Alice is a minor character appearing in the Shin Megami Tensei series. A young girl possessing formidable magic powers, she is taken care of by her 'uncles', the Count in Red and the Baron in Black, of which both care for her deeply.
The Shin Megami Tensei Alice shares many physical similarities with the character, most notably the blue dress and the blond hair. Also, her signature move "Die For Me!" seems to draw inspiration from the book. Furthermore, her Shin Megami Tensei: IMAGINE attack, "Mad Tea Party", takes further inspiration from the book as it references the chapter in which the protagonist met the Mad Hatter and March Hare.
In Strange Journey, Alice desires to catch the Hare of Inaba in the Ex Mission "Catch That Rabbit". For extra points, it involves falling down several holes.
In Shin Megami Tensei II, Alice can be fought should Aleph manage to find a distinct gold chest in the factory near Betelguese's lair. Upon reaching the Gold Chest, Alice appears and asks Aleph whether she can keep the treasure. Should Aleph answer no, Alice attacks Aleph. Defeating her awards players with one of the five strongest weapons of the game.
Alice appears as a secret demon in Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army. In order to summon her, Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV must first hear a rumor from the blond girl in the Shin-Sekai Soda Joint describing telephone booths around the capital. He then must check the public phone in Tsukudo-Cho near the shrine with a Belial in the party. Next, he must check the phone in Harumi-Cho with a Nebiros in the party. Finally, with both demons in party, Raidou must answer the phone in Ginza-Cho, which will call Alice up from Hell. If Raidou defeats her, he can then summon her by fusing Raja Naga and Jack Frost.
Alice appears as a Case File boss for the Chaos-Alignment exclusive "One Girl's Happiness" case in Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon. First, Raidou must complete the two "My Wish" cases. Later, a request from "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.
Alice can be summoned in Strange Journey 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 brutalizing the rabbit until stopped by the protagonist and confronted. Upon defeat, she will fade away.
In Devil Survivor 2 she is the ultimate boss who can only be fought during a New Game Plus and once all other bonus bosses have been defeated. She is also accompaned by Belial and Nebiros in the fight.
But Thou Must: When the Protagonist confronts Alice in Shin Megami Tensei I, 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.
The Hare of Inaba explains it best in Strange Journey: the Fiend you keep on fighting throughout the games is very likely not even the real Alice, but rather, her memory, born of the magics that rendered the original insane and very likely killed her. This is what caused the rather twisted form of reincarnation, as mentioned above. And the worst part? The demons gave her that magic because they loved her. They wanted her to be forever young, forever happy. Talk about Hoist by His Own Petard...
Composite Character: While the Lewis Carroll references are abundant, there's also a Scandinavian myth of a girl named Alice that died when she was young, became a spirit, and was driven insane from her extreme magical power. The myth was used to scare children into behaving, or else Alice would kill them at night so that she could be "friends" with them. Her actions in the first Shin Megami Tensei are an allusion to this myth, and her compendium entry in Strange Journey seem to suggest that she could be a reference to one or the other.
The Mad Hatter and a demon based on the White Rabbit called Clock Rabbit have appeared within the Devil Children games. With Alice and Clock Rabbit appearing in Devil Children White. Making it possible that she could possibly be both.
Creepy Child: Her innocence, her powers and her sadism really don't mix well.
Humanoid Abomination: She looks like a little girl. Doesn't mean she is, though.
Life Drain: In Strange Journey, Life Drain was one of her starter attacks. Then, in Devil Survivor 2, she has Vitality Drain, which allows her to siphon HP from nearby enemies. And Die For Me! now works like this - except it now devours all of her opponents' HP and MP!
Reincarnation: In Strange Journey, the Hare Of Inaba notes both he and Alice were nothing but memories doomed to forever wander, repeating the cycle of pain and death endlessly, until the Protagonist defeated Alice and allowed both the Hare and Alice to move on.
