 you'd still probably lose half your health or so, but it'll eventually REALLY become a OneHitKill once he uses it enough times. So the solution is, defeat the {{Superboss}} before he can use it enough times... Which is only consistently possible with a GameBreaker strategy.
98* ThatOneBoss:
99** Oh, Beldr... Really, any boss with [[ThemeNaming 'Bel' in their name]] counts, but Beldr is the first, and {{Nigh Invulnerability}}le. And only one character in your entire party can even hit him. And he can raise his mooks from the dead. And his mooks heal him if you don't re-kill them fast enough.
100*** And as mentioned previously, even in a NG+ you can't cheese him with overpowered demons because of that Invulnerability
101** Belial. He can attack 3 times every turn, he's strong against everything except ice, and has about 3000 hp. Additionally, he recovers 10% of his health after every one of his turns, spams team-wide silences and high level fire spells, and hits like a truck. Plus, once you finally get him on his last legs, he summons a swarm of demons that's just strong enough to distract you and make you waste precious resources long enough for his regeneration to top him up again, AND gets Gomorrah's Fire, which does fairly sizable damage to every friendly unit on the map... including Haru, who is kept as a prisoner in a secluded corner of the map and has no means of protecting or healing herself, and must be kept alive. Unless you've got lots of sources of healing, revival, mana regen, and several users of Ice or Holy Dance, it's near impossible to get any type of momentum going, even on lower difficulties.
102** Jezebel and her LethalLavaLand of a stage.
103** Beldr might be nigh invulnerable, Jezebel annoying, Belial unbelievably strong, but Babel's second form tops them all. Besides its high HP and virtually unlimited MP, it has the most powerful spell up to that point, Dual Shadow for a chance to use it ''twice in a row'' (which very few parties, if at all, can survive). And on top of that every single turn it will use a special move to heavily damage and '''silence''' all your characters, and shift elemental weakness.Seriously, anything except for a ZergRush of your best mages with Elec spells and physical with Pierce is destined to end up in failure.
104* ThatOneLevel:
105** Any mission that involves keeping demons from one end of the map and/or keeping NPC teams from dying. "TheComputerIsACheatingBastard" goes without saying...
106** Especially notable is [[spoiler:the second fight with Kudlak. Not only do you have to keep him from fleeing, but you have to make sure the [=NPCs=] in battle don't die, ''and'' a specific NPC [[OnlyICanKillHim has to land the ending blow]] or else it's heavily implied the character in question gets KilledOffForReal by her DemonicPossession. Not helping matters is the fact she averages roughly 30 damage at a time, whereas her target will knock her down to near-death ''every time'']]. Note that only the death of the [=NPCs=] results in a Game Over, but any of the undesired results may warrant resetting. [[EasyLevelTrick It should be noted that this mission is pacified massively if you petrify the boss, at which point you can just let Mari slap him until he dies.]]
107* TheissTitillationTheory: Haru's clothing ''operates'' on this principle. Just look at her sprites and try to figure out how she ''isn't'' having a wardrobe malfunction every five seconds. [[spoiler:It's implied those ImpossiblyCoolClothes aren't hers for a start - they're Aya's.]] Yuzu also has this to a lesser extent.
108* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
109** Kaido is teased as having his own route, and has flags required to unlock it just like everyone else's. It's got a distinct philosophy from the others too, being a more human-focused brand of Chaos that believes the government won't need the "final option" if the truth about demons crosses the barricade. Unlocking and selecting this "route", however, results in Naoya showing up and essentially railroading you onto his path instead. It's as if the developers planned to make a Kaido route but ran out of time.
110** [[LyingCreator Despite saying otherwise]], ''Overclocked'' only has 3 8th Day scenarios that build on Yuzu, Naoya/Kaido, and Amane's endings. The only endings that are not expanded on are Atsuro and Gin/Haru's. While the latter ending can be forgiven [[spoiler:in that all demons are sent back to the demon world and Babel is sealed away]], there were a lot of fans disappointed by Atsuro's not getting expanded on, especially since his ending has [[spoiler:Japan rising to become a global superpower by harnessing the power of demons]].
