History Recap / DevilmanCrybabyEpisode8IMustKnowMyself

* PropagandaPiece: By using the MetaphoricallyTrue statement of humans becoming demons, and painting Akira as a HeroWithBadPublicity, Ryo makes the hostile tension between humans and potential and existing demons (as well as Devilmen) [[UpToEleven even worse than they already are]], instilling fear and paranoia for humanity to the point where he encourages attacking anyone who is ''even remotely'' suspicious of turning.

* AdultFear: What happens to Miki's family. Picture this, your wife suddenly decides to skip town taking your youngest child with her and she does this in the middle of what appears to be the End of Times, with people falling in mass hysteria and killing each other gruesomely at the mere idea that they will turn into demons. You obviously go in search of your family to keep them safe, having to witness destruction and death while trying to remain optimistic that somehow everything will be okay. However, when you finally find them, your wife is in the process of being devoured by a demon and to top it all your child is nowhere in sight... or so it seems. Just when you're coming to terms with what's happening and you decide to kill the demon when suddenly you realize that the demon eating your wife is your son. Honestly, what happened to them in the manga was horrible enough but here they really took it Up to Eleven.
** Even worse, Taro is conscious of his actions, but cannot stop himself. When he devours a dog due to his Devilman appetite, he does so in a few moments off-screen. When eating his mother, he's doing so slowly, as if he's holding himself back. And then, when Mr. Makimura begins screaming that Taro is no longer his son, tears start pouring out of Taro's eyes, implying he's fully aware of his own actions, but cannot stop himself, and is just as horrified by the situation as his father is. No wonder this moment ended up on both the Nightmare Fuel and Tear Jerker pages.

-->'''Taro:''' "I'm sorry, Daddy...".

-->'''Taro:''' [["I'm sorry, Daddy..."]].

* Even worse, Taro is conscious of his actions, but cannot stop himself. When he devours a dog due to his Devilman appetite, he does so in a few moments off-screen. When eating his mother, he's doing so slowly, as if he's holding himself back. And then, when Mr. Makimura begins screaming that Taro is no longer his son, tears start pouring out of Taro's eyes, implying he's fully aware of his own actions, but cannot stop himself, and is just as horrified by the situation as his father is. No wonder this moment ended up on both the Nightmare Fuel and Tear Jerker pages.

* AdultFear: What happens to Miki's family. Picture this, your wife suddenly decides to skip town taking your youngest child with her and she does this in the middle of what appears to be the End of Times, with people falling in mass hysteria and killing each other gruesomely at the mere idea that they will turn into demons. You obviously go in search of your family to keep them safe, having to witness destruction and death while trying to remain optimistic that somehow everything will be okay. However, when you finally find them, your wife is in the process of being devoured by a demon and to top it all your child is nowhere in sight... or so it seems. Just when you're coming to terms with what's happening and you decide to kill the demon when suddenly you realize that the demon eating your wife is your son. Honestly, what happened to them in the manga was horrible enough but here they really took it Up to Eleven. Even worse, Taro is conscious of his actions, but cannot stop himself. When he devours a dog due to his Devilman appetite, he does so in a few moments off-screen. When eating his mother, he's doing so slowly, as if he's holding himself back. And then, when Mr. Makimura begins screaming that Taro is no longer his son, tears start pouring out of Taro's eyes, implying he's fully aware of his own actions, but cannot stop himself, and is just as horrified by the situation as his father is. No wonder this moment ended up on both the Nightmare Fuel and Tear Jerker pages.

-->'''Ryo:''' The demons we are battling are in fact... ''humans''.

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* MetaphoricallyTrue: Ryo wasn't exactly lying when he says that demons are born from humans who harbored discontent regarding their lives and society as a whole. Technically, demons can only exist by possessing humans, and most demons blend in with society to avoid suspicion. And their favorite targets are humans who decide to rebel against societal norms, a.k.a. those who are into sex, violence, and all other forms of debauchery, which is what Sabbaths consist of -- and Sabbaths are where most possessions occur.

* MetaphoricallyTrue: Ryo wasn't exactly lying when he says that demons are born from humans who harbored discontent regarding their lives and society as a whole. Because technically, demons can only exist by possessing humans, and most demons blend in with society to avoid suspicion. And their favorite targets are humans who decide to rebel against societal norms, a.k.a. those who are into sex, violence, and all other forms of debauchery, which is what Sabbaths consist of -- and Sabbaths are where most possessions occur.

-->'''Ryo:''' To cut to the chase, the demons we are battling are in fact... ''humans''.

* KickTheDog: Not that Ryo didn't do anything morally reprehensible in the past few episodes, but on top of lying to the world about the origins of demons, he also exposes Akira and paints him as a bloodthirsty killer who got fed up with society.

With humanity becoming further entrenched in fear over demons, Ryo returns to South America to find answers to his mysterious past and the reasons behind his own actions up to this point. Meanwhile, Akira tries to find Miki's family after they go missing, coming face to face with the most powerful demon in Japan: Zennon, whose hand has been forced by Ryo's schemes. Afterwards, Akira finds himself faced with a most unexpected betrayal...