Sealed Evil in a Can: After the battle with her in Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, Belial and Nebiros will appear and trap Alice's soul in a Staff of Death. They then give Raidou the Staff of Death asking him to revive Alice through fusion.
Originally Gods of Light. They were demonized and became Asuras thanks to YHVH. Though it might seem like they are all the same demon they are in fact a group of demons that share the same name. With each one having a different true form.
Fetch Quest: Before facing Michael on the Law path in Shin Megami Tensei I, Ashura-Oh asks the protagonist to retrieve various things from Lucifer's generals to unlock the path to Michael
Chekhov's Gunman: In Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, 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.
Fetch Quest: In Chaos route of Shin Megami Tensei I, 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.
Fiery Redhead: As Astaroth in Shin Megami Tensei and as Trisha in Catherine.
Skippable Boss: In Shin Megami Tensei I, 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" (refering to the protagonist) before engaging the player in battle if he's not chaos alligned. 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.
Late in Shin Megami Tensei I, 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 Digital Devil Saga: 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 equipped in the sequel.
Shin Megami Tensei II: 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.
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 Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army. 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 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.
The Dragon: 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.
Fusion Dance: 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.
Heel Face Turn: Takajo Zett sides with Setsuna Kai against Beelzebub near the end of Devil Children Red/Black.
Number of the Beast: Beelzebub (human form) in Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne has 666 HP.
One-Hit Kill: 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.
Love Makes You Crazy: In Shin Megami Tensei I, they admit they are holding Alice sort-of alive against God's wishes; they also indicate her soul may have been bound for Heaven, but considering the localversionofGod, they may have a very good reason for keeping her in that state.
Rage Against the Heavens: According to Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, they have adored Alice since she was just a normal girl. It's her sudden death that makes them call God a heartless bastard, since Alice surely would like to enjoy life more.
Weapons That Suck: In Shin Megami Tensei I, the Red Baron (aka Maou Belial) is unbeatable unless you have "the gushing jar". Then it will just suck him up.
Cerberus
Cerberus is one amongst the earliest of demon allies to appear as part of the Megami Tensei franchise. His roots put him as far back as the very first Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei publications.
Bragging Rights Reward: In SMT Nocturne, Cerberus first appears at the Burial Chamber in the Amala Labyrinth's First Kalpa, where it will challenge Hito-Shura to prove his worth as a demon by quickly vanquishing once more those that he has once killed in the Vortex World using the Black Visor. After meeting all the requirements and starting a new cycle, meeting with Cerberus again in the same location will have him take Hito-Shura to his master's resting place instead at the Tomb of Yomi in the hidden 666th floor, where Hito-Shura will receive an extra Press Turn.
Shin Megami Tensei I: Because of Pascal's former loyalty towards his master passed on to him by the fusion, Kerberos can be used even when his level far surpasses that of the Hero—something that generally is impossible. He aids him in only one battle however, disappearing through a teleporter after a boss fight. He later rejoins in Tokyo Destiny Land provided you give him a Golden Apple.
Shin Megami Tensei II: Cerberus first joins you on the quest Madam gives you: Find and bring back Hanada. After the quest, he leaves the party. Later when Valhalla is swallowed by Abbadon, you will find him at the former entrance to the city from the underground passageway. He joins your party shortly after meeting him for the 2nd time.
Dummied Out: Using a debug code in Persona 3 will allow you access to another Cerberus Persona that knows Great Seal and some Fusion Spells. (Using Great Seal will freeze up the game) When summoned, the white, single-headed lion-esque version appears, suggesting that it's the likeness that may have been planned for official use in the game but later altered, being used instead as a base to create the Beast series shadow.
Shout Out / Mythology Gag: Cerberus takes you to his master's grave in the land of Yomi in Nocturne. This is a reference to Akemi Nakajima who is also the reincarnation of Izanagi.