111** Yuzu's original ending results in [[spoiler:the lockdown being broken and Japan being overrun by demons.]] Instead of exploring what this would look like in the Eighth Day [[spoiler:it's completely retconned to have almost everyone still trapped in the lockdown and even if you don't fix everything Japan still seems to be intact]]. Yuzu herself doesn't really contribute much to the story even though it's her ending.
112* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
113** The very first battle of the game takes place in front of the "Electric Museum in Shibuya". This refers to the former "TEPCO Electric Energy Museum", permanently closed alongside other PR facilities of the Tokyo Electric Power Company in the wake of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]] in 2011.
114** The story deals with the dangers of the internet and the harm it can cause in the wrong hands (with the demons arguably being a metaphor), but a late-game conversation dismisses the spread of false information online as relatively harmless compared to, for example, instructions on making bombs. This clearly dates the game to before the tail end of TheNewTens and TheNewTwenties, where misinformation on the internet became much more of a hot-button issue.
115* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: Gin's name is supposed to be pronounced with a soft G, like the spirit -- he ''is'' a bartender, after all. Prior to the release of ''Overclocked'' with its extensive voice-acting, many players assumed it would be pronounced with a hard G, following more typical Japanese pronunciation rules.
116%%* TheWoobie:
117%%** [[spoiler:Some view Naoya this way in Amane's ending. Some of the characters even feel sorry for him.]]
118%%** Haru seriously needs a hug.
119%%** ''Especially'' [[spoiler:Honda]], and '''''even more so''''' in [[spoiler:Yuzu's 8th Day]].
120* {{Woolseyism}}:
121** Atsuro calls Yuzu "Yoohoo" in the English version. In the Japanese version it's "Sodeko" ("sleeve girl") which is a visual pun on the kanji of her name. Obviously that wouldn't work in English, although it sounds a bit weird when Yuzu complains that some people think that Yoohoo's her real name (which works better with the real-sounding Sodeko).
122** The game also includes a shoutout to one of Atlus's previous Woolseyisms. At one point Yuzu sends you an email saying "i wana [[VideoGame/Persona4 goho-m]]".
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124!!Manga
125* CompleteMonster: Beldr proves to be [[AdaptationalVillainy far worse than his game counterpart]]. A Bel that [[EmotionEater feeds off grief and despair]], Beldr [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduces himself]] by [[YourSoulIsMine draining the souls]] of a group of innocents that the heroes previously saved. When Atsuro finds out that Beldr is seemingly invulnerable, Beldr attempts to slowly burn him alive in response. After Kazuya buys time for the others to escape, Beldr tortures him to near death, talking about the pleasure he takes in Kazuya's hopelessness. When Kazuya escapes, Beldr [[SpreeKiller goes on a killing spree]] for the next day before going to the cemetery. Beldr then attempts to drain the souls of over 300 innocent civilians to fully revive himself, intending to escape the Yamanote circle and turn the rest of the world into an apocalypse so that everyone will feel grief.
126* MagnificentBastard:
127** Like in the game, Naoya orchestrates nearly every event in the story by creating the Demon Summoning Program. The reincarnation of Cain, Naoya attempts to convince his cousin and reincarnation of Abel, Kazuya, to overthrow God. Naoya manipulates Kazuya into partaking in the Battle of Bel by promising to answer a question of his if he defeats Beldr, and later, forces a confrontation between Kazuya and Jezebel by risking Amane’s life. When the heroes reach the server to send the demons back to the demon world, they find out that Naoya set it up so that only their demons will be sent back. When Naoya arrives, he has Loki brutally beat Kazuya in an attempt to get him consumed by hatred, and lead to Kazuya declaring war on God. Even when defeated, Naoya points out that he made progress to overthrow God next reincarnation now that Abel is the king of Bel.
128** The manga interpretation of Belial is far more cunning this his game counterpart. A master of illusions, Belial hypnotizes Haru into using her singing to summon a never ending swarm of demons. While he and his forces overwhelm the heroes, he uses his illusions to gently convince Haru into committing suicide so that he can gain her ability, nearly succeeding until she notices the heroes attempts to save her. When Kazuya attempts to absorb Belial’s soul after seemingly killing him, Belial uses his illusions to weaken Kazuya’s mind in an attempt to consume his soul from the inside. When defeated, [[GracefulLoser Belial accepts it with dignity]], and tells Kazuya that he’s more than willing to lend him his aid.

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