History Characters / ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse

* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: Part of the reason why YHVH cannot properly function as its representative is because the Axiom exists on a vastly greater scale of existence that he cannot properly grasp its nature. Transcendent beings like Stephen is capable of grasping more of its nature and intentions, but even they are mentioned to simply have glimpsed a small part of the Axiom's cosmic movements.

* HotterAndSexier: As the Queen Fairy, she changed her outfit from a biker's outfit to short shorts that show off her thighs and a jacket that [[BareYourMidriff doesn't go down to her midriff]].

-->'''Voiced by:''' Takeshi Maeda (JP), Creator/ToddHaberkorn (EN)

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiroTsuda (JP), Jalen Cassell (EN)

-->'''Voiced by:''' Atsushi Miyauchi (JP), Creator/DCDouglas (EN)

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoKaida (JP), Valerie Arem (EN)

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{David Lodge|Actor}} (EN)

* HotterAndSexier: As the Queen Fairy, she changed her outfit from a biker's outfit to short shorts that [[ShesGotLegs show off her thighs]] and a jacket that [[BareYourMidriff doesn't go down to her midriff]].

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroShimono (JP), Creator/PhilipReich (EN)

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroShimono (JP), Philip Reich (EN)

* PowerUpLetdown: [[spoiler: His Ascended state grants him access to very powerful offensive spells in addition to his previous skills with Chiro. Unfortunately, this means his AI will be prioritizing these offensive spells more than Warding Shout or Enduring Cheer, meaning he'll now be unreliable against bosses who specialize in ailments such as [[BonusBoss David]]]].

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:He possesses Noah in order to fight you in one sidequest.]]

* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:He begins his BonusBoss fight by ''apologizing in advance'', stating that this is the first time he's ''ever'' had to fight at his full power.]]

* DissonantSerenity: He never, ''ever'' deviates from his formal and calm demeanor. Not even after [[spoiler:he ''[[IAmNotLeftHanded stands up]]'' and makes himself known as the game's ultimate BonusBoss]].

* BonusBoss: One of the strongest in the game, rivaled only by his fellow Fiends and Stephen.

* NoSell: He blocks everything other than Gun and Almighty, [[MythologyGag reflecting the elemental properties of the Masakados Magatama]]. [[BonusBoss Stephen]], naturally, primarily uses Almighty attacks and elemental piercing moves, rendering those immunities moot. The only attacks Stephen has that the Demi-fiend can null are his Physical attacks, and other than his first attack, which is always Energy Compression on the Demi-fiend, the only time the Demi-fiend will ever get hit with one is if Stephen uses Convergence, which randomly targets.
* OrderVersusChaos: Represents Chaos to Aleph's Order and Flynn's Neutral.

* ImplausibleFencingPowers: The names of his skills imply that he relies on some sort of bladed weapon even though he's not visibly hauling one around. With a move like "Lightspeed Slash" and the sort of damage he's dealing to [[PhysicalGod Stephen,]] it's unlikely that he's using ordinary blade techniques.

* {{Irony}}: His stat distribution favors Magic, when in ''Nocturne'', Strength and Physical attacks were generally far more potent. While this was likely done since the Hero and Aleph were both {{Badass Normal}}s and limited to mostly non-magic attacks, it's still notable.
** Then again, this Demi-fiend did technically lose against Lucifer who is best fought with a Strength-focused Demi-fiend. With Lucifer's resistance to everything, he'll only take decent damage from Pierce damage which is reliant on Strength so naturally, a Demi-fiend with lower Strength is more likely to lose.

* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler:Joins Flynn's party after Satan restores him back to a human before the battle against YHVH.]]

* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler:Joins Flynn's party after Satan restores him back to a human before the battle against YHVH.]]

* EleventhHourRanger: Joins Flynn's party on the Massacre Route.

* HumansAreCthulhu: If Nanashi picks the Nothing answer during his question about his motives on Massacre, Satan is just short of appearing as though he ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is visibly unnerved by it]]''. He also seems genuinely surprised when Nanashi picks neither the path to save his friends or the path to save himself on Bonds.
--> '''Satan:''' "You desire... nothing? Then why go this far? You confound me."
--> '''Satan:''' "You refuse to move onward?"
** That said, when Dagda/Flynn explains the meaning behind Nanashi's answer, he appears more fascinated than anything.

--> '''(Massacre) Dagda:''' "That's what separates gods from humans, Satan. This kid has become a god in every sense of the world: But, he chooses to retain his sense of humanity."
--> '''Satan:''' "Yes, I see now; he possesses the qualities of god and human alike... Very well."
--> '''(Bonds) Flynn:''' "No. He means he'll find another option."
--> '''Satan:''' "Could this be.. the power unique to humanity? Very well. Prove then, that you can indeed carve your own path, and show me what lies beyond it."

** NotSoStoic: He has his moments, such as his confusion-turned-interest towards Nanashi's answer on his final question, or his more hammy battle dialogue.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An [[http://vocaroo.com/i/s1Tb6NdME7S4 unused dialogue clip]] (that was even dubbed!) indicates he was going to be obtainable by the player at some point.

* BoyishShortHair
* CoolBigSis: Asahi regards her as such.

* BigDamnVillains: Comes to Nanashi's aid alongside a Power in the first battle against Shesha.

* IllBoy: Not in the game, but some relics imply that he was this as a child.

* NiceHat: Wears a fedora. It's even one of the pieces of DLC equipment.

* ArmorPiercingAttack: Many of her skills have this property. [[spoiler: Obtaining her EleventhHourSuperpower greatly [[UpToEleven amplifies]] this.]]

* TokenNonHuman: Downplayed. He's the only member of Flynn's party who isn't ''fully'' human, being half-demon. While Aleph is an ArtificianHuman, he's not demonic.

* TokenNonHuman: Downplayed. He's the only member of Flynn's party who isn't ''fully'' human (being half-demon). While Aleph is an ArtificianHuman, he's not demonic.

* BerserkButton: Anything to do with ThePowerOfFriendship will set him off on a rant about how bonds are just a shackle, and you can only rely on yourself.

* DemBones: He's a skeleton wearing armor that mimics skin.

* ContrasticSequelAntagonist: The Monotheistic demons and angels (the main villains of ''SMTIV'') all draw from Biblical sources. In contrast, the Divine Powers are [[MultinationalTeam a mix of deities from different faiths from different cultures]] who have all [[EnemyMine banded together]] to stop the Monotheists.

* AllThereInTheManual: Its connection with Stephen and part of its true nature are only revealed in the game's [[https://eirikrjs.blogspot.com/2016/08/apocalypse-artbook.html artbook]].
* TheChooserOfTheOne: The Axiom is responsible for birthing "messiahs", Flynn and Nanashi in the case of this universe, who are described to be special humans tasked to shape the future of their kind and the world. It is ''not'' stated to have created the messiahs of other universes shown in the [[DownloadableContent DLC]] "Messiahs in the Diamond Realm" however.
* EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity: To Stephen, who gained his vast knowledge and transcendent powers due to coming into contact with the Axiom at some point in the past. [[AllThereInTheManual The game's artbook]] states Mido and Count of Saint Germain experienced similar events as well.

* GreaterScopeParagon: Essentially, being the one responsible for Flynn and Nanashi's status as messiahs to purge YHVH from the universe, and the EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity responsible for Stephen, one of the {{Big Good}}s of the story.