You Don't Look Like You/Mythology Gag: He typically appears as a white dog with a lion-like mane, unlike the Cerberus of Greek mythology. However, the Atma Avatar of Lupa and Koromaru's Persona are three-headed. The reason why Cerberus is usually portrayed with one head is not because of graphical limitations (somewhat) but because that's how he was portrayed in the original Digital Devil Story novel.
Hachiko: In Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, Decarabia waits for his friend Forneus by the statue of Hachiko. Forneus, however, is the game's first boss and has already been killed by the protagonist at this point.
Boss Rush: Should players defeat the first three Seraphs in Digital Devil Saga 2, 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.
Demonic Possession: They do this in Digital Devil Saga to four early victims of the Demon Virus, converting them so strongly they forget about their human pasts and really believe themselves to be/become the actual Seraphim, during the events of SMTII.
Elemental Powers: Changes from game to game, but some remain constant.
In Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, Bishamonten appears first at the Temple north of Ueno Park after finding the Kimon Sphere, and second in the Bandou Shrine. After the first fight, the player will receive the Gundari Magatama, and Bishamonten will tell the player to collect all of the Magatama and find him again with his master. After aquiring the Lord's Blade after collecting all 24 Magatama, the Player can access the Bandou Shrine and fight the four Devas for the right to receive the Masakados Magatama.
In Strange Journey, you can fight them if you satisfy their conditions.
Dual Boss: Zouchouten and Koumokuten in Devil Survivor, as they try to avenge Bishamonten's death.
Wake Up Call Boss: Bishamonten in Devil Survivor. Not only is his fight the second with Rangda enemies (which Repel Physical, making Atsuro and Izuna completely useless), his Hassohappa (which can deal 1000+ damage to the entire party) makes it almost impossible to approach him unless you at least Null Phys. Not to mention he has (respawning) allies that can heal his massive HP stores (making Hassohappa hit worse). While most battles so far were almost all affairs where you mostly attack and exploit weaknesses, this one puts emphasis on defense using passive abilities.
Secret A.I. Moves: In Devil Survivor, the Four Heavenly Kings have their unique racial ability if you fight them as bosses, while the fusable versions are just regular Kishin.
The Four Riders whose march heralds The End of the World as We Know It: 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.
Affably Evil: You can briefly chat with them in Strange Journey. 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.
Bonus Boss: In Nocturne, 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 Strange Journey, each of the Riders appears in a different Sector; White in Delphinus, Red in Eridanus, Black in Fornax and Pale in Grus.
In Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon, 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.
Dare to Be Badass: They are very enthusiastic if the Hito-Shura proclaims he will indeed, challenge them for their candelabra. In Strange Journey they also challenge you to prove them you are capable of altering Mankind's fate when talking to them.
Disc One Nuke: 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.
Hellish Horse: The White and Red Riders. And that only makes them look more badass.
Optional Party Member: All are available for fusion. In Nocturne, you will require Deathstones, found in the Labyrinth of Amala, to create them. In Strange Journey, you will need the Death Omen forma to create the Fiend Converter.
Jack Frost, sometimes commonly known as Jack, is the mascot of Atlus Co., Ltd. and he makes appearances in a number of Atlus games, primarily in the Megami Tensei series. Jack Frost's counterparts, also known his "brothers" are called Pyro Jack and Jack Ripper, along with many other varieties also appear in many games, some of which include Black Frost, King Frost, Frost Ace, Lucifroz, Mini Frost, Strawberry Frost, Lemon Frost, Demonee-ho, etc...
A Day in the Slimelight: 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.
Optional Party Member: In Devil Survivor, 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.
Our Angels Are Different: In Devil Children/Demikids games exists the Lucifer Jack Frost/Lucifroz.
Pop Quiz: Jack Frost is a random encounter mini-game in Digital Devil Saga 2 as the player progresses and an optional boss. Jack asks 20 questions per battle, stopping only when the player answers wrong or correctly answers all questions for the round. Should the player correctly answer all 100 questions they win a certificate for answering the 100th question correctly, and a set of Stats increase Data. Players will also have the opportunity to fight Jack Frost should all questions are answered correctly in the final dungeon, the third layer of the Sun. Defeating him nets the Pass Ring, and Magatama ammo. Should all answers have been correctly answered, every time the party encounters Jack Frost, he may gives the player random items before running away.
Super Empowering: Lucifer empowers a Jack Frost and turns him into Lucifer Frost to aid him against Beelzebub in Devil Children Red/Black.
Nocturne: Hoping to become as powerful as the "Great Emperor", a Jack Frost in a quest for power (the same one who was running the Junk Shop in Shibuya) finds the Satan Magatama, and eats it, increasing his powers and transforming himself into Black Frost; with his new powers, he would later take over Kabukicho Prison long after the Mizuchi jailer has been vanquished, and freezes the entire facility, taking several Jack Frosts as his subordinates. If Hito-Shura revisits the facility and runs into Black Frost, The latter will force Hito-Shura to battle him to test out his new powers as the new Great Emperor. He will revert to a normal Jack Frost upon his defeat, and eventually melt. He later returns to join the group if Hito-shura visits the Third Kalpa of the Labyrinth of Amala.
Devil Survivor: In the middle of the week, Midori enlightens a lowly Jack Frost (level 14 Fairy) of the virtues of fighting for love and justice. Near the end of the week, he shows up to defend a bunch of low level demons as Black Frost, a level 47 team leader Demon. And you get to use him in a few routes.
Strange Journey: A lonely Jack Frost appears in Sector Carina's basement, moping over the loss of his family. In an effort to achieve revenge, he asks the Protagonist to get him an Ice Vest to increase his power. Upon getting the item and using it, it grows and becomes a Frost Ace, unlocking the Frost Ace Special Fusion combination and granting a powerful gun to the Protagonist.
Verbal Tic: He often says "Hee-ho" and interjects "hees" and "hos" into his dialog, a common verbal tic shared with other variations of "Jacks", such as King Frost and Black Frost.
Loki is the primary antagonist of the original Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei novel, as well as the cult-classic anime adaptation it spawned. Similar to the Norse Mythology, Loki is portrayed as being rebellious and tricky; but at the same time, possesses a cruel and ruthless personality.
The Alcoholic: Spends most of his time in Nyx's Lounge in Nocturne.
What the Hell, Hero?/Hannibal Lecture: In Yuzu Tanikawa's route of Devil Survivor, Loki appears in his human form and tells off the protagonist for attempting to escape the lockdown instead of fighting for the Throne of Bel. In some cases, he even chastises the protagonist for failing to even face Belial.
Lucifer, otherwise known as Louis Cypher, appears first in Shin Megami Tensei and then in the second and third games of the main series. Appearing for the first time 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 YHVH.In Shin Megami Tensei II, Lucifer again takes the form of Louis Cypher, in order to convince you to follow the Chaos path. If you chose the Law and Neutral Paths you will face him in battle, but in the Chaos path he will join your party in order to stop Satan and YHVH. According to dialogue, he was ordered by YHVH to cause The Great Destruction with Kuzuryu, the nine-headed dragon that makes up the mountains of Makai, but 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 Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, 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, 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 Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, 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 Strange Journey, Louis Cypher 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 Bonus Boss of many games just to prove this. Often times, like ion Devil Survivor, he was merely testing you For the Lulz. In Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, he was actually holding back, merely testing to see if you were strong enough to lead his armies to fight YHVH.
Batman Gambit: He's a master of these, often reaching Xanatos-levels of danger. Want proof? 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 was the guarantee he needed to test the power of his new friend...
Bonus Boss: In Devil Survivor, Lucifer appears in his devil form on the final day during a New Game Plus. 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 pick a fight with you to amuse himself.
Bishōnen: Human and Angel forms. His demon form in the Devil Children games is also this.
This get cranked Up to Eleven in Persona3 when he shows up as Helel, which was his original Hebrew name as an angel in the service of God. Lucifer is romanization of this derived from Latin.
Captain Ersatz: Louis Cypher is believed to take his act from all-time world famous recording artist/performer David Bowie. 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.
Evil Plan: Played with. The man's a certified bastard, but his plans revolve around saving Humanity. And the 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 Everything Is Trying to Kill You, but the crapsackiness is written in stone in the very foundations of reality.
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 Draco in Leather Pants 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.
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.
Lucifer is the Big Good of the Devil Children series. Or at the very least of the first few games. Where he desires to bring peace to the human and demon worlds. Only doing evil while under the control of Beelzebub.
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.
More than Mind Control: 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.
Motive Decay: 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.
Mara is the demon lord of all temptations. And Squick.
Blatant Lies: (Shin Megami Tensei II) In Natural or Lawful path, Mara will try to tempt Aleph. First, he offers 999999 Macca. Next, he offers a 10 level increase. Finally, he offers the power that surpasses even Satan and Lucifer. If Aleph accepts any of his offerings, he will fall under Mara's spell and must fight Mara with a handicap.
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne: Hitoshura gets to fight an incomplete form of Mara when it appears after Hito-Shura encourages the summoning ritual during a Full Kagutsuchi phase in Shibuya at the request of two Manikins. Hito-Shura will be rewarded with the Muspell Magatama upon defeating him.
Strange Journey: 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.
Body Horror: (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.
"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...!?"
Gender Flip: In Strange Journey, Mara is portrayed as a goddess rather than a god, wielding power over temptation and death, despite retaining the same overall shape (though a local Grendel insisted she was once a beautiful goddess). However, it's possible that the Mara in Strange Journey is the Hindu Goddess Mara *
Mara compendium info says she represents fear of death and the Hindu Goddess Mara is a Goddess of Death.
. Even Mara's info from the compendium refers to her as female and says that she gave birth to Mora and Mares.
Optional Party Member: 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, 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, the most devastatinggun of the game.
Skippable Boss: (Shin Megami Tensei II) If Aleph's Alignment is Chaos, he lets Aleph pass either with minimum of 15 in Wisdom or by beating him in battle.
Should the Hito-Shura choose to ignore Metatron's warnings in Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, Metatron will stand in the Hito-Shura's path in the final Kalpa, forbidding him to meet up with Lucifer. Enraged, Metatron chastises the Hito-Shura for disregarding his warnings, then proceeds to attack the Hito-Shura, hoping to kill him before he loses the last vestiges of his humanity. After Metatron is defeated, the Hito-Shura can summon him in the Heretic Mansion. Metatron can only be summoned by fusing Michael, any other Divine or Seraph demon, and a Tyrant demon sacrifice.
Digital Devil Saga: He can only be fought after the predecessor optional bosses, the Four Guardian Beast Suzaku, Seiryuu, Baihu, and Gui Xian have been defeated. If you beat him, Metatron will grant the item "Seraph Quill", which unlocks the Gyokuza Mantra, granting the access towards Metatron's several skill-set. Players will also receive the Karma Ring which protects the wearer from Expel-based attacks, which can be equipped in the sequel.
Light is Not Good: Except in Devil Survivor, and even then, he leaves you with a warning not to deliberately cross the heavens or they will kill you for betrayal..
Then it's revealed that he still isn't good in Naoya's 8th Day, ordering humanity to hunt you down and kill you. Those that don't agree to do this are killed by the Angels. Depending on your choices, this could backfire on him.
Side Quest: In a New Game+ of Strange Journey, Metatron (originally disguised as a Strike Team member) appears in Sector Grus blocking a special door. After completing the Jack's Squad Pacification mission, he will entice the Protagonist by telling him of a powerful demon lying in the depths of Grus, holding a rare treasure. Upon crossing Grus' entire new side, the Protagonist eventually found and battled Alilat, which was only the keeper of the lock for the Great Father of the Schwartzwelt - Demiurge. His powers slightly replenished by Alilat's death, he hands her skull, her rare forma, to the Protagonist, and urges him to kill Demiurge next, so his power is fully free. Demiurge is not particularly interested in cooperating.
Fetch Quest: In Shin Megami Tensei II, Oberon tells you to get the Infidelity Sap from Puck, so he can work out a cure for Hiroko's Love Potion predicament.
Pixie is one of the most frequently appearing demons in the Megami Tensei universe. She is almost always the first demon recruited and helps the protagonist through healing.
Disk One Nuke: There is a special staff password in Strange Journey that will unlock a Pixie with special starting stats. The resulting Pixie will only be Lv.1, but will have a magic stat of 10 and a luck stat of 99 along with knowing the skills Megidolaon and Mediarahan. The password is
Give Me Your Inventory Item: (Strange Journey) Pixie will also issue the first possible EX Mission, The Injured Little Fairy, in which Pixie requests a Bead, which can be obtained as the spoils of the battle against Morax. Accomplishing this mission is rewarded with a Pixie Knife, a melee weapon that can inflict charm. Later, the same Pixie will evolve to High Pixie and begin issuing requests to bring Fairy demons to her so she can create a land for Fairies. However, direct evolution of Pixie to High Pixie in this game is not possible (the only way to do so is through a Special Fusion).
The first demon you get in Nocturne is a Pixie, who wants to get out of the hospital and go to Yoyogi Park. She'll help you out in getting the card needed to get out. After you arrive at one end of Yoyogi Park, she'll try to part ways with you, but if you tell her you need her, she'll stay with you. For Nocturne Maniax, if you take Pixie (or one of her 'descendants') to a certain area of the Fifth Kalpa, she'll turn into a level 80 "super" Pixie.
Raise a Pixie in Nocturne properly and she'll evolve into High Pixie. Keep her for long enough and you'll get Queen Mab.
A feudal Japanese warlord, one of the few true historical figures in the series. Masakado was also a samurai during the Heian period and hatched a plan to conquer by force most of the Kanto region. While he was slain, his influence was so strong his head was sent to Kyoto and later Edo, where it was set in a special shrine. To this day, he remains considered a demigod of sorts, and it is said conditions in his shrine dictate the city's fortune.
Big Damn Heroes: If Masakado is restored in Shin Megami Tensei II, he will help in banishing the guards around Castle Kether in Neutral Alignment.
Came Back Wrong: When you resurrect him in Shin Megami Tensei II, he will be nothing but a soulless, animated corpse until Hiruko gives you the final part needed - Masakado's soul.
Continuity Nod: To summon him, an item known as Masakados is almost always needed.
Gotta Catch 'Em All: In Shin Megami Tensei II, his servant, Hiruko, will reveal Masakado was slain some time earlier. So he asks Aleph to gather the pieces of his corpse so he can be brought back to life.
Also, if in Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne Hito-Shura can gather all Magatama, the priest at the Cathedral of Shadows will give him the Lord's Blade, allowing him to reach the Bandou Shrine and confront the Four Heavenly Kings, his servants, for the right of a single conversation with Masakado.
Physical God: The level needed to fuse him is almost always very high. And it shows. In Strange Journey, for instance, he nulls instant death spells and is strong against literally everything except piercing.
And the Magatama bearing his name nulls everything except Almighty attacks and imparts priceless augmentations in Nocturne. Given he is the protector of Tokyo, and Tokyo at the time is the Universe...
In Nocturne, he manifests in the Bandou Shrine, and he's depressed, with good reason. He has to see Tokyo, the city he was bound to defend, utterly destroyed to create the Vortex World, its inhabitants dead and demons infesting it. Then the Hito-Shura arrives, and since Masakado cannot exist outside the shrine due to the laws of the Vortex World, he gives the boy the Magatama holding his power, telling him that whatever has happened to Tokyo, it's still Tokyo, and since he cannot continue in his duty, to please restore the world...
Thor
Thor is the thunder god of Norse Mythology.
Badass Beard: Devil Summoner and Devil Survivor depictions
God Was My Co-Pilot: (Shin Megami Tensei I) Thor is actually an agent of God dedicated to the ideal of the Thousand Year Kingdom, sent to Earth after discovering that Gotou has discovered a way of summoning demons from Makai to the humans realm. He takes the form of the American ambassador to Japan, Ambassador Thorman, and requests the aid of the Protagonist in defeating Gotou and prevent the demons from overrunning the Earth. He later reveals his true Thor persona and objectives to the heroes.
Nuke 'Em: (Shin Megami Tensei I) To neutralize the demon infestation, the "Hammer of Thor" is summoned: a cluster of nuclear ICBMs that will purge Tokyo of its sins. With this, Japan is completely obliterated.
Also known as "The Great Will", YHVH is essentially God in the SMT verse. However, he is far from the kindly god you'd expect. Instead, he is a selfish, totalitarian tyrant obsessed with forcing his warped standards on the world by forcibly converting all mortal life to worshiping him and brutally slaughtering those who dissent. The lives of his followers, and even his angels, mean nothing to him. All he cares about is himself and his power. No more, no less.
Despotism Justifies the Means: Doesn't even care about creating a utopia like his followers do; he just wants to control everything forever and ever. As such, he's a much more visible target for Complete Monsterdom in the franchise.
God In Avatar Form: He has had several avatars of himself. Three of his names known as Elohim, Sabaoth, and Shaddai acting as a power source for Eden in Shin Megami Tensei II. While Kagutsuchi is the creative power in Nocturne.
Early-Bird Cameo: In Shin Megami Tensei I, the Machine Defense System in the police station has a face resembling YHVH's to an extent, and it is also law-aligned.
Not to mention his face appearing on the door when you enter the Protagonist's name.
Fallen Hero: Word Of God has hinted that he wasn't always the tyrannical despot he is now, and that his current evil is due to a severe flaw in the fabric of reality.
Lack of Empathy: He just doesn't give a shit about mortals, seeing them as little more than slaves or tools. It's suggested that he views his angels the same way.
Lighter and Softer: Was actually made into a pretty decent guy in Devil Survivor. Oddly enough, the usual hardline angels (Raphael, Uriel, Michael and Gabriel) are replaced with a softer one (Remiel). If this is just the result of Devil Survivor being its own universe, or a plot point isn't clear yet.
It should be noted that he is far more morally ambiguous in the Updated Rerelease, Overclocked. He set it up so that Cain would be the first murderer and for Abel to be the first martyr.
Mad God: It's very likely whatever flaw in reality warped him has driven him into a madness of perfect Order.
Pieces of God: More than implied that the Red Sprite crewmember who takes the form of Metatron after absorbing another piece and Demiurge are both pieces of him in Strange Journey. After slaying the Demiurge, it seems he's almost, if not fully, complete...
Lucifer, otherwise known as Louis Cypher, appears first in Shin Megami Tensei and then in the second and third games of the main series. Appearing for the first time 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 YHVH.In Shin Megami Tensei II, Lucifer again takes the form of Louis Cypher, in order to convince you to follow the Chaos path. If you chose the Law and Neutral Paths you will face him in battle, but in the Chaos path he will join your party in order to stop Satan and YHVH. According to dialogue, he was ordered by YHVH to cause The Great Destruction with Kuzuryu, the nine-headed dragon that makes up the mountains of Makai, but 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 Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, 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, 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 Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon, 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 Strange Journey, Louis Cypher appears as a "blonde woman" in a blue dress, using the name "Louisa Ferre". She wears a goat's head hairclip.
